ebookland Chapter 909 The Emotional Conflicts of the Elders
Chapter 909 The Emotional Conflicts of the Elders
Everyone only now knew the identities of Prince Kang and Princess Kang. With the Emperor present, no one talked or acted rashly anymore, and everyone kept their mouths shut.
Soon Xie Kang and Princess Kang were brought before the emperor.
Princess Kang grabbed Concubine Chang's arm tightly to prevent her from escaping.
When Yue Shi saw Xie Shang, her eyes were filled with rage. She was so angry that she spoke incoherently: "Did the emperor send Xie Kang to Shengjing City just to find a woman? You Xie family members really know how to bully people. He's already old and still wants to go boating with a woman. They are so affectionate. Who is he trying to humiliate by finding an old woman? Are they the kind of people who behave like this?"
Xie Shang sat calmly in the main seat in the middle of the cabin. He calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Aunt Wang, please be patient. Go change your clothes first. It's a cold night and you don't want to catch a cold."
Yue Shi was stunned and continued, "Xie Kang was not like this when he was in the northwest. He didn't dare to take a concubine, but he changed after returning to Shengjing."
She threw Concubine Chang in front of Xie Shang and cursed, "Why did he choose an old woman when he could have chosen someone else?"
Chang Mingxiu covered his face with his hands, looking aggrieved, "It's not what you think."
Xie Shang sneered in his heart. If it wasn't that, what else could it be? He deliberately said, "Uncle Wang, please explain what's going on. Who is this woman?"
"She is actually just a wet nurse in the Fourth Prince's Mansion." Xie Kang's explanation seemed a little pale. The dignified Concubine Chang suddenly became a wet nurse.
Xie Shang actually didn't expect that Prince Kang would explain Concubine Chang's identity in this way. There was some embarrassment in his eyes. He quickly took a sip of wine to cover up his embarrassment, and unconsciously looked outside. Why didn't Ruan Ruan come in yet?
Concubine Chang knew that her identity must not be revealed. If she died, no one would know who she was. People in the royal family were so cruel. She had done so much for Xie Kang, and had been lonely in the harem for half her life. She had stayed away from the late emperor for him, but he wanted to abandon her. How could she be willing to accept this?
Concubine Chang struggled to free herself from Princess Kang's wrist, and with the aura of a Concubine, she said in a deep voice, "I've known Xie Kang for over thirty years. If he hadn't gone to the northwest, I would have married him. Even after all these years, he only loves me, and that's why we met tonight to go boating on the lake."
Yue Shi was so angry that she raised her hand to slap her. Chang Mingxiu seemed to have expected that she would do so.
She grabbed Princess Kang's wrist and pushed her hard, almost causing her to fall.
Princess Kang said coldly, "Who are you? How dare you speak to me like that? I am Xie Kang's wife."
Chang Mingxiu sneered, "Wife? You've been married to him for so many years, do you really treat him as your husband? Your Yue clan is powerful in the northwest, but you bully him because he's a poor prince and invite him to marry into your family. You suppress him everywhere, look down on him, and make him live without dignity. And you still dare to say you are his wife? How can a real wife wrong her husband? You are treating him like a dog!"
Yue Shi said coldly to Xie Kang, "Is that what you told her? Have you suffered so much injustice in our Yue Shi?"
Xie Kang was indeed in dire straits when he was demoted to the northwest. His rebellion failed and he had no power of his own. He had a hard life after going to the northwest. It was the natives of the northwest who took him in. Later, he married the daughter of the Yuezhi clan. His life was a bit depressing and he did not have the dignity and majesty he had in Shengjing, but fortunately he survived.
At this time, Xie Kang just wanted to hide, but he was indeed uncomfortable living in the Yue family. The natives in the northwest did not take the prince of the Great Zhou seriously at all. They were not subject to the laws of the Great Zhou. Although it was not an independent country, no one dared to provoke them. The Great Zhou and the natives did not interfere with each other. As long as there was no conflict, the two sides would always live in peace.
Xie Shang knew that the Beixiao Kingdom had contacts with the indigenous people of the Northwest, and he took this matter to heart.
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At the same time, Jiang Fenghua continued to stay on the deck to enjoy the cool breeze. Prince Kang and Princess Kang were brought before the emperor. There were guards on the shore, and the people watching the excitement on Baihua Lake naturally dispersed.
In everyone's eyes, it could only be that Prince Kang had a woman outside and was caught red-handed by Princess Kang. This kind of drama happens every day in the families of ordinary people, not to mention the rich and powerful, and even more common among the royal family.
There is no need for anyone to care about things that are not surprising.
Xie Yun walked up to Jiang Fenghua and said, "Your Majesty, you must have been quite happy watching the play just now!"
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Xie Yun, and thought about how he had deliberately exposed her identity. She just wanted to laugh at Xie Yun for being stupid. It is said that family disgrace should not be made public, but he didn't seem to think so.
Jiang Fenghua said, "I also sympathize with Aunt Kang, and Prince Yun has also seen that Uncle Kang seems to prefer other women. It's not easy for me to interfere in the emotional entanglements of the elders."
So she didn't follow in to uphold justice for them. Xie Shang was enough. After all, this matter was under Xie Shang's control.
His original intention was to set fire to Xie Kang's backyard because he didn't believe that Xie Kang would not rebel.
Jiang Fenghua also wanted to know who had passed the news of Xie Kang's meeting with Concubine Chang to Yueshi. Prince Kang's lineage had not been active in Shengjing, and Yueshi and her two children had not appeared in public. Many people in Shengjing did not know their identities.
It had been decades since the feud between the late emperor and Xie Kang, and no one cared whether he rebelled or not.
Xiao Shang was very close to the Yue clan, but the affair between Xie Kang and Concubine Chang was kept secret. He had no idea about it. He only appeared in the Shang Mansion during the day and then ran away, so this matter was not planned by Xiao Shang.
Jiang Fenghua has been wondering who exposed the relationship between Xie Kang and Concubine Chang to Princess Kang.
She thought quickly, analyzing the pros and cons. Xie Kang definitely didn't want Yue Anxin to know that he had another woman in Shengjing, and even a daughter. Having an affair with the late emperor's concubine was not a glorious thing.
On the other hand, if he wanted to use this incident to leave Shengjing City, it would not be impossible.
If Yue Shi makes trouble, she must leave. What excuse will Xie Shang find to detain Yue Shi in Shengjing?
She looked at Xie Yun and also felt that it was impossible, because he had been detained by Xie Shang's men and had just been released, and had no idea about this matter.
Xie Yun frowned slightly after hearing the Queen's high-sounding statement. He didn't care how many women his father had outside, because he was a man. He only cared about why the Emperor had kept them in Shengjing and even found various excuses. Now another woman appeared.
He knew that things were not that simple, so he even secretly sent a message to his grandfather and waited for news from the northwest.
Xie Yun thought his news had spread, but he didn't know that the entire Prince Kang's Mansion was under Xie Shang's surveillance, so his news did not spread.
Xie Shang's voice came from the cabin. He said with embarrassment, "It's normal for men in the Great Zhou to have three wives and four concubines. Uncle Kang just fell in love with a woman. He didn't do anything illegal. I can't put him in jail. Besides, does Aunt Kang really want me to lock him up?"
Yue Shi was definitely reluctant to let Xie Kang go to jail. She pointed at Chang Mingxiu and said, "Drag her out and kill her, you shameless vixen."