Shen Chen originally had no intention of leaving any wiggle room for Princess Yonghe, so he acted very decisively and straightforwardly.
These rumors quickly spread like wildfire and were very detailed and convincing.
Rumors were as ferocious as tigers and soon spread throughout the streets and alleys, even the imperial censors knew about it.
Under such circumstances, Marquis Guanzhong wrote a letter to Emperor Longqing, and it is said that he also attached something.
It was Concubine Lin Shu who mentioned this matter to Emperor Longqing accidentally, saying that it was a story that was now popular in the capital. Emperor Longqing smiled and shook his head after hearing it, saying that if God could easily appear and fulfill people's wishes, then there would not be so many difficulties and infatuated men and women in this world.
They believed that this was just a trick, but in fact the two of them were having an affair.
He took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously.
It was not until the memorial from Guanzhong Hou was placed in front of him and everyone in the cabinet looked at him strangely that he realized that the protagonist of this story was actually his own daughter.
Puci Temple... ..Pure Retreat... ...
Add to that the gold-sprinkled double-sided round fan embroidered with a phoenix perching on a sycamore tree that Marquis Guanzhong sent into the palace, how could he not understand
The woman who was rumored to look very much like the late wife of Marquis Guanzhong, with whom he had a sudden crush on her, was Princess Yonghe? !
Not to mention that Guanzhong Hou also had Princess Yonghe's earrings, and he only sent in one.
He was immediately furious.
The actions of Guanzhong Hou and Princess Yonghe were undoubtedly a slap in his face! He didn't know where to put his face. A princess who practiced seclusion actually met with a man in secret... ...
He sat on the dragon throne in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He immediately ordered Eunuch An to send someone out of the palace to Puci Temple to investigate.
Eunuch An quickly brought back the news and the confession of Pu Ci'an, and he immediately summoned Guanzhong Hou into the palace.
At the same time, Concubine Peng De and Concubine Lin Shu also received the news almost at the same time.
Concubine Peng De was furious. She couldn't believe that Princess Yonghe could do such a stupid thing. She was having a secret meeting with a man! That man was no ordinary man!
She was so angry that she was shaking. She slapped Princess Yonghe hard in the face and pointed at her, unable to say a word.
Princess Yonghe didn't know what had happened. In her eyes, this matter had nothing to do with her.
It was not until Concubine Peng De mentioned the title of Guanzhong Hou that she covered her face and widened her eyes in shock: "When I was in Puci Temple, I never left the mountain gate, let alone met any man..."
But Concubine Peng De could no longer listen.
She knew that Marquis Guanzhong had already entered the palace. Seeing that Princess Yonghe was still stubborn, she simply waved her hand and had her taken away.
Aunt Peng came forward carefully to help Concubine Peng De wash her face, and at the same time advised her: "Don't hurt your body for her, otherwise it will be more trouble than it is worth..."
Concubine Peng De still felt resentful. If she had known before that Princess Yonghe was so ignorant and would do such a shameless thing, she would never have brought this trouble back.
Come to think of it, she also planned to marry Princess Yonghe to Shen Chen, letting Shen Chen take over this burden, alienating the relationship between Shen Chen and Wei An, and making them husband and wife at odds.
But now it seems, how is it possible to marry Princess Yonghe to Shen Chen
The affair between Princess Yonghe and Marquis Guanzhong has been widely circulated. Even Emperor Longqing knows about it. Shen Chen must also know about it. Who would dare to mention it again
If I bring it up again, wouldn't that be a blatant cuckold for Shen Chen? Would it be a way to force him to rebel
It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
"Useless!" Concubine Peng De threw the teacup heavily to the ground: "You are a useless piece of shit!"
What infuriated her the most was Princess Yonghe's deception. If Princess Yonghe had told her about this kind of thing earlier, she could have helped to make amends and dealt with Guanzhong Hou by then, and the matter would not have escalated and would not have caused serious consequences.
But it's too late now, everyone already knows it.
Aunt Peng also sighed and carefully cleaned up the debris on the ground before saying to Concubine Peng De: "Your Majesty, don't be too angry. Although we don't have Princess Yonghe anymore, as long as His Majesty has this idea, it's fine. It doesn't necessarily mean that he must have Princess Yonghe. Isn't our Princess Yongqing also..."
She paused, and seeing that Concubine Peng De was thinking about something, she continued to persuade him: "Besides, Princess Yonghe is a generation away from you, and you didn't raise her. Even if you arrange this marriage, she may not be close to us. It is said that girls are outgoing, but she is devoted to Pingxi Hou. Who knows if she will be devoted to Pingxi Hou at that time?"
Thinking of this, Concubine Peng De didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore. She snorted and asked Aunt Peng to massage her temples. She sighed and said, "It's a pity that I lost the chance to deal with Shen Chen this time. This idiot doesn't matter!"
"Then you don't have to worry." Aunt Peng smiled and said, "After all, you are dealing with that girl over there, right? Her brother also likes Miss Wei Qi very much. I heard that he couldn't wait to go to the house when the Wei family just came back a few days ago. What does this mean? It means that he hasn't given up. We don't necessarily have to attack Shen Chen. Isn't it the same to think about the methods used by Young Master Lin and Princess Shouning?"
Concubine Peng De's eyes lit up.
As for what happened to Princess Yonghe, she no longer cared. This useless chess piece who was more likely to cause trouble than to do anything good was gone, there was nothing to regret about it.
Concubine Lin Shu was still very concerned.
After all, this matter involved Wei An. If it involved Wei An, Young Master Lin would always be very concerned about it, so naturally she would also pay attention to this matter.
Princess Zheng was naturally concerned as well. Prince Zheng was not in the capital at the moment, so she was Wei An's elder. When she heard that Marquis Guanzhong had been summoned to the palace, she couldn't help but start to get nervous. After waiting for a long time without any news, she couldn't help but ask Concubine Lin Shu: "Your Majesty, will there be any more accidents in this matter?"
Logically speaking, there wouldn't be any more accidents. Since Emperor Longqing summoned Marquis Guanzhong to the palace, it meant that he believed this matter. Now the news of this matter was spreading widely in the capital with details and evidence. Everyone in the city believed it, and Emperor Longqing had no choice but to believe it.
If Marquis Guanzhong behaved a little better, Emperor Longqing would believe him.
She smiled at Princess Zheng and said, "Believe it or not, there will be news soon. Don't be too anxious. No matter what, this matter... 100% will succeed."
She knew Emperor Longqing's character very well. Once he became suspicious, it would be difficult to dissuade him. Now the evidence was before her eyes. Even if Princess Yonghe still refused to admit it, it didn't matter. After all, she was not the only one involved. There were also the nuns from Puci Temple and Marquis Guanzhong who could be asked.