Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 144: Climb to the top 1 Anger turns into beauty

Seeing that Emperor Jing was determined to punish the Imperial Noble Consort, Jiang Xian had no choice but to swallow the rest of his words in order to protect himself.

The Imperial Noble Consort knew that there was no way to salvage the situation. She had originally wanted to get rid of Jiang Ci in one fell swoop today, but now she had been outmaneuvered.

Now that she has been sent to the cold palace, although she has saved her life, she no longer has the power she once had, and is unable to help Jiang Xian at all.

But how could she let Jiang Ci get away with it so easily?

She struggled to break free from the guards who came to pull her out of the hall, with madness in her eyes.

Pointing at Jiang Ci, he said fiercely, "Your Majesty, Jiang Ci just behaved intimately with Mu Qingli, without any reservations. Your Majesty has long intended to arrange a marriage between Su Minsheng and Mu Qingli. Their behavior must have been a conspiracy. Will Your Majesty allow them to disregard Your Majesty's will? And they keep calling each other "sister" and "brother". Do you think such a title is reasonable? Will Your Majesty turn a blind eye to their behavior? If outsiders knew about it, where would the royal family's reputation be?"

No one expected that the Imperial Concubine would finally bring Jiang Ci and Mu Qingli into the picture.

But what she said was indeed obvious to all.

Wen Muchuan secretly thought that this was not good. He was not worried that Jiang Ci would not be able to deal with the soft-hearted Emperor Jing, but he was worried that the current situation was just as Jiang Ci wished.

He saw Jiang Ci's eyes clearly just now, and he was afraid that the love suppressed in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

If Jiang Ci admitted his feelings in front of everyone, he was afraid that the marriage he had fought for his silly brother, which had not yet come to a conclusion, would be completely ruined.

Although the two of them worked together to overthrow the imperial concubine today, as an older brother, he has to protect his younger brother's love.

As expected, when Emperor Jing heard the Imperial Concubine's words, he looked at Jiang Ci again.

He saw clearly what had just happened and could guess what had happened.

It's obvious that he was furious for the beauty he loved.

He straightened his expression and asked Jiang Ci.

"What that vicious woman just said is exactly what I want to say. I don't care how you got along before, but now that you have returned to Shangjing, you are clear about your respective identities. Jiang Ci, do you understand?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ci's mouth corners rose, but Wen Muchuan's expression changed. It seemed that he had guessed right.

But if he spoke rashly at this time, it might arouse unnecessary suspicion, so he could only calm down.

"Everything is just as you can see. I am in love with Princess Qingli. As for the title between us, when I was trapped in the cage of Qi State, it was she who saved me from the water and fire. It was she who was not afraid of the oppression of the Qi royal family and protected me all the way. It was she who led me to escape from the Qi royal family. If it were not for her, how could I still have the opportunity to stand here? I am afraid I would have been buried in a foreign land long ago. With such a friendship, calling her "Sister" is not an exaggeration. As for what my royal brother said just now, that I used her, it is groundless. My royal brother should investigate it thoroughly before threatening others."

Having said that, he continued regardless of Jiang Xian's ugly expression.

"As for my attraction to her, it's just wishful thinking. After being together for so long, it's only natural that I'd develop feelings for her. Besides, it's not difficult to fall in love with a woman like her."

After Jiang Ci finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent, but Emperor Jing did not show the anger that everyone expected.

Wen Muchuan did not expect Jiang Ci to admit his own feelings so directly and clearly.

His behavior was indeed impressive. It had to be said that Jiang Ci gave Wen Muchuan a big surprise today.

But while he looked at Jiang Ci with admiration, he couldn't help but worry about Su Minsheng.

Even though his rival was expressing his love so blatantly, his silly brother still looked hesitant. If he were a girl, she would probably be attracted to him.

But at this time, I can only be angry at him for not fighting back, there is nothing else I can do.

Jiang Ci's voice fell into the ears of Mu Qingli in the side hall, and into the ears of Su Minsheng who was standing outside the hall and heard it clearly.

Su Minsheng's face turned pale and he looked in the direction of Mu Qingli with a complicated expression.

He had a prediction in his mind about everything that happened today.

I didn't expect Jiang Ci to admit it so directly in front of everyone.

Mu Qingli was suffering from the torture of applying medicine, and her whole body was soaked in cold sweat. Although there was a charcoal fire burning in the side hall, it was not warm.

When Jiang Ci's words fell into her ears word for word, she felt that her breathing seemed to slow down a bit, and her heart was more panicked than ever before. If allowed, she really wanted to escape directly.

He actually likes himself.

how come.

How can that be possible?

The hall fell silent for a moment. The imperial concubine, who had reacted, couldn't believe that Jiang Ci would admit it directly, but this also gave her an opportunity.

"Your Majesty, did you hear that? He admitted it, he admitted it himself. But no matter how high-sounding his words are, it still cannot change the fact that he disregarded the will of the Holy Lord and disregarded the dignity of the royal family. Your Majesty, shouldn't he be punished?"

However, Emperor Jing's expression was not as ugly as before. Perhaps Jiang Ci's words about being trapped in the cage of Qi State touched him.

This is the first time Jiang Ci has talked about what happened in Qi in the past few years since he came back.

After taking a cold look at the ferocious-looking imperial concubine, he waved his hand, signaling the guards to drag her away.

"Your Majesty, please, for all the years I have spent managing your harem, please forgive me. I will never dare to do that again, Your Majesty..."

The imperial concubine's shrill cries echoed in the hall until they disappeared.

When the hall was completely quiet, Emperor Jing took a serious look at his youngest prince for the first time.

He should be the one who looks the least like himself among these princes, but he is also the most outstanding. He looks very much like his mother, and even his temperament is 70% like hers.

But he just loves and hates it.

He didn't want to pursue today's incident any further. He knew that the imperial concubine was the most powerful woman in the harem and had absolute power, but he didn't expect her to be so bold and presumptuous.

I punished the imperial concubine today to give an explanation to Jiang Ci and Mu Qingli.

But one still has to consider the Prime Minister's Mansion behind her, so one can only lock her up in the cold palace temporarily.

He appeared to be in good health in the past few years, but in fact his body had already deteriorated. If it were not for the Imperial Hospital's medication, he would have died long ago.

Therefore, he turned a blind eye to the open and secret struggles among the princes.

The reason why they were allowed to secretly compete for the position of crown prince was to see which one of them was capable of sitting in the position they wanted.

This position above everyone else is not easy to hold and is very difficult.

But they all want it and want to fight for it.

But what they are experiencing now is also what he experienced in the past.

There is only one throne, but there is more than one son.

It's unfair no matter who it is given to.

Therefore, we can only let them fight and seize it.

But at the moment, there is only one person who is most suitable for this position.