eurekapd Chapter 296 A Substitute Bride's Brave Love, A Prince Without Heirs Forever By Her Side - 26
Chapter 296 A Substitute Bride's Brave Love, A Prince Without Heirs Forever By Her Side - 26
The maidservant panicked. After all, she really was the prince's woman. If she was taken in for testing and it was confirmed, she would be finished.
Aunt Mei dragged the maid away without a second thought, and came out to give a reply a moment later.
"Your Majesty, she is not a virgin!"
The emperor was furious. They were all his sons, so how could they be so different?
At this moment, the other two concubines were also brought to the main hall, where they knelt on the ground, their faces pale.
Zhuo Yucheng pretended not to want to watch and grieved alone to the side. Mu Wanwan walked over and squatted down, "Sisters, please tell the Emperor that you are not the First Prince's people, right? You truly love the Prince, right?"
Her tone was urgent, as if she wanted to confirm it immediately.
The two women simply lowered their heads, not daring to speak, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Mu Wanwan excitedly grabbed their shoulders and shook them, tears welling in her eyes, "Say something, don't pretend you're mute!"
At this moment, Wan'er cried and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
Mu Wanwan slumped to the ground, "Your Majesty~ she, they really were all planted in the Prince's residence by the Emperor!"
She tearfully accused the First Prince, "First Prince, my Prince has always regarded you as a role model. Ever since I married into the Prince's Mansion, he often mentions how you, his older brother, cared for him and looked after him when we were in the palace. He misses the days you spent together and says that you are the best older brother in the world!"
She feigned grief, saying, "But the eldest brother, who was the most important person in his heart, treated him like this."
The First Prince had nothing more to say. He straightened his clothes and kowtowed to the Emperor.
“Father, those four women are indeed my women, and I placed them in my second brother’s residence. I beg you to punish me.”
The emperor glanced at his heartbroken second son beside him, "Yucheng, your eldest brother has already admitted to this. How do you intend to punish him?"
Zhuo Yucheng stood up and knelt down respectfully, "Father, I will obey Father's will."
The emperor was very satisfied. If Zhuo Yucheng had pleaded for his eldest son, he would have been very angry.
As a future monarch, the first thing he must do is to be ruthless and vicious. He must not be vicious, but he must be ruthless.
It was common for dynasties to fight for the throne generation after generation, with brothers killing each other and leaving a lasting stain on their reputations for thousands of years.
"By imperial decree, he shall be demoted to a commoner and stripped of his yellow sash. As for these four women, since they are his, let them go with him."
After everyone had left, the emperor was alone with Zhuo Yucheng, and the emperor ruthlessly exposed Zhuo Yucheng's true colors.
"Second brother, you're more tolerant than I thought!"
Zhuo Yucheng was alarmed, sensing a hidden meaning in the emperor's words. "Please enlighten me, Father!"
He turned away from him, his hands behind his back, and said, "Don't tell me you only found out today that these four women belong to your elder brother?"
It seems nothing escapes the Emperor's watchful eye. "Please forgive me, Father Emperor."
He turned and raised his hands. "What crime has my son committed? Victory is the only rule, an eternal law."
"Father, don't you blame me?"
“You have endured this long, and I believe you are also thinking of your elder brother’s kindness. If that woman had not gotten pregnant, you might have kept them in your mansion for the rest of your life.”
In fact, Zhuo Yucheng had also thought about it. He was still struggling with the decision and couldn't find a way to make their relationship public.
His elder brother came to the mansion today, which created an opportunity for him.
"Zhuo Yucheng, heed the imperial decree!"
The emperor suddenly spoke, and Zhuo Yucheng quickly knelt down, thinking that the emperor was going to punish him.
He wouldn't resist at all if he were punished.
"Effective immediately, Zhuo Yucheng is hereby appointed as Crown Prince, and his wife is hereby appointed as Crown Princess."
Zhuo Yucheng never thought of becoming the crown prince, nor did he ever think of becoming the emperor.
"Father, this~"
"Second Prince, why aren't you receiving the imperial decree?"
Zhuo Yucheng knelt on the ground and could only awkwardly reply, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty!"
The emperor helped the man up, gave him a few earnest words of advice, and then hurriedly returned to the palace.
"Your Majesty?"
Mu Wanwan rushed in to see what was going on. Zhuo Yucheng took her hand and said, "Wanwan, I've been named Crown Prince, and you've become the Crown Princess!"
"What? The Crown Prince? The Crown Princess?"
Are you kidding me? Did I get a promotion as a bonus?
"It's absolutely true. I will be the emperor, and you will be the empress."
Mu Wanwan hugged his waist, "I don't care about status or position, as long as I can be with you, that's enough."
All she wanted was a simple, ordinary happiness.
"Ding! Affection level increased by 10! Ding! Affection level increased by 10! Current affection level total is 70!"
Wanwan was not someone who coveted fame and fortune, and he was well aware of this.
"Wanwan, don't worry, no matter who I am in the future, you will always be my only woman!"
Mu Wanwan listened to his strong heartbeat, "As emperor, the issue of offspring is the foundation of the country."
"Just give me a few more babies!"
"Who, who wants to have your baby!"
Li Ping refused to follow the First Prince even if it meant death. She saw through his heartlessness and cruelty, and committed suicide with her child within two days.
Although the eldest prince was demoted to a commoner, he was still the emperor's son, and he took a lot of gold and silver jewelry with him when he left the palace.
Having grown accustomed to a life of luxury in the palace, he squandered all the money he had brought with him shortly after leaving. In the end, he even sold three women to brothels. After spending all his money, he was still in debt and was eventually beaten to death by his creditors.
Upon learning this news, Zhuo Yucheng and Mu Wanwan could only feel regret in their hearts.
"Master, your relationship with Zhuo Yucheng has now entered a stable period, shouldn't you start planning to have a child?"
Piggy couldn't help but remind him that finishing the task sooner would allow them to enter the next world faster.
"Know it!"
Mu Wanwan calculated the days and realized that these few days seemed to be her ovulation days.
Today she burned incense and took a bath, and put on "pajamas" that she had carefully designed and made herself.
Zhuo Yucheng entered the house, turned around and closed the door. When he looked back, he saw Mu Wanwan wrapped herself up like a dumpling, with only her head sticking out.
He slowly walked to her side and reached out to touch her smooth cheek.
"Honey, why are you in bed so early?"
She secretly reached her hand out from under the covers, "I have a surprise for you!"
Zhuo Yucheng looked around but found nothing unusual in the room.
"What surprise? I didn't see it!"
She shyly pointed to the blanket wrapped around her, "Why don't you take it off and see for yourself?"
He realized she was under the covers. He couldn't wait to pull them off, and there she was, her arms wrapped around him, giving him flirtatious glances.
He had never seen such a sight before; all her beauty was laid bare before him.
"Baby~, you, you're so beautiful!"
His nose suddenly felt hot, and Mu Wanwan, disregarding her own modesty, quickly got up and grabbed a handkerchief to cover his nose.
"Your nose is bleeding!"
He roughly wiped the blood from his nose, threw the handkerchief on the ground, and pounced on her.