Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Tang Liang Di seized the opportunity and added fuel to the fire, "Reporting to the Crown Princess, she is Lu Xuefei, a scheming woman. She clearly came into the palace with us to be a concubine, but in the end she became a maidservant beside His Highness.

I only found out about this now. I thought Lu Xuefei had not been chosen and had left the palace long ago. I didn't expect to see her in Chengguang Palace, still dressed as a palace maid. If she is not a spy, she clearly has other intentions, and she wants to seduce Your Highness."

When Lu Xuefei heard her say that, she also became anxious. "Princess Consort, please understand. I don't have such thoughts. I just came to the palace to be a maid. It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked me to be a maid in Chengguang Palace."

Tang Qianran almost laughed out of anger when she heard her say that, "You said you were a palace maid, or the prince asked you to be his palace maid, who are you kidding, you are clearly scheming, disguising yourself as a palace maid to get close to the prince."

"Do you think everyone is like you, Tang Qianran, who broke her promise, broke her engagement, and pretended to be a palace maid to meet the prince every day after entering the palace." Lu Xuefei discovered it by accident, but the prince seemed to be quite willing to interact with Tang Qianran, so she had nothing to say.

Tang Qianran glanced at Jiang Fenghua. She thought that the Crown Princess hadn't said anything when she was caught by him that time, so the matter was over. She felt guilty, but when she thought about the Queen's permission, she was no longer guilty. "I am the Crown Prince's Consort. You don't care how I meet the Crown Prince. But you, why are you in the Crown Prince's Palace? If you don't explain clearly today, you will suffer the consequences."

There was an obvious evasive look in her eyes, as if she had something to hide, and she stopped talking halfway through.

Jiang Fenghua stared at her. This reason was obviously not convincing. A young lady from an official family did not want to be the prince's woman, but had to be a maid in the prince's palace.

The key to this scheming was that Xie Shang allowed it. According to Nanny Wang, she went before the Queen and said that she did not want to be the prince's concubine. In the end, the prince saved her and kept her by his side.

Fortunately, Jiang Fenghua doesn't care about Xie Shang's feelings for other women, otherwise she would be jealous.

He is the crown prince and the heir to the throne. It is his own business who he wants to like or be attracted to.

Jiang Fenghua kept a decent look on his face, "Have you had enough of the quarrel?"

Suddenly, the two of them fell silent. Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "Tang Liangdi was born as a young lady in the Eastern Palace. Without the permission of the Crown Prince, you went to the Crown Prince's bedroom to make trouble. Did you borrow a pen from the Crown Prince and return it when he was not around? If I find out that you did something tainted or had some other intention, the Queen will not be able to protect you no matter how much she likes you."

Tang Qianran hurriedly explained, "Your Highness is very observant. I really don't have any ulterior motives or intentions. I came here only because I heard that the prince has a mistress in his house. After I arrived, I found out it was Lu Xuefei, and then I saw her acting suspiciously, so I had an argument with her." She was dissatisfied with Lu Xuefei being favored by the prince, so she wanted to teach her a lesson.

Jiang Fenghua also heard another meaning, "Who did you hear this news from?" It shouldn't be Nanny Wang. Nanny Wang only advised her to be careful and not spread the matter.

"It's because the palace maids and eunuchs are spreading the news! Otherwise, I have never been to Chengguang Palace, and I didn't know Lu Xuefei was here, otherwise..." Otherwise, she would not have come. She and Lu Ting were discussing marriage. Since the Queen has taken a fancy to her, she will definitely choose to marry the noble Crown Prince, even if she is not the principal wife. It would be so embarrassing for her to meet Lu Ting's sister like this.

Lu Xuefei must have hit her on purpose just to vent her brother's anger. People go to high places and water flows to low places. It's human nature.

Jiang Fenghua asked Lian Ye, "Is this true?"

Lian Ye nodded and said, "It was only these past two days that I heard that the palace maids were talking about a woman hidden in the prince's palace. I didn't dare tell the Crown Princess about such an uncertain thing." So she had also come to see her, and thought that she was just a pretty palace maid. She didn't take her seriously at all, and she never expected that Tang Liangdi would come and fight with her.

Jiang Fenghua pondered and said to Tang Qianran, "No matter what, you are the Crown Prince's Consort. It is wrong for you to come to Chengguang Palace to cause trouble. I will never tolerate anyone who causes trouble in the East Palace. I will punish you by confining you to Yuxiu Palace for half a month and copying the palace rules and regulations a hundred times."

Tang Qianran was still a little unconvinced, "Yes." It was obvious that she was more seriously injured than Lu Xuefei. When Lu Xuefei saw that it was her, she decided to kill her instead, and refused to give in, seeking personal revenge.

Jiang Fenghua said to Lu Xuefei again, "Although you are the daughter of Lu Tingwei, you are only a maid now. I don't care what personal grudges you have. Tang Liangdi is the master and you are the slave. If you hit your master, it is a violation of your superiors. Even if His Highness is not here, I will punish you with twenty strokes of the cane. Do you accept this?"

Lu Xuefei was stunned. She knew that she was indeed a slave now and Tang Qianran was the master. She hit her without distinguishing the superior from the inferior. It was an insubordination. Twenty strokes of the cane was already a light punishment. She kowtowed again and said, "I accept the punishment."

She really felt sorry for her brother. They were clearly friends since childhood, so how could he just say that it didn't matter? Her brother had to suffer so much because of her that he couldn't eat or sleep. She was just so angry that she did it.

"Come here, prepare the rods. I will watch it personally." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.

After the twenty strokes of the cane, Lu Xuefei didn't even groan. Sweat was already pouring down her forehead. She only said, "Thank you, Crown Princess."

Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "Lian Ye, find someone to take care of Miss Lu." So that Xie Shang wouldn't be heartbroken when he comes back.

Just as Jiang Fenghua was about to leave, Lu Xuefei said, "Crown Princess, please stay."

Jiang Fenghua walked up to her and said, "You beat Tang Liangdi like this. According to the palace rules, I should have kicked you out or beaten to death. The fact that you are still alive is not because I am soft-hearted, but because you are a slave of Chengguang Palace. Do you understand?"

"The Crown Princess has misunderstood." Lu Xuefei explained, "I want to talk to the Crown Princess alone, is that ok?"

Jiang Fenghua dismissed everyone and asked Lian Ye to guard the door. "There is no one here now. Not a word of what you said to me will be spread out."

Lu Xuefei crawled to her knees in front of Jiang Fenghua with difficulty and bowed. "The relationship between me and Your Highness is not as Tang Liangdi said. I did not seduce Your Highness. I do not want to enter the palace, nor do I want to be a mistress. It was Your Highness the Crown Prince who showed mercy and kept me in Chengguang Palace. He said that he would let me leave the palace if the right opportunity came. Your Highness the Crown Prince does not want to marry me."

"In that case, why didn't you, the Lu family, refuse earlier? Why did you wait until he entered the palace to say no? Aren't you trying to play hard to get with the prince?" Jiang Fenghua said coldly. She had always thought that this was Lu Xuefei's trick, and Xie Shang had never explained it.

"I have long known that the Crown Prince only has the Crown Princess in his heart. The Crown Princess is as dazzling as the bright moon. I am just a speck of dust in the soil. How dare I enter the palace and compete with the Crown Princess for the Crown Prince? I know myself well and I cannot win at all. I don't want to fight either. But the Queen ordered that the daughters of officials above the fourth rank must participate in the election. My parents also forced me to enter the palace. I had no choice but to beg the Crown Prince, so I hid in Chengguang Palace."

Jiang Fenghua wondered, "Why would he help you?"