novelaction Chapter 199: Stealing a Wife
Chapter 199: Stealing a Wife
"Hasn't Tang'er reached the age of marriage?" The emperor glanced at Ji Xiangli.
Ji Xiangli's eyebrows twitched, and a trace of joy filled his heart.
Emperor, are you finally planning to propose Tang'er's marriage to the Third Prince?
But in a moment, he felt unhappy again.
It's a pity that he could think of this. He is using this matter to contradict himself!
His fleeting mood swings didn't last long.
Then the emperor spoke softly, "The Queen needs a member of the Ji family to accompany her. This is indeed a matter I have not considered carefully. Now, I think there is no one more suitable than Tang'er."
He took a sip of tea and said, "How about this? When you leave the palace today, He Yuanguang will go with you to announce the imperial decree. Ji Tang of the Ji family will be appointed Zhaoyi, given the courtesy name Wan, and will reside in Zhongcui Palace."
The emperor seemed to be talking about an ordinary matter of food and clothing, not paying any attention to the faces in the hall, which had turned pale in an instant.
The inner hall of Kunning Palace is very large, but at this moment, Ji Bozhou felt it was cramped and small, making it difficult for him to breathe.
The air stopped flowing, and his body seemed to be struck by thunder, paralyzing him in waves, as if everything here was strangling his throat.
Empress Ji was horrified. She suddenly looked up at the emperor and fell to the ground in shock. Her pale face seemed frozen, as if her soul had been drained away.
After an unknown amount of time, her eyes moved and she pinched herself hard.
"hiss……"
A piercing pain came over her, and her blank mind suddenly woke up.
All of this is true!
She stared at the emperor in disbelief.
Tang'er, that's the person Xu'er likes!
They had been childhood sweethearts. How could she enter the harem and become a Zhaoyi at only fifteen?!
Xu'er and Yi'er were already this old, and this man, the current emperor, his own husband, actually wanted to snatch his own son's daughter-in-law from him?!
Besides, didn’t he say before that he would only love me in this life?
He actually had such dirty thoughts towards his own niece!
Moreover, Tang'er is the eldest brother's child. The eldest brother died for her and the Ji family. She would never let Tang'er be abused by him!
How could he let her down like this?!
Her heart felt as if it were being stabbed by a sharp knife, and the pain was so severe that she couldn't breathe.
This caused her hands to begin to tremble slightly.
Suddenly, her anger became even more intense and violent.
She could no longer suppress the pain in her heart, and it turned into uncontrollable rage: "Jiang Muyao, don't go too far!"
"You knew Tang'er was Xu'er's favorite girl, and you, a man who could be her father, actually let her come in and be Zhaoyi? You are truly violating moral principles! This is too much!"
Queen Ji's face was filled with anger, her eyes seemed to be blazing with fire, and her expression was more ferocious than ever before.
As soon as this decision was made, no matter how dumb she was, she could see it.
This is directed at her!
She is the only one who suffers the most!
Ji Xiangli was finally awakened by Queen Ji's violent roar.
What I just heard from the emperor was actually true!
He cast a sinister look at the emperor.
How could this person do this? How could he deserve this?
That was his darling granddaughter of fifteen years, not someone he had half the dirt buried up to his neck!
He even covets his own niece!
To humiliate the Ji family in this way shows that they are determined to keep them in their hands.
He glanced at Queen Ji again.
His always delicate daughter was roaring like a tigress at this moment, and his heart couldn't help but ache as well.
But what is more than pain is hatred!
What a Jiang Muyao! What on earth does he want to do with this plan?!
When the emperor heard Empress Ji yelling at him like that, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart.
Why doesn't she understand herself?!
Ever since the Ji family was stripped of their titles and dismissed from their positions, all the ministers who were previously under Ji Xiangli have become well-behaved.
But all forces have both yin and yang sides, and cannot escape the rise and fall of one while the other rises.
Currently, the power of the Xie family in the court is gradually growing. Many officials have already moved closer to Xie Ruqin's Qingliu scholar faction, and they impeach the Ji family, the queen and others every day.
And recently, their group has become more united.
Today's incident was actually the idea given to me by Jiang Aiqing.
He told him that if he wanted to protect the queen and the third prince, he could not let them be denounced by the ministers.
Because once the condemnation becomes more frequent, they will definitely unite to demand the dethronement of the queen. At that time, he will really be unable to protect her and Xu'er!
And now, he was also getting more and more irritated when he saw the Ji family.
The Hui people are always causing trouble. They have no brains and are always thinking about making trouble for others and taking revenge.
As the emperor, he couldn't protect them even if he wanted to, and he would become alienated from the queen and suffer as a result, just like he is now.
His cold gaze did not give in to Ji Xiangli's obvious hatred at the moment.
Jiang Aiqing’s proposal is the best solution.
Only by letting Ji Tang enter the palace, alienating the relationship between the Queen and the Ji family, and also cutting off the Ji family's expectations of the Queen, can he, the emperor, enjoy the happiness of having many wives in peace and stability.
Otherwise, they still want to use Ji Tang to control their own Xuer.
Therefore, he must do this!
But now, the woman he loved the most, the woman he had given so much to, treated him like this!
His brows furrowed, and he was filled with anger, and he slammed the armrest of the dragon throne hard.
"Queen, don't forget your own status just because I've loved you so much over the years!"
He looked coldly at the large group of Ji family members kneeling in front of him, his solemn and dignified face like that of a demon.
"You have repeatedly forced me, and you have joined forces to deceive me time and time again!"
"Before you did those things, have you ever considered me? Have you ever thought about whether it would be difficult for me or whether I would be heartbroken?!" He frowned, and his sharp and cold eyes swept across the Ji family members present like a knife.
His breathing unconsciously became heavy, and the emperor took two deep breaths, which brought out the anger and sadness lurking deeper in his heart.
He pointed at Queen Ji tremblingly and growled, "Especially you!"
Did you really think you could hide the Ji family incest story that was previously spread in the capital from him?!
Yes, it was indeed difficult for him to be an emperor. He had always been pushed around by everyone.
But he has always been sincere to Jiaru!
He sent Pei Fan to lead people to investigate secretly, and Jiang Aiqing also investigated for him.
He never expected that the person who had an affair with Ji Cheng many years ago was not Ji Qingyan, but his queen!
The people of the Ji family really hurt him too deeply.
No wonder Ji Cheng helps Jiaru and Xuer so much!
He even secretly tampered with the paternity of Xu'er and Yi'er, and conducted a blood test to test their paternity.
Otherwise, he would never be able to stay with them calmly at this moment!
He let Ji Tang into the palace this time, just to do the same thing as them, so why couldn't he teach them a lesson?!
Empress Ji had never been yelled at so ferociously by the emperor, so at that moment, she was so frightened that the string in her head suddenly broke.
"You, what did you say?!" Her face turned purple and distorted with anger. "You actually said I don't know who I am?!"
"Jiang Muyao, have you, have you no longer loved me? So today, you just want to cut off all ties with me and Xu'er?!"
She was hysterical, and her voice contained a hint of exasperation.
As she spoke, she grasped his collar tightly, glaring at him fiercely.
He was the emperor, and no one dared to treat him like this except her.
Because, this was the one he personally spoiled.
The emperor looked at Empress Ji, who had lost her mind and gone crazy, and he suddenly felt worried.
Am I going a bit too far by doing this?
After all, he was reluctant to let her go.
But after hearing what Queen Ji had just said, Ji Xiangli suddenly stopped, and his heart fell into the boundless abyss.
At the same time, another thing came to mind.