Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 410 The Emperor's Son 6

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince brought a woman back to the Eastern Palace from the common people, and the two were behaving intimately."

Ok?

If she remembered correctly, the Crown Prince already had a Crown Princess, so there was nothing wrong with taking a concubine.

"And then what? He finds a woman, why are you reporting this to me?"

Jue Er picked at his delicate fingers. "If she were an ordinary woman, I wouldn't have bothered to tell you."

"only……"

"What is it? Speak quickly. You've learned all the fussing and dawdling of eunuchs, haven't you, since you've been made a eunuch?"

Jue Er shrank his neck and quickly said:

"But the Crown Prince seems to have a special feeling for that woman, and has not yet given her a formal title."

Qingmo squinted, her fingers tapping unconsciously on the table. "Interesting... What's the Crown Prince up to?"

Jue Er cautiously added, "There's one more thing... That woman seems to harbor deep hostility towards the Crown Princess. Yesterday, she even got into an argument with the Crown Princess in the garden, but the Crown Prince sided with that woman and publicly reprimanded the Crown Princess."

The teacup in Qingmo's hand crashed to the ground with a "crack" and shattered into several pieces.

"My son is becoming more and more promising."

She turned to look out the window, her gaze deep. "Go and find out who this woman is."

"Furthermore, summon the Crown Prince to the palace to see me immediately."

Jue Er bowed in agreement and was about to leave when Qing Mo called him back.

"Wait a moment." Qingmo pondered for a moment, then a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

"Don't alarm the Crown Prince yet. I want to see what he's up to."

Qingmo ignored the Crown Prince, but he came to her instead.

A few days later, the crown prince came to pay his respects.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty." The Crown Prince bowed respectfully, but his face carried a hint of barely perceptible smugness.

His previous composure, except for his aged face, seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Qingmo raised her eyes to look him over, and said indifferently, "Rise. What brings you to me today?"

The Crown Prince straightened up and said, "Father, I have recently met a woman who is intelligent, quick-witted, and understanding. I wish to bring her into the Eastern Palace. I hope that Your Majesty will grant me permission."

Qingmo chuckled lightly, "Is it necessary to report to me about taking a concubine?"

“Father, you may not know this, but this girl comes from the common people and we get along very well. Meeting her made me realize that my previous days were just a waste of time.”

Qingmo scoffed inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. "So what?"

"Your subject requests that the Crown Princess be deposed and Ping'er be made his wife. I beg Your Majesty to grant this request."

Qingmo paused, the ink spreading across the memorial.

She slowly raised her eyes, her gaze as sharp as a knife.

"Your Highness, do you know what you're saying?"

The Crown Prince straightened his back, his eyes flashing with unwavering determination: "Your mind is made up."

"The Crown Princess is arrogant and domineering, utterly unfit to be the Crown Prince's principal wife. Although Ping'er comes from a common background, her noble character makes her far more worthy of..."

"Bang!" Qingmo slammed her hand on the table, making the teacups clink.

"Absurd!" She stood up, her bright yellow dragon robe gleaming coldly in the candlelight.

"The Crown Princess is from a prestigious family; how can you depose her as you please?"

"Before you became the crown prince, why didn't you say she was spoiled and domineering? Now that you've met another woman, you start to complain about her domineering nature. I think you're just fickle."

The crown prince's expression changed, but he still refused to back down: "Father, Ping'er and I are truly in love..."

"Sincerely?" Qingmo sneered and strode up to him.

"Do you know that in the royal family, sincerity is the least important thing?"

The crown prince was stunned by the sudden pressure and unconsciously swallowed, but still stubbornly raised his head:

"Father, my mind is made up. If I cannot stay with Ping'er, I will give up the position of Crown Prince..."

"presumptuous!"

Qingmo interrupted sharply, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

"Do you know what you're saying? You're willing to give up your position as crown prince for a woman?"

The crown prince gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Father, your son..."

"enough!"

Qingmo flicked her sleeve, turned her back to him, and said in a voice as cold as ice, "Since you don't want this position, then I will grant your wish."

The crown prince remained silent for a moment, then bowed deeply and said, "Your subject takes his leave."

After the Crown Prince left, Qingmo's face grew increasingly gloomy.

She summoned Jue Er and said coldly, "Issue an edict to abolish the Crown Prince, order him to immediately move out of the Eastern Palace and be confined to the Prince's residence. He shall not leave without an edict. The Crown Princess shall be granted a divorce."

She wanted to see just how many romantics the original owner's son could produce.

Doesn't he like it? Then she'll grant his wish.

Let the two of them spend their whole lives in the Prince's mansion.

Jue Er accepted the order and withdrew. Qing Mo stood alone in the hall, gazing at the night outside the window, her eyes filled with turbulent thoughts.

She didn't believe that emperors were prone to romantic escapades.

When Jue Er and his men surrounded the Eastern Palace again, the Crown Prince was ashen-faced. He truly hadn't expected his father to depose him so easily.

No, he should now be called the deposed crown prince, or the second prince.

Let's stick with the Second Prince. If too many crown princes are deposed later, it will be difficult to address him properly.

The Crown Princess was not a coy person; since he was going to divorce her, she naturally wouldn't share his joys and sorrows.

She took the divorce papers, had her dowry carried away, and then left.

As for the Second Prince, he couldn't take anything from the Eastern Palace with him, except for his daughter Ping'er, and he slunk back to his palace.

"Your Highness, how could this be? Ping'er doesn't want to be your wife anymore. She'd be willing to be your concubine."

"You should go and apologize to His Majesty. As long as you apologize, everything will be fine. You are still the Crown Prince, and Ping'er doesn't want to harm you."

That sounds nice, but the woman named Ping'er was actually quite nervous inside.

She was just an ordinary woman from the common people; to be able to climb the social ladder to the position of the Crown Prince was already a great act of merit.

It's all because she was greedy. She told the Crown Prince that she didn't want to be a concubine, but only his wife. Who knew that the Crown Prince was out of his mind and actually agreed?

She was just saying it casually, but he really meant it.

The Second Prince's birth mother was a commoner woman, so his feelings for this ordinary woman were different.

He didn't want her to end up like his mother, only able to be a concubine.

Consort Jing was completely unknown in the Emperor's harem. Even after her death, the Emperor couldn't remember who she was.

So he's different; he wants to give the woman he loves unique and unparalleled affection.

This is also his fault; he had no idea why the former crown prince was deposed and actually thought it was a rebellion.

Who would have thought that the Emperor would depose him so easily?

If he were given another chance to choose between power and beauty, given that he couldn't have both, what would happen?

Actually, it's better not to have this beauty.

"It's too late, far too late."

The second prince was led out of the East Palace in despair, and only lifelong confinement awaited him.

Before the court officials could even panic, another imperial edict was issued by His Majesty.

The third prince was appointed as the crown prince.

This…

It's like the crown prince position is always in place, but the crown princes come and go.

Don't worry about the struggle for the crown prince position, everything is there, everything is there—

The Third Prince had always been cautious and never imagined such a good thing would happen.

The position of Crown Prince suddenly fell into his lap. When he received the imperial edict, he was both surprised and delighted, and immediately went to the palace to express his gratitude.

Qingmo looked at the Third Prince in front of her and said only one sentence: "From now on, remember the lesson of your Second Brother, and never lose your sense of proportion because of love and affection."

"Do not disappoint my expectations."

The third prince prostrated himself on the ground, his voice trembling slightly but firm: "Your subject will remember your teachings, Father, and will certainly work diligently in government affairs to live up to your expectations."

Qingmo nodded slightly, but her gaze went past him to the withered leaves falling outside the hall, and she said calmly, "Go."