Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

There was even a hint of praise in his words.

Yao Zhi couldn’t help but be stunned.

Seeing Yao Zhi’s surprised expression, the Imperial Concubine couldn’t help but explain: “He has been like this since he was a child, so everyone doesn’t think it’s strange.”

If the Ninth Prince was not late one day, others would be surprised.

No wonder he didn’t feel anxious at all when he was in the palace…

Yao Zhi had a vague understanding in her heart.

Ye Shuo did not refute when he heard this, but just said: “We are all family, why should we be so polite?” Rules are dead, but people are alive. If we follow the rules everywhere, it would be too tiring.

It didn’t matter that he came late. The Imperial Concubine had long been too lazy to say anything to him, but he acted as if it was a matter of course, which made the Imperial Concubine angry.

Didn’t he know that today was the day his wife would go to the palace to pay respects to him after her wedding? Even if he didn’t consider himself, he should at least consider Princess Rui, right?

Fortunately, I know what kind of person he is, otherwise Princess Rui would have suffered so much. This child, why is he so careless!

The Imperial Concubine couldn’t help but glared at him fiercely. When she turned her head and looked at Yao Zhi again, she couldn’t help but comfort her: “Following him, you have suffered.”

They had just gotten married, and the Imperial Concubine didn’t dare to imagine how much hardship this girl would have to endure in the future.

I don’t know how the young man offended the imperial concubine, causing her to say so. Yao Zhi subconsciously said, “I’m not wronged.”

He gave me all his fortune the day before, so how could I feel wronged?

The Imperial Concubine immediately sensed something was wrong: “Huh? What’s wrong with your voice?”

Yao Zhi froze immediately, and then she couldn’t help but look at Ye Shuo beside her.

Ye Shuo remained calm and said, “Maybe I was too tired yesterday and got angry.”

“Did I ask you a question? Why are you answering without thinking?” Yao Zhi’s action of looking back just now caused the Imperial Concubine to misunderstand. She thought that she had to consider her son’s mood even for such a small matter.

No matter how much the imperial concubine dotes on her son, she doesn’t want him to become the kind of man who only knows how to show off in front of women. Such men are the most despicable.

Ye Shuo opened his mouth to retort, but heard the Imperial Concubine say, “Since the ceremony has been completed and tea has been served, you should go outside first. I have something to say to the Princess.”

Yao Zhi’s eyes widened immediately.

This wouldn’t work. If she exposed herself later, she would need him to help her cover up.

Yao Zhi subconsciously grabbed Ye Shuo’s sleeve, and the imperial concubine’s eyes narrowed immediately.

Just when Ye Shuo was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard the voice of Eunuch Wang outside, saying that his stepfather was calling him over.

The Imperial Concubine had something to say to her daughter-in-law, and Emperor Jingwen also had something to say to his youngest son. The two of them were in perfect sync with each other.

Since the emperor had given the order, the imperial concubine simply kicked him out.

Ye Shuo had no choice but to give Yao Zhi a helpless look. Although he knew that his mother would not do anything to Yao Zhi, just in case, Ye Shuo still left Xiao Luzi behind after he went out.

The Imperial Concubine, who had given birth to two children in a row, was no longer the same as before. She was much more independent than when she first entered the palace. In addition, she had been influenced by Jianjian and had read many books and classics. She waited until her son’s back disappeared before she said, “As women, we cannot just focus on our husbands.”

The Imperial Concubine was so obsessed with and dependent on Emperor Jingwen, but what happened? In fact, looking back over the years, it was just like that.

 Yao Zhi never expected the Imperial Concubine to say such a thing. She subconsciously wanted to shake her head: “I didn’t…”

broken.

The Imperial Concubine has been in this palace for a long time. What kind of situations have she not seen? The most terrifying thing is that she is deeply trapped but does not know it.

The Imperial Concubine couldn’t help but ask again: “Do you think… Shuo’er treats you well?”

“Of course.” Yao Zhi nodded.

When Jianjian came back from boxing practice, he heard this conversation.

“Sister-in-law.” Jianjian bowed to Yao Zhi, and Yao Zhi also bowed in return.

Everyone was still peaceful at this point, but as luck would have it, when Jianjian was taking off the wristband, she didn’t put it in the right place and it fell off the tray.

Yao Zhi reached out her hand almost subconsciously and caught the iron wristband steadily.

Jianjian immediately saw the purple marks on Yao Zhi’s wrist.

Didn’t my sister-in-law just get married to my brother yesterday? And she had been living in Prince Su’s mansion before, so how could she be injured?

Could it be that the uncle and aunt bullied her?

Thinking of this, Jianjian asked, “Sister-in-law, are you hurt?”  

Yao Zhi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: “No.”

“Really?”

“Really not.”

That’s too weird.

Or maybe she was hiding it on purpose, how could that be possible? If she was really wronged, she, her brother, and her mother would take care of it for her.

Jianjian thought so and worriedly said a few words to her personal maid beside her.

Yao Zhi was concentrating on answering the Imperial Concubine’s question at the moment and did not notice this.

Jianjian knew that her sister-in-law was very good at kung fu, so she didn’t throw the kettle to the ground. Instead, she pretended to be careless and was about to throw it at herself.

How could Yao Zhi allow such a thing to happen?

But what she didn’t expect was that she did catch the pot, but the water inside spilled all over her.

“Hey, sister-in-law, are you okay?”

“Li Shuang, hurry up and help my sister-in-law go to my mother’s room to change clothes.”

“No…” Yao Zhi was just about to say that it was just a little water and it would dry up after covering it for a while, but then she realised that this was the imperial palace and it would be indecent if she kept wearing wet clothes.

So Yao Zhi swallowed the second half of the sentence.

When Yao Zhi came to the inner room alone and took off half of her clothes, she suddenly woke up.

No.

Something seems wrong.

It was also because this was Qiuwu Palace, where the Imperial Concubine lived, and the one who had just made the move was Ye Shuo’s own sister, so Yao Zhi was not on guard for a moment.

When she saw the clothes that were prepared to fit her perfectly, Yao Zhi suddenly realised that she had fallen into a trap. The pot of water just now was meant for her, and as for the purpose…

Yao Zhi almost subconsciously tightened her clothes, but it was too late.

After all, this was her family’s business. Worried that someone might spread gossip, Jianjian sent everyone else away and only brought the imperial concubine in.

“Look, mother, I didn’t lie. It was indeed the people from Prince Su’s Mansion who bullied my sister-in-law!”

Jianjian is smart, but she is still young after all, and there are some things she doesn’t understand at all. Jianjian doesn’t understand, but it doesn’t mean that the imperial concubine doesn’t understand.

As an experienced person, how could the Imperial Concubine not know where the spots and marks on her daughter-in-law’s back came from? Even her wrists were not spared.

Shuo’er is a little too crazy.

Isn’t this pure bullying of a girl? No matter what, you can’t go so far!

In addition, thinking of Yao Zhi’s constant praise of how good her son was, the imperial concubine’s anger rose in her heart.

Yao Zhi was a little embarrassed when she first realised that the Imperial Concubine and the Princess had seen her upper back, but she soon stopped worrying about it because the Imperial Concubine gritted her teeth and said, “Good girl, don’t worry, your mother will take care of it for you,” and then she pulled out a cane from the vase with ease…

At the same time, on the other side, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but sneeze.

Ye Shuo didn’t take it to heart. Under the guidance of Wang Ziquan, Ye Shuo stepped into the Qinzheng Hall.

Then, Ye Shuo saw the Sixth Prince sitting at his desk reviewing memorials. He remembered that many years ago, the Crown Prince was also like this, sitting there and writing down his comments word by word.

As if he had noticed his brother’s gaze, the Sixth Prince couldn’t help but look up.

Seeing the dark circles under the Sixth Prince’s eyes, Ye Shuo was startled, and then blurted out: “Don’t tell me that you worked overtime again after picking up the bride yesterday.”

Given the Sixth Prince’s temperament, this is definitely something he can do.

And the fact was just as Ye Shuo said, after the Sixth Prince returned, he dealt with the accumulated matters of the day before going to bed. Then, early in the morning, before dawn, he set out from his mansion to attend court in Xuan Zheng Hall.

It was Xiaojiu who had the wedding night yesterday, so why was he so energetic?

Looking at his brother’s spirited face, the Sixth Prince was stunned.

Not to mention him, even Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but frown.

Emperor Jingwen was initially worried that his youngest son would lose control after suddenly getting the girl he loved, and would act too recklessly and hurt his body. But now he is worried that he may have some hidden illness.

But Emperor Jingwen would never say such things directly. Suddenly, he thought of something and said calmly, “The imperial physician will come to check my pulse later. Since you are here, I will check your pulse as well.”

Ye Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then he was dumbfounded when he reacted. The Sixth Prince beside him couldn’t help laughing.