Chapter 123: The Sheng Family's Downfall, Second Prince's Gluttony?
The queen's complexion slightly improved: "What's going on? Continue speaking!"
"Yes!" Sheng Dieyi said: "As everyone knows, my sister Sheng Jinxiu and the Second Prince had a marriage agreement long ago. However, this engagement was forced by my sister from the very beginning. The Second Prince did not like my sister, but she has been chasing after him all these years. That's why the Imperial City of Kyoto has been spreading rumors about my sister's...crazy and absurd behavior..."
"Even so, the second prince did not have any joy towards my daughter's sister. However, my family knew that the second prince was a very good match, so in order to continue the engagement with him, they actually..."
At this point, Sheng Dieyi seemed extremely embarrassed, she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth before saying: "Actually, they didn't hesitate to give my daughter and the Second Prince... that kind of medicine, causing my daughter and the Second Prince to have a relationship, and then there was... this child..."
The people around suddenly "exploded".
"My goodness! Is the truth of this matter really like this? The Yong'an Marquis Manor actually gave medicine to Sheng Dieyi and the Second Prince, just to bind her to marry the Second Prince?"
"Is this because you think relying on your sister won't be enough to tie down the Second Prince, so now it's your younger sister's turn?"
"Actually resorting to such despicable means, indeed a lowly merchant's family, so sinister and cunning..."
"So it seems that these two princes and Sheng Dieyi are actually innocent victims?"
"Let's just forget about the butterfly clothes, but the second prince... how could he tolerate such a despicable..."
Some people who were disappointed with Yan Ziyuan have started to regain hope and thoughts again.
"I said the Second Prince couldn't be just a philanderer, he's always been our Great Xing Dynasty's unparalleled gentleman of benevolence and righteousness... being framed like this, he must have been worried about damaging the imperial family's reputation, that's why he endured such humiliation..."
"I think it's also because of the child in Sheng Die's belly, after all, the Tian family values bloodline heavily, and this is his first child..."
Those who want to trample on Yong'an Marquis's mansion are also eager to move...
"What is the Yong'an Marquis Manor? Everyone knows what it's all about. The two young masters of their household can enter the imperial court, isn't it because of the engagement between the Second Prince and their family? To climb up the social ladder, they even harm their own daughter, that's quite a move..."
"Daring to use such tactics on the Second Prince, now being exposed in public, I think their family's wealth and nobility will come to an end today..."
Some lowered their voices and secretly speculated...
"If Sheng's family really falls today, I don't know who will be affected..."
"I'm guessing it's the Second Prince and the Empress Dowager's faction. Otherwise, why would the Second Prince go to such great lengths to seduce Sheng Jin'ou?"
"It turns out that today's spring banquet is not for the empress dowager to tie the red thread for young men and women, but to make it convenient for the queen's faction to deal with the Sheng family..."
"The Sheng family is so wealthy they're dripping with oil, and after all these years of being supported by the imperial court, it seems they're finally going to make their move..."
Meng Qiuyu widened her eyes in shock, completely unable to believe that such words were actually spoken by the one she had always favored, Sheng Dieyi.
Butterfly clothes... She... For the sake of clearing her own name and that of the Second Prince, she wouldn't hesitate to tarnish the entire Yong'an Marquis Manor?
"Chrysalis!" She could no longer hold back her emotions, and stepped forward to interrogate him: "What are you talking about? What made you give that kind of medicine to the Second Prince? You didn't tell me it was like this before..."