PFC Chapter 216 Song Qingwan's Control of Human Nature
Chapter 216 Song Qingwan's Control of Human Nature
After Prince Yu left, Zhong Xuejiao immediately put away her sad expression.
She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief with an indifferent look on her face. She had forced out those two tears, but she was exhausted.
At this time, Lan Xiaoxiao came out from the inner room and asked worriedly.
"Sister, are you sure the prince can't find out?"
"Don't worry, I've already taken care of the doctor and given him a large sum of money. He won't tell anyone."
On the first day that Zhong Xuejiao found a doctor for Zhao Huaijin, she had already explained the details of the operation to Dr. Liu.
She believed that an old hand who had been in the south city for decades would not be unable to distinguish the important from the unimportant.
Moreover, Doctor Liu is extremely greedy for money. The only thing to be afraid of is that he is not greedy. As long as he accepts the money, Zhong Xuejiao will have a handle on him. Naturally, Zhong Xuejiao is not afraid that he will turn against her.
As expected by Zhong Xuejiao, Prince Yu sent people to Doctor Liu's clinic, but after using threats and inducements, they did not find anything suspicious.
Doctor Liu insisted that Princess Yu came to him to get medicine for Princess Qi Yue in the palace.
Moreover, the diagnosis certificate, prescription and date are all laid out. The facts are clear and the evidence is unequivocal and cannot be refuted.
When Zhong Xuejiao heard that the person sent by Prince Yu to the South City Medical Clinic had returned, she immediately took Princess Qi Yue to Prince Yu's study.
After listening to the servant's report, she collapsed on the ground and started crying, completely losing the demeanor of her usual dignified mistress.
"What sin did my daughter commit in her previous life to have such a father? Not only does he ignore her on weekdays, but he even suspects her of lying when she is sick and taking medicine. Where is justice?"
Prince Yu felt a bit of a headache as he looked at Zhong Xuejiao who was sitting on the ground crying and making a fuss. He wanted to step forward and scold her but felt a bit guilty.
But the facts are clear. He had indeed wronged Zhong Xuejiao. He believed Zhong Xueying's one-sided story and even suspected his wife of being unfaithful.
In ancient times, especially for girls from aristocratic families, their reputation was more important than anything else. If this matter were to get out, Zhong Xuejiao would probably not be able to explain herself even if she had ten mouths.
Thinking of this, Prince Yu began to resent Zhong Xueying. If she had not hinted to him openly and covertly that there was something wrong with Zhong Xuejiao's style, he would not have been so impulsive to hold her accountable directly.
But things had already happened, and no matter how Zhong Xuejiao made a fuss, Prince Yu was no longer in a position to blame her. He could only patiently begin to apologize.
"It's my fault. I didn't check it clearly and wrongly accused the princess. I apologize to you."
"Today, Doctor Liu is willing to stand up and testify for me. What if he is unwilling? Will my innocence be lost?"
"Yes, yes, the princess is right. I have wronged you. Please forgive me, princess."
"I am just one of the prince's many wives and concubines. How dare I accept your apology? I only ask that you listen less to slander and stop insulting my innocence."
Zhong Xuejiao was still sitting on the ground, crying, her face full of tear marks. She stared at Prince Yu with stubborn and resentful eyes, as if she had really suffered a great injustice.
Prince Yu looked at his ignorant daughter standing beside him, and suddenly felt guilty towards Zhong Xuejiao.
Even though he did not have much romantic feelings for Zhong Xuejiao, she had been very well behaved in the years since she married him and had never done anything inappropriate.
Moreover, ever since Zhong Yuxueying took over the management of the palace, the accounts of the land and shops have become unclear, and the wives and concubines in the palace have been complaining.
Sister Zhong is also the legitimate daughter of the Zhong family. Even if Zhong Yuxueying receives more attention, it cannot offset all his mistakes this year.
The most important point is that Zhong Xueying has never been pregnant, and although Zhong Xuejiao gave birth to a daughter, Qi Yue, at least she was able to carry on his family line.
Thinking of this, Prince Yu An'an made up his mind that he would use this incident to give Zhong Xueying a good lesson today.
Prince Yu stepped forward and personally helped Zhong Xuejiao up, saying with an accommodating look on his face.
"It's my fault. I wrongly blamed the princess. I won't do that again in the future."
"Your Highness is not wrong. It is I who am wrong. I am weak and incompetent and failed to protect my daughter."
"What's wrong?"
"I am not able to fulfill my duties as the mistress of the house. Your Majesty, please divorce me."
"Divorce you? Where did you get this from? What reason do I have to divorce you?"
"If the prince does not agree, I will not force you. I will take Qiyue to live in the other courtyard of the palace so as not to disturb the peaceful life of my sister and the prince in the palace."
"You and I are husband and wife, and you are my principal wife. How can you live outside?"
"But if I don't leave, if Qi Yue gets sick one day and has to get up to get medicine, will there be another storm?"
Zhong Xuejiao's face was covered with traces of tears, and her eyes as she looked towards Prince Yu were filled with pleading, resentment, and reluctance.
Prince Yu finally waved his sleeves, walked to the main seat and sat down, saying seriously.
"Go call Ying'er here. I want to ask her in person if she still knows the order of seniority and respects her eldest sister!"
"Yes, Your Majesty"
Zhong Xuejiao glanced at the servant who hurried out to call someone, and a hint of expectation flashed in his eyes.
She wanted to see whether this couple, who seemed to be in love with each other all the time, were really that deeply in love.
Zhong Xuejiao is a real lady from a noble family, and she disdains these inner-house struggles the most.
But after Song Qingwan's reminder that day, she suddenly realized that if she didn't throw it away, others would not let her go.
Even if not for herself, she would fight for Qi Yue.
Song Qingwan was right. Prince Yu might not have much genuine feelings for Zhong Xueying. It was very likely that he was just weighing the pros and cons.
However, this couple who are together for the sake of profit are the easiest to separate, because Zhong Xueying is sincere to Prince Yu, and the affection that Prince Yu pretends to have for her can only be pretended for a while, but definitely not forever.
Song Qingwan has a thorough understanding of Prince Yu and the emperor, the father and son. Both of them like to pretend to be affectionate and create this kind of infatuated personality for themselves.
In fact, in their hearts, interests are above everything else. He can pretend to be nice to Zhong Xueying, but Zhong Xueying is just not his type.
Then Zhong Xuejiao only needs to use some tricks to make Prince Yu reveal his true colors, and then Zhong Xueying's feelings towards Prince Yu will definitely change.
It has to be said that Song Qingwan's grasp of human nature is simply superb, and Zhong Xuejiao couldn't help but admire her secretly in her heart.
Fortunately, such a woman did not become her enemy. She couldn't believe how miserable Zhong Xueying's death would be if she met an opponent like Song Qingwan.
After a while, Zhong Xueying walked in with a twisted waist.
She only heard the servants say that Prince Yu asked her to go to the study in the palace as soon as possible, and she thought that Prince Yu had become addicted to the daytime debauchery last time.
When they entered the study room with joy, they saw Prince Yu standing beside Zhong Xuejiao and coaxing her softly.
Zhong Xuejiao lowered her head with a look of grievance, not even looking at him. Zhong Xueying was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.
"What are you doing? Did you call me here just to see you two being affectionate?"