Chapter 1112 - 22: Cuckolding the Prince

Ah, the power, it truly brings immense delight.

In her previous world, would she have dared to do this? Would she have had the chance?

In her previous world, would anyone be splashed with medicine by her and still have to kneel in apology?

No, they would not.

But in this world, they do!

She is now the esteemed Princess.

All these servants must serve her diligently; she can dispose of them as she wishes.

This feeling is truly wonderful.

At this moment, a dull pain in her abdomen pulls her thoughts back. The spot where the Princess kicked still aches.

She grits her teeth and recalls the humiliation she suffered at the Princess’s hand that day.

Just wait and see, that wretched Princess. Does she think I’ll always be beneath her? No!

It’s just that last time, she seemed to have angered the Prince. No matter, men are easy to appease; she’ll win him back soon enough.

Concubine Qin set her "ambitious goals," planning to eventually have the Prince abandon the Princess, making herself the Princess of Prince Kang.

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At this moment, Tianmiao is attending the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet in the palace.

The Empress Dowager sits cheerfully at the top, listening to the Ritual Officer present the gifts one by one, announcing loudly who sent which gift.

Prince Kang sits absentmindedly beside Tianmiao, his mind still replaying the reprimand from the Emperor when he was summoned alone to the study earlier.

The Prince knew such an incident would definitely reach the Emperor, but he hadn’t expected the Emperor to be so angry.

"Take a look at what you’ve married? It’s a complete disgrace to the royal family’s dignity. A Concubine actually dares to provoke the Main Wife like this; are you afraid others don’t know you favor concubines over your wife?"

"I did not..." Prince Kang weakly defended himself. Besides, a Concubine is not merely a concubine; she’s on the jade plaque. And he truly hadn’t favored the Concubine over the Main Wife. Yes, he favored the Concubine, but he never belittled the Main Wife to do so.

"You haven’t? The Concubine barged into the Main Wife’s bedroom, attempting to strike in her presence? Is that not your indulgence? Your support? If a Consort dared to strike in front of Mother, how would you react?" the Emperor questioned sternly.

Nanny Liu is the Chief Palace Maid by the Empress Dowager’s side, having served her for several decades, faithfully attending to the Emperor and Prince Kang during their childhoods. To the two brothers, Nanny Liu is a senior second only to the Empress Dowager.

"That would be courting death!" Prince Kang instinctively growled.

After roaring out this sentence, he paused in shock.

"Reflect deeply when you return. You don’t need to attend court for these days. Return once you’ve sorted it out. Go and properly educate that thing." The Emperor impatiently waved him away, indicating he should leave. Prince Kang naturally understood that "that thing" referred to Concubine Qin. The Emperor’s disgust for the Concubine had reached such a level that he spoke of her in this manner.

Prince Kang vacantly bowed and then withdrew.

At the banquet, he kept pondering over whether he had indeed been too indulgent with the Concubine, thus giving her the confidence to humiliate the Princess. Should he perhaps find a Chief Palace Maid to teach the Concubine some manners? Otherwise, even after degrading the Princess, the Concubine might still feel she’s the aggrieved party.

After the banquet, although the Princess and Prince Kang returned to the Prince Mansion in the same carriage, they remained silent the whole way. Upon arrival, one went to the rear courtyard, and the other to the front. Prince Kang initially wanted to discuss matters with the Princess, but seeing she was resting with her eyes shut, clearly unwilling to converse, he had to abandon the idea.