My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Chapter 276 Stealing a dragon and turning into a phoenix

In short, the letter says:

The prince who died in Zhenguo was actually not born to the queen, but to Concubine Cheng. And the current son of Concubine Cheng, Prince Kang, is the real legitimate son of the emperor!

That year, Concubine Cheng and the Queen became pregnant and gave birth on the same day. Concubine Cheng, who had planned it in advance, secretly switched the sons, her own, with the Queen's son.

As to how she accomplished this, the letter did not specify.

After reading the letter that day, the King of Chu had the answers to all the abnormal behaviors of Concubine Cheng in the past.

First, Concubine Cheng was a jealous woman, but she only took advantage of her favor to show her arrogance to other concubines. Why was she always so protective and respectful to the queen?

This is also one of the important reasons why the emperor and the empress did not take any action against her for so many years even though they knew that she was constantly making small moves behind her back.

It was just because the emperor and the queen were in love, and she couldn't touch the queen on her own, so she could only settle for the second best and let the queen protect the prince, her own son, Concubine Cheng.

But since the death of the crown prince, Concubine Cheng's attitude towards the queen has subtly changed, because she no longer needs the queen to protect her own son.

Secondly, Concubine Cheng was deeply hostile to the princes and princesses born to other concubines. For example, she had been making things difficult for the King of Chu since they were young. Otherwise, the mother and son of the King of Chu would not have pretended to be weak and the other pretended to be a dandy for more than ten years. But why did she have a special preference for the crown prince? After the death of the crown prince, she cried all day and was in great grief, and once again gained a wave of favor in front of the emperor and empress.

It was simply because the prince was her biological son. How could she not be sad when her biological son died?

Third, the queen was virtuous and capable of handling government affairs, so why was the prince she gave birth to such a useless person? Concubine Cheng was arrogant and domineering, with a vicious mind, so why was Prince Kang so kind and virtuous?

It really is true as the old saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a mouse that can dig holes.

Over the past decade, it's not that Concubine Cheng didn't love Prince Kang, but under her deliberate guidance, Prince Kang had actually become useless. Apart from the benevolence and righteousness inherited from the Queen's bloodline, he had no strategy at all and was incapable of taking on a heavy responsibility.

Because Concubine Cheng wanted to train Prince Kang to be like this.

Her goal is for the prince to ascend the throne.

Concubine Cheng spent more than ten years playing a big game of chess.

In this way, by exchanging the two sons, he could use the queen's hand to send his son to the throne.

To take a step back, even if Prince Kang ascended the throne, the world would only know that Prince Kang was the son of Concubine Cheng, and she would still be the queen mother in the future.

However, Concubine Cheng did not expect two variables.

One is that the prince died in Zhenguo; the other is the sudden rise of the King of Chu.

Now that the crown prince is gone, all of Concubine Cheng’s hopes rest on Prince Kang.

But King Kang had been ruined by her own behavior, so in desperation, she had to take action herself and clear all obstacles for King Kang.

The obstacle for King Kang was the King of Chu.

All the blame that is now on the King of Chu was spread by her secretly.

But she didn't expect Yan Ruobing to be so generous. For the sake of Dachang Jiangshan, he could even let the King of Chu go unpunished.

After all, Concubine Cheng was too clever for her own good.

If she had a bigger vision and had not raised Prince Kang to be like this, after the Crown Prince died, the Emperor's heart might have been more inclined towards Prince Kang.

"It must have been done by Concubine Cheng." The scapegoat, the King of Chu, has already thought it through clearly. Concubine Cheng is desperate.

What will she do next?

After reading the letter, the King of Chu's first reaction was to go to the palace and let his father and the Queen know the truth. This way, Concubine Cheng would be finished, and the King of Chu could avenge himself and his mother for the years of humiliation they had suffered.

But he was not an impulsive person. In this way, his revenge was taken. However, once King Kang became the eldest son, the throne would be 100% out of reach for him, the King of Chu.

Li Mo told him this secret not to let him dig his own grave on impulse.

……

In Ruyi Palace, Concubine Cheng was wiping her tears again.

In the mirror, her eyes were red, her grief unable to conceal her resentment.

She swept all the items on the dressing table to the ground, gritting her teeth and saying, "That bitch occupies the position of queen, but can't even protect her son... She caused me to lose my beloved son..."

Nanny Yuan, who was close to her, stood aside with her head bowed. "Miss, please don't say these words anymore. If someone finds out, it will be troublesome."

"How can I swallow this? He is my son, my only son!" Concubine Cheng said in a hoarse voice, "Madam Yuan, do you know how I have been through these past few months? I put on a forced smile on the surface, and I only dared to shed tears in front of you when no one was around. When will this life end?"

"Miss!" Nanny Yuan's tone turned cold, and she couldn't help but remind her again: "Miss, don't forget that you still have Prince Kang!"

"Prince Kang?" Concubine Cheng smiled bitterly, "Madame Yuan, don't forget that Prince Kang is the son of that bitch Queen!"

"Miss, you are so angry that you are confused!" Nanny Yuan's voice became even colder, "Prince Kang is your son! Everyone in the world knows that Prince Kang crawled out of your Concubine Cheng's belly!"

Concubine Cheng covered her face and sobbed for a while before she stopped crying and calmed down a little. "Mammy, please don't say anymore. I know all this. I just lost control when I thought of the Crown Prince."

Nanny Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Prince Kang is weak, and we have to plan everything for him. So, Miss, you should cheer up and never indulge in grief."

"Aren't you already planning? In fact, I don't expect that this will be the first time that Wangyou Valley will take action against King Chu. We need to add more fuel to the fire and make sure to pull Wangyou Valley into our camp."

"I understand that Wangyou Valley is just a gang after all. It has never had any connection with the people in the court. This time, they colluded with the King of Chu and started to get involved in the court, just to seek more benefits. As long as we give them more than what the King of Chu promised, I don't believe they won't get closer to us."

Concubine Cheng nodded, "We don't have many skilled people in secret now, and we lost more than ten people in Wangyou Valley this time. It's a gamble. If we can really win the alliance of Wangyou Valley, are we afraid that no one will do those things for us that we can't put on the table? So, even if all our people die, it's worth it."

Nanny Yuan nodded, "Miss, you are right. If you want to do great things, you have to be willing to sacrifice first. Now it is said everywhere that the King of Chu is the murderer of the prince. I don't know whether the emperor doesn't believe it or doesn't take the prince's death to heart. In any case, this shows that if there is no other evidence, it is unlikely to use the emperor to deal with the King of Chu. But it is said that the master of Wangyou Valley has unfathomable martial arts and is invincible in the world. It is not impossible to use him to secretly kill the King of Chu and the Queen. Then there will be no future troubles, and there will be no obstacles for King Kang to ascend to the throne."

Concubine Cheng nodded and looked at the distorted face in the mirror. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam. Go and make the arrangements as soon as possible."

"Yes! I heard that Valley Master Li has returned, so I will go to meet him in person...ah——"

"What's the matter?" When Concubine Cheng heard Nanny Yuan's exclamation from behind her, she stopped putting on makeup.

She slowly turned around and saw a person standing at the door against the light, staring at her.

"Kang, Kang'er?" Concubine Cheng was shocked.