Even a fool could see what was happening.

You Wanwan was stunned by Xie Qiyun's roar for a long time before she came back to her senses. She retracted her hand fiercely, looking at Xie Qiyun with increasingly resentful eyes, and undisguised anger in her eyes.

"Divorce! Xie Qiyun, I want a divorce from you!" You Wanwan staggered back two steps, glared at Xie Qiyun and Qiu Shiyi Niang, and knelt down in front of Emperor Wei Jing with a plop. With angry tears in her eyes, she said to Emperor Wei Jing, "Father, I want to divorce Xie Qiyun!"

"Nonsense!" Emperor Wei Jing rebuked her, then glanced at Qiu Shiyi Niang's face covered in blood, and then looked at Yu Qingwu's pale face, frowned, and ordered Yu Qi, suppressing his anger, "Yu Qi, go and invite the imperial physician first."

"Yes, call the imperial physician first, look at what this has turned into?"

At this time, Empress Zhou also spoke.

The kind face just now was replaced by a hint of sternness, and she gently reprimanded You Wanwan, "You Shi, what's wrong with you? As a Crown Prince Consort, how can you be so失态 (shī tài, lose composure)? And always talking about divorce. How can there be overnight feuds between husband and wife?"

"That's right, isn't it?" Consort Liu also chimed in. Her face was gloomy, she glared at Xie Qiyun coldly, and then said, "And you, how can you be so absurd! Wanwan is your wife after all, how can you treat her like this for the sake of others?"

While they were talking, the imperial physician had already stepped into Fengzao Palace.

Perhaps wanting to save face, everyone in the hall fell silent.

But even so, Qiu Shiyi Niang's face covered in blood still revealed clues.

Fortunately, the imperial physicians in the palace were used to seeing big occasions, and they were not surprised by such scenes.

After they each treated Qiu Shiyi Niang, Yu Qingwu, and Xie Qiyun, they retreated.

Although Yu Qingwu vomited blood, her injuries were not considered serious. The imperial physician only prescribed some medicine to dissolve blood stasis.

Xie Qiyun also only suffered from superficial wounds.

Qiu Shiyi Niang was miserable. She needed to have her nose bridge reattached, and her eyes and corners of her mouth were also injured. Even if she recovered, it would be difficult for her appearance to return to its former state.

In the future, even if she married Xie Qiyun, they would no longer be as loving as they once were, but if she did not marry Xie Qiyun, no one would marry her again.

At least, no nobles in the capital would look up to her again, even if... she was just a concubine.

Qiu Shiyi Niang also understood this principle, so she no longer entangled with Xie Jinyan at this time. As soon as the imperial physician left, she took the lead to kneel down in front of Emperor Wei Jing, enduring the pain and begging, "Your Majesty, the subject... the subject likes Qiyun gege (older brother). The subject is willing to marry Qiyun gege as a concubine."

This Qiu Shiyi Niang was thinking too beautifully. She colluded with Xie Qiyun to frame the Crown Prince and Empress, committing the crime of deceiving the Emperor, and still wanted to be Xie Qiyun's concubine?

Even if Emperor Wei Jing reluctantly agreed for the sake of the old Marquis Qiu, Consort Liu would never agree.

Now, Consort Liu probably just wanted to get rid of her quickly, pushing all the blame onto Qiu Shiyi Niang in order to protect herself.

"Your Majesty..." As expected, before Emperor Wei Jing could speak, Consort Liu rushed to him tearfully, with a face full of regret, "Your Majesty, Qiu Shi deceived the Emperor, instigated the brotherly love between Qiyun and Jinyan, and even bewitched Qiyun to mobilize the Liu family in the name of this concubine. It is really hateful! In this concubine's opinion, this woman is scheming and must not be spared!"

Consort Liu gritted her teeth, and while speaking, she glared at Qiu Shiyi Niang angrily, and said sternly, "Qiu Kui, I usually thought you were knowledgeable and reasonable, but I never thought that you were such a lowly thing in secret! This palace tells you, the royal family will never tolerate a woman with such dirty thoughts!"

These words were meant for You Wanwan.

Sure enough, You Wanwan's face finally looked better after hearing Consort Liu's guarantee.

She no longer mentioned anything about divorce, only looked at Xie Qiyun coldly, and said sharply, "Xie Qiyun, tomorrow, you will take back those industries. If you don't go, I will go myself!"

Xie Qiyun was already angry, and when he saw You Wanwan repeatedly failing to save face for him, his face darkened. Not only did he not know how to repent, but he also took on the airs of a husband, scolding You Wanwan angrily, "You Wanwan, I am your husband, how dare you speak to me like this?"

"What? The First Prince himself has done such ugly things, and you're afraid of me saying it?" You Wanwan sneered, and before Xie Qiyun could speak again, her eyes fell on Qiu Shiyi Niang again. She gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "As for this bitch, she dared to bewitch the Prince, frame the Crown Prince, and steal the Crown Prince Consort's property, she deserves to be executed."

After saying that, You Wanwan looked up at Emperor Wei Jing and said with cupped fists, "Father, please sentence Qiu Kui to death?"

Hearing this, Emperor Wei Jing did not answer.

He frowned, thoughtfully scanning Consort Liu and You Wanwan, and then looked at Xie Qiyun.

Xie Qiyun moved his lips slightly, as if wanting to say something, but Emperor Wei Jing did not give him a chance. He only glanced at Qiu Shiyi Niang indifferently and said in a deep voice, "Qiu Kui has indeed committed a great mistake, but this matter is not entirely her fault, and the crime does not deserve death."

"Pass down the order that Qiu Kui, daughter of Marquis Qiu, is rebellious and frames the Crown Prince. Considering that Marquis Qiu has repeatedly made contributions to disaster relief, and has built canals to open up north-south trade, Qiu Kui will be spared her life and ordered to go to Sanqing Temple outside the city to reflect on her mistakes."

"In addition, the First Prince and Consort Liu have failed to discipline their subordinates. Consort Liu will be confined for half a year, and the First Prince will be removed from his duties and go to the Imperial Mausoleum to guard the tomb for half a year."

Emperor Wei Jing's meaning was very clear. In order to preserve the face of the royal family, he planned to blame everything on Qiu Shiyi Niang.

It was likely that this Qiu Shiyi Niang would fall ill and die within a month of entering Sanqing Temple.

You should know that as the daughter of the Qiu family, she had committed such a serious crime, and the marriages of the other women in the Qiu family would be affected in the future.

Therefore, even if Consort Liu and Emperor Wei Jing let her go, the Qiu family would never spare her life for the sake of their children's future.

Qiu Shiyi Niang had been accustomed to seeing struggles in the inner courtyard since she was a child, so she knew Emperor Wei Jing's intentions.

Her legs went weak, and suddenly everything went black before her eyes.

"Your Majesty, the subject... the subject will not go to Sanqing Temple." After a long time, she suddenly looked up at Emperor Wei Jing, her eyes no longer filled with the initial smugness, but with fear and despair. Disregarding shame, she cried to Emperor Wei Jing, "Your Majesty, the subject and Qiyun gege are truly in love. Back then... if Consort Liu hadn't insisted that Qiyun gege marry You jiejie (older sister), Qiyun gege had originally intended to propose marriage to the subject's family..."

What shameless words!

So it was You Wanwan's fault?

These words of Qiu Shiyi Niang instantly reignited the anger that You Wanwan had just extinguished.

Before Emperor Wei Jing could speak, You Wanwan immediately interrupted Qiu Shiyi Niang angrily, and sneered, "Qiu Kui, what you said is really funny. If the First Prince didn't want to marry me that day, he had plenty of ways to refuse. How did it become in your mouth that I had to marry him and break up the two of you?"

"Besides, do you think that without me, a daughter of a lowly maid like you would be able to sit in the position of the legitimate consort?"