Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The emperor's voice was cold and chilling.

Ying Nanyao was extremely unwilling. The first thing that came to his mind was that if they divorced, Shangguan Tang's enormous wealth would no longer be his concern.

But when he looked up and met the emperor's cold eyes, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He had a premonition that if he dared to voice any objections at this moment, what awaited him would be an ending even more terrible than divorce.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and I have no objection."

Old Mrs. Liu looked at him in disbelief.

At this moment, Shangguan Tang and Ying Yufu both expressed their gratitude with faces full of thanks.

"Shangguan Tang thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"

"Ying Yufu thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"

Ying Yufu's voice was choked with emotion, and her eyes were red.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was overjoyed.

She really changed the dream.

She finally managed to get her mother out of the Ying family unscathed.

"Alright, you may dispense with the formalities. Eunuch He, go and draft the decree," said Emperor Cangxuan.

Eunuch He immediately agreed and left.

His Majesty personally intervened for Shangguan Tang and her daughter, even going so far as to draft an imperial edict for their divorce and severance of ties. This favor is truly unprecedented.

Emperor Cangxuan looked at Old Lady Liu again, his eyes turning cold. "Considering that Marquis Weiyuan had served the late emperor and rendered meritorious service, I will spare your life. However, you will be spared the death penalty, but you will not escape punishment. From today onwards, Lady Liu is stripped of her imperial title and demoted to a commoner as a warning to others."

Ying Nanyao is of flawed character and unfit to be an official. From this day forward, he is stripped of all official positions and sent home to reflect on his actions.

Ying Nanyao and Old Liu knelt down to express their gratitude.

Ying Yufu was overjoyed at this moment, and the Crown Prince glanced at her with a smile in his eyes.

Emperor Cangxuan glanced at it and couldn't bear to look at the Crown Prince's worthless appearance.

He coughed lightly and said, "Crown Prince, Ying Yufu, why don't you two hurry up and receive the imperial decree?"

He was referring to the imperial edict bestowing the marriage upon him.

The Crown Prince and Ying Yufu immediately straightened their expressions, accepted the imperial edict, and expressed their gratitude.

The dust has settled.

Ying Hengzhi glared at Ying Yufu with intense resentment.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully getting rid of that scumbag Second Prince and changing your original fate. The system rewards you with 1000 points. Your current balance is 9648 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully causing your mother to divorce your scumbag father and changing your original fate. The system rewards you with 1000 points, and your current balance is 10648 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully severing ties with your scumbag father and helping your brother and sister also sever ties, thus changing your original fate. The system rewards you with 3000 points, and your current balance is 13648 points.]

[Host, do you remember what Xiao Dian told you before? After you reach 10,000 points, the system has a surprise for you!]

Would the host like to receive the surprise now, or later?

Since the banquet was still in progress, Ying Yufu chose to wait until later.

At this moment, Emperor Cangxuan looked at the Second Prince and said, "Ze'er, it's your turn. You just told me that you have someone you like, Ying Hengzhi, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Weiyuan?"

"His Majesty!"

The Empress couldn't help but interrupt, her smile stiff. "Your Majesty, the matter of Ze'er's principal wife still needs to be decided. Why don't we decide on the concubine's position first?"

Below, Ying Hengzhi's face turned pale again.

As expected, the Empress would not allow her to become the Second Prince's principal wife again.

It's okay, a concubine is fine too.

After all, she has now been revealed to be unable to have children, so she has accepted being treated as a concubine.

Emperor Cangxuan gave the Empress a deep look, then turned to the Second Prince, "Ze'er, is that what you think too?"

Ying Hengzhi stopped breathing, her eyes fixed on the Second Prince.

The Crown Prince and Ying Yufu both looked on with curiosity, their eyes burning as they stared at the Second Prince.

Emperor Cangxuan felt that even the palace lanterns tonight were not as bright as their two eyes.

The second prince looked conflicted and pained. Tonight, he not only lost Fu'er, but also discovered that Zhi'er had lied to him.

He was already sad enough.

Given this, it's understandable that he wouldn't choose Zhi'er as his principal wife.

However, Zhi'er was already hers.

His eyes showed reluctance; if he didn't want her, she probably wouldn't have a way to survive.

Well, both the principal wife and the concubines need to be listed in the imperial register. Zhi'er can't bear him children, and her status isn't high enough, so he had no choice but to let her enter the mansion as his concubine.

In that case, Zhi'er should be grateful for his tolerance towards her!

So he said, "Father, I agree with what Mother said. There is no rush to choose my principal wife."

As for the concubines, their selection would be decided by the Emperor and Empress Dowager.

Although Ying Hengzhi had expected it, hearing it with her own ears at this moment still made her face turn ashen.

Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince both turned their gazes toward Ying Hengzhi.

Oh, look how fair her little face is!

Emperor Cangxuan stared at the Second Prince, his gaze deepening: "Ze'er, have you thought this through? Do you really not want the eldest daughter of the Ying family anymore?"

The second prince said, "Father, I want it."

Emperor Cangxuan's expression softened slightly.

A glimmer of hope flashed across Ying Hengzhi's pale face.

The Second Prince then said, "Zhi'er cannot bear children and cannot be my principal wife or concubine, but I truly have feelings for her. I wish to take her as a concubine, and I humbly request Your Majesty and Mother's permission!"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Emperor Cangxuan's eyes.

This son is greedy and hypocritical; he's hard to judge.

Below, Liu Xueyan had just woken up from her coma when she heard the Second Prince say that he would take Ying Hengzhi as a concubine. Her mind went blank, and she fainted again.

The Empress frowned, but ultimately acquiesced.

"Okay, as you said."

The Way of the Azure Emperor.

The second prince was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Father Emperor."

Next, Emperor Cangxuan issued another decree, bestowing Duan Linglong, the daughter of the Duan family, upon the Second Prince as a concubine, with a wedding date to be set.

The Duan family members immediately stepped forward to express their gratitude.

Ying Hengzhi sat there blankly. A concubine? She was just a concubine.

For a moment, she found it utterly absurd.

A faint voice echoed in her heart: her fate shouldn't be like this.

So, what will her fate be?

After the marriage was arranged, the palace banquet continued, but the second prince seemed somewhat absent-minded.

His gaze remained fixed on Ying Yufu.

The Empress noticed the Second Prince's expression, and her face darkened.

Even before she was married, she had everyone under her thumb.

Even her elder sister, Hua Xi, and Shangguan Tang were all bewitched by her.

However, she never expected that she would be defeated by a little girl she had never taken seriously before.

Not only did her years of planning come to naught, but it also caused Shangguan Tang and Ying Yufu to completely escape her control.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel extremely resentful towards the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion.

It's really useless!

Such a good hand, yet they played it terribly.