Who said the heir would die out? The concubine is pregnant again!

This decision was indeed very bold, but Yingzhu's identity was special, so Liang Yunqian intended to do everything he could to fight for her.

"You don't need to worry about that. If you're really worried that Tang Wei has other ideas, then find a way to get the Empress Dowager to summon her to the palace."

She's not in the Prince Rui's residence and doesn't know the inside story, so she wouldn't conspire with her aunt to interfere with my decision. Once I marry Yingzhu, her hopes will be dashed.

Does the Crown Prince really have a way to make Consort Shen his wife?

Liang Yunshan was skeptical, but he believed that the Crown Prince's suggestion made sense.

As long as Zhao Tangwei is here, she will definitely cry and make a scene. If you ask her to go home, she will definitely not be happy and will find all sorts of excuses to stay at Prince Rui's residence.

However, if the Empress Dowager were to summon her to the palace, she would have no excuse to refuse.

Since the Crown Prince has already shown him the way, he should follow his advice.

Liang Yunshan no longer had any doubts and simply agreed.

Liang Yunqian remained inactive, waiting for Xu Kaishan's verdict.

He knew that while abandoning his wife to marry another was illegal, it wasn't a serious crime, so he secretly added fuel to the fire.

Anyway, Yingzhu said she would not forgive Xu Kaishan, nor would she show any mercy; he would only do whatever it took to kill people!

A month later, news came from the Ministry of Justice that everything Shen said was true. Xu Kaishan had indeed divorced his wife and remarried, which violated the law. In addition, he was also suspected of embezzlement and was dismissed from his post and imprisoned!

Princess Xie sought help everywhere to plead for leniency. The Grand Princess thought that if her son-in-law had only divorced his wife and remarried, he could still make excuses. However, he had actually embezzled money and had been caught red-handed!

Now that things had come to this, she resolutely refused to plead for leniency, lest she bring trouble upon herself.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liang Yunqian requested an audience with the Empress Dowager, enumerated the crimes of Xu Fanglin and her daughter, and demanded a divorce.

The Empress Dowager was filled with righteous indignation and immediately granted permission.

With the letter of divorce in hand, Liang Yunqian returned to the Prince's Mansion and went to Wenzhu Pavilion. As soon as he entered, he sighed repeatedly.

Seeing this, Yingzhu poured him a cup of tea.

"But what troublesome matter have you encountered this time?"

"Good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

Without hesitation, Yingzhu said, "Good news."

"The good news is that Xu Kaishan's crimes were proven, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison."

During this time, Yingzhu didn't dare to urge him, precisely because she was worried that something might go wrong and the Grand Princess might try to rescue Xu Kaishan.

Upon learning that Xu Kaishan had been sentenced, Yingzhu was both surprised and worried.

"Is it really a verdict? There won't be any further changes, right?"

"The Ministry of Justice has made the judgment, and His Majesty has approved it; there will be no further changes."

After confirming it several times, Yingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I have to tell my mother and brother this good news."

She was about to leave when Liang Yunqian stopped her.

"I've already sent Lian Chuan to deliver the message, so you don't need to rush over. There's one more thing I haven't told you yet."

Yes, he just said there was another piece of bad news.

Yingzhu suddenly didn't want to know anymore.

"It's rare to have a happy time, so why is there bad news? It has nothing to do with my family, right? Can I not listen to it? Let's talk about it another day."

"It's related to you."

Yingzhu was surprised. "What does this have to do with me? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?"

After a moment's thought, she couldn't help but consider a certain possibility.

"Could it be because of my destiny to have a baby? That Taoist priest was invited by Xu Kaishan and his daughter. Now it seems that my so-called destiny to have a baby is just a trick by Xu Kaishan to deceive the Prince Rui's mansion. So am I guilty too?"

"The Empress Dowager did question this matter, but I have explained it to her clearly, saying that Xu Kaishan threatened you with your family, which forced you to enter the mansion."

You do not know that Taoist priest, and you are indeed pregnant. The Empress Dowager, for the sake of the child, will not pursue your responsibility.

"It's good that they won't pursue it." Yingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, doubts arose.

"Since the Empress Dowager isn't pursuing the matter, it's not bad news. So what exactly is this so-called bad news you're referring to?"

"Come with me to Deshan Hall first, and I'll tell you later."

He was mysterious and didn't say much. Yingzhu was unsure of what to do, but she went along with him anyway.

At the same time, he ordered someone to bring Xu Fanglin along as well.

Xu Fanglin, who was under house arrest, suddenly heard the prince inviting her over and thought that there was a turning point in her father's case.

However, upon arriving at Deokseondang, the Crown Prince surprisingly produced a letter of divorce.

Xu Fanglin was startled, but when she thought of what Prince Rui had said that day, she was no longer afraid.

"The prince forbids you from divorcing me, young master, you cannot disobey the prince's will."

"I should not disobey my father's wishes, but I also cannot disobey the Empress Dowager's decree!"

Liang Yunqian raised his hand, and the head steward took the Empress Dowager's decree and read it aloud.

Yingzhu then belatedly realized Liang Yunqian's intention in insisting that she come to Deshantang.

It turned out that his so-called solution was to ask the Empress Dowager for an imperial decree to divorce his wife, so that even Prince Rui would be unable to interfere!

Princess Rui was overjoyed. She thought Yun Qian had given up on the idea, but little did she know that he had come up with another plan.

Xu Fanglin has finally been divorced, so Tang Wei should have hope!

Unfortunately, Tang Wei was not at the Prince's residence at the moment. She had been summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager, and it was unknown whether Tang Wei had received this good news.

Xu Fanglin stood there stunned, her eyes glazed over, shaking her head repeatedly. The tassels and beads at her temples were tangled in her hair, pulling at her painfully.

"Impossible! How could the Empress Dowager concern herself with this? I am the granddaughter of the Grand Princess, how could the Empress Dowager divorce me? Where is my grandmother? Where is my mother? They will not let this go!"

"Xu Kaishan embezzled and accepted bribes. They were only concerned with protecting themselves; they didn't care about you. You and your daughter are both vicious; this is your retribution!"

Liang Yunqian, looking down on her, threw her a letter of divorce.

"Take your letter of divorce and your dowry and get out of the Prince Rui's residence. From this day forward, the Prince Rui's residence has nothing to do with you!"

The guards went to pull her away, but Xu Fanglin refused to leave and struggled desperately.

"No! I don't want to put my fingerprints on this! Your Highness, please, for the sake of our three years of marriage, give me a chance to reform!"

"The Empress Dowager has decreed a divorce; your fingerprint is unnecessary. The divorce decree is already in effect! Guards, take Xu Fanglin away from the Prince's residence!"

Seeing that pleading with Liang Yunqian was useless, Xu Fanglin turned to Princess Rui for help, but Princess Rui remained seated at the head of the table, observing coldly from the sidelines.

"This is retribution for your harm; blame yourself for being ruthless!"

Having exhausted all other options, Xu Fanglin knelt down in front of Yingzhu.

"Yingzhu, we are sisters! How can you just stand by and watch me get kicked out? It will damage your reputation!"

"In the future, people will surely say you can't tolerate me and will urge the Crown Prince to divorce me. You should quickly plead with the Crown Prince for me! Consider it an act of merit for your child!"

Xu Fanglin, who was once arrogant, is now kneeling in front of Yingzhu, crying and begging, his face covered in tears, looking pitiful.

But Yingzhu could never forget how Xu Fanglin cruelly murdered her on the day she gave birth in her previous life!

She had been waiting, hoping to seize the opportunity when Xu Fanglin attacked her again during childbirth, so she could use it against him and bring him to his death.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Now that Liang Yunqian is going to divorce Xu Fanglin, Yingzhu shouldn't wait any longer. After all, there are still six months to go, and no one can predict what will happen in six months.

Xu Kaishan was arrested and Xu Fanglin was dismissed; this is already a very good outcome.

"I have done good deeds all my life, and my children will naturally be rewarded. I don't need to prove I'm a good person by saving you. You have tried to harm me time and time again, and you expect me to plead for you? What do you take me for?"

Even Bodhisattvas speak of cause and effect! Can't I hold a grudge? If I speak up for you, I'll be betraying the prince's protection of me!

As she spoke, Yingzhu seemingly unintentionally stepped on Xu Fanglin's fingers that were planted on the ground.

The sudden pain caused Xu Fanglin to cry out in agony. She quickly turned to Liang Yunqian to complain.

"Your Highness, look at her! Shen Yingzhu actually dared to step on me in public! She's not as kind as you think; she's ruthless!"

Liang Yunqian's face remained expressionless, as if it were nothing to him.

"You caused Yingzhu to be expelled from the palace, so what if she kicks you when she's down? It's not too much for her to hit you! What I like is not Yingzhu's kindness, but her honesty."

"My woman should be arrogant; she should show no mercy to her enemies and repay them tenfold!"

Xu Fanglin's attempt to file a complaint failed, and she was instead humiliated, which made her feel even more ashamed.

But she didn't dare to lose her temper with Liang Yunqian; she only dared to berate Shen Yingzhu.

"I should never have brought you into the Prince's mansion in the first place! You brought along a heartless wretch! You used my influence to seduce the Prince, and after getting pregnant, you urged him to divorce me. How could anyone in the world repay kindness with enmity?"

Before she could finish speaking, Yingzhu raised her hand and slapped her across the face!

Caught off guard, Xu Fanglin covered her face and stared at her in shock.

"You...you've gone too far! How dare you hit me?"

"You forced me into your household so you could have a child, and you even planned to kill me and take the child away the day I gave birth, so you could become the child's only mother!"

"In terms of wickedness, I can't compare to you! You were the one who harbored selfish motives first, and now you're getting your just desserts. You deserve it, and you have no right to blame anyone else!"

"I didn't mean to kill you, you're slandering me..."

Before Xu Fanglin could defend herself, another slap landed on her right cheek.

Stunned by the beating, she looked up and saw Yingzhu's eyes filled with disgust and contempt.

"I don't want to hear you talk. If you say another word, I'll slap you again. If you're not afraid of pain, then stay here."

Yingzhu's biggest regret is that she couldn't kill Xu Fanglin with her own hands!

With the letter of divorce already in hand, she would soon be kicked out, so Yingzhu naturally had to take this opportunity to beat her up a few more times and vent her anger!

"Yingzhu!"

Liang Yunqian immediately stepped forward and took her hand.

Xu Fanglin thought he was speaking up for her out of consideration for their marital relationship, but to her surprise, he gently stroked Yingzhu's hand.

"Your hands might hurt, so let them do it! Don't get your hands dirty."

"..."

She was slapped by another woman, and her husband didn't feel sorry for her at all, but instead felt sorry for Shen Yingzhu who hit her.

"What kind of spell did Shen Yingzhu cast on you that makes you so protective of her?"

Xu Fanglin was filled with grief and resentment. As soon as she finished speaking, Liang Yunqian glanced at her, and a guard immediately stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face.

This man had practiced martial arts, and his strength was greater than that of Aunt Shen. He struck Xu Fanglin until blood seeped from the corner of her lips, and she sobbed and cried.

Princess Rui felt a headache coming on. "Send her away quickly, don't let her get in the way!"

Xu Fanglin cursed in resentment, while Yingzhu watched coldly from the side, standing beside Liang Yunqian, watching helplessly as Xu Fanglin became a divorced woman, secretly cursing that this was all karma!

The happiest person about Liang Yunqian's divorce was undoubtedly Princess Rui.

"Yunqian! As a prince, you cannot be without a wife. I will find you another good girl. I will make sure she is tolerant and will not make things difficult for Yingzhu."

Liang Yunqian said indifferently, "Mother, you don't need to worry. I already have someone in mind for the position of Crown Princess."

Upon hearing this, Yingzhu's heart skipped a beat. So this was the bad news he had been talking about?

The Empress Dowager made an exception and issued an imperial edict to help him divorce his wife, but there must have been conditions involved, right?

It seems that the Empress Dowager has already arranged a second wife for Liang Yunqian.