Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life

Chapter 692 - 681: The Cuckolded Prince

"What do you mean?" Lin Jingxian looked at Ye Qiu with shock and uncertainty.

"Lin Jingxian, you can’t seriously think I’m a fool, can you?" Ye Qiu looked at her with a mocking smile, "I’ll ask you one more time, are Ming’er and Lingling truly my children?"

Lin Jingxian dodged his gaze, still trying to argue: "If they’re not yours, whose could they be?"

"Of course they’d be my dear Second Prince brother’s, wouldn’t they!" Ye Qiu gestured to have the two children taken away.

"What are you trying to do? Give my children back to me!" Lin Jingxian ran over to snatch them back but was grabbed by Ye Qiu by her arm and then fiercely thrown to the ground.

"You’ve deceived me for so many years, it must have been tough for you." Ye Qiu looked at her with a cold laugh, "Did you really think I am a fool, unaware of whether we consummated our marriage or not?"

Only then did Lin Jingxian turn pale with shock, yet still clenched her teeth and refused to admit it: "You were drunk, of course you don’t remember the occurrence."

"Is that so? Then why don’t you tell me what exactly you and my dear Second Prince brother did on the night of the palace banquet?" Ye Qiu said, pinching her chin, his eyes devoid of his usual frivolity and feigned ignorance.

Lin Jingxian was truly shaken now, she had never expected Ye Qiu to have such a side to him, nor had she imagined that he had been pretending to be foolish all along, but she absolutely could not admit to it. Because Ye Qiu said so? Where’s the evidence?

"Are you also going to believe those rumors? I am innocent."

"Innocent?" Ye Qiu said mockingly as he nodded, "Very innocent indeed, since I have never touched you, right? You kept your purity especially for my good dear Second Prince brother, didn’t you? Let’s go to your father right now and discuss it, shall we?"

Ye Qiu sent people to take her down, a troop of people made their way mightily to the Lin Mansion, creating a grand spectacle that soon became public knowledge, with many following behind to watch the commotion.

Today was a holiday, and Lin Xueyuan didn’t have to go to the morning court. Ye Qiu caught him just at the right time.

"Fifth Prince, what is the meaning of this?" Lin Xueyuan asked with a stern face as he looked at Lin Jingxian being escorted by the servants.

Today, Ye Qiu was determined to blow things up. He started talking openly at the front gate, his eyes looking malevolently at Lin Xueyuan: "I’ve come to ask my father-in-law, what shall we do about the green hat your outstanding daughter has put on me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xueyuan’s face darkened: "Prince, these are words that should not be uttered carelessly!"

"Whether they are uttered carelessly or not, I know very well. Since Lin Jingxian married me four years ago, she tricked me on the night of our wedding chamber. Ever since, I haven’t touched her once. Tell me, where did the child she carries come from?" Ye Qiu spoke with certainty, forcing people to doubt.

It was said that the Fifth Prince was very affectionate towards the Fifth Princess Consort and that the Fifth Princess Consort was virtuous and considerate towards the Fifth Prince. Could it be true that the Fifth Prince had never laid a hand on the Fifth Princess Consort? This was indeed shocking news!

"Of course, the children are yours, Your Highness." Lin Xueyuan thought Ye Qiu was acting absurdly again and reproached him with a cold face.

"Is that so? Then how does Mr. Lin explain why neither of the children resembles me at all? And why, whenever I visit the Princess Consort’s chambers, does she always find various excuses to decline? Even the maidservants beside the Princess Consort look down on me behind my back, don’t they?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xueyuan couldn’t help but look towards Lin Jingxian and, seeing her turn her head away in embarrassment, he knew this was no falsehood. Lin Xueyuan’s hands began to tremble with anger. He had a lifetime of honorable reputation, was he to see it ruined like this?

No, whether true or not, this matter could not be admitted to!

"Prince, if you speak such words, you must have evidence. Although the Lin family may not hold a status as noble as yours, it is not one to be slandered at will," Lin Xueyuan said, his face flushing, whether from anger or shame, it was hard to tell.

"Evidence? Do I need evidence to prove my own personal experience? Shall I summon the Chief Officer from my mansion to inquire if, apart from the wedding night, there was ever a time I called for water? Indeed, you could argue that I was drunk on the night of our wedding and don’t remember anything. However, I do have evidence of this wretch’s affair with other men." Ye Qiu glared coldly at Lin Family, "Mr. Lin, accompany me to the palace. Let Father Emperor be the judge of this."

"It seems that it’s true."

"We’ve been married for four years. Even if the Crown Prince did consummate the marriage that night, it’s unacceptable to say that he hasn’t attended to it at any other time!"

"Exactly, who would have thought the Fifth Princess Consort would be this kind of woman."

Hearing the buzz of discussion around, the entire Lin Family felt a loss of face, and Lin Jingxian even closed her eyes in agony. No matter whether Ye Qiu had evidence or not today, her reputation was already ruined.

However, she must deny this matter at all costs, for if she admitted to it, the lives of her children, Ming’er and Lingling, would be destroyed.

"No, I did not, Ming’er and Lingling are your children," Lin Jingxian nearly hysterically protested.

"Then let’s proceed to the palace and discuss what exactly you did during the palace banquet!" Ye Qiu snorted coldly, commanding his men to escort Lin Jingxian, "Mr. Lin, if you please."

Lin Xueyuan gritted his teeth: "Fifth Prince, if Jingxian is wronged in this matter, I implore you to grant justice to her and our Lin Family."

"Rest assured, if you are wrongfully accused, I’ll renounce my royal status," Ye Qiu declared loudly. However, the more he said so, the deeper people believed in Lin Jingxian’s infidelity.

When Ye Qiu and the others went to the palace, the news quickly spread to Ye Kai and Xia Yixiao.

"Why is Fifth Brother so impulsive?" Ye Kai said anxiously.

Xia Yixiao shook her head upon hearing this: "If Fifth Brother has irrefutable evidence, how can you expect him to stay calm? Hurry and change; we’re going to the palace."

"Father Emperor, you must advocate for me, Father Emperor." Because Emperor Xingwu was ill and the border situation had become tense, there were several Ministers in Yangxin Hall discussing state affairs with him today. Then Ye Qiu, dragging Lin Jingxian along and crying out, barged in.

"Get out! Is this a place for your unruly behavior?" Emperor Xingwu shouted, then began to cough violently.

Ye Qiu did not care about all that, he had always been unconditionally supportive of his Crown Prince, hadn’t he? Now, he deliberately wanted the Crown Prince’s reputation to hit rock bottom: "Father Emperor, you must support your son. This wretched concubine, she actually had an affair with the Second Prince. Even the two children she bore are not of my blood."

As soon as Ye Qiu spoke these words, the hall instantly fell silent. The Ministers wished they could lower their heads even further, wishing they had not come here today.

"What nonsense are you spouting again?" Emperor Xingwu’s face turned awkward, recalling something, "Who has been spreading rumors in your ear again?"

"No one is spreading rumors. I have evidence!" Ye Qiu insisted adamantly.

"Say one more word, and I will punish you. Get out," Emperor Xingwu roared in anger.

"I will not leave. Today, I came here to seek justice. Let the Ministers be witnesses. If Father Emperor does not believe me, why not ask the Second Prince to come and confront the issue?" Ye Qiu stood his ground firmly.

"You..." Emperor Xingwu stood up in anger, then heavily fell back onto the throne, speechless.