The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 1121: Chapter 424: My Husband Is the Male Supporting Character (End) (Part 3)

He Shu racked her brains to defend herself, finally managing to temporarily appease Zhou Jin.

And the Fourth Prince was indeed effective.

At the end of the year, the Crown Prince did not survive the winter, passing away a few days before the New Year.

The following spring, the Imperial court petitioned His Majesty to appoint a new Crown Prince.

With the strong support of Marquis Chengen’s Mansion and the achievement of creating a new type of gunpowder, the Fourth Prince successfully eliminated the Third Prince and Sixth Prince to take his place in the Eastern Palace.

After becoming the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince was very kind to his brothers.

He voluntarily suggested to the Emperor to confer titles on several of his younger brothers. Zhou Jin, who had been conferred the title of Commandery Prince, was promoted one rank, and was honored as a Prince.

The new Crown Prince’s reason was ready-made, ”Father Emperor, my Seventh Brother’s wife has made military achievements again, and the He Family already has a Marquis title, so it’s not good to overly favor them. Might as well elevate my Seventh Brother’s title, so his wife becomes a Princess Consort!”

This proposal emphasized ”He Tian” as a member of the Royal Family, downplaying her origin as Miss He.

This suggestion was exactly what the Emperor wanted.

Of course, such words could only be private chats between father and son and must not be made public.

Externally, the reason was the Crown Prince affectionately cared for his siblings, and the Royal Family was in perfect harmony, hence Prince Qi was promoted.

However, Zhou Jin only felt humiliated—

Whether because of ”He Tian” rising by her husband’s status or Zhou Jin’s mistaken belief of selling out his wife for glory, his masculine pride was greatly offended.

And yet, Zhou Jin, full of resentment, had no way to vent his anger, so he could only swallow his bitterness.

But, he no longer had any love for He Shu, who continued to ”bump into” the new Crown Prince, only deep-seated hatred.

Yes, He Shu indeed did not sleep with the new Crown Prince, but as a married woman, she should have kept her distance from men other than her husband.

This is called avoiding suspicion!

He Tiantian sneered: ... Oh, you, a devoted male companion who worships the female lead, actually know the term ”avoiding suspicion.”

In the original plot, He Shu had already married the Fourth Prince as a concubine, and Zhou Jin also had his Princess Consort.

But whenever He Shu needed help, Zhou Jin would always disregard ”avoiding suspicion,” showing up whenever called and frequently ”bumping into her.”

When discovered by the original protagonist, he could still righteously claim, ”We are innocent,” ”We have done nothing wrong”?!

Now, the tables have turned.

He Shu is no longer someone else’s White Moonlight but has become Zhou Jin’s woman. Does He Shu’s interaction with other men make Zhou Jin feel utterly betrayed?

Does it make him start to reject and resent in every possible way?

”Wretch! Unfaithful, treacherous! Truly a wretch!”

With the new Crown Prince ascending the throne as Emperor, Zhou Jin’s inner grief and indignation peaked.

In his eyes, He Shu was no longer the flawless, sacred, and noble White Moonlight, but a shameless wretch entangled in disgraceful affairs.

He Shu hadn’t done anything extremely outrageous, at most just being especially favored by the Emperor.

He Shu had not truly betrayed Zhou Jin, at most a spiritual infidelity.

Yet Zhou Jin could not bear it.

He wanted to severely punish He Shu but feared displeasing the new Emperor.

He even had to help He Shu cover things up, fearing any bad rumors.

Underneath a canopy of shame and disgrace, he had to smile and face it, honoring the adulteress while respecting the traitor... Zhou Jin felt he was about to die of anger.

And this humiliation and shame peaked when He Shu gave birth to an illegitimate eldest son.

There is no wall that the wind does not pass through in this world.

The new Emperor might have just seen He Shu as a female strategist, but their relationship went beyond that of a normal in-law.

Thus, some risqué rumors started circulating in the streets.

The Emperor’s true love is Prince Qi’s concubine, the Empress is just for show, Prince Qi is just a living cuckold.

After He Shu and Zhou Jin’s son was born, rumors even circulated that he was the Emperor’s illegitimate child.

Zhou Jin spat out a mouthful of old blood, knowing full well the child was his own, yet looking at the child always made him uncomfortable.

He Tiantian continued to sneer: ... This is just the beginning!

In the original plot, the streets were filled with scandals of ”The Empress Dowager and the Regent King’s affairs.”

Even the little Emperor was suspected to be the Regent King’s child.

Otherwise, the Regent King clearly had the chance to become Emperor himself but handed the throne to the little Emperor.

Besides being his own child, the world couldn’t think of a more reasonable explanation.

The original He Tian also believed the Regent King and the little Emperor were father and son; she felt sorry for her biological son, and seeing the so-called illegitimate child, she hated him to the bone.

The original protagonist would perform many crazy actions, all forced by Zhou Jin and He Shu’s ambiguity and the rumors in the streets.

Now the identities have changed, yet Zhou Jin did not have the same calmness and clarity as when he scolded the original protagonist in the original plot.

Tsk tsk, He Tiantian could only say, when the knife doesn’t cut into yourself, you never feel pain.

The female lead merely married the male companion, and yet the same things have taken on a different tone...