The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

She is someone valued by the Emperor and Prince Dongchang, no longer someone I can aspire to associate with.

To still take her as a concubine, ha, Gu Jingyuan is ashamed, wishing he could secretly slap himself twice!

Others don’t know how that pile of Princes and Princesses in the palace came to be, but as the Emperor’s ”trusted aide,” Gu Jingyuan knows better than anyone.

Just this one credit, He Dian has become the ”Fertility Guanyin” in the eyes of the Nobles in Capital City.

Not to mention, the room full of pickle jars can actually be used to make life-saving Medicine Soup!

Many Generals from the Sixteen Guards have come to request medicine.

The Emperor values it greatly, specifically sending his ”trusted aide” to continue helping at the Medicinal Food Restaurant.

... She and I, there’s no chance anymore!

But fortunately, my family and He Dian haven’t completely turned against each other, we are still ”siblings.”

Gu Jingyuan collects all his thoughts, forgets the past, and treats He Dian as his own sister.

Just as he was adjusting his mindset, the Ma Family noisily came to catch adultery.

Gu Jingyuan’s inner shame and anger could be imagined.

In his fury, Gu Jingyuan disregarded much, and vented all his inner frustrations, dissatisfaction, and present anger.

The Ma Family forcefully closed their eyes.

It’s over!

This time’s ”public opinion battle,” she lost.

Not only could she not stand on the moral high ground to condemn Gu Jingyuan, He Dian, this pair of scoundrel and slut, instead became the villainous original couple who wouldn’t want riches but smear dirt on their husband!

Usually, faced with such situations, the Ma Family wouldn’t easily concede.

But recently, after one defeat after another, especially with Prince Qi’s Mansion starting to leak and trend towards capsizing, the Ma Family was totally disturbed.

Facing Gu Jingyuan’s ”accusation,” the Ma Family not only didn’t refute immediately, but even felt a rush of blood to her head —

Thud!

The Ma Family closed her eyes, and fainted on the spot.

The Ma Family fell ill, seriously ill.

Some suspect she has a ”heart disease.”

There’s never a secret in Capital City, let alone when the Ma Family made such a spectacle catching adultery.

In less than half a day, more than half of Capital City knew.

There were all sorts of things said about her, but the deeper the image of a devoted and virtuous wife the Ma Family created in the past, the stronger the backlash now.

Ma Family:...

Her reputation was ruined, but she hadn’t completely conceded, she took the opportunity to bring her son back from Prince Qi’s Mansion.

But, she didn’t divorce Gu Jingyuan.

It’s not that she didn’t want to, nor that Gu Jingyuan disapproved, but because she couldn’t bear to part with her three children.

This is the Dafeng Dynasty, not the later generations.

Couples can divorce, but children won’t be taken by the woman.

Unless the man has a major fault, and the woman has power and influence, enough to overpower the husband’s family.

These ”favorable conditions,” the Ma Family doesn’t have any, she even pleaded with Gu Jingyuan not to divorce.

In the end, the Ma Family could only separate estate and live separately with Gu Jingyuan (the ancient version of separation), for the sake of the children, for the family reputation, becoming a couple in name only.

Of course, the Ma Family still harbored a glimmer of hope — in the battle for succession, perhaps Prince Qi’s Mansion could prevail.

The Emperor indeed had Princes, but the children are still young, in an era with a high infant mortality rate, whether they can safely grow up is really uncertain.

And the Emperor is getting older, in case—

The Heir of Prince Qi, trained as an ”invisible Crown Prince” for years, is already thirteen this year.

There are quite a few ministers depending on Prince Qi’s Mansion.

Who ultimately gets the throne is really uncertain!

Not only does the Ma Family harbor such fantasies, but the entire Prince Qi’s Mansion, including those who follow him, think the same.

Thus, Prince Qi committed treason!

Taking advantage of the Emperor’s hunting trip during autumn exams, attempting to assassinate the Emperor.

The Emperor suffered severe external injuries, with a fever that didn’t fade, the Imperial Physicians were helpless.

Gu Jingyuan brought a bowl of Medicine Soup, the Emperor drank it, the fever swiftly subsided, and the Emperor successfully saved a life.

The Emperor didn’t die, nor was the Imperial Palace breached.

The rebellion of Prince Qi’s Mansion lasted only three days before the Emperor easily suppressed it.

Prince Qi was put under house arrest, Princess Qi, Heir of Prince Qi, and the family were all detained.

The former Princess Yongping, Wei Wuyou, declared herself simply a ”Foster daughter” of Prince Qi’s Mansion, trying to escape calamity, meanwhile the ”true daughter” Princess Yongning, Wei Jingniang, revealed a truth that directly infuriated Princess Qi to the point of spitting blood —

”I’m not really a daughter of Prince Qi’s Mansion, I’m just an ordinary farmer’s daughter from Wannian County.”