Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle
Chapter 516: Cannon Fodder Princess Consort (9)

Chapter 516: Cannon Fodder Princess Consort (9)

Lu Xiao had previously heard from his followers that the Princess Consort not only caused a disturbance at the Marquis Mansion but also ran to seek an audience with the Emperor.

He hadn’t had the chance to get the details, but now, after hearing Duke Dingguo’s words, he immediately felt a headache coming on.

How could this woman be getting bolder and bolder? She actually dared to do such disrespectful things towards her elders.

He couldn’t help but wonder, had he perhaps overdone it with his acting, spoiling Luo Ning so much that her temper grew increasingly worse, daring to do anything?

"This matter is not very convenient for me to intervene in, Marquis," Lu Xiao said. "Please return home first and wait and see." Lu Xiao had always been a wise man.

He couldn’t meddle with the affairs of Duke Dingguo Mansion publicly, otherwise, the petty-minded Emperor would surely take note of it.

Seeing Duke Dingguo’s anxious demeanor, Lu Xiao inwardly cursed him as an incompetent ally.

You’re talking about poisoning someone, can’t you be more secretive?

Even leaving behind a recipe, making it clear at a glance which foods are incompatible, that sort of evidence should definitely be destroyed first!

He did not know that this was something Luo Ning had acted on impulsively, instructing someone to fetch the recipes immediately; otherwise, the evidence would have surely "accidentally" been burned or drenched until the words were illegible.

He thought for a moment and then whispered a reminder, "Marquis, you better go back and clean up the mess at your mansion first."

If Duke Dingguo Mansion were implicated, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Luo Chun in the palace. He couldn’t interfere too much publicly, but he still had to offer the necessary reminders.

Of course, he would also help out in private.

Duke Dingguo quickly realized what he was implying: he needed to eradicate the remaining evidence in the Marquis Mansion and quickly find someone to take the blame.

He and his beloved concubine, naturally, couldn’t get their hands dirty.

He had been so infuriated by the mother and daughter just now that he had overlooked this issue.

He bowed to Lu Xiao, "Thank you, Prince, for the reminder. I will return and wait."

He felt that even if Luo Ning took the Marchioness to the Emperor to complain of his disrespect towards the Princess Consort and the matter of the incompatibility of the foods in the recipes, as long as he handled the aftermath cleanly, it wouldn’t be considered a significant issue.

As for disrespecting the Princess Consort, that was his own daughter. Even if he was impolite, he could smooth things over.

His eldest daughter had given birth to a Prince, he had heavy troops at his command, and he believed the Emperor would not pursue the matter too harshly.

After he returned, he would settle the score with the Marchioness properly.

Lu Xiao nodded, "Marquis, take care on your way out!"

He had always been very courteous to Duke Dingguo, naturally, out of regard for the person he liked.

Duke Dingguo was aware of this, so he smiled and took his leave first.

Lu Xiao also returned to the Prince Mansion with a stern face, ready to settle the account with Luo Ning when she returned.

On the other hand, Luo Ning instructed the coachman to go directly to one of the annexes that came with her dowry and settled the Marchioness there.

Returning to the Marquis Mansion was out of the question; who knew if Duke Dingguo might go mad with desperation and harm the Marchioness, leaving her bedridden.

Although he wouldn’t dare do so now, after some time, when people had forgotten about today’s events, arranging for the Marchioness to pass away from illness wasn’t out of the realm of possibility.

After settling her in, the Marchioness, holding Luo Ning’s hand with concern, said, "I don’t know if he will take his anger out on you once you return to the Prince Mansion today."

As Princess Consort, Luo Ning naturally could not stay in the annex.

The Marchioness had already implored the Emperor to decide on a separation and for her, staying here wasn’t much of an issue.

Luo Ning laughed dismissively, "As long as he doesn’t want his true intentions exposed, he wouldn’t dare do anything to me."

Coveting a Palace Concubine and aspiring to cuckold the Emperor, Lu Xiao would surely not dare to let his true thoughts slip, for that would be a one-way road to death.

The Marchioness, who always saw things in this light, advised, "No matter what, you must be careful of their treachery."

Luo Ning nodded, "I will be."

As they spoke, Luo Zhen, the Princely Heir, also rushed over.

His thoughts aligned with Luo Ning’s; as long as their mother was happy, a separation was inconsequential.

Upon entering, he first comforted the Marchioness.

Marchioness, having eaten incompatible foods for a while, felt somewhat frail. Coupled with the exhaustion from today’s events, she conversed briefly before going to rest first.

Luo Zhen and Luo Ning sat down together to speak privately.

He sighed, "I never expected father to do such a thing for that mother and daughter."

Luo Ning said, "If nothing had seemed amiss, who could have imagined they’d be so ruthless."

"Brother, it would be best to check your own people too. I suspect someone close to you has been bought by that mother and daughter."

In six months, Luo Zhen would be leaving for a military campaign, but it had been a planned ambush that left him injured and resulted in his death. Only someone close to him could have orchestrated it.

"Alright, I’ll make sure to investigate thoroughly." Originally, Luo Zhen had not given it much thought, but now, reminded by his sister, he felt it was necessary to look into it carefully.

Luo Ning asked, "Brother, how is your relationship with Prince Chen?"

In six months’ time, her brother would be injured and ultimately die on the battlefield.

Some time passed, and then came the news that Prince Chen had died in battle.

At the time, Prince Chen led the troops, and Luo Zhen had followed him. Their relationship must have been good.

Sure enough, Luo Zhen looked at his sister in surprise. She was never previously interested in these matters.

"Prince Chen owes me a life-saving debt. We have private communications, and our relationship is pretty good," he did not conceal.

Luo Ning smiled, "It’s good that you have a decent relationship."

"Brother, if one day you and Prince Chen go to battle, you must be careful of your own people, lest you fall into someone’s scheme," she thought it over but still decided to give a warning.

Luo Zhen looked at her quizzically and asked, "Sister, have you discovered something?"

Luo Ning told Luo Zhen about Lu Xiao and Princess Consort Chun’s affair.

She continued, "I discovered their affair quite by accident. Just a few days ago, I unintentionally overheard in the study that they might be plotting against Prince Chen."

Of course, she had fabricated this, with the intention of making Luo Zhen caution Prince Chen to be careful.

If Prince Chen did not die, then the Dingnan Marquis would have had no chance to take advantage of the battlefield to claim great achievements, nor to merge another military force under his control entirely.

That was what gave Princess Consort Chun and Lu Xiao the confidence to make their move against the Emperor.

Thus, Prince Chen could not die.

Luo Zhen hadn’t expected the man who was reputed as Capital City’s most devotedly affectionate husband to be so shameless.

His face showed anger, and he clenched his fists tightly, cursing, "Damn it!"

No wonder his father and that despicable concubine were so confident; they must have known about Lu Xiao’s affair with the Palace Concubine Chun.

"Sister, do you want to divorce too? I’m afraid if you stay in the Prince Mansion, they’ll target you."

Luo Zhen truly cared for his sister and didn’t mind not having a Prince as a brother-in-law.

Luo Ning replied, "Divorce is inevitable, but now is not the right time."

"Don’t worry, Lu Xiao still needs me as a shield for now; he won’t let anything happen to me."

"And I certainly won’t take the blame for them; I need to clear my name of the jealous wife reputation first."

Seeing her confident and resolute appearance, Luo Zhen said no more.

"Do whatever you want, I’ll be standing behind you."

"As for the Marquis Mansion, destroy it if you want. Even if I’m not the Princely Heir of the Mansion, I can rise on my own," Luo Zhen was confident in himself.

"If you need to do anything, come to me," he added.

He had long known about that biased father’s desire to disinherit the Princely Heir; he just lacked a good excuse.

However, as his sister said, it’s very probable they wanted to remove him and definitively pass the position of Princely Heir to that woman’s son, solving everything once and for all.

Thus, to him, the Marquis Mansion was of little consequence.

Luo Ning smiled knowingly, "Good!"

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