C25 Concubinage?

Furthermore, she was Marquis Chu's most valued daughter, so she was clearly telling everyone that the personal residence was on Fifth Prince's side. This was a huge taboo, as the emperor didn't allow others to side with him in private.

She almost banged her head on the ground, begging for mercy in a hurry:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Empress, please forgive me. Xuan`er just likes Fifth Prince too much and has absolutely no other intentions. Furthermore, it has nothing to do with Fifth Prince. I beg Your Majesty to punish Xuan`er. Xuan`er was too reckless and recklessly charged into His Highness the Crown Prince."

As he spoke, he continuously kowtowed.

Marquis Chu also kneeled down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My daughter is ignorant. I definitely did not mean to offend His Highness the Crown Prince. I hope that Your Majesty will understand."

All of a sudden, everyone looked at Gong Wushang, but they saw that he had an indifferent expression, as if he didn't care at all.

In her previous life, Shu Jing also thought that Gong Wushang was very confident so she did not react. However, this time, she very carefully noticed that he slightly squinted his eyes. This was a trick that Gong Wushang usually did when he was unhappy, perhaps even Gong Wushang himself did not notice it.

At this moment, other than begging for mercy, there was no other sound at the banquet.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly opened his mouth.

"Shang, what do you think?"

Gong Wushang's face darkened, but he quickly recovered. Under the crowd's gaze, he stood up indifferently.

"Imperial Father and Mother, this is a joyous occasion. Why are you asking for mercy, fifth brother?"

Everyone was stunned, even Gong Wumin, who could not see Gong Wushang's expression, raised his head in surprise. As the one who understood Gong Wushang the best, he could not guess Gong Wushang's thoughts at this moment.

"What do you mean?"

The empress was puzzled as well. She had never seen through a child's thoughts before.

Gong Wushang said calmly:

"In the past, Royal Grandfather really wanted us brothers to have someone marry into the Marquis' Mansion, but before Royal Grandfather could decide on marriage, something like that happened. Right now, Miss Chu thinks of Fifth Brother, isn't taking in a concubine perfect?"

Take a concubine?

Chu Yingxuan's face paled. She wanted to be the main wife, not a concubine!

Everyone took a while to react. That's right, Chu Yingxuan was a concubine, so no matter how knowledgeable and reasonable her usual behavior was, no matter how much Marquis Chu doted on her, he had no right to be a prince's concubine. He could only be a concubine, while the Empress was the legitimate daughter of the Great General.

Even Fifth Prince was humiliated. It was no wonder that His Highness the Crown Prince didn't care; he had already thought of this. The crowd couldn't help but look at the crown prince in admiration. He was truly wise and deserved to be called His Highness the Crown Prince.

Gong Wumin's face turned pale as he knelt on the ground. He knew that Chu Yingxuan would do this at the banquet, so he intended to use this opportunity to pressure the crown prince. However, he didn't expect to be slapped in the face.

"Yes, Shang is right. I will agree to the marriage."

Chu Yingxuan wanted to retort, but Marquis Chu had already knelt down to thank her.

"Thank you for the empress's grace."

As the crowd continued to congratulate her, Chu Yingxuan almost fell to the ground out of exhaustion. Thankfully, she did not lose her composure after being raised for so many years. It seemed that she had used all her strength to return to her seat.

She looked at Fifth Prince with an aggrieved expression. After today, she would definitely become the laughingstock of the capital. It was unheard-of for a girl to take the initiative to request to be someone else's concubine in the palace.