Chapter 443: Reaping What You Sow (Part 1)
The confidants and ministers who followed the Crown Prince, as long as they hadn’t participated in the rebellion, were all pardoned, with only a few close confidants removed from their positions.
Su Xingyan, Prince Ling, was ordered to return to his fiefdom, without an edict, never to return to the Capital City for the rest of his life.
The Fourth Prince Su Xingqiao was appointed as the Crown Prince, assisting the Emperor in handling state affairs.
Until this point, this struggle for the throne had come to a complete end, and the Capital City once again returned to peace.
Prince Ling Mansion.
Su Xingyan received the imperial decree and was completely stunned.
He didn’t even know when the eunuch who announced the decree left, just blankly holding the decree, kneeling in the hall, maintaining one posture for a long time without moving.
Was he, in the end, really going to be sent back to his fiefdom?
He suddenly remembered when his father was angry with him for not wanting to marry She and wanted to send him to his fiefdom, he had tried every means to kill She to maintain his status. At that time, he never imagined in his wildest dreams that one day he would fall for She.
Nor did he expect that the elder brother he revered and respected would raise an army in rebellion, and that he too would be implicated.
Of course, he knew that his father not convicting him was already being extremely gracious.
But he really didn’t know why his life had come to this point.
He couldn’t forget the indifferent look in She’s eyes when she looked at him, and ever since that incident, his father had not summoned him even once. He was completely abandoned, abandoned by the woman he loved, abandoned by his father.
Now, he truly had nothing at all.
Why did it turn out like this, why did it turn out like this?
"Ah—" Su Xingyan looked up and wailed to the heavens: "Why, why—"
Why had he come to this point, when he was clearly praised by everyone as a gentle and refined gentleman, clearly a noble prince, clearly with a bright future, clearly the woman he liked had always been deeply infatuated with him, but now, he had nothing, nothing at all...
Going back to his fiefdom, his entire life was over.
Su Xingyan never imagined he would have this day.
"Prince, Prince, what’s wrong with you? Don’t be like this, even if you return to your fiefdom, you still have a maid accompanying you, rest assured, I will never leave you!" At this moment, suddenly a woman rushed out and hugged Su Xingyan.
Su Xingyan snapped out of his despair, coldly staring at the woman, and asked, "Who are you?"
The woman looked at Su Xingyan in surprise and delight, "Prince, I’m Qian’er, don’t you remember me?"
Ever since Qian’er once crawled into Su Xingyan’s bed, provoking his anger, and fearing his punishment, she had never dared to appear before Su Xingyan again, staying instead in the side courtyard. There was no mistress in the mansion, so although her days weren’t easy, no one made things difficult for her.
Over time, she of course was unwilling to continue living like that. She was a woman favored by the Prince; how could she go on like this? Qian’er was always unwilling, no one restricted her freedom, but she really didn’t have the courage to get close to Su Xingyan again, until she discovered she was pregnant.
She originally wanted to find Han Yan for advice, but realizing that in this mansion, besides her, only Han Yan was favored by the Prince, if she told Han Yan she was pregnant, who knows if She would let her go, so after much consideration, she decided not to find Han Yan and instead secretly sought opportunities herself.