The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 105 Brother, you must help me

As soon as Li Jiangui spoke, the Imperial Concubine fell silent.

"Your Majesty, Huai Jiang has reached the age to be married. Shouldn't we consider giving her a title?"

Empress Wang changed the subject, and Li Jiangui put down his snacks.

"Let's talk about the account ban later, there's no rush."

Empress Wang felt a pang of sympathy. Ordinary princesses of Li Huaijiang's age would have already received titles, like Yongning, but Li Huaijiang had yet to receive one.

Lee Geon-kyu still seemed to care about that matter.

The Imperial Concubine narrowed her eyes, seemingly in a good mood. She exchanged a glance with Li Jing, both of them looking slightly smug.

Li Huaijiang, it's all her own bad luck. Who told her to be Li Sheng's biological younger sister? And Li Sheng committed a terrible mistake back then, yet Li Huaijiang still dared to defy the emperor's will and plead for Li Sheng.

Confined in the palace for three years and only released a year ago, this Empress, if it weren't for that childhood affection, how could she still be sitting here so peacefully?

Seeing that Li Jiangui's attitude remained unchanged, Empress Wang stopped mentioning it and just felt sorry for her daughter.

Li Huaijiang sat at the lower end of the table, picking at the shredded carrots in the vegetables.

She had, of course, heard the conversation between Li Jiangui and Empress Wang, and a dark glint flashed in her eyes.

Liang Fangfei waited outside for a long time before Liang Chengxuan finally came out.

"Brother, you have to help me this time!"

When Liang Chengxuan saw it was her, he told the others around him to keep their distance.

"what happened again?"

Ever since Liang Fangfei framed Qi Jiaying at the Marquis's residence, Liang Chengxuan hasn't had much contact with his third sister.

Liang Fangfei cried uncontrollably, wiping away her tears: "Brother, He Rufeng, he wants to divorce me! Brother, you have to help me, I'm your sister!"

She stepped forward and grabbed Liang Chengxuan's sleeve. Liang Chengxuan had told her that day not to go to the Marquis's mansion unless necessary. Later, He Rufeng somehow heard that she had been rejected by the Marquis's mansion.

Without the support of his maternal family, and with Xu Ying's family causing him to be demoted, He Rufeng started clamoring to divorce his wife.

Divorce is such a disgrace; if it really happened, Liang Fangfei would rather die than risk her life.

"Divorce you?" Liang Chengxuan frowned. "You gave birth to a son for the He family and haven't committed any major offenses, so why divorce you? What have you been doing at the He family all this time?"

After all, she was his own sister, and Liang Chengxuan couldn't just sit idly by, but he also needed to find out the truth.

Everyone knows he's fair and impartial, not biased.

Liang Fangfei's eyes flickered for a moment, which Liang Chengxuan noticed, and he asked her to tell the truth.

Liang Fangfei bent her knees and knelt down.

"He Rufeng brought a commotion to me after taking several concubines. I couldn't stand it, so I took action to deal with them, but I never expected..."

Liang Chengxuan's eyes sharpened instantly.

"Unexpectedly, that person died, which is why He Rufeng turned against me and wanted to divorce me."

Liang Chengxuan pointed at Liang Fangfei, "Are you out of your mind? You actually killed someone!"

He originally thought there could be something else, but he didn't expect that Liang Fangfei had tortured the concubine, who had already been married and received a contract of indenture, to death.

Liang Fangfei only mentioned it briefly, but there must have been quite a bit of private information involved.

Liang Fangfei was still crying, "Brother, I know I made a mistake, I'm willing to admit it. Please help me, brother. I can't be divorced. If I am divorced, what will become of the Liang family's reputation? How will the Liang family's daughters find husbands in the future?"

She knew that Shen Hanyu and Liang Ruoxue were already married, but Liang Ruoyan hadn't made any moves yet, so she wanted to use this to manipulate Liang Chengxuan into helping her.

Liang Chengxuan understood what she meant; she had actually tried to scheme against him.

When the brother and sister arrived at the pavilion, Liang Fangfei had already wiped away her tears.

“Brother, you’re willing to help Liang Fangrong, so you should help me too. I can’t live if I’m divorced. It’s all He Rufeng’s fault; he’s the one who caused all this trouble.”

"You killed a legitimate concubine who had gone through the proper procedures. Do you know what crime that is?"

Liang Fangfei shrank her neck; of course she knew.

“I didn’t kill her, and I never expected that she would suddenly die that night.”

She merely ordered someone to give him a few lashes; she never imagined that the man was so weak that he would die within a night.

The matter was eventually suppressed, but He Rufeng stepped in to resolve it.

He Rufeng used this incident to threaten her, saying she could either divorce him or be sent to the authorities for proper handling. He Rufeng had all the witnesses and evidence, and even that brat He Xu refused to help her.

Having nowhere else to turn for help, she thought of the Marquis's mansion.

Looking at Liang Chengxuan's expression, Liang Fangfei said, "My fate is intertwined with that of the Marquis's mansion; we share both glory and ruin. We cannot sever our ties."

Liang Chengxuan took a deep breath. This Liang Fangfei was even more troublesome than Liang Fangrong.

"This matter is too complicated. Let's not talk about what He Rufeng did wrong first. The one who is most wrong is you. If you ask me, divorcing you is already the lightest punishment. Taking a concubine is a common human practice, and it was done openly, not secretly."

Liang Chengxuan valued propriety and reputation, and he knew that if He Rufeng were to break off relations, he would definitely be smeared with dirty water.

This matter needs to be carefully considered.

"I'll figure something out. You can stay at the He residence without worry."

Liang Chengxuan got up and left, and Liang Fangfei chased after him.

“Brother, if you really can’t handle it, talk to Xu Ying and ask her to let the He family go. That might ease the situation a bit, otherwise I won’t be able to stay at the He residence.”

She looked miserable, completely different from when I first saw her.

Liang Chengxuan coldly replied, "If you want to live, then wait. Do nothing else. Otherwise, even if you ruin the reputation of the Marquis's mansion, I will not protect you. You'd better think it through."

Liang Fangfei stood there, her face full of resentment.

Shen Hanyu emerged from the shadows. Having heard that Liang Chengxuan and Liang Fangfei had met, she was curious about what had happened, so she came to see.

I don't remember things turning out this way in my previous life. He Rufeng wanted to divorce his wife, and most importantly, Liang Fangfei beat her concubine to death.

“Killing a concubine is a serious offense. According to the laws of the Great Yong Dynasty, this is punishable by exile.”

Shen Hanyu and Miaocui left together. Who knows how much trouble this matter will cause in the Marquis's mansion? Liang Fangfei is no pushover, and the He family will definitely not tolerate her. I'm afraid that less than a day after returning home from today's banquet, she will be crying and running to the Marquis's mansion.

"Has this married third wife gone mad? No matter how much trouble she causes, she can't beat a concubine to death and give her husband leverage over her. Even if it were the Marquis, he wouldn't want to smooth things over in this matter, would he?"

Miao Cui couldn't understand why Liang Fangfei would do such a thing.

"My third aunt isn't the type to act cautiously. She could easily get angry over a few words, become jealous, and lose her temper, which is why she might do something rash."

Shen Hanyu returned to the main hall. Having come to the palace today, she had learned a great deal.

However, before she could even enter the door, she was stopped by Li Huaijiang.

Li Huaijiang smiled and asked, "Miss Shen, would you like to come closer?"

Shen Hanyu withdrew her foot and followed Li Huaijiang away.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Li Huaijiang glanced at Miaocui, who tactfully withdrew, leaving the two of them some space.

"Please don't be offended, Miss Shen, I don't trust others."