After quickly wearing the second male lead who was rejected

Chapter 253: Concubine (11)

Everyone present's expression changed instantly, except for Nie Qingxue who was smiling slightly.

"You're talking nonsense! You're a traitor! How dare you slander Li'er!" Chen Shuyi was the first to stand up, pointing at Xia Qing with her finger painted with bright red cardamom, glaring at her angrily.

Nie Huaili's body was shaking constantly. She hadn't expected that Xia Qing would find out about this matter, and now she had said it in front of Nie Qianyuan.

She raised her eyes, her movements cautious. She wanted to see what Nie Qianyuan's expression was like, but when her eyes met Nie Qianyuan's dark and terrifying face, Nie Huaili suddenly lowered her head, not daring to look at Nie Qianyuan again.

After all, she was the daughter that Xia Qing had watched grow up. Nie Huaili's reaction was enough to prove that what Xia Qing said was true. Nie Xuanyuan, who realized this, couldn't explain what he felt in his heart, but Nie Huaili was his daughter after all, and this matter couldn't be made known to more people.

"Xia Qing! How dare you betray the young lady?!" At this time, Chun Ye rushed to Xia Qing's side, pushed Xia Qing to the ground with both hands.

Xia Qing's face was pale. She supported herself on the ground with both hands, and after struggling to get up, she looked at Chun Ye, "You obviously knew it too! Why are you blaming me?!"

"You're just talking nonsense anyway!" Chun Ye pursed her lips, clenched her hands hanging at her sides, and she wished she could tear Xia Qing's mouth apart.

"Ahem—" Nie Qingxue clapped her hands again, turning everyone's attention to herself. "Alright, no more words. I'm asking you again, Nie Huaili, do you want to marry His Royal Highness Prince Duan?"

"Nannan, let's leave this matter at that. As for your suggestion of letting Li'er marry His Highness Prince Duan, let's put it aside for now." Nie Xuanyuan suddenly spoke, his hands behind his back, and he turned his head to look at Xia Qing who was kneeling on the ground. "And this maid who slandered the Second Young Lady, just send her to the traffickers to sell her."

Hearing this, Nie Qingxue's eyes darkened. She knew that Nie Qianyuan would eventually favor Nie Huaili.

"Father, have you ever considered that the affair between His Royal Highness Duan and Huaili is already known to everyone. If Huaili were to choose a husband, who would want her?" Nie Qingxue stood up and slowly walked to Nie Huaili's side. She reached out her hand and grabbed her wrist before Nie Huaili could move away. "Besides, Huaili is already pregnant with His Royal Highness Duan's child. Do you think Father is going to put this matter aside for now?"

Nie Huaili froze. She opened her mouth to protest when she heard Nie Qingxue say this, but then she remembered her period had been delayed for several days. She lowered her head again, swallowing her words. She even subconsciously ignored Nie Qingxue's grasp on her wrist. She only knew that as long as she didn't admit it, Nie Qingxue wouldn't be able to do anything to her.

"Qingxue! What on earth do you want to do?! It's bad enough that you've slandered your own sister for having an affair with His Royal Highness Prince Duan, but now you're also slandering her for being pregnant! Besides, what evidence do you have to prove that what you said is true?!" There was a hint of annoyance between Aunt Chen's eyebrows. She wanted Nie Qingxue to leave here quickly to avoid any more trouble.

"Evidence? Then we can go to the palace and find an imperial physician to take Huaili's pulse. Besides, the maid Xia Qing testified that there were clothes of His Royal Highness Duan in Huaili's room. If Aunt Chen doesn't believe it, you can go with us to see whether there are these things in Huaili's room." Nie Qingxue smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes. She let go of the hand that was holding Nie Huaili's wrist.

Just now when she grabbed Nie Huaili's wrist, she was taking Nie Huaili's pulse.

The six pulses are slippery and rapid, and the pulse on the radial side is severe.

This is the pulse condition that only appears when a woman is pregnant.

Sure enough, she made the right bet.

Nie Huaili and Tu Weizhi had sex so many times that even taking birth control pills would be useless.

Nie Xuanyuan felt his temples throbbing. Everything he had heard today left him feeling overwhelmed, as if no matter how he dealt with it, he couldn't resolve it properly. Especially when he heard Nie Qingxue say that Nie Huaili was pregnant, and saw Nie Huaili's cowardly expression, he knew the pregnancy was probably true.

Seeing that everyone present was silent, Nie Qingxue took Caiju and Dongmei and walked directly towards Nie Huaili's house.

"What are you going to do?!" Nie Huaili saw Nie Qingxue's actions and her heart was in a state of panic. Her tone was much more anxious when she spoke. As she spoke, she was about to stop Nie Qingxue.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shuyi suddenly reached out and grabbed Nie Huaili's wrist, "Li'er, are you serious?" Before she could say the rest of the words, Nie Huaili already knew what she meant.

"Mom... I haven't had my period for a few days." Nie Huaili looked back at her, her lips trembling as she spoke in a low voice, and her face was extremely pale.

When Chen Shuyi heard this, her mind went blank for a moment. She just opened her mouth to ask Nie Xuanyuan not to go, "Master!"

But Nie Xuanyuan didn't listen to her at all and interrupted her directly: "You two just wait outside!" After leaving this sentence, he followed Nie Qingxue to Nie Huaili's house.

Chen Shuyi and Nie Huaili, who remained where they were, exchanged a glance. Nie Huaili, seemingly losing all his strength, collapsed into Chen Shuyi's arms. Chen Shuyi's expression was also unhappy, as she realized that Nie Huaili was really going to marry Prince Duan. She had clearly wanted Nie Huaili to marry the Crown Prince.

What shocked her even more was that her daughter would have a secret meeting with Prince Duan in the middle of the night, sleep with him, and have a child...

During Caiju and Dongmei's search, Nie Xuanyuan witnessed Caiju find a man's coat embroidered with the family crest of Prince Duan's mansion from Nie Huaili's wardrobe. She also found a handkerchief under the pillow on the bed, with dark green bamboo leaves embroidered on all four corners.

Nie Xuanyuan had seen Tu Weizhi use such a handkerchief before, so he recognized it as Tu Weizhi's at a glance.

He closed his eyes and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Dad, you should agree with my decision now." Nie Qingxue was standing next to Nie Qianyuan. She had a cold expression and a calm tone.

Nie Xuanyuan said in a deep voice, "Nannan, even if Daddy agrees with your decision, can you get His Royal Highness Prince Duan to agree to this marriage?"

"Of course I can. I will go to the palace today and ask Your Majesty to issue an order." Nie Qingxue curled the corners of her lips slightly. She had long wanted to see what expression Tu Weizhi would have on his face when he knew that Nie Huaili was going to marry him as a concubine.

Yes, be a concubine.

How could Nie Qingxue let Nie Huaili become Prince Duan's concubine?

Her beloved sister had caused the death of her unborn child in her previous life, eight months before the birth. But Nie Huaili forced her to drink the poison wine and stood with Tu Weizhi, watching her suffer from the poison.

Only then did she realize that Nie Huaili had been kept by Tu Weizhi in a mansion somewhere in Tiandu City. It turned out that Tu Weizhi had always loved Nie Qingxue, marrying her for her generous dowry and the shops she owned.

The shrill laughter seemed to still echo in her ears. How could she, Nie Qingxue, let such a person off easily!!!

Nie Xuanyuan felt a momentary trance, as if Nie Qingxue, standing beside him, had changed, returning to the way she was eight years ago. She was always cold, standing there, her black eyes seeming to hold a ruthless wind and snow.

So compared to the cold-natured Nie Qingxue, he prefers to get along with the lively Nie Huaili.

At least, he could choose to avoid Nie Qingxue, so that he would not be reminded of the dead Tu Liuli.

"Daddy, Huaili is a concubine's daughter. If she marries His Royal Highness Prince Duan, she can only be a concubine. If Daddy wants to promote Concubine Chen to be the principal wife, then Daddy should consider whether to leave the Nie Mansion and retire to a farm in the countryside." Nie Qingxue felt that she needed to tell Nie Qianyuan these words, and let him remember that his achievements today were all thanks to her mother.

Nie Xuanyuan's expression changed. He looked at Nie Qingxue in disbelief, "You! You want Li'er to be your concubine?!"

"Didn't Concubine Chen also start out as a concubine? Don't worry, Father. His Royal Highness Prince Duan won't let Huaili suffer, so he'll make her a concubine. Caiju, Dongmei, take these things and go." After Nie Qingxue finished speaking, she turned around and left.

"Yes, Miss." Caiju and Dongmei said in unison, then took the two things and followed Nie Qingxue away.

Nie Qianyuan, who was standing there, felt that Nie Qingxue's words were indirectly directed at him.

But at that time, he was extremely sad because of the loss of Tu Liuli, and was forced to take Chen Shuyi as his concubine under the order of his family.

If Chen Shuyi had not been gentle and considerate, and had not always put him first, how could he have stood up again and supported the Nie family.

Now Nie Qingxue actually threatened him that if he meddled in other people's business, he would be sent to live out his retirement in a farm in the countryside!

Nie Xuanyuan's face turned terribly dark. He realized that Nie Qingxue must have enough confidence to dare to speak to him like this.

He suddenly thought of something.

If those shops were all under Nie Qingxue's name, then he would have nothing.