When the Emperor mentioned Li Ruyi, the Third Prince knew that something bad had happened. When he heard that Li Ruyi had killed Xiao Tang's father on the street and left five taels of silver on his body, the Third Prince immediately knelt on the ground.
"I know I was wrong."
"What does it have to do with you that your wife killed him?"
"I didn't discipline her well."
"Didn't discipline her well?"
With a bang, the Emperor smashed the teacup in front of the Third Prince.
The tea splashed on the Third Prince's face, but the Third Prince didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it.
"Didn't discipline her well? Since ancient times, I've never heard of anyone who dared to kill someone on the street and leave money on the ground to buy his life. Your wife is really powerful.
She even said something like buying his life. "
The calmer the Emperor's tone was, the more uneasy the Third Prince felt. In the end, he even wanted to strangle Li Ruyi to death.
It wasn't easy for him to establish a good impression in front of the Emperor, but in just a few days, Li Ruyi had created such a mess for him.
The Emperor looked coldly at the Third Prince. "You can't even discipline your wife. What else can you do?"
The Emperor's casual words excluded the Third Prince from being the Crown Prince.
The Third Prince had been cautious and conscientious until now. It wasn't easy for him to get the word "good" from the Emperor's mouth, but in the blink of an eye, he ended up like this because of Li Ruyi. How could he accept this?
The Third Prince wanted to quibble.
However, it was true that Li Ruyi was his wife. It was also true that Li Ruyi was arrogant and domineering and killed someone on the street.
In the past, the Third Prince had turned a blind eye to Li Ruyi's actions. After all, in his opinion, a servant was a servant. It was normal for Li Ruyi to kill someone when she was unhappy.
But now, because Li Ruyi killed someone, he had to pay such a price. How could he accept this?
The Third Prince quickly kowtowed to the ground, making thumping sounds.
In order to ask for the Emperor's forgiveness, the Third Prince kowtowed so hard that his forehead soon bled.
The blood flowed from his forehead to the bridge of his nose and the corner of his mouth.
The Third Prince, who was as gentle as jade, looked extremely embarrassed.
After all, it was his own child. Even if he was angry, seeing the Third Prince like this, the Emperor couldn't say anything harsh.
However, he was unwilling to let this matter pass just like that.
After all, Li Ruyi had killed the father of Xiao Tang, the top scorer in the imperial examination, in the middle of the street. This matter was too big. If they took it up high and put it down lightly, it would be like slapping themselves in the face.
Moreover, when the Emperor thought about Li Ruyi's actions, he felt that if he didn't punish Li Ruyi properly, he wouldn't be able to quell the public's anger.
Li Ruyi was imprisoned for two months before he was released.
Because her father was an elder of the imperial court, and she was also the legal wife of the Third Prince.
Li Ruyi held her up high, but after being locked up for two months, she was only asked for the title of Third Prince's legal wife and demoted to a secondary consort before being released.
However, no matter how pitiful the Third Prince pretended to be, because of Li Ruyi, he had no chance of becoming the Crown Prince.
Li Ruyi was his wife, and the two of them shared the same bed and slept together day and night.
If it was said that he was not clear about Li Ruyi's actions, it would be too fake.
Since the Third Prince was clear about Li Ruyi's actions, he had a tolerant attitude towards Li Ruyi. For an official wife that viewed human lives as worthless, her husband was naturally not a good person.
Although the Emperor needed some methods, this sort of cruel method was not acceptable.
The Third Prince, who should have been a popular candidate for the throne, lost all hope because of Li Ruyi killing someone in the middle of the street.
For the sake of quelling the public's anger, the Emperor directly gave the order for the Third Prince to rush to his fief.
Also, the Third Prince was able to tolerate his official wife killing an innocent passerby in the middle of the street, so a mother that could raise a child with this sort of worldview would naturally not be a good person.
Not only did the Emperor send the Third Prince to his fief, but he also sent Imperial Concubine Li away.
The Third Prince and Imperial Concubine Li were already angry because they had lost the position of Crown Prince for no apparent reason. At this time, not only was the Third Prince going to his fief, but even Imperial Concubine Li was being sent there.
Since the start of the court, this was the first time that the Imperial Concubine Mother and Imperial Concubine Mother had been sent to their fief. From this, it could be seen just how much the Emperor was prejudiced against the two.
Imperial Concubine Li and the Third Prince truly hated Li Ruyi.
Imperial Concubine Li's intestines were about to turn green from anger.
If she knew earlier that Li Ruyi was this sort of person, she would rather have the Third Prince not take a wife than marry Li Ruyi.
But now, it was already too late for regret.
The Third Prince had already married Li Ruyi, and Li Ruyi had already made it so that the two of them no longer had any chance of ascending to the throne.
Because Li Ruyi's matter was too vile, the Emperor had the three set out a few days after the imperial decree was issued.
The Third Prince and Imperial Concubine Li only had time to quickly pack their luggage before rushing toward their fief.
Li Ruyi had suffered enough in prison and had just come out. Before she had a chance to rest, she had to set out.
And most importantly, her husband did not pay any attention to the hardships that she had suffered. In fact, he even treated her with disgust.
As for her mother-in-law, she hated her even more.
She hated the house and its crow.
Because she hated Li Ruyi too much, her two children also became detestable.
After traveling for two months, they finally arrived at their fief.
Just as the three arrived at the manor, Li Ruyi was chased to the most remote corner of the manor by the Third Prince and Imperial Concubine Li.
Li Ruyi had been spoiled since childhood, but at this moment, the maidservant that she favored the most had her head chopped off because she had beaten someone to death.
As for the servants, they were originally masters that knew how to steer with the wind. Seeing the Third Prince treat Li Ruyi like this, they knew that Li Ruyi was not favored, thus they naturally began to treat Li Ruyi with contempt.
In the beginning, Li Ruyi was still arrogant, but the Third Prince did not want to see her, and Imperial Concubine Li continued to suppress her. After causing a scene a few times, she became obedient.
However, life did not let Li Ruyi go.
In the end, the Third Prince hated Li Ruyi for causing him to become a vassal prince.
Just like how the Second Prince had poisoned the Emperor, the Third Prince also began to poison Li Ruyi.
Although he could not kill Li Ruyi openly, he could kill her in secret.
As for Li Ruyi, she was just like the Third Prince. Her body began to weaken bit by bit, and she very quickly fell ill.
In less than half a year, Li Ruyi passed away.
The Third Prince hated the house and its crow. In this half a year, he and Li Ruyi's legitimate son had been by Li Ruyi's side taking care of her.
Li Ruyi lived and ate together with the child. Not only was Li Ruyi poisoned, the child was poisoned as well.
Not long after Li Ruyi passed away, the child also stopped breathing because the poison was too deep.
After losing his child, the Third Prince grieved for a while, thinking that he was still young and had plenty of children.
However, the Third Prince soon suffered the consequences of his own actions.
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