Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle
Chapter 514: Cannon Fodder Princess Consort (7)

Chapter 514: Cannon Fodder Princess Consort (7)

Seeing Luo Ning really getting up to go to the Imperial Palace, Duke Dingguo was startled.

"What are you doing? Haven’t you heard that family disgraces should not be publicized?"

Of course, on the surface, a Princess Consort held a higher honor.

"With such an incident happening at home, it harms your reputation as a Princess Consort. What kind of scene are you creating today?"

He wasn’t as harsh anymore, and he seemed much gentler overall; to those unaware, he might even appear a loving father.

Luo Ning sneered, "My mother was almost killed, and you think I still care about reputation?"

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Father, why are you so agitated? Could it be that you’re feeling guilty?"

Duke Dingguo snorted, "Why would I feel guilty?"

Luo Ning looked at him with suspicion.

"Did you order someone to do this? Otherwise, why wouldn’t you be concerned about Mother’s health upon your return but instead worried about me making this a public issue?"

Duke Dingguo felt a pang in his heart, "You are falsely accusing me; your mother is my wife, why would I do such a thing?"

He hadn’t ordered it indeed, but his thoughts had wandered to his beloved concubine.

Luo Ning bluntly said, "You’ve always wanted that scumbag concubine to be your wife. If my mother were dead, wouldn’t she directly take the position?"

"Therefore, both you and that scumbag concubine are suspects."

Today, she was intentionally tearing her relationship with Duke Dingguo Mansion apart.

First, to take her mother away, and second, to simultaneously trap that scumbag Lu Xiao.

She had already broken off ties with the Marquis Mansion; if that scumbag Lu Xiao still had private dealings with Duke Dingguo, what would the Emperor think?

Anyone who could rise from a nearly deposed Crown Prince to sit on the throne must not be simple.

Nor were they likely to tolerate a half-brother, apprehensive and powerful, engaging in close dealings with a military-commanding Marquis Mansion.

As Luo Ning spoke, Lady Qingyan, who had just arrived, overheard her, and her face twisted.

This wretched girl dared to call her a scumbag concubine in front of so many people.

But she couldn’t retaliate now, her nails digging into her flesh.

Once she became the Marquis’s wife, and her grandson became the Crown Prince, she would ensure Luo Ning wouldn’t die a good death.

"Princess Consort, I know you’ve never liked me, but you can’t slander me."

She walked in, crying and sounding aggrieved, "I have never done such a thing."

Luo Ning, with a cold face, ordered the nanny behind her, "This scumbag concubine doesn’t know her place, shows disrespect to the Princess Consort—slap her!"

Sure enough, being of noble status had its conveniences; she could slap whoever she wanted.

Lady Qingyan hadn’t expected Luo Ning to actually order a slap.

Given her status, she indeed shouldn’t act recklessly in front of the Princess Consort.

Yet, because she had never yielded to Luo Ning and her siblings in the Marquis Mansion, she had grown accustomed to it.

Now caught red-handed disrespecting the Princess Consort, if she rebutted, this woman would surely seize the chance to punish her more.

Thus, she looked towards Duke Dingguo with tear-filled eyes as if she had suffered a great injustice, "Marquis!"

Her crying made Duke Dingguo feel pity for her.

He glared at Luo Ning, "This is not a place for you to act like a princess; she is your elder, no hitting allowed."

Luo Ning glanced disdainfully at her scumbag father, "Just a scumbag concubine, and you say she’s my elder? Not only are you favoring the concubine over your wife, but you also prefer the concubine over your daughter!"

Then, she signaled the nanny, and the two of them immediately went forward and slapped Lady Qingyan a few times.

Duke Dingguo couldn’t stand to hear Luo Ning insult his beloved concubine and his heartbreak grew as he moved to intervene, but Luo Ning blocked him.

His face stern, he said, "Luo Ning, you are insolent!"

Luo Ning’s eyes were full of cold severity as she loudly scolded, "You are the reckless one, Duke Dingguo, do you intend to rebel? How dare you yell at a First-rank Princess Consort from the Royal Family, acting as if the Royal Family and Prince Rui mean nothing."

Duke Dingguo’s complexion changed, "Don’t spout nonsense; I haven’t."

What would the Emperor think if he heard these words?

Today, his daughter had emboldened herself, truly thinking she had become invincible as a Princess Consort.

Prince Rui doted on Luo Ning, something he was well aware of, so he wasn’t afraid.

Luo Ning could see through his motives, "I shall go to the Emperor for justice right now."

The Marchioness who was nearby stood up and said, "I will go with you."

Duke Dingguo glared at the Marchioness, "Don’t join in this senseless commotion."

He then told Luo Ning, "Go quickly to the Capital Governor and withdraw the case so he can bring the arrested back, I will interrogate myself and give you an explanation for your mother."

He was used to the way he once addressed his legitimate daughter, so he spoke in a commanding tone.

Luo Ning sneered, "I don’t trust you, you just want to destroy the evidence, no way!"

Duke Dingguo angrily said, "You ungrateful daughter, what do you want? As a married daughter, you have no right to dictate in the Marquis Mansion."

Indeed, he was afraid of being investigated, so he wanted to bring the people back, and then find someone to pin a crime on at his convenience.

Luo Ning was tired of arguing, "Then I won’t dictate here, I’ll go to the Imperial Palace and ask the Emperor to decide."

"You!" Duke Dingguo was furiously enraged.

Luo Ning helped the Marchioness leave, and seeing that the two were serious, Duke Dingguo immediately ordered people to block them.

However, they were stopped by the Princely Heir with his men.

With an expressionless face, he spoke, "Father, since my sister and mother wish to see the Emperor, it would be better for you not to obstruct them, otherwise, it is contempt for the Royal Family."

Duke Dingguo hadn’t expected that at this critical moment, even his son would oppose him.

Indeed, they were all ingrates.

"You, you rebellious son!"

At that exact moment, Luo Ning and the Marchioness had already left the house.

She had come today to make a scene and had specifically brought quite a few guards, and with the Princely Heir’s intervention, Duke Dingguo could not catch up.

Once in the carriage, the Marchioness said to Luo Ning, "I want to accuse him of favoring his concubine and destroying his wife."

Luo Ning knew the Marchioness was a strong and decisive woman.

"Mother, I support you."

She further said, "Today they can harm you, tomorrow they can harm my elder brother, then those mother and son could take over our nest."

After hearing this, the Marchioness trembled even more resolved, "Exactly, I absolutely cannot let that pair harm you siblings."

She had not forgotten that that wretched woman’s daughter was also involved with Prince Rui.

If things weren’t made big today, and the Emperor didn’t punish Duke Dingguo and others, there would never be such an opportunity again.

That woman wanted to become an imperial concubine, letting her son inherit the throne in the future, she couldn’t let the other party succeed, otherwise, a tragic fate awaited them.

Upon reaching the gates of the Imperial Palace, Luo Ning sent in a token to request an audience with the Emperor.

At that moment, the Emperor was playing chess with a brother from the same mother.

He was slightly taken aback when he heard that Princess Rui accompanied by the Duchess Dingguo wanted to see him.

As he granted the audience, he also ordered someone to check the reason Luo Ning wanted to see him.

The Emperor’s informants had already reported the disturbance at the Marquis Mansion, so before Luo Ning and the Marchioness had even entered, he was aware of the reason.

The Emperor asked the cold-hearted man sitting opposite him, "Brother, what do you think?"

Lu Xun, with a stoic face, uttered, "Brother, you might want to intervene."

The Emperor smiled and said, "That’s what I was thinking too."