Sometimes, people who have done too much iniquity can easily be punished.

This is the situation that the three princes are facing now.

If he hadn't calculated the Lan family back then and ruined her reputation, maybe she would have gone to another place and married into a wealthy family, so naturally she would no longer have anything to do with him.

If he hadn't used insidious means to attract the vigilance of his uncle Xiao Mingde and his childhood sweetheart Ma Yurong because he couldn't calculate Zhao Ying, he would not have been involved in the Lan family's family business, and he would not have been recognized by Ma Yurong as a bad person, which caused the alienation and vigilance of the eldest princess of Yongning. The eldest princess of Yongning will not sue him in front of the queen mother, and the queen mother will not be dissatisfied with him because of this, and she will no longer love and care for him in the past.

And if he hadn't deliberately curried favor with the prince of the East Palace in his early years, wanted to disguise himself as a caring and good brother, but secretly dug into the corners of other people's walls behind his back, and didn't slander in front of the emperor in private, Empress Cao and the crown prince would not have been resentful after realizing what he had done, and now they have joined forces to trap him in front of the emperor.

There is also Xiao Guifei's responsibility here. She has always played a virtuous role in front of the emperor, and Empress Cao never let her lose her temper with all kinds of ridicule, and she was a model of gentleness and elegance and indisputability, which left an excellent impression on the emperor. The emperor only felt that Empress Cao was jealous and domineering, and she would bully honest people, and Concubine Xiao's gentle words would only make him more dissatisfied with Empress Cao.

And after Empress Cao found out about Concubine Xiao's methods, she was naturally even more angry. She believed that Xiao Guifei's mother and son were both insidious and cunning villains, and she was wary of everything, but she couldn't get the understanding of her husband and son. Now that her son has finally woken up, she is no longer protecting the sinister third brother in front of her, she naturally wants to put people in the pit of death, so that the third prince will not have a chance to turn over. She also wanted to take the opportunity to attack Concubine Xiao Guifei, so that the other party would completely lose the military support of her brother.

The queen and the first family of the East Palace have been hit hard in the past three years, and finally saw that Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince were doing too much, which made the emperor disgusted, and it was about to be cold, and the Cao family was filial piety again, and it was expected to make a comeback, how could the third prince have a chance to come out at such a critical moment? !

Under the attack of the three parties, the three princes seemed to be facing the dilemma of having to marry the Lan family as the main concubine, how could he not be very angry?

Of course, Concubine Xiao Guifei is against family affairs, she softly wants to use the Lan family's scandal with the prince as an excuse, and wants to get rid of this marriage for her son. The emperor said that he had heard from her own brother General Xiao Mingde that three years ago, the third prince pestered Xiao Lin, causing Xiao Mingde to be dissatisfied, and decided to ask for a marriage between the third prince and the Lan family. The emperor thinks that his third son is not very kind in this matter, and now that he has taken advantage of other girls, the girl's family background is not bad, and her appearance and character are quite outstanding, so it is better to marry back and be a concubine. Royal children, of course, can't do irresponsible things.

Anyway, the so-called scandal between the Lan family and the prince was also released by the third prince himself, and he himself knew the girl's innocence, so there was no need to care about those scandals.

It was not easy for Concubine Xiao to maintain her gentle and dignified demeanor in front of the emperor at that time, but she wanted to scold her brother immediately. Afterwards, she also managed to meet with General Xiao and asked her brother why he said such a thing in front of the emperor.

General Xiao told her very bluntly that it was impossible for the third prince and Xiao Lin to be. He is in charge of the military power of the camp in the western part of the capital, and the defense of the capital city is in his hands, how could the emperor allow a prince to have the opportunity to obtain such power? And once he marries the prince - even if it is his own nephew - the emperor's trust in him will be discounted, and he will most likely lose the military power in his hands, which is completely more than worth the loss! Without the Xiao family's military power, can the third prince still pay attention to Xiao Lin? For the sake of his daughter's happiness, General Xiao will never agree to this family business! He has already taken a good look at a family for his daughter, and whether his wife opposes it or not, he will make a marriage for his daughter in the near future. As long as the marriage contract is certain, even if the wife does anything more, the girl who has been engaged will not be able to become a candidate for the prince's concubine. He let his sister Xiao Guifei die directly to this heart!

On the other hand, the reputation of the Lan clan is ruined, and it is indeed inseparable from the three princes. Now the people of the Lan family in Shouchang Bofu don't know the truth, and they only put the responsibility on the second prince and the Lin family. General Xiao asked Concubine Xiao to figure it out and not to reveal any news that should not be revealed. Otherwise, when the emperor really gives him a marriage, the three princes will not want to have a quiet life in this life.

Lan's is clearly not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is definitely not easy to mess with!

Concubine Xiao Guifei was angry and afraid, and was shocked to find that her mother and son seemed to have followed the old path of Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince, and it might cause the emperor's disgust and vigilance at any time. At present, she can temporarily use the third prince's affection for her uncle's cousin to distract the emperor's attention, so as not to let the emperor suspect that their mother and son really started the idea of military power in the western camp. But the Xiao family's family business, I'm afraid it's really hopeless.

She had no choice but to go back to her son to discuss. After the third prince knew his situation, he was angry again. Although the news has not yet spread, and rumors that he has a personal affair with the Lan family have not yet arisen in Beijing, as long as the emperor does not change his mind for a day, he will not be able to get rid of the Lan family, the candidate for the main concubine, is it possible that he really wants to accept this green hat? !

At this time, he began to regret that he shouldn't have spread the rumors about the Lan family and the crown prince to everyone. If he hadn't done this, there wouldn't be so many people who knew about this scandal, even if he was really forced by the emperor's order to marry the Lan family, he wouldn't have made everyone laugh!

Just when the third prince racked his brains to get rid of this unwanted family business, Xiao Rui returned to the capital and rose smoothly. The third prince remembered that this cousin had been giving him ideas since he was a child, so he found him and intended to bring him back to his side. A promising young general, with a background and military merits, is widely appreciated by the bigwigs in the army, if he can return to the capital to serve, how can he be a small commander in the Praetorian Guard! If you can rise step by step, you can at least control some of the power of the Praetorian Guard, right? Since the marriage with the Xiao family and the support of the city guards have come to naught, the three princes must find a way to start anew.

Xiao Rui didn't want to give the three princes ideas and harm other innocent girls, nor did he want to defect to the three princes and contribute to his plan to win the heir. The reason why he went north and went to the frontier to risk his life to eat sand was to get rid of the quagmire of the third prince. Now that he is expected to start a family, how can he turn back?

Xiao Rui found an excuse to hide, but he didn't know how long he could hide. The third prince was a little annoyed, so he asked someone to give him a message, telling him to go back obediently, otherwise he would release the rumors between him and the Lan family. Anyway, the third prince didn't want to marry the Lan family, and he couldn't change the emperor's mind, so he could only sacrifice the Lan family, and use his cousin to pretend that he was passing a message to the Lan family for his cousin, so he would meet the Lan family! It doesn't matter if others believe it or not, anyway, the third prince can't let the people who block him have a good time!

For this reason, Xiao Rui specially explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly in the letter, and at the same time attached the gossip he inquired from all sides, and even the Shouchang Bo Mansion, he inquired a lot of inside information. Whether the Lan family can become the third princess has nothing to do with him at all. But finally the sweetheart who is expected to reunite after a long absence, but he must not misunderstand his innocence!