SBCEJM -Chapter 251 The Emperor’s Grandchildren Turned Out to Be the Product of a Triple-Cuckold Scandal?!

【The young heir and little princess currently being raised in the Second Princess’s residence aren’t even her children at all!】

“What?!”

The Minister of Rites dropped his memorial with a smack onto the floor.

“You’ve got to be joking! How is that even possible?!”

The Vice Minister of Works blurted out before realizing he had lost his composure and hurriedly covered his mouth.

The expressions throughout the court varied wildly—

The younger officials’ eyes lit up. This gossip was enormous!

The elder ministers wore grave expressions. How could royal bloodlines be forged?

Several censors from the Censorate were already feeling their hearts race, itching to impeach someone on the spot.

If these words had come from anyone else, everyone would have dismissed them as absurd nonsense.

But this was the inner voice of the Prince of Zhenbei!

The king of gossip who had never once been wrong!

Xiao Juechen’s fingers dug into the dragon throne’s armrest, his temples throbbing.

From the beginning of court until now, he had thought he’d already witnessed enough outrageous scandals.

But now—

Even his grandchildren were fake?

Tampering with the royal bloodline was a crime punishable by extermination of nine generations!

【Are they Chu Ping’s children with his mistress?】

Feng Zexuan quickly pieced things together in her mind.

The system’s tone turned meaningful.

【One of them is. The other one… not entirely.】

【???】

A string of question marks popped up in Feng Zexuan’s mind.

【System, can you stop playing word games? What do you mean “not entirely”?】

【Host, don’t rush. Let me explain slowly!】

【Chu Ping switched the children not because he doted on his mistress, nor because he wanted revenge on the Second Princess.】

【Then why?】 Feng Zexuan pressed.

【Because he thought the Second Princess was ugly and stupid.】

The system’s voice dripped with mockery.

【He was afraid his son would inherit her genes and grow up into some ugly idiot who’d embarrass him.】

【So he simply swapped in the children born to his mistress instead.】

【The current heir and princess in the residence are two of his mistress-born children.】

Hiss—

Soft gasps spread through the crowd.

Feng Zexuan clicked her tongue internally.

【That reason… is way too bizarre!】

【He disliked his wife’s genes, so he replaced her children with his mistress’s?】

【That train of thought is honestly unbelievable!】

The ministers exchanged looks.

Chu Ping truly was shameless beyond all limits!

【But Host, the even crazier part is still coming!】

The system sounded gleeful.

【That little heir Chu Ping brought back? He isn’t even Chu Ping’s biological son!】

Feng Zexuan’s thoughts froze for a second.

【…Huh?】

【The child was born from the mistress and her cousin!】

The system enunciated every word clearly.

【The mistress cuckolded Chu Ping, and this idiot happily carried the child home thinking it was his own son?】

Feng Zexuan’s voice jumped an entire octave.

【Exactly!】

The system laughed viciously.

【Chu Ping got cheated on without even realizing it and treasured the bastard child like some precious gem!】

【Good lord! Seriously, good lord!】

Feng Zexuan burst into laughter in her head.

【What do they call this again? “Those who cuckold others will eventually be cuckolded themselves!” The karma came way too fast!】

【The heavenly cycle spares no one!】

An eerie silence fell over the Golden Throne Hall.

Everyone had been completely stunned by the layers upon layers of reversals.

The Marquis of Yongchang swayed slightly, nearly losing his footing.

Closing his eyes, he felt the world spin around him.

Finished.

It was completely over.

The face of the Yongchang Marquis Manor had been utterly destroyed by this disgraceful son!

Feng Huai’an stared blankly ahead, his brain already shut down.

Right now, all he wanted was for court to end quickly so he could go home, pick up some bamboo strips, and weave a basket to calm his chaotic thoughts.

Feng Zekai lowered his eyes, the corner of his mouth twitching faintly.

Every day, the gossip his sister consumed became more explosive than the last.

He was becoming numb to it.

Crown Prince Xiao Mingxuan bit his lip, his shoulders trembling slightly.

He wasn’t trying to laugh.

Really, he wasn’t.

But this was just too… too absurd!

On the dragon throne, Xiao Juechen took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

His towering fury had strangely subsided somewhat.

That beast Chu Ping had been cuckolded too…

Could this count as another form of retribution?

The system continued revealing secrets:

【And Host, the most ridiculous part is still ahead!】

【The two children that were swapped out—the Second Princess’s actual biological children—aren’t Chu Ping’s either!】

【One belongs to a stable groom, and the other to the night-soil collector!】

【HOLY SHIT!!!】

【This is way too dramatic!】

Feng Zexuan’s mind exploded on the spot.

Everyone: “……”

World, just end already.

Standing in the officials’ ranks, Fang Ziqin had gone completely numb.

Just moments ago, he had still been heartbroken over the past between the Eldest Princess and Chu Yu.

But now…

He suddenly felt his own embarrassing streaking incident wasn’t even worth mentioning.

Compared to these people, he was practically as pure as a white lotus flower.

【System, where are the two real children who got swapped out now?】

Feng Zexuan asked curiously.

【They’re both being raised by the mistresses.】

The system’s tone turned teasing.

【At first, Chu Ping’s two mistresses wanted to vent their anger on the Second Princess’s children.】

【But once they saw them—wow. The kids were absolutely adorable, delicate and pretty as dolls.】

【Even prettier than their own biological children!】

【So their maternal instincts exploded, and they started treating them like their own son and daughter.】

【……】

Feng Zexuan fell silent for a moment.

【So in the end, this really is a world that values appearances.】

【Even children aren’t exempt.】

【But speaking of that…】

She added smugly in her mind:

【Thankfully my whole family has amazing genes. Every single one of us is top-tier gorgeous!】

【No matter where we go, we’ll never lose out!】

Feng Huai’an and Feng Zekai both twitched at the corners of their mouths simultaneously.

Daughter. Sister.

She wasn’t wrong.

But saying it in this kind of setting…

Was way too flashy.

Still…

They were secretly pretty proud of it.

Among the officials, quite a few handsome ministers subtly straightened their backs.

This official isn’t bad-looking either!

Meanwhile, the more ordinary-looking officials silently shed grateful tears in their hearts.

Thank heavens for the beauty mirror!

Thank heavens for the Prince of Zhenbei!

On the dragon throne, Xiao Juechen calmly adjusted his imperial robes without changing expression.

As for this emperor’s looks, naturally there is no need for discussion.

Thinking of something else, Feng Zexuan asked again:

【System, didn’t the Second Princess and Chu Ping notice each other cheating at all?】

【Nope.】

The system answered with certainty.

【Both of them are masters of time management. Each plays their own games and has no spare time for the other.】

【And because both feel guilty inside, they’re actually extra polite to each other.】

【You respect me a foot, I respect you a yard.】

【The atmosphere between them is ridiculously harmonious.】

【They even care for each other with things like, “Husband, you’ve worked hard today,” and “Princess, your complexion looks wonderful today.”】

Feng Zexuan was completely convinced.

【Alright then. Crazy man and crazy woman—truly a match made in heaven!】

【Please don’t go out and ruin other people’s lives anymore!】

【Just lock yourselves inside and keep hurting each other!】

Hearing this, the anger in Xiao Juechen’s heart subsided even more.

Right.

Let them continue living “lovingly” together.

All he needed to do was secretly investigate everything, cut off their financial resources, strip those two fake “grandchildren” of their titles, and remove them from the imperial genealogy.

As for the two real grandchildren wandering outside…

He could find some excuse to register them under a collateral branch and grant them a stable, wealthy life.

After all, he no longer even wanted to acknowledge that daughter of his.

Much less her children.

Having finished devouring this enormous piece of gossip, Feng Zexuan felt utterly satisfied.

【System, now that we’re done with the Second Princess’s scandal, let’s switch flavors!】

【What’s going on with the Eldest Princess and Fang Ziqin?】

At the mention of them, the system’s tone immediately turned gossipy again.

【Same as always. They meet secretly by the lakeside once every three days.】

【But Fang Ziqin has changed recently. He doesn’t streak anymore—he runs with clothes on now.】

【Guess his mental trauma’s improved a little.】

Feng Zexuan instantly lost interest.

【Then what’s even left to watch?】

【Running with clothes on is just ordinary exercise, isn’t it?】

【What’s the Eldest Princess even watching anymore? Wouldn’t it be better to just go back and sleep?】

Within the officials’ ranks, Fang Ziqin’s face instantly flushed red.

From his neck all the way to the tips of his ears.

So once he wore clothes…

There was nothing worth watching anymore?

But knowing the Princess was watching from the pavilion tower, how could he possibly continue running around naked?!

Still… the Prince of Zhenbei was right.

Running with clothes on really wasn’t interesting.

Fang Ziqin screamed inwardly:

No!

I need to hurry and train up an amazing physique first!

Once I get eight-pack abs, then… then I’ll consider whether to take my clothes off again.

Wait, no no no!

What am I even thinking?!

Fang Ziqin wished he could slap himself.

At that moment, the system lowered its voice mysteriously:

【Host, tonight just happens to be one of their “date nights.”】

Feng Zexuan’s eyes lit up.

【Perfect!】

【Tonight we’re going too!】

【And while we’re at it… let’s give them a little surprise, hehe~】