Chapter 236: The Crown Prince's Confession

Dongfang Qingxuan's voice was clear and powerful, resonating as if striking the ground.

Everyone who heard it showed astonishment in their eyes.

Crown Prince, he personally requested His Majesty to strip Ye Huanhuan of the Crown Princess title!

That literally knocked countless people's jaws off!

You should know their grand wedding is right after the Mid‑Autumn Festival!

Abolishing the Crown Princess now would cause a sensation, and Ye Huanhuan's reputation would be ruined!

Ye Huanhuan could hardly believe her ears!

The Crown Prince she loves most voluntarily petitioned to revoke her Crown Princess status!

"No, Crown Prince, you can't! I am your Crown Princess, you cannot treat me like this! Brother Qing Xuan, I've loved you for so many years, you can't abandon me, sob sob sob…"

Ye Huanhuan was unusually agitated, clutching Dongfang Qingxuan's leg and pleading incessantly, humble and pitiful.

The more Ye Huanhuan behaved this way, the more Dongfang Qingxuan despised her.

Dongfang Qingxuan's Crown Princess must be a stunning figure who suppresses an era; how could she be a humble ant?

"Crown Prince, your wedding ceremony is to be held after the festival; how can it be cancelled at the last minute? If Huanhuan is stripped, her future life will be ruined!" Zhao Shi cried out. Ye Huanhuan was her only reliance for wealth and honor; she could not watch her lose the Crown Princess status!

"Crown Prince, think it over!" Ye Yu also hurriedly pleaded. If Ye Huanhuan lost the Crown Princess position, it would be a huge loss for him!

At this moment, Ling Qingwu, who had been silent for a long time, finally stood up, his tone disapproving: "Junior brother, no matter what Ye Huanhuan does wrong, she is still a disciple of my father Qingyun Sword Immortal; if you dismiss her today, I cannot guarantee whether my father will be angry."

Those words carried a hint of threat.

As Qingyun Sword Immortal's daughter and Ye Huanhuan's senior sister, Ling Qingwu naturally did not want to see her discarded by the Crown Prince, as that would affect Qingyun Sword Immortal's reputation.

Seeing this, Ye Huanhuan clutched at a lifeline: "Crown Prince, I am a disciple of Qingyun Sword Immortal. Marrying you as Crown Princess will not disgrace you! Crown Prince, please, do not dismiss me; I will faithfully be your Crown Princess!"

Dongfang Qingxuan's brow twitched, showing some hesitation.

"Crown Prince, Ye Huanhuan could scheme against Meng Yao today and could scheme against you tomorrow; keeping such a ruthless person as a pillow companion, aren't you afraid that one day she might suddenly meet her end?"

His cool voice hid a trace of cold sarcasm.

The crowd followed the voice and saw Ye Qingran.

Ye Huanhuan, after finally calming Dongfang Qingxuan, heard Ye Qingran's words and instantly flared up: "Ye Qingran, shut up! I love the Crown Prince so much, how could I do something that harms him?!"

"Weren't you once as close as sisters with Zhao Yan? But what was the result?"

Ye Huanhuan choked.

Dongfang Qingxuan's gaze fell on Ye Qingran, savoring the earlier words, a faint glimmer appearing in his eyes.

Could it be…

The reason Ye Qingran urged him to abandon Ye Huanhuan was because she coveted the Crown Princess position?

That realization shocked Dongfang Qingxuan!

He already knew Ye Qingran still harbored lingering feelings for him!

He thought, after all those years, such feelings couldn't be so easily forgotten!

The reason Ye Qingran publicly dismissed him on the street was that at that time his eyes were only on Ye Huanhuan; she was probably embarrassed and angry, thus resorting to this rash move, perhaps feeling regret inside. Later, when he confessed to her at the Crown Prince Residence, she refused, likely because the Crown Princess position was already occupied by Ye Huanhuan.

Is it that if he abandons Ye Huanhuan and frees up the Crown Princess position, Ye Qingran will accept him?

Dongfang Qingxuan imagined beautifully, and his hesitant heart gradually steadied.

"Father Emperor, I have made up my mind; Ye Huanhuan is not a worthy consort, nor a suitable Crown Princess, so I request your decree!"

Ye Huanhuan was dumbfounded.

She never imagined Dongfang Qingxuan would be so resolute.

He, just like that, rejects her?

She is the person who loves him the most in the world!

How can he be so cruel?!

Donglin Emperor nodded.

He had already been displeased about Ye Huanhuan replacing Ye Qingran as Crown Princess, but because Ye Qingran voluntarily suggested dismissing the Crown Prince and because Ye Huanhuan was indeed outstanding, he had not intervened.

Now, having personally witnessed Ye Huanhuan's viciousness, he could never allow such a woman to marry into the royal family!

"Attendants, convey my decree: from today, abolish Ye Huanhuan's Crown Princess status, and she shall never marry into the imperial family!"

Donglin Emperor's deep voice rang out, casting Ye Huanhuan into an irredeemable abyss!

Never to marry into the imperial family…

It means she cannot marry the Crown Prince, nor any other prince she once disregarded!

It truly validated that saying: "Today you think I'm unworthy, tomorrow you'll be unable to aspire to me!"

Ye Huanhuan, from this moment, fell from the altar and became a laughingstock!

"No! Your Majesty!"

Ye Huanhuan wailed continuously, shaking her head in terror, her eyes filled with despair.

"Your Majesty, our Huanhuan is so outstanding, you cannot do this…" Zhao Shi cried more fiercely than Ye Huanhuan herself.

Nevertheless, no matter how this mother and daughter clamored, Donglin Emperor's resolve was set, and he was powerless to change it.

Because there was no concrete evidence that Ye Huanhuan was one of the masterminds behind Meng Yao's murder, she was not thrown into the death cell like Zhao Yan. Until sufficient evidence is found, she remains free, still the second miss of the Prime Minister's Residence.

Only she is no longer the lofty Crown Princess!

The crowd looked at the humbled, dust‑fallen Ye Huanhuan with sighs.

It is said that fortunes turn. Who could have thought that the once‑glorious Ye Huanhuan of five years ago would, at this Mid‑Autumn palace banquet five years later, end her own glory and brilliance?

Instead, the Ye Qingran who was despised five years ago leapt into everyone's view, shining brightly.

Dongfang Qingxuan stared directly at Ye Qingran, walking slowly toward her, his handsome face full of deep affection.

"Ye Qingran, I know the reason you made such a public display of flirting with me on Xuanwu Street back then was because love turned to hatred. You've always cared about the Crown Princess position, right? Well, today I've already cleared that position. From now on, that position is yours, and no one will ever compete with you for it."

Dongfang Qingxuan's gentle voice reached everyone's ears, and all the people were stunned.

The Crown Prince first flirted with Ye Huanhuan, and then immediately confessed to Ye Qingran?

Could it be that the Crown Prince flirted with Ye Huanhuan because he fell in love with Ye Qingran?

Many of the women present couldn't help but cover their mouths, showing envious expressions.

"Oh my god, Ye Qingran is just too happy, isn't she? The Crown Prince confessed to her in front of all the civil and military officials?!"

"If I could receive such deep favor from the Crown Prince, I would die without regret!"

"So Ye Qingran is the ultimate winner…"

……

Hearing everyone's words, Dongfang Qingxuan flashed a smile he thought was uniquely elegant.

Yes, today he intends to make a high‑profile confession to Ye Qingran, bringing her back to his side!