The old Grand Prince arrived soon.
As the director of the Imperial Clan, who was in charge of some miscellaneous affairs about the royal family instead of taking responsibility for the national issues, he rarely went to the imperial court. He just went to the first meeting of each month.
He didn't often come to meet the Emperor unless something important happened. Basically, he had an idle but noble job which, however, would be beneficial to him at a certain time!
"Your Majesty!" Grand Prince stepped forward and bowed to the Emperor.
"Uncle Chu, stand up, please!" The Emperor helped him up in person and granted him a seat.
However, Grand Prince refused to stand up. He kowtowed to the Emperor three times and said with tears in his eyes, "I'm guilty, Your Majesty!"
"Stand up first, Uncle Chu!" the Emperor said gently.
"Your Majesty, I feel ashamed! I don't live up to my reputation as the
Chu Liuyue was invited somewhere soon after he entered the Palace.It was Moyan who invited him. She was waiting for him behind the flower shrubs. When seeing Chu Liuyue coming over, she hurried forward, bowed, and motioned for Chu Liuyue to follow her.Chu Liuyue hesitated for a moment and then left with her.As Shao Yanru's private principal maid, Moyan was responsible for delivering messages for her master and Chu Liuyue, so she was very sophisticated.They made several turns and finally arrived at a remote courtyard.With the name "palace", it was nothing but a small courtyard where people in the Imperial Palace laid their sundries. It only had a few small rooms, among which the main room was open, and Shao Yanru was standing at its door. On catching sight of Chu Liuyue, she became so excited that she lifted her dress and rushed to him. Unfortunately, she tripped and almost fell off in front of him.
"Princess Chen, Eldest Young Madam of Duke Yong's Mansion came!" When Yujie came in and reported, she curled her lip disdainfully, for she had contempt for Qin Yuru."She has been a disagreeable person since I knew her in Jiangzhou! Why does she come here? What does she want?" "Let her in!" Shao Wanru blinked her eyes and said with a smile. It was not surprising for her that Qin Yuru would come over."With such a personality, how can she keep a low profile after knowing that she is from the royal family?"Yujie led Qin Yuru in soon. When Qin Yuru saw Shao Wanru, she just bowed slightly and then directly sat in a chair.Shao Wanru's servant girls were infuriated by her rudeness.Shao Wanru glanced at Qin Yuru and asked casually, "Can I help you, Eldest Young Madam Di?"Qin Yuru looked around at the ornaments, jealous and hateful. "I should have been the one enjoying these luxuries with
Qin Yuru indeed met Prince Chen's carriage at the intersection, but she didn't have a chance to get close to it. She took a few steps forward, but a guard whipped her heavily to the ground and injured her face. Then, more guards rushed over and took her down before she could say a word.Two guards with swords quickly caught her, one rudely stuffing her handkerchief into her mouth and the other tying her hands up together with a thick rope.Mei Xue was so stunned when seeing the scene that she didn't dare to show up. She hid behind the carriage and watched the guards from Prince Chen's Mansion drag Qin Yuru away as if they were pulling a dead dog.They didn't take her to Prince Chen's Mansion. Mei Xue followed them and saw the two guards drag Qin Yuru into the Ministry of Justice!Many passers-by also followed Qin Yuru till they reached the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, but none of them had ever noticed Mei Xue. They g
Chu Liuchen usually returned to the mansion early. But today, it was late, and the moon was already high in the sky when he arrived home.Hearing that Chu Liuchen was back, Shao Wanru welcomed him in the corridor."Why are you still outside at this time? Let's go inside!" Chu Liuchen held her hands and asked with an unhappy face. Then he waved his hand, and the servant girls and Xiao Xuanzi stopped their feet.The couple entered the room hand in hand. Shao Wanru stepped close to help Chu Liuchen take off the light gray cloak with a golden edge on tiptoes and placed it on the clothes stand."Did anything happen?" asked Shao Wanru, who felt uneasy. "He came back so late today! There must be something serious to deal with.""Duke Yong was accused of secretly operating a concubine market to bribe the officials," Chu Liuchen said casually and pulled Shao Wanru to sit on the bed."A concubine market?" Sha
What had happened in Duke Yong's Mansion caused a stir in the capital.Duke Yong's Mansion, a neglected place, was investigated. Besides, many officials began to investigate their inner courts. They were afraid of receiving girls from Duke Yong and being investigated by the Emperor.Fortunately, this was caused by Duke Yong's Mansion, and also ended in Duke Yong's Mansion!Many aristocratic families secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Qin Yuru's affair was also revealed. Madam Di's affair in those years was not really unknown to others. Some people said they had seen Madam Di and Chu Huairan meet in private, and they had met many times. Later, Madam Di hurried to marry far away, because there was not a good family that was willing to marry her in the capital city.Everyone thought that Madam Di and Chu Huairan just had an affair. Unexpectedly, they had not only an affair but also a child, Qin Yuru. Moreover, Mad
In the prison, Qin Yuru trembled in fear. She never thought that she would end up in the Ministry of Justice and be sentenced to decapitation!How could they do that to her? She was related to the royal family. How could they sentence her to decapitation? Someone must have made a mistake!Now her status was equal to a Princess, right? She was more distinguished than Shao Wanru had ever been in the past. Why would she end up in prison?"Qin Yuru, you have a visitor!" the female prison guard said coldly."Who? Who is it?" Qin Yuru rushed to the door and said anxiously. She was overjoyed. It must be her grandfather and father that had come to save her!"Who else could I be? Qin Yuru, take a look and see who I am!" A woman came in, lifted the cloak on her head, and looked viciously at Qin Yuru who was in front of her.Qin Yuru looked skinny and lost all her former beauty, and the woman was pleased to se
"What happened in Jiangzhou? What could have happened in Jiangzhou?" Qin Yuru was stunned for a moment, raised her head, and did not understand what she meant!"Isn't there anything in Jiangzhou?" Shao Wanru said lightly. Her deep eyes seemed to be shining, but when one looked at them carefully, they looked deep again."Qin Yuru, if you want to tell me the secret of Jiangzhou, send someone to tell me. Otherwise... there will be no next step for you. Everyone confirmed your crime of killing your mother. Even if you have the blood of the Chu family in your veins now, so what? No one in Grand Prince's Mansion will try to save you!" said Shao Wanru slowly.After finishing her words, she turned around and walked out without looking at Qin Yuru."Shao Wanru, what do you mean?" Qin Yuru didn't understand and shouted loudly."First Miss, our lady doesn't mean anything. That is to say, except for our lady, no one will be
Shao Wanru also saw the person above, but she couldn't react in time. She watched the person above fall down. She closed her eyes and tried hard to tilt her body.Yujie, who was behind Shao Wanru, saw that the situation was off. She hurriedly reached out to grab Shao Wanru's clothes and pulled back hard. Shao Wanru staggered back a few steps and happened to avoid the person rushing down from above. At this time, Madame Dong also reacted and grabbed Shao Wanru's hand.The person bumped into Yujie, who also took two steps back and held the handrail of the staircase.A few more people appeared at the stairway, among which was a gorgeous girl. When she saw the scene in front of her, she was also shocked and hurriedly said, "Second Brother, what's wrong?"The person who bumped into Yujie steadied himself. He was a young man in his twenties and good-looking, but his eyes were hollow. At first glance, one could tell that he was a p
"Not yet. My leg just cramped up." Shao Wanru reached out to touch her calf, but her belly was too big to reach it.The Emperor reached out his strong hand and massaged her calf. The young and handsome Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankfully, you are not going to deliver the baby!"As soon as he said this, Chu Liuchen realized he had said something wrong. He hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that. It's good that you are not delivering the baby now."After saying that, he realized that something was wrong again and laughed.Shao Wanru laughed so hard that she couldn't speak. Since when did Chu Liuchen, who was as scheming and gloomy as a demon king, could not even speak clearly?"You're still laughing. Did I say anything wrong?" Chu Liuchen glared at her. However, with an elegant smile on his face, he didn't look domineering at all.Shao Wanru continued laughing happily. After a while, she s
Everything in the past had a cause, but this cause was concealed in many mists, so it appeared unreal.After reading the letter in her hand, Shao Wanru put it down with a trace of a smile across the corners of her eyes. She had been relieved of some things. Once she hoped that Qin Huaiyong would treat her like Qin Yuru.This was what she hoped for most in her last life. After all, at that time, she had always thought that she was Qin Huaiyong's biological daughter, and she had no idea that her identity had been seized by Qin Yuru. Right now, Shao Wanru didn't want to mention it again. After the rebirth, she found out the truth and could not be reluctant to get close to Qin Huaiyong anymore.The memories of her last life were fading away, and they become blurred in her eyes.Putting down the memorial in her hand, Shao Wanru smiled with an elegant and calm look in her eyes. "Madam, please pass my gratitude to Ningyuan Army Gen
Shui Ruolan followed the Nanny who led the way ahead and felt uneasy. Since she came to the capital, she occasionally associated with some Madams from aristocratic families. She would not attend their parties unless it was necessary.On the one hand, she always had a weak character. On the other hand, every time she joined them, some Madams always asked about Madam Di intentionally or unintentionally. They were polite to Shui Ruolan on the surface, but they sneered at her behind her back when talking about her.People in the capital thought that Madam Di was Qin Huaiyong's legal wife. Shui Ruolan was a divorced woman. How could she compare with a decent Madam from an aristocratic family? Her status was much lower than Madam Di's. Of course, there were some people who flattered her. They were two-bit nobodies who wanted to curry favor with Qin Huaiyong.This was the first time Shui Ruolan had entered the Palace since she came to the capit
"Yes, Her Highness fainted. Hurry up... Inform His Highness to go to see her. Mingqiu Nun is also there... Hurry up!" Yujie was so excited that she spoke incoherently."Are you stupid?" Xiao Xuanzi looked at Yujie as if she were a fool."Quick! It's true. Believe me." Yujie was overjoyed and kept urging."His Highness will get angry," Xiao Xuanzi reminded Yujie.Yujie blinked her eyes in confusion. "Go quickly. His Highness will be happy.""His Highness will be angry!" Xiao Xuanzi said loudly. He thought that Yujie was out of her mind. What nonsense she was talking about! Xiao Xuanzi had seen with his own eyes how his master treasured Princess Chen. Princess Chen fainted now, but Yujie said that Prince Chen would be happy. What could he be happy for?Xiao Xuanzi felt a chill on his back. He even thought that he might not be safe. Instead, this silly girl was giggling here.Yujie looked
The swing swayed slowly. Shao Wanru sat on it and slightly narrowed her clear eyes in the sun, enjoying the gentle breeze. After a shower, the sky cleared up. Under the blue sky, she felt quite pleasant.It was the third day since the violent political upheaval in the Palace. Everything had returned to the right path, and the Emperor had woken up. The Fake Dead Medicine was remarkably effective.Chu Qing planned to kill the Emperor and shift the blame onto Chu Liuyue. In the end, he occupied the Palace, but at the last moment, Chu Liuchen changed the ultimate outcome.Chu Qing was not the deceased emperor's son. As the truth was exposed, he became a surviving supporter of the previous dynasty.Consort Dowager Qing had an affair with the prince of the previous dynasty on the run and was pregnant. After that, she met the deceased emperor, who had come to wipe out the rebels. She seduced him and entered the Palace. Not long aft
Chu Liuyue looked at the Emperor indifferently. During this period, the Emperor often vomited blood. He was used to such a scene. He fainted again, but so what?He walked up to pull the Emperor up and said, "Father, you'd better write it carefully so as not to cause me more trouble..."The next moment, his hand paused before the Emperor. Abruptly, Chu Liuyue reached out to feel his breath, and his face changed drastically."Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Derong was terrified and looked at Chu Liuyue. Likewise, he reached out to feel the Emperor's breath and knelt on the ground in a panic. "His Majesty... passed away!"Chu Liuyue looked sullen and reached out to feel his breath again. He found it hard to believe that the Emperor would die of anger because of him. Although he had said he was not afraid of this result, it became more difficult for him to clear up such a messy situation when the Emperor died. Since he was in t
Lights of every palace in the imperial Palace went out at night. There was a great noise somewhere. When the first scream came, many people put on their clothes and lit the lights again.These women in the Palace looked ghastly pale. They wanted to hide elsewhere but couldn't find shelter in the darkness. They trembled and huddled together, not knowing what had happened. Anyway, it didn't sound like a good thing. How could such a lot of awful noise appear in the Palace? The first idea that came to many people was that a rebellion was happening.In the night, Zhaoyi Di hurriedly followed a eunuch carrying a lantern and went to a palace out of use.Chu Liuyue was sitting in the middle of the hall."Greetings, Your Highness!" Zhaoyi Di said."How is it going?" Chu Liuyue asked."Commandery Prince Cheng has taken some people to the Emperor's resting place!" Zhaoyi Di reported."Good, well d
"From the previous dynasty?" Shao Wanru looked up. Though she was surprised, she didn't show it. She had figured it out. But after confirming it, she was wide awake."Will the Empress Dowager be in danger? I'll go to the Palace every day in the next few days!" Shao Wanru suggested."No, it's too dangerous!" Chu Liuchen shook his head."It doesn't matter. I have helpers by my side and bracelets!" Shao Wanru reached out her hand and cutely shook it. There was a pair of glossy sapphire bracelets on her wrist. At a glance, they were not ordinary.Chu Liuchen said with his face darkening, "No!"Such a close-fitting concealed weapon should be the last resort. As long as he thought Shao Wanru would be in such a dangerous situation, he would not be at ease. "Let Qin Yiyan accompany my Imperial Grandmother!""But someone should accompany and protect Noble Consort Lan. If those people deal with her..." Shao W
"Master, there is something wrong with the sandalwood." Qi Jue pulled an incense stick out of the incense burner at hand.Chu Liuchen took it and frowned. "What's the problem?"Qi Jue replied with a serious look, "There is something added to it. If it is used for a long term, one will be mentally and physically exhausted, then lack strength, and spit out blood. If putting another ingredient into the medicine at this time, it is very likely to cause sudden death."On the bed, the Emperor leaned against Noble Consort Lan with a pale face. Just now, he spat out blood again, and he felt very uncomfortable all over.Noble Consort Lan stroked the Emperor hard while looking toward Chu Liuchen with her red eyes, but she did not speak."What was added?" Chu Liuchen asked sternly. He didn't trust the imperial physicians in the Palace, so he brought Qi Jue to the Palace. After entering the Palace, Qi Jue did not check the