Although Chu Jinghuai was happy about his victory, it was not surprising. No one doubted Prince Su's ability on the battlefield, and they thought it was normal for him to win.

However, the news that Chen Jingxi had caused a big disturbance in the court and left the palace with a lot of rewards spread to all families that day, and those who could not go to the court could not help but inquire about it everywhere.

Does the Emperor value Prince Su more? Or does he value Princess Su more?

This has something to do with their future stance, so we can't be careless.

It was a cold day, and many people were running around in the streets and alleys of the capital.

Prince Su's Mansion.

"Have Han Yu and the others returned? Did they suffer?" Chen Jingxi asked.

Han Yu and the others were captured by the Queen's men from the very beginning. Given the Queen's way of doing things, there was no guarantee that she would not torture Han Yu and the others to extract confessions.

"Don't worry, Princess. Han Yu and the others have returned a long time ago. They only suffered minor injuries. The court doctor has examined them and it's nothing serious. They are resting now." Wu Kuan said lightly.

But he secretly cursed in his heart: The palace is an unlucky place, no one in it is a good person, and the queen is even worse.

Chen Jingxi nodded and said, "It's good that you're back. They're also frightened. Send a few maids over to take care of them for a few days."

Wu Kuan nodded repeatedly and followed Chen Jingxi, while talking about what the secret guards had found out, and Concubine De also got involved.

Chen Jingxi paused, frowning slightly. She had never killed Concubine De, always considering her as Chu Jinghuai's mother. "Have someone keep an eye on her. If she does it again, show no mercy."

Wu Kuan agreed and talked about Concubine Shu again. They said that anyone who wanted to harm their princess would not be let off by their Su Palace. The emperor only imprisoned the person in Yongning Palace, which was too easy for Concubine Shu.

For the crime of murdering the wife of a first-rank prince, the emperor neither banished Concubine Shu to the cold palace nor demoted her rank, but simply locked her up.

Chen Jingxi immediately understood the emperor's intention. Now that the commander of the imperial guards was imprisoned and Concubine Shu was sent to the cold palace, the emperor would be truly isolated and helpless.

After all, Taifu Zhao was one of the Three Dukes and had countless students.

"Send someone to serve Concubine Shu's meal."

"Yes, Princess." Even if the princess had not given any instructions, he would have sent people to serve Concubine Shu well.

When they returned to Lixiang Courtyard and saw Chen Jingxi coming in, Chunmei and several maids came to greet her. Seeing that Chen Jingxi was intact, they cried and laughed, "Princess, I'm glad you're okay."

They were imprisoned in the palace for a day and a night. Although they did not suffer any serious injuries, they were very worried. When they returned to the palace and did not see the princess, they still felt uneasy.

Chen Jingxi smiled and said, "Okay, stop crying. I'm fine, right?"

"Princess, we are happy. Seeing you return safely, we are relieved."

Even though they had heard Chief Steward Wu tell them a thousand times that the princess was fine, they could not rest assured until they saw it with their own eyes.

No one knew how the queen dealt with the princess later. They heard from Butler Wu that the emperor had put the princess in jail.

The princess must have suffered a lot in the cold and damp prison, so no matter what Butler Wu said, Chunmei still didn't believe it.

How could the princess, who is such a delicate person, endure such hardship?

If Chen Jingxi knew Chunmei was thinking this way, she would definitely say, "I really haven't suffered. Is she the kind of person who would let herself suffer? It's others who suffer."

"You guys go down and rest, I don't have anything to do here."

"The servants are not tired."

Chen Jingxi looked at them standing there motionless, and stopped trying to persuade them. She asked, "Have you suffered any injustice in the palace?"

They looked at each other, and finally Chunmei said, "The Queen locked us in a secret room and then interrogated us one by one. We were beaten with a few sticks, but we didn't suffer any serious consequences."

When Chen Jingxi heard that they had been beaten, her face turned stern, and the soft light in her eyes instantly turned to ice: "Don't worry, I'll remember this for you, and I will get it back for you one day."

After hearing this, the maids felt their noses sore and their eyes reddened. They tried hard not to let their tears fall and said in unison, "Thank you, Princess."

In the ear room, two maids had already prepared hot water and pomelo leaves.

Chen Jingxi came back in the late night. She had been busy all night and cried and made a fuss in the palace early in the morning. Her energy was almost exhausted.

After Chunmei helped her take off her layers of clothes and hair accessories, she left the bathroom.

The warm water lingered around his body, Chen Jingxi exhaled with satisfaction and closed his eyes.

Only when the water turned slightly cold did Chen Jingxi reluctantly get out of the bathtub.

I covered my hair, wiped off the water on my body, and changed into soft clothes. The heating in the dormitory had already been turned on warmly.

Chunmei wiped Chen Jingxi's long hair and applied osmanthus-scented hair oil on it.

At this moment, Chen Jingxi missed Chu Jinghuai's hands a little. He could dry this long and thick hair in less than a quarter of an hour.

When Chunmei had almost finished wiping, Chen Jingxi waved her hand and asked her to go down.

When she opened the box, she found a letter from Chu Jinghuai to her, which was sent to Beijing together with the victory report.

Before she had time to read it, she opened the letter. The two thin sheets of paper were densely covered with words. After reading it, Chen Jingxi couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chu Jinghuai wrote so much, but it was nothing more than two things: asking her to be obedient, not run around, and wait for him to come back.

Another thing is that he is very nice and she doesn't need to worry.

The last sentence will instruct him to write back.

Chen Jingxi shook her head slightly and carefully folded the letter and put it away.

He asked someone to bring pen and paper, and briefly wrote down his recent situation. He told Chu Jinghuai to take good care of himself, be careful on the battlefield, and run away if he couldn't win. It was not shameful, and staying alive was the most important thing.

Also, the entire Su Wang Mansion was depending on him. If anything happened to him, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to be a widow, but the main thing was that the wealth they had earned would definitely be taken away, and that was something she couldn't tolerate.

I hope you work harder.

She wanted to lie flat.

If you can't motivate yourself, you can only motivate others.