Empress Yan held Princess Jia Hua's hand tightly; "I know this has been difficult for you, but Miss Xu has waited for the Seventh Prince for many years, and last year she almost committed suicide..."
“Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Given the status of the Seventh Prince, he will definitely have to take a concubine in the future.” The Third Prince’s wife also advised, “Outsiders say that the Third Prince and I are childhood sweethearts and have a loving relationship, but we still took three concubines and had two illegitimate sons. The Third Prince is already the father of three children at the age of the Seventh Prince.”
Princess Jia Hua glanced at the Seventh Prince out of the corner of her eye.
His face was tense, clearly indicating his reluctance.
“Your Majesty and my sister-in-law are absolutely right.” Princess Jiahua nodded. “Logically, that is the way it should be, but His Highness has only just returned, so I plan to make preparations for this matter in a few days.”
"What are we waiting for..." the Third Prince's wife said with a smile, "Isn't it a good thing that the Seventh Prince has someone to take care of him when he comes back?"
Princess Jiahua shook her head: "Your Highness has misunderstood. His Highness is now in a high position and has many people who want to covet him. Today, Miss Xu forced her way into the Seventh Prince's residence by threatening to kill herself. Soon, Miss Wang, Miss Zhang, and Miss Li will come in. What will the Prince's residence become then?"
The Third Prince's wife was speechless.
"It was I who didn't consider things thoroughly; you were much more thoughtful." Empress Yan nodded. "Let's bring this up again in a few days."
Empress Yan raised her head and looked at the Seventh Prince: "You have been here for quite some time. You still have many official duties to attend to, so I will not disturb you any longer."
The Seventh Prince looked at Princess Jia Hua.
"Don't worry, I'm just having a chat with the Seventh Prince's Consort. I'll let her go back later."
The seventh prince then gave up, cupped his hands in greeting, and left.
As soon as the person left, Empress Yan subtly withdrew her hand, clutching a handkerchief. She slowly lifted the covers, intending to stand up. The Third Prince's Consort rose to help her, but stopped abruptly at Empress Yan's glare.
Princess Jiahua immediately understood upon seeing this and bowed to serve.
Empress Yan looked at Princess Jia Hua, her face suddenly darkening: "I've heard that you've maintained contact with Northern Chu all these years. Seventh Prince's wife, to put it mildly, you've been unfaithful to Seventh Prince; to put it more seriously, you've committed treason, a capital offense!"
Faced with Empress Yan's attack, Princess Jia Hua's knees buckled and she knelt on the ground: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I have never contacted Northern Chu."
"Still dare to argue!" Empress Yan's delicate face twisted with anger: "In the past three years, you have exchanged letters with Northern Chu at least ten times."
"This humble woman has never..." Princess Jiahua was only halfway through her sentence when Empress Yan pulled out a stack of letters from her sleeve and slammed them hard into Princess Jiahua's face.
"See for yourself!"
Princess Jiahua was taken aback. She lowered her head and picked up the letters from the ground. Without exception, they were all in Xiao Wu's handwriting, and all the letters had been opened.
The flamboyant handwriting revealed Xiao Wu's impatience.
Judging from the content of the letters, it was at least a year ago.
And even earlier, two years ago.
Princess Jiahua was so angry that she was trembling all over. No wonder she felt that Xiao Wu's letters had become less frequent. She comforted herself by thinking that Xiao Wu was either in trouble or had been punished, so he had no choice but to not write to her.
To everyone's surprise, Empress Yan intercepted them all!
What about the letters she wrote to Xiao Wu?
"What else do you have to say?" Empress Yan looked down at him with disdain. "Jiahua, don't forget your identity. You are a princess sent for a political marriage and have already married the Seventh Prince. You are no longer a woman of Northern Chu. The Seventh Prince has always been thinking of you. And you betrayed him like this while he was away?"
Princess Jia Hua wanted to open the other letters, but the Third Prince's wife stepped on them first. The Third Prince's wife helped Empress Yan up and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not necessarily that the Seventh Prince's wife came for a political marriage. It's normal that she had some thoughts of making trouble while the Seventh Prince was away from home all these years. Now that the Seventh Prince has returned, feelings still need to be cultivated slowly."
Empress Yan glared angrily at Princess Jia Hua, her sharp eyes a stark contrast to the gentle and virtuous empress she appeared to others.
"No wonder you hesitated so much when I advised you to have a child with the Seventh Prince. It turns out your heart wasn't in it all along, and you even dared to deceive me!" Empress Yan raised her chin: "Summon Imperial Physician Zhang!"
A moment later, Physician Zhang arrived.
Empress Yan pointed at Princess Jia Hua: "Take her pulse."
Princess Jiahua was held down by two palace servants and forced to extend her wrist. After examining her pulse, the imperial physician said, "The Seventh Prince's Consort is in good health and there is nothing wrong with her."
"Step down."
"yes."
After Physician Zhang left, the Third Prince's wife sighed: "Seventh Prince's wife seems honest and obedient, how could she lie? Seventh Prince has been so devoted to you, and you're going to cut off his lineage."
If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext.
When Princess Jiahua gave birth to Song Yue, she was indeed in poor health and found it extremely difficult to conceive again. Even if she could have given birth, she never considered having a child with another man.
"You owe me an explanation today!" Empress Yan roared.
His sharp tone suggested he wanted to tear the person in front of him to pieces.
If the Southern Emperor was a ferocious beast that devoured people without spitting out the bones, then Empress Yan was a venomous snake that bit and killed.
She appears gentle and kind, but in reality, she will not give up until she achieves her goal.
How could a man as lustful as the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, who so lavishly married the Empress, still allow her to retain her chastity?
How could the Empress be a simple character?
Princess Jia Hua replied in a low voice, "My interactions with Bei Chu were merely to inquire about the children's well-being. I never mentioned anything about my time in the Southern Frontier, so it doesn't count as betraying the Seventh Prince, much less treason or collusion with the enemy. As for the matter of having children, that was a matter between my husband and me..."
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