What an honor it is to be favored by the prince.

Chu Youheng closed his eyes, imagining Bei Shijing's face, without any sympathy for her.

"Sister, are you satisfied?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty is so brave..."

He enjoyed this moment the most.

——

The next day, Chu Youheng entered the palace. It was said that when he came out, he had an expression of joy that he could not conceal.

Three days later, the imperial edict issued, Ruan Tianyao was named Queen Huiyao, Chu Youheng became her subordinate, and was given the title of Prince Jin of the second rank.

Being a second-rank prince was actually nothing, as his other brothers had already been there, and he had always been a third-rank prince. Now, Chu Youheng finally felt that he was on an equal footing with others, and even felt that he was superior to them!

Although Chu Younan also became the legitimate son, after all, Chu Younan was a disfigured person, how could he be compared with him? ! There were many fence-sitters in the court, and Chu Youheng gained power. After a few days, there were often guests visiting the mansion, which was very similar to Chu Youchen's. However, he did not forget Chu Youchen. He could not wait to come to the former Prince Mu's mansion, and his eyes were full of pity when he looked at Chu Youchen.

"Brother, I'm afraid you don't know yet, your mother has now been sent to the cold palace..."

Chu Youchen's hope was instantly shattered. He was stunned for a moment, spit out a mouthful of blood, looked at Chu Youheng in disbelief and asked, "What did you say?!"

"The current queen is the former Concubine Yao, Imperial Concubine Yao!" There was a morbid look in Chu Youheng's eyes, as if he was watching a good show.

Chu Youheng was distracted for a moment, then suddenly grabbed his collar and said quickly, "Chu Younan, Chu Younan, is he okay?!"

"I heard... we have searched for famous doctors all over the world. Although he is not cured yet, it is definitely a matter of time." Chu Youheng stared at him with burning eyes.

Chu Youchen suddenly collapsed. He didn't even know when Chu Youheng left. It was dark when Mo Qinglian whispered beside him, "My Lord, what happened to you?"

"It's over...it's all over..." Chu Youchen finally let out a sigh of relief.

Mo Qinglian hurriedly asked, and after asking, she realized that time had passed in the mountains and the weather outside had changed.

She said cautiously: "Your Majesty, we can't just sit there and wait for death, let's think of a solution!"

——

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, Chu Younan returned from court. Su Bei excitedly nagged him, "Last year on the 15th you released a lot of sky lanterns for me. Those are not environmentally friendly. If they fall into the woods, they can easily cause a fire. Why don't you prepare something else?"

Chu Younan remained silent.

"You're not being mean, are you? Getting married is hard enough for me, and you still don't give me some..." Su Bei hadn't finished her words when she suddenly realized that Chu Younan's expression was a little off. "What's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed today?"

Chu Younan took a deep breath and said, "Chu Youchen asked someone to bring a letter in blood to my father, saying that he had repented. My father restored his status in public in the court."

Su Bei walked behind him and pressed his shoulders, "In fact, it is very likely that he didn't do what happened last time, and even if he showed up, he wouldn't be your opponent."

"He doesn't know that Chu Youheng is under my mother's name, and Chu Youheng told him that my injury is likely to recover. With Chu Youchen's personality, he will definitely regard me as a strong rival. Chu Youheng is trying every means to make us kill each other." His expression could not be seen due to the light gauze veil, but one could tell that his tone was serious.

Su Bei sneered, "He can instigate between the two of you, and you can also join forces with Chu Youchen. We still have Chu Youyang, so he can't make any waves."

"That makes sense." Chu Younan patted the back of her hand, "I don't actually want brothers to kill each other, but..."

"It's just that they are too pretentious!" Su Bei chuckled, "If they don't do it, they will die. Let's just watch them die! The position of the crown prince will be yours sooner or later."

Chu Younan remained silent, but he heard that Su Bei was actually very worried because the scars on his face were indeed very serious, and the Jade Dew Cream could only relieve them, but it would be a big problem to completely eliminate them.

This was also what he was most worried about. In the past, he was most worried about his status as a bastard, but now...

——

Prince Mu's Palace.

Chu Youchen regained his identity, and his backyard became bustling again, but the first thing he did was to get rid of all the women who had treated him coldly during his time of being abandoned.

But he did not let Mo Qinglian become the princess again as he promised.

"Lian'er, listen to me. I can't take risks at this critical moment. Your father committed treason and collusion with the enemy. If I insist on doing this, I'm afraid I will be despised by my father." Chu Youchen said to her in a soft voice, "Wait until you are pregnant with my child. Then I will give you a position. Everything needs to be considered carefully."

Mo Qinglian lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in them, "Yes, I will follow your orders, Your Highness." She was extremely disappointed, but she had no choice but to rely on Chu Youchen.

Chu Youchen turned over, hugged her tightly, and murmured: "I will remember all your kindness to me, and I will never let you down. You can stay at my place for the next few days so that you can get pregnant soon."

The corners of her lips slightly raised, and under his hard work, two lines of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. He thought he was brave, but he didn't know that when the last fetus died in the womb, Mo Qinglian had heard from the midwife that she was afraid that she might have injured her foundation and could never have children again...

Chu Youchen was completely unaware of this. He wanted to restore his former glory, so he focused on getting information. Almost all of his followers were gone, but fortunately there were still people from his mother's family. Soon, his uncle, who was the Minister of Revenue, brought him news that Chu Youheng was now the eldest son of the Queen.

"There is such a thing?!" Chu Youchen was immediately furious, "He didn't even tell me!"

"Of course, he didn't have much capital before, but now he is the legitimate son, Your Highness has to be on guard!" Zhang Guangjin looked nervous, "Ever since your mother was deposed, your grandfather and I have been walking on thin ice. Your Highness must be careful!"

"Of course!" Chu Youchen's eyes were full of gloom.

The two were planning when they heard someone tell them that Prince Su and his wife were visiting. Zhang Guangjin got up in a panic. He came quietly, and he didn't dare let anyone know that he and Chu Youchen were in private.

After he went out the back door, Chu Youchen asked someone to bring Chu Younan and Su Bei in.

Chu Younan did not attend the court, so this was the first time Chu Youchen saw him. He looked elegant in his plain white clothes, but the veil hat seemed out of place.

"Third brother!" Chu Youchen stood up to greet him.

Chu Younan said in a deep voice: "It has been a few days since we last met. My brother has lost weight. Please take care of yourself."

The two exchanged pleasantries, but no one brought up the main topic. It was Su Bei who spoke first, "Royal brother, the explosion at the Princess's Mansion..."

Before she finished speaking, Chu Youchen had already frowned, "Are you here to settle accounts with me?!"