Chapter 258 The Farce Before the Funeral Hall
Upon seeing Lady Yongning weep, Lady Min Qiao's eyes also reddened, and she felt a pang of regret.
These words shouldn't have been said at this time. The occasion and the timing were both wrong.
However, once the words were spoken, she didn't think too much about it.
Just as he was about to offer a few words of gentle comfort and think of some way to move on from the topic, he suddenly heard a commotion coming from ahead.
As the two were talking, they arrived at the courtyard where the Crown Princess had set up her mourning hall.
The noise was coming from inside the courtyard.
Soon, maids and servants were seen running in and out.
Now, Lady Yongning dared not cry anymore. She quickly composed herself, wiped away her tears, and followed Madam Min Qiao inside.
Lady Min Qiao had no mind to think about anything else, so she pulled Lady Yongning inside to watch the excitement.
Who is it? How dare they cause trouble in front of the Crown Princess's mourning hall? This is truly unbelievable! She had no choice but to open her eyes wide and stand closer to get a good look.
Once the two entered the courtyard, they discovered that the troublemakers were none other than the two young imperial grandsons.
Li Wenqi, four years old, and Li Wentai, three years old, were both born to the Crown Princess.
As Min Qiao squeezed through the crowd, she saw the two boys bumping their heads against Old Mrs. Wu, causing her to stumble.
Before Grandma Wu could speak, the two boys glared at her with hatred in their eyes, "Get out of here, you bad person! It's all because of you that my mother died!"
"Get out of here! You're not welcome in my house!"
The two little bundles of joy, wrapped from head to toe in plain white mourning clothes, looked like furious little lions at that moment.
Not only Grandma Wu, but any member of the Wu family who tried to approach would be shooed away by the two little lions baring their teeth.
Grandma Wu was being helped along; her face was pale, her eyes were sunken, and she looked extremely weak. It seemed she hadn't been doing well these past few days.
Indeed, with the Crown Princess, the Wu family's greatest support, suddenly passing away, it would be strange if Old Madam Wu could live a good life.
In the past two years, the Wu family has done too many bad things and offended too many people. Now that the Crown Princess has lost her protection, it is easy to imagine what the Wu family will face next.
This is why, even though she was ill, Old Madam Wu forced herself to come and pay her respects to the Crown Princess.
He had hoped that the Crown Prince would continue to look after the Wu family out of consideration for his relationship with the Crown Princess. At the very least, he wanted to encourage his two young grandsons to grow closer to them.
If two young imperial grandsons speak up for the Wu family, then the Wu family still has a glimmer of hope.
Unfortunately, they rarely get to see the young prince.
The Crown Prince did not prevent them from seeing the Crown Princess, but he always found excuses to prevent them from contacting the two young princes.
Now, looking at the attitude of the two young imperial grandsons, what else doesn't the Wu family understand?
The Crown Prince is keeping an eye on them! He's afraid they'll corrupt his two young grandsons!
But what exactly does the Crown Prince mean by doing this?
Why are we being so wary of them, yet indulging them at the same time?
They were clearly very good to the Crown Princess and the Wu family, so why did the Crown Princess suddenly disappear? And why do their two young grandsons hate them so much?
Even the death of the Crown Princess was entirely the fault of the Wu family.
Why is that?
Old Mrs. Wu's mind was in turmoil. Looking at the two young imperial grandsons who hated them so much, she suddenly remembered what Madam Min Qiao had said before.
She said that the Crown Prince should not be a person who is sentimental about children, and that the Crown Prince's favoritism towards the Crown Princess and his indulgence of the Wu family all had unspeakable purposes, and that the Crown Prince did it intentionally.
Looking back now, weren't all of Min Qiao's predictions correct?
If that's the case, the Wu family might face annihilation!
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Wu immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Mother?" "Old lady?"...
The Wu family was immediately startled and panicked.
"Go back!" Old Mrs. Wu uttered a few words before collapsing from her unconsciousness.
Soon, the Wu family left with Old Mrs. Wu.
The two young imperial grandsons returned to the mourning hall and knelt down obediently.
When someone came to pay their respects, they bowed in return.
After watching the excitement, Lady Min Qiao and Lady Yongning Hou also went inside to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.
Upon seeing Lady Yongning's reddened eyes, the two young imperial grandsons felt grateful. When they returned the greeting to Lady Yongning, their bows were two degrees deeper than those of others.
"Your two young princes must take care of themselves. If the Crown Princess is watching from heaven, she would not want your two young princes to harm their health because of sadness and grief."
"You are still young, so you need to eat more and sleep more so that you can stay healthy. The Crown Princess will be pleased to see that."
Lady Yongning was filled with thoughts of her lost daughter. Upon seeing her two little grandsons, she couldn't help but feel a surge of maternal love. She gently comforted them and even reached out to pat the two little ones on the head.
The two young princes did not object; with tears in their eyes, they replied earnestly, "Thank you for your concern, Lady Yongning. We will eat well, sleep well, and grow up well."
As soon as she stepped outside, Lady Yongning couldn't help but sigh, "She's lost her mother at such a young age. How will she live from now on?"
Min Qiao shook her head and did not reply.
It would be one thing for an ordinary person to say such a thing, but this is royalty.
No matter how sad they are, these two are still imperial grandsons, one of whom is the eldest grandson of the emperor, and their biological father is the crown prince. Who would dare to do anything to them?
However, Madam Min's thoughts were not on the two young imperial grandsons, but on the Wu family members who had left earlier.
With the Crown Princess dead, the Wu family has witnessed the attitude of the two young imperial grandsons towards them, and coupled with their own previous provocations and reminders, the Wu family has probably realized something.
Next, we'll see if the Seventh Princess can obtain any concrete evidence to prove that the Crown Princess's death is related to the Crown Prince.
While pondering her next move, Lady Min Qiao followed the Lady of Yongning Marquis out of the Crown Prince's residence.
"Grandma, Grandma?"
Lady Min Qiao was interrupted from her thoughts by the voice of the Lady of Yongning Marquis. She then came to her senses and explained apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I'm getting old and I often get distracted. I hope you've seen something funny."
Lady Yongning looked at Madam Min Qiao with concern, "Grand Madam, are you alright? Should we call a royal physician to take a look?"
"No, no, I'm just tired from moving recently. I'm not usually like this." Madam Min quickly lied and changed the subject, "Oh, by the way, what did you just say?"
Seeing that Madam Min Qiao didn't seem to be in any trouble, Lady Yongning changed the subject of summoning the imperial physician and cautiously said, "Madam, may I see that child, Huanzhen? There are some things I want to confirm in person."
Madam Min Qiao did not refuse and readily agreed, "It's still early. If you're free, why don't you come and visit my new house?"
"I couldn't be happier," Lady Yongning quickly agreed.
The two boarded the Qiao family's carriage and headed straight for the southern part of the city.
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