As for wanting to become the Crown Prince's concubine after having a child? Doesn't she even know who she is? Does she deserve it?
Besides, how could she, as the principal wife, possibly arrange the Crown Prince's concubines? If she really interfered, she'd probably be dead by now.
After being scolded by Mengyao, Mengqing felt much better. She drank the pregnancy-tonifying medicine brewed by the old woman without even frowning.
It was so boring here that she even demanded that her maid be brought over. It was impossible for her own maid to come, so Mengyao arranged for one specifically, both for company and to keep an eye on her.
Just as she had calmed Mengqing down, news from outside completely shocked Mengyao. She felt dizzy and staggered several times. If it weren't for the maid beside her supporting her, she probably would have fainted long ago.
The doctor, who had just been asked to leave, was pulled back again. The old doctor was panting heavily, and his face was slightly flushed.
"What's wrong now?"
"Quickly check on the Crown Princess, she suddenly feels dizzy." Chu Xia gripped the doctor's arm tightly, extremely anxious.
"Don't worry, I'll take a look at the Crown Princess right away!"
After a short while, Mengyao finally recovered. She leaned against the soft couch, her face deathly pale.
"Is the news clear? Where did it come from?"
"Your Majesty, the news came from General Wu's residence, so it should be true."
"People outside say that Prince Zhen has been summoned to the palace by the Emperor."
Chu Xia looked slightly reluctant. She knew her mistress's feelings for Prince Zhen, but things had taken a turn for the worse. Her mistress was already married, and was now the Crown Princess.
At this moment, King Zhen suddenly appeared.
Mengyao's hands were clenched tightly, her small hands were white, and the veins were bulging. Her face was so pale that it was almost transparent, and she looked pitiful.
"I knew it! He wouldn't get into trouble so easily!"
"But why did he come back? And why at this time?"
"He did it on purpose! He definitely did it on purpose!"
Mengyao kept talking, and before the maid could reply, tears streamed down her face.
Seeing the Crown Princess crying uncontrollably, Chu Xia felt a sharp pain in her heart. She raised her hand, wanting to comfort the Crown Princess, but dared not.
He could only watch helplessly as the Crown Princess smiled, her lips curving upwards, while tears streamed down her face like broken pearls.
That pitiful look would make even a woman's heart ache, let alone a man's.
Chu Xia waited quietly, knowing that the Crown Princess didn't need comforting at this moment.
"Do you think he did it on purpose? He's deliberately punishing me?"
"It's all my father's fault. If only I had waited for him for one more year, just one year!"
It hasn't even been a year yet. How long has she been married to the Crown Prince? As long as she hasn't married, things haven't reached the point of no return.
Seeing the heartbroken Crown Princess, Chu Xia could only say it was fate playing tricks on her. Actually, she didn't know what was wrong with the Crown Princess; at least she had a brighter future than the Princess Consort of Zhen, right?
There was one more thing she hadn't told the Crown Princess. Now that Prince Zhen had returned and even met with the Emperor, given his age, the Emperor should be arranging a marriage for him soon, right?
Who knows how much pain their Crown Princess will feel by then?
When Yu Xiaoxiao and Chi Qingqing returned, Mengyao was in a bad mood.
When they saw the two women slinking back, they looked much smaller, pale and thin, their clothes dirty and disheveled. Where was their former glamorous self?
"Your Highness, that Han Luoxue is a terrible person. You don't know, she's a petty person who never lets things go when she's in the right."
This was the first time Yu Xiaoxiao had ever suffered such a loss. She started complaining as soon as they met.
"Yes, Your Highness, I have no idea how outrageous Han Luoxue is. She wants us to starve to death in prison."
Mengyao was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing their argument, she curled her lip and sneered, "You two are really something, aren't you? Just stop her from being right."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaoxiao and Chi Qingqing were both stunned. What did that mean? Did the Crown Princess think they were deliberately giving Han Luoxue leverage over them?
How did she know that Han Luoxue had several big black dogs?
They caught their own people red-handed? Those people are still locked up in the Wuling Town jail.
"Your Highness, we..." Yu Xiaoxiao wanted to explain, but Mengyao waved her hand and said, "You should go back first, we'll talk about it later!"
Stepping out of the Crown Prince's residence, the two women were still filled with unease. They couldn't understand why the Crown Princess, who had saved them, was treating them so coldly.
Yu Xiaoxiao's gaze was dark, but Chi Qingqing didn't think much of it. She wasn't very familiar with Mengyao before; they had only met once or twice.
...
"Uncle Eight!"
That very night, the people from the General's Mansion brought Uncle Han over.
This person's luck is truly incredible; it was such a coincidence that Han Yuchen saw it.
"Your Highness, you have finally fully recovered!"
Seeing Han Yuchen's appearance restored and his legs normal, Uncle Han's eyes were tightly closed, his lips trembled violently, and tears streamed down his face.
"Yes, thanks to Xue'er, I'm completely healed!"
"Eighth Uncle, you still haven't told me why you ended up in the capital? Didn't I tell you to go find my grandfather?"
The journeys of the past two days were completely different, and Han Yuchen still can't figure it out.
“I, Your Highness, was targeted just two days after I left.”
"After they captured me, they sent me directly to the Crown Prince's residence in the capital. The Crown Prince has never believed you are dead; he wants to know what has happened to you."
"He's been investigating all these years, but he couldn't find any information about you, so he investigated the people around the old general, and in the end, he locked onto me!"
It's worth noting that he was once a renowned and valiant general under Prince Zhen. His sudden disappearance over so many years is understandably suspicious to the Crown Prince.
"You must have suffered a lot while you were with him, right?"
The Crown Prince was not a generous man. The only reason he spared Han Bashu's life was to lure out his own big fish.
"Hehe, what's that! What hardships haven't we endured? What pain haven't we suffered in the past?"
Uncle Han chuckled, and seeing how thin he was, his face was distorted and he looked haggard, Han Yuchen felt extremely sad.
Although he was just his subordinate, Han Yuchen had long regarded him as family over the years.
The Crown Prince is ruthless and vicious. To survive against him, one only needs to imagine what Uncle Han has gone through.
"Your Highness, it's inappropriate for you to bring me here!"
Uncle Han knew that the Crown Prince would not let him off when he returned, but he did not want to implicate Han Yuchen.
"Don't worry, King Zhen has returned. He has found you and will naturally take you with him."
Han Yuchen smiled and said, "Han Zheng, would you be willing to help me build an empire?"
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