At this point, Consort Jing suddenly changed the subject: "However, Mother Consort is still a little worried."
"You were both seriously injured in the back of your heads and became living dead. Since you were able to wake up, will she be able to wake up after a while?"
"Should Mother send someone to deal with her?"
Jin Mudan's heart skipped a beat, and without thinking, she blurted out, "No!"
Seeing her agitated state, Consort Jing asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Jin Mudan knew her reaction was too much, so she quickly explained, "She won't wake up. Doctor Zhou said it was a miracle that I was able to wake up; not everyone can wake up."
"That woman is nowhere near as lucky as I am."
"Moreover, if Mother Consort causes any unforeseen trouble and the Prince Consort finds out, the relationship between us that we have finally managed to improve will probably break down again."
Consort Jing nodded: "Indeed, my He'er is so lucky. That wretched woman still hasn't woken up. She's really unlucky."
"You shouldn't be so infatuated."
"Don't be too nice to men, or they'll take advantage of you."
“You are a princess, you don’t need to please him, he is the one who needs to live according to your wishes.”
"You must remember your place and not disgrace the royal family."
Jin Mudan nodded with shame: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will follow your teachings."
Consort Jing held her hand, her tone softening slightly: "It's not that I don't want you two to have a good relationship, it's just that I'm afraid you'll suffer."
"Don't be like your royal brother, who fell in love with someone he shouldn't have and insisted on taking risks."
Jin Mudan thought for a moment, "Is Chu Qinghe's elder brother referring to the Third Prince?"
Following up on Consort Jing's words, she asked, "Who has the Emperor fallen for?"
Consort Jing gave her a strange look: "Don't you already know? Why are you asking?"
Jin Mudan's heart skipped a beat. Had she been exposed?
But how could she possibly know who the Third Prince liked?
Jin Mudan's mind raced. Could the person the Third Prince shouldn't like be Jiao Jiao?
She remembered that during the time she broke her leg, Jiao Jiao was kidnapped and fell off a cliff. Even the usually pampered Third Prince went down to search for her for several days and nights.
At that time, she suspected that the Third Prince liked Jiao Jiao, and she even asked Jiao Jiao about it during their casual conversation.
Jiaojiao said that Chu Zhongyuan did have some romantic feelings for her and had even mentioned wanting to marry her as his princess.
"Could it be... Su Yujiao?"
Consort Jing was somewhat troubled: "If it wasn't her, then who could it be!"
"I originally thought she was quite good, but since your brother likes her, we'll go along with his wish."
"After all, she is good-looking, skilled in medicine, can cook, and can help your brother make money. With her by your brother's side, your mother can feel more at ease."
Jin Mudan's expression changed, but she forced herself to remain calm and asked, "Then why does Mother Consort disagree now?"
Consort Jing sighed, "My mother didn't know her true identity before, and now that she does, she's troubled."
Do they know that Jiaojiao is the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom?
Jin Mudan dared not ask, fearing she might say the wrong thing again and arouse suspicion.
Consort Jing suddenly leaned closer and lowered her voice: "Su Yujiao is the true Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom."
“I heard from your brother that she has a very magical jade pendant that can summon wind and rain, conjure objects out of thin air, and is omnipotent.”
"With her abilities, wouldn't it be a good thing for her to marry the Emperor?"
Consort Jing looked helpless: "If she is willing to marry, that would naturally be a good thing. With her help, there is no need to worry about bringing down the Empress and her son."
"The problem is that she doesn't like your brother, and even because of the Gu family, they are enemies."
"Do you think she'd obediently marry your elder brother?"
“If she were not the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom, regardless of her wishes, as long as your brother wanted to marry her, it would be as simple as issuing an imperial decree to grant the marriage.”
"But now she is the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom, and she can command the wind and rain. She cannot be married off with just an imperial decree."
“If your brother uses force, he will be going against the entire Southern Frontier Kingdom. Your mother is really having a headache.”
"The Empress and her son are eyeing him covetously, and he has only just been released from confinement. If he were to provoke the Southern Frontier Kingdom now, wouldn't that be courting death?"
"But your brother fell in love with her and couldn't live without her. He was willing to take any risks to marry her."
Jin Mudan grew increasingly panicked as she listened. Was Chu Zhongyuan preparing to use force?
She composed herself and tentatively asked, "How does Your Majesty intend to take this risk?"
"What's so good about Su Yujiao? Not only has she been married before, but she's also a divorced woman. Does Your Majesty really have to have her?"
"Isn't she supposed to be able to control everything now? Isn't that amazing?"
"If Your Majesty uses force, will she do something to harm you?"
Consort Jing rubbed her forehead, looking distressed: "This is exactly what Mother Consort is worried about."
"I've tried everything, from the nicest to the most nagging, but he just won't listen."
"He plans to start with Su Yujiao's two children."
Jin Mudan sat up straight in fright, her face deathly pale. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she was still terrified.
Her strong reaction startled Consort Jing: "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?"
Are you feeling unwell?
Jin Mudan shook her head: "Your subject is fine, I've just been cooped up for too long, and I'd like to go out for a walk in a bit."
"You cannot leave the palace now. Wait a few days until you are better before leaving the palace, otherwise your mother will not feel at ease."
"Falling from such a high platform will take a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Even if you're fine now, all sorts of problems will come out when you get old."
Jin Mudan took Consort Jing's arm and said coquettishly, "Your subject will obey Mother."
"Let's continue talking about my brother. We should try to persuade him if we can, because I think it's too dangerous."
"Won't doing this anger Su Yujiao?"
"And it might not even work. I heard that those two children aren't her biological children, but adopted from outside. Otherwise, the Lu family wouldn't have let her take the children away, would they?"
Consort Jing said with certainty, "That child is her own."
"Your imperial brother has found a midwife to deliver her baby."
"What?"
"She had wanted a divorce for a long time. She deliberately said that she had lost the child, and then secretly gave birth to the child, all so that she could take the child with her in the future."
"I must say, she's quite intelligent."
"If she truly loves your brother, she would indeed be a very good choice for a daughter-in-law."
Jin Mudan grew increasingly frightened as she listened. Had the Third Prince's power grown so great that he had even found out about the child?
Was he trying to force Jiaojiao to submit by kidnapping the child?
Those two children are precious!
Even if Jiaojiao has great abilities, as long as Chu Zhongyuan has control over her child, she will be forced to submit!
No, she needs to find a way to leave the palace and inform Jiaojiao.
"Has Your Majesty already captured her child?"
Consort Jing shook her head: "Not yet, otherwise there would have been a commotion outside long ago."
"When does Your Majesty plan to seize her child?"
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