Chapter 143 Love, Hate, and Resentment
In the imperial study.
Yun Wuhen bowed to Emperor Xuanyuan.
"Your Highness."
Emperor Xuanyuan raised his hand with a worried look on his face.
"Master, please stand up quickly."
"Come, please take a seat and serve tea to the Imperial Master."
Yun Wuhen bowed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I wonder what instructions the Emperor has for this humble minister in his next life?"
Emperor Xuanyuan sighed helplessly.
"Alas, I am only worried about the Crown Prince's health. Although I am the Son of Heaven, I am also a father. Imperial Master, is there really no way to treat the Crown Prince's health?"
Yun Wuhen's face was solemn. He pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's health is indeed in a critical condition. He was severely injured when the love Gu was forcibly drawn out. If the Crown Prince is well cared for, he can still live for more than ten years. If anything unexpected happens, I'm afraid..."
"I have been reading some books these days, but I really don't know what to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's situation."
Emperor Xuanyuan murmured upon hearing this.
"Ten years?"
The low tone carried a sense of loss.
The Imperial Master spoke upon seeing this.
"Your Majesty, as long as people are alive, there is hope. In ten years, perhaps we can find a miracle doctor to heal the Crown Prince."
Fengyi Palace.
Nanny Fang bowed to the Queen.
"Your Majesty, as expected, more and more ministers are coming to the court today to request that Prince Rong be made Crown Prince. However, the Emperor has ultimately suppressed all of them. It seems that the Emperor still cares about Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The queen did not show any joy when she heard this, but spoke with a look of sarcasm.
"How can there be any deep affection in the imperial family?"
"It's just that there are so many ministers who are advocating for Prince Rong to be the Crown Prince. He is the Son of Heaven, how can he let power fall into the hands of others?"
"It just so happens that my prince is ill, and he can't get involved in his power. Letting my prince take over the throne is what he wants."
Nanny Fang has been with the Queen for many years and has experienced many ups and downs. After the Queen's reminder, there is nothing she doesn't understand.
"Your Highness, since His Highness's health is good... why don't we let His Highness give up the throne and take good care of his health?"
The queen looked up and her eyes couldn't help but redden.
"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but Madam, the Crown Prince is not just the heir apparent, he is also the hope of the Chen family and many others. Once the Crown Prince steps down, the Chen family will be annihilated. I have no choice now. I will hold on to the position of Crown Prince for as long as I can."
Seeing this, Nanny Fang had no choice but to step forward and pour the queen a cup of tea.
"Your Highness, please be at ease. The Chen family has been searching for a miracle doctor. There is still hope for His Highness's health."
The queen took the teacup and took a sip slowly.
"What's going on with Concubine Shu and Concubine Yao?"
Nanny Fang heard this and replied.
"The Empress Shu has been quite proud of herself in the palace recently. She's been praised by the Emperor for promoting frugality and giving porridge to beggars. She even used this as an excuse to have the Imperial Kitchen deduct the Yikun Palace's rank. I heard they also deducted the charcoal fire. It's still cold in the first month of the year, and Imperial Concubine Yao was so angry that she had a big fight with her. I heard she even went to ask for an audience with the Emperor, but the recent incident regarding Prince Rong's succession has prevented the Emperor from meeting Imperial Concubine Yao."
The queen thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Tell all the concubines that I am worried about the Crown Prince's health. He is ill. You don't need to come to pay your respects in the future. All palace affairs will be fully handled by Concubine Shu."
"Also, Concubine Shu has worked hard managing the harem, so I will allow her to bring her family into the palace to accompany her."
Emperors come and go, but aristocratic families remain. The Cui family has been around for hundreds of years. With the Cui family members entering the palace to help Concubine Shu, Concubine Yao will have a headache.
Korean house.
At this moment, a man and woman, accompanied by a group of servants, stared angrily at the closed door of Han's residence.
The woman held the man's arm.
"Brother Hao, it seems that sister doesn't want to see us. It's been so long, and she's still angry with us. Being angry is fine, but how can she destroy your business? She made you lose so much money, brother Hao. She really doesn't care about the relationship between you and her husband at all."
Sun Hao's face became even angrier when he heard this, and he said angrily.
"Knock the door open for me."
"Whoever breaks through the heavy walls first will be rewarded."
When they heard there was a reward, the servants rushed up and knocked on the door.
Suddenly the door opened from the inside.
The servant who knocked on the door fell to the ground in a mess.
Sun Hao frowned and walked forward with Liu Qingqing.
Step into the gate of Han’s house.
Han Susu was seen sitting on the corridor in the yard. Because of the steps, she looked down on people.
"Sun Hao, Liu Qingqing, long time no see."
Han Susu's voice was calm and cold, with a subtle hint of sarcasm.
The sunlight shone on her in patches through the sparse clouds, adding a sense of aloofness to her.
Sun Hao glared at Han Susu, a complex light flashing in his eyes, showing both anger and unwillingness.
"Han Susu, why are you so heartless? I, Sun Hao, have treated you well, yet you dare to sell the same thing next to mine, deliberately lowering the price and causing me to suffer heavy losses!"
Liu Qingqing held Sun Hao's arm and added fuel to the fire.
"Sister, Brother Hao has always been magnanimous and didn't want to argue with you, but what you did is really heartbreaking. You and Brother Hao were once husband and wife. When you wanted a divorce, Brother Hao agreed and gave you the child. How could you be so cruel?"
Han Susu smiled gently.
"Long time no see, Liu Qingqing, your singing is getting better and better."
Look at Sun Hao.
"Your shop?"
"Is this really your shop?"
"That's my Han Susu's dowry shop."
When Sun Hao heard this, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, but it quickly disappeared.
"But you married me, and those properties belong to the Sun family."
"I was already a great favor by letting you take away half of the dowry. If you are so ungrateful, don't blame me for being rude."
As soon as Sun Hao said this, Shuang'er, the maid beside Han Susu, couldn't help it.
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. Since ancient times, a woman's dowry has been her personal property. If she divorces, she should move back to her parents' home. If she dies, if she has children, the dowry goes to her children. If she doesn't have children, her parents can take it back. This is the first time I've heard of someone taking over a woman's dowry just by marrying her."
"You think you're wearing a mask to get into a coffin? You're so shameless."
Sun Hao's face turned pale and blue, and he felt ashamed after hearing Shuang'er's ruthless words.
"you………"
Seeing this, Liu Qingqing hurriedly stepped forward, trying to ease the atmosphere, but at the same time, she did not forget to add fuel to the fire.
"Miss, why are you so aggressive? We're not here to argue. We just hope that Sister can, for the sake of our past friendship, show some mercy and let Brother Hao's business go."
Han Susu took a look at Liu Qingqing's belly.
"Look at this belly, it's five months old."
Liu Qingqing reached out and touched her belly, looking very proud.
"Sister, you're worthy of being an experienced mother. You can tell at a glance that it's indeed five months old. The doctor has already diagnosed it as a boy. Brother Hao is so happy that he's prepared a bunch of gifts for the child!"
Looking at Liu Qingqing's smug look, Han Susu remembered that Xixi was pushed into the water by Liu Qingqing a year ago. She was busy saving the child, but was finally falsely accused of pushing her down and causing her to have a miscarriage. Sun Hao believed her and even refused to let anyone call a doctor for Xixi. If she hadn't rushed out with the child like crazy to find a doctor, she might have lost Xixi forever.
"So happy?"
"But this child must be born before he can be a child."
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