The Shaofu Household Manager's face was pale, and he looked like he was breathing more than breathing in. He was carried to the scene by servants.
"What's wrong, ancestor?"
The royal family members came forward one after another to ask about their concern.
The Shaofu Household Manager waved his hands, speechless.
The servant spoke for him, saying, "When the Household Supervisor learned about the fight between the two princesses, he was so angry that he fainted. As soon as he woke up, he urged us to bring him here. He said that as the Household Supervisor, he had to come as long as he was alive after such a serious incident. He wanted to give everyone an explanation."
"Thank you for your hard work, ancestor!"
"Grandfather, please take care of yourself."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, old ancestor."
Princess Fuming and Princess Huyang were both very embarrassed.
The fighting members of the royal family stopped fighting and stood aside with their hands hanging down, waiting for the order from the Shaofu Household Order.
The Shaofu household steward coughed twice, and the servants looked nervous, feeding him water and medicine, and the situation seemed very serious.
No one present dared to breathe.
It seemed as if venting his anger would cost the life of the Shaofu Household Manager.
The Jinwu Guards were nervous.
If anything happens to the Shaofu's household steward, the Jinwu Guards will be held responsible.
The Shaofu Household Manager drank the medicine, took a few breaths, and waved to Princess Huyang.
You may not give face to others, but you must give face to the Shaofu Household Director.
Princess Huyang took a few steps forward and came before the Minister of the Household. "What are your instructions, Uncle?"
The Shaofu Housekeeper asked in a tired voice, "Can you tell me why you brought people to smash up Princess Fuming's mansion?"
The Huyang Commandery member was filled with indignation. "Granduncle, please understand. It wasn't my intention to cause trouble for Fuming. It was because she didn't teach her daughter well. Zhou Yi actually seduced my Chen Lu and even dreamed of marrying into the Chen family and becoming the mistress. She's just living a dream."
Hu Yang became more and more angry as he spoke, not trying to hide his anger.
Fu Ming was furious. "Huyang, stop slandering me. Chen Lu is a poor man who was convicted of corruption. I don't know what tricks he used to seduce my daughter. You must give me an explanation for this matter."
Hu Yang rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'm giving you a bullshit explanation. Fu Ming, don't think I don't know what you're up to. I'm telling you, put away your dark thoughts. As long as I'm here, you won't succeed."
"Ridiculous! Why don't you tell me what I'm up to? Tell me!"
"Shut up, everyone!"
Seeing the two arguing endlessly, the Shaofu household steward shouted at them.
He looked at Princess Huyang and said, "Huyang, could you please give me a favor and take your people back first? As for Chen Lu and Zhou Yi, I will question them personally. After we understand what happened, we can sit down and discuss a solution. How about that?"
Hu Yang was not willing to accept this, and angrily glared at Fu Ming.
Fu Ming pretended to be magnanimous and said, "I agree with my uncle's opinion."
"Huyang, what about you?" asked the Shaofu Household Manager.
Hu Yang took a deep breath and said, "I will listen to my uncle. I believe in him. Fu Ming must give an explanation for this matter."
Under the mediation of the Shaofu Household Manager, the two princesses each took a step back.
The Jinwu Guards felt relieved.
As long as there's no fighting.
They were afraid of the two princesses. Arrogant and domineering were not enough to describe the bizarre things they had done.
Of course, the fact that Chen Lu was going to marry Zhou Yi was a big gossip.
The Jinwu Guards all had the same idea and sent people to investigate Chen Lu and Zhou Yi as soon as they returned.
These two people who have nothing in common suddenly started clamoring to get married. When did they get together?
Huyang took his men away, and Fuming invited the Shaofu's steward into the house for tea.
The Shaofu Housekeeper asked her, "Is Zhou Yi here? If not, I won't go in."
"She lives in the other courtyard. I'll send someone to call her over."
"No need, I will send someone to look for her."
The Shaofu household official left.
The onlookers also dispersed.
A farce has come to an end.
Princess Fuming had a gloomy expression on her face and ordered the gate to be closed.
She passed through the second gate, returned to the backyard, and asked the servants, "Is the eldest aunt back?"
"Your Majesty, I just entered the mansion through the back door and am waiting for you inside the house."
Princess Fuming instructed her servants to guard the gate and not allow anyone to come in.
She pushed the door open and entered the study, and saw Zhou Yi standing by the window.
"Mother!" Zhou Yi called softly.
"Tell me, what's going on between you and Chen Lu? Why is Chen Lu clamoring to marry you? That shrew Hu Yang almost broke in and made me so angry. Look at what you've done. Why pick on that shrew Hu Yang's son when there are so many people to pick on? Do you think your life is too long?"
"I am pregnant."
"You must not marry Chen Lu. I will never accept being related to that shrew Huyang."
"Mom, I'm pregnant!"
Fu Ming was stunned on the spot, his pupils widened, "What did you say?"
Zhou Yi looked calm. She said softly, "Mother, I said I'm pregnant."
"Ridiculous! Don't talk nonsense!" Fu Ming's subconscious reaction was to deny it.
Zhou Yi continued, "I've been seeing a doctor for over a month. I've had some more reactions in the last few days."
"How is that possible? Whose child is it? Don't tell me you're pregnant with Chen Lu's child."
"It's Chen Lu's child."
Fu Ming shook his head repeatedly, his face livid. "No, absolutely not. Abort the child. We can't keep this child."
"I must keep this child." Zhou Yi suddenly raised her voice. "I've been married to Sun Minzhi for so many years, but I've never been able to get pregnant. I got married a second time, and there was still no movement in my belly. I even doubted whether I was infertile. But now I'm pregnant, mother, I'm pregnant. I can have children. It's not that I can't, but the man I married before was not."
"Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!"
Fu Ming was furious. "You can't marry Chen Lu. I absolutely cannot accept being related to Hu Yang."
"Can't a mother turn a blind eye for her daughter? You want me to abort the baby. What if I can never get pregnant again? Do you want me to live out my life in loneliness?"
Zhou Yi was even angrier than Fu Ming, even more hostile.
Fu Ming pointed at Zhou Yi and said, "You can keep the child, but you can't marry Chen Lu. Chen Lu is a piece of shit. If you marry him, your life will be completely ruined."
"If I don't marry him, my life will be over. Chen Lu has no right to be picky, so how could I possibly be picky? He's the son of a convicted official and a broke man, while I'm a woman who's been married three times. He and I are a perfect match, a perfect match."
Zhou Yi said in self-abandonment.
Fu Ming shook his head repeatedly. "It's different, completely different. At least you are still innocent. What the hell is the Chen family? What the hell is Chen Lu? If you marry him, your child will take his surname Chen. I tell you, you and your child will be completely finished.
Don't expect your child to become successful. Just based on what the Chen family has done, no matter who sits on the throne, they will not reuse Chen Lu, nor will they reuse Chen Lu's son. All of the Chen family's descendants have been banished to the cold palace."
Zhou Yi didn't believe it. "Chen Lu is your majesty's nephew. When the Chen family was in trouble, it was your majesty who intervened and saved the lives of Chen Lu and his sister. Your majesty has always been kind to Chen Lu and his sister."
Fu Ming sneered and said sternly, "Silly daughter, those good things happened before Your Majesty ascended the throne. Go ask Chen Lu yourself, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, has he ever received any special attention from Your Majesty? When he was serving in the military camp, did he receive any special promotion just because he was Your Majesty's nephew? Not at all."
Haven't you noticed that Chen Lu hasn't even visited the palace since His Majesty ascended the throne? He's the Emperor's nephew, and yet His Majesty hasn't summoned him in eight years. Even when the Empress Dowager was alive, she didn't summon him. Don't you understand the reason behind this?"
Zhou Yi shook her head repeatedly, unwilling to believe what Fu Ming said.
Fu Ming sighed.
She said, "Do you think that Chen Lu, being Huyang's son, deserves attention and promotion? I tell you, you're dreaming. Your Majesty saved his life back then, fulfilling the bond between uncle and nephew. From then on, Your Majesty no longer cared whether Chen Lu lived or died.
His Majesty allowed him to continue living, to serve in the Imperial Army, simply because he was half Huyang blood. The fact that His Majesty had never summoned Chen Lu in all the years since he ascended the throne spoke volumes. His Majesty loathed him, even resented his Chen blood and his surname.
Once Hu Yang dies, Chen Lu will not have a good ending either. He will be sent to the eighteen levels of hell. My dear daughter, listen to your mother and never marry Chen Lu. He is a pit of fire! How can I watch you jump into it?
"No." Zhou Yi shook her head repeatedly, "It won't be that serious. If Hu Yang lives longer and follows His Majesty... when the new emperor ascends the throne, everything will be different."
Fu Ming sneered, "My silly daughter, you are so naive. Think about it yourself. What has the relationship between the princes and Chen Lu been like over the years? Which prince has had close contact with Chen Lu and helped him plan his career? I'm afraid that the cousins have exchanged less than ten words in all these years."
None of those princes were fools. They had long ago, intentionally or unintentionally, drawn a line between themselves and Chen Lu. No matter which of them inherited the throne, it was impossible for them to treat Chen Lu differently. If you marry him, your unborn child, whether it's a girl or a boy, will not have a good ending.
If the girl can't find a good marriage, the boy will have no future. But if you don't marry him and give birth to the child alone, the future will be different. Do you understand? As long as I live, I will help you protect this child, understand?"
Zhou Yi looked confused.
She couldn't remember how Chen Lu had been through all these years, and she wasn't sure whether the relationship between Chen Lu and the princes had become like strangers, as her mother said.
"No, no!" She shook her head desperately. "And Gu Jiu. Gu Jiu has such a good relationship with Hu Yang and Chen Min. It's impossible for him to sit back and watch Chen Lu get into trouble without doing anything."
"You're really stupid. Gu Jiu helped Hu Yang and Chen Min, but did she ever help Chen Lu? Even if Gu Jiu was willing to lend a helping hand to Chen Lu, what about Liu Zhao? If Liu Zhao really wanted to, he could improve Chen Lu's current situation with just a word. But he didn't do that. Gu Jiu didn't help Chen Lu either."
Zhou Yi covered his head, feeling dizzy and having a headache.
"I don't believe it. It shouldn't be like this."
Fu Ming said coldly, "What do you think? Let me tell you, the Chen family was not wronged at all by the late emperor's confiscation of property and execution. No one in the Chen family is innocent. Let me tell you one more thing. Hu Yang privately calls Chen Lu's father, Chen Fu Ma, "Old Dog Chen."
Long before the Chen family was beheaded, Hu Yang and his consort Chen had already fallen out. Now only Chen Lu is left in the Chen family, and he is the bastard of the Chen family. If it weren't for Hu Yang's blood, he would have been beheaded and thrown into the streets with his father more than ten years ago.
Zhou Yi seemed unable to bear such a cruel reality and burst into tears.
"Tell me, you are lying to me. This is all fake." Zhou Yi cried.
Fu Ming's heart was cold and hard. "I haven't lied a single time. Every word I say is true. I don't care how you and him got together, but from today on, you must cut off all ties with him. If you don't want to abort the child, then give birth to the child secretly and raise it under your brother's name, and raise it as a member of the Zhou family."
"Mother is so cruel!" Zhou Yi cried and roared.
Fu Ming walked forward and gently wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief. "Tell me, is it that Chen Lu is deliberately approaching you and seducing you? He knows he can't marry a girl from a good family, so he deliberately sets his sights on you, right?"
Zhou Yi shook her head repeatedly, "No, my daughter and he are in love with each other."
"That's bullshit. He just deliberately approached you and made you pregnant. This was all his plan."
Fu Ming was very angry.
Chen Lu, this evil creature, actually set his sights on her daughter.
Damn it!
Zhou Yi kept crying and couldn't stop.
She didn't believe what Fu Ming said no matter what.
But if it's all true, if she marries Chen Lu, won't her child have no future?
What should she do?
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