Chapter 117 The Queen Mother's Care

Seeing the Queen Mother like this, the Second Prince and Pei Chuyan hurried forward to support the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother then took Pei Chuyan's hand and looked at him carefully: "Where are you hurt?"

Pei Chuyan hurriedly comforted the Queen Mother: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I took shelter in time, it's just a minor injury."

The Queen Mother then sighed and said, "I am willing for you children to go out and gain experience, but it is really too dangerous outside."

"Jin Yu is my grandson, so I naturally feel sorry for him," the Queen Mother said, looking at Pei Chuyan with burning eyes, "but you are also a child I watched grow up, so I feel sorry for you too."

Seeing the Queen Mother like this, Nanny Su hurried forward and said, "Yesterday, when the Queen Mother learned that Prince Pei was assassinated, she was so upset that she cried for half the night."

Pei Chuyan was also moved when he heard this. He knelt down again and kowtowed to the Queen Mother: "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Seeing this atmosphere, the Great Chu Emperor quickly spoke to mediate: "Okay, as long as you come back safely."

As he spoke, he asked his servants to provide seats for the people who came in later.

The Second Prince paid his respects to the concubines again, and then he noticed that Concubine Wen had come out today. "Madam Wen, I haven't seen you for many years. How is your health? Is my fourth brother okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, Second Prince. Everything is fine with me. Jinrui is fine too." Concubine Wen replied gently.

People like Concubine Ning and Noble Lady Le were seeing Concubine Wen for the first time. They thought she was a dull princess from another country, but they didn't expect her to be so beautiful and gentle.

Concubine Chen was also happy to see them return safely: "Don't worry, Jinyu, I have already told His Majesty that starting tomorrow, Jinrui can go to Xingyang Palace to study with you."

"Really?" The Second Prince looked at the Emperor of Great Chu with shining eyes. When the Emperor nodded, he looked happily in the direction of the Crown Prince.

Lu Xingwan on the side couldn't help but sigh.

[I have to say, my second brother and Pei Chuyan have only been out for a month, but it feels like a long time has passed.]

[I used to think they were just two little brats! After this trip, I feel they have grown up a lot.]

[Looking at Pei Chuyan, I don't know if it's because he's been injured and weak, or because he's been tanned by the wind and sun, but his lines are much clearer. ]

[I have to say, he does look a bit like the Fourth Prince, but he doesn't look like his father. The Fourth Prince's eyebrows and eyes look very much like his father.]

[I don’t understand. I don’t understand.]

The Great Chu Emperor listened to Lu Xingwan's wild imagination and saw that the Second Prince looked exhausted, so he said, "Jin Yu and Chu Yan have been running around for days, they must be tired, so go back to the palace and rest first!"

After saying this, he looked at the Queen Mother again and was about to say something, but the Queen Mother spoke: "The Emperor is right, you should go back and rest first, and then come to my place and sit with me and chat with me."

Before the Queen Mother finished her words, she heard the Third Prince's voice coming from outside: "It is I who am late."

The Queen Mother's face changed when she heard this, and she immediately looked unhappy.

The Third Prince, however, seemed not to have seen it, and went about paying his respects to the Queen Mother, the Emperor of Great Chu, and all the concubines.

Seeing this, Concubine Chen quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's an unfortunate coincidence that the Third Prince came today. Seeing that Jin Yu and Chu Yan are tired, His Majesty is just telling them to go back and rest!"

"I originally wanted to follow my royal brother to pick up my second royal brother and Prince Pei outside the city today. However, when my servant went to Xingyang Palace to inquire this morning, Zhongping, who was by my royal brother's side, refused. As a result, we were delayed." The third prince looked innocent.

When the Third Prince said this, Concubine Chen Gui was stunned for a moment. The Third Prince was trying to provoke her.

Lu Xingwan certainly lived up to everyone's expectations and started to output crazily.

[He is still a prince, that's all? ]

[I wonder which concubine in the harem she learned this trick from. She is slandering me so blatantly. Do you think that my father can't understand? ]

[Could it be that the person behind the Third Prince is actually a woman? She is instructing him on how to use the tricks of the women in the harem to compete for favor.]

[It is true that every dragon has nine sons, and each is different; the third prince does not have his father's domineering personality, nor does he have the Cui family's schemes. He just follows his mother, who only thinks about seizing power all day long.]

The Great Chu Emperor heard Lu Xingwan's mumbling and looked at the Third Prince with some displeasure in his eyes again: "I ordered Jin Yao to go alone, but you are not satisfied?"

The Third Prince did not expect the Great Chu Emperor to have such an attitude, and he knelt down hurriedly: "Father, please calm down. I did not mean to do that. I was just thinking about Jin Yu and Prince Pei, so I wanted to go and greet them."

The Great Chu Emperor ignored him and just stood up and bowed to the Queen Mother: "Mother, I will go back first."

Then he looked at the other concubines and said, "Let's go."

The third prince didn't expect that he clearly wanted to set a trap for the crown prince, but he ended up angering his father. Why did things turn out differently from what he expected?

After leaving Rongle Palace, Concubine Chen Guifei did not care about the Third Prince. Although she did not know to what extent he had done so, based on her mother's hatred for her, she was afraid that he would not be sincere in treating her well. So why should she pretend to be nice to him? It would be better to just ignore him.

Seeing Concubine Lan and the Second Prince leave happily, Concubine Chen Gui couldn't help but smile and looked at Pei Chuyan beside her: "You are finally back. Concubine Lan has been thinking about the Second Prince every day!"

Jin Xin, who was standing by, also said, "Your Majesty is still concerned about Prince Pei, and she has to go to Yanhua Palace to light a stick of incense every day!"

Pei Chuyan couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, but Concubine Chen immediately interrupted his sentimentality: "Chuyan, go back to Qingyun Palace to rest. Everything has been packed for you."

Then he turned to look at Jinxin: "Jinxin, go with me, and don't talk too much. Our Chu Yan doesn't talk much, so you better not bother him."

Then he looked at Pei Chuyan: "I'm going to Xingyang Palace."

Seeing Pei Chuyan wanted to refuse, Concubine Chen turned around and pushed him: "Go back quickly!"

Pei Chuyan didn't say anything more and returned to Qingyun Palace with Jinxin.

The reason why Concubine Chen came to see the prince was naturally because of what she had not finished saying that day.

"These days, the secret guards around me have been investigating, and they have found more and more things, but they haven't figured out the clues yet. There is only one thing I want to remind you." Concubine Chen said this and looked at the prince solemnly, "There was a eunuch named Lin in the palace before. He was the mastermind of the assassination in Mingjing Temple and the mastermind behind the seduction of your woman before."

"This person used to serve in Concubine Lan's palace. Now he has disappeared, but he has not left the palace."

"You should be more careful in the palace. Don't be alone. Also warn the guards around you."

The prince knew that Concubine Chen was concerned about his safety, so he nodded solemnly, agreeing to the matter.