After the Fourteenth Prince disappeared from the Changping Villa, the Fourth Prince secretly brought his wife and other family members back to the capital. The whole family lived in the original Fourteenth Prince's Mansion, but they were strictly guarded by the Fourth Prince's men, which was tantamount to house arrest.
That day, the Fourteenth Prince's son ran home crying, with a stain on his clothes. Upon seeing this, the Fourteenth Prince's wife was so angry that she slapped her personal servant twice without asking any questions, and angrily scolded, "How have you been watching over the prince? Don't think that just because our Prince isn't here, you can neglect him. Remember, this is the Fourteenth Prince's residence, and I am still the Fourteenth Prince's wife..."
The servant knelt on the ground and hurriedly kowtowed, explaining, "Your Highness, please calm down. It wasn't our fault, it was...it was..."
The Fourteenth Prince's wife, growing impatient, tried to appease her son while asking, "Quickly, tell me, who dared to bully the prince...?"
The servant pointed to Madam Chen and her two children standing outside and said, "That's the concubine's son. He accidentally bumped into the prince..."
Only then did the Fourteenth Prince's wife notice that Chen and her two children were waiting outside the house in fear. The two children were hiding behind Chen, peeking out slightly, but were frightened back by a fierce glare from the Fourteenth Prince's wife.
Knowing she couldn't escape this time, Madam Chen gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and pulled her two children into the house. At this moment, the son of the Fourteenth Prince's wife pointed at the child behind Madam Chen and said, "Mother, it was him... he pushed me on purpose..."
Chen's son stepped forward, looking timidly at the Fourteenth Princess Consort. He then took Chen's hand and said, "Mother, it wasn't me. He was running too fast, and I couldn't dodge in time, so I bumped into him..." Following the child's arm, it seemed that his palm was injured, and there was still blood on it, but he pulled his hand away without saying anything.
The Fourteenth Prince's wife already harbored extreme hatred for Chen and her son. It was Chen who had caused her youngest son's eye injury, and the Fourteenth Prince's wife had never sought revenge. Later, when Chen was secretly taken to Kulun by the Fourteenth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince's wife was naturally powerless against her. Even when their affair was finally exposed and they were both imprisoned in the Changping villa, the Fourteenth Prince was also present, making it even more difficult to find an opportunity to act. Now that the Fourteenth Prince had disappeared, the villa was left with only the Fourteenth Prince's wife and Chen, a widow and orphan. Wanyan finally had the chance to torment Chen.
Knowing the Fourteenth Prince's temperament, Madam Chen always avoided her and endured her whenever possible. If it weren't for the children's conflicts, Madam Chen would never have provoked the Fourteenth Prince.
The Fourteenth Prince's wife shouted loudly to the guards outside the door, "Guards! This little bastard has been disrespectful to the prince! Take him back and lock him in the dark room to reflect on his actions..."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen was terrified. She grabbed her two children and knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing to the Fourteenth Prince's wife, pleading, "Please calm down, Your Highness. The children are ignorant. Please don't blame them..."
The Fourteenth Princess Consort glanced coldly at Chen Shi on the ground and said, "I think it was you who instigated your son to bully my son! Like father, like son. With a mother like you, I know there are no good women..."
Madam Chen kept her head down, suppressing her emotions, and let the Fourteenth Prince's wife berate her. But her son behind her seemed unable to hold back any longer and stood up, saying, "You mustn't talk about my mother like that. She didn't instigate me, I just..."
"Smack!"
Before the child could finish speaking, the Fourteenth Princess Consort slapped him, knocking him to the ground. Madam Chen rushed forward in horror, picked up the child, and wept with heartache.
“Fujin, if you have any grievances, just take them out on me. How could you hit the child? He is the Fourteenth Prince’s own flesh and blood. No matter what he does wrong, he can’t stand being hit by you…” Chen cried as she spoke to the Fourteenth Prince’s wife. The Fourteenth Prince’s wife knew that her behavior just now was a bit excessive, but when she thought of her youngest son’s eyes, she didn’t feel that anything was wrong.
“I’m here to teach him how to be a person. If he doesn’t know his place, he deserves to be beaten. He’s so young and he can’t even learn properly. Are you going to wait until he’s older to teach him? You can’t even teach your own child properly, and you still have the nerve to threaten me. Get out of here and be punished by not leaving your room for three days…”
After the Fourteenth Princess finished speaking, she took her son into the house, leaving Madam Chen struggling to get up and crying as she took her two children back home.
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