The Eighth Prince's wife shook her head, touched Chen's face, and said with a bitter smile, "No, I'm not asking Consort Xi to save the Eighth Prince's mansion, but I hope she can save you..."
Madam Chen was greatly surprised and looked at the Eighth Prince's wife in bewilderment.
"Eighth Prince is currently imprisoned, and it's uncertain whether he will ever see the light of day again." As Eighth Prince's wife spoke, she choked up, unable to speak clearly. Chen felt as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing down on her heart, making it hard to breathe. She felt Eighth Prince's wife's hand trembling slightly, and she herself began to feel a deep fear of the future.
"Eighth Prince is destined to have few children, and now he only has two. I cannot stand by and watch his bloodline end in my hands!" Eighth Prince's wife cried heartbrokenly. Chen felt a pang of bitterness in her heart and suddenly felt that the woman in front of her was also very pitiful.
"Sister, don't be too sad. Eighth Prince will be very comforted to know that you care about him so much!" Chen Shi said to comfort Eighth Prince's wife without realizing it, not even knowing that she could say such things to her.
The Eighth Prince's wife raised her head, tightly grasped Madam Chen's hand, and said firmly, "No, I don't want the Eighth Prince to feel at ease. I only want to preserve the Eighth Prince's bloodline. The Noble Consort Xi is the only chance. You are her cousin, she will definitely not stand by and watch you die... Go and beg her, maybe she will have a way!"
Madam Chen recalled how she had been jealous of Lanqin's high-status marriage and had used Lanqin to betroth herself to the Eighth Prince. Now, Lanqin was a high-ranking concubine, while she remained a mere princess. The Eighth Prince was in such a state, and his mansion was in ruins. To ask Lanqin for help again now was something Madam Chen was utterly unwilling to do.
"This..." Chen felt utterly hopeless and hesitated.
Suddenly, the Eighth Prince's wife's eyes turned bloodshot, and her expectant expression twisted into a ferocious grimace. She grabbed Chen Shi, stammering, "What are you hesitating for? Do you want to see the Eighth Prince's child die with us? That's his only hope..."
A slight chill ran down Chen's spine. She tried to pull her hand away from the Eighth Prince's wife's, stammering, "Prince's wife, I... I didn't mean that. I'm just a lowly concubine, and the Noble Consort Xi might not listen to me..."
The Eighth Prince's wife shook her head, holding onto Chen tightly, and said urgently, "She will listen. As long as she's willing to help you, you should take the Eighth Prince's child and run away to a faraway place, never to return. The Eighth Prince's mansion is already a thorn in the Emperor's side. Who knows, one day the Emperor might take his anger out on the entire mansion, and then it will be too late for you to leave..."
The Eighth Prince's wife's words struck at Chen's doubts like a pebble, stirring up ripples in her heart. Previously, seeing the Eighth Prince's wife cry so heartbrokenly, Chen had genuinely believed she had changed her mind and begun to treat her kindly. But now, the more the Eighth Prince's wife passionately urged her to plead with Lanqin, the more Chen felt things weren't so simple.
The Eighth Prince's wife was always selfish and domineering, never before so understanding and selfless. It was impossible that she would suddenly have such a change of heart after the Eighth Prince's misfortune, especially since neither of his two children were hers. There was no need for her to be so concerned for the children. Chen Shi secretly felt a chill, realizing she had fallen into the Eighth Prince's wife's trap. Although she didn't know what benefit the Eighth Prince's wife would gain from doing this, Chen Shi knew that this matter was far more complex than it seemed.
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