Chapter 354 Palace Turmoil Part Two
Ye Susu was startled and quickly said, "The Crown Princess took him away."
She explained further, "Granny Wang took them to be with Jiang Fenghua's two children. You should hurry up and go, I have to go to the banquet soon. Su Tingwan is still in the Cold Palace, you should go see her!"
"I know, but I didn't expect Xie Shang to be so ruthless, torturing Wanwan into such a terrible state," he said.
Ye Susu wanted to say that it was Su Tingwan's own stupidity that angered Xie Shang with those words.
"Go and bring the child back so I can see him." Su Xuan pinched her jawbone. "This general wants to see if he is my child." In fact, he had tried to disguise himself and enter the Morning Light Palace, but unexpectedly, there were secret guards everywhere. He could not risk exposing his identity.
Ye Susu was terrified. "Of course it's yours. After I got together with Xie Shang, I had my period. Even my personal maid didn't know about it. The second time I was with you, I got pregnant at that time. That's why I had to give birth to him prematurely, more than a month early. It took me a lot of effort to convince them that the baby was so small because of lack of nutrition."
Su Xuan already knew about the child's situation from Su Tingwan, but he didn't care at all because he couldn't wait for a little baby to grow up. Wasn't Xie Shang's martial arts examination just an attempt to find someone to replace the Su family?
Unfortunately, the Su family's foundation is too solid, and Xie Shang cannot easily touch it. Since he is dissatisfied with the Su family, then let this young master take his place as crown prince.
Ye Susu was unaware of his ambition and avoided him like the plague. She urged him, "You should leave now! I will raise your son well and he will at least be a prince in the future."
"You've turned your back on me so quickly," Su Xuan said coldly. "If it weren't for me, would you have been made a concubine? Would you have been His Highness the Crown Prince's woman? Considering that you gave birth to my son, I will make you Empress and your son the Crown Prince."
Ye Susu's pupils dilated in shock. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
“You don’t believe me?” He was full of confidence and determined to succeed. “The entire city of Shengjing is now under my surveillance and siege. I also know that the Crown Prince is not in the palace. He wants to besiege the Su family, but unfortunately, he will be disappointed.”
Ye Susu looked at Su Xuan's gloomy eyes and was very scared. "You...you want to rebel?"
In fact, Su Xuan returned with Old Madam Su, but he had been hiding in the shadows and had not shown himself.
Xie Shang thought that by winning over the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, he could deal with the Su family, and even frame the Su family for rebelling and making dragon robes. So he decided to play along and waited for Xie Shang to go to the Su mansion to find evidence of the Su family's rebellion.
He said coldly, "Xie Shang has probably already been captured and killed!"
The next second, Su Xuan changed into a human skin mask, and the appearance of the person in front of her almost made Ye Susu faint. "How did you manage to become the Crown Prince?"
In fact, Su Xuan also learned from the Thousand-Faced Gentleman. Although he was not as lifelike as the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, he was enough to deal with the women in the Eastern Palace. For the past year, he had been imitating Xie Shang's posture and tone.
Ever since he learned of the legendary figure of the Thousand-Faced Gentleman in the martial arts world, he had wanted to win him over and make him work for him. However, he only cared about money; otherwise, he wouldn't be afraid to kill him.
He spent a lot of money to learn this unique skill from the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, and these human skin masks, as thin as cicada wings, were even more difficult to make.
That day he learned that the Thousand-Faced Gentleman was not dead, but had been bribed by Xie Shang.
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At Chenxi Palace, a eunuch rushed over and said, "Your Highness, has His Highness the Crown Prince returned? He is in the banquet hall."
Wu Xin didn't recognize him; his name was Xiao Douzi, and he was also Chief Steward Cao's apprentice, one of their own. Wu Xin asked, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"Yes, it was Master who sent me to invite the Crown Princess," Xiao Douzi said.
Jiang Fenghua then asked, "Did the Crown Prince say anything upon returning to the palace?"
Xiao Douzi said, "They didn't say anything, they just asked if the Crown Princess had arrived."
"That's why Master instructed me to come and invite the Crown Princess and the ladies of the palace as soon as possible."
Jiang Fenghua smiled faintly, and immediately understood.
She made a quick decision, "Go and call the ladies, let's go to the New Year's Eve banquet tonight."
When Jiang Fenghua saw Ye Susu again, she took the initiative to tell her, "The children are all asleep, let the wet nurse hold them! Thinking that the young master is the main character tonight, Consort Ye will personally carry him to pay respects to the Emperor and Empress later to ask for good luck, and also ask the Emperor to bestow a name on the child."
"Yes," Ye Susu replied respectfully, her hands clenched tightly beneath her cloak.
Jiang Fenghua took her hand and said, "Children are sleepy from a young age, but they will grow up well. Your son is growing better and better recently, so Consort Ye doesn't need to worry anymore."
She could feel that Ye Susu's palms were sweaty. What was she afraid of? Had she seen Su Xuan?
She casually reminded the other concubines as she walked, "Don't worry, everyone. Today is the New Year. You can all ask the Emperor and Empress for red money. Especially the newly arrived concubines, show yourselves in front of the Empress more often. Everyone will be happy to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Yes," everyone answered in unison.
Song Jing, Tang Qianran, and Gao Qingtong are all pregnant. Jiang Fenghua then instructed, "The three of you are all carrying imperial heirs, so there's no need to compete with the ladies tonight! Leave more opportunities for the newcomers."
Jiang Fenghua gave everyone her instructions before leaving with the young master of the Eastern Palace.
The procession from the Eastern Palace was also quite large. Jiang Fenghua led the entourage into the main hall and knelt down before the Emperor and Empress, bowing respectfully. She said in a deep voice, "Your daughter-in-law greets Father Emperor and Mother Empress. Your daughter-in-law and the young ladies have come to wish Father Emperor and Mother an early Happy New Year."
"No need for formalities. Please take your seats. We've been waiting for you," the emperor said.
The Empress also said, "His Majesty and I have prepared red envelopes for the Crown Princess and the Consort. We originally planned to give them to you on the first day of the new year, but since it's lively tonight, I'll give them to you all at once!"
She then had Granny Xi hand over the purses she had prepared to the ladies-in-waiting, who were naturally delighted to receive a reward from the Empress.
At this moment, Old Madam Su sat steadily in the most conspicuous position, and her dragon-headed cane slammed hard on the ground. "It seems that the Crown Princess forgot to bring my Wanwan!"
Jiang Fenghua walked up to Madam Su and greeted her. "Madam, it's been a long time. Su Tingwan is no longer His Highness's concubine. She violated palace rules and was banished to the Cold Palace by His Highness."
She stared straight at the Crown Prince, who sat below the Emperor, and asked, "Didn't Your Highness explain to the Old Madam yourself?"
The Crown Prince smiled and apologized to Madam Su, saying, "Consort Su made a small mistake and was sent to the Cold Palace."
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