Chapter 756 Rivals in Love Are Extremely Hatred When They Meet
Consort Chang didn't know why she had acted that way. Her eyes were full of guilt, and she stammered, "Yang'er, your mother really didn't mean to."
Xie Yang's eyes were bloodshot, and the hatred in his eyes was like a raging tide. "Whom did Mother beat her son for this time? Was it for Shu Lang or Shu Ronghua? What is their relationship with Mother?"
He continued, “Every time she said it wasn’t intentional, I clearly remember all the hatred my mother had for us, and I also remember how she said Empress Dowager Cheng was harsh and scheming towards us. So I also hate Empress Dowager Cheng, and I hate why she can’t tolerate other princes. But I never thought that my mother would lie to me about something.”
Consort Chang's face turned deathly pale, her pupils dilated. "What did you say?"
Consort Chang quickly pulled him towards the West Palace, saying, "Go back and talk to your mother, don't talk here, walls have ears."
Xie Yang felt only pain and shook off her hand. "I'm not going back. What is Mother Consort hiding from me?"
"Yang'er, listen to your mother's explanation, there are some things that really can't be said here..."
Xie Yang knew he shouldn't say anything more, but he felt terrible and wanted to vent, just like that night when he was so angry that he strangled Shu Xue to death and still felt unsatisfied.
He clenched his fists, then suddenly blurted out, "I'm not a coward!"
He even tried to reach out and strangle Consort Chang, who was so frightened that she took two steps back. "Yang'er, I am your mother."
Just then, Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang appeared behind the two of them. Xie Shang called out, "Fourth Brother, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing the sound, Consort Chang suddenly supported Xie Yang. Xie Yang also regained his senses at that moment. He released Consort Chang and asked, "Why has the Emperor come?"
"I've been looking for you all over, why aren't you at the banquet?" He almost lost control and tried to strangle his mother just now, what's wrong with Xie Yang?
Xie Yang's eyes were red, and he looked like he had been wronged and kept dodging away.
Xie Shang wasn't about to let him hide, and stepped forward with concern, asking, "Why is Fourth Brother's face red? Did you cry? What happened?"
Xie Yang quickly said, "A gust of wind blew in my eye, and something got into it. My mother is blowing it out for me."
Xie Shang looked up at the sky. "There's no wind! Fourth Brother, what happened? Can you tell me if you've encountered any difficulties? I can help you."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "His Majesty often tells me that he and the Fourth Prince are like brothers, like family. Your Highness, please speak frankly if you have anything to say. I noticed earlier that Your Highness did not look well."
Consort Chang said, "I might be feeling a little unwell! Yang'er is also worried about me..."
"Are you feeling unwell? Please have the imperial physician examine you. Your Highness, please take good care of yourself." Jiang Fenghua took the hand of Consort Chang. "Your Highness lives alone in the West Palace. There's no one to chat with or keep you company. Why don't you move back to the inner palace? There are many people in the inner palace. You can come to Kunning Palace more often to relax and feel better."
She was about to take Consort Chang to see the imperial physician, but a fierce glint flashed in Consort Chang's eyes. "I won't go..."
But since Jiang Fenghua had kept her here, how could she let her leave? If everything was designed by the Fourth Prince, and she had his mother in her grasp, he would have reservations.
“It must be that the Fourth Prince did something to anger the Dowager Consort. The Dowager Consort is the Fourth Prince’s mother. In her eyes, the Fourth Prince is still a child. How can the Dowager Consort be angry with a child?” Jiang Fenghua scolded the Fourth Prince again, “Mothers are the greatest people in the world. The Dowager Consort raised the Prince with great difficulty. How difficult it must have been for her to live alone in the West Palace. The Fourth Prince must understand her situation.”
Xie Yang's anger intensified. She wasn't just anyone; she moved to the West Palace to have an affair with her lover. She even often pressured him by saying he was too young. He now suspected that the wet nurse's death might be because she had discovered his secret.
Soon, Aoxue brought Madam Shu into the palace as well.
The moment Madam Shu saw Consort Chang, her face fell and her mood soured. Ao Xue had already stirred things up on the way here, saying a lot about how Consort Chang had taken care of Consort Ronghua, and also about Lord Shu's gratitude to Consort Chang, and how warm and hospitable Lord Shu was, etc.
Ao Xue took the initiative to explain, "Your Majesty, Madam Shu has been brought to the palace." She had used her fastest speed, and the carriage went straight to the outside of the banquet hall, managing to catch up.
Lady Shu bowed to Jiang Fenghua, saying, "This humble woman greets the Empress. May the Empress enjoy boundless blessings."
Upon seeing the visitor, Jiang Fenghua said, "Madam Shu, please don't stand on ceremony, come in! I've prepared a family banquet today, and I didn't expect that Shu Ronghua is pregnant. It's truly a joyous occasion, as Madam is about to become a grandmother."
Madam Shu's lips twitched. Who was going to be a grandmother? Her smile was almost frozen, and she could only squeeze out a single word, "Yes."
Jiang Fenghua took Madam Shu's hand in one hand and Consort Chang's hand in the other. "Let me introduce you, Madam Shu. This is Consort Chang, the biological mother of the Fourth Prince. She has always lived in the West Palace. She usually eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures, and is ascetic. Therefore, she does not often attend the major banquets in the palace. Madam Shu may not know her. Consort Chang is very kind-hearted and has always taken care of Shu Ronghua."
Madam Shu felt a tightness in her chest, an unbearable discomfort. She could only swallow her grievances and tears. She smiled and said, "Greetings to Consort Chang." Shu Lang still kept her portrait. He had never forgotten her all these years. What Consort Chang? She was nothing but a shameless harlot who seduced another man's husband and fathered an illegitimate child.
Over the years, she has had to treat the illegitimate child as her own daughter.
Shu Xue went to the Fourth Prince's mansion and then mysteriously disappeared, dying such a tragic death. Her mother almost cried herself blind, but unfortunately, Shu Lang kept her from showing her face.
Adulterers and adulterous women.
Madam Shu only dared to curse in her heart; she didn't dare to say it aloud. After all, she still depended on Shu Lang for her livelihood. If Shu Lang fell from power, neither she nor her son would have a good life. So she could only endure it.
While Lady Shu was sizing up Consort Chang, Consort Chang was also sizing her up. Consort Chang was jealous that she could become Lady Shu, while she could only become a Consort. Even if she left the palace, she would not be able to become Lady Shu, because that position was always occupied. She was a concubine of the late emperor, and she did not want Empress Dowager Cheng to live such a comfortable and carefree life.
Consort Chang's eyes were cold and stern. She was determined to make Yang'er defeat Empress Dowager Cheng's son, as Empress Dowager Cheng was responsible for all the suffering she had endured in her life.
She and her beloved soon fell in love and stayed together, but the pain of being separated from her daughter tormented her day and night. She thought she would never see her daughter again in her life.
Jiang Fenghua could only sense from the two of them that they were rivals in love, their eyes blazing with hatred.
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