Chapter 101 Princess, Let Me Explain
Chu Yunjin and Princess Ning'an followed Madam Wen and soon arrived at the courtyard where Zhao Ying'er was.
Two servants and an old woman stood outside the courtyard, clearly keeping watch and taking precautions quite seriously.
Chu Yunjin watched from afar and gestured for Ade to step forward and negotiate.
Adele walked over and said something to the old woman. The old woman gave Adele a wary look, and then suddenly a man appeared behind the two servants. With a swift movement, he knocked the two servants unconscious.
Hearing the commotion, the old woman turned around and her face changed. Just as she was about to shout, Ade raised her hand and knocked the old woman unconscious as well.
Chu Yunjin thought to herself that Princess Ning'an did indeed have many experts around her, but whether there were actually five hundred was still unknown.
But that's not important.
As long as she has a way to protect herself, that's fine.
Princess Ning'an stepped into the courtyard.
Madam Wen led the way, and Chu Yunjin and Princess Ning'an headed toward Zhao Ying'er's room. As they got closer, they could clearly hear familiar voices coming from inside.
Prince Consort Wen's voice was filled with guilt and self-reproach: "I may not be able to come see you next month. A lot has happened recently, things are in complete chaos outside... Ying'er, I know I've wronged you, not being able to raise your children by your side, only being able to see them once a month—"
"Husband, please don't say that." A woman's gentle voice rang out from inside the room, sounding considerate and virtuous. "It is my honor to bear children for you. As long as you and the children are doing well, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little grievance."
Madam Wen was horrified and unconsciously took a few steps back.
What's going on?
To bear children for her husband? But her children cannot be by her side?
We can only meet once a month?
Could it be that the children adopted by Consort Wen and the Princess were all born to Zhao Ying'er? Wen Changyan knew about this, which is why he hid Zhao Ying'er in his backyard?
She's been kept in the dark for so long...
She clutched the handkerchief tightly, hardly believing it.
Princess Ning'an's face was icy cold, and she remained silent.
"Are you doing well?" Wen Shiyu's indignant voice rang out, filled with resentment towards Princess Ning'an. "Mother doesn't know, life in the Princess's mansion is unbearable, it's like living through a year every day! I don't know who has bewitched her, she's become increasingly unkind to Father, and she puts on an arrogant attitude all day long, as if someone owes her eight million taels of silver!"
He paused, then said bitterly, "I really don't know when she'll finally die."
Wen Jingyi said aggrievedly, "Anyone who doesn't know better would really think I'm a precious daughter of the royal family. I'm just a bastard. The thought of Father having to grovel before a bastard and try to please her makes me feel sorry for Father."
Wen Shijie chimed in, "We're not her biological children, so she wouldn't truly love us. When my cousin Heyun got into trouble, my father begged her, but she remained unmoved. How dare she claim to have such a deep bond with her husband after all these years? If we were her own children, she wouldn't have stood by and watched us die, even if it cost her her life."
Each word, each sentence, was like a snowflake in winter, drifting lightly yet chillingly into the eardrums.
Princess Ning'an's face gradually stiffened, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to shreds.
Chu Yunjin frowned slightly.
A bastard?
What did Wen Jingyi mean by that?
Could it be that Princess Ning'an is not the Empress Dowager's biological daughter?
It turns out that Consort Wen and his three children all knew the truth, so they have been kept in the dark all these years. It turns out that only Princess Ning'an was kept in the dark.
Who told them?
Empress Dowager?
If, as Yan Cang judged, Wen Fuma is indeed the Empress Dowager's son, then the Eldest Princess cannot be the Empress Dowager's daughter, since siblings cannot marry.
Even if they don't have children.
The Empress Dowager would probably not allow such a scandal to happen.
So, who is Princess Ning'an's mother?
These questions came to mind.
Chu Yunjin turned to look at Princess Ning'an, only to find that apart from her cold and unpleasant expression, Princess Ning'an showed no surprise or astonishment. Perhaps she had already made some guesses in her heart these past few days and had prepared herself mentally.
So now that she has heard these things with her own ears, she is able to accept the facts calmly.
“Mother, you are our mother.” Wen Jingyi’s voice choked with sobs. “For the sake of your husband and children, you have compromised and could not stay with your husband, nor could your children be by your side to enjoy your company… Mother, when the hardship is over, we will definitely take good care of you.”
Princess Ning'an's expression grew colder and colder, and she suddenly kicked the door open.
Bang!
A loud noise startled the people in the room, who immediately stood up, turned around, and asked in terror, "Who's there?"
Princess Ning'an stepped into the room, slowly lifting her cloak to reveal a face as cold as ice.
Prince Consort Wen's pupils constricted sharply, as if he had seen a ghost, his face turning deathly pale: "The...Princess?"
"Mother... Mother, Mother?" Wen Shiyu was so frightened that he was incoherent, his legs almost giving way. "You... why are you here? How could you... Mother, please listen to me, it's not what you see, I... I... we just came to see you..."
Zhao Ying'er was shocked and her beautiful face turned pale. She instinctively hid behind Prince Consort Wen.
"Guards!" Princess Ning'an's voice was icy. "Seize the four members of the Wen family, including the Imperial Son-in-Law Wen Shiyu, as well as that vile woman Zhao Ying'er, and bring them to the palace to see the Emperor."
"yes!"
Suddenly, more than a dozen guards rushed in from behind and blocked the door tightly in the blink of an eye, not even a fly could get out.
Wen Yishu's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered in fear, "Your Highness, please let me explain! It's not what you think, I...I—"
"Save your explanation for before the Emperor." Princess Ning'an turned away coldly. "Take her away!"
Watching this spectacular scene, Chu Yunjin felt an indescribable thrill, like the excitement of catching someone in the act of adultery, and the satisfaction of slapping someone in the face and punishing a scumbag.
She turned and followed the princess out, only to see Lady Wen trembling: "I don't know, I don't know anything, please, Your Highness, investigate thoroughly..."
Princess Ning'an coldly said, "Prepare a carriage for Wen Yishu. I want to take them into the palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and prepare immediately." Madam Wen hurriedly left.
Princess Ning'an ignored her and only ordered a few guards to stay and take Consort Wen and his entourage into the palace. Then she walked straight out of the courtyard.
Back at the West Corner Gate, she and Chu Yunjin got into the carriage and immediately ordered, "To the palace!"
"yes."
On the way, news came that Prime Minister Wen had been imprisoned and his family property confiscated. Princess Ning'an sat in the carriage and closed her eyes, saying, "Heaven truly has eyes."
Her expression was solemn: "The Wen family is a bunch of despicable people. They should be subjected to all kinds of torture, with pieces of their flesh cut off, so that they can die a miserable and painful death."
Chu Yunjin was originally just an observer.
She came here today just to watch the excitement and to be a witness for the Eldest Princess—after all, it was she who personally exposed Consort Wen's conspiracy to the Eldest Princess.
However, at this moment, she agreed with what Princess Ning'an said.
Chu Yunjin nodded: "It is indeed a blessing from heaven."
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