Chapter 274 The Princess and Her Consort
The emperor was not only positive about the Chu Ci, but also somewhat speechless.
He shook his head slightly and said helplessly, "Go ahead. Oh, and cover up when you leave. Don't be too conspicuous, or you'll cause unnecessary trouble."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci suddenly looked up at the emperor with curiosity, her eyes filled with undisguised doubt. Then, as if forgetting the etiquette between monarch and subject, she blurted out without hesitation, "What else are you afraid of?"
The emperor took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress his inner anger, and forced a very frivolous smile: "What do you think, Yixin?"
Chu Ci seemed to have just woken up from a dream, realizing his rash behavior. He quickly made an exaggerated gesture of sealing his mouth with a zipper to please the emperor, and said shamelessly, "Yixin will listen to the emperor's instructions."
After saying this, she did not forget to smile fawningly at the emperor. Her look was unique, making people both angry and amused.
The emperor was too lazy to bother with Chu Ci about these trivial matters, and waved his hand impatiently. Immediately, a clever little eunuch understood what he meant and stepped forward, bowed slightly, made a "please" gesture, and carefully led Chu Ci out.
As soon as Chu Ci left, the Empress solemnly dismissed the maids and eunuchs standing by. After everyone had left, she approached the Emperor and softly asked, "Your Majesty, are you being too lenient with this young lady of the Fan family?"
The emperor knew what the queen was thinking, but some secrets are secrets because they are hidden and unknown to anyone.
The emperor then looked at the empress deeply, his eyes as deep as the abyss, and slowly said: "Chu Ci is worthy of my forgiveness, and the empress should understand."
At this point, the emperor seemed to realize his words were a bit too blunt. "What I'm planning is complex and intricate, and it's hard to explain it in a few words. When the time is right, everything will become clear, and the Empress will understand the reasons."
"Yes, I was too worried!" The queen nodded slightly with an apologetic look on her face, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
She knew very well that serving the emperor was like living with a tiger, and her previous questioning might have been a bit presumptuous. Fortunately, the emperor did not get angry and patiently explained. Now she felt that she had temporarily passed this hurdle.
Chu Ci had no idea that after she left, there would be such a confrontation between the emperor and the empress.
Under the escort of the young eunuch, Chu Ci arrived at the palace gate, where he quickly changed his clothes and even changed his carriage.
Therefore, those who were guarding the palace gate in an attempt to spy on her whereabouts were left alone, completely unaware that she had quietly changed her appearance and left safely.
It was not until the evening that news spread from the palace that Chu Ci had already left. Those who were expecting something in return suddenly woke up and realized that they had been fooled.
The eldest princess, in particular, was furious when she heard Chu Ci leave the palace quietly.
She was so angry that her face flushed red, her eyes widened, her hands trembled, and she violently smashed a lot of porcelain. "Why, why does my royal brother always help those outsiders?"
At this moment, the prince consort pushed open the door and entered. He looked at the devastated scene with a look of disgust that was difficult to conceal. "Why? The potatoes grown in Chuci alone could save countless lives. And the corn Lianzhou is currently experimenting with is also said to be a high-yield crop."
"Can you? You only know how to be jealous all day long and do nothing. How can you be compared with her?" The prince consort glared at her, his tone full of rebuke.
"I..." The eldest princess was speechless for a moment, her face turned red instantly, and tears welled up in her eyes.
After a long while, she stammered, "Husband, I really tried my best."
"But the Prince of Qi's palace is under strict guard by the Imperial Guards. And as for that woman Chu Ci, you've seen it too. With the Emperor and Empress on her side, no one in the capital can do anything about her. What can a princess like me who married out of town do?"
The prince consort knew that what the princess said made sense, but it was precisely because of this that his anxiety grew even stronger.
But he wouldn't let the princess go so easily: "You can't deal with that woman Chu Ci, what about Ling'er? How long has it been since you cared about her?"
After days of fruitless toil and now being criticized by her husband, the princess finally felt a rare rebellious streak: "Ling'er, it's Ling'er again. She's just a bastard who came from nowhere. Why should I rush to care about her?"
"Do you know that my brother has scolded me many times because of that bastard?"
The Prince Consort was shocked when he heard this and immediately pretended to be in great pain and on the verge of collapse. "I don't want to do this either, but Ling'er is our biological daughter! She's still so young, and she's already suffered so much criticism and neglect."
"Although I know the truth, I also understand that Ling'er's reputation cannot be restored in a fair and just manner at this moment."
"But every time I think of her lonely and pitiful appearance, my heart feels like it's being cut by countless sharp knives, and it hurts so much."
At this moment, the eldest princess didn't care about being angry with her husband. Her face was filled with shock and anxiety. She asked anxiously, "What? Ling'er is my daughter? Then, who is that person in the mansion? What is going on? Husband, please explain it to me!"
"Yes, yes... I really can't say it!" Even so, the prince consort took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and slowly told the life stories of Chu Ci, Chu Ling'er (no, it should be Yuan Ling'er now) and Li Min who is now in the princess's mansion.
But in his words, it was Chu Ci's master who carefully planned and secretly swapped the identities of the three baby girls for the sake of his daughter who got pregnant before marriage.
The eldest princess has always had great trust in her husband and has never had any doubts.
When the Prince Consort said this, the Princess immediately thought of the woman he had imprisoned in the dungeon. She frowned and asked anxiously, "Prince Consort, is that woman in the dungeon Li Min's mother? Is that right?"
The prince consort nodded repeatedly in pain, "Ling'er has always regarded the King of Qi as her everything. I really have no choice. I don't want to force you."
If Chu Ci were here, he would definitely know at a glance that this was just a trick of the prince consort.
But the eldest princess immediately followed her husband's thoughts and asked, "Li Min's mother is Chu Ci's teacher. If we take her to see Chu Ci, can we control Chu Ci? Can we make her submit and stop opposing us?"
The prince consort was delighted, feeling the pleasure of his plan succeeding instantly. However, his face was full of surprise, and he deliberately said, "No, that can't be! Chu Ci is also a victim, she may not be threatened by this."
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