Hearing these questions, Xiao Wentao was stunned for a moment.

After seeing the look that seemed to be looking at an enemy, he felt extremely chilled.

This is the son he had been planning for so long?

Isn't everything I do for the entire Xiao family and for him?

"Are you innocent? If you hadn't bullied someone and caused a death, why would you be thrown into jail? If I hadn't wanted to save you, why would I have been careless and let someone catch me?"

Xiao Wentao looked at him coldly, emphasizing each word, "Anyone can blame me, resent me, and hate me, but you can't. You don't have the qualifications!"

"It's your fault!"

Xiao Yuankai stiffened his neck, veins popping out, and shouted, "Is this my first day of causing trouble? It's all because of you!"

The father and son started arguing at the execution ground.

"The time has come, execution—"

Among the crowd of onlookers, a woman wearing a veil covered her mouth tightly after seeing the father and son lying in a pool of blood.

Afraid of being noticed, she hurriedly wiped away her tears, pushed through the crowd, and ran away...

On the other side, Chu Yao ran all the way to Changhua Palace.

Perhaps they felt that the Xiao family had fallen and a woman was not something to be feared, so the guards at the door had already been ordered to evacuate.

He walked all the way to the outside of the bedroom, only to hear a series of tinkling and clanging sounds coming from inside.

"Get out, all of you, get out!"

Chu Yao looked at the furious man calmly.

My mother, who usually looks glamorous and has bright makeup, has never compromised on her manners and dress even when she was under house arrest by my father.

Now her hair is disheveled, and the exquisite pearl hairpins and headdresses on it are scattered all over the floor.

Everything that could be smashed in the bedroom was smashed, leaving only a mess.

After seeing him, Concubine Xian hurried over and grabbed his hand tightly, "Yao'er, are you here to save mother?"

As if she had grasped the last glimmer of hope, she held Chu Yao's hand tightly, so hard that her nails pierced Chu Yao's hand, but she didn't notice it at all.

Chu Yao frowned in pain and looked down at the injured area. The blood had stained his red nails, making it difficult for him to tell which was redder, the blood or the nail polish.

He pulled his hands out forcefully and put them behind his back.

"Mother, you misunderstood. The imperial decree has been issued. What can I do to change it? I just came to see you."

“Bang!”

Hearing this, Concubine Xian became furious and slapped him in the face.

Chu Yao was hit hard, and his face felt hot and a little warm, as if something was flowing down.

He reached out and touched it, and sure enough, it broke.

Seeing the wound on his face, a trace of regret flashed across Concubine Xian's eyes.

"No, no, mother didn't mean it."

Concubine Xian raised her hand to wipe it for him, but Chu Yao stepped back and avoided her hand.

"Mother, please stay in Changhua Palace in peace from now on. If there is anything you are short of, please let me know and I will send someone to deliver it."

Concubine Xian looked at him in disbelief, "What do you mean, you didn't save me?"

"I am your mother. I gave birth to you and raised you. I spent so much time and effort in training you, and in the end, I raised a wolf with ungrateful eyes!"

Hearing this, Chu Yao sneered, "Train me?"

"You've gone to great lengths to make me useless and train a idiot puppet emperor for your Xiao family, right?"

Hearing this, Concubine Xian looked guilty, "You know everything?"

Then, she suddenly realized, "It turned out to be you who was eavesdropping outside the window that night."

"So you've been acting with me all these days?"

The virtuous concubine suddenly burst into laughter, and as she laughed, tears rolled down her eyes.

"Ridiculous, it's really ridiculous."

"I, Xiao Ru, have been smart all my life, but in the end I was deceived by the useless son I raised with my own hands!"

She looked at Chu Yao with hatred, gritting her teeth and said, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have given birth to you!"

"Yeah?"

Chu Yao tried hard to hold back his tears and turned to walk out.

The virtuous concubine seemed to be crazy, staring at his back and shouting:

"Chu Yao! Do you think that by doing this, your father will look at you with new eyes?"

"You are too naive. You have a grandfather who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and a mother who poisoned the crown prince. These stains will accompany you for the rest of your life. You will never be able to take the throne in this lifetime!"

After saying this, a hint of revengeful pleasure flashed in her eyes.

Chu Yao paused without even turning his head.

"Believe it or not, I never thought about taking that position. I did all this just to save your life."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian seemed to lose all her strength in an instant and collapsed to the ground.

Watching his figure getting farther and farther away until he was completely gone, she fell to the ground and cried loudly.

The news that Concubine Shu was promoted to Imperial Concubine spread quickly in the harem. Friends and strangers alike came to congratulate her.

Meng Jieyu put down the teacup, looked at Yaoyao, and said meaningfully:

"Little Princess, Aunt Meng is going to teach you a lesson today. It's from the bottom of my heart, so you must remember it."

[What is the substitute going to say? 】

Chu Yaoyao became interested, sat up straight, and looked like she was listening attentively.

She had long been displeased with these concubines who came up to her. They pretended to like her very much, but in fact they were all disappointed, not even a bit happy! Concubine Meng glanced at the concubines who had never been sociable and whom she had heard scolding Concubine Shu behind her back many times, and said meaningfully:

"If someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!"

[Hahaha, what truth are you talking about! ]

【But I like it! 】

Chu Yaoyao grinned, "I'll remember it!"

The soft little voice and the well-behaved appearance made Meng Jieyu unable to hold back and she reached out and stroked her little head twice.

Chu Yaoyao, with her hair standing on end, looked at her accusingly.

“Ahem.”

Meng Jieyushi withdrew her hand awkwardly and looked at Concubine Liang, formerly Concubine Xu, standing beside her, as if to change the subject.

"The little princess remembers every single thing about her baby, but what about Concubine Liang?"

Concubine Liang glanced at some of the concubines and said, "Do I need you to tell me this? I've always known this."

The three of them taught and learned, asked and answered questions, and many concubines present were so angry that they poked holes in their handkerchiefs.

Why is this Concubine Meng everywhere? Isn't she just relying on her brother's rescue? So angry! Suddenly, Chunshi walked in, "My Lady, the Third Prince wants to see the little princess."

After hearing this, the concubines could no longer stay and could only leave in frustration and anger.

At the very end, Concubine Meng nudged Concubine Liang with her elbow as she walked.

"Look, their faces are turning blue with anger, hahahaha!"

The hall became quiet again. After waiting for a long time, Chu Yao still didn't come in.

Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Yaoyao.

"Your third brother is in a bad mood. Yao'er, go play with him for a while, okay?"

[It must be because of the Xiao family and Concubine Xian’s matter. 】

Chu Yaoyao nodded, jumped off the chair, and ran out with her short legs.

Following the direction Chunshi pointed, she saw a figure squatting in the corner.

“Third brother!”

Chu Yao raised his head and hugged her.

Having just left Changhua Palace, he suddenly realized that in this huge palace, he had nowhere to go.

I ended up here without realizing it.

[What happened? Was it Concubine Xian who beat him? She is so evil that she could even beat her own son?! ]

Chu Yaoyao ground her baby teeth, and her cheeks bulged.

Suddenly, she felt something warm falling on her neck.

【Did the third brother cry? 】

[That won’t do. What if the wound gets infected? It will disfigure me!]

Thinking of this, Chu Yaoyao struggled anxiously for a few times, "Go home!"

Chu Yao's eyes darkened and he felt a little lost.

Home? Where is his home?

Then he smiled self-deprecatingly. Indeed, his sister had her own family and so many people liked her. She didn't need a brother like him.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said, "Sister, go home. I also want to go back to Chendong Office."

Chu Yao was about to turn around when he suddenly felt the corner of his clothes being pulled.

He looked down and saw Yaoyao looking at him angrily.

[If you don't take medicine, where are you going? 】

[Don't you want your face anymore? You don't have much IQ to begin with, and if you lose your looks, how will you find a wife in the future? ]

Chu Yao: ...

Is it something a baby like you should worry about, like getting married? Chu Yaoyao took his hand and pointed in the direction of her room, "Go home and apply the medicine!"

Chu Yao felt warm inside as his little finger was held by a small, soft hand.

He bent down subconsciously, accommodating Yaoyao's height, and moved forward following her strength.

Looking at the little figure in front of him, Chu Yao blinked his moist eyes and shouted loudly: "Yes, go home!"

(End of this chapter)