Chapter 419 Royal Bloodline
I thought I was pampering a gentle and tender woman, but I never imagined she would turn out to be such a vicious and wicked woman. To resort to such insidious methods to harm others, it truly shows she had been plotting for a long time.
"Your Highness, I didn't. It must be that lowly maid. She's the one trying to frame me."
When the affair was exposed, the first person the concubine thought of was the young maid. The maid had been keeping her head down and not saying a word. But when she heard her mistress say that she had framed the maid, she quickly raised her head.
"Your Highness, no, this servant did not frame the lady. It was all the lady's doing that caused this."
The young maidservant climbed forward and immediately recounted all of the concubine's misdeeds, including her previous provocations of Li Yingxue in the garden, without providing any details.
While listening to the maid's words, the prince looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and finally smashed it in front of the concubine.
“You wicked woman, drag her away and beat her to death.”
The Crown Prince was truly enraged. He had shown her some favor because he liked her, yet she dared to abuse her power and almost harm the eldest grandson he had his eye on.
"Let's go back to the delivery room."
The Crown Prince was genuinely worried about Li Yingxue at this moment. This woman had given birth to his child, but was being plotted against and was on the verge of losing her life.
"Your Highness, you've given birth! You've given birth to a little grandson!"
Although he already knew the child was a boy, the crown prince was still very happy when he actually saw him.
"Where is Madam Xue? Is Madam Xue alright?"
After seeing his son, the Crown Prince finally had a conscience and asked Li Yingxue a question. The little maid didn't actually know the situation, but just nodded and said that the midwife was inside taking care of things.
Just as they finished speaking, the midwife shouted, "Madam has suffered a postpartum hemorrhage!"
The Crown Prince knew what "hemorrhagic hemorrhage" meant, which meant that Li Yingxue was ultimately not going to make it. He had someone take the child downstairs to breastfeed, and after standing outside the door and glancing around a few times, the Crown Prince finally looked at Chunxiang.
"I'll leave Madam Xue's funeral arrangements to you. After all, she gave birth to my eldest grandson. Follow the etiquette for a concubine."
This was the last bit of dignity the Crown Prince gave Li Yingxue. As Chunxiang watched the Crown Prince leave without a backward glance, she suddenly wondered if she were the one inside, would this man be just as heartless?
The answer is: Yes!
Although Chunxiang had always been at odds with Li Yingxue and wanted to take her seriously, when she heard that Li Yingxue had suffered a hemorrhage, she was not as happy as she had imagined. Instead, she felt inexplicably sad, as if she had lost something.
Inside the room, Fei'er was crying beside Li Yingxue. Anyone who saw them would think that the two had a deep bond between mistress and servant. But when no one was paying attention, a pill in Fei'er's hand slowly fell into Li Yingxue's mouth.
"I never imagined that you would be the only one by her side until her death."
Chunxiang slowly walked in from outside, waved to everyone, and then slowly walked to the front.
Li Yingxue's face was now as pale as paper, devoid of any color, which showed just how much pain she had endured during childbirth.
"Are you here to laugh at this young lady?"
At this point, Fei'er no longer addressed Li Yingxue as "Madam," but instead as "Miss." Upon hearing this, Chunxiang ignored Fei'er's displeasure and simply reached out to stroke Li Yingxue's face.
"After all, we grew up together and were master and servant. Today, I will see you off on your journey as a way of fulfilling our years of friendship. As for your funeral arrangements, I will take good care of them. After you cross the Bridge of Helplessness, remember to be a good person in your next life."
As Chunxiang spoke, a tear slid down her cheek, which could be considered as her crying for Li Yingxue.
Logically speaking, the birth of the little prince should be a big event for the Crown Prince's residence. Not only did the emperor and empress bestow many gifts, but even various households sent their share of presents.
In contrast, even though Li Yingxue's death was carried out with the rites due to a concubine, it was still incredibly tragic.
Because the emperor was so pleased, the baby's third-day celebration was held directly in the palace.
Seeing that even the emperor attached great importance to it, the ministers naturally dared not be negligent. Unfortunately, the banquet had barely begun when the crown prince was impeached by the fifth prince.
Seeing Lu Yuanbin start causing trouble as soon as the ban was lifted, not only was the Crown Prince unhappy, but even the Emperor was displeased.
"Fifth brother, today is your eldest nephew's third-day celebration. We can discuss anything else in court tomorrow."
The emperor was in a good mood and didn't want anyone to spoil it, so he waved for Lu Yuanbin to step back. But Lu Yuanbin not only didn't give the emperor face, he stepped forward.
"Father, this matter concerns the royal bloodline. Please let me finish speaking."
Lu Yuanbin brought up the royal bloodline, so even if the people present were unhappy, no one dared to say anything more. Even the emperor had to become more serious.
"Tell me, what matter concerns the royal bloodline?"
Lu Youming's words were too serious and too inexplicable, causing the emperor's eyes to narrow involuntarily.
After receiving permission, Lu Yuanbin first bowed to the emperor before having some memorials presented to him.
"Today is supposed to be a joyous occasion for the Crown Prince, who has a son. I shouldn't be saying these things at this time, but the identity of this little grandson is unknown. In order to prevent the royal family from being disgraced, I have no choice but to offend him."
Lu Yuanbin spoke these words while keeping an eye on the Crown Prince, but the meaning was meant for everyone to hear.
"Fifth Prince, what do you mean by that? Are you implying that I'm just using a random child to pass off as my son?"
Lu Yuanbin's statement that the young prince's identity is unclear is essentially a way of implying that the child isn't his own. He's not going to be a fool and have to raise someone else's son.
In a fit of anger, the Crown Prince stood up. Seeing this, Lu Yuanbin quickly offered an explanation.
“Your Majesty is far beyond my comprehension, so I would never suspect that you would do such a thing. This son is undoubtedly born to Lady Xue, but whether he is of royal blood is another matter.”
"Lu Yuanbin, you're talking nonsense."
As soon as Lu Yuanbin finished speaking, the Crown Prince roared, saying that this was even more serious than saying that he was holding a child and pretending it was his own. One was saying that he wanted to secure the position of Crown Prince in order to obtain the eldest grandson of the Emperor, while the other was saying that his woman had cheated on him.
It's one thing to use any means to gain power, but to act like a cuckold is simply intolerable.
"Father, are you just going to watch the Fifth Prince treat his son like this?"
The emperor was looking down at the memorials and hadn't noticed the two of them at all. When the crown prince asked him this question, the emperor simply waved his hand. "Fifth Prince, please continue."
Since the emperor had said so, the crown prince could only suppress his grievances at this moment. Looking at Lu Yuanbin's smug look, the crown prince could only glare at him fiercely.
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