"Is this old woman really the grandmother of Princess Chen?"

"I think so, otherwise the people in the palace would have chased her away long ago!"

"Oh, Princess Chen is too heartless to not care about her own father."

"That's right, there are no parents in the world who are not right."

“…”

These discussions also reached the ears of the lady, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The Chu family is in the right in this matter, and the incident was caused by Prince Chen's Mansion. Chu Qianchen should plead for Chu Lingxiao.

Amber quickly walked up to the Madam, knelt down and bowed, then said, "Madam, please get up."

The lady felt she had won, and she raised her chin and said, "I want to see the princess!"

She looked as if she would never get up unless Chu Qianchen came to see her.

Amber sighed helplessly, looked around at the crowd, and said loudly: "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. The Marquis of Yongding is guilty and should be handed over to the government for judgment."

"Madam, if you force the princess here, aren't you putting her in an unkind and unjust position? Where do you put the law of the country?!"

"The princess said that for the sake of national law and justice, she will never show favoritism even if she is condemned by thousands of people!"

Her righteous words immediately changed everyone's opinion.

Compared to filial piety or something like that, these people prefer to see those officials get the punishment they deserve. Only in this way can they feel that justice exists and feel happy.

Amber added: "The three judges' joint trial will be held tomorrow. Please go to the Dali Temple to watch the trial."

Everyone cheered and applauded, and some even praised Princess Chen for her selflessness. The atmosphere was very lively.

The gate of the palace was soon closed again.

Everyone pointed fingers at the old lady, and some people even "kindly" advised her to relax, saying that if her son was innocent, the three courts would definitely clear his name.

Nanny Wang hurried over to help the old lady up. She had not been kneeling for long, but as she was old, she felt her knees go numb after a while. She staggered into the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion amid the boos of others.

The lady did not get anything in return for this trip, and she even did not see Chu Qianchen, so she left in disgrace.

Even after the carriage drove away, the lady still felt a burning pain on her face.

"Madam, let me rub your knees for you." Nanny Wang hurriedly rubbed the madam's knees, and while rubbing, she complained that Chu Qianchen did not care about the relationship between grandfather and grandson and father and daughter.

If it was a few days ago, the lady would have denounced Chu Qianchen with righteous indignation, but now she felt exhausted both physically and mentally and did not want to speak at all.

In the past few days, she has deeply felt how fickle the world is.

She couldn't enter the Duke Mu's Mansion, so her sons looked for connections everywhere to ask for help, and a lot of money was given away like water, but even though the other party accepted the money, their attitude was ambiguous.

Even Concubine Chu in the palace panicked and wanted to plead for mercy, but she was scolded by the emperor and ordered to reflect on her mistakes in Zhongcui Palace. Concubine Chu was almost demoted, but the emperor gave up for the sake of the second prince.

The old lady had no choice but to come to Chu Qianchen today. She really had no other choice but to kneel down and beg her granddaughter to show mercy, but Chu Qianchen was cold-hearted and still holding a grudge.

The lady didn't know what else to do, so she just sat there in a daze, not even noticing when the carriage drove into the mansion.

Nanny Wang called her several times before she came to her senses. After getting off the carriage, she sat in a sedan chair and went to the main hall.

The main hall was packed with people from the four branches of the Chu family, even the grandchildren were there.

Chu Lingyu looked at the lady with expectation, "Mother, how is it?"

The lady sat down with the help of Nanny Wang and shook her head.

Seeing that the lady had returned empty-handed again, everyone became panic-stricken and uneasy, as if countless raindrops fell into a lake, causing ripples.

Although there are often minor frictions among the several branches in the Marquis' Mansion, and the other three branches are somewhat jealous of the eldest branch for holding the title, everyone knows that once the title is lost, the Chu family will be finished.

So, they have been working together and running around in various directions these days, but what they have been greeted with is disappointment again and again.

Now the marquis's mansion has not been stripped of its title, but they have already fallen into a situation where they are ridiculed and treated coldly everywhere. Then when the title is really taken away, they will be trampled upon by anyone.

Everyone looked at each other, and the more they thought about it, the more uneasy they felt.

Several younger generations didn't dare to speak because their elders were around.

Liu couldn't help but complain: "Mother, Sister Chen is too heartless. She doesn't even care about her own father!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, "My uncle was too reckless and angered the emperor. Now he has not only harmed himself, but also implicated the whole family..."

The Madam didn't care what Liu said about Chu Qianchen. When she heard her scolding her eldest son, she got angry and scolded, "How dare you discuss state affairs? As a woman, what do you know about state affairs? As your sister-in-law, you even dare to comment on the right and wrong of your uncle!"

The old lady cursed harshly, venting her previous dissatisfaction with Chu Qianchen, and everyone else was silent.

"..." Liu felt aggrieved, but did not dare to refute. She could only look at Chu Lingyu for help.

Chu Lingyu was also dissatisfied with Chu Lingxiao, but he knew that his mother always favored his eldest brother. Moreover, at this time, if he spoke for Liu, it would only make his mother even more unhappy.

The lady cursed harshly, and everyone else was silent.

After scolding for a while, the lady felt even more exhausted. She rubbed her brows wearily and wanted to go back to Rongfu Hall. At this time, a woman in green clothes ran over panting and shouted, "Oh no!"

"Madam, Second Master...something bad has happened!"

Everyone in the hall was already feeling depressed, and when they heard this, their hearts sank, and they all had a bad premonition.

Could it be that something happened to Chu Lingxiao in the prison? ! The old woman in green quickly entered the main hall, breathing rapidly, and reported: "Madam, something happened to the eldest... young master!"

The eldest young master?! The lady was startled and blurted out, "How is Brother Yi?"

The old woman in green clothes trembled and said, "The eldest young master was seriously injured..."

There was a loud commotion coming from the back, and then I saw several eunuchs carrying a stretcher. On the stretcher lay a young man in blue clothes, his body covered in blood.

"Brother Yi!" The lady stood up suddenly, her face pale and her hunched body swaying.

She was already physically and mentally exhausted today, and to make matters worse, even her eldest grandson got into trouble!

The other members of the Chu family also stood up, their faces changing drastically.

Amid an atmosphere of panic, several eunuchs carried the stretcher into the main hall and placed it on the ground.

The person lying on the stretcher was indeed Chu Yunyi.

His eyes were closed, his hair was disheveled, there was dried blood at the corners of his mouth, and his blue robe was covered with blood and stains. He exhaled more than he inhaled, and his breath was very weak, completely different from his usual energetic appearance.

"Brother Yi!"

"What the hell is going on?! How did he get hurt like this?!"

Everyone in the Chu family looked at Chu Yunyi, all of them were confused. Some frowned in worry, some were doubtful, some had uneasy expressions, or just watched coldly as if it had nothing to do with them.

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There was also a forty-year-old eunuch accompanying them. He said in a shrill voice: "Madam Chu, your eldest young master is seriously injured. You should prepare and take care of his funeral."

"Alas, what a pity."

The eunuch sighed and bowed.

He looked at Chu Yunyi on the stretcher with complicated eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't, after all, the emperor had not expressed his opinion yet.

The chief eunuch and the eunuchs came suddenly and left in a hurry.

The whole room was silent.

From the Madam Dowager to the young masters and young ladies of the Chu family, no one dared to stop these eunuchs. Their hearts sank, and the servants dared not say a word.

The air seemed to condense at this moment, and there was an oppressive feeling that a storm was about to come.

"Madam!"

Suddenly, one of the maids screamed in surprise, and then the lady Dowager fell limply on the armchair.

The main hall was in chaos.

Not only the Chu family, but Chu Qianchen who was at Prince Chen's Mansion also received the news that Chu Yunyi was seriously injured at the same time. His eyes widened and he was a little dazed.

Jiang Yuan quickly reported what happened: "Princess, this morning, the emperor went to Yuanqing Temple. It is said that because there is a furnace of elixir that needs to be produced, he went to take a look."

"The Emperor also brought the Crown Prince and several other princes with him. Young Master Chu went with the Second Prince."

"As a result, the furnace suddenly exploded before it was opened. Young Master Chu used his body to protect the emperor, but his back was hit hard by the exploded furnace cover. He vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma. He has been carried back to the Marquis' Mansion."

“……” Chu Qianchen pursed her lips tightly and her body tensed slightly.

The first thought was how could this happen?!

Chu Yunyi entered the Imperial College to study since the beginning of September. Chu Qianchen asked people from the Prince Chen's Mansion to follow him for a while, fearing that he would do something stupid. Later, seeing that he went to the Imperial College to study obediently every day and did not do anything stupid again, he stopped asking people to follow him.

Today was not Chu Yunyi's day off, so why would he suddenly go to the Taoist temple with the Second Prince to accompany the Emperor? This was not something Chu Yunyi would do.

This kid is too stupid to think of trying to please the Second Prince and beg Chu Lingxiao for mercy...

Jiang Yuan continued, "Princess, the imperial physician has examined him and said that Master Chu's injuries are very serious. He has been sent back to the Chu family. The Chu family is asked to prepare for his funeral as soon as possible."

Chu Qianchen suddenly stood up from the Arhat bed, his face pale and his eyes deep.

She originally thought that Chu Yunyi's injury should be quite serious, but she didn't expect his injury to be so serious! Chu Qianchen ordered without hesitation: "Prepare the horses and the carriages."

Amber immediately agreed and prepared a horse and a medicine box.

Jiang Yuan was not idle either. She guessed what Chu Qianchen was going to do and called ten guards from the palace to stand by.

Chu Qianchen rode a horse and took Amber, Jiang Yuan and the palace guards to the Yongding Marquis Mansion as quickly as possible.

Naturally, the servants in the Marquis' Mansion did not dare to stop Chu Qianchen. They went to inform and welcome Chu Qianchen into the mansion at the same time.

Chu Qianchen got off her horse at the outer ceremonial gate and stood still, then she saw Liu walking towards her slowly, surrounded by several maids and old women.

"Hey, isn't this Princess Chen?" Liu's expression and voice were full of sarcasm, "You finally came back! I thought the princess was so high and mighty now that she didn't care about the lives of her family members!"

As she spoke, she moved closer to Chu Qianchen.

Thinking about the sufferings she had endured these days, Liu was filled with anger. However, she couldn't get close to Chu Qianchen at all. A tall and mighty palace guard stepped forward and blocked Liu's way with his scabbard.

Chu Qianchen was too lazy to talk nonsense with Liu, and asked directly: "Where is Brother Yi?"

Liu sneered coldly, "Why? Princess Chen remembers her parents' home now..."

Liu originally wanted to mock Chu Qianchen, but the young guard standing in front of her snorted disdainfully and interrupted her.

The young guard had a stern face and fierce eyes, like a knife hidden in its sheath, exuding a chill.

These guards in Prince Chen's Mansion are all elite soldiers who have retired from the Northern Army. They have fought bravely on the battlefield and their hands are stained with the blood of many enemies. They are far from being comparable to ordinary guards.

With just a glance and a cold snort, he naturally released a murderous aura.

Liu was just an ordinary woman in the inner house. She couldn't help but shiver when facing these people. If it weren't for the maid supporting her, she would have collapsed.

This is just like a bandit! Liu thought to herself, not daring to say anything more, and trembling, she said, "Take it to Qingfeng Pavilion."

There is still one at 12 noon, and you need a monthly ticket. There should be a guaranteed monthly ticket today.

(End of this chapter)