The coachman waved the whip and drove the carriage forward along the street, and soon left Prince Chen's Palace far behind.

"Aunt, why are you here?" Chu Qianhuang poured a cup of warm water for Aunt Jiang and handed it to her.

Aunt Jiang was in no mood to drink water. She put the cup down as soon as she took it and whispered, "I sneaked out."

She had always lived a life of luxury over the past twenty years and had never had such a hard time, even when her parents died.

Now she is busy like a top in the laundry every day. There are endless clothes to wash from morning to night. She can only sleep for a few hours a day. Except for eating, sleeping and washing, she spends the rest of her time washing and drying clothes. Her life is extremely difficult.

After working so hard for so many days, she lost a lot of weight and her face became sallow. Her fingers, once as white as scallions, were now as rough as if they had been rubbed with sandpaper, and even the knuckles became prominent.

In just over a month, Aunt Jiang looked haggard and seemed to have aged several years in an instant. Only she knew the pain she was going through.

She swallowed the bitterness in her mouth, without complaining, and eagerly grabbed Chu Qianhuang's hand with both hands, and asked with concern: "Sister Huang, have you seen Brother Yi?"

Her voice was hoarse and her eyes were filled with tears.

The trial by the three courts caused a huge uproar. After the verdict was handed down, it spread throughout the capital in just half a day, and also reached the laundry shop where Aunt Jiang worked.

Because it concerned the Chu family, Aunt Jiang naturally paid more attention to it and asked around. The laundry shop was full of women who loved to ask questions and were good at gossiping. With everyone talking at once, they made the story seem 70% true and 30% false.

Chu Lingxiao was sentenced to exile, and Chu Yunyi was seriously injured while rescuing the emperor.

Upon hearing the news, Aunt Jiang's heart was suddenly in turmoil.

She had hoped that after Chu Lingxiao returned to Beijing from the northwest, he would take her back to the Marquis' Mansion from the laundry shop. Unexpectedly, Chu Lingxiao not only failed to make any merit, but also committed a serious crime and even lost his title.

What worried Aunt Jiang even more was Chu Yunyi's injury.

Her son is her life.

She was extremely anxious, so she managed to bribe the maid in the laundry shop and sneak out.

She had just returned to the Marquis' Mansion and heard from the servants there that Chu Yunyi was in Prince Chen's Mansion, so she hurried back here and happened to see Baoqin waiting outside the palace.

She knew that she could not enter the palace on her own, and knowing that Chu Qianhuang had already entered, she simply hid in the carriage and waited for her.

Under Aunt Jiang's earnest and burning gaze, Chu Qianhuang shook her head and answered truthfully: "I didn't see Brother Yi."

Aunt Jiang opened her eyes slightly, determining that it must be Chu Qianchen who refused to let Chu Qianhuang see Chu Yunyi.

She subconsciously held Chu Qianhuang's hand tighter and said worriedly, "Sister Huang, I'm worried about Brother Yi. Why would your grandmother let Sister Chen take him away?"

"Since childhood, Sister Chen and Brother Yi have never been close. They have never been able to say anything to each other. I don't know how she will treat Brother Yi..."

"Brother Yi has been close to you since childhood, but now Sister Chen won't let you see him..."

"I heard that Brother Yi was seriously injured. I don't know if Sister Chen has hired a doctor for him... Whenever I think of Brother Yi, my heart feels like it's being pulled."

Aunt Jiang's eyes turned red. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. She looked tired and at a loss.

Anyone could see that she was really worried about Chu Yunyi's safety, with a loving mother's heart.

Seeing Aunt Jiang's anxious face and red eyes, Chu Qianhuang felt a little bit sorry for her.

Aunt Jiang was definitely wrong. Regardless of whether she personally swapped the two children or not, she was Chu Lingxiao's accomplice and an accessory.

Aunt Jiang is sorry to Chu Qianchen and also sorry to Shen.

In this matter, Shen was the victim.

There must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

In the final analysis, the reason why Aunt Jiang committed this mistake was because Shen stole someone else's love first and intervened between Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang, which led to the subsequent events.

Aunt Jiang was just a weak woman who went with the flow. In this era, she had no other choice but to retreat to being a concubine. It was no wonder that she was so angry and resentful of Shen that she made such a big mistake.

Aunt Jiang was wrong, and now she has paid the price for her mistake.

After all, in the past ten years or so, she had done nothing to Chu Qianchen except treating her coldly.

Chu Qianhuang felt a little sad in her heart, and she held Aunt Jiang's hand and comforted her softly, "Aunt, I know you are worried about Brother Yi, but at this time, no news is actually good news."

If Chu Yunyi really couldn't be saved, then there was no reason for Chu Qianchen to keep his body. He should have sent it back to the Marquis' Mansion as soon as possible for funeral. So Chu Qianhuang felt that even if Chu Yunyi had not passed the critical period, he should at least be much better than yesterday.

The more Chu Qianhuang thought about it, the more she felt that this made sense, and continued to comfort Aunt Jiang: "Second sister means well. The palace must have more elixirs than ours, and it would be more convenient to invite the imperial physician and doctors."

However, to Aunt Jiang, no matter how much Chu Qianhuang said, it was all just speculation. This kind of comfort was too thin and too poor.

Aunt Jiang wanted to see her son with her own eyes and wanted Chu Yunyi to speak to her in person...even if it meant letting Chu Qianhuang or the lady go and see it for her.

However, I heard that even the lady-in-waiting cannot enter the Prince Chen’s Mansion.

Aunt Jiang frowned even more tightly as she thought about what she had learned at the laundry shop.

The carriage turned right, causing Aunt Jiang's body to sway slightly, making her look even more frail.

She picked up the teacup and took two sips of tea, still frowning, and said hesitantly: "Sister Huang, Sister Chen was raised by me, and now she still blames me. She is too worried..."

"Let's take Brother Yi back to the Marquis' Mansion. Brother Yi's surname is Chu, and it's not appropriate for him to keep bothering Prince Chen's Mansion."

"Your father has had this kind of thing happen to him. Your grandmother has been upset recently and has been unable to take care of other things. She was coaxed away by Sister Chen. Now that the case has been judged and the dust has settled, it's time to take Brother Yi back home. If the doctor hired by Prince Chen's Mansion is good, the most we can do is pay a little more money."

Aunt Jiang tactfully advised Chu Qianhuang to go back and appease the lady-in-waiting to bring Chu Yunyi and the doctor back to the Marquis's Mansion.

Thinking about what happened in the palace just now, she withdrew her hand, not wanting to do such a thankless task.

Even if she persuaded her grandmother, Chu Qianchen probably wouldn't let her go.

"Aunt, Brother Yi is our biological brother. I can see that Sister Chen cares about Brother Yi very much." Chu Qianhuang said seriously.

Each of them had their own thoughts.

Aunt Jiang bit her lower lip slightly, and suddenly her eyes widened, her gaze fixed on the five finger marks on Chu Qianhuang's left cheek, "Sister Huang, your face..."

"Who hit you? Did it hurt?"

She reached out her finger to touch Chu Qianhuang's left cheek distressedly, then retracted it, as if she was afraid of hurting her.

As she spoke, Aunt Jiang's eyes were filled with tears again, and the tears were swirling in her sockets, seeming to fall.

"You have grown up so big, and even your mother has never hit you before..." She pinched the handkerchief and wiped her tears again, "It was your aunt who didn't take good care of you. It was your aunt who made you suffer."

Chu Qianhuang was already feeling aggrieved and unwilling, and after hearing what Aunt Jiang said, the crisp sound of the slap just now seemed to echo in her ears again, and the feeling of shame and anger at that time also surged up.

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"I'm fine." She bit her lower lip slightly, her eyes began to turn red, and her expression was stubborn, looking weak yet tough.

Aunt Jiang gently put her arm around Chu Qianhuang's shoulders and asked, "Is it Sister Chen..."

Chu Qianhuang didn't say yes, nor did she say no.

The answer to this question is obvious.

Chu Qianhuang clenched the handkerchief in her hand, thinking about how Chu Yunyi was lying on the stretcher yesterday, and how Chu Qianchen was so high up just now, she felt even more aggrieved, and whispered: "Brother Yi is my biological brother, how could I not care about him... I didn't mean it."

She was immersed in her own thoughts and emotions and did not notice that Aunt Jiang frowned slightly.

"Of course I believe you," Aunt Jiang nodded, her eyes deep, "You have always been good to Brother Yi."

Chu Qianhuang seemed to have received some kind of affirmation, her eyes lit up, "I'm doing this for Brother Yi'er's own good!"

"Brother Yi is just a bastard, and he is neither high nor low in the Marquis's Mansion. As long as Brother Mu is around, he can't make a name for himself. This is his chance to make a name for himself."

"Now the emperor has only taken away my father's title, but the title is still in the Chu family. The merit of saving the emperor was established by Brother Yi, so it is only natural for Brother Yi to inherit the title in the future."

Chu Qianhuang seemed to have received some kind of affirmation, her eyes lit up, "I'm doing this for Brother Yi'er's own good!"

"Brother Yi is just a bastard, and he is neither high nor low in the Marquis's Mansion. As long as Brother Mu is around, he will not be able to make a name for himself."

"Brother Yi is so outstanding, and I have always felt sorry for him. This is an opportunity I finally found, and I can't miss it. I am letting Brother Yi go to Yuanqing Temple for his own good!"

"This merit of saving the emperor is enough to surpass the status of legitimate and illegitimate children. Now the emperor has only taken away my father's title, but the title is still in the Chu family. The merit was established by Brother Yi, so it is only natural for Brother Yi to inherit the title in the future."

Chu Qianhuang clutched the handkerchief tightly, and while speaking, she was still thinking about the whole thing.

She had clearly warned Chu Yunyi to be careful beforehand, and she didn't know what had happened that caused Chu Yunyi to be injured so badly...

"..." Aunt Jiang's eyes suddenly widened, her pupils were like an ancient well with no bottom, so dark that it seemed to suck people in.

She subconsciously wanted to tighten her fingers around Chu Qianhuang's shoulders, but then she stopped, and her movements finally became gentle and soothing.

"Sister Huang, I understand."

Aunt Jiang spoke these six words very slowly, gently and softly, like the spring breeze in March.

Just now when Chu Qianhuang faced Chu Qianchen in Prince Chen's Mansion, she felt extremely aggrieved. Chu Qianchen stood on the highest point and criticized her. It was not until now that she got some comfort from Aunt Jiang.

"Aunt, I'm glad you understand me." Chu Qianhuang rubbed her handkerchief heavily and said everything that was hidden in her heart, "Second sister has a deep misunderstanding of me."

"If I lose my title, not only will the Chu family no longer be able to gain a foothold in the capital, but Brother Yi will also be looked down upon in the Imperial College..."

"Only by keeping the title can our Chu family plan for other things, and only then can Brother Yi have a bright future."

Chu Qianhuang said whatever he thought of, venting the depression in his heart, but still felt a little unwilling.

She had obviously put in a lot of effort, but no one understood her, and she was even ridiculed and scolded by Chu Qianchen.

Aunt Jiang listened quietly, patting Chu Qianhuang's shoulder gently with one hand. The gentler her hand was, the more tense her body was, and her eyes were as sinister as a demon crawling back from hell.

After Chu Qianhuang finished speaking, all her grievances were vented and she felt much better. She looked up at Aunt Jiang.

Aunt Jiang smiled gently, her eyes were still red, and I felt pity for her.

Chu Qianhuang bit her lower lip slightly, "Aunt, will you blame me?"

"I don't blame you. I can only blame myself. I can't help you and your sister, so you have to rely on yourselves." As she spoke, tears welled up in Aunt Jiang's eyes again. Her weakness was matched by the strength of a mother.

Chu Qianhuang felt relieved.

Ever since she traveled to this world, she has been living in fear and trepidation, fearing that someone would discover something.

She wanted to change the fate of "Chu Qianhuang", so she planned every step carefully. This was the first time she felt such tenderness.

Make her feel that she can temporarily put down all her armor in front of the other person.

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