After hearing what Consort Chu said, Chu Mingzhu knew that Consort Chu's arrangements were more reliable than hers, so she nodded in agreement.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Consort Chu had her trusted maid come in to redo Chu Mingzhu's makeup and dress her up before sending her out of the palace.
Since the Chu family's downfall and Consort Chu's banishment to the Cold Palace, the power she cultivated in the palace has been completely wiped out. After her reinstatement, she did recruit a few useful people, but these people are useless in the palace and cannot be of any use in matters outside!
Thinking of the nine people Chu Mingzhu sent out who had disappeared without a trace, Consort Chu was very uneasy. She had to investigate Xie Yushu no matter what. Since they couldn't be friends, it was better to be on guard!
It wasn't that she didn't want to silence them, but the two groups Chu Mingzhu sent had all disappeared without a trace, making her hesitant to act rashly.
Fortunately, her eldest son, the Fifth Prince Xuanyuan Rui, already had his own people. Although they couldn't accomplish anything major, they were more than capable of investigating a person!
Thinking this, Consort Chu sent someone to invite the Fifth Prince over.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The Fifth Prince was also supposed to go to the Empress's palace to pay his respects. After the ceremony, he was directly invited to Consort Chu's palace.
"Your son greets His Majesty the Consort!"
Why did Mother summon me here in such a hurry?
"When one of your men goes out to relieve himself, pick a cautious one and send him to help Mother investigate someone!"
Who are you investigating?
"Jingde Township Lady—Xie Yushu!"
"Jingde Township Lady? Isn't that the village girl who made glass? Why is Mother investigating her?"
"Father is using her now, so it's best not to make any moves against her for the time being!"
"I didn't say I was going to harm her!"
I originally wanted to befriend her, but it turns out she was Xiao Yi's wife from the countryside. You know Xiao Yi, he was raised by your maternal grandfather. When your maternal grandfather had an accident, he resigned from his official post and secretly rescued Jin Yu, living in anonymity for many years. It's clear he's a man of great loyalty and righteousness!
He was the man your aunt had her eye on, but Xie Yushu snatched him away. Your aunt couldn't contain herself and sent two groups of people to kill her, but neither group returned—they were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead!
The enmity has already been formed, yet we know nothing about the enemy, which is extremely disadvantageous to us!
It's best to find out more about the other party!
"How could my aunt be so confused!"
Even if Xiao Yi marries Xie Yushu, whose aunt is a second-rank princess personally appointed by the emperor, would Xiao Yi dare to make her his concubine?
When the time comes, Xie Yushu will definitely give up her position as wife and become a concubine. Which man hasn't kept a few concubines? It's worth it for her to kill someone!
Even if they can't tolerate it, in the inner quarters, the death of a concubine is easy enough; why make such a big fuss!
Upon hearing this, Consort Chu's headache returned, and she said in a huff...
"That's not all, she also sent people to deliver gifts to Xiao Yi's parents, making them come knocking on her door to beg for money!"
Moreover, Xiao Yi's mother has already divorced Xie Yushu!
Your aunt did something completely unnecessary!
I'm furious too, what can I do!
"After the incident at home, she was sent to town. Without anyone to guide her, she's bound to be disorganized in her actions. I'm not free in the palace; you, on the other hand, should keep an eye on your aunt's side outside the palace, and make sure she doesn't do anything foolish again!"
The Fifth Prince's Instinctive Resistance
"How am I supposed to keep an eye on her? She's a living, breathing person, how can I possibly watch her every single moment?"
Consort Chu thought it made sense, so she changed her tune.
"Never mind, you go about your business. I'll send a nanny over to your aunt later!"
"That would be perfect. I'll go find someone to make a trip to Tai'an Prefecture!"
After the Fifth Prince finished speaking, he left the palace to make arrangements.
Chu Mingzhu, upon learning that Xie Yushu, though divorced, had been granted the title of Lady of the Township and had even created such a novel object as glass, felt utterly disgusted and lost all interest in the mirror!
I get furious whenever someone mentions glass or mirrors.
Watching others cheerfully discussing who to buy a mirror or a glass cup from, she felt as if they were openly mocking her.
She returned to the mansion in a huff, and before she could even have a sip of water, she was chased by Old Madam Xiao and Xiao Yan, who asked her when she was going to Tai'an Mansion to rescue her son!
Chu Mingzhu looked at Old Madam Xiao and Xiao Yan.
An old devil with eyes like old tree bark insisted on applying a thick layer of powder, making his face look like it had been covered in coal dust, and he wore a bright red dress embroidered with large peonies, making him look like an old woman from a brothel.
A girl wearing a pink butterfly-patterned jacket, with seven or eight gold and silver hairpins in her hair, almost swung her hips and elbows after taking a few steps.
Chu Mingzhu suddenly had an urge to throw them both out!
When the two first came to her door, they were travel-worn and bruised. When she met them, she showered them with compliments. She took them in as if they were family, arranged for them to stay in the best guest room, provided them with a change of clothes, and even sent them some cloth so they could choose a few to wear as replacements!
When I saw that the mother and daughter mostly chose light and delicate colors, I thought that Grandma Xiao was feeling sorry for Xiao Yan and hadn't chosen any for herself, but had chosen more for Xiao Yan!
She secretly envied Xiao Yan for having a mother, and then selected a few more dark-colored horses for the old lady.
What did they end up making?!
And why is Xiao Yan wearing her twisted gold bracelet?
She's only been here a few days, and he's been ordering the servants around and putting on airs all day. She tolerated it for Xiao Yi's sake, and she even tolerated him drinking several bowls of white fungus and bird's nest soup every day. Now he's actually stealing her jewelry!
Chu Mingzhu could no longer tolerate it and grabbed Xiao Yan's hand to question her.
"Who gave you permission to wear my bracelet? It was bestowed upon you by a concubine in the palace, a royal gift. How dare you touch it!"
And this hairpin! Who gave you permission to wear it? Take it off!
Xiao Yan didn't dare to act recklessly when she first arrived, but after staying at the Marquis of Anle's residence for a few days and seeing that Chu Mingzhu was very polite to them, she became bolder, thinking that since Chu Mingzhu liked her second brother, she had to please her sister-in-law.
Although Chu Mingzhu gave each of them a pair of hairpins when they came, they were very envious of Chu Mingzhu wearing different styles of hairpins every day!
Especially today, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the newly made clothes were also finished. After she put them on, she thought they looked great, but she felt that the jewelry she wore was a bit too thin and couldn't balance the clothes. So she went to Chu Mingzhu's place on her own and picked out the jewelry that she had been craving for days after seeing Chu Mingzhu wear it!
Unexpectedly, Chu Mingzhu turned against him!
Although Xiao Yan inwardly cursed Chu Mingzhu for being stingy, she knew she couldn't afford to argue with Chu Mingzhu now that she was living under someone else's roof, so she reluctantly said...
"I just need a few pieces of jewelry to match this dress! I'll borrow yours to wear. If you don't want to lend it to me, I'll return it! At worst, I'll ask my second brother to buy me some when he comes back!"
Unfortunately! She thought that not fighting meant not taking action, but the capital city has always been the main battlefield for verbal sparring. Xiao Yan's sarcastic remarks were tantamount to a direct declaration of war.
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