Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: 1094: The Mad Noble Consort Xiao

“Okay,” Su Yingxue was still somewhat dazed and confused.

By the time she regained her senses, all she saw was Chu Jinling’s back, his robes fluttering away.

She had never felt that Chu Jinling was so tall before.

He always seemed like a boy who never outgrew his childlike innocence, but now she realized that this boy had long since grown up.

“Ling’er!!!”

Noble Consort Xiao fell to the ground, crying heartbreakingly.

This was the first time Su Yingxue had seen the stunningly beautiful consort in tears.

She looked utterly defeated, as if she had lost her entire world.

Chu Jinling said that Noble Consort Xiao was coldly elegant and proudly unrestrained, a unique figure in this palace.

But, as it turned out, she was just a mother who loved her child with all her life.

“Your Majesty, the ground is cold, please get up!”

Granny Song quickly stepped forward to help Noble Consort Xiao up.

Noble Consort Xiao had lost two golden hairpins from her head. Su Yingxue instructed Shan Bao to pick them up, and she personally offered them back to Noble Consort Xiao, “Noble Consort Xiao, Jinling has grown up; he is a man who stands tall and proud. You don’t need to worry about him, and don’t hold him back anymore.”

“Su Yingxue! What do you know about growing up! The palace is so dangerous, the battlefield so merciless and bloody, you’re letting him gamble with his life—is this the behavior befitting an empress? Do you deserve Ling’er’s respect in calling you Imperial Aunt!”

Noble Consort Xiao angrily knocked away the golden hairpin Su Yingxue handed her, her beautiful eyes brimming with resentment.

“Roar—!”

Shan Bao let out a roar.

He wouldn’t allow this woman to be disrespectful to Su Yingxue!

His mistress was the empress!

“What are you roaring about, if you’ve got the guts, eat me! Relying on the emperor’s power, you’ve taken away my son; do you think I’m scared of you?” Noble Consort Xiao roared, even calling for the palace guards to strike at Shan Bao.

Shan Bao’s eyes also turned red with anger, his claws digging into the ground, ready for a fierce battle.

Su Yingxue quickly pulled at the leash, “Shan Bao, no messing around! Follow me back!”

“Roar!”

Shan Bao’s fighting spirit was ignited!

He didn’t want to go back!

He wanted to avenge Su Yingxue!

“Someone come, kill this tiger for me, release my Ling’er, let him go to the battlefield… Su Yingxue, none of you will get away with this!”

Noble Consort Xiao fell into madness. Having lost Chu Jinling, she felt nearly heartless.

Granny Song tried to persuade her, “Your Highness, that won’t do! She is the empress! How could the prince in her belly not be harmed!”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Noble Consort Xiao pushed Granny Song to the ground with one hand, her rationale lost as she rushed forward, “Empress… what does it matter! I’ll still make her pay for my son! Su Yingxue, compensate me for Ling’er!”

Noble Consort Xiao’s eyes were bloodshot as she lunged to grab Su Yingxue’s collar, shaking her violently.

“Noble Consort Xiao, let go of me! Let go!”

Su Yingxue seized her hands, only to realize that her strength had diminished significantly since becoming pregnant; Noble Consort Xiao only had to shake her a little for her to feel dizzy.

“Let go… of my child.”

Su Yingxue was pinned against the wall by her.

Noble Consort Xiao seemed possessed, her hands reaching for Su Yingxue’s neck, “You know you have a child, you’re also a mother; why can’t you understand the heart of a mother! My son, how could I bear to let him go to such a dangerous place, how could I let him go to his death!”

“He won’t!” Su Yingxue grabbed Noble Consort Xiao’s wrist, “Jinling is highly skilled in martial arts and has his own strategies. There are troops to protect him, and I will send the Shadow Guards to keep him safe. He will be fine! Noble Consort Xiao, please calm down!”