Chapter 957: 957-What You Wish For

Empress Dowager Xiao’s eyes were swollen and lifeless, making her mediocre face look even more haggard and lifeless.

“I am. My family is not in Jiankang. But… Aijia is the first wife that the late emperor officially married into the palace from the Xie family. It was not the first time that Consort Chu had done this…When the late emperor was alive, he restrained her, so she didn’t dare to be disrespectful. But after the late emperor died, there was no one to protect aijia. I have no children to rely on, and Jiankang doesn’t have a maternal family to support aijia…”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“So, is this how your Chu family bullies this widow?”

When Chu Yan heard this, he could not help but stand up in fear and trepidation and explain,”I don’t dare-”

“You don’t dare, but it’s not like Consort Chu doesn’t dare.”Empress Dowager Xiao laughed coldly.” At the New Year’s banquet, you’re going to die. In front of all the women, you claimed that you’d follow the late emperor. You cried, made a fuss, and smashed your wine glasses. Speaking of this matter, aijia really can’t bear to see Xiao Furen. After not seeing her for a few years, aijia misses Xiao Furen very much, so despite her pregnancy, aijia has invited her into the palace several times.”

“Originally, it was something to be happy about when we sisters met, but when Consort Chu started fooling around, she threw a wine glass at Madam Xiao on the spot and showed her face. If Madam Xiao didn’t have the time to hide and avoid it in time, what would have happened if she had really hurt Madam Xiao?”

“Even so, it is likely that Madam Xiao was frightened. That was why she hurriedly left the palace. I heard that she has been locked in the house ever since…”

“Aijia also doesn’t know if Xiao Furen has moved the fetus, and it’s not good to call her into the palace, so I can only send some tonics over.”

With just a few words, Xie Xian’s face turned black.

It was not that Xie Xian had never heard of this matter. However, Xiao Baoxin was not injured and would rather keep the peace. However, it had always been a knot in his heart. Now that Empress Dowager Xiao mentioned it, his emotions immediately rose.

Empress Dowager Xiao’s wish was fulfilled, and she only mentioned that Xiao Baoxin could see Xie Xian’s emotions. Usually, his emotions were not shown on his face, making it difficult to guess.

Wasn’t he not on her side? His own daughter-in-law was bullied. If he could endure this, then so be it.

“Although Consort Chu isn’t the direct daughter of the Chu family, her surname is also Chu. Why is her upbringing so different from the rest of the Chu family? Regardless of whether it’s Sixth Aunt or the other Chu family daughters that this widow has dealt with, they’re not just a little bit inferior?”Empress Dowager Xiao directly targeted the Chu family.

“This widow knows that Protector Chu has made great contributions in supporting the new emperor and has always been loyal to the country and the people. However, for Imperial Consort Chu to make such a fuss, forgive this widow for asking, but what does the Chu family mean?”

Chu Yan stood up and did not sit down again.

“The Empress Dowager’s words are too serious. My Chu family has always been loyal to the Imperial Court and would never dare to act rashly. As for the harem…Since the Empress Dowager is in charge, no matter how arrogant our Chu family is, we won’t dare to interfere.”

Empress Dowager Xiao: ” Then I’ll have to trouble the Chu family to step out and make things clear to Consort Chu. I’m afraid she won’t understand at all.””

“This widow has always known that the guards are loyal to the Emperor and the court. However, Consort Chu’s actions have made me wonder if the Chu family has other intentions. Are they dissatisfied with this widow, the new Emperor, or…” “Grand Tutor?” She looked at Xie Xian.

Xie Xian smiled,”The Empress Dowager is worrying too much.” The new dynasty had just settled down, and the world had just settled down. The affairs of the previous dynasty were complicated, and I and the guards were the assistant ministers, assisting the new emperor. All of my efforts were placed on the previous dynasty. It was common for me to not return to the residence for a few days when I was busy.”

“When it comes to the inner palace, it is not something that we foreign officials should interfere with. The empress dowager was the emperor’s mother and the emperor was still young, so it was inevitable that the empress dowager would have to worry about managing the harem.”

“Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to interfere in politics. Similarly, how can we, the officials of the previous dynasty, have the qualifications to control the harem?”

These words were undoubtedly on Empress Dowager Xiao’s side, allowing her to do as she pleased.

Chu Yan was a smart person and could tell. However, the other party did not express his opinion and pretended that he did not understand. He was calm and collected.

The Chu family and the Xie family had always been on good terms. There was no need to fall out over such a small matter. However, there was no need to bow down to others because of such a small matter.

Speaking of Chu Jiuniang, Chu Yan really couldn’t stand her behavior. It was too embarrassing.

Other than making people laugh at the Chu family’s upbringing and embarrassing Empress Dowager Xiao, what else could it do?

If you wanted to anger Empress Dowager Xiao to death, you might as well kill her yourself. You would harm others without benefiting yourself. That was Chu Jiu.

However, he was a foreign official, so it was not good for him to enter the palace and give orders. Not only did the Princess of South County not like to get involved in the Chu family’s affairs, but she could also hide as far away as possible from the matters in the palace. The elders could enter the palace to talk to Chu Jiu, but Chu Jiu had the status of the imperial concubine, and Lady Chu Yuan was the aunt next door. It was not easy for her to say anything.

Consort Chu’s biological father was also a generous person. He loved his concubine and destroyed his wife. How smart could he be? No matter who was right or wrong, he would side with his daughter. This made Chu Jiu see through the Chu family even more. It was impossible for him to give up on her. Giving up on her would lose the Chu family’s reputation. She still had the Fifth Prince by her side.

If she continued to act, she would at most make Empress Dowager Xiao anxious and send her and the Fifth Princess away to the fief as soon as possible.

If she attacked her, Empress Dowager Xiao would not dare to challenge the entire Chu family alone.

This was her plan. Empress Dowager Xiao and Xie Xian could see it, but they just wouldn’t relent.

On the surface, it was Empress Dowager Xiao who had lost face, but in reality, the Chu family had also suffered. Because of Chu Jiuniang, there were not many people in Jiankang City who did not laugh at the Chu family. They even brought up the matter of the Chu family’s third branch. It was so lively.

Now that Empress Dowager Xiao had gone all out and called Xie Xian over, she would cry for him to see if he would care.

At the very least, on the surface, Consort Chu’s status was naturally lower, not to mention that her methods were somewhat unpresentable. What could Chu Yan say? He could only admit defeat.

Since when did Empress Dowager Xiao want the Chu family’s attitude?

If she really cared about the Chu family, she could not hit Chu Jiu. What she wanted was Xie Xian’s attitude. If he did not make it clear, she could not blame her for bringing up Xiao Baoxin.

I’ll pull the Chu family and Xie Xian to the same stage and you guys can watch.

Since Xie Xian had already declared his stand and the Chu family had given in, Empress Dowager Xiao also took advantage of the situation and sent the two meritorious officials away.

How could Chu Jiuniang not be angry after suffering such a big loss? She did not care about the Empress Dowager’s ban. The next day, she sent a message to the Chu family to send a token into the palace. In the end, Chu Yuanshi claimed that she was ill and did not come out. The South County Princess was even more temperamental and ignored her.

The Chu family immediately ignored Chu Jiuniang. She only cried in the palace every day and hugged the Fifth Prince to complain.

He had the intention to call his mother into the palace. His mother was born by a concubine and was not qualified to enter the palace.

“My life is so bitter. My late emperor, why didn’t you take ChenQie away…”

When Empress Dowager Xiao heard the news, she really wanted to send her off. If he really wanted to go with the late emperor, then so be it. Why did he have to cry every day and night, pretending to be deeply in love? Who was he crying for?

In the end, the Fifth Prince had his mother administer the medicine, and his illness became serious all of a sudden. He had a high fever for several days.