Chapter 958: 958-Frightened

At this moment, Imperial Consort Chu stopped crying and wailing. She hurriedly summoned the imperial physician.

Even though Empress Dowager Xiao had grounded Consort Chu, the Chu family was now in power in the court, and Consort Chu was used to sitting on the throne in the palace. Even if the two palaces were at loggerheads, the palace still did not dare to underestimate Consort Chu.

Empress Dowager Xiao had heard of it, but since it concerned the prince, she did not stop him and let Imperial Consort Chu handle it.

The Chu family had wanted to leave Consort Chu in the lurch and let her reflect on herself when she was free. However, if something really happened, and it was the Fifth Prince, they could not ignore it. After all, they were both surnamed Chu. The Chu family did not need a prince to add to their glory. The Chu family did not rely on their relationship with the emperor to begin with. They had their own character.

On the other hand, they had to consider their family’s reputation. They could not let a member of the royal family with the Chu family’s bloodline be bullied.

It was convenient for the Princess of South County to enter the palace, but she was proud and unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the palace. She also did not get along with Consort Chu, so she naturally could not step in. Lady Chu Yuan could not push her away even if she wanted to. She could only take off the hat of not coming out on the pretext of illness and enter the palace to take care of her.

Consort Chu missed her child, but she also hated the Chu family. If it wasn’t for them not supporting her, would she have been laughed at behind her back in the palace?

Empress Dowager Xiao had instructed the servants to slap her for a few days, but she still hadn’t gone down. If the slap was swollen, it would have been effective after applying it. However, the nanny didn’t know if it was intentional, but her finger had scratched her face, leaving a deep and shallow cut.

When he saw Chuyuanshi, apart from the Fifth Prince’s illness, he also had a good fit.

“It is true that the Emperor agreed to me and wanted my son to be the Crown Prince. If I am not afraid of the Xiao clan, what are you afraid of? Just because Xie Xian and the Xiao Corporation were in cahoots and had one hand to cover the sky, the Chu family gave in? Why don’t I know that the Chu family is now cowardly?”

“That’s right, you are Xie Xian’s aunt…”

“It’s just that Second Shen cares about family ties, but Xie Xian doesn’t recognize any of his relatives. Didn’t his aunt also lose her family because of him?”

Chu Yuanshi rolled her eyes. She couldn’t be bothered with this matter. It was her own scandal.

Who was the daughter of Chu Jiu’s concubine to expose someone here?

Did she really think that she was great after marrying into the palace?

Having a prince, she was afraid that she would take all her brains.

The Fifth Prince was only two years old, and now she was so sickly, her little face was flushed red, and she had not given in. She actually had the intention to scheme against him here. Can’t you take care of the child first and raise him well?

“Consort Dowager…Be careful with your words.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t see her swollen face, but she still hadn’t gone down. It was rather shabby.

However, even if she was Empress Dowager Xiao, she would still have to be slapped.

“In the past, Consort Dowager was cautious in her words and actions at home. Now, it seems that it is pointless. Entering the palace was different from being at home. The late Emperor had passed away and the Chu family was beyond their reach. If the imperial concubine continued to be stubborn and cry endlessly, it would not be worth it if she really angered Empress Dowager Xiao.”

She didn’t favor the Xie family just because she was Xie Xian’s aunt. After all, it wasn’t just a layer away. Her biological sister and brother-in-law had been defeated by Xie Xian. That person really wasn’t someone who recognized her as his family.

Chu Jiu was not the only one who knew. She was not stupid, so how could she not know?

However, she could clearly see that the Xie family was now at the peak of their power. The Chu family was not bad either, but it was no longer the same as when the other aristocratic families were standing side by side. The Chu family could not catch up to them.

Emperor Kang Ding had been helped up by Xie Xian, and now, he was being held by the court.

His father-in-law was Sikong, who held the military power of the world. His brother-in-law, Xiao Baoshu, was able to go up to the battlefield and kill enemies. His brother-in-law, Zhuge Shu, was in charge of the palace guards. It could be said that he had both civil and military skills. No one in the court or outside could shake Xie Xian’s position.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Although Empress Dowager Xiao’s maiden family was not in Jiankang, Old Madam Xiao of the Xie family was her grandaunt. Back then, she had married into the palace from the Xie family. They were naturally on the same side…

If Emperor Kang Ding ascended the throne, what could the Chu family use to compete with the Xie family?

Competing with the emperor?

Just because of a two-year-old Fifth Prince who was clearly not doing well?

It wasn’t that Chu Yuanshi didn’t believe Chu Jiu’s words. Perhaps Emperor Yong Ping had said it before. It wasn’t completely impossible. But so what? Now that Emperor Kang Ding had ascended the throne, if you continued to make a fuss, would he still hand over the throne just because a weak woman like you was making a fuss?

The outside world was not so sure about the origin of the throne. Chu Jiuniang did not make a fuss for nothing, but so what? It was just family whispering behind their backs. No one dared to say it out loud. The facts had been set, and it was disrespectful to say these things.

The Princess of South County was right.

However, Chu Jiu could not see it clearly and did not want to see it clearly. She ate in such an ugly manner and now she was bringing up the scandal of her maternal family. Who was she embarrassing?

“The losses outweigh the gains? Do I still have any?” Chu Taifei sneered.

“I think the Chu family is scared out of their wits.”

She wasn’t stupid. She wouldn’t really think that the Chu family could let her cover the sky just because Chu Yuanshi was Xie Xian’s aunt. The fact that Lady Chu Yuan could say these words in the palace showed the Chu family’s attitude.

But she was indignant.

The throne was clearly her son’s, and the Emperor had clearly agreed to it, but who knew that he would die so quickly!

If she had known that this day would come, she would have begged Emperor Yong Ping to establish the position of Crown Prince. She did not allow Emperor Yong Ping to care about the Xiao family’s face. She was also afraid that Emperor Yong Ping’s narrow-mindedness would make her hate him. In short, she had accidentally lost the throne!

Now, the Chu family was unwilling to make an enemy of the Xie family.

If the Fifth Prince’s position had been decided back then, she did not believe that the Chu family would be a coward and give up the position of Chief Assistant to the Xie family.

It’s really fate.

However, how could she recognize him?

“.. Great, wasn’t it the Fifth Prince? Mother and son were connected. Even if it didn’t work out, the imperial concubine still had the prince by her side. In the future, when the prince grew up and left the fief, wouldn’t the imperial concubine be able to enjoy the happiness of her family?”

“Now that the Fifth Prince is sick, it’s all thanks to the Imperial Consort’s care. Imperial Consort, please take care of the Fifth Prince wholeheartedly.”

“How could I not know? I’m just…indignant.””

As she spoke, she wiped her tears.

This really wasn’t for Chu Yuanshi to see. He was really too aggrieved. He couldn’t control his emotions. This was clearly his son’s throne.

The Fifth Prince woke up from crying.

The Fifth Prince turned red again and almost cried himself to death.

Chu Yuanshi looked at them. This was not her biological daughter. Otherwise, she would really go up and slap them. Look at what the child did, and she still felt indignant. She thought that Chu Jiu’s head was full of sh * t!

He tried his best to persuade her,

“The Fifth Prince is connected to Consort Dowager’s mother and son. Even if it’s for the future, Consort Dowager has to take care.”

After much persuasion, Chu Jiu finally nodded in agreement.

“Just like Second Shen said, at least I still have the Fifth Prince. Someone will take care of me when I die. I want to see-”

Mrs. Chu stroked the back of her neck. No, she was going to die of anger. Which nanny had whipped Chu Jiu? Why was she so gentle and did not wake him up? This beating was in vain.