Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 309 Making a fuss

The Empress was truly enraged.

She had originally intended to ask Liu Yuechu to come and discuss the matter of Prince Chun. She understood Emperor Qi Xiao's thoughts all too well; he clearly didn't want Yuan Cuo to actually acknowledge Prince Chun.

He had intended to use both kindness and severity on Liu Yuechu and offer her some benefits, but unexpectedly, Xia Zhi came running over covered in dirt, saying that Liu Yuechu had been beaten by Princess Fuyao!

Liu Yuechu was just carried in, covered in dirt, and was being treated by the imperial physician in the palace. She had also seen the red marks on Gu Yu's face from the slap!

"Mother, that vile woman framed me! I didn't hit her at all! She put on an act, and you were fooled by her!"

Princess Fuyao knelt on the ground, her scalp tingling with rage. She was the daughter of Consort Yu and was not favored by the Empress. Liu Yuechu had deliberately framed her, wanting to see her punished by the Empress!

Princess Luoyue and Li Shu also knelt on the ground.

The two of them were the most confused.

Why would they follow Princess Fuyao for no reason? They could already sense the ill intent in the Empress's eyes!

"Am I wronging you? Could it be that the slap mark on that girl's face was made by a dog?!" The Empress pointed at Gu Yu and said.

"That was my aunt who hit me, not me, and I didn't hit Liu Yuechu either!" Princess Fuyao felt wronged, thinking that she had been tricked by Liu Yuechu!

"Listen to what you're saying! You think you're justified in beating people randomly in the palace!" The Empress's voice trembled with anger.

"That's because she blocked my way and deliberately provoked me first!" Princess Fuyao shouted angrily. "If you don't believe me, ask them. Did they see how arrogant and domineering Liu Yuechu was just now?" Princess Fuyao pointed to Luoyue and Li Shu beside her.

The Empress looked over, her eyes sharp as knives. "Did either of you see what happened?"

Li Shu hesitated for a moment, just about to speak.

Princess Luoyue spoke first, "Sister was going to take us to the garden for a rest earlier, but when she saw Lady Liu, they exchanged a few words, and then she wanted to come along to pay her respects to Mother. But my daughter and Madam Wei were a little slow and didn't catch up with Sister Fuyao. But when we got there, Sister Fuyao was indeed cursing someone, and Lady Liu was lying on the ground..."

While her words were true, they were biased. After all, people tend to favor the weak, and that weak person was Liu Yuechu.

Li Shu was surprised, but felt a finger poking her. She knew it was Princess Luoyue, and could only respond softly, "This humble woman didn't see clearly. When I went over, I saw Miss Xiazhi running away, and then the maid from Your Majesty's palace arrived. I really don't know what exactly happened."

The two of them completely shirked responsibility.

Princess Fuyao's eyes widened. "Are you two blind? Even if you weren't there, you should have seen from that distance that I didn't hit that bitch!"

"Sister, I really didn't see clearly. I can't possibly lie to Mother." Princess Luoyue spoke cautiously, her voice trembling with fear. She was deliberately targeting Princess Fuyao. Why was she always being treated worse, even though they were both daughters of Emperor Qixiao?

Although Li Shu was confused, she didn't want to lie. Although Princess Fuyao was the Third Prince's sister and Wei Gongming worked for the Third Prince, she sensed the danger of palace intrigue and dared not stand up to testify for Princess Fuyao at this time.

Princess Fuyao was furious. "I really didn't hit her! She just fell down on her own!"

The Empress snorted coldly. At this moment, the imperial physician had already finished examining Liu Yuechu's pulse.

The person who came was Physician Sun.

As soon as Doctor Sun touched her hand, he knew that Liu Yuechu was acting.

But who can blame them when she's the apprentice's older sister, and the Sun family and the Liu family have business dealings, with the Liu family being the Sun family's financial backers!

"Your Majesty, the wounds on Consort Liu's body have been treated with medicine and she is fine. However, she was indeed frightened, and her fetal position is not very stable. She needs to rest well and should not go out for the time being. She should go back and rest properly."

This explanation was Liu Yuechu's request, and he had no choice but to comply!

The Empress was furious when she heard this!

That belly is carrying the grandson of Emperor Qi Xiao!

Although she can't acknowledge this grandson, if something happens to her in her palace, wouldn't Emperor Qi Xiao secretly kill her?!

"Did you hear that? What other excuses do you have!" The Empress wanted to shift all the blame onto Princess Fuyao. "Guards, punish Princess Fuyao with twenty strokes of the cane and confine her to her quarters!"

Princess Fuyao immediately cried out that she was wronged, "I am not convinced, Mother! You have no right to hit me for the sake of a lowly woman!"

"Listen to the words you're using! You keep calling her a slut, is this how your mother taught you?!"

"Someone, go and invite Consort Yu here. I want to ask her how she plans to deal with her own daughter in this matter!" The Empress was worried about how to bring Consort Yu down. Recently, she had appeased Emperor Qi Xiao and was acting arrogantly in the palace again.

The palace maid immediately rushed to the front to inform them.

Princess Chen had just heard Fang Mama's message when she heard the Empress inform Consort Yu that Liu Yuechu had been beaten by Princess Fuyao!

Granny Fang was startled. She had only been gone for a short while, and such a thing had happened?!

Princess Chen immediately turned hostile, "What a fine manners the princess taught by the Imperial Concubine! How can she utter such vulgarities? Please, Imperial Concubine, teach me!"

She gestured behind her back to Granny Fang. She instructed the nanny to find Chen Zhongyao and make sure he stood up for Liu Yuechu. With Prince Chun in the capital still protecting them, when was a better time to act? Every victory counts!

Granny Fang quietly retreated and hurried off to announce the news.

How could Consort Yu have known that such a thing could happen?!

"The specific reasons are still unclear, Princess Chen, please do not judge my princess based on what this servant said!"

"So Her Majesty the Empress's words can't be trusted?"

"you……"

Consort Yu straightened her clothes, "Even the Empress must act impartially and without bias!"

"So the Imperial Concubine still thinks the Empress's decree is inappropriate, and only recognizes the imperial decree!" Princess Chen was the wife of the Grand Governor, and even though her status was not as high as the Imperial Concubine's, she spoke with great confidence.

Consort Yu scoffed, "I won't argue with you. Go and see for yourself, and you'll know what's going on." She took the hand of a palace maid and headed out of the palace.

Princess Chen had no carriage in the palace, so she went there on foot with her servants.

Granny Fang told Chen Zhongyao what had happened. Chen Zhongyao frowned and said in a deep voice, "He was about to be recognized as a relative by Prince Chun, but he was beaten up as soon as he arrived in the harem. The Third Prince's sister is really something. She even dared to lay a hand on her cousin-in-law?"

His sudden remark startled Qin Muyan.

"What happened? Who got hit?"

Granny Fang loudly announced again that Princess Fuyao had hit Liu Yuechu.

Qin Muyan's face turned from blue to purple. Why did she have to cause trouble at this crucial moment?!

"Princess Fuyao is still young..."