Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 311 Protection

At Emperor Qi Xiao's command, the eunuchs' boards fell on Princess Fuyao.

Her mouth was stuffed with cotton cloth, and only whimpering sounds could be heard. Consort Yu hadn't expected this to happen; she couldn't bear it any longer!

But she wanted to rush forward to save Princess Fuyao, not believing that His Majesty would also punish her.

Just as she was about to move, Qin Muyan grabbed her with one hand, saying, "Just admit it, don't hurt me anymore!"

Consort Yu shuddered, only to see Qin Muyan's fierce expression. His gaze towards Fuyao was filled with hatred, showing no pity whatsoever for his sister.

Consort Yu did not understand why, and could only burst into tears.

At this moment, Emperor Qi Xiao looked at Prince Chun and asked, "Are you satisfied with this result?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for upholding justice for my daughter-in-law and unborn grandson." Prince Chun insisted that Liu Yuechu's child was his grandson, and Yuan Cuo was his son.

Emperor Qi Xiao gritted his teeth, "The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment."

"So Your Majesty still refuses to hand over the power to investigate this matter to your younger brother, is it because you fear that your younger brother will uncover some secret that cannot be told to outsiders?" Prince Chun's words were like knives.

Emperor Qi Xiao had been pushed to the limit. "If you're willing to investigate, then investigate. Whatever personnel you need, I'll provide them. But I've already made it clear beforehand that I cannot force you to do anything against your will. Besides, you don't need to worry about having no one to care for you in your old age. Choose one of my sons, excluding the Crown Prince, and I will agree to let you choose whoever will fulfill your filial duties." He had already yielded to the extreme!

Prince Chun thanked him repeatedly, as he had achieved his goal.

But Consort Yu, Princess Luoyue, and Li Shu and other female relatives were dumbfounded!

Did they mishear?

Prince Chun calls Liu Yuechu his daughter-in-law?

Furthermore, Emperor Qi Xiao's words made them completely unwilling to make the connection: Yuan Cuo was Prince Chun's son? How could that be possible!

Li Shu staggered two steps and almost fell!

What incredible luck Liu Yuechu had to find a son-in-law who turned out to be Prince Chun's biological son!

"Your Majesty, this... how is this possible..." Consort Yu shook her head repeatedly, unwilling to believe it.

Only then did she understand why the Empress had executed Princess Fuyao so ruthlessly!

"His Majesty……"

"Take Consort Yu away, and stop the noise here!" Emperor Qi Xiao did not want any more argument.

Qin Muyan repeatedly apologized and personally took Consort Yu away.

Princess Luoyue and Li Shu stood aside, bewildered and at a loss.

Emperor Qi Xiao looked at Prince Chun and said, "What? Are you still not at ease? The Empress has already sent a physician to personally treat her."

"I would like to see her, but is that alright?" He looked at the Empress, after all, this was the Empress's Fukang Palace.

The Empress wanted to refuse, but seeing that Emperor Qi Xiao did not object, she instructed the nanny to go to the back to check, "to see if Consort Liu is available to come out. His Majesty is also concerned about her health."

The old woman went in to fetch the person as instructed, and soon came out of the hall again, saying, "Lady Liu has already left; Princess Chen took her away..."

The Empress was surprised. "When did this happen?"

"Before His Majesty and His Highness arrived..." the nanny hurriedly said.

Actually, it was the moment Emperor Qi Xiao and Prince Chun stepped into the palace, but the nanny knew she couldn't say that, so she could only say it a little earlier.

Emperor Qi Xiao felt embarrassed, but he breathed a sigh of relief. "This Princess Chen is throwing a tantrum at me."

"That was her most beloved adopted daughter. She didn't even greet me. Who knows, she might even hold a grudge against me." The Empress quickly tried to find a way out, secretly glad that Princess Chen had left so well, otherwise Prince Chun would definitely have been relentless.

Seeing that it didn't seem like a lie, Prince Chun had no choice but to give up.

He had no desire to drink with Emperor Qixiao any longer, and only said that it was getting late and he would return to Prince Chun's residence to settle down. "...Your subject is not young anymore and can no longer drink and chat with Your Majesty all night. I will definitely get up early tomorrow to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, then turned and left.

Emperor Qi Xiao's mouth twitched; the gesture was exactly the same as Yuan Cuo's, making his heart burn like fire.

"Your Majesty, please take care of this. I am tired."

He was so shocked today that he was in no mood for anything, so he took his men and left.

After the Empress saw her off, she saw that Princess Fuyao had finished receiving her forty strokes of the cane.

The maids looked at the Empress and asked if she really wanted to be expelled from the palace.

The Empress composed herself. "Send it to the Third Prince for him to handle." She wouldn't be the villain.

The maids accepted the order and left.

Princess Luoyue and Li Shu remain here.

The Empress looked at Li Shu meaningfully, "I didn't expect that the daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites would be so good at saying one thing to one person and another to another. No wonder you were so determined to marry into the Zhenning Marquis's family. It is indeed a good match."

After saying that, she turned and went into the palace.

Princess Luoyue suppressed her joy and immediately followed the Empress into the palace to pay her respects.

Li Shu was absent-minded and looked completely dazed.

"Liu Yuechu, just how capable are you that you manage to have all the good things happen to you? What makes you so special?!"

She kept repeating this phrase: "Leaving the palace, returning home, she acted like a fool."

At this very moment, news that Prince Chun intended to recognize Yuan Cuo as his biological son spread to all the prefectures and regions. Like a heavy stone dropped into a calm lake in the capital, it stirred up huge ripples, causing sleepless nights of discussion!

Liu Yuechu was indeed hastily taken back to the Princess's residence by Princess Chen.

"You silly girl, you scared me to death! If Consort Yu really wanted to confront Physician Sun, would you dare to insist that you were injured? That's just nonsense!" Princess Chen secretly went into the palace to see Liu Yuechu because she was really worried about her.

Seeing that everyone outside had their heads beaten to a pulp while she remained unharmed, Princess Chen's first thought was to run away, as she couldn't afford to be caught doing anything wrong!

Liu Yuechu stuck out her tongue. "I also didn't want to be manipulated. If I didn't take this opportunity to deal with them, there would always be a few dogs following me around biting me. It's too annoying."

"Besides, Guyu and Xiazhi were indeed beaten for my sake, so how could I, as their master, not help them get revenge?"

The slap mark on Gu Yu's face hadn't faded even after she returned, showing how hard the slap had been, leaving bloodstains on her face.

Princess Chen couldn't help but sigh, "This Prince Chun is really outrageous. Why do I feel like something's off about this son-recognition thing? Did His Majesty know all along? It's as if he doesn't want them to recognize each other?"

She didn't know that Yuan Cuo's biological father was Emperor Qi Xiao, but she sensed that something was amiss.

Liu Yuechu clicked her tongue twice, unsure whether she should tell Princess Chen the truth, since the news was too shocking and could easily frighten her.

"Anyway, something's not right about this. I need to ask Yuan Cuo as soon as possible what he thinks about it."

But if she sent a message through her secret guards, Emperor Qi Xiao would definitely find out what it contained. She had to find a way to secretly send a message to Yuan Cuo.

At this time, Yuan Cuo received a message from Li Chengyue, sent from the State of Chu.

He tracked down a smuggler of military equipment through merchants in the State of Chu, and this smuggler turned out to be from the State of Qi.

"I never expected... it would be him." Yuan Cuo's expression turned very serious when he saw the name on the list.