I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 531 Extra 2 Part 1

The eldest princess is ill.

It is said that because he and Princess Mingxia had arranged to go to the back mountain of Xiangguo Temple to enjoy the snow in the middle of the night, they both fell ill after returning home. One had a high fever, and the other had a persistent cough.

Both of them submitted petitions to the palace to request the imperial physician to come to their residence for a consultation. The imperial physician's diagnosis was that the woman's constitution was inherently more yin, and the invasion of cold into her body should not be ignored. She needed to take good care of herself for two months.

The eldest princess was worried that her cough would infect her two children, so she packed Xiao Yu and Xiao Dunyan up and sent them to the palace, asking Chu Liuzheng to help take care of them.

Chu Liuzheng hurriedly ordered people to clean up Qionghua Palace for the two children to live in, and took this opportunity to propose to the emperor that the eldest prince be brought back to the palace for education.

Xiao Dunyan is already six years old, a good time for learning, and this opportunity should not be wasted.

Xiao Jingfan then began to find a teacher for his eldest son.

Chu Liuzheng suggested that Xiao Yu and Princess Huirong learn together as well. There are only three children in the palace, so teaching one is the same as teaching three.

Xiao Jingfan agreed.

"I heard that the Empress took the initiative to suggest to His Majesty that the eldest prince be brought back to the palace for education, and asked His Majesty to find some good teachers for the eldest prince, and also to let the princess go and study with him."

In Wanshou Palace, Granny Zhao massaged the Empress Dowager's shoulders and said softly, "Her Majesty the Empress even cares about the princess's upbringing. She is clearly a kind-hearted person. You can rest assured."

The Empress Dowager said, "Yan'er is a well-behaved and lovable child. Since his birth mother is not by his side, I want to dote on him even more."

"I had originally planned to find an opportunity to bring him to my side for upbringing. After all, he is a prince, and it would be inappropriate to raise him even with Jinshu by his side. Now that the Empress has brought him back to the palace, it has relieved my mind. I only hope that the child will not disappoint the Empress's good intentions."

Seeing her in high spirits, Granny Zhao smiled and teased, "You see, Her Majesty the Empress is perfect in every way now."

"I had some misunderstandings about the Empress before." The Empress Dowager touched the jade bracelet on her wrist somewhat awkwardly. "Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, and the Empress is indeed a good person, I can't just nitpick and lie through my teeth."

"Yes, yes, yes," Zhao Mama laughed. "You're just hoping that Her Majesty the Empress will give you a little fairy."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager immediately perked up, mentally calculated the days, and said, "It's been almost a month since the wedding. Do you think the Empress might already be pregnant?"

Granny Zhao couldn't be sure, she only said, "There's no news from the Imperial Hospital, it's probably just a matter of luck."

The Empress Dowager frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Bring me the books I had someone buy the other day."

Granny Zhao asked, "Which one?"

"It's the one with the most beautiful paintings," the Empress Dowager said. "I'll flip through it again and see what the relationship is between the Goddess of Fertility and Feng Nu. If they have no enmity, I'll send someone to the temple of the Goddess of Fertility to donate some incense money and ask the Goddess of Fertility for help."

Since it concerned the imperial heir, it was a very important matter, so Granny Zhao hurriedly went to get it herself.

On one side, the master and servant were discussing the relationship between the Phoenix Maiden and the Goddess of Fertility, while on the other side, Chu Liuzheng sneezed several times.

Who's cricketing behind my back?

She pinched the bridge of her nose, signaling Chenxing to continue.

Chen Xing said, "Qiao Ru gave birth yesterday. It's a boy, and both mother and child are safe."

In the blink of an eye, Qiaoru already has a son and a daughter.

Chu Liuzheng was happy for Xia Qiaoru and said with a smile, "Send a backup gift, but do it quietly and don't attract attention."

"Aunt Moxiang has already made arrangements. Here is the gift list. Please take a look and see if it's appropriate." Chen Xing placed the gift list in front of Chu Liuzheng. Chu Liuzheng glanced at it and replaced the two frivolous ornaments with things that children would use, saying, "That's all. Have Xiaxia deliver it and ask him to give me my congratulations."

"Yes." Chen Xing folded the gift list and put it into his sleeve pocket, then brought up another matter, "This morning I went for a walk and saw Sister Yuzhui squatting by the Moon Pond crying."

"Crying?" Chu Liuzheng frowned. "What happened? Did someone bully her?"

"No," Chen Xing waved his hand. "Sister Yu Zhui is now the head of the tea room, and you value her highly. Who would dare to bully her?"

“She misses her sister,” Chen Xing said. “Sister Yuzhui will be twenty-five next year. With you here, she will have no trouble leaving the palace. It wouldn’t make a difference if she stayed a few months, but something happened to Zhao Yue and she couldn’t help because she was in the palace. That’s why she cried secretly.”

Chu Liuzheng: "What happened?"

Chen Xing said, "Did you know that Zhao Yue just gave birth and is currently in her postpartum confinement period?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded. She had even given Zhao Yue a dowry when she got married, and she had also heard Mo Xiang mention the matter of having children.

"That's why," Chen Xing said, pursing her lips. "Women in confinement can't even be exposed to a cool breeze, and in this freezing winter, Zhao Yue's mother-in-law actually forced her to go to the river to wash clothes."

"Didn't Yu Zhui say that Zhao Yue's mother-in-law is kind and treats her very well?" Chu Liuzheng frowned upon hearing this. "What about her husband? Zhao Yue just gave birth to his child, doesn't he care?"

"Not only do they ignore it, they even help bully them." Chen Xing got angry just thinking about it. If it were her, she wouldn't even have left a complete corpse for those mother and son.

"Their kindness towards Zhao Yue before was all an act. Once Zhao Yue gave birth, they immediately changed their tune. They complained that Zhao Yue had given birth to a girl and that Zhao Yue had a bad temper, and they took every possible way to torment her."

"Zhao Yue kept it a secret from Sister Yuzhui. If Sister Yuzhui hadn't sent a letter home and asked a few more questions, she would still be in the dark."

[Funny! What's wrong with you, werewolf sister? Can't you hold a knife anymore after having a baby?]

Chu Liuzheng quickly searched for Zhao Yue's recent situation in the system.

【Huh? A lawsuit?】

She clicked to take a closer look.

Unable to bear the torment from her husband, Zou, and her mother-in-law, Deng, Zhao Yue grabbed a knife and took back her daughter, intending to divorce Zou.

[Zou, the scumbag, refused and tried to lock Zhao Yue and her daughter up to force Zhao Yue to submit. Zhao Yue grabbed a knife and attacked, stabbing Zou in the shoulder.]

[Deng reported Zhao Yue to the authorities, accusing her of murder. She demanded not only a divorce but also three hundred taels of silver in compensation, and that the child go to the Zou family… Bah! Shameless! This mother and son are just after Zhao Yue's wealth and want to rob her!]

The Shuntian Prefecture's verdict was... well, Zhao Yue, as a wife, used a knife to threaten her mother-in-law and husband, which was considered unfilial and disrespectful. Therefore, Zou the scoundrel was permitted to divorce her. Furthermore, it was a fact that Zhao Yue injured someone, so she was ordered to compensate Zou the scoundrel five taels of silver for medical expenses.

[The child is less than a month old and cannot be separated from his mother. Furthermore, the Zou family is suspected of child abuse. After comprehensive consideration, the court ruled that the child should be raised by Zhao Yue… This judgment is generally biased towards Zhao Yue. She's using five taels of silver to buy off her relationship with that scumbag; consider it a lesson learned.]

[Tsk tsk, this mother and son are something else! One's playing the victim, the other's throwing a tantrum. Do they think Shuntian Prefecture is their own home? They deserve to be punished!]

Chu Liuzheng flipped through the pages and found that the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture had thought things through quite thoroughly, sending yamen runners to accompany Zhao Yue back to the Zou family to retrieve the items. Reassured, he closed the system and waved to Chen Xing.

Chen Xing leaned closer, and Chu Liuzheng instructed, "Have Xiao Yunzi go out of the palace to inquire about Zhao Yue's situation and act accordingly."

Chen Xing nodded and went out to handle the matter.

Hmph, she's not Chenxing if she doesn't teach that Zou family a lesson!
(End of this chapter)