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  The princess sent Zhao to inquire about what had happened that day, and most importantly, what was the movement on the prince's side. She wanted to figure out what the prince was thinking in his heart.

  She no longer had the extra energy to find trouble for Chu Kei, and the matter of the Crown Prince and Li Lanjun made her tense to the extreme.

  Madam Zhao just found out that Li Lanjun and the young master's first meeting was during that time when they went to the mountain top to admire the snow, and it was then that Li Mingze, Li Lanjun's father, came to their doorstep.

  Li Mingze was invited by the Duke and Duchess to the upper house as soon as he arrived, where they talked for a whole day, during which time the Crown Prince was also invited to talk for a long time.

  The princess consort only felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't believe it yet. The duchess - her own aunt, wouldn't help her, would she? She was the duchess's niece and had been a great help to her in the duke's mansion. She had always tried to please her and curry favor with her.

  As soon as Li Mingze left, the Crown Prince's consort was about to go see the Duke's consort. She was preparing for this when Cai Xia came in and said: "Reporting to the Crown Prince's consort, a message has been sent from the Duke's consort asking you to go over there."

  The princess consort was holding a jade hairpin and was about to put it on her head when she heard the words, her hand trembled, and the jade hairpin fell to the ground and broke into two pieces. The maid who was combing the princess's hair was so frightened that she immediately knelt down: "This servant deserves to die."

  The crown princess had a five-phoenix golden hairpin on her head, which was shaking slightly. She slowly turned around and stared at the colorful clouds, staring at them tightly for a long time before asking: "Do you know... what's going on?"

  Cai Xia knew it was bad and hurriedly knelt down, saying softly: "I have been by the side of the prince's consort all along."

  The crown prince's consort gritted her teeth as she stared at her, her eyes reddening: "You must know, you definitely know"

  Cai Xia lowered her head and didn't dare say a word. The Crown Prince's consort suddenly stood up and rushed in front of her, lifting her leg to kick her.

  The maid kneeling beside her involuntarily let out a cry of surprise and crawled on the ground, trembling all over.

  The crown princess's foot stiffened in mid-air, she bit her lip tightly, the pain on her mouth barely suppressing a hint of anger in her heart. She knew that Cai Xia couldn't be beaten, even now, Cai Xia - - - - she still couldn't touch a single finger.

  She put down her feet, tears streaming down her face, she immediately turned around, grabbed a handkerchief from the dresser and wiped away her tears, then covered her mouth with it and closed her eyes, using all her might to restrain her voice and emotions...

  After a good while, the Crown Prince's consort slowly sat down in front of the copper mirror, picked up the powder box and pinched some powder onto her hand, lightly applying it around her eyes. She then removed the five-phoenix gold hairpin from her head and replaced it with two jade hairpins and a jade pearl flower. Looking at herself in the mirror, she saw no signs of trembling. She stood up and said, "Help me over."

  Cai Xia hastily got up, reached out to support the Crown Prince's wife, but the Crown Prince's wife dodged slightly, looked at her, and Cai Xia suddenly came to her senses. She quickly lowered her head to tidy herself up, her skirt didn't have a single wrinkle or speck of dust. Only then did she stretch out her hand to support the Crown Prince's wife's arm, and the two of them went out the door.

  They arrived at the upper house, and the maid lifted the curtain and went back inside to report: "The Crown Prince's consort has arrived."

  The princess walked into the house and saw the duke and duchess sitting on either side of the hall, with the crown prince standing beside the duke. She mustered up her courage to glance at the crown prince, who was also looking at her, but... his eyes were icy cold.

  The crown princess felt a chill in her heart and knelt down on the cushion at her feet: "Daughter-in-law pays respects to father-in-law and mother-in-law."

  "Get up."

  Someone immediately came forward and helped the princess up. She stood on the ground with her head bowed, and since the prince hadn't sat down, she naturally didn't have any room to sit either.

  The duke looked at the duchess, this kind of thing, is naturally better said by his mother-in-law, let alone, the duchess was the crown prince's wife's own aunt.

  The princess sighed and said to the crown prince's wife, "I also know what happened in the mansion two days ago. Miss Li was strolling in the garden when she accidentally met the crown prince. It was a small and ordinary thing, but some people spread it out of proportion... Now Mr. Li has come to our door, making unreasonable demands. His status is not something we can underestimate or offend, even as the royal family... We can only compromise."

  The crown prince's consort bit her lip and stared stubbornly at the duchess, saying nothing.

  The princess sighed and said, "This is also an unavoidable thing... We must also consider that the prince can take care of the overall situation and is willing to marry Miss Li as his concubine. This is the best and only solution, so that everyone will not lose face."

  The crown prince's consort still stared at her with a choked neck, without saying a word.

  This attitude of the princess made her somewhat annoyed, thinking to herself what was she staring at me for? Was it my fault that this happened? Was it because of that Li Lanjun I brought in? If I wasn't so incompetent and hadn't given birth to a single child after three years of marriage, would I not have spoken up?

  Thinking about it with annoyance, his face didn't look very good.

  The crown prince looked on coldly, hoping in his heart that the crown princess would continue to hate him more and more, so that his mother could see what kind of person she was. If he lost his mother's support, it would be even more unbearable, and there would be even more difficulties ahead.

  "The Duke coughed and said, 'This matter has already been decided. The good days are being arranged, and the daughter-in-law should prepare everything on her side.' He turned his head to look at the Duchess: 'Duchess, take charge of preparing for the wedding, don't...'"

  He coughed again and then said: "Don't lose the dignity of our Prince's Mansion"

  "Yes." The princess of the county replied.

  The crown prince's consort felt tears welling up again, the duke and duchess seemed to have given themselves a bit of face on the surface, calling her over to speak first, but in front of her own face, they came at her with this, she was desperately holding back the tears that were about to burst out, and could only stare rigidly ahead - at the duchess.

  The duke looked at her with no courtesy and was displeased, stood up and left, the prince then went over to stand in front of her, blocking her angry gaze, and bowed deeply to the duchess: "Troubling you again."

  The princess smiled and nodded: "Let's go back and rest too, today that old... made me spit dry"

  The crown prince smiled softly: "Yes... Mother, you should rest early too, I've troubled you, and I really feel uneasy about it."

  "Foolish child, I'm worried about you, but my heart is at ease now. Go ahead." The Duchess spoke kindly and the young master bowed respectfully before taking his leave.

  Everyone in the house retreated, and the county princess silently looked at the door. The personal maid who was serving her also understood, and with a glance, she called all the maids to retreat. The head maid even closed the door, and the rest of the maids stood far away by the small door, only she herself sat on the small stool at the door.

  Only the county princess and the crown prince's consort were left in the house. The county princess's face and eyes turned cold, looking at the crown prince's consort with a chilly tone: "What, do you still feel wronged?"

  The crown prince's consort's lips trembled, and after a long while, she stammered out: "......I...dare...not..."

  Her retort was heard by the county princess, who sneered and said: "I originally thought you were someone who knew what's good for you, but it turns out..."

  The crown princess's patience had already reached its limit, and she suddenly raised her voice and shouted: "Why not my aunt? Why make such a decision?" Tears rolled down her eyes as she stared at the duchess and wailed: "Shouldn't you be helping me? Why are you still stepping on me with them?"

  The princess was furious, her voice involuntarily rising as she shouted: "Still blaming others, have you ever thought about what you've done? You've been married for almost four years and there's not even a stir in your belly. The man is the heir, are you going to make him childless?"

  "I didn't make a sound, why are you scolding me? The young master's wife suddenly spoke out loudly: 'Why don't you ask your good son how many times he comes to my place in a year? As his mother, why don't you set some rules for him...'"

  "Pfft, I didn't want to make a scene so that everyone would know, and now everyone is losing face." The princess's face turned bright red as she said: "The young master has only one main wife, not even a single concubine. What rules did I establish? How many times a month should he go there? Who are these rules for? Are they to let the whole manor know that we don't sleep in the same room?"

  The crown prince's consort was left speechless, covering her face and bursting into tears.

  The princess's body trembled with rage, staring at her for a long time before saying: "I treated you as one of my own, and helped you in every way possible since you married into our family. I had the housekeeper raise your status, giving you face in front of everyone. Wasn't it me who covered up for you whenever you made mistakes? In front of the young master, wasn't it always me who scolded him to make him treat his mother and aunt well? Now that things have come to this point, instead of reflecting on your own actions, you still have the nerve to question me?"

  The crown prince's consort was so ashamed and humiliated that she couldn't utter another half sentence.

  "It was during the day when Lord Li was present, I said this before. The Crown Prince's consort is my niece, Lord Li's daughter, married to my son as a side consort, it's hard to guarantee that I, as her mother-in-law, won't have any bias." The Duchess pointed a trembling finger at the Crown Prince's consort, almost touching her nose: "What else do I owe? If only you had used your brain a bit more when doing things, if only you had been slightly favored in front of the Crown Prince, if only your belly had been a bit more promising... Today, I can proudly drive Lord Li out. Now tell me, why should I take responsibility, why should I still be able to hold my head high?"

  The princess of the county king stood up in anger: "Get out quickly, don't come back to apologize, dare to rush at me and shout, I think you're really arrogant" She shouted outside: "Someone, send the crown prince's wife back, let her rest in her room for a few days"

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