At this point, Xuyang suddenly stopped and a desolate smile crept onto his face: "The noble imperial concubine and the crown prince, their daily food is only two steamed buns. If I said it out loud, I'm afraid no one would believe me."

  Chu Lian was stunned by the desolate expression on Xie Yang's face, and her heart ached dully.

  He suppressed his smile and continued, "Mother Empress would save me buns every day so I wouldn't go hungry, and she would only drink some water to fill her stomach." As he spoke, Xuyang lowered his head and said softly, "The root of Mother Empress's illness was also laid back then."

  The moonlight shone in through the car window and cast a gentle glow on Xiang Yang's face, which seemed to soften his features. Chu Lian felt as though the world had suddenly taken on a cool, watery quality.

  Xu Yang glanced at Chu Lianruo, whose eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and a gentle smile played on his lips, as if the desolate memories had not affected his mood. After a pause, Xu Yang continued: "That day, even when Empress Dowager gave me her own food, I was still starving. At that time, the Empress Dowager, now known as the Grand Empress Dowager Yuqin, humiliated my mother and me, and threw a bun on the ground, saying to me: 'You're hungry, aren't you? Then pick it up and eat it.'"

  After finishing, Xuyang looked out the window with a smile that had a hint of helplessness: "At that time, I was still young and didn't understand what dignity was, only knowing that the taste of hunger was really unbearable. Seeing the steamed buns, I wanted to pick them up, but my mother stopped me, saying 'Xuyang, you must remember, you are a prince, a noble prince with a high status. No matter when, you must remember to have the dignity of a prince. As a man, how can you eat food that is given in pity?'"

  Chu Lian listened quietly, such a proud and elegant woman, was indeed elegant and refined.

  Xu Yang fell silent for a while, as if he had already fallen into his memories. Chu Lian sat quietly beside him, not urging or asking questions.

  After a long time, Xi Yang continued: "It was that day when the Queen almost fainted from hunger. But with her last bit of strength, she stood in front of Yuan Qin and said sternly: 'Yuan Qin, you treat us mother and son so cruelly, aren't you afraid that the Emperor will find out when he returns? If the Emperor finds out that the current Empress is such a venomous woman, do you think he will still make Xi Rong the Crown Prince?'"

  Xu Yang smiled and looked up at Chu Lian Ru, saying: "Yu Qin was scared by the empress's words and turned pale on the spot."

  "This harem is a place where people are devoured without even spitting out their bones."

  Xu Yang looked up at Chu Lian Ruo, his eyes deep and profound. Women outside the palace always had a yearning for the palace, but the woman in front of him mentioned the imperial palace with such disdain. She had too many mysteries about her, clearly not a person from the harem, yet seemingly familiar with it as if she knew it like the back of her hand.

  Xu Yang's eyes sparkled, but in the end, he didn't ask that question.

  "It's just a pity that heaven is jealous of beauty, and Meng Taigui Fei, such a good woman, passed away so early."

  After hearing Chu Lianruo's words, Xuyang's eyes sank: "Actually, the queen mother was not ill and died, but was poisoned to death." He continued: "The queen mother had long discovered that she had been poisoned with a slow-acting poison, but she did not make a sound. Because if the queen mother had someone detoxify her, those people would probably take action against me. The queen mother wanted to protect me, so...so she didn't hesitate to eat those poisonous dishes."

  Chu Lian pretended to turn her face away, acting as if she hadn't seen the moisture in Xū Yáng's eyes.

  It seemed that Xie Yang had noticed Chu Lian's slight movement, and knew that the woman in front of him, who was pretending to be indifferent, was actually trying to preserve his dignity at this moment. However, Xie Yang couldn't help but smile again, a very faint smile, yet it seemed like the sun breaking through the clouds on a winter day.

  "At that time, Xū Róng had a prime minister uncle, while I had nothing. The Empress Dowager instructed me to pretend to have a fondness for cutting sleeves, and not to care about the imperial throne." Xū Yáng said with a smile: "If it weren't for this, I would certainly not be alive today."

  Chu Lian had originally only wanted to listen to Meng Taigui's story, so that Xuyang wouldn't feel so uncomfortable, but she never expected that Xuyang and Meng Taigui would have such a sad past.

  Seeing the reluctance in Chu Lian's eyes, Xie Yang's smile was extremely gentle: "If Mother were still here, she would definitely like you very much. You two have similar personalities, both appearing soft and weak on the outside but unwilling to give up inside." (Beautiful)

  Although Xuyang was smiling, Chulian felt that the carriage was filled with a sad atmosphere, a sadness that almost brought a desolate feeling to the moonlight outside the window.

  Just as Chu Lianruo was about to be overwhelmed by the atmosphere, the groom's servant shouted "Whoa!" and the horse carriage came to a stop. The servant respectfully said: "Your Highness, Concubine Wang, we have arrived."

  Xu Yang let out a long sigh, got down from the carriage, and then reached out to help Chu Lianruo down.

  As he walked two steps into the mansion, Xū Yáng said in a low voice to Chǔ Liàn Ruò: "If there is someone from the Xū family inside the Wang Mansion, I won't send you back to Qiān Niǎo Gé."

  Chu Lianruo nodded and followed Si Wei and Qingqing back to the Thousand Bird Pavilion, knowing that with her cautious nature, she would definitely send someone to keep a close eye on the Wang Manor at all times.

  Chu Lian's eyes gradually turned cold as she recalled the events of today. Xiurong had already planned to bring her into the palace, and once inside, those who owed a debt to the General's Manor, and to her, would certainly be made to pay the price.

  Thinking of the General's Mansion being slaughtered back then, Chu Lian's eyes were filled with hatred. She wanted to find out one by one those who had harmed the General's Mansion that year.

  But once inside the deep palace gates, there would be no turning back. Chu Lian gazed at the moonlight outside the window, seemingly dazed for a moment, but soon, the perplexity in her eyes turned into a fierce and stern expression.

  On the second day, Xū Yáng had just finished his morning court session and was entering the palace gate when he saw Qīng Qīng waiting there.

  You curtsied and hadn't even opened your mouth when Xī Yáng's face was filled with anxiety: "But what happened to the Consort of Xiē?"

  You were taken aback, perhaps even Feng Wang himself had not realized that he was now different from before.

  "Your Highness, Princess Ce is fine, she just wants to see you right now."

  Upon hearing this, Xū Yáng's expression slightly relaxed, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Without asking anything more, he followed Qīng Qīng to the Thousand Bird Pavilion.

  Xu Yang had not yet let anyone pass, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Chu Lianruo sitting at a table wearing a green dress, intently reading a book. At this moment, she was calm and serene, but in her calmness, there was no longer the sharp edge that she used to have. This Chu Lianruo only made people feel that time had been treating her well.

  That beautiful appearance made Xuyang involuntarily pause for a moment, but soon, his lips curled up with a hint of helpless smile. Although he had seen her many times before, each time, he was still drawn to her. The woman in front of him seemed to have many faces: clever, cunning, silly, charming, strong, and heart-wrenching. Each face was enough to make people infatuated. No wonder Xurong was enchanted after seeing her just a few times.

  At the thought of Xi Rong, Xi Yang's smile froze on his face.

  Chu Lian raised her head and saw Xū Yáng standing at the door, she was taken aback, slightly furrowing her brow: "Why did you come to see the king without being announced?"

  Xu Yang smiled slightly: "It was I who did not allow them to pass on the message."

  Chu Lian walked up to Xie Yang and bowed.

  Xu Yang sat down in his seat, picked up the tea on the table and took a light sip, raised his eyes to look at Chu Lian: "What do you want from me?"

  Chu Lian's gaze condensed for a moment, and she bowed her head saying: "I want the list of officials who participated in the memorial ceremony at the General's mansion last year."

  Xu Yang heard this and his expression didn't change, but the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

  "Alright."

  A year ago, many officials led by the prime minister jointly submitted a memorial to impeach General Qin for colluding with the enemy. They wanted to add crimes to him, and what's more, this was actually secretly instructed by Xi Rong. He took the impeachment document and didn't even hand it over to the Dali Temple for trial, but instead directly issued an imperial edict to exterminate the entire General Qin's family. Poor General Qin, who had been loyal and heroic for generations, ended up with such a miserable outcome.

  Xu Yang agreed to Chu Lianruo, then got up and returned to the study room. By nightfall, a secret guard sent over a list of names. Chu Lianruo took a look at the names on it, and a breathtakingly beautiful smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

  Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chu Lian had yet to hurry into the palace. Given Xun Rong's temperament, if she wanted to see her, she would definitely find a way.

  Although eager for revenge, Chu Lianruo knew she couldn't be impatient and spent her days reading in the Qian Niao Pavilion.

  At noon, Chu Lian was reading a book when she saw Si Wei hastily rush in, "Concubine, the eunuchs from the palace have arrived with an imperial edict. The princess and the prince must receive it together."

  Chu Lian slightly raised an eyebrow. Originally, the palace only needed to issue an order through Wang, but now she was also required to go, and she naturally knew why.

  Chu Lian followed Si Wei's quick pace and hurried to the front hall, where Xū Yáng was already waiting.

  A man dressed in official attire is currently drinking tea. Seeing that both the Emperor and the Empress had arrived, he stood up to proclaim the imperial edict.

  It was just the content of this imperial edict that made Chu Lian both laugh and cry.

  Wang Ling worked hard for our dynasty, but there were not many concubines in the mansion. Therefore, the emperor specially selected a few beauties for Wang Ling and left them in the mansion to serve him.

  After listening to the old man finishing reading the imperial edict, Chu Lian couldn't help but sneer. This idea of Xi Rong's was indeed a good one. It was clear that everyone in the city knew about Prince Xi Yang's fondness for men, yet they still dared to send him beauties in such a grand manner. It was truly a form of mockery. Moreover, these beauties staying in the mansion would likely be able to monitor Xi Yang even more closely.

  Receiving the order, Chu Lian immediately stood up with Xie Yang.

  The old man clapped his hands and five women walked in from outside the door. They were indeed rare beauties, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, slender waists and elegant figures.

  Xu Yang let the housekeeper take those women away first, but seeing that the eunuch's gaze fell on Chu Lian Ruo's body, he smiled fawningly: "Consort Wang, at present, Imperial Noble Consort is thinking of Consort Wang in the palace, so His Majesty specially ordered me to declare the edict and then bring Consort Wang into the palace to reunite with Imperial Noble Consort as sisters."

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