My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Changguo Palace.

Concubine Cheng was anxious, angry and scared, and her hair turned a lot whiter overnight.

After the death of the crown prince, all her hopes were placed on Prince Kang.

However, now, the existence of King Kang suddenly became her death warrant.

She didn't know what the emperor was thinking. The unknown was more frightening than anything else.

Even if the emperor only had a seed of suspicion in his heart without any actual evidence, this little suspicion was enough for the royal bloodline.

She couldn't bear the emperor's wrath, let alone the humiliation that no man could endure, in front of so many court officials and envoys from the Kingdom of Zhen.

She didn't know how the situation turned out like this overnight.

"The King of Chu, it must be the King of Chu!" Concubine Cheng gritted her teeth in hatred until they bled.

But she didn't dare to move, didn't dare to do anything.

"Madam Yuan, what should I do? Tell me, what should I do?"

"Miss!" Nanny Yuan comforted her, "Miss, don't forget, you still have Prince Kang!"

"Prince Kang?" Concubine Cheng now wished she could tear up the talisman, "Who does he think he is? He is here to hasten my death!"

Nanny Yuan: "As long as the emperor believes that Prince Kang is his biological son, Miss still has a glimmer of hope. Miss, think about it, Prince Kang is kind-hearted and filial. As long as he is still alive, even if he knows that you are not his biological mother, he will definitely protect you at the risk of his life for the grace of raising you for so many years."

Concubine Cheng was so anxious that her brain crashed. After hearing what Nanny Yuan said, she understood, "Yes, I still have Prince Kang. I still have Prince Kang."

However, if the Queen knew the truth, with her methods and strategies, even if the Emperor spared Concubine Cheng's life out of their past friendship, the Queen would definitely not let her go, and would probably make her live a life worse than death.

Nanny Yuan hardened her heart and said, "Young lady has been very kind to me. Now it is time for me to repay you. Anyway, young lady, remember that what happened eighteen years ago was done by me alone. Young lady knows nothing about it. I will go and apologize to the Queen."

Concubine Cheng was stunned for a moment, "No, Madam Yuan, you can't do this. I can't live without you."

"Miss." Nanny Yuan stroked Concubine Cheng's face with red eyes, "There is no other way now. I also want to see you ascend to the most honorable position of empress, but now I have to go first."

“No!” Concubine Cheng hugged Nanny Yuan and cried, “Nanny, please don’t! For so many years, I have relied on you for advice and suggestions. What should I do when you are gone... No, no...”

Nanny Yuan also burst into tears: "In short, young lady, you must remember what I said. If you want to protect yourself, you must first protect Prince Kang. Therefore, Prince Kang must recognize the Queen as his biological mother."

……

***

King Kang couldn't sleep because of the incident at the Jing Palace Banquet.

He wanted to ask Concubine Cheng in person what was going on, but the palace was surrounded by the Imperial Guards and he couldn't leave.

But the Queen of Changguo had great power and could enter and leave Prince Kang's palace at will.

Seeing Prince Kang's dazed eyes, the Queen felt an inexplicable pang of pain in her heart.

Although she was swift and resolute in handling state affairs over the years, she never suppressed other princes in order to consolidate the position of the Crown Prince. Instead, she was kind and loving, and was fully worthy of the style and bearing of a mother of a country.

Concubine Cheng has always been very kind to the prince. In addition, Prince Kang is loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, so the queen also has a good impression of Prince Kang, but she has never thought about anything else.

Looking at the extremely sensible and reasonable Prince Kang, the Queen felt distressed and couldn't help but think of the prince who died in Zhenguo.

She spent a lot of energy on teaching the prince, but the child was useless. He didn't learn how to govern the country or respect others, but he was self-righteous and used some unconventional methods. However, he didn't have the intelligence of the King of Chu or those shameless means.

He was so audacious that he went to the Kingdom of Zhen without permission. Was he planning to rebel? He was already the crown prince, what else did he want to do?

Although it is not certain at present that Prince Kang is her biological son, Yan Ruobing does not have many sons, and the Queen wants to keep Prince Kang from the bottom of her heart anyway.

The inheritance of royal bloodline is so important. If the worst happens, there is nothing we can do about it.

Yan Ruobing was in a bad mood these days because the King of Chu was discussing the details of the letter with Cui Hongjing.

The King of Chu was very tired. He had official business during the day, and then he had to be tormented by An Ran when he returned home.

But he was tired and happy.

Because the King of Chu and Cui Hongjing had a cooperative friendship, and during the negotiations, neither of them was completely concerned with the interests of their own country, but was more concerned with their own interests. One wanted to get to the top, and the other wanted revenge, so there was no conflict and everything went smoothly.

In short, it can be summed up in one sentence: If you help me to make King Kang completely defeated and help me to ascend to the throne, I will be able to make the entire Chang State become your strong backing and make Cui Qimo dare not touch you.

Naturally, there was still chaos in the Prince of Chu's palace every day.

An Ran only knew that Zhen and Chang had reached a truce, but she didn't know that Zhen had an envoy in Chang. Naturally, the King of Chu deliberately concealed this from her, fearing that she would clamor to go back with Cui Hongjing after knowing it.

But there is no wall that is impenetrable.

After the King of Chu rejected Concubine Ru's proposal to visit An Ran countless times with various reasons, Concubine Ru had no choice but to go in person.

She arrived suddenly, without notifying anyone beforehand, and chose to come when the King of Chu was not around.

She was just curious and wanted to see what kind of extraordinary woman was the one who could have bewitched her "evil" son.

In her impression, the Prince of Chu's Palace was always shrouded in gloom and lifelessness, and every servant was silent, fearing that they would accidentally offend the King of Chu and disappear from the world forever.

She also knew that her son liked this kind of lifeless atmosphere and disliked sunshine.

But as soon as she entered the house that day, she felt that the mansion was full of vitality.

"Your kick is not in the right position. You need to kick out from this arc to hit the prince's vital parts. I guarantee that he will be unable to get out of bed for several days..."

"And you, a hidden weapon is not thrown with brute force, it requires internal strength. You don't have internal strength, so at least you should use cleverness. Come, I'll demonstrate it again, watch carefully..."

"My dear sister, this is my unique Thunderbolt Palm. You strike it so gently, as if you were wiping a child's butt. Show some ruthlessness, and the prince won't dare to bully you in the future..."

"And you, Ah Huang, don't think you don't need to learn just because you're old. Even though you're just a dog, you still have to learn to protect yourself. Be careful that crazy guy might get you killed..."

……

Concubine Ru thought she had come to the wrong place and retreated, only to see the three large characters "Prince Chu's Mansion" clearly written on the door.

That’s right!

But everything before her eyes...completely overturned her understanding of her son's mansion.

"How dare you! Are you going to tear down the palace? You didn't even greet Concubine Ru?" Jinxiu couldn't help but scold.

There was a sudden silence in the yard.

Only Ah Huang came over slowly, circled around Concubine Ru's legs, and made flattering gestures.

The people in the courtyard reacted quickly and knelt on the ground: "Welcome to the Concubine Ru."

Concubine Ru's eyes swept over the heads of the crowd and fell on the woman who knelt last and whose kneeling posture was not quite standard. "Are you the daughter of the Minister of Rites of the Zhenguo Kingdom?"