After my love-brained mother read my mind, I kicked out my scumbag father and divorced him

The young eunuch next to him leaned close to the prince in a servile manner.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. You made the right bet and His Majesty agreed."

The prince curled his lips coldly.

He bet that his father would agree to let him meet his mother.

If the bet is right, the emperor will look at him differently, and the dissatisfaction that Concubine De has had with him in the past few days will also disappear.

If he lost the bet, his father would become even more dissatisfied with him, and he might even lose his position as crown prince.

Fortunately, his bet was right.

"Let's go! Since our father has given us grace, let's go see Concubine De."

"Yes!"

Soon the two arrived at Defei's current residence: Fengxian Hall.

Fengxian Hall is a place to worship the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. Except for some special festivals, no one usually comes here.

Defei was the first concubine in the harem to be driven to Fengxian Hall since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as the two of them walked up the steps, they heard the managing nanny in Fengxian Hall scolding Concubine De.

"Mrs. Defei, I call you Mrs. Defei out of respect for you, but don't really think of yourself as the same old Mrs. Defei."

"You are here to repent, not to enjoy yourself, as His Majesty has ordered you to do."

"I just asked you to pick up an extra hour of Buddhist rice. How dare you complain?"

The old nanny who followed Concubine De was extremely angry.

"What do you mean it's just one more hour of Buddhist rice? Yesterday, you asked the queen to pick up Buddhist rice for two more hours. The queen could hardly get out of bed this morning. How can you add more hours?"

The housekeeper sneered and said, "I am the housekeeper here. When is it your turn to speak?"

"you--"

"That's enough!" Defei supported her almost broken waist and said, "Madame Chun, please stop talking. I'll just pick it up."

Nanny Chun was anxious.

"Your Highness, you already have a back problem, you can't go through this. She used to be Concubine Li's person, and she obviously listened to Concubine Li's words and deliberately made things difficult for you!"

"Madame Chun! Don't you listen to me?"

Nanny Chun had no choice but to remain silent.

Inside the hall, Defei endured the pain and knelt on the cushion again to pick up the Buddhist rice.

Outside the palace, the prince's expression was complicated and difficult to read.

Concubine De, who once had a status comparable to that of the queen, has now become a laughing stock in the entire harem.

The most proud one among them was the third prince's mother, Concubine Li.

After the Empress and Emperor Ming became estranged, Concubine Li became the most favored concubine in the harem. However, the eldest prince born to Concubine De was now the Crown Prince. Although she was favored, she could not avoid being restrained by Concubine De.

Now that Concubine De has lost her power, she will naturally let go of Concubine De who once oppressed her.

He had anticipated this, but he did not intervene.

What he wanted was for Concubine Li to take action.

The prince gave a look to the young eunuch beside him.

The young eunuch understood what he meant and shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——"

The faces of the people inside changed instantly.

Especially the housekeeper.

Only Nanny Chun and Concubine De's eyes lit up.

When the prince entered the room, a group of people immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Your Highness, may you be well and safe."

The prince's eyes swept over Concubine De.

After not seeing her for a few days, she had lost a lot of weight, and there was only a plain silver hairpin in her hair, which was even simpler than the dress of a palace maid.

The prince's Adam's apple moved.

"Mother concubine."

Concubine De smiled weakly.

Nanny Chun beside her immediately said, "Your Highness, the queen's waist is not in good condition, but the nanny in charge here is deliberately making things difficult for her. You must make the decision for the queen!"

The housekeeper turned pale and said with a forced smile, "Your Highness, that's not the case. I was just following the rules."

"Get out! Ten big blows!"

"No, no, Your Highness, I am just following the rules. You can't do this!"

But soon, the housekeeper was dragged out and beaten with a stick.

Nanny Chun knew that the mother and son had a lot to talk about, so she sensibly withdrew.

Only Concubine De and the Crown Prince were left in the palace.

The prince walked forward and helped Concubine De, who could barely stand up.

"Mother, you have suffered."

Tears flashed in Concubine De's eyes, but she shook her head and tried to force a smile.

"Yu'er, don't worry about mother, everything is fine here."

The prince helped Concubine De to sit down.

"Don't lie to me, mother. I heard what the housekeeper said just now. She is Concubine Li's person. Right now, Concubine Li is the most popular one in the harem."

There was a flash of resentment in Concubine De's eyes.

"It was my mother's fault. If I had known that Concubine Li would become what she is today, I should not have let her give birth to the Third Prince."

Speaking of this, Concubine De suddenly became nervous.

"Does His Majesty know that you are here today? If His Majesty knew, he would definitely punish you. You should leave quickly. I am fine. I will hold on until the day you ascend the throne!"

The prince's expression changed slightly.

He smiled dejectedly and said, "Mother, you have to be strong. You may not be able to see the day when your son ascends the throne."

Defei suddenly opened her eyes wide.

"How come you say that? You are the prince!"

The prince smiled bitterly and said, "Since you came to Fengxian Palace, there have been memorials impeaching me in the court every day. His Majesty has not wanted to see me these past few days. I guess he has already thought about deposing you."

Concubine De gritted her teeth.

"How could he destroy you... You are better than others in every way. Besides you, who else is qualified to sit on the throne of the crown prince?"

"Maybe it's the third brother, maybe it's... the second brother."

"The Third Prince is born with a dull mind and is not up to the task. As for the Second Prince, he is a mute. Your Majesty, do you want to appoint a mute good-for-nothing as the Crown Prince?"

"The second brother may not be a threat, but the court officials believe that the third prince's moderation is not necessarily a bad thing. It is better than... a prince with a criminal mother."

Defei was so angry that she was shaking all over.

"What does my mistake have to do with you? You don't know anything about this matter!"

"But the ministers and my father don't think so. They only know that mother and child are connected by heart..."

Concubine De shed tears of regret.

If she wasn't so anxious, if the queen couldn't find the drought demon, she wouldn't have implicated her own Yu'er.

What should I do? What should I do now?

The prince continued, "Mother, perhaps I am not destined to be the crown prince. I have made up my mind. Rather than being deposed, I would rather give up the crown prince position!"

"If I were not the crown prince, there would not be so many eyes watching me, and my son could come to see you openly and often."

Defei's face changed drastically.

"Shut up! I won't let you do that!"

The prince smiled bitterly: "If I don't do this, it's only a matter of time before I'm deposed."

De Fei closed her eyes, and suddenly she made up her mind and said, "You go back first and wait for the news from mother. Mother will do everything she can to keep your position as the crown prince!"

"Mother, what are you going to do?"

"Don't worry about this, just go back!"

"This……"

"go!"

"...Yes." The prince agreed, lowered his head and turned to leave.

But the sneer on his lips revealed his true thoughts.

Unfortunately, Concubine De didn’t see it.