Todays banquet looked splendid, but actually contained turbulence which was essentially caused by the daughter of Ningyuan Army General, a trivial official. No one had expected that.

The Empress and her son Prince Zhou sat in the room, with two intimate old maids of the Empress and a eunuch of Prince Zhou beside them, and the rest of the servants waited outside the door quietly.

You didnt find anything? the Empress said coldly with a displeased face.

Mother, I didnt find anything. I only tracked down the family where the groom used to work. But the master of the family is just an ordinary merchant, and hes not in the capital now! Prince Zhou raised his eyebrows with faint coldness in his eyes. How could he not be angry? He had returned his mansion directly after getting out of the palace, but he was still too late. The groom had hanged himself with fear!

Who would believe this reason?

No clue left? the Empress resentfully asked.

Mother, I really dont know who deployed scouts in my mansion. How dare this person do that! Prince Zhou banged the bars of the chair angrily.

He had always considered his mansion an impenetrable iron bucket, but now he discovered that it had been penetrated long ago. If it were not for what had happened to Chu Liuchen today, he would never figure out when he would be trapped and get killed!

At the thought of it, he couldnt suppress the rage in his heart. He was Prince Zhou, the legitimate son of the Empress and the crown prince in the future. Someone actually dared to deploy scouts in his mansion. He couldnt stay calm!

Mother, Ill directly ask someone to check the grooms patriarchal clan. Even if he has no parents, I will kill the entire patriarchal clan of his! Prince Zhou said with rage.

Dont, dont do anything now! The Empress reached out to stop him. Report it directly to your father, complain tearfully that someone has secretly deployed scouts in your mansion with the intention of trapping you and ask your father to help you!

Okay, Ill go to find my father in a while. Mother, who do you think did this to trap me? Prince Zhou nodded and frowned with a sullen face.

If the invalid gets killed and you take the blame, whoever gets the greatest benefit from it is the one behind it! The Empress said gloomily.

Her only son was secretly trapped by someone under her eyes. How could the Empress not be angry? She even wanted to kill the one behind this.

Chu Liuyue? Prince Zhou gnashed his teeth.

It cant be denied that it is not Chu Liuxin. Imperial Concubine Ming is a person with wild ambition. She thinks that she has the chance to be the empress dowager because she has a son. How dare she have this imagination! Has she forgotten her humble status? the Empress said with resentment. She wasnt a very pretty woman, but in this case, she looked cold with hatred.

After so many years in the palace, she hadnt showed her expressions on her face for a long time. But in this moment, with just her henchmen and her son around, she didnt care about it!

Mother, I understand! Prince Zhou immediately understood what his mother meant. He had always been connected with his mother. After calming down for a while, he said, Mother, I dont understand why the daughter of Ningyuan Army Generals Mansion was involved in it. Chu Liuchen doesnt look like someone who will save anyone. Why were those people certain that Chu Liuchen will definitely save her?

Prince Zhou couldnt figure it out. Others might not know about Chu Liuchen well, but he did. Although Chu Liuchen had always pretended to be innocent in front of father and grandmother, he was actually cruel and ruthless. Even if an irrelevant person died in front of him, he would never raise his eyes.

If it werent for all imperial physicians prediction that Chu Liuchen couldnt live long, Prince Zhou would definitely regard him as a formidable enemy instead of Chu Liuyue or Chu Liuxin!

Prince Zhou considered it ridiculous that someone like Chu Liuchen would save a person out of kindness! Unless there was a relationship between Qin Wanru and him!

Do you remember what happened before Chu Liuchen left the capital? The Empress picked up the tea cup on her hand and took a sip, and said slowly.

I do. At that time, Chu Liuyue and Chu Liuxin wanted to chase him, but Chu Liuchen has returned when they just arrived. It is said that they did that in vain! Prince Zhou said with a sarcastic smile. Although he didnt go there, he extracted a lot of news secretly.

Chu Liuchen, who had always stayed in the capital, wanted to go on a tour one day, so the forces of all parties paid attention to his whereabouts. It could be said that wherever he went, the news of his actions and location were sent back to the capital. Although he was ill, many people dared not treat him lightly in certain things.

In particular, this time he behaved so abnormally!

He once lived in Ningyuan Army Generals Mansion located in Jiangzhou that time, and should have met the Second Miss Qin! The Empress came to a conclusion.

Would he help her because she is an acquaintance? Prince Zhou said with disapproval.

Perhaps they are more than acquaintances. He should have feelings for the daughter of Ningyuan Army General. Prince Zhou, have you forgotten what your grandmother asked you to do today? The Empress reminded him.

Pick a good match? Prince Zhou froze for a moment, and then said with surprise, Could it be possible that Chu Liuchen has a crush on the Miss from the Qins Mansion? But she is really too young?

Chu Liuzhou had also seen Qin Wanrus appearance. She really looked brilliant and exceedingly beautiful at a young age, but she was too young anyway. Although Prince Zhou considered that Qin Wanru looked gorgeous, he didnt have a strong admiration for her. Compared with other Young Madams, Qin Wanru was immature and childish.

Even though she had a delicate face, Prince Zhou wouldnt have any feeling for a childish girl like her!

You dont have any feeling for her, but it doesnt mean that Chu Liuchen doesnt. The Miss from the Qins Mansion has a brilliant appearance. She would probably grow up into a gorgeous beauty in the future! The Empress had seen numerous beauties, but she still marveled at Qin Wanrus pretty face at the sight of her.

In the future? Isnt it a long time? Besides, with numerous grown beauties around, he would rather wait for her till she grows up than directly pick these beauties. How inexperienced should Chu Liuchen be to make such a choice! Prince Zhou sneered at Chu Liuchens taste and keenly thought that Chu Liuchen had insulted the imperial family. As a prince, Chu Liuchen could get any girl he wanted, but he intended to wait for a girl who had not yet grown up.

You dont need to worry about it. You just need to know that this girl is special in Chu Liuchens eyes! the Empress said with a sparkle in her eyes.

Mother, Maybe I can frustrate Chu Liuchen by picking her and making her an inferior concubine of mine! Prince Zhou suddenly smiled complacently. Anyway, he cant pick anyone today, since he has been injured. If I pick her today, he will be unable to pick her anymore!

Prince Zhou had always suffered a lot of losses in front of Chu Liuchen. In this moment, he suddenly considered it a good idea. He just wanted to make Chu Liuchen unhappy, and would be even more pleased if Chu Liuchen died with anger!

Dont provoke Chu Liuchen! The Empress directly denied the idea of Prince Zhou.

Why not? Mother, could Chu Liuchen really fight with me for a girl? Whats more, even if he really does that, so what? I dont think an invalid like him can defeat me? At the thought that Chu Liuchen had deliberately provoked him, Prince Zhou was resentful and thought that he must get even with him.

Because he is an invalid, he can do anything he wants. He wouldnt take a girl very seriously, but he can do anything to get even with you if you steal the girl from him! With her face darkening, the Empress thought of one thing. Up to now, at the thought of it, she always panicked, and even became fearful in front of Chu Liuchen and didnt dare to provoke him rashly.

At that time, Prince Zhou provoked Chu Liuchen for a palace maid. Chu Liuchen, who was still young, picked up a vase beside him and smashed it on Chu Liuzhou without thinking. At the sight of the situation, the servants around hurriedly came over to pull them away.

Chu Liuchen fell to the ground and spat up blood. But even so, he actually picked up the shards of the vase and smashed them on Prince Zhou. Prince Zhou was frightened at that time, and cried in pain because of being hit by a few shards.

The Empress came over and asked someone to hold Chu Liuchen. Chu Liuchen just rolled on the ground like a lunatic and bumped into her with his body full of blood. The Empress was also frightened, and even saw herself hit by Chu Liuchen and fell into the porcelain shards.

Hes a lunatic. Hes a lunatic! Prince Zhou also thought of it, tightly closing his eyes with his hands trembling.

Prince Zhou considered this incident a lifetime memory. Since then, he had never dared to mess with Chu Liuchen. As the legitimate son of the Empress, he had never given precedence to anyone except for Chu Liuchen. He had to give precedence to Chu Liuchen and didnt dare to refuse to do that!

He was a lunatic who could do anything to get even with anyone that had annoyed him. Chu Liuchen settled the matter happening in their childhood by ordering someone to beat the palace maid, who had caused the trouble, to death and send her to Chu Liuzhous mansion. Chu Liuzhou was so terribly frightened that he did not dare to go out at night for a period, because he saw the badly mutilated face as soon as he went out.

The legitimate prince was beaten, and the Empress was injured due to being hit. In the end, this matter ended up with nothing definite under the mediation of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Both the Empress and Prince Zhou understood what it meant.

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. They really didnt dare to do something that would provoke Chu Liuchen rashly.

Chu Liuchen knew that he could not live long, so he dared to do anything, but they didnt!

Thinking of this, Prince Zhou involuntarily shivered with shame and anger on his face. As Prince Zhou and the emperor in the future, he was afraid of an invalid. He really felt ashamed for that, but knew that he had to bear it at this time. After inheriting the throne, he must make this invalid kneel in front of him to beg for mercy, otherwise he would tear him to pieces. He wondered if the invalid still dared to mess with him at that time!

Since there is a relationship between the Miss from the Qins Mansion and Chu Liuchen, Ill help her find out Madam of Duke Xings intention behind what happened at the feast today. Shes just a little girl. Why did Madam of Duke Xing do that to her? The Empress took a deep breath and suppressed a trace of scarlet red under her eyes.

Mother, could it be possible that the groom in my mansion is also related to Duke Xings Mansion? Otherwise, why is it so coincidental that the girl from the Qins Mansion got involved in both of the incidents? I have no clue about what happened outside the palace. But if it were not for the girls statement, we wont know Madam of Duke Xing also got involved in what happened in the palace later.

Prince Zhou said on a whim.

After he finished his words, the faces of Prince Zhou and the Empress changed