latelenovela Chapter 1052 I really want to call you an "idiot".
Chapter 1052 I really want to call you an "idiot".
When Xie Ling'er heard about Consort Chang's affair, she never imagined that a concubine in the cold palace would betray the emperor.
When the late emperor was still on the throne, he doted on Xie Ling'er. She was still angry when she learned that her father had been betrayed by an old woman.
Xie Ling'er said in a deep voice, "Since we have met the Imperial Concubine here, why don't I, the princess, accompany you?"
Consort Chang said warily, "I did not harm your mother, and we had no grudges when we were in the palace. Now I just want to find a quiet place to enjoy my old age."
Consort Chang also had people protecting her, mostly the Fourth Prince and a few of Prince Kang's men. But Xie Ling'er's people were different. Since she joined the Northern Xiao Kingdom, she had been living a life of power and influence, and considered herself even more noble.
She had learned a thing or two from Su Qingqing, using her own body to gain a new status. She even became the strategist and inside agent for the Northern Xiao Kingdom, and she swore a poisonous oath to avenge her mother and herself.
Xie Ling'er said, "Your Highness the Empress Dowager wants to elope with Prince Kang, doesn't she? If you stay in Shengjing and your scandalous affair is exposed again, tsk tsk, I wonder if Fourth Brother will still be able to hold his head up high. Karma will come back to haunt you sooner or later. Run away! Run far away, escape from that cage of the palace."
Chang Mingxiu was surprised that Xie Ling'er knew everything. She wondered to herself: Could it be that she has been hiding in Shengjing City all this time?
However, no one knows how she found out about their affair. It seems that even though Su Qingqing is gone, there are still many of her people in the palace working for her.
Chang Mingxiu was only guessing; she wasn't stupid. Since Xie Ling'er had come to her door and blocked her way, she knew she wouldn't let her go so easily.
Chang Mingxiu was not in a hurry to leave. She said, "What exactly does the Ninth Princess want to say? If you want to bring up some unfounded things, even if you take it to the Emperor, he will not stand on the side of a princess who has married out of the country. After all, in the Emperor's eyes, the honor of the royal family is above all else."
Otherwise, Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua wouldn't have let her fake her death and leave Shengjing.
She knew she had received their help in this matter, and soon she would be reunited with her daughter. They would leave behind the troubles of the capital and start a new life.
All she needs now is to live.
Xie Ling'er remained calm and composed, appearing confident. "Do you think that just because your brother doesn't kill you, others will let you go? You stole someone else's man and even tried to abduct him. Even someone as shrewd as the Dowager Consort can become so naive. It seems that Uncle Kang has been feeding you a lot of sweet words, making you lose your shrewdness."
Chang Mingxiu was indeed a woman who put love and romance first. She waited for Xie Kang her whole life, just to have him come and take her away. But when Xie Kang was willing to sacrifice her for his own reputation, she realized that men could not be trusted at all.
She knew Xie Ling'er was a brainless and spoiled princess, but the Xie Ling'er in front of her seemed to have changed.
Chang Mingxiu didn't know what Xie Ling'er wanted to do and didn't say a word.
Xie Ling'er knew that her brother would not stand by her side now and would only listen to the Jiang family. She didn't even dare to show her face in Shengjing. If she were really captured and brought back to the palace, she would probably only be killed by Jiang Fenghua.
So she needs to find a helper.
She began to ingratiate herself with Consort Chang: "Actually, my mother and I received Consort Chang's kindness when we were in the palace. I remember that Consort Chang's pastries were even better than those made by the imperial chefs. During festivals, my mother would receive pastries made by Consort Chang herself. My mother would often say that although they were not valuable and looked rather meager, they were a small gift but a big token of affection, all from Consort Chang's heart."
Chang Mingxiu felt embarrassed and confused when she heard her speak. Who taught her to say such things? The willful and capricious Ninth Princess had even learned to speak politely.
She had no choice but to make pastries in the palace and send them to the ladies-in-waiting. During festivals, when people gave her, a concubine in the cold palace, gifts, she had to reciprocate!
She said, "The Ninth Princess doesn't like to eat it, and now she won't have the chance to eat it."
After saying that, she was about to leave, but Xie Ling'er had someone stop her. "Shu Yan is the illegitimate daughter of the Dowager Consort, right? Speaking of which, she is also a member of our Xie family, and she is Ling'er's cousin! She is currently a guest at my residence. Your Highness does not wish to see her."
Chang Mingxiu thought to herself: Shu Yan is clearly in the Fourth Prince's mansion, but she is unwilling to leave Shengjing, let alone give up the wealth and glory in the capital.
“Shu Yan used to fawn over Fourth Princess, which I looked down on. But now that Fourth Princess is dead, she’s become my cousin, so naturally I have to treat her better,” Xie Ling’er said.
Chang Mingxiu knew that Shu Yan was using her to blackmail her, but Shu Yan had already left the palace and was practically a dead person in the royal family, so she was of no use to her.
She asked, "You really kidnapped Yan...Shu Yan?"
She quickly changed "Yan'er" to "Shuyan" because she didn't want people to know that she was worried about her daughter. She added, "Even if she is really tied up, it has nothing to do with me. She doesn't recognize me as her mother at all, and she is unwilling to leave with me to live a hard life. I didn't raise her, and I have no feelings for her. I don't care whether I have this daughter or not."
Xie Ling'er sneered and said, "What are you saying, Your Highness? She and I are good sisters now. I invited her here as a guest, not kidnapped her. If Yan'er hears her mother's cold and heartless words, she will be heartbroken."
She said, "Please, Your Highness!"
Chang Mingxiu didn't know if Shu Yan was in her hands, but she knew she couldn't escape; Xie Ling'er's men had already taken control of her.
When Chang Mingxiu saw Shu Yan being treated to good food and drink and arranged to stay in a villa, she panicked. She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves to keep herself calm and not let Xie Ling'er, a little girl who was trying to deceive her, see through her panic.
Shu Yan was also a fool. When she saw Chang Mingxiu, she didn't give her a friendly look. "Why did the princess bring her here? A foolish woman."
She particularly looked down on Chang Mingxiu. Even a fool would know that she should be the emperor's woman, yet she had an affair with a man who had been demoted.
She blamed all her own tragic experience of not having a good father on Chang Mingxiu.
A mother who chooses the wrong man only harms her own children; Chang Mingxiu is a typical example.
Xie Ling'er said gently, "You are so fortunate to be able to see your mother again. Unlike me, I miss my mother very much, but unfortunately I will never see her again."
"Princess, please accept my condolences!" Shu Yan said.
Even when she was in the palace, she never cared about anything else. At that time, all she wanted was to seduce the emperor and become his woman. Unfortunately, she ended up with nothing and could only live a life of hiding.
She came to see Xie Ling'er voluntarily; no one forced her to come. When the Ninth Princess was sent to the border for a political marriage, she didn't care much. When she suddenly returned, acting mysteriously, she found it strange and came.
Seeing that she seemed completely clueless, Chang Mingxiu wanted to call her an "idiot." With a brain like that, how could she possibly compete for the emperor's favor in the harem? With Empress Jiang's methods, she would probably be dead before she even started vying for the emperor's favor.