After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

Leaving Yugan Palace, Chu Qinghuang was stopped by a maid on the way to the palace gate.

Chu Qinghuang stopped and recognized the other person as Aunt Zhao from Concubine Duan's palace.

"Your Highness." Aunt Zhao saluted respectfully, "Concubine Duan asked you to go to Ganquan Palace."

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment, nodded slowly, turned around, and followed Aunt Zhao to Ganquan Palace.

More than 30 years ago, when the emperor ascended the throne, he was still a child. The regent Lin Ao controlled the government and the military power. The Lin family was ambitious and wanted to replace the emperor. In the power struggle that lasted for several years, the emperor finally won and successfully took power, and the Lin family was all killed.

Concubine Duan and the Ling family played a decisive role in the war for the young master to take power. At the critical moment, they shot Lin Ao to death with one arrow, and they were meritorious in protecting the emperor and turning the tide. The Ling family has been honored to this day.

However, the Ling family is not without selfishness. In the past, the Ling family and Lin Ao were mortal enemies. After the death of Regent King Lin Ao, most of the military power fell into the hands of Ling Ancheng, the elder brother of Concubine Duan. In recent years, the Ling family has suppressed several civil strife, which can be regarded as some achievements. In addition, the emperor's favor, the family is naturally prominent, almost comparable to the queen and the uncle's mansion.

Concubine Duan has a son and a daughter, the fifth prince Chu Tianzheng, and the seventh princess Chu Qinghuang.

Concubine Duan can't say that she dotes on her daughter Chu Qinghuang, nor does she hate her. In short, it is a kind of faint mother-daughter relationship. In the past, because Chu Qinghuang liked Feng Jinzhi, Chu Qinghuang actually got closer to Concubine Feng, and became more distant from her mother.

In addition, Chu Qinghuang's behavior was violent and eccentric, and she was impeached by court officials every now and then. The rumors about her in the imperial capital never stopped. Concubine Duan really couldn't like this daughter, but for the sake of her son, she didn't want to be hostile to Chu Qinghuang. If the mother and daughter turned against each other, it would only make those with ulterior motives happy.

Originally, she didn't want to pay attention to this daughter. Most of the time, she only maintained the image of a gentle mother in front of the emperor, but today Chu Qinghuang's performance in Yugan Palace surprised Concubine Duan and saw a little hope.

If this daughter can really make some merits - even if this merit is based on offending ministers, it will be beneficial to compete with Tianzheng for the throne.

The daughter earns merits and suppresses political enemies. The more unscrupulous she acts, the better. Eliminate all opponents who should be eliminated, so that other princes will be seriously injured. Then let Tianzheng come forward at an appropriate time to appease those court officials offended by Chu Qinghuang, and there will be no worries about not winning people's hearts.

Concubine Duan told her son about this plan and made a wishful calculation in her mind. Chu Qinghuang followed Madam Zhao into Ganquan Palace and heard some of it intentionally or unintentionally, but her face was calm.

"Qinghuang." Concubine Duan ordered someone to serve tea and smiled gently, "It's been a long time since we, mother and daughter, sat down and talked about our inner thoughts. Today I ordered someone to make some snacks. Come and try them."

"Fake! Fake! She lied to you! She lied to you!"

A tender and crisp child's voice suddenly sounded in her ears. The little baby voice sounded particularly soft and cute. Chu Qinghuang's eyebrows moved, and she looked around the palace calmly. She didn't find anything unusual, and Concubine Duan looked gentle as usual, as if she didn't hear this childish baby voice.

Chu Qinghuang frowned and sat down calmly.

"Qinghuang." Concubine Duan smiled, "What's going on between you and Feng Jinzhi?"

A baby voice sounded: "The scumbag should die! The scumbag should die!"

Chu Qinghuang pondered the meaning of "scumbag" in her heart, but her expression was calm and without any waves: "I don't want to mention him anymore."

Concubine Duan's expression froze, and then she smiled faintly: "I know you don't want to mention it, but Feng Jinzhi is your husband after all, I want to know what's going on between you."

Chu Qinghuang frowned: "He was disrespectful and offended me."

Concubine Duan asked: "Then are you tired of him?"

"I guess so."

I guess so?

Concubine Duan frowned slightly, she really didn't like to hear such an ambiguous answer, always felt that there would be variables in the future, what if the two of them turned against each other at this moment, and Feng Jinzhi won back his mind with a few words in the future, she would be in a passive position.

"Qinghuang." Concubine Duan looked at her seriously, "There is no true love in the royal family, you and Tianzheng are brothers and sisters from the same mother, we are the real relatives."

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment, and his eyes fell on her face.

Concubine Duan had no sincerity towards the original owner's biological daughter, let alone any mother-daughter relationship with her, an outsider. It was hypocritical to say that they were born of the same mother.

However, who said that the royal family had no true feelings?

Qinghuang thought of her biological mother, who was truly a woman of gentleness, tolerance, beauty and wisdom. Even a man as strong and proud as her father was willing to be defeated by her mother for the rest of his life.

"Qinghuang." Concubine Duan frowned slightly, suppressing her displeasure, "What are you thinking about?"

Chu Qinghuang came back to her senses and said calmly: "What do you want me to do?"

Concubine Duan said: "The Minister of Revenue was rude to you today, you should be able to find a reason to get rid of him."

Chu Qinghuang was silent, thinking about what happened in the imperial study today, and searched for a long time from those faces before remembering which one was the Minister of Revenue, and hummed calmly: "What after getting rid of him?"

"Your second uncle has been in the position of assistant minister for a long time." Concubine Duan smiled, "Do you think it's time to promote him?"

Chu Qinghuang raised her eyes and looked at her: "I can't make the decision on this matter."

"You can mention it in front of your father, but don't be too deliberate." Concubine Duan said calmly, "Wait until you have made merit this time, strike while the iron is hot, your father will agree."

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment, not knowing what she was thinking.

Concubine Duan was dignified and gentle in front of outsiders, but her patience was obviously not very good: "Qinghuang, did you hear what I said?"

Chu Qinghuang responded vaguely, looking like she was thinking about Concubine Duan's words, but only she knew that she was thinking about the tender baby voice just now.

Concubine Duan's palace should not have children of a few years old.

Where did the baby voice just now come from? Did Concubine Duan not hear it?

Chu Qinghuang was thoughtful, and she didn't feel like staying here to waste time with Concubine Duan. She quickly got up and said goodbye, without eating snacks or drinking tea, and she was even too lazy to deal with the mother-daughter relationship between mother and daughter, which was only blood-related but without any family affection.

"I'll go back first." Chu Qinghuang said, "I will seriously consider your words, and come to see you when I have time in the future."

Concubine Duan's face turned green, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth: "Qinghuang."

Does she have her mother in her eyes?