Was the whole group wiped out in the previous life? Reborn to drag the crippled king into the bridal

"Mo Yun is such a bastard. He doesn't want a good wife and legitimate daughter, but a seductive concubine and illegitimate children who are not presentable."

Emperor Wenzong shouted angrily, "Just wait, favoring his concubine and ignoring his wife is breaking the rules of our ancestors. He will regret it in the future!"

"The story of Lord Mo and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Fuguo was a good story when they got married, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Li Tuquan was truly sighing. Mo Yun and Rong Qing were a story of a talented man and a beautiful woman that only existed in picture books, but they finally became a couple.

"Let's not talk about that bastard, it's bad luck!" Emperor Wenzong gave an order, "Princess Yu is very popular with me, reward her."

The best way for an emperor to express his satisfaction is to give rewards, and in the eyes of outsiders this is the emperor's grace.

On the other side, Chu Xuanchi and Mo Zhaohua had left Shoukang Palace and were about to go to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects to Queen Jingren.

After meeting the Queen, they went to Changle Palace to meet Concubine De. This was also the first time they met Concubine De after their marriage.

Concubine De knew that they would come today, so she dressed up specially, no longer wearing simple clothes as before, to show respect.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, they sat down and the palace maids served them tea and snacks. Concubine De sent everyone away and only left her trusted confidants to serve.

Mo Zhaohua apologized first, "The last time I entered the palace to express my gratitude, the prince was not feeling well and was unable to pay his respects to my aunt. I beg your forgiveness."

Concubine De was dignified and elegant, with a gentle voice, "Don't worry about it, Zhao Zhao. This matter is not your fault, so how can you forgive your sins?"

She looked at Chu Xuanchi, with a trace of heartache in her eyes, "It's hard for Prince Yu, dragging his sick body and running around."

Chu Xuanchi pursed his lips and said, "Thank you, Mother Concubine, for your compassion. With Zhao Zhao's caring care, there is sweetness in the bitterness."

Concubine De sighed quietly, "Does the Prince blame me for what happened in the past?"

When Chu Xuanchi was young and in trouble in the palace, she was already one of the four concubines, and if she wanted to, she could protect him.

But just after she protected him once, the Queen Mother summoned her over and told her not to meddle in other people's affairs to avoid getting into trouble.

So later when she saw him being bullied, although she felt sorry for him, she never hit him again and just left in a hurry.

Chu Xuanchi smiled calmly, "In the deep palace, no one can help themselves, so what can Concubine De mother blame?"

Speaking of the past, Concubine De blamed herself, "After all, I was a little selfish. I could have…"

Chu Xuanchi shook his head. "But Mother Concubine De still didn't stop Zhao Zhao from coming to see me, right?"

The reason why Mo Zhaohua was able to go to him during those two years was because Concubine De allowed her to enter the palace and raised her at her wing for a period of time.

De Fei's eyes flashed, "This child always shouts that he wants to find you. I can't stop him even if I want to."

Chu Xuanchi said clearly, "If Concubine Demu wanted to, she could stop it. Why would she let Zhao Zhao send me something?"

Mo Zhaohua was able to become the princess's companion because she was recommended by Concubine De, and then the Empress Dowager helped her get a place.

Not only did she give him food when he was hungry, clothes when he was cold, but she also gave him medicine when he was sick. How could a child do this?

Chu Xuanchi originally thought that it was the Queen Mother's intention. After marrying Mo Zhaohua and talking about the past, he realized that it was actually arranged by Concubine De.

Concubine De did not deny it anymore. "She is really an outgoing girl. Zhao Zhao is married now and now she tells everything to Prince Yu."

Mo Zhaohua blushed slightly, "Husbands and wives should be honest with each other, but Zhao Zhao didn't know that the prince was trying to trick her."

Chu Xuanchi's eyes were full of doting. "If I don't ask you something, you will definitely make up some lies to fool me like you did when we were kids."

He had asked Mo Zhaohua where the food came from, who gave him clothes, and what happened to the medicine, and her answers were different every time.

Sometimes she said she brought it from home, sometimes she said it was from the Empress Dowager's palace, and occasionally she said it was given by Concubine De, so he didn't think much about it.

A few days ago, they were talking about their childhood inadvertently. Mo Zhaohua was not on guard and let something slip, so he decided to ask some questions.

Later he learned that Concubine De had done so much for him, and in order to prevent him from knowing, she even made up lies to cover it up.

Concubine De had no responsibility to protect him. To him, this was a favor and he would repay it sooner or later, and he believed he had the ability to do so.

Apart from anything else, he would be able to stop Jiashan from marrying into a foreign alliance and would never let Jiashan become a victim.

After they chatted for a while, a palace servant came outside to report, "Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince and Princess Jiashan are here."

De Fei responded, "Let them in. Jia Shan was disappointed for a long time because she didn't get to see her fifth brother last time."

Mo Zhaohua smiled and said, "Zhao Zhao was thinking about going to see them later, but they came first, so I don't have to go over there again."

The maid opened the beaded curtain, and Princess Jiashan ran in like a gust of wind, "Jiashan greets mother, fifth brother, and cousin sister-in-law."

Concubine De immediately rebuked her, "You have no rules. You should either call her sister-in-law or cousin. You can't call her randomly. It will make people laugh."

Princess Jiashan disagreed, "There are no outsiders here. Jiashan wants both the emperor's sister-in-law and her cousin. What should she do?"

Mo Zhaohua thought for a moment and said, "A woman should follow her husband. She should still call me the Emperor's sister-in-law. Zhao Zhao should also change her name and follow her husband in calling her the Consort of Virtue from now on."

Princess Jiashan refused to sit on the chair and insisted on sitting on the stool at the feet of Concubine De. "Okay, Fifth Sister-in-law."

The beaded curtain was lifted again, and the Eighth Prince walked in slowly. He bowed to Concubine De and spoke gently, "Mother, I am well."

Then he turned to Chu Xuanchi and Mo Zhaohua, and said in a low voice with a nervous expression, "Brother, sister-in-law, are you all right?"

He spoke very slowly, pausing after every two words, taking a deep breath before continuing, his face turning red by the time he finished speaking.

"We are all family, Eighth Brother, there is no need to be reserved. Even though I have only recently returned to Beijing and am relatively unfamiliar with you, you and Zhao Zhao should be familiar with each other."

Chu Xuanchi knew the Eighth Prince's situation, so he tried to keep his tone gentle and smile so as not to make him more nervous.

"Okay..." The Eighth Prince breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on a chair beside him.

Princess Jiashan was eating snacks on a plate, "Fifth Brother, will you really attend the palace banquet tonight?"

Chu Xuanchi asked back, "Does Jiashan want me to participate?"

Princess Jiashan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "I hope so. This way our family will be truly reunited."

Chu Xuanchi didn't consider other princes and princesses as family members, but she could. "Then I can't let Jiashan down."

Princess Jiashan smiled happily, "Mother, brother, Jiashan is so happy that my fifth brother really came to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet."

Concubine De looked at her daughter lovingly, and then looked at Chu Xuanchi in the wheelchair kindly, "I am happy too."

The eighth prince smiled shyly, but his eyes were bright, "Happy."

Chu Xuanchi and his wife sat in Changle Palace for a long time before leaving. They went to a side hall to rest for a while, waiting for the palace banquet to begin.

After settling down, Chu Xuanchi asked Mo Zhaohua in a low voice, "Zhao Zhao, do you have any solution for the Eighth Prince's matter?"