C278 (1/2)

Hua Yuan wanted to get up and bow to him, but she was stopped by the Emperor. The Emperor looked at Hua Yuan with a smile and said, ”Don't kneel to me yet. This is a request, not an imperial edict. Do you understand?”

Hua Yuan could only say, ”Your son understands.”

”Alright, the empress and empress dowager probably got anxious from waiting too. Let's go over now.”

Hua Yuan nodded. Jun Yuqing pulled Hua Yuan along and stood up to bid her farewell.

He then headed for the imperial harem. When he was going there, he happened to see Imperial Concubine Chu admiring the flowers. Chu Imperial Concubine naturally saw Jun Yuqing and Hua Yuan.

She sent a small palace maid over to bow to Hua Yuan and said, ”Esteemed wangfei, my wife invited you. She said that there were some things she wanted to talk about with you.”

Jun Yu Qing frowned, and Hua Yuan smiled at him, then left with the little palace maid.

When they arrived in front of Imperial Concubine Chu, Hua Yuan didn't even greet her. She said, ”You may dispense with the formalities. Speaking of which, we're old friends, so there's no need for such formalities. ”Don't worry, I know you're going to pay respects to the empress dowager right now, so I won't take up too much of your time.”

Hua Yuan stood to one side and nodded.

Chuchu continued, ”I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. In a blink of an eye, someone who had eaten so much under the hands of the old mistress is already married. It really was the opposite of what people were supposed to do! When I thought about it, I couldn't remember what I looked like before. Now that I look at you, I can vaguely make out an image in my head. ”

Hua Yuan heard those words but didn't know how to respond. She just stood aside with her lips pursed. She didn't say anything. She just stood there quietly, listening to what Chuchu had to say.

Chuchu said, ”Well, there was nothing to regret about that year. I told you to come here and tell you to be careful of Consort Xin and the Crown Prince! I don't know if the child in my belly is a man or a woman, but the emperor's body is weakening day by day, so it's possible that he won't be able to wait for the prince whom the emperor has chosen to take over the throne. I entered the palace with a purpose in mind, but the Crown Prince's succession was not what I wanted. That's why I'm telling you about this matter. ”

Hua Yuan frowned as she looked at Chuchu. She didn't think that their friendship was this close yet. And what was the use of telling her this? Could it be that she was really optimistic about Jun Yuqing?

”Imperial Concubine Chu telling me all this doesn't seem to be of any use. After all, my Prince does not have the qualifications to ascend to that seat. Furthermore, the battles in the palace are real and I am not sure if Imperial Concubine is telling this matter to me from the bottom of your heart, or if there is some other conspiracy. ”

However, Chuchu heard it and laughed out loud. She looked at Hua Yuan and said happily, ”I did everything I could to get into the palace, not because of the palace's prosperity, but because I was the daughter of a general, but because of the words of the emperor. I pushed all the blame for my father's defeat to my father, causing him to commit suicide, causing my mother to be martyred, leaving not a single survivor! That's why I entered the palace! However, His Highness the Crown Prince is ruthless, I do not wish to promote his ascension to the throne because of my relationship with you! ”

Hua Yuan heard a keyword in those words!

She frowned and said, ”Wait a moment, what do you mean because of your relationship?”

It couldn't be what she was thinking, right?

Wasn't this Chuchu too scary?

As I said earlier, the Emperor's health is deteriorating every day, and as I said later, it's because of her. It was not that Hua Yuan's imagination was too rich, but Chu Chuchu's words had given her such an idea.

Hua Yuan stared at Chuchu as she recalled the meeting with the emperor. It was true that his body was not well. At that time, she didn't think too deeply about it and thought it was the Emperor that ate those medicinal pills or something. But in retrospect, it was not.

Chuchu smiled lightly. Her smile was bland and cold, ”Did I do it?” Just what you think. Originally, I entered the palace to seek revenge. You shouldn't be surprised that I did such a thing. ”

Heavens, Hua Yuan really felt that Chu Yu dared to do it!

Even she felt that the emperor was being too unreasonable. She had never thought that he would use such a method to cripple the emperor!