Chapter 75: Can Anyone Relate?

Madam Sun found herself utterly frustrated with Wen Qingyuan and couldn’t bear staying in the house any longer. Feeling anxious about the situation, she took Wen Qingyuan to the palace to visit Concubine Hui.

Qingyun Palace.

Upon seeing Concubine Hui, both Madam Sun and Wen Qingyuan were shocked. This…

“Jiao’er, why is your mouth crooked? Did you have a stroke?” Concubine Hui was naturally delighted to see Madam Sun.

“Huh…waaa.” When Concubine Hui started to speak, her mouth twisted, and her tongue was crooked as well, leaving her in a foul mood.

“Walls? Did you run into a wall?”

Concubine Hui: “…”

No.

She was trying to say “Mom.”

Who would have thought it would come out as “wall”?

It was honestly enough to make her cry.

Seeing that Concubine Hui was struggling to speak, Madam Sun directly said to her, “Don’t talk for now; just listen to what I have to say…”

…

In the evening, Ah Bao returned to Yihe Palace and sat in the courtyard in front of the fence.

She sat on a thick cushion.

Ah Bao’s big eyes were fixed on the chickens and eggs in the coop.

Mumbling, she said, “Eggs… eggs… chicken…”

Her eggs.

Her chickens.

Her chicken eggs.

Slurp.

Sluuuurp—

She watched the lively chickens with glowing eyes and drooled uncontrollably.

Whenever she thought about the egg she accidentally squashed on the dragon bed at noon, she felt a pang of loss. The chicken that was almost hers was gone just like that. Sigh.

“Mom, I’m back!” Di Zian’s voice came from the distance. Soon, he was running up to the fence, “Sister, what are you looking at so intently?”

“Meat… meat…”

Di Zian: ?

His sister wanted to eat meat?

Concubine De stepped out from the hall and, seeing Ah Bao, sighed helplessly, “Did you forget about your stomachache this afternoon? No meat for three days; it’s bad for digestion.”

Perhaps Ah Bao had eaten something wrong recently, causing her stomach to hurt that afternoon.

So she had ordered Zhilan to cut out all oily foods.

Even the minced meat in her egg custard was removed.

This upset Ah Bao greatly.

Ah Bao pouted.

She had finally reached six months and was allowed to eat solid food, but now her mother had taken away her meat with just one sentence.

【Family, who understands? My meat is gone, sob sob sob, how am I supposed to live now?】

Concubine De: “…”

What a little glutton.

Di Zian chuckled softly, “Sister, is your tummy feeling better? Let me rub it for you, okay?”

Ah Bao flopped down on the cushion like a salted fish, lying flat.

【Go ahead and rub.】

【The sooner I get better, the sooner I can eat meat.】

Di Zian couldn’t help but laugh, “Sister, you’re so funny. I really like you!”

Soon, the Tyrant King arrived.

Yihe Palace instantly became lively.

“Old Seventh has returned as well.”

Hmm… This son had avoided coming back to the palace whenever possible.

After all, every time he returned, he ended up unlucky.

【Scummy dad is here, did he bring meat?】

Perhaps it was because she was growing, but Ah Bao’s appetite had greatly increased recently. Aside from loving milk, she constantly craved meat.

She was practically drooling over it.

Hadn’t she been less greedy when she was just one or two months old?

The Tyrant King looked a bit embarrassed—he hadn’t brought any.

【Sigh, I’m a pitiful little thing, no one loves me, sob sob sob】

【Little cabbage, growing yellow in the field, even with a father and a mother, but no meat…】

Tyrant King: “…”

Wait.

What kind of poem was his little daughter reciting?

It sounded a bit melancholic.

Di Zian tried to stifle his laughter, shaking with the effort.

The Tyrant King shot him a look, “Old Seventh, are you having a seizure?”

“No, I just got a sudden chill,” Di Zian quickly replied.

“Little Sister, Little Sister, Third Brother is here to see you!” The Third Prince’s voice arrived before he did.

The moment he stepped into Yihe Palace, he was stunned to see so many people in the courtyard.

This…

Last time, he hadn’t been able to hold his sister, so he made sure to come early this time. But why was there still a line?

【Hello, Third Brother~】

Ah Bao weakly greeted him.

She was hungry.

She wanted meat.

She glanced at him, sigh, Third Brother didn’t bring meat either.

Pitiful!

So pitiful!

【They say my Third Brother has a pitiful background, but I’m even more pitiful than him. My poor stomach.】

Third Prince: ?

What?

What’s pitiful about his background?

Not only the Third Prince, but even Di Zian and the Tyrant King froze, waiting to hear what Ah Bao would think next.

Fortunately, Ah Bao didn’t disappoint.

【Third Brother is the son of a stepmother, but I have my real mom! And my real mom won’t even give me meat.】

The three men: “…………”

What the heck!

What kind of bombshell had they just heard?

The Tyrant King’s face instantly turned pale!

Concubine Hui isn’t the Third Prince’s biological mother?

Then who is the Third Prince’s real mother?

No, wait.

Is the Third Prince even really his child?

Had Concubine Hui cheated on him?

The Third Prince stood there, dumbfounded.

He had just discovered that he was not his mother’s biological child!

Even in the scheming world of the imperial harem, this was an explosive revelation.

Throughout history, it’s not uncommon for concubines to harm each other’s pregnancies, but openly swapping babies and raising another’s child as their own is extremely rare.

“Your Majesty…” Eunuch Xi hurried in, “Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice requests an urgent audience.”

“Ah Bao, let’s go. I’ll take you out to play.”

Ah Bao: “…”

【Not only am I meatless, but I also have to perform duties, sob sob sob】

“You two come along as well. It’s good to listen and observe more.”

The Tyrant King had long made up his mind—Ah Bao would be the next to ascend the throne.

Although the Tiansheng Dynasty had never had a female emperor, precedents were made to be set.

Ah Bao absolutely had the ability to rule as emperor.

Of course, he wouldn’t share this thought with anyone.

The Tyrant went to meet the Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice had already visited in the morning, but the situation forced him to return in the afternoon.

He reported to the Emperor the significant progress regarding the imperial examination fraud case.

“Your Majesty, Shangguan Ze has confessed everything. It wasn’t Minister Wen who was involved in the exam fraud, but rather his son, Wen Qingyuan.”

The Minister of Justice detailed the entire situation, including the relationship between Xiao Liangliang and Xiao Ziran.

The Tyrant had already learned of these relationships from Ah Bao’s inner thoughts.

No wonder Ah Bao sighed when mentioning Minister Wen.

Eunuch Xi quietly informed him, “Your Majesty, Madam Sun has accompanied Wen Qingyuan into the palace to visit Concubine Hui. They are currently in Qingyun Palace.”

The Tyrant’s face darkened. “Prepare the carriage for Qingyun Palace.”

The Third Prince was filled with mixed emotions.

In the past, he would have been somewhat pleased at the prospect of visiting his mother at Qingyun Palace, but today, he couldn’t muster any joy.

His mother was not his mother.

The Third Prince was someone who couldn’t hide his feelings, and he had no idea how to face his “mother” now.