My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 412 Rumors

Chapter 412: Chapter 412 Rumors

Looking at Lin Fuying’s fragile demeanor, Concubine Yang Shu felt increasingly annoyed.

She even felt a growing dislike towards the child in her womb.

Even though it was her own grandchild.

Lin Fuying had unwillingness in her eyes, but she dared not show it in front of Concubine Yang Shu.

"Your Ladyship is wise, the child in my womb is indeed causing a lot of trouble, how could I possibly enter the palace to serve Your Ladyship?"

"If something were to happen to the child, it would be difficult for Your Ladyship to explain to Brother Yunting, wouldn’t it?"

"Sharp-tongued!"

Yang Xu couldn’t help but snort at the side; hearing Lin Fuying use the child in her womb as an excuse made her feel extremely disdainful.

It’s just a child that hasn’t been born yet.

What’s there to be proud of?

Once she married her cousin, she was certain to bear a legitimate son within the first year!

"When I was carrying a child, I had to pay my respects to the Empress every single day, why can’t you enter the palace?"

"Which is more valuable, the child in your womb or Yunting’s filial reputation?"

Concubine Yang Shu spoke sharply, her gaze on Lin Fuying filled with even greater disgust.

"How can I bear such a burden as Your Ladyship puts it?"

If it had been before, Lin Fuying would have long since fallen out with Concubine Yang Shu.

But now, she could only show weakness first.

"Auntie, in my opinion, she is just relying on the child in her stomach and looking down on you."

Yang Xuan happily stirred up trouble with her words.

"In the recent days at the Prince Residence, she even began ordering our cousin around! With such a woman staying at the Prince Residence, who knows what troubles she could stir up in the future?"

"Auntie, you really should teach her a lesson!"

When Chu Nanli was still at the War King Residence, Concubine Yang Shu and Lin Fuying at least had a common person they disliked.

Now that she was no longer at the Prince Residence, the two of them naturally only had each other to confront.

Plus, now with Yang Xuan fanning the flames, one could only imagine Lin Fuying’s situation.

"She indeed needs a good lesson."

Since coming in, Concubine Yang Shu hadn’t offered her a seat.

Therefore, Lin Fuying could only stand there, in extreme awkwardness.

If she truly were a pregnant woman under such mental and physical pressure, she probably couldn’t have endured it.

"Auntie, I heard that the flowers in the Imperial Garden are blooming beautifully. Why don’t I accompany you there to have a look?"

Yang Xuan’s eyes shifted, and she quickly concocted another way to humiliate Lin Fuying.

How could making Lin Fuying look foolish only inside Concubine Yang Shu’s hall be enough?

Only by humiliating her in front of all the eunuchs and palace maids could she feel truly satisfied!

The implication in Yang Xuan’s words was quickly understood by Concubine Yang Shu.

But she still frowned and didn’t immediately reply to Yang Xuan.

She had heard from the Empress Dowager that several noble ladies had been summoned to the palace today.

What if it offended the Empress Dowager?

However, she then thought about it and became resolute again.

She wasn’t planning to do anything.

She was just having a pregnant concubine come to the palace to teach her some manners—was that something the Empress Dowager needed to interfere with?

Having thought this through, Concubine Yang Shu quickly agreed to Yang Xuan’s suggestion.

"It just so happens that I haven’t visited the Imperial Garden for quite some time," said the Concubine.

Yang Shu patted Yang Xuan’s hand and scoffed at Lin Fuying in disdain.

She gestured for her to follow.

The hatred in Lin Fuying’s eyes only deepened at that moment.

However, she had never resisted Yang Shu, not because she was actually afraid of her.

Even before entering the palace, she had taken the medicine Bai Wuheng had given her.

Should Yang Shu go too far, she would strike back, framing Yang Shu and Yang Xuan for causing a miscarriage.

The more Palace Attendants who saw it, the less able Yang Shu would be to dispute it later.

After all, it was Yang Shu who had invited her to the palace today.

And if something happened to the child, it would naturally be Yang Xuan and Yang Shu’s fault.

Meanwhile, Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan had also arrived at the Empress Dowager Palace.

They came a bit late, and all the other Noble Ladies from prestigious families had already gathered.

After paying their respects to the Empress Dowager, the two consciously chose the seats furthest to the back.

Today, the Empress Dowager only wanted to see Chu Nanli.

Yet, summoning only Chu Nanli might cause others to speculate, ultimately reflecting poorly.

With this in mind, she decided to allow so many to enter the palace.

"Don’t be too restrained. My age is getting up there, and I feel that the palace is just too quiet, so I thought to have you accompany me for a chat," said the Empress Dowager cheerfully.

She glanced at the young Noble Ladies in front of her, pausing slightly when her gaze fell on Chu Nanli but quickly moved it away.

"Has there been any interesting gossip in the palace recently? Come, share with me," she said.

With the Empress Dowager saying so, the Noble Ladies no longer kept silent and began eagerly sharing amusing happenings to entertain her.

In the middle of their talks, someone unexpectedly steered the conversation toward Jici Academy.

As they discussed, all eyes inevitably turned to Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan.

It just so happened that those who wished them ill were present.

"The Empress Dowager might not be aware yet? The initial intentions behind Jici Academy were good, but, my lady has heard troublesome rumors emerging recently," said one Noble Lady.

"Moreover, those rumors are not just hearsay; there are many—"

The speaking Noble Lady was unfamiliar to Chu Nanli, apparently someone she had never met before.

Lin Xuanxuan suddenly changed her expression and whispered, "That’s the second daughter of the Lu Family. She has always opposed me since childhood, and she might have come targeting me this time."

As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister Residence, Lin Xuanxuan naturally faced many adversaries from a young age.

This Miss Lu was one of them.

Since childhood, she seemed to relish comparing herself to Lin Xuanxuan, even secretly clashing with her numerous times.

Even though she had never bested Lin Xuanxuan, she remained undeterred by setbacks.

Fortunately, she also looked down on Lin Fuying and was not inclined to side with her against Lin Xuanxuan.

Hence, Lin Xuanxuan never bothered to return her provocations, and always tried to avoid them whenever possible.

Miss Lu glanced at Lin Xuanxuan before continuing, "Empress Dowager, you may not be aware, but I recently heard that Jici Academy has been forcing people to sell their children!"

"How is such action different from that of slavers?"

As Miss Lu spoke these words, the other Noble Ladies also cast curious glances towards Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan.

Though they grew up sheltered, they were aware of how despicable slavers were.

Any association with slavers was utterly abhorrent to them.