My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 476 - Yang Shu’s Scheme

Chapter 476: 476 Chapter Yang Shu’s Scheme

"Enough, Emperor," said the Empress Dowager, "what I intend to discuss today concerns the matrimonial affairs of the princes."

"Your brother’s matter is for me to decide!"

It was natural for the Empress Dowager to be somewhat displeased with the Emperor bringing up the matter in front of so many people.

But she didn’t ponder deeply on it.

She simply felt that the Emperor was too worried about Ye Jiuxiao, which is why he was so impulsive.

With the Empress Dowager having spoken thus, the Emperor naturally didn’t dare to continue speaking.

If he spoke further, he would only reveal his true intentions.

But aside from the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, there were others who took this matter to heart.

Once back in her own palace, Princess Consort Yang Shu immediately dispatched someone out of the palace to find out what exactly had happened outside.

She had heard the news of Chu Nanli’s "accident" some time ago and had taken pleasure in the misfortune for a good while.

Wasn’t that wretched woman the one who scorned her son, desperate to divorce and leave him as if life or death depended on it?

Little did she expect, that woman would be so short-lived.

"Fortunately, that wretched woman has already divorced my Ting, otherwise, my Ting might have been dragged down by her."

Princess Consort Yang Shu ate the grapes gifted by the Emperor with satisfaction, but upon receiving the news from outside the palace, the smile on her face instantly twisted into a hideous expression.

"What? That vile woman isn’t dead?"

She had thought that Chu Nanli had "died" in the fierce fire, yet, to her astonishment, Chu Nanli’s luck was incredibly good!

She had actually escaped it.

Not only that, but Chu Nanli was now staying in the Regent Prince Residence.

"Has she gone mad?"

The concern of Princess Consort Yang Shu was indeed different from that of others.

In her eyes, Chu Nanli was once Ye Yunting’s Princess Consort.

Though the two of them were now divorced, Chu Nanli’s actions were still tantamount to betraying her son, were they not?

"She’s doing this without fearing that she’ll displease the Emperor and the Empress Dowager?"

Princess Consort Yang Shu now loathed Chu Nanli even more.

She’d never liked Chu Nanli as a daughter-in-law, and though she had eagerly awaited her departure from the War King Residence, Chu Nanli now had entangled herself with Ye Jiuxiao.

Wouldn’t her precious son then become a laughingstock to others?

Princess Consort Yang Shu seemed to have forgotten that after the divorce, Chu Nanli had nothing to do with her and her son anymore.

Whatever she chose to do, whether to remarry or make any other decision, it was irrelevant to them.

But in Yang Shu’s eyes, after the divorce, Chu Nanli should either have entered a nunnery or died to protect her reputation.

Any choice other than those was simply to Yang Shu’s displeasure!

Princess Consort Yang Shu’s face was contorted in malice, and her eyes seemed as if they were filled with poison.

This wouldn’t do; she couldn’t continue to let Chu Nanli tarnish her son’s reputation!

What’s more, Princess Consort Yang Shu already harbored deep hostility towards Ye Jiuxiao, seeing him as the biggest obstacle to her son’s ascent to the throne.

Now that Chu Nanli was involved with Ye Jiuxiao, wasn’t that akin to placing a cuckold’s cap on her son’s head?

How could Princess Consort Yang Shu tolerate that?

She couldn’t act on her own, and at this time, her thoughts turned to Lin Fuying.

"Issue my command," she ordered, "summon the Concubine to an audience in the palace."

If there had been any other way, Princess Consort Yang Shu would not have wanted to meet with Lin Fuying.

After all, Lin Fuying was currently under house arrest.

For the sake of his own face, Ye Yunting naturally couldn’t reveal all the evil deeds that Lin Fuying had committed.

Therefore, he declared to the outside world that it was because Lin Fuying was careless for a moment and lost the child in her belly, which was why he punished Lin Fuying with house arrest.

As for what exactly Lin Fuying did to cause the "miscarriage," Ye Yunting naturally wouldn’t explain, leaving outsiders to speculate.

Soon, the people sent by Princess Consort Yang Shu arrived at the War King Residence.

Learning that his mother wanted to see Lin Fuying, Ye Yunting’s first reaction was naturally to refuse.

But his relationship with Princess Consort Yang Shu had already become strained enough lately; he feared that if he refused his mother today, she would find another reason to make trouble afterwards.

It would be better to agree temporarily.

However, before Lin Fuying entered the palace, Ye Yunting still took the opportunity to sternly warn her.

Some things that shouldn’t be said must forever rot inside the belly.

Regarding Ye Yunting’s overt and covert threats, Lin Fuying was naturally filled with indignation.

But having finally gotten a chance to go out, she certainly didn’t want to give it up and reluctantly agreed.

What Ye Yunting wanted her to keep secret was undoubtedly related to Chu Nanli.

The more he was like this, the more intense Lin Fuying’s hatred for Chu Nanli became in her heart.

Having not seen Lin Fuying for over a month, Princess Consort Yang Shu was taken aback for a moment.

The changes in Lin Fuying were somewhat significant.

Although her looks were never enough to dazzle the nation, she always knew her strengths and how to dress to highlight her advantages while downplaying her flaws.

Thus, she could also be described as naturally beautiful like a lotus out of water.

But now, being confined in the War King Residence and spending her days feeling resentful and blaming the world, she had no mood to take care of herself, becoming completely haggard.

Her current appearance was truly worse than that of the palace maids who served her.

Seeing Lin Fuying in such a state, Princess Consort Yang Shu couldn’t help but sneer, "I thought you could be proud for much longer. Who would have thought, Chu Nanli is not even in the Prince Residence anymore, and you are still so incapable!"

In Princess Consort Yang Shu’s view, both Chu Nanli and Lin Fuying were enemies who wanted to take her son’s place.

Now that Lin Fuying had turned out this way, she felt even more delighted.

However, for now, in order to deal with Chu Nanli, she didn’t mind forming a temporary alliance with Lin Fuying.

"I heard that the child in your belly suddenly disappeared. What exactly happened?"

It was known that the only usefulness of Lin Fuying before was the child in her belly.

Currently, there were no signs of activity in the harems of the other princes, so the child in Lin Fuying’s belly, regardless of its gender, was destined to receive the love of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor once born.

After learning the child was gone, Princess Consort Yang Shu naturally became even more annoyed with her.

To be unable to protect even one child, what a waste!

Of course, Lin Fuying wouldn’t be foolish enough to reveal her sham.

She vaguely covered up the matter of the miscarriage, simply saying she was not careful, and that was how she lost the child.

Although Princess Consort Yang Shu felt pity that her son lost a support, she had never liked Lin Fuying and had only given her some favorable treatment because of the Prime Minister Residence behind her.

She called Lin Fuying to the palace, not to care for her health.

She directly stated her purpose.

"That slut Chu Nanli, somehow she got involved with the Regent King. Do you know about this matter?"

She was sure that Lin Fuying hated Chu Nanli just as much as she did, so she spoke without much caution in her presence.

Especially not hiding her disgust for Chu Nanli.

"I am naturally aware of this matter," replied Lin Fuying.

Before entering the palace, Lin Fuying had already thought of an explanation.

One that would make Princess Consort Yang Shu detest Chu Nanli even more, while also ensuring that after Ye Yunting learned of it, he couldn’t find any fault with her.