Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 170: Don’t You Just Want to Give Her a Slap?

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: Don’t You Just Want to Give Her a Slap?

Chu Qianli guessed right; following Feng Jinrui, Qing Ming and Leng Ji also quickly arrived.

After them came Consort Jin, Yu Linglong, and the Empress Dowager.

The people from the Duke Residence were also stirred up; Chu Hongtao and the Duchess came as well.

Feng Jinrui blocked them all outside the door, not allowing anyone to enter.

"Ruirui, let your grieving grandmother go in to see Xuanxuan!"

The Empress Dowager walked with feeble and weak steps.

She watched her own grandchild spit blood and clearly fall into a semi-conscious state, yet he still rushed out.

He actually did it just to find Chu Qianli.

The Empress Dowager’s heart was anxious and pained, yet there was also an indescribable complexity in her feelings.

Xuanxuan... seems to really like Chu Qianli...

Feng Jinrui supported her gently, saying softly, "Imperial Grandmother, the Fourth Prince’s wife is treating Loyal Brother, we must not disturb them."

"Chu Qianli has already signed the divorce paper, she’s not your Fourth Prince’s wife!" Consort Jin immediately corrected.

Heaven knows how she has suffered these days in the harem?

The Emperor never spared her a glance; once people knew of Prince Xuan’s estrangement from her, those fickle consorts in the harem began to mock her openly.

Even opportunistic palace maids and eunuchs dared disrespect her!

This time, she barely found a little opportunity to get close to her two sons.

She must not let Chu Qianli ruin her plans again!

"Ruirui, please step aside and let Miss Yu go in to see your Loyal Brother," Consort Jin added.

But this time, Feng Jinrui was resolute, not even the Empress Dowager could sway him.

He only knew that if Loyal Brother, despite being injured, insisted on finding Chu Qianli, there must be a reason behind it.

As for the people from the Duke Residence, with even the Empress Dowager here, how could they dare to speak a word?

Even Chu Huaiyu returned afterwards.

It was said that she was injured in the palace; Chu Huaiyu now looked frail and delicate.

Seeing Han Zhan also helping Feng Jinrui block the door to Chu Qianli, Chu Huaiyu took a step forward, with a listless expression and pitiable look.

"Han Zhan, Xiaoqi is not Long Qianyue’s daughter, did you know that?"

Han Zhan didn’t speak, just nodded his head.

Chu Huaiyu didn’t expect him to remain so calm.

Thinking about it, it was mostly because Han Zhan himself never felt much for Chu Qianli, so whether she was or she wasn’t, he didn’t care.

With that thought, she let go.

She opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something but hesitated.

She thought Han Zhan would, as usual, immediately ask what she was thinking.

But unexpectedly, Han Zhan did not show any inclination to question her this time.

For a while, it was quiet outside the door, the air filled with an awkward silence.

Chu Huaiyu couldn’t hold back any longer and took the initiative to speak, "Han Zhan, I... I am Long Qianyue’s daughter."

"Mhm," Han Zhan responded.

"Did you know already?" Chu Huaiyu looked at him, biting her lip.

"Mhm," Han Zhan simply responded again, without any other remarkable expression.

"Han Zhan... I didn’t mean to hide it, I myself didn’t know about it, I... just found out too, I didn’t deceive you..."

"Miss Huaiyu, the Empress Dowager and Consort Jin are both here!" the just-arrived butler Han couldn’t help but remind her.

Chu Huaiyu obviously knew the Empress Dowager and the others were there; they were sitting nearby, resting.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for Prince Xuan’s news.

But Han Zhan had been treating her with such an indifferent attitude all along, and Chu Huaiyu’s heart really couldn’t bear it.

"Han Zhan..."

Chu Huaiyu peeked inside the door and said softly, "Can you let me go in to see what Xiaoqi is doing?"

"Miss Huaiyu, you better wait a moment," he replied.

"Han Zhan, are you... are you angry with me?"

"Huaiyu!" Chu Hongtao immediately came over and interrupted her conversation with Han Zhan.

Members of the Imperial Family were present; Huaiyu was to marry into the Prince Residence in the future; how could she be so intimate with Han Zhan in front of the Empress Dowager and Consort Jin?

Chu Hongtao gave the Duchess a meaningful glance, and she immediately pulled Chu Huaiyu away.

She approached the Empress Dowager, trying to ingratiate herself.

Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager and Consort Jin were both preoccupied with Feng Yexuan’s injury and paid her little attention.

Around 11 AM, Chu Hongtao and the Duchess arranged a simple banquet to entertain the Empress Dowager, Consort Jin, and Yu Linglong.

But the Empress Dowager had little appetite, Consort Jin was restless, and Yu Linglong had a very low opinion of everyone in the Duke Residence.

This modest banquet eventually turned exceedingly awkward.

After an unknown period, the door to Chu Qianli’s room finally opened.

Chu Qianli came out.

Feng Yexuan remained unconscious, but fortunately, he was no longer vomiting blood.

The Imperial Physician and Yu Linglong had already been waiting for a while, and upon seeing Chu Qianli emerge, they immediately wanted to go inside.

Chu Qianli spread her arms, blocking them, "The Prince is resting, please do not disturb him."

"Xiaoqi... Lili, you don’t understand medicine at all. Don’t delay the Imperial Physician’s treatment of the Prince," Chu Hongtao said at once.

Chu Huaiyu also said, "Yes, Fifth Sister, you should let the Imperial Physician examine the Prince. If anything were to happen to the Prince... you couldn’t bear the responsibility."

Chu Qianli glanced at her, wanting to laugh, "Who is your Fifth Sister? Can you stop calling me that? It sounds so odd and awkward."

Such a grand white lotus flower!

So quickly, she has accepted her "new identity," hasn’t she?

Fifth Sister! Ha, the green tea bitch is quite the actress indeed!

Chu Huaiyu’s face turned pale. Even though she didn’t understand the meaning of "odd and awkward," she saw the scorn in Chu Qianli’s eyes all too clearly.

Chu Qianli turned to approach the Empress Dowager with a serious face, "Empress Dowager, please come with me..."

"Fifth Sister, no matter what bad things you want to say about me in front of the Empress Dowager, I have no complaints. But..."

She bit her lip, looking so aggrieved, yet trying so hard to swallow her grievances.

"But, looking at the Prince’s condition now, even if you hate me, you can’t delay his treatment."

"Now who is delaying the Prince’s treatment? Miss Huaiyu, can you stop wearing that pitiful expression? Have I bullied you?"

Chu Huaiyu was stunned.

The eyes of the Empress Dowager and everyone else were focused on her.

Chu Qianli, visibly impatient, "The Prince’s condition is urgent, and you keep interrupting my conversation with the Empress Dowager. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?"

"Huaiyu, step back." Upon hearing the words "urgent," the Empress Dowager became anxious.

She did think Chu Huaiyu was indeed more gentle and polite than Chu Qianli.

But now, confronted by Chu Qianli’s words,

And then looking at Chu Huaiyu’s so-called pitiful demeanor, she felt an inexplicable aversion rising within her.

An aversion that she herself couldn’t articulate,

The kind that was a visceral revulsion.

Chu Huaiyu was dumbfounded. Why did the Empress Dowager look at her with such disdain?

Wasn’t the Empress Dowager very fond of her before today?

"Empress Dowager..."

"Why do you keep getting in the way when I need to see my grandson?"

The Empress Dowager was really losing her patience. No matter how good Chu Huaiyu was, she was someone else’s child.

What she was worried about was her grandson!

"Empress Dowager, I wasn’t getting in the way, I... Fifth Sister is right, it’s all my fault. I’m sorry, Empress Dowager..."

"Enough! When did Chu Qianli ever say a bad word about you?"

The Empress Dowager stood up abruptly, displeased, "Enough with your contrived performances. They are reserved for men; I can’t stand them. Step aside!"

Even the Empress Dowager herself was taken aback after her own words.

She always spoke cautiously, dignified and gentle, never so sharp.

But for some reason, upon seeing Chu Huaiyu like this, those words just slipped out in the heat of the moment,

As if they didn’t need to go through her brain at all.

Looking back at Chu Huaiyu, with her teary, pitiable look, so heartbreaking and sorrowful,

While it seemed pitiful, the Empress Dowager found herself disliking her even more. Why was that?

Was there actually a desire to slap her?

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