Chapter 152: Enemies in the dark 2 (2/2)

”Your highness,” a low male voice higher than a whisper said.

”What happened to the little Prince?”

”While the Princess consort stood by the fish pond and admired the lilies, she was interrupted by Madam Qu who came out for a walk with the little prince. An argument began between the two, followed swiftly by a struggle. In the process of the struggle, the nanny carrying the Little prince was pushed down the long flight of steps leading to down the path that led to the detainment rooms.

”The little prince.... did not survive the fall. Before my men arrived, the little prince was dead. It was the maids following the princess consort that relayed what happened to my men. Forgive this servant for not properly doing my job”

The Sixth Prince was silent for some second as he tried to process the situation in his head. There was no how he look at this that wasn't bad for Zhu Feifei. While he didn't like that wife of his, he had kept her close all this while because of the Zhu family's influence. He glanced at his best friend and ally Zhu Faye.

Zhu Faye caught the look Zhongshan Cheng gave him and sighed. That foolish younger sister of his had gone and done it again, she just couldn't stay calm long enough for the sixth prince to get the throne. Unlike his mother and father, he had no intention of tolerating her for long. It was better to cut her off before she did something worse.

He walked closer and stood by Zhongshan Cheng's side, ”you don't need to consider my feelings, not my family's when handling her. A life was lost, we cannot ignore her actions”.

His words made Madam Qu header settle, finally, that crazy woman was getting her just deserves. Her son's death wouldn't get ignored, she was tired of dealing with that flighty wench. However, Zhu Faye's next words made the colour leave her face completely.

”However, Feifei isn't fully to blame. Madam Qu should also share the risk for her carelessness in ensuring the safety of a royal offspring.”

Madam Qu looked up eyes wide, ”wha_what!”

Zhongshan Cheng just smiled and glanced at Madam Qu, ”Commander Du, Madam Qu and the Princess consort are confined to their room under close supervision until the Emperor's verdict is released”

”Yes,” commander Du trapped Madam Qu amidst her struggles and dragged her out of the room. Eunuch Chen and the Steward left after them. When it was only Him and Zhu Faye, the Sixth Prince sighed and went back to his seat.

”Zhu Feifei went too far this time, plus the Qu family has gradually become a burden. Your judgement was right, it is best to tie up the loose ends”.

Zhu Faye smiled, ”don”t worry about my dad, he won't cause any trouble. I still have another more obedient Younger sister that can be sent in after you take the throne. I will talk to him, he is a smart man so of cause, he will see the bigger picture”.

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The Jiang family mansion

A slim feminine figure bent over the bed coughing out blood while her maid rubbed her back gently. The girl was none other than Chen Yao, Madam Jiang's niece. She had fallen sick after she was punished by Madam Jiang to kneel outside for a day and a half.

Madam Jiang blamed her for not being smart enough to grab General Lu's attention. According to madam Jiang, her incompetence got her embarrassed. Madam Jiang had put a lot of thought into her plans but now that it has failed she blamed Chen Yao for that failure.

It didn't help that as soon as she got home, all the Jiang family's creditors descended in the mansion to collect their debts. They had lost the Lu family's protection, madam Jiang also bled Chen Yao's incompetence for their current situation and added one more day to her punishment.

Madam Jiang was determined to make her spend as long as possible on the punishment. However, Chen Yao's fainting suddenly got her out of her punishment but did nothing to improve her situation because she was ignored by Madam Jiang.

Now fast forward, four days later. Chem Yai's cold had progressed into something worse. She felt in and out of consciousness. After coughing out blood, she fell backwards on the bed and her heart seized to beat. Her maid rushed out to beg Madam Jiang to call the doctor as she noticed that her mistress had lost consciousness.

Chen Yao's eyes opened as soon minutes later and she sat up. Her once soft eyes were now sharper.