Chapter 627: Chapter 627 Beautiful

The matter with the Old Madam has been resolved.

Although not satisfactorily.

She was silenced before she could confess.

But the mess left by the Old Madam, no one knows how big it is or when it can be resolved.

Mrs. Qian, the embroidery room manager, was beaten to death.

The management of the embroidery room was taken back from the Third Madam.

Because the Princess Consort is pregnant and cannot exert herself, the Prince entrusted the embroidery room to Su Jin.

Given that a maid in the embroidery room caught a plague, it cannot be ruled out that other maids in the embroidery room may also be infected, only it has not shown yet.

To prevent the plague from spreading, the people in the embroidery room must be temporarily isolated until it is confirmed that there are no issues before making further plans.

After arranging the embroidery room, Su Jin and Xie Jingchen returned to the Agarwood Pavilion.

The journey back was not convenient for conversation, but once they entered the backyard, Xingxing didn’t hold back.

“Miss, was it truly the Empress Dowager and the Old Madam Duke Chong behind this?” Xingxing’s eyes glistened with curiosity.

Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen.

She wanted to hear Xie Jingchen’s opinion.

The matter of the Old Madam’s subterfuge.

The Empress Dowager and Old Madam Duke Chong were the biggest suspects.

Even though there was no evidence, everyone knew it in their hearts.

But why the Empress Dowager would do such a thing, Su Jin still couldn’t figure out.

If it was for the military power of Duke Zhen’s Mansion,

why didn’t the Old Madam just kill the Prince?

Even if Aunt Ding held something over the Old Madam, the Second Master was only a concubine-born and had no right to inherit the title.

If the Prince died, the Third Master would be the only legitimate son of the Old Prince.

It would be logical for the Third Master to inherit the title.

They collaborated with the Old Madam to plot against the Prince’s mother, then married Princess Nanzhang to the Prince…

This move was clearly a mistake.

Judging by this, it seems the Empress Dowager and the Old Madam were not in cahoots.

If they really were, Princess Nanzhang would have been married to the Third Master, not the Prince.

Xie Jingchen shook his head, “The enmity from over thirty years ago, even Father doesn’t know, let alone us.”

“Instead of guessing, why not ask Mrs. Wang.”

Inside the bamboo house.

Mrs. Wang sat on a small couch, her eyes swollen and a sorrowful aura engulfing her.

She already knew about the Old Madam being silenced before confessing.

Hongxiu was comforting her.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Mrs. Wang quickly wiped her tears.

She stood up and said, “Young Master, Heir’s wife.”

“Mrs. Wang, there’s no need for formalities,” Su Jin said.

Mrs. Wang looked at Su Jin and Xie Jingchen, choking up, “Can we still find the Old Madam?”

“Grandmother’s whereabouts, Grandfather and Father will definitely find out,” Xie Jingchen said.

Mrs. Wang’s nose tingled.

Can he really find her?

If it truly was Old Madam Duke Chong and the Empress Dowager, could the Old Prince and the Prince make them tell the truth?

Can they avenge the Old Madam?

How difficult it is to bring down a high-ranking Empress Dowager, Mrs. Wang knows well.

She just feels sorry for the Old Madam, having suffered so much without any enjoyment, then being harmed by others.

Hongxiu helped Mrs. Wang sit down.

Mrs. Wang’s tears couldn’t be wiped away.

Su Jin looked at her and asked, “Did the Empress Dowager and the original Old Madam ever have disagreements?”

Mrs. Wang looked up at Su Jin, shook her head, and said, “The Old Madam is kind-hearted and never bore grudges, with the Empress Dowager…”

Halfway through speaking, Mrs. Wang paused and changed her words, “When the Old Madam was first brought into the Capital by the Old Prince, she was often slighted. Noble ladies thought she was not worthy of the Old Prince. The Old Prince defended the Old Madam a few times, then the Empress Dowager embarrassed the Old Madam in public. The Old Prince got angry, leaving the Empress Dowager in an awkward position. Since then, no one dared to look down on the Old Madam.”

Su Jin frowned, “Perhaps it was because of that incident, making the Empress Dowager resent the Old Madam?”

Mrs. Wang shook her head, “It was precisely because she resented the Old Madam that the trouble arose. I once heard the Old Prince’s brother mention the reason, but when the Old Madam asked the Old Prince for verification, he denied it.”

Xingxing anxiously asked, “What reason?”

“When the Old Prince was young, he was handsome and distinguished in battle. Duke Chong’s Mansion once intended to betroth the Empress Dowager to the Old Prince.”

“The Old Prince declined, citing having a virtuous wife at home,” Mrs. Wang replied.

They initially didn’t know about this incident until one time when the Old Prince’s brother drunkenly spoke about it in the mansion. Later the Old Madam asked the Old Prince if it was true, and the Old Prince told her not to overthink it, saying it was impossible for the Empress Dowager to take a liking to him.

By then, the Empress Dowager was already married, nobly bearing the title of Crown Prince Consort.

Regarding the Empress Dowager’s reputation, after sobering up, the Old Prince’s brother came to the Old Madam to apologize, saying he spoke nonsense when drunk.

The Old Madam didn’t say much; she knew in her heart whether it was true or not.

When the Old Madam lost her memory back then, she became close with Old Madam of Duke Chong and the Empress Dowager. Mrs. Wang once advised the Old Madam not to be used by the Empress Dowager.

However, the Old Madam didn’t listen, and as the Empress Dowager indeed never used her, Mrs. Wang lowered her guard.

Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen.

She never expected such history between the Old Prince and the Empress Dowager in their youth.

This could explain why the Empress Dowager targeted the Old Madam.

Most likely she couldn’t stand the close relationship between the Old Prince and the Old Madam, found it annoying, and harbored a murderous intent.

But the Old Madam was the Old Prince’s true love, killing the Old Madam would mean being enemies with the Old Prince.

For someone like the Empress Dowager, striving for the throne as the Crown Prince Consort, it was too risky.

At this point, a woman who looked just like the Old Madam appeared, making it easy to substitute one for the other, fulfilling her wishes. Why not enjoy the benefits?

The only thing was, the Old Madam and the original Old Madam were twin sisters, making the impersonation almost seamless, and the Old Prince had no doubt she was a fake.

The Empress Dowager felt relieved, yet somewhat thwarted.

The plan succeeded but did not fulfill her expectations.

The Old Prince never grew apart from the Old Madam; instead, he felt guiltier for not taking care of her, which led to her memory loss, treating her even better.

Jealousy once again blinded the Empress Dowager.

She shifted her envy and jealousy from the Old Madam to the fake Old Madam.

In order to unsettle the fake Old Madam, she forbade her from removing the Prince, with the Prince being such a thorn in her side, how could the fake Old Madam find peace?

Su Jin felt that if her speculation was correct,

then the Empress Dowager was a psychopath.

Not to forget, the Empress Dowager forced the Prince to marry Princess Nanzhang.

Back then, when the Prince was determined not to marry Princess Nanzhang, the Empress Dowager applied all kinds of pressure, perhaps seeing her younger self.

If someone had pressured the Old Prince to marry her back then, she would have gotten what she wished for.

She didn’t want Princess Nanzhang to have regrets like hers, even if it meant bypassing dignity, she wanted to force the Prince to bring Princess Nanzhang into the household.

Thinking of this—

Su Jin sighed.

“Why are you sighing?” Xie Jingchen asked.

Su Jin gave him a sidelong glance and said, “People say a beautiful face is trouble, but I think it’s a handsome man who’s more problematic.”

Xie Jingchen “….”

Xie Jingchen’s face turned dark.

Xingxing stood next to Su Jin, stealing glances at Xie Jingchen’s face.

Wasn’t it truly troublesome?

If it weren’t for her young master being so handsome, her mistress wouldn’t have been so impulsive to snatch him, leading to her tripping over the threshold and losing her memory.

Back in the day, the Old Prince’s looks caught the Empress Dowager’s eyes.

When the Prince was young, his elegance attracted Princess Nanzhang.

Generations upon generations, all were without exception being yearned for by others.

Except for her mistress, who took him boldly, others were unscrupulous.

Xingxing felt a little scared.

She tugged on Su Jin’s cloud sleeve.

“Miss, don’t make the little young master’s looks too appealing in the future, a bit ugly is safer,” Xingxing said.

Su Jin, “….”

In such a sorrowful atmosphere.

Once Xingxing spoke.

The mood instantly changed.

Hongxiu wanted to laugh but couldn’t.

Mrs. Wang’s sadness couldn’t hold up anymore.

Both the Heir’s wife and Young Master were among the most beautiful in the Capital.

How could the child born to them be ugly?

Unless they got switched with someone else’s child.

However, it’s true that after being married for a long time, it was about time for the Heir’s wife and Young Master to have a little young master.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Su Jin’s belly.

Su Jin’s ears turned slightly red, lifting her hand to tap Xingxing on the forehead, “What nonsense are you thinking?”

“Go brew the medicine!”

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