Chapter 13#

In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

My nephew and niece have grown to be ten years old, and Chu Ruiyuan’s son, who might become the only son, Crown Prince, and the next CEO, is also three years old.

Regardless of how the little prince’s mother is evaluated, he himself looks tiger-headed and tiger-brained (sturdy and cute), with bright and spirited eyes, very lovely.

I often stay overnight in the palace, so I am very familiar with this child raised by Chu Ruiyuan. To say something reckless, it feels like I have a godson myself.

When Chu Ruiyuan comes to the Tea Classic Pavilion to bang me, he occasionally brings him along. In the evening, he lets him chase chickens and dogs in my courtyard unlike a prince. At night, his personal eunuch serves him to sleep obediently in the wing room, while his father emperor presses on me in the main room to exercise before sleeping.

And my fellow countryman Fang Xueying, who is a concubine in name but a manager in reality, has taken over most of the affairs of the Prime Minister’s residence from my mother in the past two years, and has done it with relish and success.

This girl, who was a big man with a gold chain in her previous life and had her tools of crime confiscated by God in this life, occasionally holds tea parties, poetry tasting meetings, zither and song meetings, and daughter-in-law viewing meetings for the ladies and officials’ wives in the capital in my Prime Minister’s residence.

Relying on his bold personality and the power of my Prime Minister’s residence, he has become the top deal in the socialite circle (neutral term) in the capital, sitting on three thousand beauties of all ages. With a wave of his arm, clouds gather and respond, very lively.

Even my knowledgeable gay friend Guan Mingyue and my gossip expert childhood friend have to sigh that my concubine is really a character.

The only limitation of this character is that he transmigrated into a female body. No matter how capable he is, he can only be trapped in the backyard. Even the opportunities to go out to the Tea Classic Pavilion are few and far between.

But probably it was also destined. In these few and far between times, he was basically bumped into by the CEO of this dynasty who came to bang me.

When they met for the first time, I introduced them as my concubine Mrs. Fang and my good friend Mr. Huang.

Mr. Huang knew everything about my concubine’s identity except for the transmigration. And Mrs. Fang, after being interrogated by the imperial guards disguised as servants, and seeing the “servant” eunuch holding the little prince, probably also knew clearly about my good friend’s identity as the CEO friend with benefits of this dynasty.

However, he didn’t raise any objections or ask me. He just treated Chu Ruiyuan as my ordinary fair-weather friend, and his attitude towards him was very subtle.

It’s the kind of subtlety where you look down on your husband’s bad friends, but you have to save face for your husband, so you hide needles in cotton and mock secretly.

Chu Ruiyuan looked down on Fang Xueying, which was decided from the day I failed to marry a wife.

Fang Xueying looked down on Chu Ruiyuan, I guess because as a psychological straight man, he looked down on the scummy Gay who deceived into marriage and lost (killed) his wife?

Yes, about a year ago, the late Empress passed away.

The imperial physician said she died of a sudden illness.

Whether you believe it or not, the CEO of this dynasty said he believed it, so you just pretend to believe it.

Not long after the late Empress died, my father, together with the Ministers of Works and Personnel, impeached the Duke of An’s mansion for eighteen major crimes.

So, those who should have their homes raided were raided, those who should be exiled were exiled, and those who should be beheaded were beheaded.

The court was very jittery for a few days.

Even the few ministers who were originally blind enough to petition Chu Ruiyuan to establish a new Empress suddenly became quiet like little chickens.

The family of Consort Shu, who was “very close” to the late Empress, was not affected. After all, it is the Emperor’s mother’s family, and they definitely wouldn’t be wrong in taking sides.

It’s just that Chu Ruiyuan’s cousin, Consort Shu herself, was said to have vomited blood and almost died of a real sudden illness.

After she recovered from her illness, she changed her previous fiery personality and really quieted down. She started to eat fast and chant Buddha, burning incense and chanting sutras all day long, making her palace look like a nunnery.

This pair of lesbian Empress and Imperial Consort were separated by yin and yang without even seeing each other for the last time. I felt some pity in my heart.

But if the late Empress hadn’t committed a monstrous mistake for power, they wouldn’t have reached this step in the end.

Since ancient times, the royal family has been the most inhumane clan, and imperial power is the most tempting sweet poison.

The late Empress fell into this poison.

But it couldn’t scare away the next person who would also die in it.

Even I and the entire Prime Minister’s residence were almost implicated.

On the tenth day of the ninth month, the day after the Double Ninth Festival, Chu Ruiyuan brought the little prince to the Tea Classic Pavilion.

After dinner, the little prince suddenly had severe abdominal pain and bleeding from the corner of his mouth. If it weren’t for Guan Mingyue and his lover Senior Brother Jiang visiting me, the Emperor’s only son, who was only three years old, would have died prematurely here.

Divine Doctor Jiang found out it was poison.

It was put in the tea cakes the little prince ate after the meal.

After listening to what Senior Brother Jiang said, Chu Ruiyuan suddenly threw the tea cup in his hand to the ground, took a deep breath and said: “Investigate!”

So, the chefs in the backyard of the Tea Classic Pavilion, the waiters in the front building, and even the guests still in the building were all taken down by the imperial guards who rushed over.

Except for me, who was still kneeling properly in front of Chu Ruiyuan.

Chu Ruiyuan turned his head to look at the prince who had taken the medicine and finally fell asleep peacefully, and said softly: “Jun’an, I trust you… but I can’t trust others.”

The poisoning of the prince involves the future ownership of the throne and even the stability of the country. Whether sincere or fake, for the CEO of this dynasty to say this is already giving me face. At this time, if I plead for my confidants like characters in some TV shows or novels, that would be water in the brain and needing to be reincarnated to wake up.

I immediately kowtowed and thanked him for his immense imperial grace.

After that, the CEO of this dynasty returned to the palace, and I went to stay in the sky prison of the Court of Judicature and Revision (Dali Temple).

This matter involves the imperial heir, which is different from the Empress’s “discomfort” when I got married back then.

Before the truth comes out, even if it’s just for show, I have to stay in the Dali Temple.

I lived in the sky prison of the Dali Temple for almost a month, trapped in a confinement room all day long, unable to see the sun.

So, I became much whiter and gained three pounds.

If other silk-pants sons committed a crime, they might shout that they have someone above them.

If I committed a crime, I would shout that I have three people above me.

The CEO friend with benefits of this dynasty, the Prime Minister father of this dynasty, and the Minister of Dali Temple gay friend.

Yeah, Guan Mingyue, that kind of gossipy chatterbox, could actually become the Minister of Dali Temple. It is simply “when there are no heroes in the time, a brat becomes famous.”

Chu Ruiyuan saw Guan Mingyue coming to find me with his own eyes that day, and he didn’t make him avoid suspicion, but still let him lead the Dali Temple to investigate the case. His trust in me is already clear.

To be honest, we have been friends with benefits for ten years. Seeing true feelings in such adversity, my heart is very comforted.

Plus, my father and brother have always stood firmly on the side of the CEO of this dynasty, hitting wherever he points, loyal and reliable. I believe my family has nothing to do with this matter, so I waited for the result in the sky prison with peace of mind.

Yeah, by the way, I banged twice with Chu Ruiyuan who came to “interrogate” me.

Prison Play has a different kind of charm.