Great, it's just a lackey, we're saved!

Chapter 113 Imperial Noble Consort, Bai Xiaoxiao!

The common people and students were gradually evacuated, and Mei Xingyue and her son were brought before the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was deeply moved when he saw Mei Xingyue, who was wearing a veil!

I wish I could hold it in my arms and cherish it dearly.

However, since there were other people present, he could only suppress his inner impulse.

The crown prince turned his gaze to the three children beside Mei Xingyue, and asked with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation, "Xingyue, these are... your and my children?"

Despite the excruciating pain on her face, Mei Xingyue nodded shyly, her eyes filled with affection.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince was overjoyed!

He squatted down to check on his three children one by one, his eyes filled with the excitement of becoming a father.

He frowned slightly when he saw Jiang Nianmei.

This little girl looked somewhat familiar to him!

The Third Prince strolled over at this moment, and when he saw Jiang Nianmei from afar, he looked at her like a dog seeing a bone.

He immediately shouted, "Hey, isn't this that little tabby cat girl?"

"I've finally caught her! Guards, bring this little girl to me!"

Jiang Nianmei trembled when she saw the Third Prince, but her eyes were filled with resentment and venom.

After being reminded by the Third Prince, the Crown Prince finally remembered where he had met Jiang Nianmei.

He touched Jiang Nianmei's face tenderly!

"You're actually my child! I actually missed my own child, and you even got hurt?"

Jiang Nianmei's tears also fell in a stream, and the two knife wounds on her face made her look even more pitiful.

The Third Prince did not hear the Crown Prince's words. He took a few steps closer and was still excitedly chattering away.

"I even sent people to inquire where you, you little slut, are being held, but they couldn't find out."

"I never expected to run into you here! Come on, come back to my manor with me and be a cat-raising maid."

As the Third Prince spoke, he reached out to pull Jiang Nianmei.

But Jiang Nianmei seized the opportunity and bit her wrist!

The third prince, wincing in pain, roared, "You wretched woman, you bastard who was born of a father but raised without one, how dare you bite me, I..."

As he spoke, he raised his other hand to slap Jiang Nianmei across the face.

Unexpectedly, he was slapped in the face first!

The Third Prince's pupils dilated sharply, and he looked at the Crown Prince with a shocked expression.

"Your Highness, you hit me?"

It's no wonder the Third Prince was shocked; in the past, the Crown Prince had never even spoken harshly to him, let alone hit him.

Because of the relationship between Consort Li and the Empress, the Third Prince was naturally regarded as an ally of the Crown Prince.

Since they are one of our own, the Crown Prince should treat them with respect and carefully win them over.

The Third Prince also felt that there was nothing wrong with him listening to Consort Li and siding with the Crown Prince.

But now, the Crown Prince actually slapped him for the sake of a lowly woman?

This was even more unacceptable to the Third Prince than Zhou Wei's flying kick!

The Crown Prince glared angrily at the Third Prince: "This is my child, where are you taking her?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Prince stood there stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

This wretched girl is actually the Crown Prince's child?

Jiang Nianmei's gaze toward the Third Prince was full of provocation and contempt.

So what if you're a prince?

My father is the crown prince!

Even a prince would be beaten in front of the crown prince.

That felt so good, so incredibly good!

The Crown Prince's slap made Jiang Nianmei even happier than when she slapped the Third Prince herself.

The Third Prince, provoked by Jiang Nianmei's gaze, had lost his mind.

He glared angrily at the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, how could you hit me for some lowly girl who appeared out of nowhere?"

The crown prince looked impatient.

“I said, she is my child, not some lowly girl.”

The Third Prince couldn't help but sneer.

"Very well, I had no idea that the Crown Prince's concubine had a child?"

"I've known Xingyue for many years. Do I need to explain this to you?"

The crown prince's tone was even colder, carrying an unquestionable air of authority.

Under the pressure of his status, the Third Prince was powerless to do anything, no matter how angry he was.

He could only say resentfully, "Since that's the case, then I wish Your Highness the Crown Prince finds his beloved!"

"I will not disturb the Crown Prince here. I will go to the palace to inform the Empress of the good news and tell her that she has been blessed with a grandson and a granddaughter."

After the Third Prince finished speaking, he left without waiting for the Crown Prince's objections.

However, there was no longer any respect for the Crown Prince on his face, only resentment and malice!

Mei Xingyue looked at the Third Prince's back, feeling somewhat nervous.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince wouldn't have said anything to the Empress, would he?"

The Crown Prince reached out and put his arm around Mei Xingyue's waist: "It's alright, I will handle this matter."

Looking up at Mei Xingyue, who was looking up at him, the Crown Prince's throat bobbed, and amidst the surge of desire, he suddenly frowned.

He smelled a strong stench!

What does it taste like?

Mei Xingyue couldn't smell the body odor on herself at all, and guessed, "Perhaps it's the odor left behind when that fox demon died. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it."

The prince waved his hand, trying to dispel the smell, as it was really making his eyes water!

But they found that the more they waved, the stronger the smell became.

This scent completely suppressed the lust that was rising within him.

Jiang Nianmei knew that the smell was coming from Mei Xingyue, so she did this to prevent the Crown Prince from finding out.

He could only change the subject by saying, "Father, the last time we met you, we were being bullied."

“That man colluded with the Five Cities Military Command to send us to the Imperial Prison.”

"Later, it was my mother who spent money that saved us from disaster."

Jiang Nianmei was very clever and told a story about her last encounter with the Crown Prince, half true and half false.

They blurred the fact that they had been to prison and focused all the attention on how they were bullied.

As expected, it stirred up the Crown Prince's emotions.

"Who dares to bully you like this?"

"It's that lowly maid Zhou Wei from the princess's residence, and Qiu Ming from the Five Cities Garrison."

Jiang Nianmei mentioned Zhou Wei and Qiu Ming's names, determined to get the Crown Prince to back her up.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince frowned slightly.

Zhou Wei was no longer a lowly maidservant, but a fifth-rank military officer in the princess's mansion.

Qiu Ming was also personally promoted by the Great Zhou Emperor to the position of Commander of the Embroidered Robe.

These two are no longer insignificant figures.

Seeing the Crown Prince hesitate, Jiang Nianmei immediately burst into tears: "Father, they bullied my mother and me so badly. Father, you are the Crown Prince, you won't be afraid of them, will you?"

When the Crown Prince saw Jiang Nianmei crying, his heart immediately softened.

He knelt down and coaxed her, "How could I be afraid of them? Don't worry, Nianmei, your father will definitely get justice for you."

After he finished speaking, he made up his mind.

Although Zhou Wei and Qiu Ming have gained status now, they are still no match for Jiang Nianmei, who is of royal blood from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It's no big deal to punish them!

He picked up Jiang Nianmei, put his arm around Mei Xingyue, and the family of five stood together, their faces beaming with joy.

"Come, come back to the palace with me!"

…………

A majestic palace stands quietly in the northwest corner of the royal palace.

The plaque above the main entrance bears the three characters "He Xi Palace," exuding an ethereal and otherworldly charm.

The palace was surrounded by high walls, making it impossible to peek inside.

The main gate was heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to pass without an imperial edict.

Dressed in black and hooded, Bai Xiaosheng was led by a eunuch into the Hexi Palace.

The hall was filled with smoke, and the Great Zhou Emperor sat upright on a futon, his back to the crowd.

His figure and appearance were obscured by the curtains, but the atmosphere in the hall was oppressive and extremely imposing.

The young eunuch brought Bai Xiaosheng in, and Bai Xiaosheng knelt and crawled out quietly, not daring to utter a word.

Bai Xiaosheng removed his hood and knelt respectfully on the ground.

"This humble one pays respects to the Sage!"

The Great Zhou Emperor heard the voice, but did not open his eyes.

"Bai Xiaosheng, there's a problem with your calculations."

The voice seemed to come from a distant place, and Bai Xiaosheng found it ethereal and otherworldly.

He had planned to go to the palace to meet the emperor, but unexpectedly, as soon as he returned, there were eunuchs waiting for him at home.

He then knew that the emperor must have sensed that something had changed!

"Your Majesty... the Princess's fate has changed..."

Upon hearing this, the Great Zhou Emperor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them.

He was deeply shaken, but his expression remained calm, and his tone was completely undisturbed.

"So that's how it is. No wonder there were problems with my cultivation here."

The calm tone made Bai Xiaosheng's heart pound like a drum, and he was extremely nervous.

“Sage… if you give me some time, perhaps I can set things right…”

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Great Zhou Emperor.

"No need. I don't have that much leisure to watch you show off your Tianji Pavilion skills."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from inside the curtain, and the Great Zhou Emperor slowly rose to his feet.

Wearing a Taoist robe, he stepped down from the prayer mat.

He approached Bai Xiaosheng barefoot, step by step, his movements gentle and silent, yet each step struck Bai Xiaosheng's heart like a heavy blow.

After the Great Zhou Emperor approached, he reached out and lifted Bai Xiaosheng's chin.

"What an androgynous face! Even I was captivated by it."

Bai Xiaosheng's face was lifted, forcing him to look directly at the Great Zhou Emperor.

On his fair face, the Great Zhou Emperor's finger marks were left in a few moments.

"You offered me the secret techniques of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion in an attempt to escape your constraints, but you have failed. Do you think I will give you another chance?"

“Cultivation is inherently defying the heavens, and I have no time for it.”

"As agreed, from this day forward, you will no longer be the renowned all-knowing scholar, but my Imperial Noble Consort, Bai Xiaoxiao."