Chapter 242 The Sixth Prince's Desire (Part )
The maidservant was originally terrified by the noise inside, but when she saw Zhou Yunke, she immediately knelt on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, no... it's not good. The emperor suddenly came to Changchun Palace, but did not allow us to inform the queen, but... instead called all the servants outside to the side and asked if His Highness the Sixth Prince was missing, and whether the queen usually... whether she treated His Highness the Sixth Prince and his son harshly...

At that time, His Majesty was accompanied by the two maids and the wet nurse who had previously served His Highness the Sixth Prince, and... and the imperial physician who was in charge of treating Lady Hua in the Imperial Hospital. They all knelt on the ground, their faces full of panic, and we, the servants, could only tell the truth...

Please punish me, Your Highness!"

What she meant was that they had told the emperor everything about how Empress Chen treated the Sixth Prince on a daily basis.

They are people from Changchun Palace and should not dare to exaggerate anything, but...even if Empress Chen cannot be said to be harsh to the Sixth Prince on a daily basis, she must have neglected him.

Even Xiaoyue and the others dared to gossip behind her back, saying that Hua Mei would die of illness sooner or later. Fortunately, the Sixth Prince heard it.

Zhou Yunke's face suddenly became colder. Without even looking at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, he quickly walked into Changchun Palace.

Su Liuyue also quickly followed behind him.

As soon as they entered Changchun Palace, a suffocating, low atmosphere hit them in the face. No one was talking in the huge palace at this moment. Looking inside, they could only see concubines and servants kneeling on the ground. Chen Shiya and her group, who had just walked in, were also kneeling, and the sixth prince was kneeling in the front.

In the middle of the palace, the emperor's face was filled with anger, and he was glaring at Queen Chen fiercely. Queen Chen was standing opposite him, covering her slightly swollen cheek with one hand. Her face was full of disbelief, and it was obvious that she had not yet come to her senses.

The Sixth Prince suppressed his fear, held his thin body and said, "Father...Father, I wanted to run away on my own. This matter has nothing to do with Mother..."

"Shut up!"

The emperor yelled at the Sixth Prince, and the Sixth Prince's already limited courage suddenly disappeared. He shrank his shoulders timidly, and looking at his expression, it seemed that he was about to cry.

The emperor then returned his angry gaze to Empress Chen, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "If Xiaoliu's nurse couldn't stand it anymore and came to me to tell me about your harsh treatment of them, how long would you have kept it from me!
Do you have to wait until Hua Meiren really dies of illness as that slave girl in your palace said, and Xiao Liu gets into trouble because of your neglect, before you realize how vicious your actions are! "

The Sixth Prince’s wet nurse?

Su Liuyue immediately found a woman in her forties in the crowd, with a slightly plump figure, a bluish-gray face and a slightly cold look in her eyes.

Not to mention that although Empress Chen was indeed negligent towards the Sixth Prince and his mother, she was far from being harsh on them. Looking at the clothes on the Sixth Prince, the materials were all excellent. Although he was thin, his complexion was rosy. It was obvious that Empress Chen had never treated him badly in terms of food, clothing and shelter during this period.

Not to mention, this kind of negligence and flattery can be seen everywhere in the palace. She doesn't have the courage to rebuke those servants who follow the wind, but has the courage to run directly to the emperor and report Empress Chen?
She didn't want to seek justice for the Sixth Prince and his mother, but wanted to take the opportunity to kill Queen Chen!

After being slapped in public by His Majesty, Empress Chen, no matter how patient she was in front of His Majesty, could not help but lose her temper. She suddenly glared back, her eyes red as she shrilly said, "Your Majesty, I don't know how I have treated the Sixth Prince and his mother harshly! When Concubine Hua was sick, I asked the Imperial Hospital to see her. Your Majesty asked me to take good care of the Sixth Prince, so I settled him down and fed him better every day than the other masters in the palace!
I have to manage the entire harem every day. Your Majesty has taken in many new women during this period. In order to settle those women, I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time!

Your Majesty, do you want me to stay up all night and ignore everything to take care of the beautiful lady and the Sixth Prince? ! "

"How dare you talk back!"

The emperor suddenly became even angrier, his face suddenly became ferocious, "You are the mother of a country, isn't it your duty to manage the harem? Good! Good! Good! If you feel that you don't have the energy to handle these harem affairs, then..."

"Father."

A cold but clear and pleasant voice suddenly interrupted the emperor's words.

The emperor turned his head abruptly, his anger growing even more due to being interrupted, and was about to severely reprimand the person who was stroking the tiger's whiskers without knowing the consequences.

Zhou Yunke, who had just spoken, looked at him coldly, with a slight icy arc at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Didn't your father hear what your mother said just now? Your mother said that she didn't treat Xiaoliu and Hua Meiren harshly." Seeing the coldness in his son's eyes, the emperor, who was about to burst out with anger in his heart, paused, gritted his teeth and said: "Yunke, your father and mother are talking, now is not the time for you to interrupt!
Besides, you are on the side of your mother, so what your mother said must be true, right?"

Su Liuyue was a little stunned.

The emperor just suppressed his anger.

However, he obviously did not do this because he loved his son Zhou Yunke so much.

Su Liuyue could clearly tell that when he faced Zhou Yunke, he was vaguely wary and fearful.

"What my mother said may not be true, but does that mean what the maid said must be true?"

Zhou Yunke's eyes suddenly showed deep sarcasm, and he glanced coldly at the wet nurse kneeling on the ground.

The wet nurse's face suddenly became uglier, and she lowered her head even more, trembling.

Zhou Yunke then looked at the Sixth Prince who was not far away and said calmly, "Xiao Liu and Hua Meiren are the parties involved. Why doesn't your father listen to what they have to say?"

The emperor took a deep breath and said with great forbearance: "Xiao Liu is just a child, what does he know?!"

The Sixth Prince quickly said, "No, Father, my mother is very kind to me..."

Although his mother didn't care much about him, she didn't treat him harshly either.

Once, Xiaoyue and the others were talking about his mother behind her back and were heard by the queen mother, who punished them.

Although it was only a mild punishment, he was still very happy that his mother was willing to stand up for him and his mother.

Although he was just a child, he could still tell the difference between neglect and abuse.

But is it wrong for the queen mother to ignore him?
He felt that it was right, and the Queen Mother was not his real mother.

Wasn’t it his father who was the first to ignore him and his mother?

His mother often cried and told him that if she had not been of humble origin, his father would not have ignored him like this, and it was she, as a mother, who had harmed him.

He also said that if his father could visit them more often, those servants would definitely not dare to bully them like that.

His father never stood up for him and his mother.

At least his mother helped him reprimand those who talked about his mother.

Thinking of this, the Sixth Prince's eyes could not help but turn red. He looked up at His Majesty cautiously and said, "Father, can you go see my mother? Father hasn't visited my mother for a long time. Although my mother didn't say it, I know that she wants to see you in her heart..."

I just realized when I updated today that I got the chapter number wrong before. After chapter 239, it jumped directly to chapter 400. At that time, I was secretly proud of myself that I had reached chapter 400 so quickly. Hahaha [covering my face]