Chapter 533 - Chapter 533: Why Was She Being Hurried to Have A Child Again?
Chapter 533: Why Was She Being Hurried to Have A Child Again?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sikou Zhendongs scandal didn’t affect Xie Hengs inauguration into the royal court.
He became the editor at Hanlin Hall. Although this wasn’t a significant
position, it was still far more impressive than his peers, who could only start as interns at one of the six ministries. He had officially started his career.
But many of the Number One Scholars in history had their glory end here. After that, most of them became ordinary government officials.
Although Hanlin Hall was a governing bureau that had a very noble status, they were extremely busy. Xie Heng often left home early in the morning and only returned late at night. As a result, he didn’t have much time to spend with Zhao Chuchu.
But Zhao Chuchu was very busy as well. Princess Jianan really liked Zhao Chuchu, so she kept inviting her to her palace whenever she had time.
Soon, the entire Imperial City knew that the new Number One Scholar’s wife was really close to Princess Jianan. Then incredulous rumors started to spread. People began to say that Zhao Chuchu and Princess Jianan were sharing Xie Heng.
Zhao Chuchu didn’t know what to say when she heard that.
She could never guess what people might imagine!
Princess Jianan was very amused by these rumors. She couldn’t stop laughing. “Chuchu, what do you think about the rumor that we are sharing your husband?”
“Princess, please don’t tease me like this. Do you think anyone else knows you better than me?” Zhao Chuchu helplessly said, “Actually, I don’t care what other people say. After all, I have eyes to see for myself.”
“l love how direct you are. You say whatever you think. I really dislike those people who just go with whatever others tell them. They don’t have a mind of their own. Despite being friends for so many years, somehow, my words mean less than those of some outsider. What a joke.”
“You’ve encountered something like this before?”
“There are many people who would gossip about a widow like me. However, none of those things hurt me. As long as I know what I’m doing, I don’t care about what others say. After all, I can’t force people to think a certain way, right? But I once lost a friend because of something like this, which still makes me a little uncomfortable.’
After getting to know Princess Jianan, Zhao Chuchu learned that she really cared about her friends and family. She was completely different from the rumors.
She wasn’t a slutty person. As Xie Heng said, those “toy boys” were just talented individuals she kept for Xie Yan.
That’s right, Princess Jianan and Xie Yan were very close.
Although she was just a princess, she treated Xie Yan differently from all the other princes.
Because Princess Jianan’s former husband was Xie Hengs cousin.
A few years after Xie Heng’s mother died, Princess Jianan’s husband passed away as well.
Of course, Princess Jianan didn’t tell Zhao Chuchu these things, nor did Xie Heng. Zhao Chuchu deduced it from her conversations with Princess Jianan, then confirmed it with Xie Heng after the fact.
“People who don’t trust you aren’t suitable to be friends with. It’s good that you managed to spot that from a trivial incident like this. It’s better than finding out because of a life-and-death matter. That would be too late,” Zhao Chuchu consoled her.
“Yeah, you’re right. We stopped contacting each other after that, of course. She realized that it was all a misunderstanding and tried to connect with me again, but I rejected her. I have a lot of friends. I don’t need her.”
Princess Jianan sounded like she was completely over this, but Zhao Chuchu could still hear the emotions in her voice.
Sometimes, friendships are like relationships. Losing one is painful. Even if much time has passed, people still feel like something is missing when they recall it.
“Never mind, let’s not talk about that. Yanyan told me that he’d bring Junjun over in a few days. So tell your husband to get off work early to meet Junjun.” Princess Jianan changed the topic.
“Okay. I haven’t met Junjun in a while. I miss him.”
“Thanks to our great editor for educating Junjun so well,” said Princess Jianan. “He’s so much better than his brothers. He’s well-behaved and obedient. It’s just…”
Halfway through the sentence, the princess paused as her eyes turned cold.
Fortunately, those people’s good lives had already ended. Otherwise, every single time she thought about what Xie Yan and Xie Jun had gone through, she felt anger welling up in her heart.
“Princess, it’s all in the past now. We should look forward to the future instead. Junjun’s future will be much better.”
“Yes, it will be.”
Princess Jianan nodded.
She had almost fully recovered from her illness, and her complexion was also much better. She no longer needed thick layers of makeup. She was becoming closer and closer to Zhao Chuchu.
Xie Hengs life in Hanlin Hall also improved because of this.
The emperor treated Princess Jianan quite well.
It didn’t take long for the Embroidered Uniform Guards to learn about Sikou Zhendongs crimes. What surprised the guards’ leader was that Sikou Zhendong was connected to the death of Empress Yuan.
After reporting this finding to the emperor, the emperor told him to investigate this thoroughly.
This implicated a lot of people. It turned out that Empress Yuan was murdered by the Sikou Clan. The whole reason why Xie Yan often fell sick previously was because the Sikou Clan had poisoned him.
The emperor ordered the entire Sikou Clan to be executed. The empress was abolished, while the Great Prince was grounded.
An extremely powerful and influential clan had fallen in a single night.
Other than that, many other people were implicated as well.
Because the emperor was cheated on, he vented his anger on these people. As a result, many of Sikou Zhendongs allies were wiped out.
Xie Heng was promoted and entered the Ministry of Revenue as a result.
His speed of promotion made many people jealous.
But for some reason, the emperor did not announce Xie Jun’s identity to the dynasty.
It became a known secret in the royal court.
Perhaps it was because of the Sikou Zhendong scandal, but all the officials became very cautious. No one dared talk about Xie Jun anymore.
As a result, Xie Jun was able to live a relatively quiet life for a while. At the very least, his life in the Third Prince’s palace was a lot more free and easy.
Xie Yan had been teaching Xie Jun about many things related to politics in the royal court.
When Zhao Chuchu met Xie Jun, he once again became more mature.
He had learned the mannerisms of the royal family as well. If Zhao Chuchu didn’t know that Xie Jun grew up in a village, she would have thought that he was born a prince.
But Xie Jun was still the same innocent child in front of Zhao Chuchu and Xie
Heng.
She didn’t hide her feelings for them and continued to rely on them.
“Bro, Sis, why didn’t you visit me at the Third Prince’s palace? You said you were going to come often, but you didn’t come even once,” Xie Jun said, feeling somewhat upset. “You guys were lying again.”
“No, Junjun. It’s just that your brother is really busy. It’s difficult for him to take time out, and 1 can’t go to the Third Prince’s Palace alone, as it will cause rumors. That won’t be good for your brothers.”
Xie Jun sighed.
Of course, he knew that.
He heard that people in the Imperial City were spreading rumors about Zhao Chuchu and Princess Jianan sharing Xie Heng.
Xie Jun felt very angry. He wanted to find the person spreading those rumors and give him a lesson, but Xie Yan stopped him.
Xie Yan told him that rumors like this were best for Xie Heng. The emperor didn’t want Xie Heng to be too perfect. Some flaws would be the best camouflage for him.
Xie Jun didn’t really understand it, but he felt that Xie Yan was right, so he suppressed his anger.
“Sis, don’t believe the nonsense that those people out there are saying. You guys must be good together. I’m still waiting for my nephew!” Xie Jun held Zhao Chuchu’s hand and spoke eagerly.
Zhao Chuchu was speechless.
Why was she being hurried to have a child again?