freenovelworld Chapter 697 Chu Moli's Past!
Chapter 697 Chu Moli's Past!
The Empress did not release the people until the palace was about to close.
During the day, Xiao Zonghua still liked to look for the Empress, but by evening, he only wanted to find his biological father and mother.
In this way, the Empress's plan to keep Xiao Zonghua in the palace was naturally thwarted.
"Your Highness, as you can see, I heard that the Crown Princess prepared a lot of children's toys and had them delivered to the Prince of Chang Le's residence early this morning."
The Empress was doing her makeup when she heard this, and she just smiled faintly, "She is clever. Knowing that the Emperor likes Xiao Zonghua, she goes along with our wishes."
The Empress simply couldn't bring herself to like this Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess must have noticed this as well, which is why she has been very quiet and rarely speaks when she comes to pay her respects lately. She probably worries that she might say something that offends her, and then she might hold a grudge.
"I heard that as soon as Zhaoyang returned, he sent a lot of congratulatory gifts to the Chang Le Prince's Mansion?"
"Your Majesty, that's right. There are gold locks and silver locks, mostly toys that children like."
"Yes, that's right. We're all family, we can't be estranged. Even if we've lived far apart, now that we're back, we should visit each other more often."
"What about Jing'er? Wasn't she best friends with Mu Xin Nuan before? And she was always following the fourth brother around?"
"Your Majesty, you truly understand the little princess. I heard that the little princess personally went to the Chang Le Prince's residence."
The Empress rose, her bright yellow phoenix robe accentuating her noble bearing.
"Jing'er's child should be about the same age as Anuan's, right?"
"Your Majesty, he is a bit older than Princess Chang Le's. He has already turned one year old and can walk now."
"Hmm, in the blink of an eye, all those children have become mothers. How can I not grow old?" A hint of nostalgia flashed in the Empress's eyes, then she smiled faintly. "Let's go, let's go out for a stroll. Staying cooped up in this palace all the time is really exhausting."
"Yes, ma'am."
Changle Palace.
"You? You're A-Nuan?"
When Duanmu Jing saw Mu Xin Nuan, she became furious. "This is too much! How come you're still so thin after having a child? Look at your figure, you don't look like you've ever given birth! And look at me, I've gotten so fat!"
Mu Xin Nuan looked at her with amusement. In fact, Duanmu Jing was not as fat as she claimed.
It's just my own feeling.
"You haven't changed much either. Is this your daughter? She's so beautiful!"
"Right? Pretty, isn't he? I think your little Zonghua is not bad either. How about we take a loss and arrange a marriage between our children?"
"No!"
Before Mu Xin Nuan could react, Duanmu Chu Ze, who had just returned from outside, immediately rejected the idea.
"Why not? Fourth Brother, do you think my daughter is ugly?"
Duanmu Chuze looked carefully at the baby girl in the wet nurse's arms beside her, and nodded seriously, "You're right, she really is a bit ugly."
Duanmu Jing was displeased. "Fourth Brother, you've gone too far! I... I'm going to the palace to tell Mother."
Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes at Duanmu Chu Ze, then reached out and pulled Duanmu Jing to sit down. "Don't you know your fourth brother's temper? Why bother arguing with him? How are things now? Has Chu Rong bullied you?"
Duanmu Jing blushed and pouted slightly. "He wouldn't dare! I'm a princess, you know. If he dares to bully me, I'll never forgive him!"
The marriage between Duanmu Jing and Chu Rong back then was full of twists and turns.
Chu Rong was originally unwilling, and even requested permission to go out and guard the border rather than return to marry her. However, he was summoned back by imperial decree shortly after leaving.
The Emperor's will is naturally not to be disobeyed.
Even if Chu Rong was unwilling, he could not disobey the imperial decree.
Fortunately, after Chu Rong married the princess, the emperor bestowed upon them a princess's residence, where they usually lived. Later, because she became pregnant, they moved back to the Chu residence.
Madam Chu treated Duanmu Jing very well, and as time went on, Duanmu Jing naturally stopped putting on airs in the Chu family.
"By the way, do you still remember that Chu Moli?"
"I remember, Chu Rong's sister. What happened?"
"She's quite famous in Beijing now."
"Ok?"
Mu Xin Nuan had only been back in Beijing for a short time, so naturally she hadn't heard any of those messy rumors.
Duanmu Chuze raised an eyebrow at the two of them, then shook his head helplessly. He knew that when women got together, nothing good came of it, and sure enough, it was true.
Duanmu Chuze picked up Xiao Zonghua and walked out. Duanmu Jing's daughter also tried to follow, twisting her body. There was no other way, so the wet nurse had to take her out as well.
"To be honest, I don't know what to say about Chu Moli. You know, the Chu family found her a marriage that was considered a good match, well, how should I put it, it was a marriage downgrade for Chu Moli. Unexpectedly, she got pregnant less than half a year after the marriage. This should have been a good thing, right?"
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. It would be truly cruel if a woman could not have children after marriage.
Since Chu Moli is able to get pregnant, there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Ever since Chu Moli became pregnant, good heavens, she acted like a completely different person in the manor. Whether it was her speech or anything else, she was always bossy and domineering. Her husband couldn't stand it and often avoided her. As a result, Chu Moli made a huge scene in the manor, saying that she had worked so hard to bear children for their family, but he ignored her completely. Perhaps she made too much of a scene, because she ended up having a miscarriage."
"What?" Mu Xin Nuan was genuinely surprised. If she miscarried because of this, wouldn't that be a terrible loss?
"Then, what happened next?"
"Ever since her miscarriage, I heard that her husband has never set foot in her house again. At first, it was fine because he slept in his study and there were no outsiders around. Later, my mother-in-law had to swallow her pride and go to their house herself to say some nice things. After all, it was their own fault for not being in the right."
"Oh."
"Later, although the couple's relationship improved somewhat, Chu Moli still couldn't conceive. Later, because of a concubine, somehow, her husband was injured. The Chu family was in the wrong. They had no choice but to give her two options: either divorce her or send her to the authorities."
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head, "What kind of family is the Chu family in the capital? How could they be sent to the authorities?"
"Yes, in the end, there was no other way but my father-in-law had to forcefully pressure me, and we ended up getting a divorce. That's how this matter is temporarily put to rest."