Xiao Qianyu looked at the Heir's Consort with an indescribable expression. She had three thousand men at her command and had still been bullied into such a state. Truly miserable!
"Mother, rest assured. I'll put them to good use." He reminded the Heir's Consort, "Now that all the favored concubines and illegitimate sons are gone, you can walk all over the estate. Even the Heir won't be able to give you grief. Please, don't keep making yourself suffer."
Her judgment really was worrying.
"I've found a few of your old matrons and maids. They're waiting outside. If you run into any trouble, just send someone to deliver a message. I'll take care of everything."
Knowing he was about to leave, the Heir's Consort nodded reluctantly.
Xiao Qianyu put away the Jade Token and bade the Heir's Consort farewell. "Your son can't stay long. I'll be going now."
The Heir's Consort nodded through her tears, then suddenly reached out and grabbed him.
Xiao Qianyu turned back. "Mother, is there something you want to tell me?"
The Heir's Consort hesitated. "You're my child. Then whose child is the Empress's?"
As a mother herself, now that she had found her own child, she couldn't help wondering who the Empress's child was.
Xiao Qianyu narrowed his eyes. "He's Xiao Qianyì."
"Then where is he now?" The Heir's Consort felt uneasy.
Xiao Qianyu had become the "true Imperial Prince." What would become of Xiao Qianyì?
Xiao Qianyu smiled. "He's in the Imperial Prison, of course."
The Heir's Consort's feelings were complicated. The words slipped out before she could stop them. "That child is innocent too. If possible, don't kill him. Please spare his life, all right?"
Xiao Qianyu immediately grew wary. Could the protagonist's halo still reach out from afar and affect the Heir's Consort?