Wasn't he supposed to be beaten to death? Why did this powerful cousin love him so much?

Princess Anning still doesn't know that Jiang Sese has become her daughter-in-law.

Princess Anning only knew that her son was a powerful and favored minister, yet he couldn't even protect his own sister!

He watched helplessly as his own sister was about to be exiled!

Princess Anning shouldn't have embarrassed Princess Chenjia. Even for the sake of Emperor Jingyuan, she should have tolerated it. But she simply couldn't!

How could Xie Jue do this!

Does she not understand?

With Xie Jue's abilities, even if the Chu family rebelled, Xie Jue would have a way to quell it!

The fact that Yi Hua is like this only proves that Xie Jue doesn't care at all!

Now that he has a fiancée, he has completely forgotten his own sister, his flesh and blood! If he can abandon his sister today, will he be able to abandon his own mother tomorrow?

The mother and son already had a distant relationship, and now Princess Anning felt even more disheartened.

She understands the truth.

The person before her was Princess Chenjia, personally bestowed by the Emperor, a symbol of the royal family. Even if she harbored resentment, she should, for the sake of Emperor Jingyuan, endure the guests and maintain decorum.

But when people are angry, they don't care about reason at all.

Filled with resentment, Princess Anning decided to break the rules and act willfully, refusing to give face to anyone and insisting on closing the door to refuse to see anyone, rather than putting on a smiling face to entertain guests.

Just as she was feeling her emotions churning and her frustrations were hard to calm, Cuiwei quickly lifted the curtain and entered, bowing nervously to report back.

"Princess, the eldest young master asked me to tell you something: after you hear it, your ailments will naturally disappear."

Princess Anning frowned, her anger still simmering: "What else does he have to say?!"

Cuiwei lowered her head and repeated word for word: "The eldest young master said that the princess should know that Princess Chenjia's birth mother is Consort Chen."

Princess Anning was taken aback at first, then her whole body trembled, and she abruptly sat up straight on the soft couch, looking incredulous: "What did you say?!"

Consort Chen...

No wonder!

No wonder the Emperor is usually cold and ungrateful, but he made an exception for this Princess Chenjia who appeared out of nowhere, bestowing upon her a title and honors!

During the royal succession struggle, when the princes rebelled, she was unfortunately implicated and nearly faced death. It was only through the intercession of Consort Chen that she was spared the death penalty.

Although Emperor Jingyuan was not a kind-hearted person, he loved Consort Chen.

Everyone in the world knows that he loves Consort Chen.

Princess Anning took a deep breath, her expression turning serious. She instructed Cuiwei, "Go and invite the eldest young master in. Also, invite Princess Chenjia to sit in the flower hall. Serve her well and do not neglect her."

Cuiwei withdrew in response.

As Xie Jue entered, Princess Anning, disregarding Xie Yihua's affairs, immediately asked, "Princess Chenjia...is her mother truly Consort Chen?"

Xie Jue: "Yes."

Princess Anning looked forlorn and remained silent for a long while before softly asking, "Was it born to Consort Chen and that woman outside the palace?"

She knew that Consort Chen had been married before entering the palace.

Xie Jue nodded.

Princess Anning remained silent for a long time.

She recalled how Consort Chen used to praise Xie Jue when he was young, and would often hold her hand and say jokingly, "Anning, it's a pity I don't have a daughter, otherwise we could be in-laws."

An Ning humbly said that she dared not presume to be on his level, but in her heart she was quite pleased.

Later, Consort Chen died, never having had a child with Emperor Jingyuan. She thought that the words she spoke would never be heard again in this life, perhaps only in the next. Unexpectedly—

Princess Anning raised her hand to rub the corner of her eye, slowly stood up, smoothed the fine wrinkles on her skirt, and said to Xie Jue, "You stay here, I'm going to see her."

Xie Jue suddenly called out to her, "Mother."

Princess Anning turned around and saw that his expression was unusually solemn.

Xie Jue remained silent for a moment before saying, "There is something I have kept from Mother for a long time, and now I have no choice but to tell you the truth."