Chapter 614 - That bastard is here?

Wen Xu was resting in her room weakly. Since her hand was injured, Grandmother Shuren allowed her to go back to the orchid pavilion to take some rest.

Truthfully, Shuren was fed up seeing Wen Xu whimpering annoyingly over a small cut. In the end, she sent her back to the orchid pavilion, but she was not allowed to use any luxurious items. 

She can use her bed and other necessary items, but she was exempted from wearing gold jewelry and heavy beautiful dresses until her three months punishment completes.

However, Wen Xu was relieved that she was finally allowed to come back to the orchid pavilion, otherwise, she was supposed to stay with Shuren, and living with her is nothing less than a hell.

She was weakly laying on her bed when a maid sneakily entered the pavilion.

" Empress Dowager." 

Wen Xu was startled and annoyed at the same time. However, when she saw the maid's face, she pursed her lips and asked, " What are you doing here?"

The maid pursed her lips and replied, " Empress Dowager, I heard a few maid's conversations. Young Master Wen Ru has arrived at the palace…"

" Wen Ru has come back to the palace? Really?" Wen Xu interrupted the maid's words as her eyes brightened hearing this news. 

When Wen Ru left the palace to visit his parents, Wen Xu was only suspended but it was after he left that she was punished to live in the abandoned palace until the completion of three months.

A light of hope lit up in her heart as she thought that Wen Ru might help her to convince Ji Cheng and end or reduce her punishment. 

The maid pursed her lips and rubbed her palms urgently.

" Yes, Young Master Wen Ru has come but he did not come alone this time. Someone else also came with him as well. "

Wen Xu frowned when she heard her words. 

" Someone else? Who?"

The maid looked around to see if other maids are also here. She has always worked as Wen Xu's eyes and ears in the palace and always informed her about anything that goes on in the palace.

Even though Wen Xu is suspended now, she knows that things will come back to normal once her punishment period is over.

" It's Prince Ji Zhelan. Young Master Wen Ru brought prince Zhelan to the palace." 

Wen Xu's expressions darkened when she heard this. She clenched her fists tightly as she said in a cold voice, " What? Zhelan? That bastard Zhelan is here?"

The maid nodded as she stared at Wen Xu whose expression had turned dark. [ Read this novel on W e b n o v e l . c o m ( remove spaces). If you are reading this elsewhere, then this novel is pirated. Support the original author, not the thieves, and get the latest updates. Regards Kamlyn]

She has lived in the palace for years now and has always supported Wen Xu and informed everything going into the palace.

She has seen how much Wen Xu hates her husband's concubines and their children.

Other concubines are not that important since their children are not capable enough to fight for the throne.

However, Ji Zhelan's mother is different. She was a concubine, but she was taken in after winning over the Zhi empire in the war. When she came to the palace, her beauty and youthfulness made Wen Xu uncomfortable and jealous.

Despite being a concubine, Ji Cheng's father loved her and this made Wen Xu uncomfortable. Not only that, after a few months of Ji Cheng's birth, she also gave birth to a son, Ji Zhelan.

Ji Cheng and him not only have a few months difference between them, but Ji Zhelan is the most capable among other concubine's children.

She was afraid that he might fight for the succession and would be a threat for Ji Cheng in the future. After Ji Cheng's father's death, she forced all the concubines and their children out of the palace.

….

Wen Xu gritted her teeth and mumbled, " Why did he come back? "

The maid stayed mum and didn't say anything seeing Wen Xu's dark expressions.

" Where is he now?"

The maid pursed her lips and said in a low voice, " I heard that His Majesty has allowed him to stay in a guest-chamber for now. I don't know anything else about it."

The maid pursed her lips and raised her head slightly only to see Wen Xu's fierce expressions. 

Before she could say anything, Wen Xu dashed out of the room leaving her dumbfounded.

…..

Zhao Ming and Ji Cheng were having tea after their lunch when the door of the chamber was pushed open with a force.

This startled Zhao Ming when she saw Wen Xu whose face was pale and weak but her expressions were so fierce that it made her scrunch slightly in fear.

Ji Cheng saw her actions and his gaze darkened seeing her getting scared of Wen Xu. 

He thought that she was scared of Wen Xu but he didn't realize that it was just her momentarily expressions because she felt repulsive seeing her expressions.

Ji Cheng stood up and asked in an indifferent tone, " Mother, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you before to not barge into our room like this? Can't you understand this small thing?" 

Wen Xu ignored his words and walked towards him, " Why did he come? ".

He understood that she was talking about Ji Zhelan.

He took a deep breath and responded, " I don't know. He said that he came because he met Wen Ru in the way and he missed everyone as well. He asked to stay in the palace for a few days. After that, he will go back. "

Wen Xu scoffed and said, " And you believed that? Didn't you say that it was Zhelan who tried to cause an uprise and that bodyguard was his man as well? How can you allow him to stay in the palace after knowing all this?"

She was speechless over Ji Cheng's naivety. How can he allow a person who planted a spy in his palace to live as nothing happened? Shouldn't he worry about his throne and his power?

Zhao Ming looked at Ji Cheng whose expressions were plain and indifferent.

" Mother, I know what I am doing. I am the Emperor so I know what to do. You don't need to tell me all this."

" I don't think that you know anything. If you know how to handle this situation, then things won't turn out like this." Wen Xu ridiculed as she looked at Ji Cheng in annoyance.

She couldn't understand why Ji Cheng was taking this matter so lightly.

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