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Chapter 432 A Trap

Prince Weiming was not the Crown Prince but the emperor still held a banquet in the palace to celebrate the birth of the baby. So it could be told how delighted the emperor was.

If anything went wrong, Fu's Crown Prince title might be...

At the thought, Prime Minister Lan sighed and decided to do something rather than wait for their doom.

To secure Chushi Lanfu's title, they had to kill Prince Weiming's son!

Then, Prime Minister Lan who clenched called Lan Ruojing and whispered to him.

The latter nodded after hearing what Prime Minister Lan said and then walked away.

At the same time, Imperial Concubine Xiao was also plotting something.

She asked Qingzhi to invite Consort Zhen to meet her.

"Congratulations, you have a cute grandson now!" Consort Zhen curtsied to Imperial Concubine Xiao and said.

Imperial Concubine Xiao smiled and answered, "Thank you. Please have a seat."

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Consort Zhen nodded and asked after sitting down.

Imperial Concubine Xiao had a sip of water and replied, "I appreciate your straightforwardness. I invited you here because I want you to do me a favor. Would you like to help me organize the banquet tomorrow? I'm afraid my hands will be too full then."

"I'd love to," Consort Zhen quickly answered after Imperial Concubine Xiao finished.

The emperor whom she hadn't seen for days would attend the banquet tomorrow. Therefore, right after Imperial Concubine Xiao offered her an opportunity to see him, she quickly agreed to the request.

Hearing that, Imperial Concubine Xiao put on a vicious smile but it faded away soon!

In the meantime, Bai Zhanfei and Luo Shu still stayed in the capital. Today was the third day but they hadn't got any message from the palace. So Bai Zhanfei hadn't taken any action yet.

Soon, the day to hold a banquet for the newborn baby came.

Liu Yiyi arrived with her baby at Imperial Concubine Xiao's palace early.

Officials' wives also came early in the morning to extend their congratulations and paid a visit to the little prince.

Imperial Concubine Xiao grinned from ear to ear.

Consort Zhen was busy with receiving guests.

Chushi Lanfu also arrived and he said to Chushi Weiming, "Congratulations."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Please have a seat." Prince Weiming walked to him and answered with his hands cupped.

Chushi Lanfu nodded and sat on an empty chair.

Chushi Weiming picked up the kettle and filled Chushi Lanfu's cup with tea.

However, as he squinted at Chushi Lanfu, he failed to hold the kettle steadily so the tea spilled out.

Seeing that, Chushi Lanfu stood up quickly.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Chushi Weiming asked anxiously.

Hearing that, Chushi Lanfu took a look at Chushi Weiming and shook his head. "I'm fine but I need to get changed."

"Your palace is quite far. If you walk back in wet clothes, I'm afraid you will catch a cold. How about letting me send a servant to your palace and fetch you a coat?" Chushi Weiming suggested after Chushi Lanfu finished.

Chushi Lanfu looked down at his wet clothes and nodded.

Later, Chushi Weiming called Li He and asked him to lead Chushi Lanfu to have a rest in a room.

When they arrived, Li He cupped his hands and said to Chushi Lanfu, "Your Highness, please have a rest first. I will send your coat to you as soon as the servant comes back with it."

While speaking, Li He stoked up the fire in the hearth.

Chushi Lanfu nodded at his words.

Then, Li He left and closed the door.

Looking back at the room, Li He lifted the corner of his mouth. The show would be on because he just added the hallucinogenic agent to the hearth.

Then, Li He walked to Imperial Concubine Xiao.

At the sight of him, Qingzhi who stood aside also walked to Imperial Concubine Xiao and whispered to her.

The latter stood up and moved to Consort Zhen. "I forgot to bring gifts for guests here. Could you go to my room and fetch them?"

"No problem," Consort Zhen nodded without giving it a second thought and then left with Qingzhi.

At the same time, Chushi Lanfu who was sitting on a chair somehow felt a bit hot.

At first, he thought it was because Li He added too much firewood to the hearth. Therefore, he took off his coat.

After a while, the heat didn't disappear and his private part...

Then, he realized something went wrong but he had already lost his mind. The heat drove him to tear off his clothes.

At this moment, Qingzhi was leading Consort Zhen to the room where Chushi Lanfu stayed. But all of a sudden, she said, "Your Grace, I'm sorry but I have to go to the bathroom first. Please walk into that room and find gifts first. I'll be right back."

While speaking, Qingzhi pointed at the room and then ran away.

"Hey...," Consort Zhen wanted to say something but Qingzhi was gone. So she had no choice but to walk to the room Qingzhi pointed at.

When she pushed the door open, she smelt a whiff of pungent fragrance and saw the Crown Prince lying on the ground.

She walked in rapidly and helped Chushi Lanfu stand up. She asked, "Your Highness, what happened to you?"

"Hot...I'm hot...," Chushi Lanfu said.

He threw himself at Consort Zhen at the sight of her.

Then, he tried to tear off her clothes.

Consort Zhen was frightened and she realized that the Crown Prince had been drugged. If anyone saw this scene, she might be killed.

At the thought, she pushed Chushi Lanfu away and ran to the door.

But she couldn't open it.

Consort Zhen pounded hard on the door and cried for help.

But Li He had locked it.

Then Consort Zhen realized that Imperial Concubine Xiao had set a trap for her in the first place.

She fell and sat on the floor.

Chushi Lanfu who had lost his mind pinned Consort Zhen down again. The latter struggled and cried, "Your Highness, Your Highness, we can't do this! We can't!"

However, Chushi Lanfu totally ignored that.

Soon, Consort Zhen who had taken in the hallucinogenic agent also lost her mind. Clothes were everywhere...

Li He who was standing outside chuckled and then left.

At present, more than half of the guests had arrived!

So had the emperor. Holding the baby in his arms, he was amusing him in Imperial Concubine Xiao's room.

Later, he handed the baby to his wet nurse and asked Imperial Concubine Xiao, "Have you named him?"

"Not yet," Imperial Concubine Xiao answered with a smile.

Chushi Youtian thought for a while and asked, "He's my first grandson who brings joy to me. So I want to name him Chushi Wenyi. What do you think?"

"Wenyi? That's a good name. Wenyi, your grandpa gives you a name. You have a name now," Imperial Concubine Xiao stroked the baby's face and said with a smile.

Right at this time, a maid of Imperial Concubine Xiao's rushed into the room worriedly.

"Your Majesty, Your Grace," said the maid who curtsied.

Imperial Concubine Xiao knew why she rushed in but pretended to be unaware of what happened. So she scolded the maid, "What's wrong? Why are you flustered? Don't you know His Majesty is resting here?"

"I... I dare not tell you what I saw," the maid lowered her head and answered.

Taking a look at Chushi Youtian, Imperial Concubine Xiao continued, "Why? Just tell us!"

The maid looked back at the wet nurse who was holding the baby in her arms. So Imperial Concubine Xiao ordered the wet nurse to leave the room with the baby.

Then, she asked, "What happened? Tell us."

"Your Grace... I went to fetch you the gifts prepared for guests as you required. But I... I saw... the Crown Prince and Consort Zhen were..." explained the maid who didn't dare to look at Imperial Concubine Xiao.

Imperial Concubine Xiao continued, "What did they do?"

"They were...They were lying together!" The maid quickly lowered her head after saying that.

Hearing her words, Imperial Concubine Xiao scolded loudly, "How dare you! Don't slander His Highness. If you ruin his reputation, you will be killed!"

"Your Grace, I didn't lie! I saw that!" the maid confirmed after Imperial Concubine Xiao finished.

Chushi Youtian frowned and asked, "Where are they?"

"They're in the storage room in the side courtyard," answered the maid.

Getting the answer, Chushi Youtian walked outside. Imperial Concubine Xiao walked to that maid and said in a low voice, "Don't worry. I'll take good care of your family."

"Thank you, Your Grace," the maid nodded.

Then, Imperial Concubine Xiao stepped out of the room and shot the maid near the door a glance. The latter walked into the room.

She throttled the maid in the room, making the latter pat her hands and keep kicking.

After a while, the latter's hands hung down.

The dead maid had a deal with Imperial Concubine Xiao. Her mother was seriously ill but couldn't afford to see a doctor. Plus, the maid had a little brother who was still young. Imperial Concubine Xiao offered to help her take good care of her family, so the maid agreed to report to the emperor.

At the same time, the wet nurse stayed with Chushi Wenyi in a room.

Putting the baby on the bed, she closed the door and the window.

Afterward, she walked to him and said while looking at this newborn baby, "I didn't want to hurt you but the Lan family threatened me with my whole family. If I don't kill you, then my parents and children will be killed."

While speaking, she covered the baby's face with a wet towel and pressed it.

The baby kicked hard and also waved his hands.

Unexpectedly, he gashed the wet nurse's wrist.

She felt the pain but didn't stop. And shortly, the baby stopped struggling.

Quickly, she took away the wet towel and put it aside.

Later, the wet nurse added some coal to the hearth and moved it toward the bed.

When getting everything done, she walked out.

Right when she stepped out of the room, she ran into Qingzhi, Imperial Concubine Xiao's maid.

At the sight of the wet nurse, Qingzhi asked, "Why are you here? Where is the baby?"

"He falls asleep. I need to go to the bathroom so I leave the room," answered the wet nurse who didn't look at Qingzhi.

Qingzhi nodded and ordered, "I see. Be quick."

The wet nurse nodded and ran away.

Taking a look at her, Qingzhi walked away to finish the task Imperial Concubine Xiao assigned before!

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