Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 183 - The Third Prince in Trouble

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The Third Prince in Trouble

Chapter 183 -183: The Third Prince in Trouble

When Old Madam Chen opened her mouth, she stunned Manager Chai.

So, it turned out she knew his name. The last time he sought her help, she acted ignorant, claiming she hadn’t received any gifts during the festival and even questioned if the gifts from the Chai Family had been sent to the wrong place.

He had sent gifts every year under his own name as the Family Head of the Chai Family, Chai Tuo. It was impossible for Old Madam Chen not to know him.

Now that she needed him, she could suddenly pronounce his name correctly.

The shamelessness of Old Madam Chen was truly astounding, not only boldly demanding the return of the house deed but also asking him to find a good doctor to treat Chen Wenyi’s injuries.

Initially, she didn’t want him to climb up their social ladder. Now, she was claiming that Chen Wenyi was his nephew.

It was ridiculous!

And it didn’t stop there. Old Madam Chen had the audacity to say:

“Oh, and Chai Tuo, you are now greatly favored by Princess Consort Ling. Please beg her to ask Prince Ling to help our Chen Family restore my son to his former official post!”

The former associate director of the Ministry of Rites, Old Master Chen, with a demeaning manner, said to Manager Chai:

“Cousin Chai, your nephew has inadvertently offended someone. If Prince Ling is willing to intervene, our Chen Family won’t have to leave the capital. Then, with the Chen Family here to support you in the Capital City, you won’t be alone.”

He spoke as if he desperately needed the Chen Family.

Manager Chai burst into ironic laughter. He thought to himself that it’s true what they say: a family like the Chens, detestable from oldest to youngest, stick together.

“Don’t flatter yourselves. Initially, when you did nothing to help me and Lou Zixi, that was one thing. But you even let Chen Wenyi break Lou Zixi’s leg and hired thugs to steal our money. I believe that unprincipled court physician was also Chen Wenyi’s doing; he intentionally set Lou’s broken bone incorrectly, hoping to cripple him for life. With Chen Wenyi so malicious, it’s only fitting he now suffers the consequences of his actions. Your family’s failure to discipline him and indulging his troublesome behavior should have prepared you for today’s disaster.”

After finishing, Manager Chai glanced over to the back where Chen Wenyi, looking swollen and bruised, was being carried on a wooden stretcher. The most severe injuries were his legs, visibly deformed even through his clothing.

It was said his virility was completely ruined.

But Chen Wenyi was lucky to be alive; he didn’t appear to be on his deathbed and could probably survive for quite some time.

For such a person, living was the greatest torment.

Old Madam Chen couldn’t believe it.

“What did you say? I am your cousin mother! How can you ignore us? Now that you’ve risen in status and clung to higher branches, do you think you’re too good for our Chen Family? You ungrateful thing, so undutiful. Your ancestors from the Chai Family will be turning in their graves!”

As she spoke, she even tried to snatch the house deed, claiming it belonged to their family and shouldn’t be occupied by outsiders.

“Once you’ve sold your house, it’s no longer yours. This house is now a gift from Princess Consort to us. If you keep trespassing, don’t blame me for taking legal action,” Manager Chai said coldly.

The servants behind him, also very astute, rallied and forcefully pushed the Chen family members out, not mincing their manner at all.

The female relatives wailed and cried loudly, shouting about being treated indecently.

Seeing he was really about to be thrown out, Chen Wenyi, still acting spoiled, shouted weakly, “Who dares to touch this young master? I’ll have him killed!”

Lou Zixi, with a stern face, kicked the stretcher where Chen Wenyi was lying. With a loud bang, Chen Wenyi fell off, aggravating his old injuries and adding new ones, which made him cry out in pain for his father and mother.

“My precious grandson!”

Old Madam Chen sat on the ground, wailing and rolling around.

At that moment, a young woman with a married woman’s hairstyle carefully approached and said to Lou Zixi, “Young Master Lou, after your cousin broke your legs, I wanted to visit you, but my cousin confined me and wouldn’t let me help. I’m sorry.”

This person was indeed Chen Wenyi’s cousin, now his wife, as indicated by her hairstyle.

She was indeed pure and beautiful, looking pitiful.

Lou Zixi remained unmoved and simply said, “I do not intend to make things difficult for a woman.”

The woman, with her head bowed and her face flushed, said, “Young Master Lou, the truth is, I have long admired you and have never forgotten you. Marrying my cousin was out of helplessness. If you do not mind, I am willing to follow you and serve you.”

Manager Chai furrowed his brows tightly, surprised that the woman, already Chen Wenyi’s wife, would dare to openly offer herself to another man.

The Chen family was furious and cursed loudly, calling her “whore,” “bitch,” and other ugly terms.

Lou Zixi looked at her coldly and said:

“If I remember correctly, it was you who deliberately fell on me, and just by chance, your cousin saw it. Yet, you did not offer a single explanation, allowing your cousin to break my legs. If I’m not mistaken, you wanted to make your cousin jealous by making him see it and pay more attention to you. Now that you have achieved your wish and become his wife, you despise the Chen family’s downfall and have set your sights on me.”

With those words, everyone around was stunned.

The young Madam Chen turned out to be such a shameless and scheming person, truly despicable!

It was known that Miss Cousin came from a very ordinary family background, a relative from Chen Wenyi’s mother’s side. The Chen family originally wanted to find an Official Miss to be his wife, but this Miss Cousin was quite cunning and became the principal wife.

All her calculations were for naught, as who could have predicted that Chen Wenyi, because of a courtesan and driven by jealousy, would end up losing his father’s official position and even have to leave the Capital City.

Young Madam Chen’s face turned pale, and Madam Chen slapped her, calling her shameless and threatening to divorce her.

Old Madam Chen, grinding her teeth, said, “No! We can’t divorce her! Let her live as a widow for my grandson, serve us like a beast of burden every day. If she thinks she can get a divorce to remarry, she better forget it!”

The crowd was enlightened, everyone in this family was incredibly malicious.

However, Lou Zixi and Manager Chai did not wish to watch this spectacle any further, and had the Chen family chased off far away, throwing out everything they owned.

Old Madam Chen regretted not treating Chai Tuo and Lou Zixi better in the past, thinking it might have prevented this day.

Regrets were now useless, as from henceforth, wanting to meet Chai Tuo or Lou Zixi was not something they could simply do on a whim.

A month later, after the Imperial Examination results were announced, Lou Zixi excelled above others, emerging as Jieyuan, and became the hottest new figure in the Capital City.

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Upon hearing this, Old Madam Chen’s regrets deepened.

Murong Jiu entered her mid-pregnancy, perhaps feeling better due to her mood and carrying twins, her appetite grew day by day, and her belly swelled like a blown-up ball.

Concerned about people noticing her pregnancy month, she wore increasingly loose clothing, and fortunately, being slender, the oversized garments did not look conspicuous on her.

One day, Jun Yuyan suddenly returned from outside and, barely taking a moment to drink water, said to her:

“My younger brother has had an accident.”