3277 Another Update
"What's wrong, Master?" The coachman looked at his master with some confusion.
Chen Chaozhi's face darkened. "Close the main gate. Carry Madam to the guest quarters, quickly!"
"Go prepare an invitation. This official will personally visit Prince Kang's Estate this afternoon."
After saying this, Chen Chaozhi ordered his servants to carry his wife and swiftly headed to the guest quarters.
As soon as the guest quarters door closed, Chen Chaozhi couldn't bear it any longer and slapped Madam Chen hard across the face.
Madam Chen had been whipped thirty times and was already covered in blood, devoid of any strength. How could she possibly withstand Chen Chaozhi's forceful slap?
She immediately tumbled off the stretcher carried by the servants, crying and whimpering, "Master!"
"Fool!" Chen Chaozhi roared. "Utterly idiotic! You see, since the Crown Prince and Crown Princess returned from the secret realm, has anyone dared to confront them directly? Only you, this imbecile, were provoked by a few words and foolishly ran to Nanxinyuan to seek your own death."
"If this official hadn't arrived in time, do you think you'd still be alive?"
Although he hadn't had much contact with the Crown Prince, the information he had received from various sources earlier indicated that the Crown Prince was a ruthless individual.
When he left Nanxinyuan today and headed back to the Chen Estate, he had expected to be attacked by people sent by the Crown Prince.
However, his anxious journey turned out to be uneventful and peaceful.
Though he didn't know why, Chen Chaozhi, being an old fox, had a premonition that the Crown Prince's actions would definitely not stop at just thirty lashes.
Madam Chen's act of openly scolding the Crown Princess and slandering her had clearly crossed the Crown Prince's bottom line.
When he said he would petition His Majesty to strip his wife of her noble title, he was absolutely not joking.
Chen Chaozhi took a deep breath, turned to his personal attendant, and said, "Prepare the sedan chair immediately. We're going to Prince Kang's Estate now."
If the Crown Prince truly petitioned His Majesty to strip his wife of her noble title, then his Chen family would undoubtedly become the biggest laughingstock of the spring!
"Master," Madam Chen, her face covered in blood, called out pitifully, "Master, I also couldn't bear it any longer, which is why I acted so impulsively."
Chen Chaozhi flicked his sleeve and strode out.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Prince Kang's Estate, he noticed the main gate was tightly shut, and his heart sank.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince's impeachment, along with several censor-general's remonstrances, snowballed into the imperial study.
Chen Chaozhi was denied entry at Prince Kang's Estate and quickly rerouted to Prince Jianping's Estate, asking Prince Jianping to mediate.
Old Prince Jianping accepted Master Chen's generous gifts, patted his chest, and guaranteed he would help. He rushed into the palace to seek an audience with the Emperor without even eating.
The various court officials who caught wind of the situation couldn't help but secretly prepare to watch a good show.
It seemed this Prince Jianping had forgotten how he had suffered setbacks at the hands of the young couple before.
No one knew what Prince Jianping and the Emperor discussed behind closed doors in the study.
However, as evening approached, the imperial decree stripping the noble title arrived at the Chen Estate.
Not only that, the Crown Prince also personally bestowed two beautiful women upon Master Chen to "add fragrance to his red sleeves"...
What the eunuch delivering the decree said made people so angry they wanted to smash their heads against a wall.
"His Royal Highness said that Madam Chen is a model of virtue and grace in the imperial capital, and she certainly won't harbor jealousy towards these two beauties, nor will she become a jealous woman."
"Master Chen, please accept these two beauties. His Royal Highness said if these aren't enough, there will be more later!"