Chapter 266: Whirlpool

Looking at Chen Afu's inquisitive eyes, Chu Lingxuan did not answer right away, but continued. "When I was seven years old, my father came home and told me that I might be appointed as a companion to the six-year-old Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince was not of high birth, and neither he nor his mother, Shan Jieyu, were favored by the emperor. My mother was extremely worried, as the Ninth Prince was often bullied by the Eighth Prince, who was born of the queen's womb. She was afraid I would get implicated. At that time, my father was an army general ranked third-grade in the Imperial Forestry Army, responsible for personally protecting the emperor. His position was not high, but he was trusted by the emperor. My mother wanted my father to ask the emperor if I could be assigned to another prince, but my father scolded her mercilessly. That was the harshest scolding my mother ever received. She cried..."