Chu Hengyuan indignantly recounted Noble Consort De's actions to Chu Hengyuan in great detail, explaining that he had been terrified the Emperor would actually agree to her request. He had immediately rushed forward to interrupt the Emperor's train of thought with formal greetings, successfully pulling his mind back from the brink.
Seeing this unruly little scoundrel, the Emperor had immediately begun lecturing him right in front of Noble Consort De. Realizing the Emperor had momentarily dropped the previous topic, the woman had tactfully taken her leave and requested to return to her own palace.
"Sixth Brother, look at how lucky it was that I appeared in the nick of time! Otherwise, you and my little future sister-in-law would have missed your chance. No, wait—perhaps my little sister-in-law would have been wronged and forced to become a concubine instead," Chu Hengyuan said, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Chapter 19