But the two of them couldn't walk in this position at all. Qin Wan also felt uncomfortable. After taking two steps, she started to struggle. She looked up at Xie Qing and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

In the dim light, her eyes and eyebrows were coquettish and particularly charming.

Xie Qing couldn't help but lean over and quickly kissed her on the cheek. He immediately let go of her hand and held one of her hands instead. His hanging sleeves blocked the cold wind outside: "I just want to be intimate with you and act coquettishly."

"Oh?" Qin Wancai didn't believe it. She turned her head and looked around, and happened to see the back of the figure leaving from under the lantern. Even though the light was dim, she recognized it at a glance. It was Lu Yan.

Qin Wan couldn't help but laugh: "So, you are jealous?"

"No?" Xie Qing asked arrogantly.

Qin Wan couldn't do anything about him. She hooked her little finger around Xie Qing's and shook it gently, saying, "Our Crown Prince is jealous, hehe."

"Hmph." Xie Qing turned his head away, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Zigui and others at the back could only watch, pretending they didn't see their high and mighty Crown Prince acting coquettishly towards the Crown Princess.

Lu Yan took a few steps, stood in the shadows and looked back, watching the two people laughing and walking away. He covered his empty heart and staggered out of the palace.

The group arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

The emperor had just taken the medicine and was about to go to bed when he learned that the prince and princess were coming with a group of people, so he had to change his clothes again.

In just a moment, he knew roughly what had happened. Even so, he pretended to be ignorant and sat on the couch in the outer room, looking at the people in the room with a gloomy face: "It's so late, what's going on?"

Lord Yu lifted his skirt and knelt down: "The Imperial Concubine has slandered my daughter-in-law's innocence. Your Majesty, please make the decision!"

Concubine Li naturally refused to admit it and also knelt forward, "Your Majesty! I simply believed the slander of a villain who said I saw the Crown Prince and Young Madam Yu arguing with each other. I was worried about the reputation of the Crown Prince and the royal family, so I hurried over. I had no idea I had fallen into a trap!"

Concubine Min sneered, "You didn't know? You didn't know why she would rush over with so many people? We were in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and we only went over after hearing the shouts. Where did the Imperial Concubine get this information?"

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Min and said, "How should I know why you found out so late?"

Concubine Min asked, "Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was singing and dancing going on, yet the cries for help from the side hall were carried in with such a loud noise? Could it be that someone did this on purpose?"

Seeing the two arguing, the emperor raised his eyelids.

The two of them immediately fell silent and stopped talking.

The emperor glanced at everyone and pointed at Qin Wan: "Tell me what's going on."

Qin Wan stepped forward, knelt and bowed, then said, "My daughter-in-law was at the palace banquet when she suddenly heard a sharp cry that seemed to come from a side hall, so she hurriedly brought people to investigate."

"However, as Concubine Min said, in a place where singing and dancing are in full swing, the sound from the side hall is so clear. This is a problem in itself, so everyone in the hall was attracted over there..."

Qin Wan recounted the entire incident in detail, including the exact expressions of everyone after the door was opened, the timing of the Fourth Prince's appearance, and so on. She described it clearly.

Finally, Qin Wan continued, "My daughter-in-law felt something was amiss, so she ordered the eunuchs and palace maids serving in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to be summoned and questioned one by one. Now, the eunuchs and palace maids who delivered the message to the Crown Prince, Young Mistress Yu, and Young Master Yu are all waiting outside. Furthermore, the entertainer who exclaimed at the palace banquet has also been located."

The emperor nodded and signaled that everyone should be brought up.

Qin Wan asked Zigui to bring the others, and then said, "We've found all the servants in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, except for the eunuch who sweeps the side halls. I think he must be the eunuch who went to deliver a message to the Imperial Concubine, and he may not have had time to return to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so he hasn't arrived yet. I've already sent someone to look for him."

A trace of panic flashed across Concubine Li's face, but she quickly concealed it and knelt pretending to be calm.

Soon everyone was brought over.

The emperor signaled Qin Wan to be interrogated in public.

In fact, these people had already been interrogated one by one without any torture, and they all confessed one by one.

"I received some money from Eunuch Sun and was told to go and pass on a message, so I went. I really don't know what they are going to do. Your Majesty, please spare me!"

"This servant also received a message from Eunuch Sun, asking him to go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over."

"So do the servants."

It was obvious that these people all received orders from the same person.

Qin Wan looked at Concubine Min and said, "Madam Concubine Min, is there a eunuch named Sun on the list of attendants in the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"

Concubine Min nodded: "Yes."

Concubine Li glared at her and said, "You remember it clearly! There are so many people serving in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and you just remember him. I'm afraid this Eunuch Sun is not your man, right?"

Concubine Min lowered her eyes and glanced at Concubine Li Guifei, sneering, "I can't help it. I was born with a good memory. Unlike some people, they are treacherous and ungrateful."

Concubine Li turned around and glared at Concubine Min: "You are slandering me!"

"You know best whether I am slandering you or not." Concubine Min showed no mercy. The two of them had been fighting for half their lives, so they knew each other well!

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, the emperor coughed, and Concubine Min snorted lightly, as if she felt that Concubine Li was unlucky, and moved to the side.

The emperor took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Are you here to quarrel?"

Concubine Min quickly knelt down and admitted her mistake: "I know I was wrong."

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Min who also knelt down, and felt relieved. She also admitted her mistake: "I know I was wrong."

The emperor hummed and said, "Bring this eunuch Sun here for me."

Qin Wan said, "Father, this eunuch Sun is the one who went to deliver the message to Concubine Li. Someone has already been sent to look for him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Luzi came in carrying someone: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Sun has been captured!"

Xiao Luzi kicked Eunuch Sun in the knee, and Eunuch Sun fell to his knees.

The emperor looked at Eunuch Sun and said, "Go ahead."

Eunuch Sun subconsciously glanced at the Fourth Prince, then hurriedly averted his gaze, lowering his head and confessing everything: "I am a young eunuch serving in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. On weekdays, I am responsible for cleaning the side halls. Today, I was passing by the side hall and heard some movement inside, so I took a look."

"Who knew that I would see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Madam Yu pulling and tugging, and then I hurried to inform the Imperial Concubine."

They recruited but not all of them.

Qin Wan looked at Eunuch Sun and said, "You said you went to see the Imperial Concubine, but these people said you gave them money and asked them to pass on the message. What do you say?"

Eunuch Sun shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't do this! It wasn't me! I am innocent!"

The palace maids and eunuchs refused to accept this. If there was no culprit, wouldn't they be punished? Would they be forced to confess? They immediately pointed at Eunuch Sun and said:

"It's him! He's the one who gave me the silver! He told me to pass on the message!"