Seeing Jiang Xuanyan's sudden arrival, Jiang Qingyi's eyes lit up and she couldn't help feeling proud.

Today, she will expose Shen Ningzhu's true face in front of Jiang Xuanyan and let him see clearly the true face of this woman.

By then, she didn't believe he would still want her.

"What are you all doing here? What happened?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to start. As everyone knew, although Chen Ningzhu had never entered the palace, she was at least a concubine of the crown prince.

It was rumored that the emperor disliked Shen Ningzhu and that was why he did not give her a title.

But they always felt something was wrong.

After all, she is someone who has served him. Even if the king of a country doesn't like her, he can just give her a title and let her enjoy her old age in the palace. It's not like he can't feed her. Why should he leave her outside the palace and be criticized?

There are also rumors that Chen Ningzhu has been missing for several years and has already become the favorite of countless men. The emperor thinks she is dirty and is worried about the criticism from the world, so he is hesitant and unwilling to give her a name.

This statement is even less credible.

If this were true, the emperor would have secretly executed her for the sake of the royal family's dignity. How could he tolerate her returning to the capital and staying there for such a long time?

What's more, the current emperor is a notorious tyrant, so why would he care what the world says?

After realizing this, everyone was enlightened and agreed that the emperor simply wanted to temper her annoying temper.

If she had been sensible, the Emperor might have given her something to eat. But if she refused to change her ways, and the Emperor lost his patience, her death would have been near.

In short, no matter what, the emperor will not honor her.

Now, they were no longer afraid that Liu Zhiyi would record it in their little notebook because they had just insulted her.

After all, in their eyes, Chen Ningzhu was already a dead fish that could not make any big waves.

"Are you all deaf? The emperor is asking you a question, why don't you say anything?" Sanfu shook the whisk in his hand and said sternly.

Jiang Qingyi smiled, walked forward and bowed, and said in a friendly tone,

"Brother Yan, please forgive me. This is all Qingyi's fault. We had a great banquet, but these lowly people sneaked in and disturbed your enjoyment. Qingyi apologizes to you. As for them..."

Jiang Qingyi secretly winked at Shen Ningxue.

Shen Ningxue clenched her palms nervously, and no longer cared about hiding behind to watch the show. She lowered her head and took a step forward, bowing.

"In reply to the emperor, these two are Chen Ningzhu's biological parents. I just arrived at the banquet and saw them arguing with the guards at the door."

"As we got closer, we realized they were looking for their daughter. I felt sorry for them, so I offered them a hand."

Jiang Xuanyan seemed to be smiling,

"Oh? So you brought them in?"

Shen Ningxue's heart beat faster. She didn't understand what Jiang Xuanyan meant by asking this question. Why didn't he just follow the routine and ask her why they had to come here to find their daughter?

He didn't know how to answer for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Jiang Qingyi.

"Your servant..."

"Why are you here to see Chen Ningzhu?"

Zhao Meihua was terrified. In her entire life, the highest-ranking official she had ever seen was the county magistrate, who would kneel down and kowtow when he saw him from a distance and would not dare to look at him again.

Now she actually met the emperor, who is the ruler of a country. How could a peasant like her meet him?

I couldn't help but look up quietly, and as a result, I happened to meet the young emperor's handsome face like a god, and the sinister look that flashed across his narrow and deep phoenix eyes.

For a moment, I was so scared that I almost peed my pants.

Hearing the majestic voice coming from above, he suddenly stiffened his body, slammed his head to the ground, not daring to breathe, and said with trembling lips,

"Your Majesty, I just miss my daughter so much, so..."

"Missing your daughter? If I remember correctly, Chen Ningxue is your adopted daughter, right? You don't think about the grace of raising you for fifteen years, but instead you think about a daughter you've never met?"

"this……"

Zhao Meihua was speechless when asked.

Shen Ningxue hurriedly said,

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, blood ties the ties of kinship. It's only natural for them to miss their sister."

Liu Zhiyi sneered, "Are you thinking about Zhuzhu's money?"

Shen Ningxue muttered quietly, "She has so much money, what's wrong with taking some out to be filial to her parents?"

"That's right. I'm her biological mother. If she doesn't give me money, I'll be struck by lightning."

Liu Zhiyi laughed angrily.

"Zhao Meihua, how dare you ask Zhuzhu for money? Also, you keep saying that Zhuzhu beat and scolded you, and that she was a seductress. Do you dare to say that again? Let me kindly remind you that the crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by beheading."

Zhao Meihua was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

“This…this…”

His eyes were darting around and he couldn't speak clearly. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that something was wrong.

Seeing this, Sanfu shouted again.

"Bold peasant woman, why don't you confess the truth?"

Zhao Meihua was frightened, but before she could speak, Shen Ningxue knelt down with a look of panic on her face, and hurriedly said that she knew nothing and was completely deceived by Zhao Meihua and others, and begged the emperor to spare her life.

Shen Dashan and Zhao Meihua were dumbfounded.

She never expected that Shen Ningxue would treat her like this, and for a moment she felt a surge of anger, but at the same time she also understood that she was being used.

At the same time, they spoke and said that the reason they came here today was actually because they were bewitched by Shen Ningxue.

Shen Ningxue hurriedly explained that she knew nothing, and in a panic, she shouted, "Princess, save me."

At this moment, anyone with a discerning eye could guess what was going on.

Jiang Qingyi glanced at Shen Ningxue coldly, "Your Majesty, please investigate clearly. Qingyi only held a banquet and knows nothing else."

Before Shen Ningxue could explain herself, the servants covered her mouth and dragged her away. Shen Dashan and Zhao Meihua were also dragged away.

Chen Ningzhu discovered that from the moment he entered the door until now, Shen Dashan had always kept his head down and stood behind Zhao Meihua.

He didn't support or stop it, just like an outsider.

Chen Ningzhu was disappointed with him. She felt bored watching them fighting each other. She thought of something, blinked, and approached Liu Zhiyi and asked in confusion,

"Why haven't I seen Shen Dazhuang and Shen Erzhuang?"

A trace of relief flashed in Liu Zhiyi's eyes. "They really couldn't stand what their parents did, so they had a falling out with their family. I heard that they ran off to the frontier to join the army together."

When Shen Ningzhu heard this, she also curled the corners of her lips.

In this way, it can't be said that their previous sincerity was wasted. After all, the brothers Shen Dazhuang and Shen Erzhuang are reasonable people.

As for Shen Dashan and Zhao Meihua, Chen Ningzhu could never understand how such honest people in the past could become like this.

Liu Zhiyi shook his head.

Money can move people's hearts, and being poor for a long time and suddenly becoming rich is a great test of human nature. In addition, there is Shen Ningxue who keeps instigating him around, so it is normal for some changes to happen.

But judging from their several different performances, perhaps they were not completely deceived, but also discovered that Shen Ningxue was not a good person.

But for their own benefit, they chose to go against their conscience and cooperate with Shen Ningxue.