That night, no one dared to close their eyes as they listened to the sounds of fighting outside. It was not until dawn that things outside gradually quieted down.

Fu Qianyu sat on the couch, holding the dagger tightly in her hand.

She maintained this position all night long.

It was not until Haining came in and told her that the remnants outside had been cleared out that she breathed a sigh of relief, moved her arms, and slowly felt the soreness in her stiff body.

"Where's the Emperor? How is the Emperor?"

"Your Majesty is fine. Prince Qing and the Empress have been escorted back to the capital after awaiting trial overnight."

Haining stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhu sent a message saying he wants you to go to the front."

Fu Qianyu knew what Zhu Yu meant, nodded lightly, and called someone in to help her wash and change clothes.

Outside the main tent, Zhu Yu saw Fu Qianyu coming, as if he had seen a savior, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you are finally here. The emperor is in a bad mood and has not slept all night. He also drove all the servants out. I really have no choice but to invite you here. Please at least persuade the emperor."

"Is Your Majesty ready to eat?"

When talking about this, Zhu Yu looked worried, "Let alone food, I didn't even have a glass of water."

"Let's serve the food first. No matter what it is, we can't let the emperor go hungry. I will take care of it. Go and prepare some food."

Zhu Yu thanked him profusely, "Yes, I'll go right away."

Fu Qianyu took a deep breath, lifted the curtain and went in. When she looked up, she saw the emperor sitting on the couch with a gloomy face, having not slept all night.

Gray stubble was clearly visible on his chin, and his whole body exuded fatigue.

Seeing this, Fu Xiyu turned around and told Lingyun, "Go get a basin of hot water."

"yes."

Slowly stepping inside, Fu Qianyu naturally sat down next to Zhao Yuancheng and said slowly, "Your Majesty, you have been tired all night. I asked someone to get some clean hot water. Please eat something and rest for a while."

Zhao Yuancheng's eyes remained unmoved. He simply said, "Yu'er, the Queen married me when she was sixteen. Even though I didn't like her, I gave her the respect she deserved as my legitimate wife. But just now, the Queen said she hated me. I never expected that she would dare to collude with Prince Qing to rebel. I knew what the Su family did behind my back, but I turned a blind eye because she was my legitimate wife. Now it seems that I was wrong."

The young emperor had a smooth life since childhood, but he felt frustrated for the first time because of the betrayal of his brother and wife.

Remembering how she was betrayed by her fiancé and best friend in this life, Fu Qianyu felt sympathy for the emperor for the first time.

"Your Majesty, it's difficult to paint a tiger's skin, and you can't paint its bones. You know a person's face, but you can't know his heart. People change. You used to be the crown prince, and now you're the emperor. Sister Gao used to be so domineering, but now she spends her days fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures. Who wouldn't praise her for her virtue? You don't need to blame yourself, because people's thoughts and feelings will naturally change with time and changes in cognition."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuancheng turned his head and looked at the people around him. After a long silence, he finally asked, "What about you? Will you change?"

Fu Qianyu held Yuan Cheng's hand and placed it on her heart, smiling calmly, "I will naturally change, but no matter how I change, as long as I turn my head, I will always be behind you."

Reaching out and embracing her in his arms, Zhao Yuancheng sighed deeply, "Yu'er, will you betray me one day?"

Fu Qianyu's eyes were calm, but she answered him in the gentlest voice: "Your Majesty, life is very long. No one knows what will happen tomorrow, but I will spend my entire life answering your question."

——

The emperor returned to Beijing early the next morning.

Prince Qing and the Queen conspired to rebel, and everyone was in danger under the thunder. Ever since returning from the hunting ground, Zhao Yuancheng never entered the harem again.

In the past few days, what Fu Xiyu heard most was who was dismissed from office in the previous dynasty. Even those who had any connection with the Su family were sent to the Ministry of Justice for thorough investigation.

In just half a month, half of the ministers in the court were dismissed.

Half of them hold high positions. These people receive salaries from the court, but they recognize Su Yanjun as their master, especially those in the Ministry of Revenue.

At that time, there was chaos on the border and the national treasury could not even take out 100,000 taels of silver. After peeling away layer by layer, it was found that all the money had gone into the Su family.

Ever since the old Grand Tutor fell ill, Su Yanjun had been conspiring with Prince Qing. The soldiers and weapons Prince Qing needed to besiege the hunting grounds were all provided by the Su family.

If Zhao Yuancheng had not placed spies around Prince Qing early on and kept a close eye on him, perhaps the dynasty in Dajing would have changed after the hunting ground.

Speaking of this, the Imperial Noble Consort couldn't help but sigh, "Su's mistake was that she didn't understand the true responsibilities of a queen. She was never satisfied and only ended up hurting herself and others."

Concubine Hui held her tea, her eyes solemn. "These past few days, everyone in the court and harem has been in a state of panic. I even heard that the Queen summoned all the concubines to her place that night. Concubine Li didn't go because she was carsick, and she was actually murdered?"

Fu Qianyu nodded, and Hui Meiren sighed again, "Prince Qing is responsible for the safety of the hunting grounds. His people naturally know where the concubines' tents are. She summoned all the concubines there. Perhaps she regretted it at that moment?"

The Imperial Concubine snorted coldly, "What's the point of regretting? If I had known this earlier, why did I do it in the first place?"

As she spoke, the Imperial Concubine covered her chest and felt nauseous again. Shu Qing quickly brought hot water to help her wash up, and a palace maid brought dried apricots.

The Imperial Concubine ate several pills in a row, and finally the nausea in her heart was barely suppressed. She said weakly, "I don't know when this will end."

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