The queen felt that she didn't want to even look at this stupid son at this moment. Her own things could be calculated by others. He was not as good as Yue'er! Yue'er knew how to chop off people's paws, but this stupid son only knew how to smooth things over.

The Queen had been angry before, but after calming down, she wanted to know the whole story. "Tell me! What did your father tell Concubine Rong?"

"My father was drunk and gave Concubine Rong some perfunctory advice, asking her to send someone to ask my cousin if she would sell it. My father thought my cousin would definitely not sell it, so the matter ended like this.

"I never thought Rong Fei would be so bold as to say directly that it was a gift from my father. This is really too bold. My father is also worried about his wisdom in this life!"

The Queen only used two words to express her current mood, "Serves you right!"

Even so, the Queen was quite angry. Perhaps she had been too kind to the harem over the years, so that even the smallest people dared to covet Yue'er and Chen'er's things.

But this time the queen was not as angry as before. This time she was determined to make the emperor bleed.

As for Concubine Rong, I'm afraid she won't live to see the Queen deal with her.

The queen didn't want to see this stupid son hanging around in front of her, "You step back!"

Just as the prince was about to leave, the queen added, "If Yue'er is bullied, I will not forgive you."

"Yes!" The prince didn't dare to offend his mother at this time, so he quickly responded respectfully.

As soon as the prince left, the queen immediately ordered someone to call the imperial physician. Not long after, she claimed to be ill and asked the concubines in the harem to attend to her.

But the Queen was still a step too slow. By this time, Concubine Rong had already taken off her hairpin and was kneeling at the door of the Imperial Study.

Rong Fei had just received the news that her mother had been beaten to death. She was of course furious and even threatened to make Zhou Qiongyue pay with her life.

But when Concubine Rong learned about Madam Xun's big talk, she was shocked. Others didn't know, but she knew that the emperor had never promised to reward her.

Just let her go and ask Princess Fu'an if she can sell it? Rong Fei was also very scared at this time. She was not really stupid. This was a matter concerning the emperor's reputation. She did not dare to say that the emperor did not care at all.

Rong Fei only wanted to use the emperor's reputation to bully others and successfully buy "Human Fireworks". What Rong Fei did not expect was that her mother did not want to spend any money and actually wanted to force it.

Rong Fei was filled with regret at this moment. She didn't regret her thoughts on worldly matters. She regretted letting her mother do this, which not only resulted in her mother being unable to resolve the issue but also cost her her life. It was still unknown what the Emperor's attitude would be.

But Rong Fei was not too worried, she still had Xuan Er! This was a talisman for her and the Xun family.

Concubine Rong knelt for a long time, but the emperor did not see her.

At this time, there was also crying in Xun Mansion outside the palace, especially Rong Fei's eldest brother, who immediately gathered people to find trouble with Zhou Qiongyue.

It was Lord Xun who held him down. Lord Xun was able to reach the rank of Fifth Grade, so he must have some ability and vision.

He felt that his wife might have gotten into trouble. Which emperor would want to bear the reputation of stealing his wife's things to feed his own son? If he had known this, he would never have let his wife go this morning.

Now he could only pray that the emperor had really given his daughter such an edict, otherwise their Xun family could not afford the charge of falsely conveying the imperial edict.

But at this time, Lord Xun had no good solution and could only wait for news from the Empress in the palace.

Therefore, Lord Xun did not allow his son to act rashly at this time, for he must not endanger the lives of the entire family.

The news from the palace spread quickly. Concubine Rong falsely conveyed the emperor's decree, and was demoted to Concubine Rong and sentenced to death.

When Lord Xun heard this decree, he fainted instantly. He knew that this was using his daughter's life to save their entire family and the emperor's reputation.

As for Concubine Rong, she must bear the consequences since she dared to let Madam Xun do that.

Rong Fei had never thought that the emperor would be so cruel. Before she died, she was still thinking about her Xuan Er. Her Xuan Er was so outstanding, and it was she who dragged him down.

The Fourth Prince, Li Jingxuan, hated the Queen's lineage, and rightfully so! The Queen and the Crown Prince had anticipated this, but neither was afraid.

They are not relatives to begin with, so just hate them if you want! Who knows who will be punished by then!

However, compared to hating the Queen and others, the Fourth Prince Li Jingxuan hated his father's cruelty even more. He knelt outside the imperial study for a day and a night before the Emperor summoned him.

The first thing the Fourth Prince asked when he saw the Emperor was, "Why?"

The emperor felt pity for his son who had just lost his mother, so he did not argue with him. Instead, he ordered Eunuch He to give him a seat.

The Fourth Prince did not appreciate the Emperor's behavior. Instead, he looked at the Emperor intently, demanding an answer. "Why?"

Seeing his son like this, the emperor let him do what he wanted. He also had no regrets. "I never promised to give your mother the worldly fireworks. I just asked her to ask Princess Fu'an if she would sell it."

"Even so, mother doesn't have to die. After all, Princess Fu'an is just a concubine." The Fourth Prince did not think that Zhou Qiongyue could have the noble status of his mother.

Seeing that the Fourth Prince was still so naive even at this age, the Emperor couldn't control his temper. "Your mother will die, or your grandfather's nine clans will die. How about you choose one?"

"Falsifying the imperial edict is not a tolerable crime, or are you asking me to take the blame for your mother? Are you the first emperor in Tianyuan Kingdom's history to snatch things from a minister and give them to his son?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince fell to the ground in disappointment, with doubt still in his eyes.

The emperor also saw the look in the fourth prince's eyes and couldn't help but reveal a sentence, "If you don't believe me, I will tell you one more thing in private. The money that Princess Fu'an earns from her worldly affairs is all money from the national treasury.

There is no way I would give it to your mother."

The emperor thought he had convinced the fourth prince, but the fourth prince was even more angry. His father knew clearly that the fireworks of the world could not belong to his mother, but not only did he not remind her, he even fueled the flames.

But the Fourth Prince thought that his mother was still thinking of him before she died, and he couldn't anger his father or disappoint his mother. So the Fourth Prince could only kowtow quietly and leave.

Who is the emperor? The fourth prince’s thoughts cannot be hidden from the emperor at all.

But the emperor didn't say anything, he just sighed silently in his heart, this son is still alienated from him!

At this time, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he did not stop Rong Fei's ambition on a whim.

Zhou Qiongyue had secretly killed a fifth-rank imperial official, and she was not without punishment. She was fined three years of her county lord's salary and confined to her house for six months.

Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about this punishment. She didn't rely on the princess' salary to live anyway, and she didn't like going out. It was fine to just stay at home to take care of the kids, go fishing, read some books, and sleep.