Upon hearing this, the Empress was furious and smashed the teacup on the table to the ground: "How old is he and still so playful! He's always like this, no wonder the Emperor doesn't like him. If I had children, I wouldn't have to care about him. This Hongshi is such a worry. I've raised him for nothing. Not only can he not help me, but he's always causing me trouble. I have to clean up his messes. It's infuriating! I think they wish I were dead!"

Upon hearing that the Empress was angry, none of the palace maids and eunuchs present dared to utter a sound, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Seeing that they were all standing still, Lingxiu glared at the palace maid beside her and pointed to the broken teacup on the ground, "What are you all standing there for! Clean up the mess!"

Then she quickly comforted the Empress, saying, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? You are the backbone of the Ulanara family. If something happens to you, the Ulanara family is finished."

Lingxiu continued, "Besides, no matter how badly Prince Beile is treated, he is still the Emperor's son. Although the Emperor has demoted him to a commoner, he certainly can't let go of his own son. It's just that there's no chance to restore his status. So Prince Beile will still be useful in the future."

The Empress nodded. She had only said those words in anger. Hongshi would still be useful in a critical moment. Besides, only if Hongshi became the Emperor would she be able to comfort Wuyou and become the Empress Dowager. But if Hongli became the Emperor, then even if she was the legal mother, she would definitely not be as good as Consort Xi, the birth mother.

Putting Hongshi's matter aside for the time being, the Empress focused on writing a letter to Xueying.

The Empress quickly finished writing the letter to Xueying and then handed it to Lingxiu.

"Lingxiu, remember, you must personally deliver this letter to Xueying. If someone else sees this letter, then things will be very bad."

Lingxiu agreed, "Your Majesty, rest assured, Lingxiu will definitely handle things well."

The Empress picked up a gold medal and said, "Take this gold medal and leave the palace. No one will dare to stop you."

Lingxiu accepted the gold medal and left.

The Empress thought for a while. Hongshi still needed to be found, but none of her people could leave the palace. After thinking for a long time, the Empress remembered someone: Wuge's eldest son. The Empress wrote a letter to Wuge's eldest son, instructing him to send someone to look for Hongshi. Now that Wuge was in exile, the Duke of Ying's mansion was being managed by his eldest son.

After writing the letter, the Queen had it delivered to the Duke of England's residence.

After the messenger left, the Empress said to the palace maid beside her, "Go to the back room and call Lady Fucha to me."

At this moment, Empress Fucha was sitting in the back room, thinking about how to get the Empress to assist her child. The Empress was treacherous and ruthless. The reason she chose Hongshi was because his mother was dead. If she wanted the Empress to assist her child, it would probably make the Empress want to kill her.

Fucha thought to herself, "It seems this matter needs further consideration! I must come up with a solution that satisfies both sides."

Just as Lady Fucha was troubled, a palace maid entered the room and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress is calling for you."

Upon hearing the Empress call her name, Lady Fucha quickly stood up and followed the palace maid back to the main room.

Upon reaching the Empress, Lady Fucha cautiously inquired, "Your Majesty, how did things go?"

The Empress sneered, "The spies have already been placed. Just wait and see."