The Fourth Prince read through the memorials overnight, pondering the matter of deposing the Empress repeatedly in his mind. He then told Su Peisheng to go to Jingren Palace to take a look.

The news spread and spread until it reached Lanqin's ears.

The palace maids were worried for her, saying that Ulanara was going to make a comeback and was going to oppose their mistress again.

Lanqin listened and then just smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

She gave the order: "Do you think you can fathom the Emperor's thoughts? Go do your work and stop fooling around here."

What exactly did the Fourth Prince want to do at Jingren Palace?

He didn't still have feelings for Ulanara; it was just that the matter of deposing the empress had been put on the agenda, and he was going to make a final decision with Ulanara.

The Fourth Prince led Su Peisheng to Jingren Palace, a palace that used to be bustling with people, but now even cats and dogs no longer visit. He felt a ripple in his heart, but not much pity.

When the Fourth Prince entered the room where Ulanara was imprisoned, even someone as composed as him felt a tremor in his heart. He had heard Lanqin say that Ulanara was addicted to the incense of intoxication and had become a grotesque, inhuman creature, but those descriptions were still just imagination to him. Although the Ulanara in the Fourth Prince's mind was already unrecognizable, who was this disheveled, smelly woman in front of him, who was she, muttering incessantly?

Is she still the same Ulanara woman she knows?

Ulanara hadn't left the room for many days. No one had washed or dressed her. She couldn't get the aphrodisiac she needed and felt unwell all over. Her face was dry and covered in red patches, her hair was dry and messy like straw, and the clothes she had worn for many days smelled unpleasant.

Ulanara was originally huddled in the corner, her swollen red eyes scanning the world with wariness and suspicion. When she saw the Fourth Prince, it was as if she had seen salvation. She suddenly got up from the ground and ran towards him.

Her former gentle, generous, dignified, and graceful image has been completely destroyed. Now, her appearance makes even the Fourth Prince lose the desire to get close to her.

"Granny! Quickly pull her back!" Su Peisheng stood in front of the Fourth Master and called to the nanny to pull Ulanara back.

The old woman responded immediately, roughly grabbing Ulanara and forcing both of them to kneel on the ground. Seeing that the old woman couldn't subdue Ulanara by herself, Su Peisheng ordered the eunuchs to help pull Ulanara away.

Ulanara kicked and punched the eunuchs, shouting, "Your Majesty! I have been wronged! That vile Consort Xi has imprisoned me! How dare she imprison me!"

The Fourth Prince bypassed Su Peisheng and met Ulanara's gaze.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's calm and still gaze, Ulanara reacted even more violently, as if she wanted to ignite the Fourth Prince with her own anger, so that he would sink into the fire of rage just like her.

"Are you still a member of the Ulanara clan?" the Fourth Prince said. "You are entirely to blame for your current state. You have no one to blame but yourself. You think no one knows what you have done! I put you on the throne of Empress, allowing you to enjoy all the riches and honors, but what have you given me in return! You raised me to be like this when I was in power, and indeed, you are influenced by what you have done."

Every word the Fourth Prince spoke made Ulanara feel like she was descending from hell; it was as if the man was judging her.