In fact, Qiu Yun was already moved after Lan Qin finished speaking. She knew that she had no other choice in the current situation.

She also knew that if she didn't agree, she and her mother would die.

It would be better to listen to Lanqin's instructions; perhaps she would still have a chance to live, just as Gengshi said, so that she could run away with her mother.

Therefore, Geng's words dispelled her last concerns, so Qiu Yun nodded and agreed to Lan Qin's request, "I will do whatever you say, as long as you can keep your promise and let my mother and me run away together."

Seeing Qiu Yun nod in agreement, Lan Qin and Geng Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Lan Qin looked up at Geng Shi beside her, and the two exchanged a glance, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

Lanqin gave the palace maids who were restraining Qiuyun a wink, signaling them to release Qiuyun. "Don't worry, I will keep my promise."

"I wonder what Your Majesty wants me to do?" Qiu Yun looked up at Lan Qin and asked. At this moment, the fierce look in Qiu Yun's eyes was gone.

Seeing that Qiu Yun had completely given in, Lan Qin turned around and walked to her seat. She slowly sat down and said to Qiu Yun, "Later, I will send someone to summon Hong Zhou. You will kneel in front of me and carefully explain how you gave the letter to Hong Zhou. I want Hong Zhou to hear everything clearly outside the door."

Qiu Yun nodded. "This servant understands."

Lanqin noticed the red marks on Qiuyun's face and worried that if Hongzhou saw Qiuyun like this, he might become suspicious. So she waved her hand and told the maidservant beside her to tidy up Qiuyun so that Hongzhou wouldn't notice anything amiss.

After tidying up Qiu Yun, Lan Qin instructed the maid beside her, "Go to Xianfu Palace and invite Prince He here."

"Yes, this servant will go right away." After saying that, she bowed to Lanqin and Madam Geng, then turned and left.

Watching the palace maid's departing figure, Lanqin picked up the cup on the table, gently smoothed the few tea leaves floating on the rim, and gazed into the distant void.

Everything is coming to an end, and now I can leave the palace in peace.

Lanqin timed it perfectly. Just as Hongzhou was about to arrive at the gate of Changchun Palace, Lanqin had Qiuyun kneel before her and recount what had happened.

After Hongzhou was summoned by the palace maid, he had just reached the door when he heard Lanqin scolding the person kneeling in front of her, "Speak! What exactly happened?"

Hongzhou, who was standing outside the door, rarely saw Lanqin with such an expression, so he became a little curious.

He couldn't help but think to himself.

Who exactly angered the Empress Dowager to such an extent?

Hongzhou shook his head and was about to go in when he heard a familiar voice. The person's words made Hongzhou stop in his tracks: "Those letters were indeed delivered by this servant to Prince He."

"letter……"

"Could it be..."

Before Hongzhou could react, he heard Qiuyun continue, "This servant was instructed by my father, Fucha Argon, to sow discord between the Prince and the Crown Prince."

Sitting to the side, Madam Geng glanced out of the corner of her eye at the corner of Hongzhou's robe peeking out from outside the door, and asked at the opportune moment, "The Prince He once examined your handwriting, why doesn't it match those letters?"

Kneeling on the ground, Qiu Yun replied, "Those letters were written by this servant with her left hand, so naturally they don't match."

Hongzhou, standing outside the door, suddenly realized what was happening.