"Very well, Daoist Liu, since you say it's a misunderstanding, I'd like to hear what I've misunderstood about you?"

The emperor's face was sinister, making everyone tremble with fear.

"Tell me, why did you go to Consort Xian's room in the middle of the night?"

"I...I'm because..."

Gu Jiangli was getting increasingly anxious as he listened to him for so long without uttering a single word.

He was quite talkative when he was with her, so why can't he utter a single word now?

You're so useless!

Let her remind me.

"Master Liu, I heard that His Majesty once granted you the right to freely enter and leave the inner palace, which was to facilitate your rituals. But wasn't the ritual completed that day? What are you doing in the inner palace again? And what's this about? It's my palace."

Liu Bufan's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"Ah, yes! Yes, yes, yes! I was performing a ritual, Your Majesty!"

"Um... Tonight, there was a strange celestial phenomenon, which foretells that Consort Xian may encounter disaster. Consort Xian is a celestial being who has given birth to a child, so if danger occurs, it will naturally be of no benefit to His Majesty."

"The incident happened so suddenly that... I went to Yilan Palace to perform the ritual before I could even inform His Majesty."

After saying that, Liu Bufan gave Gu Jiangli a strange look.

Was she deliberately giving him a hint?

Is she helping herself?

Why?

Liu Bufan didn't have time to think too much; at this moment, he only wanted to clear his name of any crimes as quickly as possible.

"Your Majesty, I have done everything for the sake of Your Majesty's offspring, and it is all for my own mission. I am loyal to Your Majesty without reservation. If this matter has aroused Your Majesty's suspicion, then it would truly be my fault!"

"You have committed such a disgraceful act against palace discipline, completely betraying the trust I placed in you!"

"Your Majesty! The stars say that Consort Xian will suffer a bloody disaster today. If I had not entered her palace and taken the blame for her, Consort Xian would be the one with a broken head now!"

"What I have said is all the truth. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly!"

"Nonsense! If you hadn't sneaked into Consort Xian's room, and she hadn't mistaken you for an assassin, how could she have suddenly attacked you! If Consort Xian hadn't attacked you, how could she have accidentally injured her own hand!"

"You caused all of this yourself!"

"Guards! Seize this babbling idiot..."

Seeing that the emperor's anger was about to burst and he was about to give a death order, Gu Jiangli placed her hand on the back of his hand and gently shook her head at him.

As a result, the emperor indeed stopped speaking and asked gently:

"What's wrong? What's your opinion?"

The guards who rushed up to take Liu Bufan away were dumbfounded.

The Emperor never abruptly stopped when issuing an order.

The reason for this was actually a single action by Consort Xian.

Gu Jiangli said gently:

"Your Majesty, please do not be anxious. I believe that perhaps Daoist Liu was not lying. He truly wanted to help me, which is why he came to Yilan Palace."