Ning Qing finally got to taste the wine from Xianweilou and found it quite good, living up to its reputation. Ning Qing reserved some to store in her spatial storage and enjoy it slowly. As for the dishes she ordered, she packed them all up and put them in her system space to feed her kitten.

After returning to the mansion, he took a petal bath and went to bed.

The next day, Ning Qing was woken up by the maid Cai Qing. Ning Qing opened her eyes and said unhappily, "You'd better have something important to say."

Caiqing had been serving Ningqing for some time and naturally knew that Ningqing liked to sleep until he woke up naturally and disliked being woken up by others. However, for today's matter, she had no choice but to muster up her courage and wake the young master.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace for an audience. Eunuch Liang is waiting for you in the hall."

Ningqing...

He thought to himself: It would be best if the emperor had something important to do, otherwise…

Ning washed up and ate without missing a thing. When she slowly strolled into the main room after everything was tidied up, she saw Eunuch Liang's face, which was as black as coal.

Ning Qing sat down before speaking, "What brings you here today, Father-in-law?"

Eunuch Liang suddenly stood up and said in a sarcastic tone, "The Prince Consort is indeed a busy man. We've been waiting for you here for a full quarter of an hour."

Ning Qing nodded in agreement, saying, "I am indeed very busy. The Duke of Zhou insists on dragging me to play chess and won't let me leave. It's so annoying."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Liang's face turned from black to green, a strikingly beautiful black-green, and he shouted in a shrill voice, "By order of His Majesty, the Imperial Son-in-Law is to be summoned to the palace for an audience."

Ning Qing said slowly, "Yes, let's go together."

Eunuch Liang waved his sleeve heavily, his tone full of hostility, "Please go first, Prince Consort. I dare not go with you."

Ning Qing nodded slightly, agreeing wholeheartedly, "Father-in-law is indeed a wise old man from the palace."

This time, Eunuch Liang was not only turned from black to green, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He snorted coldly and remained silent.

In his heart, he was cursing: "He's just a prince nearing the end of his life, what's there to be proud of? Let's see how long you can be so arrogant. You won't even realize you're about to die."

Ning Qing stood in the main hall, with the emperor sitting high above her, and the empress sitting on a chair next to her with her head full of green hair. The empress's green hair was truly unforgettable.

The emperor, sitting above, had a swollen face that was faintly black. He stretched out his arm and pointed to the side of the empress, coldly shouting at Ning Qing, "How dare you, Prince Ning, beat up the emperor's brother-in-law in public!"

Ning Qing looked up and saw that next to the Empress was a large, fat man, the Empress's brother-in-law, whose face was covered in colorful, heavy makeup.

Looking at the fat man's colorful makeup, Ning Qing thought to herself: Even if you want to frame me, you should at least put some effort into your makeup. This is too fake.

Ning Qing took a few steps forward, stood in front of the fat man, and asked, "What happened to your face?"

The fat man raised his arm, pointed at Ning Qing, and said with a smug look in his eyes, "What else could it be? Yesterday, you and I met on the street and had a little argument. You actually ordered your men to beat me up."

She turned to the Empress and cried, "Waaah, sister, it hurts so much today..."

The Empress glared at Ning Qing and began to gently comfort her younger brother.

Upon seeing this, the emperor shouted at Ning Qing, "Young Master Ning, what else do you have to say?"

Ning Qing shrugged, spread her hands, and asked innocently, "Would you believe me if I said this has nothing to do with me?"

System: Host, this shoddy makeup clearly shows they conspired to frame you, so why waste your breath arguing with them?

Ning Qing: Cats, they're performing so earnestly, I should cooperate a little, since I'm just so kind.