Taozhi waited for her to continue, but she stopped talking. She just stood up with an anxious look on her face, and walked back and forth, pulling the red handkerchief in her hand. Taozhi also stood up, looking at her, waiting for instructions.

Qin Xiangning did not wait for Prince Ning to return, but instead received an imperial decree from the palace summoning her to enter the palace.

She just packed her clothes in a hurry and entered the palace without even having time to get dressed.

As a result, after entering the palace, she did not see anyone. She was just sent to the Hehuan Palace, which was next to the cold palace. As soon as she entered the palace, she saw Prince Ning staggering out of the hall. When he saw her, he seemed not to see her clearly. He stared at her carefully and stood up after a while: "You... why are you here? I just want to drink some wine. Do you have to come to the palace to find me?"

"Prince, what happened? Why are you here? Who summoned us to the palace?" Qin Xiangning was of course sober, so she knew that the matter was serious. She pulled Prince Ning's sleeve, but was impatiently pushed away by Prince Ning.

"What are you doing? Why are you chasing me? Are you jealous again? I am in the palace, how can I mess around?" The Ning Wang's eyes were almost touching the tip of Qin Xiangning's nose, as if he was dizzy. He couldn't help but step back a few steps and sat on the steps. The palace servants who followed him retreated. Qin Xiangning forced a smile: "My dear eunuchs, who summoned us to the palace?"

The palace servants did not answer but went out and closed the door.

Qin Xiangning saw that things were not going well, so she went to Prince Ning and tried to shake him desperately. However, he was already drunk, and after being shaken, his body tilted and he fell to the ground, not even saying a word, and snoring could be heard.

Who else could it be except the Emperor who locked himself up here?

Qin Xiangning thought that Consort Xian was also in the harem. If she knew the news, she would definitely come to rescue them. So, she felt relieved. She walked to the door and knocked on it: "Eunuch, please help me inform Consort Xian and tell her about our situation. Here are some jewelry. Take them and have some tea."

She took off the hairpins and other items from her hair.

However, the door still did not open.

She couldn't even give away gifts.

He had no choice but to go back and with great effort half dragged and half pulled Prince Ning back to the house. The furnishings in the house were complete and he could live in it completely, but what did this mean?

It seemed like the royal family would never play such a joke on them.

Qin Xiangning now feels that she is crying out to heaven and earth for help but no one will help her.

But her man, at this moment, was snoring like a dead pig.

She couldn't help but feel sad. She had always been ambitious and thought she was as talented and beautiful as any other woman. However, she didn't get the man she liked and she also lost her child. Wait, could it be An Qingran?

She knew that he had framed her, so she was here to take revenge?

If this is true, then she is really terrible. Facing such an opponent, doesn't she have any chance of winning?

Qin Xiangning walked back and forth in the Hehuan Palace.

She had no more ideas, and finally walked to the bedside and stood still, looking at the sleeping Dongfang Yan, and gritted her teeth and said, "My life has been ruined in your hands. If you still have strategies, we can still survive. If you continue to be a fool, I can't care about you anymore."

The only response from Prince Ning was louder snoring.

She finally got so angry that she sat in a corner and burst into tears.

Let’s talk about Concubine Xian.

She was totally at a loss at this moment.

She had never imagined that the emperor's attendants would actually come into her room and take Prince Ning away. She followed them all the way but was stopped. Although she was not a noble concubine, she was still the emperor's concubine, and Prince Ning was the emperor's biological son. How could he be treated like this without even an explanation?

She went straight to the imperial study.

The emperor's face was livid, as if he was waiting for her to come. As soon as Concubine Xian entered the room, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am really confused. What did Yan'er do wrong? He is still drunk and knows nothing. I am sober, please explain it to me."

Emperor Yunqi did not say anything, but threw the incomplete token in front of Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian was startled, and picked it up tremblingly. She turned it over and became more and more frightened the more she looked at it: "Your Majesty, this is a black iron token..."

"Yes, the person who hired the assassin to kill the prince had this token hanging on his head."

"But there are two tokens in total, which doesn't mean it belongs to Yan'er... By the way, I heard Yan'er say that the token was missing a few days ago. He just mentioned it, and I didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was still a prince even if he didn't have the token. But I didn't expect... He must have been used by someone, or this might not be the one he lost."

"Prince Kang's token is still there. I have checked it just now." Emperor Yunqi said with a sullen face, "What else do you want to say? You say that Prince Ning's token was stolen? You say that the man used his token to hire a killer, and that he has nothing to do with the matter. Do you think such a coincidence can convince me?" Emperor Yunqi frowned.

Concubine Xian was at a loss. She looked at the token again, then looked at Emperor Yunqi: "Your Majesty, I know Yan'er. He wouldn't dare to do this. It must be someone else. If he is really a conspirator, he wouldn't just drink and look for women all day long..."

In a hurry, Concubine Xian told all these behaviors that were usually unfavorable to Dongfang Yan, hoping that they could be used as favorable evidence.

After saying this, he felt that this could not prove his son's innocence, but instead proved that Prince Ning had bad conduct and added to his suspicion.

Emperor Yunqi said coldly: "Go down, don't try to plead for him, I will never tolerate it, this is what you said, do you want to take it back now?"

Concubine Xian shook her head: "Your Majesty..."

"Go down!" Emperor Yunqi said coldly.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the palace maid next to her hurried forward and quietly asked her to stand up. Concubine Xian had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye. She left the imperial study, but didn't know where to go. Oh, to see Prince Ning.

She asked someone and then walked towards the He (Huan) Palace. When she reached the gate, she found that there were many guards guarding it. She couldn't get close at all. That was the emperor's order. She could only shout Prince Ning's name through the wall.

After a while, Qin Xiangning's voice was heard: "Mother, we are in there. Mother, what happened? Why are we locked up here? Mother, save us..."

Xian Fei had never thought that their mother, son, and daughter-in-law would be so miserable. She choked with sobs, "Xiang Ning, where is Yan Er? Why can't I hear his voice?"

"Mother, Prince Ning is fine, he just passed out drunk. Mother, tell your daughter-in-law what happened?"

"Your father believed that you were involved in the assassination of the crown prince. He found the token of Prince Ning, and the evidence pointed to Prince Ning, so he got angry."

"Mother, we didn't do anything. Mother, your daughter-in-law wants to see your father." When Qin Xiangning heard that this was indeed the case, she knew that what she feared would come true, so she just wanted to see the emperor and make things clear. She knew in her heart that the coward Prince Ning would never do such a big thing. If he really did it, she would admire him a little.

"You guys stay well in there. Your father doesn't want to see anyone now. I will come again. Since you didn't do it, you don't have to worry. Take care of yourself and take good care of Prince Ning." Seeing another team of guards coming over, Concubine Xian didn't want to shout anymore, so she had to retreat first.

Qin Xiangning called out twice more, but seeing no response, she had to retreat.

It turned out that my father believed the evidence and was unwilling to even give them a chance to explain themselves.

Is it recognized like this?

What should they do? No, what should she do? Prince Ning can't be relied on at all.

Qin Xiangning couldn't help but start planning.

Let’s talk about An Qingran.

She also received the news, but she didn't expect Emperor Yunqi to respond so quickly. When Dongfang Jin came back and told her this, he was also filled with admiration.

Emperor Yunqi's thundering move was different from his previous style.

The Queen Mother naturally also received the news.

The virtuous concubine asked the Queen Mother for help.

She knelt on the ground and begged, "Queen Mother, please save Prince Ning..."

The Queen Mother picked up the cup on the table, took a sip of water, and frowned: "How could Prince Ning be so confused? He shouldn't do such a thing."

Concubine Xian hurriedly shook her head: "I believe Yan'er was wronged..."

"Then tell me, who framed him?" The Queen Mother pressed on, seeming to be concerned.

Xian Fei was stumped by the question. How could she directly accuse someone without any evidence? So, she paused for a moment and said, "No matter what, please make the decision and let Prince Ning have a chance to speak, okay?"

"It seems that the emperor is doing this because he has evidence. You know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

"I beg the Queen Mother to only come forward as Yan'er's grandmother. Now the Emperor has even refused to see me. The Emperor will not offend the Queen Mother. Please save Prince Ning." Although Concubine Xian knew that the Queen Mother did not like Prince Ning very much and did not dote on him, who else could she ask for help at this moment?

The Queen Mother nodded: "Okay, no matter what, Yan'er grew up under my care. He is not very well behaved, but he is also cautious. I have no choice but to sell my face and go out to beg. If the emperor does not give me face, I will just fight with my life."

The virtuous concubine did not expect her to say that, and could not help but kowtow repeatedly.

She left, and the Queen Mother called Aunt Rong: "Go and get me some wine. It's quite cold today. Let me have a sip."

Nanny Rong carefully brought the wine and said, "Queen Dowager, do you really want to plead for Prince Ning?"

"Why not? He's my grandson." The Queen Mother took a sip and frowned, "Why is this wine so bitter? I can't taste any plum flavor at all."

"Your Majesty, this is plum wine. I think it's because of the bitter taste in your mouth caused by your recent fever."

"Yes, I'm really angry. One thing after another. Bring those sable cloaks here. I want to go and see the Emperor." The Queen Mother stood up, with a smell of alcohol between her teeth. She walked out of the yard and took a deep breath. There were dark clouds covering the sky. Is it going to snow?

At this time of year, if it snows, it will be too early.

The autumn wind blew up the yellow leaves, and the palace maids who were sweeping the ground hurried forward to clean up. However, the leaves on the ground were like spring bamboo shoots after the rain, and no one knew where they would pop up from, so they could not be swept away cleanly.