Xiao Liangyuan was very happy to hear this. But after all, it was only seven days, which wasn't enough to vent her anger.

The wild geese returning south are not a concern; punishment is fine, but constant rewards are not a healthy development.

Shu Chengfeng was punished, and the Crown Princess was also punished for seven days.

Yan Nanguimei is dead. In this sweltering heat, how wonderful it would be to be able to rest for half a month!

It took Shu Chengfeng, who lived in the front yard, two or three days to find out. When he did, he laughed and said, "She couldn't be happier."

Yun Ji still couldn't serve her around the clock, so Liu Gonggong was with her at the moment. So she smiled apologetically and said, "Yan Liangyuan is just afraid of the heat."

Shu Chengfeng wanted to say that she was also afraid of the cold.

It's mainly because I'm lazy.

"Has anything happened in the backyard lately?"

"Your Highness, there has been a lot of activity outside these days, but things have been quiet inside the manor. The only things that have happened are that Consort Xiao and Consort Ye have bickered a few times, Consort Yan has scolded Consort Xiao a few times, Consort Murong and Consort Xiao have also had a few arguments, and Consort Ding and Consort Xia have been arguing. Nothing of great importance has happened."

"Hearing you say that, this Xiao family is really a handful," Shu Chengfeng said casually.

"Oh dear, I'm not trying to complain, but... Consort Xiao has a rather volatile temper. I guess it's because she's not from the Central Plains," Eunuch Liu hurriedly said.

He really doesn't need to file a complaint; it has nothing to do with him.

Shu Chengfeng waved his hand gently: "Is there any movement at the Third Prince's residence?"

"Your Highness, there's been no movement lately. It's said that the Third Prince hasn't been resting in the main courtyard for some time and doesn't have many servants around anymore. As for Princess Ping, there's been no unusual activity either; she remains the same."

Shu Chengfeng nodded. Liu Gonggong, unable to discern his thoughts, simply stood aside and waited.

Meanwhile, in the main courtyard of the Third Prince's residence, Wang Fu appeared calm on the surface, but her inner self was anything but.

"The situation on the Prince's side is getting worse and worse," the female guard said cautiously.

Wang Fu was indeed a clever and capable woman.

Even though she was limited by the times and had been blinded by a single leaf before, her reaction was still quite quick.

She had believed the guards when they said the prince was about to die and had started an uprising, but she still felt it was inappropriate.

Looking back now, if I were really going to die soon and had to start an uprising before I was fully prepared, wouldn't that have ruined my whole family?

Looking back now, it's clear that he was not only unprepared, but completely rushed.

This explains why some people who were turned against their cause later defected, and because of this, it can be said that the defeat was already inevitable.

"What's the use of you telling me all this now?" Wang Fu sneered. "It's obvious that I'm about to lose my own life, so naturally I can't care about you anymore."

The female guard was taken aback, then sighed, "Please don't say that, there might still be a chance."

"Oh? Is that so? Is it that I have a chance, or is it that Your Highness has a chance?" Wang Fu stood up: "I'm a very selfish person. If I can't even save my own life, then I don't care about any of you."

"Miss..." the female guard called out.

Wang Fu turned to look at her: "I should have known that what I want, I can only fight for myself. I made a mistake once, and now I don't want to have to rely on others to help me even to live."

After saying that, she went to the front yard.

No one knows what King Ping and his wife said to each other that day.

Even a hidden spy couldn't overhear their secret conversation.

However, the next day, King Ping entered the palace with his wife, Lady Wang.

They knelt outside the Beichen Hall.

His Majesty cannot rise, but the Crown Prince is here as well. Several other important officials are also here.

“Previously, I felt deeply guilty when the Prince of Nan’an raised an army. Although I did not participate, we are still related. Now the Prince of Nan’an has even sent people to monitor us. This truly terrifies me. Lady Wang is the Prince of Nan’an’s niece and also my princess consort. I brought her here today. If Your Majesty or His Highness the Crown Prince wants to kill us both, I will have no objections. I will never let the Prince of Nan’an get his way. I would rather die than have anything to do with him.”

Crown Prince Shu Chengfeng sighed, went over to help the Third Prince to his feet, and then waved his hand, telling Eunuch Liu to help Wang Fu to his feet as well.

"Third brother, what are you doing? A woman follows her husband after marriage. So what if Princess Ping is the niece of the Prince of Nan'an? In a way, she is related to him."

"After all, I grew up in Nan'an Prefecture. I was timid and afraid of trouble before... But I never expected that the people around me, who have been here for so long, would harbor such evil intentions. I am terrified and dared not sleep all night. I only beg... I only beg not to implicate Your Highness. Even if I die, I will be content."

"Third sister-in-law, I am truly ashamed. It is my fault for not thinking of so many things. Third sister-in-law is third sister-in-law, and Prince Nan'an is Prince Nan'an. Even a granddaughter cannot be angered at will, let alone a granddaughter from the outside. Third sister-in-law, please rest assured. If the maidservant beside you is indeed disloyal, as long as you are willing to hand her over, that will be fine," Shu Chengfeng said.

"Yes, I will obey His Highness the Crown Prince's orders." Wang Fu wiped away her tears.

The two of them were such a loving couple, and it was in public. If Shu Chengfeng were to punish them, it would be an act of ingratitude.

And it was indeed impossible for him to depose all the adult princes.

That's easy to say but hard to hear.

Since the third brother was willing to back down, he was happy to raise his hand.

However, it seems that Wang Fu is more decisive.

If I step forward now, my life is guaranteed to be saved.

However, most women probably wouldn't have that kind of decisiveness.

Thinking of this, Shu Chengfeng recalled the wild geese returning south.

Indeed, truly remarkable women are those who are willing to risk everything.

In August of that year, the Prince of Nan'an finally found himself unable to hold out alone and retreated completely to Nan'an Prefecture. Soon after, due to a lack of food supplies, he suffered repeated defeats.

The Prince of Nan'an was indeed ill. He was also nearing the end of his life. All his plans had come to naught, which was a great blow.

At this time of internal and external troubles, he announced his intention to ascend the throne.

He even gave himself the imperial title Jingyi.

In his palace, he hastily sat on a gilded dragon throne and donned an embroidered dragon robe. Below him, several ministers shouted "Long live the Emperor!" before he ascended the throne he had imagined.

That very night, the city of Nan'an fell.

It broke from the inside.

The city's residents, together with the soldiers, opened the city gates to welcome the imperial army.

In the end, the Prince of Nan'an chose a more respectable option.

Wearing a dragon robe, sitting in this bizarre, incongruous so-called grand hall, he committed suicide.

He is dead, but his sons and grandsons, daughters and sons-in-law, as well as the so-called empress and concubines, will not escape and will all be escorted back to the capital immediately.

When the good news came from Nan'an Prefecture, preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had already begun in the capital.

His Majesty's health is deteriorating.

The person is conscious, but can barely see.

His legs were basically unable to walk; they were sore and weak, and he couldn't even stand up.

Therefore, he will not be able to attend this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet properly.

However, with the lifting of restrictions on the harem, everything returned to its former state.

Empress Dowager Jiang was indeed a very composed person. Now that things have come to this, she must know that things are temporarily at this point.