“Father, I dare to accuse the current Crown Prince of failing to fulfill his duties and is unworthy to be the heir apparent of our Great Qi.”

The emperor leaned lazily against the soft couch, frowning slightly in annoyance: "I have already punished the crown prince. He was not the mastermind behind the imperial examination; he was deceived by a villain. You should stop making a fuss about it."

Mu Anyu had long known that his father would favor the crown prince, but he never expected that his father would be so blatant in showing favoritism.

"Father, what I reported is not about this matter."

The emperor's expression darkened: "You mean, the Crown Prince has other matters that I am unaware of?"

An Ning was listening intently, but Mu Ange, who was standing next to her, muttered to himself: What a joke, what does a fool like you know?

An Ning raised an eyebrow at Mu Ange, only to find him looking solemn and extremely respectful.

You're really good at pretending, keep pretending.

"Father, let's not even talk about the Crown Prince's collusion with court officials to engage in corruption. This Su Yunyan is the daughter of the Yangzhou Shipping Bureau. Since she married the Crown Prince, she has been subjected to inhuman torture every day and has been beaten beyond recognition. Today, I passed by the East Palace and heard a shrill scream coming from the mansion. I was worried and rushed in to see what was going on, but I didn't expect that my sister-in-law, the Princess Consort, was being choked by the Crown Prince. Her face was pale and she was almost dead."

Su Yunyan immediately burst into tears and gave Miao'er a look.

Miao'er immediately understood and said with emotion:

"Your Majesty, please do justice for the Princess! Ever since the Princess married into the Crown Prince's residence, she has never had a good day. Every night, the Crown Prince, drunk, humiliates the Princess. Your Majesty, the Princess's body is covered in bruises. Please take a look."

As she spoke, Miao'er rolled up Su Yunyan's sleeve, revealing a series of shocking wounds.

Su Yunyan cried even louder.

The emperor was clearly also taken aback.

Mu Anyu pressed his advantage: "Father, my sister-in-law, the Princess Consort, has traveled thousands of miles to Daqi for a marriage alliance, which is for the sake of peace between the two countries and is a matter of great righteousness. However, His Highness the Crown Prince has insulted and beaten her like this. What will happen if this gets to Yangzhou?"

"Your Majesty, please do justice for Yunyan!" Su Yunyan cried as she knelt on the ground.

"This matter is naturally the Crown Prince's fault. Rest assured, I will handle it myself."

An Ning watched the scene with some worry: It's over. Judging from the emperor's intentions, he still doesn't want to depose the crown prince. After all, it's just a matter within the palace and won't cause any major upheavals.

"Hey? That's it?" An Ning asked in a low voice.

Mu Ange said, "Of course not."

"Your Majesty, a palace maid from Chunxi Palace requests an audience."

An Ning was slightly taken aback: Chunxi Palace, palace maid, could it be Bai Lan?

At this moment, the emperor was clearly in no mood to see a mere palace maid: "What is a palace maid doing here? I won't see her."

Eunuch Wu looked somewhat embarrassed, then leaned close to the emperor and whispered something. The emperor's expression changed drastically: "Summon him."

"yes."

Inside the main hall.

Bai Lan knelt down on both knees.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects and wish you a long and healthy life."

The emperor waved his hand: "Speak."

Bai Lan raised her head, but lowered her eyes slightly. She said loudly, "This servant wants to accuse the Crown Prince and Consort Li of having an affair and committing adultery."

With a buzzing sound.

An Ning felt as if the Yangju Palace had been thrown into chaos.

The emperor suddenly stood up from his seat: "What did you say? Say it again?"

Bai Lan remained expressionless: "This servant denounces the Crown Prince for having an affair with Consort Li."

Bang.

The emperor fell backward, crashing heavily onto the soft couch. He immediately roared in fury:

"You wretch, you wretch, you wretch, go and fetch Consort Li for me, and that rebellious son, go now!"