Chen Mengyao was quickly taken to the Zichen Palace. When Su Mutianjun saw the doll covered with silver needles, he became furious on the spot.

"This is simply outrageous! How dare you use the tactics of suppressing victory in the palace, persecuting the prince, and slandering me..." Su Mutianjun's cold eyes were filled with murderous intent, like a sharp sword piercing Chen Mengyao.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. As the Crown Prince's concubine, I share the same fate with you. How could I harm your Majesty?" Chen Mengyao knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Su Mutianjun repeatedly, and cried bitterly.

Queen Qin Shuyao was furious and scolded, "Well, so it was you, a little bitch, who did this! Tell me, why did you curse the Crown Prince and make him lose his composure at the Shaohua Palace banquet? What was your purpose?"

"Your Highness, Your Majesty!" At this moment, the chief eunuch, Qu Chengde, came in to report, "This old servant spotted a guard acting suspiciously outside the palace, so he was arrested and interrogated. I didn't know what he was talking about until I asked, but I was shocked! The guard actually claimed to be Concubine Shen's cousin, and he also said... and also said..."

"What else?" Su Mutianjun said coldly.

Qu Chengde swallowed hard and answered with a stiff upper lip: "The guard also said that he had already had sex with Concubine Shen many times, and the fetus in her belly was his..."

After saying that, Qu Chengde signaled two guards to bring in the guard who had an affair with Concubine Shen.

Chen Mengyao, who was hit by a huge pot falling from the sky, covered her stomach and shook her head repeatedly. However, when she saw the person who came in, she was stunned: "Cousin?!" Chen Mengyao couldn't help but blurt out.

"Sister Yao, you better confess! Although the Crown Prince is already idiotic, you are at least his concubine. Naturally, you should abide by the code of conduct for women. Seducing me was wrong in the first place, and leaving behind an illegitimate child is a provocation to the majesty of the royal family..."

The cousin guard's earnest advice was like thunder exploding in Shen Mengyao's ears.

"No! I didn't. We have nothing in common. Why are you slandering me, cousin?" Chen Mengyao defended herself in panic. Unable to argue, she could only look for help to the national teacher Ran Qiyue who was standing beside her.

Ran Qiyue glanced at Chen Mengyao leisurely, then said to Su Mutianjun: "Your Majesty, what Concubine Shen said is not completely unreasonable. How could she have done so many things alone?"

Chen Mengyao nodded desperately, "Master Imperial Master, please understand! Your Majesty, please be merciful. I truly have never done anything like this."

Su Mutianjun gave Ran Qiyue a meaningful look, and then said slowly, "My dear Ran, what do you think is the truth of this matter?"

"Your Majesty, look!" Ran Qiyue flipped through the box containing the doll, pulled out a letter from the bottom of the box, and presented it to Su Mutianjun.

Seeing this, Qu Chengde hurriedly took the letter and unfolded it in front of Su Mutianjun.

"You are so good, Chen Mengyao! How dare you collude with court officials and attempt to rebel!" Su Mutianjun was immediately furious after seeing the contents of the letter.

Chen Mengyao never imagined that she was just trying to climb up the social ladder by relying on her son's status, but she was accused of having an affair with a guard and intending to usurp the throne.

However, before Chen Mengyao could even protest for herself, Su Mutianjun had already drawn his sword and slashed Chen Mengyao's throat, killing the only child Su Mulihan was carrying in her belly...

"Hang this bitch on the city wall and whip her corpse for three days, then chop her into pieces and feed her to the dogs!" Su Mutianjun's voice was extremely cold and indifferent.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qu Chengde shrank his neck and signaled the guards to drag Chen Mengyao out quickly.

After dealing with Chen Mengyao, Su Mutianjun immediately began to settle accounts with the officials listed in the letter, including the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the General of Horsemen, the Minister of War, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, and some civil officials whom he once regarded as his confidants.

Looking at Su Mutianjun who was angrily writing an imperial edict to confiscate the homes of those officials, Ran Qiyue curled the corners of her lips slightly.

The tactic of using a knife to kill someone was really clever! Not only did he kill the prince's only son, but he also let the tyrant Su Mutianjun personally execute the entire family of those officials who supported him wholeheartedly.

This Zhaoyang Kingdom will soon fall into the hands of Ran Qiyue...

On the other side, after the palace banquet ended, when Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige were preparing to leave the palace like other people who attended the palace banquet, they were stopped by a eunuch.

"Your Highness, Third Prince and Princess Crown Princess, the Imperial Concubine is seriously ill. The Emperor wants you two to stay in the palace for the time being to keep her company. To avoid...to avoid the regrets of parting forever."

Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige exchanged glances upon hearing this. They were worried about having no excuse to stay in the palace, but since the other party had already taken the initiative, they might as well go with the flow...

After making up her mind, Hua Qingcheng nodded slightly and said, "Your king is very thoughtful. Since the Royal Concubine is on her deathbed, it is only right for Prince Helun, as a son, to be by her side and show filial piety. Lead the way!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding!" The young eunuch respectfully bowed to Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige, and then took them to a side hall next to Shangguan Yuechan's bedroom.

The young eunuch said respectfully, "The Imperial Concubine is resting. The Third Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess will rest in the side hall for a while."

"Yeah." Hua Qingcheng waved her hand, signaling the young eunuch to leave.

However, after the young eunuch left, the door of the side hall was closed and guards were guarding outside the hall.

"It seems that they want to put us under house arrest..." Hua Qingcheng sneered slightly.

Mu Lige held Hua Qingcheng's hand, his face darkening slightly, "Qingqing, I always feel that the way the Imperial Master looks at you is not pure. We must be careful."

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