"Do you really want to be used by those remnants of the previous dynasty and hand over the empire you worked so hard to build to others?"

One sentence silenced Emperor Rongcheng.

He looked at Prime Minister Wang and remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he stood up and spoke with a cold face.

"We'll discuss this matter again tomorrow."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked out of the main hall first.

Behind him, Prime Minister Wang slowly stood up, exchanged a glance with another old minister, and both saw a determination in each other's eyes.

After Prime Minister Wang left, several people surrounded Grand Tutor Wang, their faces showing concern.

"These are clearly Prince Rui's conspiracy, but the Crown Prince is not in the capital right now. What should we do?"

"Hold on!"

Grand Tutor Wang spoke firmly to reassure her, his tone resolute.

"With His Highness the Crown Prince absent, we, as his subjects, must do our utmost to safeguard everything for him."

"With us here, no one can shake His Highness the Crown Prince's position."

As he spoke, Grand Tutor Wang sighed again.

"If only I could find a way to see the Empress."

As he spoke, Grand Tutor Wang walked out of the main hall.

Unexpectedly, just as he stepped out, a young eunuch bumped into him.

The young eunuch immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Grand Tutor Wang was not one to make things difficult for anyone, and he immediately waved for him to leave.

After he left, Old Master Wang quietly opened the note in his hand.

Half an hour later, Grand Tutor Wang met Jing Tan, the head palace maid of the Empress.

"Grand Tutor".

Jing Tan bowed in greeting.

"It should be Her Majesty the Empress who comes to see you today."

However, after leaving Consort Hui's palace, the Empress vomited blood and fell into a coma, and has not woken up since.

"I was afraid you would wait too long, so I rushed over on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress. Please forgive me!"

When Grand Tutor Wang heard that Jiang Xianhao had fallen into a coma, he was immediately alarmed.

"Has the imperial physician been summoned to examine Her Majesty the Empress? What is wrong with her?"

Jing Tan nodded.

"I've already checked, Her Majesty the Empress has been poisoned."

Grand Tutor Wang immediately became so angry that he flicked his sleeves.

"First, they sent people to spread rumors in the capital, then forced the emperor to depose the crown prince, and then poisoned the empress to eliminate any future troubles."

"These Prince Rui and Consort Hui are truly vicious. If Prince Rui were to become the Crown Prince, and upon his ascension to the throne, with a venomous woman like Consort Hui controlling the court, it would be a disaster for the people of Dacheng!"

Grand Tutor Wang sighed, his heart filled with worry.

However, thinking about Emperor Rongcheng's attitude today, he felt a vague unease in his heart.

Jingtan understood what Grand Tutor Wang was thinking, and immediately handed another booklet to him.

"Grand Tutor, our Empress has been living in the palace for a long time and is unable to help with matters of state. Now that the Crown Prince is not in the capital, we can only rely on you, Grand Tutor."

"Although the Empress was framed, the Crown Prince's status was also affected."

"However, Her Majesty the Empress can assure you that His Highness the Crown Prince's bloodline will not be flawed in the slightest."

"Unfortunately, rumors are rampant in the capital, and I'm afraid no matter how much the Empress says, they won't believe her."

Therefore, in order to prove her innocence, Her Majesty recorded all the events that had transpired with the former Crown Prince and His Majesty, and requested that the Grand Tutor compile these accounts and circulate them among the people, which might help to salvage the situation.

Grand Tutor Wang took the booklet and felt much more at ease.

"Very well, with Your Majesty's words, this old minister would gladly go through fire and water."

After he came out of the palace, he read through the contents of the booklet and was immediately shocked.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered several copies of the booklet to be made, and then had them adapted into stories and spread quickly.

However, the previous rumors were so sensational that all the people were curious and spread them around, thinking they knew the secrets of the palace.

They were not interested in the romantic stories that Old Master Wang had made up, and they did not react much.

In the palace.

Emperor Rongcheng rushed to Jingyu Palace and saw Jiang Xianhao lying on the bed, her face pale.

With a cold expression, he turned to ask Yun Shu.

What happened?

"Why would someone suddenly vomit blood?"

Yun Shu immediately knelt on the ground and sobbed softly:

"Your Majesty, this servant doesn't know what happened either!"

"This morning, Her Majesty said that Consort Hui had been in the Cold Palace for many days and didn't know how she was doing, so she kindly went to check on her."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Empress entered, before she could even say a few words, Consort Hui spoke harshly to her.

The Empress initially didn't want to pay any attention and immediately turned to leave, but the Imperial Concubine actually... actually..."

Yun Shu sobbed, unable to continue speaking.

Emperor Rongcheng frowned anxiously and immediately asked, "Tell me quickly, what did she do?"

Yun Shu hesitated.

"This servant...this servant dares not say."

“Speak, and I promise I will not punish you.”

Yun Shu gritted her teeth and blurted it out.

"Consort Hui told the Empress about the details of your intimate moments with Consort Hui on the Empress's birthday."

Emperor Rongcheng was greatly alarmed and panicked considerably.

But Yun Shu continued:

"Consort Hui also said that back then, you deliberately prevented the Crown Prince from having a doctor, so that the Crown Prince would die of illness."

"Upon hearing this, the Empress was overwhelmed and immediately vomited blood and fainted."

Yun Shu was naturally well-behaved and spoke softly, but now, with a sobbing tone, she sounded especially convincing.

A few words were enough to make Emperor Rongcheng feel shocked, panicked and angry.

His face had turned pale. Yun Shu looked at his expression before uttering her last words.

"Moreover, the imperial physician just came to say that Her Majesty... has been poisoned."

Emperor Rongcheng could no longer stand and took a step back, but fortunately Dexi caught him in time.

Seeing that Emperor Rongcheng was trembling all over, Dexi did not hesitate and immediately took out a pill and put it in Emperor Rongcheng's mouth.

Emperor Rongcheng felt much better after taking the medicine.

Looking at Jiang Xianhao's pale face, he suddenly felt overwhelmed with shame.

Fortunately, the imperial physician said that the poison in her body was not life-threatening and that she would wake up soon.

Emperor Rongcheng was somewhat afraid to face Jiang Xianhao, so he turned around and headed towards the Cold Palace.

Meanwhile, these rumors from Tiandu quickly reached Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan.

The two received the message almost simultaneously.

However, unlike others, Shen Hechuan's secret report also included information about the actions within the imperial court.

Gu Jingchun's secret report also included a booklet.

The content of this story was fabricated by someone commissioned by Grand Tutor Wang.

Gu Jingchun flipped through the booklet from beginning to end and quickly finished reading its contents.

After reading it, Gu Jingchun didn't know why, but he became interested in the former crown prince and the extraordinary woman named Fu Shiyu.

She thought of the rumors circulating in Tiandu that were detrimental to Shen Hechuan, and after looking at the booklet, she suddenly had an idea.