But after the young princess left, Lord Wang laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

Another adult nearby burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"This young princess is indeed still too young. All those boxes and boxes of silver ended up in our pockets."

Lord Wang was secretly pleased to hear what the man in front of him said.

"But speaking of which, I feel that the young princess seemed a bit strange today, especially the things she said before she left and the way she looked at me."

The man next to him looked speechless.

"I think you're overthinking it."

You people are only superficially respectful to the young princess.

Why would he be afraid of a mere little girl who hasn't even grown her first hair yet?

Lord Wang laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Haha, you certainly know how to joke."

If I were truly afraid of a mere little girl who hasn't even grown up yet, how could I dare to do something so big with you?

The two of them were talking so enthusiastically that they thought no one was around.

Little did they know that a bodyguard in a nearby tree had overheard their entire conversation.

After returning home, Su Muyao went to the palace and told the emperor about the matter.

The emperor was furious.

He never imagined that someone would be so bold as to do such a thing right under his nose.

Just then, Eunuch De suddenly came to report.

"Your Majesty, just now the Empress had a little argument with another concubine in the back garden, and then that concubine pushed the Empress."

Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately stood up.

"Is there anything wrong, Your Majesty?"

The emperor's initial reaction was that the concubine had pushed the empress, so it must have been a minor squabble.

Eunuch De quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the Empress has fainted, but the imperial physician has already been summoned."

Upon hearing this, the emperor hurriedly left, with Su Muyao following closely behind.

In the Empress's residence, one could see a courtyard filled with kneeling maids and servants.

Even the concubine who had accused the Empress of pushing her knelt not far away.

When the emperor arrived, he kicked the concubine to the ground without saying a word.

After being kicked to the ground, the concubine quickly got up and knelt down again.

Just as the emperor was about to roar at him, the imperial physician came out from inside.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress is pregnant!"

The imperial physician knelt before the emperor as soon as he came out, and then immediately announced the good news.

Upon hearing the imperial physician's words, the emperor froze on the spot.

He never imagined that he and the Empress could have another child.

The main reason is that Longyuan is already so grown up, and now another child has suddenly appeared, which makes the emperor extremely happy.

I never imagined that I would be so vigorous at my age.

The more the emperor thought about it, the happier he became!

But then I wondered how the Empress was doing.

He hurriedly asked the kneeling imperial physician, "Why did the Empress faint? Is there anything wrong with this?"

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician quickly replied, "Your Majesty the Empress is only one month pregnant, which is still quite early in the pregnancy."

In addition, her emotions were quite volatile, which caused her to suddenly faint.

"I have already prescribed medicine to prevent miscarriage for Her Majesty the Empress; there will be no serious problem."

Upon hearing this, the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Muyao was quite happy that the Empress was pregnant, as the palace would be lively then.

The imperial physician then left, giving the emperor time to look at the woman still kneeling on the ground.

"Tell me why you want to dismiss the Empress?"

The concubine, kneeling on the ground, trembled and said, "Your Majesty, I truly did not mean to."

Your Majesty, I originally wanted to ask Your Majesty to help me talk about my father's situation.

I wanted the Empress to plead with the Emperor on behalf of my father, but the Empress said that the inner palace should not interfere in politics.

What does it mean to be forbidden from interfering in politics? To put it bluntly, it means being unwilling to say a single word to the emperor.

If I had just said one word, my father's life could have been saved, but the Empress refused, which led to the argument.

Immediately afterwards, the Empress slapped me. I felt that I had done nothing wrong.

That's why I pushed the Empress; I never imagined she was pregnant with the Emperor's child. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness.

The woman in front of him spoke with such sincerity and earnestness.

But Wanqiu, who was in front of the Empress, did not give her a chance to argue and knelt down directly in front of the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, she is lying."

When the concubine saw that the maid in front of the Empress was about to expose her, she immediately shot a dagger at her.

"You lowly servant girl, when did it become your place to shout and yell?"

"His Majesty is speaking to me. When did it become your place to interrupt?"

The Emperor turned to Wanqiu and asked, "You tell me what exactly happened?"

"Your Majesty, I personally heard this lady say to the Empress that although Longyuan is the Crown Prince, he is not favored."

The Empress, upon hearing this, naturally objected and retorted.

The person in front of me said that if the emperor truly cared for the crown prince, why would he always send him out to fight?

He's just a prince in name only; they say the prince is always fighting outside and something bad will happen to him sooner or later.

The Empress was unwilling to accept this, so she slapped her.

But after being beaten, the person in front of us started fighting with the Empress. When the servant girl went forward to pull her away, she was stopped by her maid.

Waaah, it's my fault.

"This servant witnessed her push the Empress to the ground, and the Empress immediately fainted."

After hearing the whole story, the emperor looked at the woman in front of him with disgust in his eyes.

"You're quite the conjecturer, but you probably never imagined that someone who could sit in this seat must have fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

You understand nothing, yet you think you've seen through everything. What's the point of fighting to the death in the harem?

After the emperor finished speaking, he took a deep look at the woman in front of him.

The female emperor still remembered that she had participated in the imperial concubine selection along with the other concubines.

He felt that she was not only well-behaved but also rather quiet, so he figured she wouldn't be a troublemaker in the harem.

From the moment I agreed until now, I have always been law-abiding and dutiful.

It seems this is all just for show; how many of those who can enter the harem are truly innocent?

"Consort Li has offended the Empress by discussing the Crown Prince. She is hereby banished to the Cold Palace and shall not step out of the Cold Palace without my permission."

Upon hearing these words, the woman kneeling on the ground immediately went limp.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have served you for so many years, and while I have not made any great contributions, I have also made no mistakes."

"Your Majesty, do you truly have no regard for our past relationship and intend to banish me to the Cold Palace over such a trivial matter?"

The emperor simply tossed the woman aside.

“Your father, relying on his official position, sold those less important positions to those纨绔子弟 (sons of wealthy and powerful families who squander their wealth and influence).

I have already shown leniency because of your father, yet you are still not satisfied and dare to dream of restoring your father's official position.

I really don't know whether to call you stupid or just plain dumb.

You're usually a pretty law-abiding person, but you absolutely shouldn't have gotten involved in your father's affair.