"After the Crown Princess recovered, she came here with me, only to overhear Miss Ning's accusations!"

Upon hearing his voice, Ning Rong suddenly looked up, staring at Yun Zhuo in astonishment. Although he smelled faintly of alcohol, his clothes were neatly dressed.

She wore a light yellow brocade robe and a jade crown. Her face was clean and beautiful, and she was still as noble and elegant as ever. There was not a trace of wine or women in her eyes.

Before the emperor could reply, Yun Zhuo turned to Ning Rong and said, "Miss Ning is truly remarkable! When I was deposed and hunted down, Miss Ning told her brother that she looked down on me, a commoner!"

"Now that I have been exonerated and reinstated as Crown Prince by my father, Miss Ning has used all sorts of means to try and enter the Crown Prince's residence as my concubine. Miss Ning has really mastered the art of climbing the social ladder and stepping on the weak!"

Ning Rong's mouth was agape, her chest heaving, and her mind was buzzing, as if a towering mountain was about to collapse before her eyes, scaring her soul away.

Not only because Yun Zhuo came from outside, but also because of Yun Zhuo's words.

She had followed Yun Zhuo around since she was a child. When Yun Zhuo was the crown prince, he was indifferent to her, but they were cousins ​​after all, and he had never said such hurtful words to her.

Later, when Yun Zhuo was deposed, it was because of her one-sided slander against Yun Zhuo, which dragged Yun Zhuo into the mud. Yun Zhuo didn't even have a chance to say anything to her.

Later, Yun Zhuo became Prince Jing and then returned to the position of Crown Prince. They didn't have much interaction. She made up her mind to marry Yun Zhuo again, but this was the first time she directly offended him.

She never knew that Yun Zhuo could insult her so harshly.

What she didn't expect was that even worse things were yet to come.

Yun Zhuo said, "What's wrong? Do you think any kind of trash can just walk into my residence?"

Ning Rong's face turned deathly pale, and she trembled all over. Trash... Yun Zhuo called her trash? He actually called her trash!

She, the daughter of the Prime Minister, is trash?!

"Eunuch Huaifu, please take some men into the inner hall and see who is inside and what has happened!" Yun Zhuo said, "Luo Xing, you go with Eunuch Huaifu!"

Now that he has become the crown prince, he should show others his prowess. Otherwise, all the women will think that he is easy to manipulate and will try to harm his crown princess!

Huaifu glanced at the emperor, whose face was grim, but who had no reason to stop him.

Huaifu and Luoxing then led their men inside.

At this moment, Ning Rong suddenly realized something: since Yun Zhuo came in from outside, who was the person she had been making love with inside the room just now?

Who is the person under that raised blanket?

She remembered that when she entered the hall, the person she saw was indeed Yun Zhuo. The clothes Yun Zhuo was wearing then were exactly the same as the clothes Yun Zhuo was wearing now.

She also remembered the man who took off her clothes and kissed her red lips—it was Yun Zhuo!

She had liked this man for many years, and he was the most handsome man in the world; she couldn't possibly be mistaken.

"Your Majesty, this small bottle was found under the bed indoors. It's an aphrodisiac for lovers." Huaifu and Luoxing came out.

Two old nannies from the palace also went in with them.

“There was blood on the sheets. But the man on the bed had already run away. All I found on the bed was a waist tag, which belonged to a guard of the Palace Guard.”

As the old nanny finished speaking, Ning Rong was struck dumb, her body trembling and she almost fell to the ground.

Yun Zhuo's cold sneer grew louder, her face full of mockery. Her voice was clear and her tone was sharp as she said, "Fine, Miss Ning used aphrodisiacs and had an affair with a guard in the side hall of Minghua Palace, yet she wants to pin it on me!"

"Is it possible that if Miss Ning becomes pregnant in the future, you will also claim it as my child? Are you trying to confuse the royal bloodline?! Miss Ning's actions are truly disrespectful to the royal family!"

Yun Zhuo's words landed heavily, penetrating everyone's ears. The atmosphere instantly tightened like a drawn bow, and no one dared to breathe deeply. Even the emperor's jawline tensed.

The Prime Minister's forehead was covered in sweat. Ning Rong's affair tonight, at best, was adultery, and at worst, it was a crime that would lead to the extermination of nine generations of the royal family.

Yun Zhuo's voice continued: "Moreover, Miss Ning chose to have an affair with a guard on such an important day as tonight. Does she even care about the century-long project of digging the Grand Canal? What a disgrace to the Prime Minister's daughter!"

Ning Hongxi and Ning Rong were almost unable to keep their knees steady.

The Empress Dowager, who had been secretly invited by Ye Qingxue, arrived. Her angry and deep voice came from outside: "Such a daughter should be executed so that the family name can be restored to its rightful place, Prime Minister Ning!"