Shang Xiche noticed that Chen Ziyun said "How dare I" instead of "How could I," and he was even more furious: "Guards, take the Empress back to Qiwu Palace! All those around the Empress have failed in their service; punish them all and send them to the Inner Palace!"

At the emperor's command, two squads of imperial guards immediately entered and prepared to attack.

Jiang Zhenning stood protectively beside Chen Ziyun, his gaze cold and menacing, as if he wanted to devour her.

Aunt Songshan also loyally protected Chen Ziyun, kneeling and pleading with Shang Xiche, "Your Majesty, Duke Chen is still fighting a bloody battle on the border. You cannot treat the Empress like this because of a few angry words. If this gets to the old Duke's ears, how can they concentrate on fighting the enemy?"

"How dare you, you shameless old scoundrel, threaten me!" Shang Xiche was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it, so he stepped forward and kicked Aunt Songshan in the face.

Seeing that the emperor was furious, the imperial guards dared not hesitate and quickly dragged Chen Ziyun away.

Jiang Zhenning was furious and was about to get up and resist.

Having come to this point, Chen Ziyun had somewhat recovered her composure.

Seeing that Jiang Zhenning was about to lose control, she quickly shook her head slightly at him, signaling him not to act rashly.

With a thorn in his side, Shang Xiche naturally saw the interaction between the two and became more and more certain that the two had a secret affair, which also strengthened his determination to destroy them!

Whether it was the Ninth Prince, the Duke of Chen's Mansion, or other ministers who held military power;

They were all his subjects after all!

He is the Emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty. Anyone who dares to offend him will be killed!

Chen Ziyun looked at Shang Xiche's sinister expression, but inwardly she was disdainful:

This selfish, arrogant, and neurotic fool emperor, within three days, he would have to go to her Qiwu Palace to beg for help himself.

What a waste of such a good opportunity to deal with the Ninth Prince!

However, she incurred the wrath of the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince will definitely put some effort into dealing with her, which will reduce the amount of effort he has to put into dealing with Xue Yanshou.

The Empress thought: As long as things are easier for the Crown Prince, it doesn't matter if she suffers some grievances here.

When the other concubines saw that the emperor had indeed severely punished the empress, and even Aunt Songshan's mention of the Duke of Chen was of no use, they were all terrified and fell silent, wishing they could run away immediately.

Fortunately, Shang Xiche had no interest in dealing with these oddballs.

After dealing with the Empress, he turned around and said to Shang Xiye in a gentle tone, "Since today's matter is the Empress's responsibility, Ninth Brother, you should take the Ninth Princess back to the manor as soon as possible. I will handle the rest myself and will not allow anyone to gossip about the Ninth Princess."

Shang Xiye snorted coldly.

In recent years, Shang Xiche's temper has become increasingly eccentric. He didn't quite understand the scene where Shang Xiche suddenly flew into a rage and almost deposed the empress.

However, Shang Xiche's outburst ended up helping himself and others.

Otherwise, he wouldn't know what terrible things he might do in a fit of rage!

"And what about her?" Shang Xiye's cold gaze fell on Shang Chuyue, who was still slumped on the ground, trembling.

Shang Xiche was still furious, and after so many years, the gratitude he felt for Consort Rou saving him back then had long been eroded by time. Now, in his lingering anger, looking at his daughter who had conspired with the Empress to commit evil, he felt no longer as tender.

"Father..." Shang Chuyue called out softly, feeling wronged, when she saw Shang Xiche looking at her.

She placed all her hopes on Shang Xiche, who had always doted on her.

For the first time, Shang Xiche showed a heartless expression to Shang Chuyue: "She has indeed reached the age where she should get married. The Ninth Prince's suggestion is very good. You may choose a prince to marry."