A group of eunuchs stormed in.
Inside the main hall, shadows flickered, and it seemed as if a woman was being held by the waist and pressed against the windowsill, engaged in passionate lovemaking.
A look of disgust flashed in the Empress's eyes. She covered her mouth with her handkerchief and scoffed coldly.
"To defile the harem, how shameless!"
The concubines were all talking about it.
"Many people came to the banquet tonight. This shameless little hussy may not necessarily be from any of the palaces."
"Could she be a noble lady from some wealthy family? How dare she be so bold!"
A young eunuch in the crowd muttered under his breath, "Could it be the Ninth Prince's Consort?"
His voice wasn't loud, but the nearby concubines heard it clearly.
"What? The Ninth Prince's Consort? This...this imperial aunt and her own nephew..."
The Empress Dowager roared, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
The young eunuch quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I was transferred to serve dishes at the banquet. After it was over, I packed my things to go back to the Imperial Kitchen. I took a shortcut and saw the Ninth Princess sneaking into Shuiyun Palace alone."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Having just been reprimanded and not yet able to leave the palace, Su Yulan stood beside Consort Su and couldn't help but sneer.
"This woman is really promiscuous. She deceived the Ninth Prince's favor, but she is not grateful and causes trouble everywhere. Now she even dares to take advantage of the Ninth Prince being busy with the Emperor and not paying attention to him, and secretly fooling around with other people. It's disgusting."
The Empress's eyes flickered slightly.
"Whether it's true or false, we'll find out once we go in. Jinzhan, you stay outside and keep watch. No matter what happens inside, don't allow the Imperial Guards to break in. This concerns the royal family; we must give the Ninth Prince some face."
The Empress Dowager nodded.
"The Empress is indeed very thoughtful."
Some people are already unable to contain themselves.
"Let's hurry inside, lest someone escape and things get complicated."
The others echoed in agreement.
Consort Su shook her head, seemingly with regret.
"This Shuiyun Palace has no back door, only one main hall, so where could it possibly go?"
Soon the main hall door was smashed open by a group of eunuchs.
Everyone filed in, eager to see the scene of catching the adulterers in the act.
But there was no one at the windowsill.
The enchanting incense burning inside the hall quickly wafted out as the doors opened.
Someone quickly smelled the odor and hurriedly covered their mouth and nose.
"They even resorted to such despicable means! Quickly open all the windows and doors."
As soon as she finished speaking, the cloak-clad door slammed shut.
The loud bang startled everyone.
The Empress Dowager covered her face with her handkerchief and said urgently, "Quickly open the door and the window, and go find water to put out the incense burner."
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
In the not-so-large room, all the windows had long been nailed shut.
How do you open it from the inside?
A eunuch brought a chair and tried to forcefully break the window, but his raised arm fell limply to the side. He had inhaled too much of the alluring fragrance, which made him feel hot all over and his legs weak.
"It's so hot!"
He tore open his clothes as if possessed, his face flushed as he looked at the maidservant who was helping him.
Suddenly, he let out a lewd laugh and pounced on her.
"ah!"
The palace maid screamed in fright, her breathing quickened with excitement, and her body quickly went limp.
The concubines were all terrified and hurriedly huddled together, covering their mouths and noses.
"What do we do? Quick, call for help!"
The Empress Dowager's face was extremely grim.
"Empress, take a few men and search everywhere. You must find the person for me."
"Consort Su, find a way to break down the door, quickly!"
Everyone did as instructed.
They searched the entire room but couldn't find any trace of Mo Shaoze or Jiang Qingwan.
However, the attempt to break the window was unsuccessful. Even with their mouths and noses covered with handkerchiefs, everyone's breathing became rapid, and waves of scorching heat rose higher and higher.
At this moment, outside the Water Cloud Palace,
Despite the pain, Yun Xiaoran managed to summon Mo Yunzhao.
Mo Yunzhao drank the hangover soup, and his head was throbbing badly. But when he heard that Jiang Qingwan was having an affair in Shuiyun Palace, he didn't hesitate at all.
Upon seeing the golden cup, he frowned and asked, "Is the Empress inside too?"
Jinzhan, quick-witted, immediately opened the door.
He explained as he walked inside.
"The Empress Dowager received a secret report that someone had infiltrated Shuiyun Palace to seduce the Fourth Prince. She was furious and brought all the noble ladies to catch them in the act, determined to find out who in the palace was so audacious. The Empress naturally dared not slack off."
Mo Yunzhao stopped in his tracks.
"Wasn't it said that the Ninth Prince's wife was having an affair?"
Jinzhan paused for a moment, then quickly explained.
“A young eunuch said he saw the Ninth Princess enter Shuiyun Palace.”
Mo Yunzhao scoffed coldly.
“My summoning Xiao Jiu away has given her the opportunity to run amok.”
The chief eunuch had arrived at the door and tried to push it open but couldn't.
Upon listening closely, he immediately blushed.
"Your Majesty, what's inside..."
Mo Yunzhao's hearing was far superior to his, and his face was now ashen.
"Break down the door!"
As the wooden door shattered into pieces, the lewd scene inside shocked everyone.
The most noble women of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty were entangled together, their clothes disheveled. Some women were licking and comforting each other while others were clinging to naked eunuchs and making frantic demands.
The scene was utterly appalling.
A cold night breeze swept into the room, dispersing the rich, alluring fragrance.
As everyone gradually regained their senses, they screamed in terror at the scene before them and hurriedly gathered their clothes. They were then terrified by Mo Yunzhao, who was standing at the door, so angry that he was about to vomit blood.
Still lost in their passion, the group of eunuchs were all dragged out of the courtyard by their necks.
The Empress Dowager gasped for breath and roared angrily.
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