Qingyun Palace.

Sun wiped away her tears.

Wen Qingyuan lowered his head.

The mother and son looked as pitiful as they could be.

Hui-pin walked around the room with a crooked mouth, "... Stop... crying!"

My mouth is crooked and it's hard for me to speak.

Sun immediately stopped crying and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Daughter, have you thought of a way to save your brother?"

Hui was so angry that her mouth straightened up immediately. She didn't realize it, "Mother, I'm not saying anything bad about you. My brother is confused, so are you going to be confused too? The imperial examination is related to the foundation of the country and the pillars of the court. This is not a joke!

Wen Qingyuan is a spendthrift and ignorant, and you are following suit and being ignorant.

What else can be done to remedy this situation? The best way is to let him surrender to the emperor immediately. The emperor is a man of great benevolence and justice, and I believe he will give him a lighter sentence."

Huh?

Her mouth was choked up with anger...

"No, Jiao'er, your brother committed a capital crime. If he turns himself in, not only your brother, but also our Wen Mansion will be in danger."

"Since you know it's a capital crime, you should turn yourself in. How long do you think you can keep this a secret? Do you think the emperor is a fool?" Huipin gritted her teeth, "When I was little, you favored my brother and ignored me.

I grew up, and in order to consolidate the Wen family's status and to bring honor to yourself, you asked me to enter the palace to choose a concubine. Now, look what's wrong with that prodigal Wen Qingyuan. You know to come to my palace to see me when something happens to him.

Before the incident, you had only come here once in all these years, right?

Mother, let me tell you, the reason why Wen Qingyuan ended up like this is because of your habit!

Now that you have come to me with problems, I tell you, I can’t help you! You have come to the wrong person!"

"Jiao'er, you can't say that. Your brother is the only son in our Wen family..."

Hui-pin couldn't listen any more and interrupted her directly, "Yes, in your heart, having a son to carry on the family line and prosper the family is the most important thing. A daughter is a money-loser and it's a waste to raise her. Now that your son is about to die, you just remembered that you have a daughter. Don't you think it's too late?"

"My dear!" Sun slapped Hui on the face.

Huibin turned her face away and stood there motionless.

Sun was stunned, "Jiao'er, I... I didn't mean it, I..."

She took a step forward.

Hui sneered, "I just told the truth, and mother got angry and scolded me. Wen Qingyuan wanted to harm the entire Wen family. Have you ever touched him? Mother, put yourself in his shoes. Since you are so biased towards boys, why didn't you just drown me when I was born? Why did you let me live to annoy you?"

Sun sat on the ground and cried loudly, "My dear, you can't say that. I was the one who gave you advice and helped you with the matter of the Third Prince."

Realizing Huibin's warning look, Sun finally shut up.

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong."

Huibin just thought this scene was extremely funny.

Wen Qingyuan was stunned watching from the side, "Sister..."

Huipin was so angry that she was shaking all over. Why did she have such a family?

"The Emperor has arrived—"

As soon as the tyrant stepped into Qingyun Palace, the three of them immediately saluted the tyrant.

The great tyrant stood there and saw the redness on Huibin's face. He lowered his eyes and said, "It seems that I came at the wrong time."

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is here, and I am so happy. I have been looking forward to your coming to Qingyun Palace day and night."

If you count carefully, the emperor hasn't been to Qingyun Palace for more than half a year.

She thought the emperor had forgotten her.

"Come here, capture Wen Qingyuan!" the tyrant said in a deep voice, his eyes cruel and ruthless.

Huipin looked up, surprised, "Your Majesty..."

The tyrant's eyes were filled with a chill, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry. "Are you planning to plead for Wen Qingyuan?"

Huipin knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am your concubine..."

She knew that even if she begged for mercy now, it would be useless and the emperor's anger would still implicate her.

Wen Qingyuan was taken away.

Sun was crying beside her, gasping for breath.

Huipin winked at her.

How could Sun bear it?

"As for the rest of the Wen family, I will investigate further. If they are kept in the dark, they can be exempted from punishment. But if they are guilty of shielding someone, I will not show them mercy!"

When Sun heard this, she fainted from fright.

She was carried out of the palace.

When we arrived at Wen Mansion, it was already dark.

Lord Wen rushed out upon hearing the news and only then did he know what had happened in the palace.

On the one hand, he scolded Sun for being foolish, and on the other hand, he scolded his son for not fighting back.

"Sir Wen, the emperor said that Sun was guilty of harboring a criminal. But considering that she is a mother, he will only give her ten strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others." The eunuch in charge delivered the message.

When Lord Wen heard this, he bowed and said, "I am willing to accept the punishment on behalf of the lady."

"My Lord, I cannot make the decision on this matter. You should go and talk to the Emperor in person."

Lord Wen watched with his own eyes as the unconscious Sun was beaten with ten boards.

He was woken up by the beating, and then fainted again.

…

Qingyun Palace.

The emperor held Abao tightly in his arms.

Di Zian did not come along, as he was afraid that he would be scolded again due to his unlucky constitution.

The third prince just stood aside obediently.

"Hui-pin, is there anything else you are hiding from me?"

Huipin was fidgeting, with her head down and her face a little swollen. Since the emperor didn't ask, she naturally wouldn't say anything.

Thinking that the emperor was asking about the cheating in the imperial examination, she shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you."

The great tyrant's aura darkened.

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"You really don't dare?"

Huipin bit her lip, "Your Majesty..."

The great tyrant was fed up and stood up. "Since there is nothing else to do here, I will leave first. As for your Wen family affairs, a married woman is like spilled water. I will not involve you."

But when it comes to the Third Prince's life experience, he can't just turn a blind eye.

Royal bloodline is no joke.

But seeing that Huibin probably doesn't know about his suspicions at the moment, it seems he needs to investigate this matter carefully.

The emperor left with Abao in his arms, and the third prince found an excuse to stay.

Aunt Hui was sobbing and wiping away her tears.

"It's all your fault for not fighting back! Now, even my mother's brother has been implicated, and your uncle is in jail. Tell me, if you don't work hard to climb up, will we ever have a chance to succeed?"

The third prince frowned.

Over the years, he has listened to his mother many times. When his mother told him to go east, he would not go west.

He knew that his mother did not have a good life in the Wen Mansion before she got married, and his grandmother did not like her.

Because of this, he wanted his son to be as obedient as possible and avoid making his mother angry.

In this palace, his mother is the only relative he has.

But I didn’t expect…

"Mother, am I useless in your eyes?"

Hui-pin was stunned, "Indeed! You have accomplished nothing! Before, I thought that the seventh child was the most useless, but now, I think you are the most useless!"

I don’t know if it was because of what happened to Wen Qingyuan today that made her too upset, but Huipin was a little angry and spoke rashly.

The Third Prince smiled bitterly and lowered his head, "So... Mother must be very regretful... for giving birth to me, right?"