Ning Xin cried as she explained to the Emperor.
But the more the emperor listened, the angrier he became.
The Emperor: "Ning Xin, receive my decree!"
Princess Ningxin knelt down tremblingly and said, "Yes!"
The Emperor: "Ning Xin has committed a breach of virtue; she shall be confined to her quarters for two months. The wedding shall be held on a chosen date!"
Ning Xin was somewhat dazed.
The Crown Prince quickly reminded her, "Ning Xin, hurry up and thank your father! Your father has already been very lenient with you! This punishment is already very light!"
Princess Ningxin kowtowed to the Emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The Emperor said, "This is the first warning. If you dare to do it again, I will personally strip you of your title of Princess and demote you to a commoner! Do you understand?"
Princess Ningxin quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Imperial Uncle!"
After dealing with Princess Ningxin, the Emperor began to deal with the Second Prince.
Even while at the Imperial Clan Court, the Second Prince did not forget his ambition.
He originally planned to use Princess Ningxin to bring down Qiuqiu's family, frame the Crown Prince, and then take the opportunity to win over Xie Ju'an.
However, when he received the report from his scouts, he learned that Princess Ningxin had already failed.
The second prince couldn't help but curse, "Useless thing! Truly a piece of trash!"
When the Emperor entered, the Second Prince, assuming it was a spy, said without looking up, "Didn't I tell you to get lost? Why are you still here? Don't you want to live?"
The Emperor: "What's wrong? Has the Imperial Clan Court gotten too temperamental?"
The eunuchs nearby trembled with fear upon seeing the emperor.
He quickly knelt down and said, "This humble servant greets Your Majesty!"
The second prince looked up and saw the emperor, and was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground: "Father, Father, you have finally come to see your son! Your son was scolding the servants just now, not targeting you!"
The Emperor kicked the Second Prince aside and said, "Your plan has failed, hasn't it? You can't even stay still in the Imperial Clan Court? Why don't you demote him to a commoner? That way he won't cause any more trouble, right?"
These seemingly casual words terrified the Second Prince.
Second Prince: "Commoner? No! Father, you cannot demote your son to a commoner!"
The Emperor said, "The drug you gave Ning Xin almost caused her to commit a terrible crime. Demoting you to a commoner is too lenient a punishment!"
The second prince clung to the emperor's leg, crying, "Father, no, no! I am your favorite son!"
The Emperor's imposing presence.
The second prince continued to plead, "Father, even if not for my sake, please spare my life for the sake of my deceased mother!"
A hint of desolation appeared in the emperor's eyes.
The Second Prince's mother, Consort Shu, was the Emperor's most beloved woman, but she passed away a few years ago.
After Consort Shu passed away, the Emperor was heartbroken for a long time and became spoiled towards the Second Prince.
Although I knew he sometimes did some outrageous things, I turned a blind eye to it.
The second prince cried and said, "Father, Father, even Mother's spirit in heaven would not want to see us father and son become estranged, and would not bear to see her son demoted to a commoner!"
After mentioning Consort Shu, the anger in the Emperor's eyes gradually subsided.
The Emperor gradually softened and said to the Second Prince, "I will spare you this time! But if there is a next time, I will not let you off lightly! Remember to behave yourself in the future and do not cause trouble again!"
The second prince kowtowed: "Thank you, Father! Your son thanks you on behalf of my mother!"
The Emperor's eyes reddened, and he said to the Second Prince, "You'd better behave yourself from now on!"
Second Prince: "Yes!"
The emperor turned and left.
After the emperor's figure disappeared, the second prince's face suddenly darkened. He stood up and said to the eunuch beside him, "Investigate! Who sabotaged this operation?"
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