Concubine Yu said to Gu Jie, "The emperor isn't that easy to fool right now. We have to wait a little longer. I'm afraid we'll have to wait another two months before this plan can be successfully implemented."
Gu Jie's face was filled with worry as he said to Concubine Yu, "Hurry up. If we wait too long, things might change."
Concubine Yu responded, "I understand. I'll talk to the dog emperor about it in the next few days and see if he will be fooled."
Gu Jie made an agreement with Concubine Yu and left the palace.
Concubine Yu brainwashed the emperor many times, but who would have thought that the emperor would actually tell this matter in front of many concubines and princes.
The emperor's spirits were failing him. He looked at the many concubines before him and said, "This Yin Yichen, imprisoned in the palace, is not behaving well. He keeps asking for this and that. I think he's trying to make things difficult for me. If he continues to behave like this in a few days, I'll execute him."
All the concubines below were shocked when they heard this. Who could have thought that the emperor would become like this? Yin Yichen used to be the emperor's most relied upon and favored minister, but he would become like this now. It was really unexpected.
The Queen, who was standing by, saw this and immediately stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has always been a loyal minister to the court. I'm afraid there is just some misunderstanding."
"What misunderstanding could there be? The evidence is irrefutable; he is just that kind of person." The Emperor looked at the Empress coldly and said, "He has challenged my authority several times and has been at odds with Commander Gu. This is simply a lack of respect for me. Are you, Empress, questioning my decisions now?"
Seeing this scene, the Queen quickly shook her head and apologized to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I did not mean that. Your Majesty has misunderstood."
"That would be best." The emperor snorted coldly and ended the banquet.
The concubines and princes under him were all feeling insecure at this moment, because they also knew that once the prime minister died, it would be their turn next.
The Queen and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance, now even more worried. If they could rescue the Prime Minister right now, that would be the best. Although they had previously disagreed with Yin Yichen's political views, this time the responsibility of rescuing the Emperor would likely fall on Yin Yichen.
But this time, no one has the ability to rescue Yin Yichen.
Seeing this scene, the Queen immediately called her maid and said, "Go out of the palace and tell the Prime Minister's wife about this matter. Let her know what happened. If you can rescue the Prime Minister, it would be the best."
Concubine Xian looked at Princess Xiangyu and Prince An Xie Ke beside her, both of them looking unhappy. If they couldn't get through this difficult time, their future would be bleak.
The Empress's maid took the Empress's token and left the palace, and quickly told Song Wanning about this matter.
After hearing about this, Song Wanning's face showed some panic. She knew that these people would probably attack Yin Yichen soon, but she didn't expect them to come so quickly.
Song Wanning thought of Yin Yichen and felt a little uneasy. She immediately looked at the palace maid in front of her and thanked her, "Thank you for bringing me this news, sister. But today I want to go to the palace with you to meet the Queen. I also hope that you can take me into the palace with you."
Seeing this scene, the palace maid nodded to Song Wanning and said, "The Queen said that if Madam wants to enter the palace, I will take Madam with me."
When Song Wanning heard this, she understood what was going on. She quickly packed up her things and followed the palace maid into the palace.
Song Wanning met the Queen in the palace. She bowed to the Queen. Seeing this, the Queen quickly helped Song Wanning up.
"Madam Prime Minister, why are you so polite? I've heard that you are a person of both talent and beauty, and now I see that you are indeed so." The Queen smiled faintly at Song Wanning and said, "I summoned you to the palace today because I have something important to discuss. The Prime Minister is in great trouble, and as her wife, you should be aware of this, so I asked you to inform us of this matter upon entering the palace."
Seeing the Queen like this, Song Wanning immediately explained, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I came to the palace today to ask for another favor."
"What are you talking about? Feel free to tell me." The queen now looked quite majestic like the mother of a country.
Song Wanning knelt on the ground and said to the queen, "Your Highness, I want to see the Prime Minister. I wonder if Your Highness, could help me see him."
"This..." The Queen now looked hesitant and said to Song Wanning, "The Emperor once said that no one is allowed to visit. Your request is really putting me in a difficult position."
Song Wanning felt disappointed and was about to thank him when she heard the queen say, "However, I can help you this time. I just need to do it in a covert way. You can pretend to be a palace maid and deliver food so that you can talk to him briefly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although Song Wanning's belly was bulging now, fortunately, she was wearing loose palace maid clothes so it was not noticeable.
So, Song Wanning mingled with the palace maids to deliver food to Yin Yichen.
As soon as Song Wanning entered the door, she saw Yin Yichen sitting on a chair. He was reading a book in his hand and seemed to be very bored.
Seeing that he was fine, Song Wanning felt relieved. The palace maids who came with Song Wanning to deliver the meal quickly left, leaving Song Wanning and Yin Yichen in the room together.
Song Wanning took a few steps forward. Yin Yichen noticed something unusual and turned around to look at Song Wanning.
Yin Yichen was quite surprised and asked Song Wanning, "Why are you here?"
"I asked the Queen to help me come in to see you." Song Wanning said, took a few steps forward, touched Yin Yichen's face, and said with red eyes, "You have lost weight."
Seeing this, Yin Yichen immediately hugged Song Wanning into his arms and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Now that I see you, I know how much I miss you."
Song Wanning hugged Yin Yichen back and said slowly, "I heard from people outside that the emperor wants to kill you."
After hearing this, Yin Yichen simply reached out and patted Song Wanning on the back, then said to her, "Is that frightening you?"
"What should I do now?" Song Wanning sighed and looked at Yin Yichen and said, "Now that things have become like this, what can I do to save you?"
"I told you, I won't die that easily." Yin Yichen whispered slowly in Song Wanning's ear, "Don't tell anyone what I'm going to say next."
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