Qin Mohan saw that her forehead was covered in sweat, so he raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat away for her.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I had misunderstood you too."
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "It's nothing, misunderstandings are normal."
"Your Highness, are you angry with me?"
After hearing this, Ye Qingcheng playfully said, "That depends on your future performance!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Mohan smiled and said, "Alright, I will absolutely trust the Princess Consort one hundred percent from now on."
After hearing this, Ye Qingcheng rolled her eyes at Qin Mohan, then said softly, "I feel that the Seventeenth Prince's fall into the water this time is not simple."
Qin Mohan frowned: "Has Your Highness discovered something?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "No, it's just that my intuition tells me that this matter is not simple."
After hearing this, Qin Mohan nodded: "Don't worry! Seventeenth Brother is Father Emperor's youngest son, and Father Emperor dotes on him very much. He will definitely investigate thoroughly."
"kindness!"
Ye Qingcheng nodded, and then said nothing more.
And just as Qin Mohan had said.
The emperor looked at the eunuchs and palace maids.
"Seventeenth Prince, why did you fall into the water out of nowhere?"
The palace maids and eunuchs heard the emperor's question.
They knelt on the ground, all trembling.
One of the palace maids, trembling with fear, recounted the whole story.
Upon hearing this, the emperor's face turned furious.
"Men, drag these men away and beat them to death."
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty..."
"emperor…"
Soon, those people, along with several guards, were dragged away.
"Consort Yun, take Xuan'er and go down to rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Imperial Physician Wu, go over there and examine him carefully. If there is even the slightest mishap to the Seventeenth Prince, I will have you bring your head to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Afterwards, Consort Yun carried the seventeenth prince and led Imperial Physician Wu back to her palace.
After they left.
The Emperor's gaze fell upon Consort Xuan.
"Consort Xuan, today is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. I entrusted the banquet arrangements to you, so why are you here?"
"Your Majesty, the banquet has been arranged. I'd like to take a stroll in the garden with a few of my sisters."
But I hadn't gone far when I heard that the Seventeenth Prince had fallen into the water. I was very worried, so I rushed over."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, but said nothing more, instead looking at the Empress.
"Your Majesty, what about you?"
"Your Majesty, I was having a pleasant chat with my seventh son's wife today when we suddenly heard cries for help from this side, so my seventh son's wife and I came over here."
"Oh! Is that so?"
"Yes."
"Princess Consort Han, is it as the Empress said?"
"As Father Emperor said, Mother Empress said."
"Alright, if that's the case, everyone can leave now!"
"yes."
"Consort Xuan, if you dare to cause any trouble at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, I will punish you severely."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail Your Majesty's grace."
"Hmph, that's for the best."
"Seventh brother, take your wife and go see your grandmother."
"Yes, Father."
Qin Mohan responded.
He then took Ye Qingcheng and left, heading towards the Empress Dowager's palace.
On the road.
"Hey, Qin Mohan, why didn't Father investigate the drowning incident before ordering those palace maids and eunuchs to be beaten to death?"
"Your Highness, can't you see what Father Emperor means?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "I can't tell."
Qin Mohan smiled and said, "I thought the princess would be able to guess."
"Tch, the emperor's heart is unfathomable. Besides, I'm not a mind reader, how would I know?"
"In fact, after the palace maid finished reporting, the Emperor already knew the truth. Although the palace maid covered it up very well, it was impossible to detect any flaws."
But within the palace, any incident that occurs without apparent cause is definitely not simple; there must be a hand behind it all.
The palace maid, however, deliberately concealed the truth, seemingly unwilling to tell the truth even in death, and further investigation yielded no results.
The Emperor did not want to waste time, and besides, today was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, so he did not want to disrupt the banquet because of this matter.
So the emperor ordered his men to drag those palace maids and eunuchs away and beat them to death in front of everyone.
Of course, the Emperor did this to remind everyone that if such a thing happens again, it will be severely punished.
"I see."
After hearing Qin Mohan's explanation, Ye Qingcheng suddenly understood, but then her brows furrowed slightly.
"No, Qin Mohan, if Father Emperor does this, wouldn't that give the person behind it another opportunity to take advantage?"
Qin Mohan sighed: "So, as the Princess Consort said, once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea."
After hearing this, Ye Qingcheng nodded: "Yes! Indeed, thankfully, thankfully I didn't marry into the palace."
Otherwise, you'd probably be living in constant fear, struggling to survive.
Qin Mohan smiled and said, "Don't worry! With me here, even if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, or a den of wolves or tigers, I will protect you."
Ye Qingcheng was speechless after hearing this, but a slight smile appeared on her lips.
The two talked all the way.
They soon arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace.
"Greetings, Seventh Prince."
The palace maids serving in the Empress Dowager's palace all bowed to Qin Mohan when they saw him.
Qin Mohan ignored her and led Ye Qingcheng into the palace.
However, the two had only just stepped into the palace gate.
Then they heard the Empress Dowager's very happy laughter.
Upon hearing this, Qin Mohan and Ye Qingcheng exchanged a glance.
"Hmm? Your Highness, what do you think the Empress Dowager is doing? Why is she so happy?"
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