"Let's go back first, we'll talk on the way."
Li Changyu said calmly.
"What about Bai Lingyu?" Mi Shan asked softly.
"With her abilities, it shouldn't be difficult for her to escape from here. As long as she can return to the Emperor's side, Li Shengyuan will naturally have a way to protect her."
Li Changyu said, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.
Given this incident, it's clear that Prince Pingxi intends to join forces with the Empress Dowager.
Eliminate Bai Lingyu and Mi Shan together.
In the eyes of the Prince of Pingxi,
The reason why the emperor became so lax and neglected state affairs was all due to the chaos in the harem.
The Empress and Consort Ru had long harbored resentment towards the Emperor's exclusive favor.
Upon returning to Yunyin Temple.
The Empress Dowager was leading everyone in the main hall to chant sutras and pray for the eldest prince.
The eldest prince lay in bed, tossing and turning in pain.
His body was covered in pustules.
The imperial physicians were also helpless, and even after administering large amounts of herbal medicine, it was to no avail.
Empress Rouci couldn't stop her tears from falling as she carefully applied medicine to his wound.
There was a commotion outside the hall.
Li Changyu helped Mi Shan in, and they brought Prince Rui with them. The three of them walked in together.
Mi Shan appeared to be injured, and her legs and feet were not very agile.
Both Li Changyu and Prince Rui had injuries of varying degrees.
"Crown Prince, Prince Rui, you're finally back! Where have you been all this time?"
The Empress Dowager hurriedly rose and walked over shakily, grasping the hands of Li Changyu and Prince Rui.
Mi Shan was also helped up by A Chan and Xun'er who came to greet her.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"No, the things I asked you to do. Have they been done?" Mi Shan asked quietly.
"I have already sent a letter by carrier pigeon to the palace. I just don't know if the Emperor has received it yet."
"good."
Mi Shan nodded.
I heard that Li Changyu was already replying.
"Your Majesty and Prince Rui had arranged to go hunting in the back mountains when we encountered Consort Mi Hui being held hostage by that villain. In order to save her, we fought with the villain, but unfortunately he escaped. We could only bring Consort Mi Hui back first."
"Really? The Crown Prince invited you to go hunting?"
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, a cold glint in them, and looked at Li Yu.
Prince Rui hesitated for a moment; he wouldn't admit that it was indeed the Crown Prince who had invited him to go hunting.
But he searched everywhere and couldn't find anyone, and almost got lost in the end.
On the way, they encountered a group of guards, who were subordinates sent by the First Prince.
To prevent them from revealing the truth and giving away clues,
Li Yu has already dealt with them all.
He nodded immediately.
“That’s right. Your son went hunting with the Crown Prince and encountered the troops that the First Prince had brought. They unfortunately sacrificed their lives in the battle against those bandits.”
"Where did this thug come from? He's so skilled, even you guys aren't a match for him?"
The Empress Dowager was astonished.
“That’s not surprising. Even a seasoned general like Prince Pingxi couldn’t defeat that villain. Maybe he and Consort Yu are birds of a feather, or even monsters,” said Consort Ru.
"That's right, Consort Yu hasn't returned yet, has she? She must have been rescued by a demon, and Consort Mi Hui was implicated."
Lin, the old nanny behind the Empress, quickly said.
Upon hearing this, Murong Wan blinked and stepped forward to take Mi Shan's hand.
"Sister, I'm so glad you're alright. You've suffered so much injustice for no reason, it's truly unfair to you."
"Thank you for your concern, sister."
Mi Shan gently grasped her hand in return, feigning compliance for a moment, before letting go.
At this moment, Empress Rouci lifted the curtain and came out, seeing Mi Shan and Li Changyu standing together.
He was instantly enraged.
"So you two were together after all! Li Changyu, it was you who kidnapped Mi Shan. And you even joined forces with her to hurt my son so badly!"
"I will not let you off easily!"
After she finished speaking, she rushed forward and, before anyone could react, slapped them across the face.
He slapped Li Changyu across the face.
Mi Shan was startled.
There was no time to stop it.
Li Changyu received a hard slap on the face.
He stood still, as if he had no intention of dodging at all.
Empress Rouci was still angry, so she turned to look at Mi Shan and raised her hand again.
"You monster! What are you doing back here?"
However, before she could even land the slap,
Prince Rui, standing to the side, became anxious and dared not contradict the Empress. He could only pull Mi Shan behind him.
"Mother! No, no!"
But the expected slap didn't happen the next second. Instead, Empress Rouci's hand was coldly grasped by Li Changyu and thrown aside.
"You can hit me, but you can't hit her. She did nothing wrong, and she doesn't need you to teach her a lesson!"
"Crown Prince, how dare you defy me for the sake of a wicked devil!"
"Mother, I think you need to calm down."
“Yes, Mother. Consort Mi Hui is standing right here, a living person. How can you call her a demon! If she were a demon, how dare she come back!” Prince Rui hurriedly said.
"If she isn't, why did the criminals kidnap her as well?"
Empress Rouci narrowed her cold eyes, her sharp gaze falling on Li Changyu.
"In my opinion, there are no villains at all. She used some kind of sorcery to bewitch you two!"
"Your Majesty, please stop making these baseless accusations. Whether I am human or demon, I believe the Empress Dowager will clear my name and give me justice."
"Or, we can invite the Emperor to come and judge who is loyal and who is treacherous," Mi Shan said coldly.
Upon hearing the words "Emperor," Empress Rouci's expression changed slightly.
"That's right! Our Empress has an innocent background and has only been in the palace for a short time. Yet she's been slandered as a monster! Your Majesty, is there no justice left in this palace?!"
Xun'er couldn't help but feel sorry for her and pulled her arm.
Achan also knelt down and kowtowed, begging the Empress to clear her name.
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