After Su Yuanzhou left, he said through the door, "I don't have much time to give the princess. If the princess refuses to come out, don't blame me for being rude."
Li Chaoyun, who was inside the room, squeezed his eyes shut, his face pale. After a moment, he opened them again, having forced himself to calm down.
A tearing pain ripped through her lower abdomen, but Li Chaoyun couldn't care less. She had no doubt that if she refused to change her clothes and leave, Su Yuanzhou would definitely send someone to take her out.
This wolf cub doesn't care about her face.
The aches all over his body made Li Chaoyun move slowly, but he managed to put on his clothes quickly.
She had just put on her clothes and had not yet straightened her clothes, washed her face and combed her hair when she heard Su Yuanzhou knocking on the door.
"If the princess doesn't want to come out again, I will send someone in to invite her."
Li Chaoyun had no choice but to push the door open and leave, not caring about his dignity. Being forcibly taken away by these soldiers was even more undignified.
Su Yuanzhou took Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping, whose clothes were disheveled, out the door.
When Emperor Xuande saw Li Chaoyun, he was startled and blurted out, "Why is Chaoyun here?"
Seeing Li Chaoyun with disheveled hair and untidy clothes, Emperor Xuande's face darkened.
Su Yuanzhou stepped forward and saluted, then spoke loudly.
"Your Majesty, what exactly is going on in the mansion? The King of Loyalty and Bravery is still investigating."
"When I entered the courtyard, Princess Chaoyun was in bed with General Chen Ping."
"Inside the room where they live, there are fish, meat, wine and food. From what I see, they are all Princess Chaoyun's favorites."
There is nothing wrong with hanging out in bed and eating fish, meat, wine and food. But when it comes to Li Chaoyun, it becomes a big problem.
Someone subconsciously looked at Shen Zhixiu, and seeing that his face was as gloomy as water, they knew that he was very angry.
Emperor Xuande had never expected Li Chaoyun to do such a thing. It had been less than a hundred days since Shen Zhiheng and his wife, and Shen Zhao, had passed away, and she was still pregnant with the Shen family's child. As a princess of the imperial family, she had failed to observe proper mourning and instead committed such a despicable and depraved act.
Chen Ping knelt on the ground humbly, not daring to say a word, not even to beg for mercy, for he was afraid that he would die faster if he opened his mouth.
Li Chaoyun recalled the love her uncle had shown her before, and crawled to Emperor Xuande's feet crying, "Uncle, please calm down. Chaoyun was confused for a moment and will not dare to do it again."
But she forgot that the emperor favored her before because she looked similar to Princess Yongning.
Ever since the Emperor learned of the Li family's attitude towards Princess Yongning, he naturally hasn't doted on her as much as before. Her current status with the Emperor is far inferior to Su Yuanzhou's.
Emperor Xuande looked down at Li Chaoyun and said, "Issue an order to strip Li Chaoyun of her title of Princess and demote her to the rank of commoner."
At the same time, Song Hongshen hurried out of the house.
"Your Majesty, a firearm did explode inside. As for whether it was from the Arms Administration, I cannot tell."
When firearms were mentioned, the atmosphere around them became solemn again.
Emperor Xuande took a deep breath and looked at Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping. "What's going on with the firearms in your house? Tell me the truth."
For Emperor Xuande, the most important thing was not to ask about Li Chaoyun's affair, but to find out the source of the firearms.
Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping were also surprised to hear that the sound just now was from a firearm.
Chen Ping quickly said, "Your Majesty, I bought this house this morning and didn't have time to look around. I really didn't know there were firearms inside."
Li Chaoyun also nodded hurriedly, "Uncle Emperor, Chaoyun doesn't know what firearms are. Someone must have framed Chaoyun."
Emperor Xuande couldn't contain his anger when he heard Li Chaoyun's words. "False accusation? You slept with him, and were you also falsely accused? Who tied you up?"
Li Chaoyun's actions made the Shen family, the Li family, and even the royal family a laughing stock.
Emperor Xuande turned around and asked Shen Zhixiu beside him, "In your opinion, did this leak out from the Military Equipment Bureau? Or... is it that someone is secretly making firearms outside the palace?"
Shen Zhixiu shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'm afraid the Military Equipment Supervisor will have to come and check it out in person. But no matter which possibility it is, it needs to be taken seriously."
Emperor Xuande agreed. Everyone present was well aware of the power of firearms. Whether someone was taking firearms from the Military Equipment Bureau or secretly manufacturing firearms, it was a threat to the Great Zhou.
After a moment's silence, Emperor Xuande said to Shen Zhixiu, "Issue an order to thoroughly investigate the Military Equipment Bureau. Minister Shen and the Military Equipment Bureau's inspectors will assist in the investigation. If you have any doubts, please inform me at any time."
Shen Zhixiu lowered his eyes, bowed and replied, "Yes, I obey your command."
In fact, half a month ago, he discovered that the prince was secretly purchasing raw materials for making firearms. One of the raw materials was only found in the newly improved blueprints after the batch of firearms confiscated overseas.
So he suspected that the Crown Prince had planted someone in the Military Equipment Bureau. This person was of high rank and had access to the latest firearms blueprints.
But the Crown Prince was cautious, so Shen Zhixiu couldn't find out much. This time, taking this opportunity, he could investigate openly.
When Li Chaoyun heard the emperor say to thoroughly investigate the Military Arsenal, his messy thoughts suddenly became much clearer.
She looked at Shen Zhixiu meaningfully. Was he coming for the prince?
Li Chaoyun knew better than anyone what the Crown Prince was doing. A thorough investigation of the Military Equipment Bureau would ensure that even if the Crown Prince's men were not caught, they would not dare to do anything in the short term.
If Shen Zhixiu wanted to catch her cheating, he could have just used fire or poison to force her and Chen Ping out. There was no need to throw a firearm behind them, as it must have been aimed at the Crown Prince.
Thinking of this, Li Chaoyun laughed at herself. She didn't know if she had implicated her cousin the Crown Prince, or if the Crown Prince had implicated her.
Shen Zhixiu is really a shrewd and calculating fox. He was very careful today and took everyone into account.
After talking about firearms, Emperor Xuande glanced at the adulterer Chen Ping out of the corner of his eye.
"Chen Ping will be thrown into death row and executed after the firearms incident is thoroughly investigated."
In other words, Chen Ping was only kept alive to investigate the firearms issue, after all, it was Chen Ping who bought the house. But no matter what the results of the thorough investigation were, Chen Ping would be sentenced to death.
When Li Chaoyun heard that he was going to execute Chen Ping, she cried and begged without thinking, "Uncle, please spare his life. This matter is not entirely his fault. Chaoyun is willing to be punished with him."
Emperor Xuande raised his foot to kick Li Chaoyun, but when he remembered that she was pregnant, he retracted his foot.
Of course, it wasn't because of Li Chaoyun, but because Li Chaoyun was pregnant with the Shen family's child. He valued Shen Zhixiu, so naturally he had to consider the Shen family.
Li Chaoyun saw clearly the way he raised his foot and then retracted it. Li Chaoyun thought that her uncle still had pity on her, so she begged for mercy even more vigorously.
Emperor Xuande remained unmoved and said coldly, "Li Chaoyun, if I didn't care that you were still pregnant with the Shen family's child, I would have made you die with this adulterer."
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