Prince Hongshi's residence.
"My lady, my lady, something terrible has happened..."
The princess was sitting in the armchair, holding a teacup and about to drink tea, when she was startled by the servant's shout and almost choked. She quickly put the teacup aside.
The head maid hurriedly scolded the servant, "What are you shouting for! Have you no manners? Didn't I tell you to go find the Prince? Why did you come back by yourself?"
It turned out that today, when the Princess Consort saw that Hongshi had not returned home after court and no one had sent a message, she was a little worried. So she sent someone to the palace to inquire about the news. When the servant arrived at the palace gate, he heard that Hongshi had been arrested. He was at a loss and quickly returned to report to the Princess Consort.
The servant knelt on the ground and said, "My lady, something terrible has happened! The prince has been arrested by the emperor and thrown into the imperial prison."
Upon hearing the servant's words, the princess was so anxious that she almost fainted, but fortunately, the nanny caught her in time.
"Madam, Madam, wake up!" the nanny cried.
After a while, the Fujin slowly woke up and asked weakly, "Where is the Prince?"
The old woman said, "Madam, don't worry. The Prince has already encountered an accident. What will we do if anything happens to you?"
The princess sat up in bed and looked at the servant, saying, "Why did His Majesty arrest the prince?"
The servant was stumped and scratched his head, saying, "I don't know either. I've only heard that the Prince colluded with officials to deceive the Emperor, and the Emperor is very angry. He was furious during the morning court session this morning."
Upon hearing his words, the Princess Consort nearly fainted again. Deceiving the Emperor was such a grave crime! If the Emperor were to investigate further, the Prince would likely be in grave danger!
The princess consort didn't know what to do, but as the head mistress of the household, she had to make a decision. She planned to stabilize the people in the mansion first.
She said to the old woman, "Old woman, go and call the concubines from the back courtyard to me."
At the same time, Ruan Meiying and Linlang also heard the news of Hongshi's arrest. Ruan Meiying was overjoyed. She had finally waited for this day. Her efforts had finally paid off. It seemed that her brother's complaint had been successful.
Compared to her, Linlang was extremely worried because she not only heard that Hongshi had been arrested, but also that the Eighth Prince had been placed under house arrest. Suddenly, she lost all her support, which made her worry about her future.
Just then, the Fujin sent someone to invite her to her room.
When Linlang arrived, she saw that all the concubines of the Prince's mansion had been summoned. Clearly, they already knew the news, and they all looked anxious.
Linlang saw Ruan Meiying and knew that this matter must be related to her.
Suddenly, the capital was in turmoil. The Eighth Prince was imprisoned, the Ninth Prince was transferred out of the capital to Xinjiang, and the Duke of Yingguo was imprisoned in the Dali Temple. All the officials who had contact with them were in a state of fear, afraid that the emperor would punish them all.
The Empress was at a loss in Jingren Palace. Her younger brother, the Duke of Yingguo, had been arrested, and she didn't know if the Emperor would take action against her. She also didn't know what the situation was like in the Ulanara family.
Just then, a palace maid came to report, "Your Majesty, Princess Xueying requests an audience."
Upon hearing this, the Empress immediately instructed a palace maid to take her identification token to the palace gate to borrow her niece, Xueying. The Empress knew that Xueying had come because of her father, the Duke of Ying.
Xueying was led in by a palace maid and saw the Empress sitting in the main seat.
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