After the court session ended, the emperor did not summon the crown prince to review memorials as usual, which led to the crown prince being ridiculed by Sheng Changling once again.
hateful.
Even though the Crown Prince was slow to realize it, he finally noticed his father's cold treatment.
He had no time to waste words with Sheng Changling. He simply gave Sheng Changling a cold look before turning around and chasing after the emperor's carriage.
"Hmph, now they know they're in a hurry. But... the Emperor's attitude towards the Crown Prince is indeed strange. Could it be related to what happened at Fengyi Palace yesterday?"
Sheng Changling watched the Crown Prince's departing figure, muttering to himself.
Jiang Cheng overheard this while passing by, his eyes flickered, and he decided to send a message to the palace to ask the Empress.
Could something major have happened in the palace that caused the Emperor to develop a grudge against the Empress?
Of course, he didn't see the fleeting smile in Sheng Changling's eyes as his back was turned to him.
As the footsteps behind him gradually faded away, Prince Jing began to laugh wickedly.
He has many spies in the palace, so of course he knows what happened in Fengyi Palace yesterday.
Tsk tsk, the usually dignified and gentle Empress actually wants to punish the Crown Princess for no reason.
As a result, he displeased the emperor and was fined three months' salary.
Of course, the Crown Prince is definitely on the side of the Crown Princess and is probably dissatisfied with the Empress.
This is probably why the Crown Prince initially proposed targeting the Jiang family.
I just didn't expect—
The Emperor even showed favoritism towards the Crown Princess. Not content with punishing the Empress yesterday, he also punished the Jiang family today.
It should be quite interesting to see the Crown Prince clash with the Jiang family and the Empress now.
Sheng Changling eagerly anticipated that moment.
Thinking this, a wicked smile slowly crept onto his lips. The red court robe he wore accentuated his handsome and alluring charm.
Unfortunately, no one dared to look.
...
Phoenix Palace.
The Empress was having breakfast when she heard from her servants that her brother had been demoted and her nephew had been sentenced to beheading at the Meridian Gate.
It exploded!
She slammed the bowl and chopsticks down, but this did nothing to ease her unease; instead, she began to feel intense fear.
I only taught the Crown Princess a small lesson yesterday, so why am I being humiliated like this today?
Could it be that... the affection between husband and wife for more than twenty years is not as good as that of a little Liu Lingxi?
Forget about the Crown Prince; after all, he's quite useless. Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and he could be easily won over by the Crown Princess.
But Your Majesty, Your Majesty has no relationship with the Crown Princess at all now!
A sudden dizziness ensued, and Jiang Qiuyue felt her vision blur before she fainted.
"Your Majesty, quickly summon the imperial physician—"
"Your Majesty the Empress—"
"Master—, this servant will go find Physician Zhang right away."
The Empress fainted, and the palace servants of Fengyi Palace were in complete chaos!
...
The Hall of Mental Cultivation was unaware of all this, because the Emperor was currently staring intently at the Crown Prince kneeling on the ground.
As they got closer, the red marks on the prince's body became more and more obvious, as did the wound on his lip; everything was so clear, so—
It makes people jealous!
He was completely unable to calm down; his instinct was to kill the man who brought Xi'er joy.
But he can't.
Even though he was insanely jealous, he still couldn't help it.
"Father, I truly do not know where I have gone wrong. I beg you to enlighten me!"
Under the emperor's extremely oppressive gaze, the crown prince also felt an unprecedented pressure.
He thought about almost everything he had done in the past few days, but still couldn't figure out what his father was angry about.
Could it be...?
The Crown Prince inexplicably recalled what Sheng Changling had told him that morning.
Rumors circulate that he is cruel and heartless, and it all comes down to a mere palace maid. Could it be that Father Emperor really did it because of this?
“Father, if it is based on rumors circulating in the streets, then I am indeed innocent.”
Sheng Jin looked at the wound on the corner of his mouth, thinking that it was kissed by the Crown Princess, and didn't want to hear it at all. She became more and more irritable.
"Shut up and kneel outside the hall."
"Father..."
The crown prince wanted to defend himself, but when he met his father's cold gaze, he decided to shut up.
"yes."
The Crown Prince was forced to kneel by the Emperor!
...
The news spread like wildfire throughout the palace, reaching the ears of Liu Lingxi, who had just gotten up and dressed.
Chonghua Palace.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! His Highness has been punished by the Emperor and is forced to kneel at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation!"
Ye Zhi was serving Liu Lingxi breakfast when she was interrupted by the voice of a little eunuch outside the door before she could even take a bite.
"What?"
Liu Lingxi stood up reflexively, but ignored her aching waist that had been tormented by the Crown Prince the night before.
Because I got up so quickly, it felt like I was pricked by a needle in my lower back.
"hiss--"
She gently pressed her waist, and Ye Zhi supported her with a worried expression.
Ye Zhi hurriedly tried to calm her mistress down, fearing that she might make a mistake due to her emotional state.
"My lord, please don't be agitated. I'll have that little eunuch come in and explain in detail."
"hurry up."
Liu Lingxi had no choice but to sit back down because of her back pain. She was very upset, but she could only wait for the eunuch to come in and explain.
A short while later, Ye Zhi led a familiar-looking eunuch into the room; she had seen this man before when he was by the Crown Prince's side.
The young eunuch was very well-behaved. He didn't dare to look around after entering the room, but instead kowtowed deeply to Liu Lingxi.
"Your Highness, this servant greets Your Highness. However, the matter is urgent, and this servant had no other choice but to make a commotion outside the palace."
The little eunuch talked about things that Liu Lingxi had no idea what to do, which made Liu Lingxi so anxious that she interrupted him.
"Stop talking nonsense, how is the Crown Prince? What exactly happened? What did he do to anger the Emperor?"
A barrage of questions came crashing down on him, but luckily the little eunuch was quick-witted and didn't get overwhelmed.
"Your Majesty, this servant does not know why His Highness the Crown Prince was punished by the Emperor."
All I know is that after the morning court session, the Crown Prince was punished and is now kneeling before the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Although the eunuch's words were not very clear, Liu Lingxi still understood them.
The Crown Prince must have said something that displeased the Emperor during the morning court session, which is why he was targeted afterward.
No, she has to plead with the Crown Prince.
"Ye Zhi, go and fetch the sedan chair. I am going to apologize with you."
"Your Majesty—"
"Go quickly!"
Looking at his wife's anxious face, Ye Zhi couldn't bring himself to say anything to refuse.
They should have sent someone to find out more, but they arrived at the palace too early and their position was not yet secure.
Moreover, two deaths have occurred in the family in succession, and there is no one to help the master. There are no capable people in the imperial court for the time being.
So Yeats knew he couldn't persuade her anymore, because the result would be the same.
In the end, she had no choice but to obey her master's wishes and go to fetch the sedan chair.
"Yes, Your Highness, please don't be anxious. I'll go right away. Please don't panic, or you won't have anyone to speak to His Highness the Crown Prince."
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