No one expected that the emperor, who was furious, actually remembered Concubine Jing, who had been banished to the cold palace for many years, and he insisted on executing her to relieve his hatred.

The Eleventh Princess panicked when she received the news and tried to ask the concubines who were on good terms with her mother to save her, but no one dared to risk being implicated and plead for Concubine Jing.

After several setbacks, Princess Eleven was on the verge of collapse, but unexpectedly she saw Lu Yanluo punishing Zhou Sheng.

This gave her a glimmer of hope.

Facing the Eleventh Princess's eager eyes, Lu Yanluo was not indifferent. Seeing her was as if she saw Chu Yuan at home, who was still so young, yet had to bear so much.

But the Night Palace is already at the center of trouble, and people cannot be rescued just because one wants to. The pros and cons are crucial, which forced Lu Yanluo to hesitate.

This is a turbulent time, and everyone has to fend for themselves. Kindness is not so easy to give. The Eleventh Princess, who lives in the inner palace, understands this well, so she did not ask Lu Yanluo whether she agreed, but showed her sincerity first.

Princess Eleven took out a jade pendant from her bosom and handed it to Lu Yanluo: "This jade pendant was given to me by my mother before she was imprisoned in the cold palace. She said it was very important. Princess Eleven has nothing but this jade pendant. Please accept it, Princess."

The entire jade pendant is snow-white, with a blood-red line running down the middle, dividing the jade pendant into two. One half is engraved with a phoenix, and the other half is engraved with a fire phoenix. On the back is a whole coiled dragon.

Lu Yanluo frowned secretly. This jade pendant was definitely not an ordinary jade pendant. How could a concubine wear a jade pendant with a phoenix and a blue dragon? This was against the rules.

"Princess, please save my mother, please..."

The Eleventh Princess hunched her body slightly, lowered her head and cried, she looked so thin and helpless.

Lu Yanluo sighed, helped the man up, and gently wiped away his tears: "Okay, don't cry, I promise to help you rescue your mother."

Hearing the affirmative answer, Princess Eleven breathed a sigh of relief, and as if she was afraid that Lu Yanluo would go back on her word, she quickly handed the jade pendant in her hand to her.

Night Palace.

Lu Yanluo asked Shen He to investigate the affair between Concubine Jing and someone else, and told Chu Xuan about the Eleventh Princess' request.

"Back then, the story of Concubine Jing spread like wildfire in the palace. In order to quell the rumors, His Majesty quickly banished Concubine Jing to the cold palace, and the matter was put to rest."

Lu Yanluo was puzzled: "What about the person who had an affair with Jingpin? Who is this person?"

Chu Xuan shook his head. He had no interest in the sinister affairs in the harem, and he did not inquire about the whole process of the incident.

Fortunately, news soon came from Shen He, and what surprised Lu Yanluo and Chu Xuan was that the person who had an affair with Jingpin back then was actually Zhou Sheng!

The experience of the imperial concubine was similar. After being exposed, Zhou Sheng remained calm and described himself as the one who was coerced. The emperor finally released him.

Unexpectedly, a few years later, the same thing happened again, except that the concubine was replaced.

[The dog emperor is crazy, Zhou Sheng has an affair with the imperial concubine, how can he tolerate such a thing? 】

[How did they manage to release Zhou Sheng twice instead of chopped him into pieces? It's outrageous.]

Chu Xuan glanced at Lu Yanluo but smiled without saying anything. He naturally understood the emperor's thoughts. What could women mean in the eyes of his good father? Moreover, this world has always been full of prejudices against women. When something happened, everyone would say that it was women who were fickle and restless, and would blame all the faults on women.

Although he understood, Chu Xuan didn't want to tell Lu Yanluo these words. He could sense that Luo sneered at this prejudice.

"Now that you know the man was Mr. Zhou, what are you going to do next?"

Lu Yanluo smiled cunningly: "The mountain man has his own clever plan, just wait and see."

A few days later, Zhou Sheng was on vacation and had just finished his duty in the palace when someone came to look for him. This person was one of his friends he made in the capital, Liu Shisan.

On weekdays, when Zhou Sheng was not on duty, the two of them often drank together, so when Liu Shisan came to see him today, Zhou Sheng followed him to the Fulai Restaurant in Beijing without thinking.

After half a round of drinks, Liu Shisan, under the influence of alcohol, said with admiration: "Brother, I heard that you and the imperial concubine in the palace... Tell me, how did you do it? Not only did you sleep with the emperor's woman, but he also let you go. It's really strange!"

Liu Shisan had a sly smile on his face, and the unspoken meaning in his words was all about his disdain for women and his admiration for Zhou Sheng.

Zhou Sheng, who was drunk, smiled smugly and drank the wine in one gulp: "What's the big deal? The imperial concubine is not the first one. I tell you, what's the matter with being the emperor's woman? I can sleep with her whenever I want."

After drinking, Zhou Sheng lost his usual caution: "I have touched all of Consort Xian, Consort Yong, Consort Le, and Consort Lan."

Zhou Sheng, who was drunk, picked up the wine glass again and drank it all in one gulp, without noticing the strange expression of Liu Shisan beside him.

"You know, the daughter of Concubine Yong, the Thirteenth Princess, is not the emperor's child at all. She is my daughter. So what if she is the emperor? She still has to help me raise the child!"

Liu Shisan concealed the shock in his eyes and did not forget the purpose of coming here today.

"Brother, I understand the concubines you mentioned. They are all beautiful, but this imperial concubine... is too different from them. Why did you do that?"

Zhou Sheng snorted and said disdainfully, "It's just jealousy between women. Concubine Yong couldn't stand the fact that the Imperial Concubine had the Seventh Prince by her side, so she begged me to help her take him down. Otherwise, do you think I like being caught? And that Princess Ye, she took advantage of her power and actually hit me! Sooner or later, I will make her pay the price."

After three rounds of drinking, the two men walked out of the door drunkenly. After Zhou Sheng left, Liu Shisan was startled and left quickly, without any trace of drunkenness at all.

Today he was asked by someone to come to Zhou Sheng to get some information. Now that his goal had been achieved, he naturally had to report back quickly.

In a small courtyard next to the restaurant, Lu Yanluo was leisurely drinking tea, waiting for Liu Shisan to come over.

Liu Shisan repeated Zhou Sheng's words with a flattering look on his face. Lu Yanluo was very satisfied and gave him the silver that had been promised in advance.

Liu Shisan thanked him profusely and left.

This man is a gambler and owes a lot of debts, otherwise he would not agree to help Lu Yanluo.

"Princess, do you want to go back home?"

Lu Yanluo was lost in thought, and nodded when she heard this: "Let's go, I have to go to the palace tomorrow to meet this Yong Fei."

When Zhou Sheng was caned that day, Concubine Yong was present but she said nothing, which was enough to show how deep her thoughts were.

Moreover, the story of the Thirteenth Princess was too sensational, so she had to go to the palace in person to confirm it.