Because of his drunken gaffe at the banquet, Chu Han completely angered the emperor and was punished to be locked up in the palace for a month without being allowed to go out.

When Consort Xian in the palace received the news, she was furious. Consort Yue happened to be present, so she complained to her, "What's wrong with this child? Why did he say such treasonous words? Your Majesty had just improved his attitude towards his behavior recently. Now, all our previous efforts will be in vain. This evil creature! What did I owe him in my last life to torture me in this life?"

Concubine Xian was so angry that she slammed the table but still couldn't get rid of her anger, but in fact she was powerless to do anything.

What can she do? Chu Han is her only son, and the honor and disgrace of her second half of life depends on Chu Han alone.

If Chu Han can inherit the throne in the future, then she will be the almighty empress dowager. If not... then she will be buried with Chu Han!

So no matter how others view Chu Han, she can't give up easily.

"Okay, auntie."

Yue Meiren took a sip of her tea and secretly rolled her eyes, pretending to comfort her: "Aunt, why do you have to do this? If you ask me, what Chu Han did this time was really a bit too much. I heard from the people in front that the ministers were all here at the time, but he just said this. Isn't this a slap in the face of your majesty in front of everyone?"

"In my opinion, Your Majesty should punish him this time and let him learn a lesson. How can a prince continue like this? I heard that there are countless beauties in the Prince Liang's mansion all day long. If he continues like this, something bad will happen sooner or later. Aunt, why don't you take this opportunity to give him a warning and make him behave himself."

As the saying goes, if it's none of your business, just stay out of it. Although Yue Meiren's words sounded like she was considering Chu Han, they were really harsh to Concubine Xian's ears.

No matter how disappointing her son was, it was not the place for a junior like Yue Meiren to make irresponsible remarks.

Concubine Xian's face darkened, and her tone was a little aggressive: "Yes, my son is good for nothing, arrogant and extravagant, and has bothered you, Lady Yue. From now on, I will definitely teach that good-for-nothing brat a lesson!"

Seeing that Concubine Xian was unhappy because of her words, Yue Meiren felt disdainful in her heart. She stood up with an embarrassed look and said goodbye: "My niece just said it casually. Aunt, please don't take it to heart. It's getting late. My niece will take her leave. Aunt, please don't worry about it or you will hurt yourself."

Concubine Xian was unhappy, so she responded to Concubine Yue with a few words and let her go.

She was left alone in the huge house. The more Concubine Xian thought about it, the angrier she became. On the one hand, she was angry at Chu Han's willful behavior and disobedience, and on the other hand, she resented Concubine Yue's outspokenness, which touched her sore spot.

The palace was silent. The palace maids and eunuchs tactfully hid outside. Every time at this time, Concubine Xian would definitely be in a bad mood, and they didn't want to offend her for fear of being implicated.

Sure enough, after a while, the sound of porcelain breaking was heard in the hall. It was Concubine Xian who was angry.

The eunuchs and palace maids all shrank their shoulders and quickly moved away.

Outside Fenghua Palace.

The beauty Yue has a graceful figure, and her pink dress looks even more delicate under the scorching sun.

After coming out of Fenghua Palace, Lady Yue was in a really good mood. She walked towards her Qingcheng Pavilion with a smile on her face all the way, swaying gracefully.

"Beauty Yue." When she reached the outside of Qingcheng Pavilion, a man suddenly walked out from the corner and called her.

Yue Meiren looked suspiciously in the direction of the voice, then smiled and bowed slightly: "Master Kong."

Kong Chenyang bowed and returned the greeting: "Your Majesty, are you coming from Fenghua Palace?"

Yue Meiren was confused and nodded: "That's right, why is Lord Kong here?"

There is a rule in the palace that court officials are not allowed to enter the harem without permission, let alone standing outside the palace gate of a concubine, which is really disrespectful.

Kong Chenyang nodded slightly and explained, "I came here to look for the queen. I'm sure the queen has heard about the fact that the King of Liang was confined today in Fenghua Palace, right?"

Lady Yue was increasingly puzzled: "Lord Kong is here to look for me? Please forgive my ignorance, but what does it have to do with you looking for the King of Liang?"

Kong Chenyang smiled suddenly, not wanting to beat around the bush with her, and went straight to the point to state his purpose.

"Let's not beat around the bush. I came to you today because I value your wit and intelligence, and... your courage. I know that the reason you are pretending to be on good terms with Concubine Xian is to support King Liang to ascend to the throne, and then seek benefits from it."

"Prince Liang is under house arrest. Given your friendship with Concubine Xian, I'm sure you should be more happy than worried."

Yue Meiren felt a little uncomfortable when her secret was spoken about. Although she thought so, it was another matter when someone else said it out loud.

She couldn't help but said angrily: "What is Lord Kong talking about? I heard that you are strict and polite on weekdays. What happened today? Why are you so rude? Although my position is not high, I am also your majesty's concubine. Lord Kong's words are inappropriate!"

Kong Chenyang seemed to have heard a big joke. He laughed twice and said, "Disrespectful? A concubine who dared to use forbidden drugs on Your Majesty actually said the word "disrespectful" in front of me. Wouldn't Your Majesty find it ironic? If it comes to disrespectful, Your Majesty and I are no less."

"You!" At this moment, Yue Meiren finally realized that Kong Chenyang had come with bad intentions this time.

"Stop talking nonsense! When did I give Your Majesty any banned drugs?" Yue Mei retorted in a low voice.

The matter was done very secretly at that time, and it was Concubine Xian who drugged the emperor. As long as she refused to admit it, what could Kong Chen do?

Unexpectedly, Kong Chenyang came prepared today. He took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Yue Meiren.

"Your Highness, do you really think that this matter is unnoticed? This is the confession of the person who secretly sold the medicine to you. It says that the person who used the medicine is a woman from southern Xinjiang. I guess this woman is your personal maid. Why don't you hand her over to me and let the person who sold the medicine identify her? That will clear your name."

"You!" Yue Meiren was speechless again and couldn't say anything. After a long while, she clenched her hands and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean? Threatening me?" Kong Chenyang smiled leisurely when he heard it, shook his head slowly, then raised his hand and tore up the confession in his hand in front of Yue Meiren.

"No, I am not here to force you, but to show you my sincerity. I think you can see that King Liang is not a man to be cultivated and has no ability to ascend to the throne. In this case, Your Majesty, why don't you cooperate with me instead? In the future, you will still be second to none and above ten thousand people, with unlimited honor. What do you think?"

Yue Meiren asked curiously, "You want to cooperate with me? What do you want me to do?"