"Eunuch Zhou, why did the Emperor suddenly punish me like this when nothing happened? I don't know what I did wrong!"
Concubine Wang asked unconvincedly.
"You really don't know what the Imperial Concubine did?"
Zhou Guisheng asked her in return.
When Concubine Wang heard this, her eyes flashed.
She knew that the emperor must have known about her raising a ghost, which made him so angry that he sent her to the cold palace.
But the problem is, didn’t Xiao Shuangbao promise her that she would not tell the emperor about this?
"Did Little Shuangbao go to the Emperor and complain about me?"
Concubine Wang immediately questioned.
"How did the Imperial Concubine know that it was the little princess who said that?"
However, Zhou Guisheng refused to admit it and instead deliberately defended Xiao Shuangbao, "This old servant only knows that nothing in this palace can be hidden from the emperor. Moreover, when the emperor gave the order, the Seventh Princess was listening nearby."
"What? Tiantian?"
Concubine Wang thought it was her daughter who reported her, and was immediately stunned, "This is impossible!"
She couldn't believe it.
"Your Highness, it's too late to say anything now. You'd better pack up and move to the cold palace! If the Emperor finds out any longer, I'm afraid he'll be furious again! You know, if Your Highness hadn't persuaded you in time, you would have lost your life if you hadn't done something like this in the harem!"
Zhou Guisheng said again.
"You mean, the emperor originally wanted to kill me, but it was because Xiao Shuangbao pleaded for me that the emperor spared my life and only banished me to the cold palace?"
Concubine Wang said in disbelief.
“That’s right!”
Zhou Guisheng nodded and said, "The little princess said that Your Majesty was simply deceived and bewitched by the evil people. Although she made mistakes, her crime is not punishable by death. She even specifically asked the emperor not to punish you too severely.
"Depriving you of your title of Imperial Concubine and banishing you to the cold palace were all decisions made by the Emperor.
"It has nothing to do with the little princess."
Zhou Guisheng's words cleared Xiao Shuangbao completely, for he was afraid that Concubine Wang would hold a grudge against Xiao Shuangbao because of this matter.
Although Concubine Wang still found it hard to believe that Xiao Shuangbao would speak for her, she also knew that Zhou Guisheng had no reason to lie to her.
She didn't say anything more.
Having accompanied Emperor Cheng Xuan for so many years, she knew his temper well.
At this time, he packed up his things obediently and followed Zhou Guisheng to the cold palace with a few confidants.
This incident soon caused a sensation in the harem.
Almost at the same time.
In a palace somewhere in the imperial palace.
The young man in black was meditating, but suddenly opened his eyes.
The next moment, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was because the formation he had set up was destroyed, and the spells he had cast were also destroyed, causing him to suffer severe backlash.
In just a moment, the originally black hair on his head suddenly turned into silver hair.
And this person was none other than Yun Wuchen, whom Emperor Cheng Xuan couldn't find even after searching the entire city.
Yun Wuchen realized what had happened and his face turned ugly.
His face darkened as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He discovered that he now had a head full of silver hair and a hint of coldness in his narrow eyes.
Yun Wuchen got up from the mat, opened the mechanism of the room, walked through the secret passage, and came to a luxurious bedroom.
"Why are you here?" At this moment, Concubine Luo was lying on the beauty couch with her eyes closed, resting. Seeing him suddenly appear, she couldn't help but straighten up in shock. "Why did you become like this? What happened?"
"The ghost-raising formation I set up at Concubine Wang's place has been destroyed."
Yun Wuchen put one hand behind his back and said with a cold face, "I have carefully nurtured the Ghost King for more than ten years. I almost succeeded, but he was taken away by someone."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Luo raised her voice in shock, "How is this possible? You raised more than a dozen little ghosts to protect the Ghost King! Who did this? How did she do it?!"
Yun Wuchen shook his head slowly.
"I don't know who did it. The other party's secrets are hidden, so I can't figure it out. After all, they are from the same sect."
Yun Wuchen frowned, and suddenly thought of someone. "Do you think it was Yun Lingjun's daughter, Xiao Shuangbao, who did it?"
"How is that possible! How old is she? The ghost-raising formation you set up cannot be broken without ten or twenty years of practice."
Concubine Luo denied it without thinking.
"But if it wasn't her, who in the palace could do it?" Yun Wuchen looked puzzled.
"Could it be that Master has returned?" Concubine Luo quickly thought of someone. "He is the Imperial Preceptor of Dongqi State. I heard that Emperor Chengxuan has been sending people to look for him and specifically asked the Queen Mother for help."
"Very likely."
Yun Wuchen's brows relaxed a bit, "Send someone to find out."
Concubine Luo nodded and immediately sent her confidant out to inquire about the news.
Not long after, the confidant came back.
"In reply to the master, the Imperial Preceptor has not returned, but the Emperor has stripped Concubine Wang of her title and banished her to the cold palace. Furthermore... Princess Lingfu discovered that Concubine Wang was raising a ghost in Yongshou Palace."
"What?"
Concubine Luo was really shocked.
She and Yun Wuchen exchanged a glance, disbelief written all over their faces. "Could it really be her? But how is this possible? She's only three and a half years old! And who taught her?"
"This kind of thing is so mysterious, who can explain it clearly? Maybe Yun Lingjun left her something, or someone."
Yun Wuchen had a cold smile on his face. "I told you long ago to kill her directly after Yun Lingjun died, but you insisted on beating around the bush and ultimately failed, allowing Emperor Cheng Xuan to rescue her!"
Yun Wuchen said in a sarcastic tone.
Concubine Luo's face turned pale.
"I've said it before, Yun Lingjun has always been wary of me. I can't just kill her directly. Otherwise, who knows if Yun Lingjun has placed any restrictions on Xiao Shuangbao to target me? What if I make a move and end up getting killed? Wouldn't that be a loss?"
Concubine Luo said in a bad tone.
"After all, you are still afraid of Yun Lingjun. Even if she is dead, you are still not as good as her." Yun Wuchen said bluntly.
When Concubine Luo heard this, her chest heaved and she felt so angry that she could hardly suppress it.
"Just shut up! You're the one who messed up everything this time! It's almost devastating to our plan!"
Concubine Luo in turn blamed Yun Wuchen.
"This isn't the first time I've failed, and every time it happened, it was Xiao Shuangbao's fault. I previously devised so many schemes, including those for the Wen family, the Zhao family, the Chengguo Mansion, and Concubine Wang... Xiao Shuangbao ruined them all. Furthermore, the Chaos Demon is now in Xiao Shuangbao's hands. When do you plan to snatch her back? If this continues, she'll acquire more and more possessions, and I'm afraid she'll grow so large that we won't be able to handle her!"
Yun Wuchen's tone was cold, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to kill Xiao Shuangbao directly.
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