The imperial concubine cupped her son's face in her hands. His once handsome face was now covered with handprints on both sides, and his cheeks were swollen, making him look extremely comical.
She couldn't help but shed tears. Her eldest son—though she had high hopes for him, she had also spoiled him as he grew up. Those two slaps she gave him also struck her own heart.
"Your mother will speak to your father properly. For the time being, you should stay at home and not go out."
The eldest prince sobbed uncontrollably, looking like a child whose candy had been taken away, showing no sign of being a father at all.
"Someone, summon the imperial physician!"
The eldest prince is in this state because he was drugged; she needs to have her son's body thoroughly examined.
After the imperial physician went in to treat the eldest prince, she said viciously to Mo Yu, "Beat that bitch to death!"
Mo Yu obeyed and left, and the young eunuch was also an innocent victim. Being forced by the nobleman was not his intention in the first place, and now this unexpected disaster had befallen him.
Unfortunately, such things are all too common in the palace. I can only hope that he will be reborn into a better family in his next life!
The Weiyang Palace was in chaos, and the Fengwu Palace was no less chaotic.
Ever since discovering that Song Yaozhu had run away, Yuwen Wuji suspected that someone had colluded with him to take her away during the time Xie Liwei was there.
However, the palace was heavily guarded, and all the patrolling imperial guards were called in to question Xie Liwei, who had entered the inner palace alone.
Unless, he already had people in this palace!
Thinking of this, Yuwen Wuji's face turned extremely ugly.
"Your Majesty, the people ahead say that Prince Xiaoyao took Princess Xiaoyao away from Lan Garden. Princess Xiaoyao's maid has been guarding her the whole time, and the princess has never left Lan Garden."
Li Wei stammered.
Enraged, Yuwen Wuji slammed the jade handle hard onto the table.
"I understand." He took a few deep breaths, and then Li Wei said, "We found Miss Song in Fengwu Palace."
"Song Si?" Yuwen Wuji asked in confusion. Why would Song Si appear in Fengwu Palace?
Li Wei's back was covered in sweat. He couldn't understand why Miss Song would appear in Fengwu Palace, or even in a hidden wardrobe in a side hall.
"Miss Song may have inhaled a sleeping potion and is still not awake."
"Then wake him up!"
At this moment, he was furious and had no intention of showing any mercy to the woman.
Li Wei immediately waved to the little eunuch behind him. The little eunuch understood and went down. He returned in less than an incense stick's time to report: "Miss Song said that she came out for some fresh air but got lost. She originally wanted to come into Fengwu Palace to ask for directions, but she was knocked unconscious at the gate."
"Lies!" Yuwen Wuji sneered.
Li Wei chimed in, "The inner palace is patrolled by imperial guards. How could she not be checked when she entered Fengwu Palace!"
Little did he know that the Imperial Concubine, wanting to see Xie Liwei fight the Emperor, had deliberately arranged for the Imperial Guards to be dispersed to another location during that time.
Yuwen Wuji, however, sensed something was amiss. "Summon the Imperial Guards again to inquire!"
Only after asking did I learn that they had indeed been absent from their posts for some time, and it was at the behest of the Imperial Concubine!
Li Wei's heart was in his throat, his eyes were fixed on the toes of the shoes, and his back was almost soaked with cold sweat.
"That Gao Shi! She actually dares to order my Imperial Guards around now!"
Now that the Imperial Guards were gone, Yuwen Wuji couldn't help but wonder if Song Si had let Song San go.
Yuwen Wuji's face twitched. "The Imperial Guards stationed at Fengwu Palace today will have their salaries reduced by three months and each receive thirty strokes of the cane!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards withdrew in response, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
His men actually made such a basic mistake; they couldn't even tell who their master was!
"Your Majesty, shall I send someone to escort Miss Song back?" Li Wei asked tentatively.
Yuwen Wuji said angrily, "Doesn't she like sleeping in the wardrobe? Let her sleep here for the night!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Madam Song, who was searching for her daughter, was completely disoriented, and Song Chengzhang was also furious.
"It's all your fault for spoiling her so much! What kind of occasion is this! If we don't leave now, the palace gates will be closed soon!"
Madam Song wiped her tears with her handkerchief, "She said she was going out for some fresh air, but so many people go out for fresh air, how could I have expected something like this to happen to her!"
"Can't you go with her? We can't find her now, who knows what might happen!"
Madam Song was already anxious because she couldn't find her daughter, and then she remembered that she had witnessed a royal scandal that night and was ordered not to tell anyone. Her heart was filled with fear and her body was utterly exhausted.
Startled by her husband's shout, she was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Song Chengzhang was at a loss and had no choice but to ask his father to beg the Imperial Concubine for help in finding someone.
When the Imperial Concubine learned that Song Si was missing, her delicate eyebrows shot up. After comforting Grand Tutor Song, she returned to the inner palace and unleashed a furious rage on Mo Yu.
"That vixen is such a seductress! I've already told the Emperor to bring her into the palace after the New Year, but he can't even wait a few more days!"
Seeing her mistress throw a huge tantrum, Mo Yu didn't try to persuade her. After all, her mistress had been feeling too aggrieved today and needed an outlet.
Ugh, what a mess this is!
The palace was in complete chaos, a fact Song Yaozhu was unaware of. She was already on the carriage of the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence, which had a charcoal stove on it, making it very warm. She had only been sitting for a short while when she became so hot that she began to take off her clothes.
Xie Liwei sat opposite her, watching her take off her cloak and then her outer garment. He closed his eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief.
Seeing that she had actually pulled open a large hole in her collar, he reached out to stop her.
"It will get cold when we get to the Prince's mansion."
Song Yaozhu looked at him with dreamy eyes, her cheeks flushed red, as if she had applied powder.
"Hot..." Her voice was soft, like a coquettish moan, but when it reached Xie Liwei's ears, it seemed to turn into a ferocious beast that bit his ear tips until they turned bright red.
"Song Yaozhu, you didn't take aphrodisiacs again, did you?"
Xie Liwei raised his hand to touch her forehead, and it was indeed burning hot.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Song Yaozhu grabbed his arm with both hands and pressed half of her face against his palms, as if this could help her lower her body temperature.
Xie Liwei was extremely helpless, but she didn't do anything excessive afterward, so he let her cling to his arm like that.
He looked down at the woman's pained expression, and for some reason, a strange feeling arose in his heart, a kind of pleasure.
And a ridiculous thought popped into his mind—she was much more obedient than when she was drugged with aphrodisiacs last time, and she didn't try to take off his clothes again.
The thought made Xie Liwei's pupils shrink, and he suddenly realized that he was being taken advantage of by her!
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