"Ahem... well, Your Majesty, I have something else to do at home, so I'll go back first."
"I will also go back and teach that unfilial son a lesson."
Prince Han and Prince Zhong left in a panic. The emperor meant to depose the crown prince!
If the crown prince is deposed, won't the family be in chaos and have no peace?
Prince Ping cursed the two princes inwardly for being useless, but on the surface he only sighed softly, "Since the Emperor doesn't want me to see him, then I won't force him. But since Concubine De has died on such a date, isn't it inappropriate for the Empress to keep her death a secret?"
"Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience..." a eunuch came in to report.
"Xuan."
After the Queen came in and paid her respects to the Emperor, Prince Heping, and several older clan members, she smiled dignifiedly and said, "I heard that the Imperial Uncle had entered the palace, so I rushed here specially."
"I would like to ask my aunt to come to the palace to ask some questions. Is it convenient for her?"
Prince Ping suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Before he could say anything, the Queen lamented, "Uncle may not know that Concubine De secretly gave birth to a child. That child is not the emperor's. She is now dead, but I must find out the father of this child. Otherwise, it would be a great injustice to the emperor."
"Based on the time when Concubine De gave birth, I interrogated the elderly people around Concubine De and deduced that Concubine De had an affair when she returned to Prince Ping's mansion to visit her relatives."
"Earlier, the Shu family's wife was out there saying she had an affair with someone from Prince Ping's Mansion. Now, something like this has happened to Concubine De. I haven't dared to send anyone to the mansion to inquire about it, fearing it would damage the reputation of Prince Ping's Mansion. But Concubine De's body has been kept in the palace, which is not a good thing. Besides, everyone outside is scolding me, and I feel bad. I'm not willing to help Concubine De protect her reputation."
She said that she was not willing to help Concubine De to maintain her reputation, but in fact, what everyone heard was that the Queen was not willing to maintain the reputation of Prince Ping's Mansion.
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