Although Concubine Qin hated Liu Qiuchan to death, she wished she would die in the fire in the cold palace.

But now, hearing that the Emperor had stayed with Liu Qiuchan all night, Concubine Qin naturally wanted to show off her consideration and virtue.

And she could also get some information. If the baby in Liu Qiuchan's belly could not be saved, that would be a good thing. Thinking of this, Concubine Qin asked someone to bring ginseng soup to Kangfu Palace.

Sure enough, after the court session, the emperor came to Kangfu Palace to see Liu Qiuchan, and happened to meet Concubine Qin who came to deliver ginseng soup.

The next second after seeing the emperor, Concubine Qin squeezed out a few crocodile tears and spoke up for Liu Qiuchan. "Your Majesty, you must severely punish the person who set the fire in the cold palace. The queen must be very weak because she is frightened at the moment."

"You are so thoughtful. It's just right that you come with me to see the Queen." The Emperor nodded approvingly to Concubine Qin, and then took her into the inner hall.

Entering the inner hall, the strong smell of medicine hit her in the face, causing Concubine Qin to frown and wave her hand, but she pretended to care about Liu Qiuchan in front of the emperor.

"The Queen is feeling better now. Is the child safe? What did the imperial physician say?" Concubine Qin asked questions one after another, not paying any attention to Liu Qiuchan's pale face.

Liu Qiuchan knew that Concubine Qin was a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken with no good intentions, so she ignored her and instead set her eyes on the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am much better now. Thank you for your concern." Liu Qiuchan's face was calm, as if she was not the one who escaped from the fire.

Concubine Qin, who was directly ignored, looked a little unhappy, but in front of the emperor, she couldn't make things difficult for Liu Qiuchan, so she could only swallow her anger.

At this moment, the commander of the Imperial Guards suddenly made a remonstrance, and the Emperor told Liu Qiuchan to have a good rest and walked out of the inner hall.

Without the emperor, Concubine Qin immediately revealed her true colors. She looked at Liu Qiuchan with a sneer and said, "You directed and acted out the fire in the cold palace yourself, didn't you? The queen did everything she could to get out of the cold palace, even risking her own life and the child in her belly."

"What is Concubine Qin talking about? I don't understand." Liu Qiuchan turned her head to the side.

Concubine Qin was not annoyed and continued, "But it is difficult to keep the emperor's heart with these means. Let's wait and see who will have the last laugh."

After saying this, she touched the South Sea pearl on the tip of her ear and was about to leave, but she never expected that as soon as she walked out of the hall, she would run into the emperor head-on.

At this moment, the emperor's expression was completely different from when he just went out. It was dark and ugly, and he rushed over with a hint of anger that was difficult to conceal.

This made Concubine Qin a little suspicious. She didn't understand why the emperor's expression changed so quickly when he had only been away for a while.

Just as she greeted the emperor and was about to say something sweet, she was suddenly caught by the imperial guards behind her.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? You are hurting me." Concubine Qin immediately said coquettishly, looking at the emperor with a look of surprise and doubt.

The emperor's face was filled with anger, and he pointed at Concubine Qin and said, "I never thought that after sharing a bed with you for so many years, you seemed to be calm and collected, but you actually had such ambitions behind the scenes."

These accusations made Concubine Qin completely confused, and then the Imperial Guards took her directly to Mingde Palace and locked her up.

Hearing the noise outside, Liu Qiuchan forced herself to get up and saw this scene, with a complex expression of varying light and dark on her face.

The emperor also clearly noticed the expression on the queen's face, and softened a little, then said, "The queen is not in good health, so she should have a good rest in the palace. I will give her an explanation."

After saying this, the emperor waved his sleeves and left, while Liu Qiuchan clenched her hands slightly.

Upon learning that his mother was imprisoned in Mingde Palace, and considering the previous incident of the Queen being murdered in the cold palace, Jun Beiyu always felt that this matter seemed very strange, so he hurried into the palace.

When the emperor learned that Jun Beiyu had arrived, he took him directly to Mingde Palace.

At this moment, quite a few people had gathered in Mingde Palace. In addition to Concubine Qin who had been stripped of her gorgeous clothes, there were also concubines from all the palaces above and below. No one knew what had happened.

Because Jun Beiqi's injuries had not healed at this moment, he did not show up.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what I have done to make you so angry." When Concubine Qin saw the emperor coming, she immediately pounced on him, raised her tearful face, and said pitifully.

However, the trick that had always worked in the past was suddenly useless at this moment. The emperor kicked Concubine Qin away without caring at all that Jun Beiyu was standing beside her.

"Don't you know what you have done?" the emperor said sharply and coldly.

Concubine Qin looked as if she had no idea what was going on. She looked at the emperor with tearful eyes, and her delicate face that looked like it was about to cry was very alluring.

Jun Beiyu, who was sitting next to him, also said respectfully to the emperor, "Father, what did mother do to make you so angry?"

"Come here, bring up the assassin who killed the queen last night." The emperor did not say anything clearly, but directly brought up the assassin from last night.

The assassin had been severely tortured all over his body. His nightgown was soaked with blood, which was extremely bloody and looked very scary.

Concubine Qin, who was kneeling beside him, quickly covered her mouth and nose with her hand, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Are you suspecting that I am the mastermind behind the assassination of the Queen?"

Because Concubine Qin had never done this before, she seemed extremely calm and confident at this moment.

But something she never expected happened. The emperor slammed the table and said to her, "It's not suspicion. I am sure that you are the mastermind behind the assassination of the queen."

After the words fell, Concubine Qin and Jun Beiyu were stunned on the spot, while the assassin, who was beaten to death, took out a token from his arms.

"This is a token of trust given to me by Concubine Qin."

It turned out to be the jade pendant that Concubine Qin wore, which made it even harder for her to defend herself. She could only say to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I really have never done such a thing. How could I have the guts to assassinate the Empress?"

"No, you really didn't?" When the emperor thought about how all his love for Concubine Qin over the years had gone to waste, the expression on his face suddenly turned cold and hatred gradually grew in his heart.