After she regained consciousness, she continued to pretend to be asleep, hiding in a corner to eavesdrop on Princess Lingyang and her group's plans.
To ensure the smooth completion of the task, when she left, Granny Dai took everyone else with her, leaving only Princess Lingyang inside to wait for Yun Zhuo's arrival.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Qingxue drugged Princess Lingyang and fed her all the Drunken Bone Pleasure that Empress Shen had prepared in advance. After Yun Zhuo distracted the people guarding outside the window, she quietly escaped.
Afterwards, the Seventh Prince changed into Yun Zhuo's clothes for the night and entered the palace, where he was forcibly defiled by Princess Lingyang, who had taken the Drunken Bone Pleasure.
But these truths could never be told to a third person, only in the eye contact between her and Yun Zhuo. Even if Empress Shen suspected that she had been tricked, so what?
She set this trap herself; she fell into it and has no choice but to swallow this bitter pill!
Someone had already brought the Seventh Prince's clothes, but the Seventh Prince was too weak to move, so he had to have someone help him put on his clothes.
Meanwhile, Princess Lingyang's nanny had already stepped forward to dress her, and Princess Lingyang could be heard saying things like, "It hurts, be gentle."
For a moment, the only sound in the side hall was the rustling of clothes being put on, which sounded a bit strange and ambiguous, making it hard to know where to look.
The emperor moved to the adjacent hall and sat down.
Empress Shen, Yun Zhuo, Ye Qingxue, and others also moved over.
Huaifu instructed the palace servants to prepare tea. Shortly after the tea was served, Princess Lingyang and the Seventh Prince were also helped over.
The seventh prince was pale, his lips were almost bloodless, and he was swaying precariously.
He knelt before the emperor and said, “Father, I had absolutely no intention of humiliating Princess Lingyang. It was someone from Princess Lingyang’s side who invited me to meet. They said that since the princess and I had already agreed to be married, we should cultivate our relationship a little. So I came to this side hall. And then… what happened after that… you know what happened next, Father.”
The emperor looked at Princess Lingyang.
Princess Lingyang lowered her head and remained silent.
She always thought the person who came in was Yun Zhuo, and that was the person she saw at the time, but she didn't know why he later became the Seventh Prince.
Moreover, the person who sent Yun Zhuo over was arranged by Empress Shen, and she had no idea what happened in between, so she simply chose to remain silent to avoid saying anything that might cause her to make a mistake.
However, out of respect for the country with which the marriage alliance was being arranged, the emperor still chose to ask, "Does Princess Lingyang have anything to say?"
Princess Lingyang instinctively wanted to look at Empress Shen, but she forcibly suppressed the impulse and only said, "Whatever the truth is based on the Emperor's investigation, that's what it is. I have nothing to say."
He added, "However, Lingyang and Prince Xuan have already agreed to marry, so tonight is just an early consummation of their marriage, which is nothing to worry about."
The emperor was taken aback. Are all girls from the grasslands so unrestrained? Or is it only Princess Lingyang who is like this?
As a young woman, it's a bit too hasty of her to have done this to the seventh son!
However, Princess Lingyang's words put him at ease. He said, "What the princess said makes sense. Since you are already engaged, you should consummate your marriage tonight. As long as it does not affect the friendly relations between our two countries, we will let it go. I will have the Ministry of Rites hold a wedding for you as soon as possible!"
Yun Zhuo suddenly stood up, knelt down and cupped his hands, saying, "Father! My seventh brother is the Prince of Xuan, yet he was bullied like this tonight. We cannot just let it go with a simple 'consummation of the marriage'!"
"What if Princess Lingyang were the one harmed tonight? Would the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom let this matter pass so easily?"
The emperor frowned, thinking that Yun Zhuo was being too meddlesome.
Empress Shen thought that since the matter was beyond repair, she should let it pass quickly. She immediately said angrily, "Your Highness Prince Jing! How can men and women suffer the same harm in such matters? Besides, as Princess Lingyang's fiancé, what's wrong with Prince Xuan bearing more of the burden?"
Yun Zhuo said, "Of course they are different. If a woman is hurt, she may live with fear of that for the rest of her life, but men are no exception."
"Father and Empress, please take a look. Seventh Brother's complexion has not yet recovered, and he is swaying precariously. If he suffers psychological trauma and is unable to have children in the future, wouldn't Princess Lingyang be committing a terrible sin?"
Empress Shen was so angry that her chest heaved.
She never expected that Yun Zhuo would bring this matter up in public!
Although the emperor was also surprised and somewhat annoyed by Yun Zhuo's words, when he saw the seventh prince's face and his body that was almost drained, he somewhat agreed with Yun Zhuo's words and was not so angry.
He said in a deep voice, "Then, in Prince Jing's opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
We can't punish Princess Lingyang for this, can we?
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