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Xie Jing listened to the Crown Princess calling her a shameless vixen.

It was as if his filthy thoughts had been exposed by the Crown Princess, and he had been stripped naked and displayed to the public.

His face turned ashen.

"If you want to cause trouble, go back to the East Palace. Don't embarrass yourself in this harem!"

The Crown Princess was taken aback.

She had been married to the Crown Prince for many years. Although the Crown Prince was a womanizer with countless concubines in the Eastern Palace, she knew from the day she learned that she would not be the only husband of the Crown Prince.

Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he may have even more concubines than the Crown Prince.

But she just couldn't do it.

She loved the Crown Prince and could not tolerate other women.

The women in the Eastern Palace come from various noble families, each carrying the mission of their family.

Some of them came from families whose power was even equal to that of the Crown Princess.

She had no choice.

However, the Crown Princess never showed any mercy to the concubines who had no family background or status.

Therefore, at least on the surface, she and the Crown Prince seemed to be a harmonious couple.

She was always careful in her actions, and the Crown Prince never discovered what she had done.

Or perhaps, he simply doesn't care about those women at all.

The Crown Princess secretly felt pleased.

Her husband had grand ambitions, and his taking in those women was merely because the families behind them were useful to him.

But today, he treated her like this for the sake of a palace maid or the daughter of a court official!

The Crown Princess's eyes immediately welled up with tears, her expression a mixture of stubbornness and grievance.

Just then, Pomegranate and Wax Apple returned.

Wax apple brought fish food, and pomegranate brought hangover soup and a cloak. The two were stunned when they saw this.

"What happened?"

"Why are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess both here?"

A loud voice rang out, sending a chill down the prince's spine; he broke out in a cold sweat.

However, at that moment, the bold woman seized the opportunity to grab his hand, her slender, soft fingers slowly moving in his palm.

With just a mischievous finger, the prince was thrown into complete disarray.

On one side was Emperor Qianwu, and on the other was his most beloved concubine, Consort Zhen.

This audacious Consort Zhen denied having a secret rendezvous with her lover at Hanshan Temple and sternly kept her distance from him.

On the other hand, right in front of Emperor Qianwu, she hooked her finger into his palm...

This woman is truly audacious!

Is she trying to... kill him?

On one hand, there is reason and life; on the other hand, a deep-seated, hidden need is firmly aroused.

He was like an obedient dog, easily controlled by this woman.

It's as if she was born to be his nemesis.

Or did I owe her something in my past life?

Xie Jing tried to shake off Zhou Mingyi's hand, but Zhou Mingyi held on tightly. As Emperor Qianwu drew closer, beads of sweat appeared on Xie Jing's forehead.

What surprised him most was the Crown Princess.

She suddenly pounced at Emperor Qianwu's feet.

"Your Majesty, please do justice for your daughter-in-law!"

"My daughter-in-law has no face to live in this world!"

Emperor Qianwu had just come from Princess Chaoyang's birthday banquet.

He accompanied his beloved daughter to a banquet, enjoying songs, dances, and musical performances. However, halfway through the banquet, he discovered that half of the guests had disappeared.

Emperor Qianwu was also somewhat drunk.

The main reason was that the imperial concubine deliberately forced him to drink.

He knew Consort Chen's thoughts, but considering that it was Princess Chaoyang's birthday, he couldn't bear to be harsh and thus agreed.

Who knew that one drink would lead to drinking too much.

Emperor Qianwu had a good capacity for alcohol, but he couldn't withstand Princess Chaoyang and her daughter's relentless drinking.

They just wanted to get him drunk so he could stay overnight at Chang Le Palace.

Emperor Qianwu knew their thoughts but did not want them to have their way, so he suggested that he go out for a walk, get some fresh air, and sober up.

He was the emperor; no one dared to stop him from going out.

Consort Chen became anxious and immediately offered to accompany him, but Emperor Qianwu refused. Princess Chaoyang then immediately began to pester him.

"Father is a little drunk. Let me support you so you don't fall."

With Princess Chaoyang by her side, Consort Chen finally felt at ease.

The father and daughter came out of the palace and hadn't gone far when they heard the Crown Princess crying not far away.

It came from a secluded and hidden waterside pavilion.

The father and daughter became interested and came over directly.

"What's wrong between you two? Did you have a fight?"

Emperor Qianwu frowned.

Emperor Qianwu had no fondness for his adopted son and daughter-in-law.

Throughout history, even between father and son, emperors have never had a good impression of their crown prince.

After all, he was going to die, and the crown prince was about to ascend his throne.

It's as if the crown prince is hoping for his own death.

People are not afraid of death when they are young because they know that natural death is still a long way off.

Once people enter old age, they become very afraid of death.

Emperor Qianwu was only thirty-seven years old this year.

I'm still a long way from old age.

However, he had no children and was forced by court officials to adopt a crown prince from the imperial clan.

The Crown Prince is twenty-four years old this year, and this adopted son is only thirteen years younger than him.

But he longed for his own death so that he could take over his position.

It would be strange if Emperor Qianwu liked him.

Of course, appearances still need to be maintained.

Princess Chaoyang helped the Crown Princess up. "Sister-in-law, what happened? Did my Crown Prince bully you?"

Compared to Emperor Qianwu, Princess Chaoyang treated her adopted brother and sister-in-law much better.

Princess Chaoyang knew that the Crown Prince was not her father's biological son, and that her father did not like him.

Therefore, he could not steal his father's favor.

After his father's death, he ascended the throne as emperor.

She is the Emperor's own daughter, and even if the Crown Prince becomes the new Emperor, he must still treat her well.

Of course, as a direct descendant of Emperor Qianwu, Princess Chaoyang now looks down on the Crown Prince.

She knew, of course, that the Crown Prince had always been flattering her.

Therefore, his words inevitably carried a sense of superiority and a hint of schadenfreude.

Now the Crown Princess doesn't care about these things anymore; she can't wait for Emperor Qianwu to make a decision for her.

We must at least find this vixen!

She wanted to see who this shameless vixen was!

Even if she were to enter the Eastern Palace or the new emperor's harem in the future, she would remember this humiliation!

The Crown Princess cried, "When I discovered His Highness was not in the palace, I feared he might have drunk too much and something had happened to him, so I came to look for him, but who knew..."

The Crown Princess burst into tears again, "Who knew that some vixen would appear out of nowhere and seduce His Highness like this!"

"Such a shameless woman who has defiled the harem, I wanted to expose her for Father Emperor, but the Crown Prince protected her. I was filled with grief and indignation, which is why I disturbed Your Majesty's presence."

Princess Chaoyang could no longer hide the gossip in her eyes.

"Sister-in-law, where is that vixen you mentioned?"

With red eyes, the Crown Princess pointed behind the Crown Prince, "Right behind the Crown Prince!"

Emperor Qianwu's face was grim. Today was Chaoyang's birthday. If what the Crown Princess said was true, this matter could be a big deal or a small deal.

To put it bluntly, it was causing trouble on the princess's birthday; they were shameless.

To put it mildly, it's because this woman is ambitious; of course, the Crown Prince also bears some responsibility.

Despite being the crown prince, he got entangled with a palace maid at his sister's birthday banquet and was caught by the crown princess.

This shows the crown prince's incompetence.

"Does the Crown Prince realize his mistake?"

Xie Jing really wanted to give the Crown Princess, that stupid woman, a good beating.

If he and Emperor Qianwu were father and son by blood.

Once it's been said, it's been said.

But he and Emperor Qianwu were not father and son at all.

People couldn't wait to find something to use against him, the crown prince.

If he is not qualified as the crown prince, there are plenty of eligible men in the imperial clan.

The crown prince can be replaced by someone else at any time.

For Emperor Qianwu, it didn't make much difference who became the crown prince.

But is it the same for Xie Jing?

Of course they're different!

The Crown Princess, that fool, was so preoccupied with her own romantic feelings that she betrayed him!

This infuriated Xie Jing.

But Emperor Qianwu was right in front of him, and he couldn't think of a better solution for the time being.

At this moment, Xie Jing felt a faint sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

What kind of choice will this audacious woman make?

Will they choose to be honest and continue to deceive Emperor Qianwu, or will they react in some other way?

At this moment, Xie Jing was undeniably curious.

Just then, a "plop" was heard.

Xie Jing was greatly surprised.

The woman, who had been clenching her hands and playing with her palms, suddenly jumped into the pool.

The fishpond in this imperial garden is enormous, leading directly to the moat outside the city.

Now that the weather is getting colder, she is showing no regard for her own health.

Xie Jing felt a pang of regret.

He really shouldn't have come out to meet her.

He knew perfectly well that she was an incredibly audacious woman.

Why must we be so aggressive?

He was extremely annoyed.

But they could only come up with a quick solution.

He looked at Shiliu and Lianwu, the two maids of Consort Zhen, and they were completely dumbfounded.

He spoke as if he had just seen the two of them, saying, "I just saw Consort Zhen go that way. Go and look for her there."

The pomegranate and the wax apple exchanged a glance.

Qi Qi curtsied and said to Emperor Qianwu, "Your Majesty is drunk and is sobering up in the pavilion ahead. We will go ahead first."

Just then, Princess Chaoyang suddenly said, "Since your lady is drunk, why don't you take her back to the palace? Why do you leave her alone in the pavilion?"

"Is this how the palace maids of Weiyang Palace perform their duties?"

Emperor Qianwu frowned deeply.

"Chaoyang is right."

"Consort Zhen's tolerance and kindness are not an excuse for your negligence. You two, go and take care of your consort first, then go and receive your punishment. Each of you will be fined one month's salary as a warning to others."

Pomegranate:……

wax apple:……

The two women turned pale, but what made them even more uneasy was the empress who had just jumped into the fish pond.

Their bodies stiffened, and they could only follow their instincts.

The Empress really knows how to give them difficult problems!

Shi Liu was brought into the palace by Zhou Mingyi. The Zhou family had been kind to her, so she was naturally loyal to them.

Lianwu was originally a palace maid. Zhou Mingyi was fair in rewarding and punishing, and loved to give generous rewards. Now she was wholeheartedly following her.

The two men, Yu Mingyi, shared both glory and ruin.

"Sister Wax Apple, what should we do now?"

wax apple:……

What can you do when you have such a terrible master?

The only thing we can do is try to smooth things over for her.

Should I run up and expose her?

Do you want to die sooner?

"Her Majesty must be getting impatient waiting in the pavilion. Let's hurry over there."

Pomegranate: "...Sigh."