A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

When the emperor heard the crown prince say that the bronze ball was also something that had brought him misfortune, he swayed and almost fell backward.

Eunuch Qin helped the emperor up and ordered someone to bring a chair for him to sit down.

It took the emperor quite a while to catch his breath.

The prince continued, "Later, Zhou Ruo gave me a fake soul."

Upon hearing this, Consort Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, "What? A fake soul?"

After a moment of careful thought, she instantly understood why the Fourth Prince was behaving this way.

"So, the toad spirit in Qing'er's body is a fake spirit that Princess Ji'an replaced for the Crown Prince?"

The prince smiled, his eyes crinkling, without saying a word.

Zhou Ruo thought that Consort Yu was not only ruthless but also quite clever. "Yes! You finally figured it out!"

"The fake soul I gave His Highness the Crown Prince is the soul of the most powerful Toad King in the world!"

Most people wouldn't even encounter this!

The Toad King... Consort Yu collapsed to the ground.

How could she not know about the Toad King? This creature was carefully raised by a Taoist priest under Wang Changlin, I think his name was Master Yu Guan.

Later, I heard that he was found in Zhao Yucheng's military camp and killed along with the poison.

Only then did Consort Yu realize what was happening.

So it turns out that the toad-like Gu king that Wang Changlin was raising ended up coming full circle back to his own son?

Hehe...hehehe...hahahaha...

Consort Yu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

She couldn't reveal her relationship with Wang Changlin, and after figuring it out, she could only swallow this bitter pill in silence.

Seeing Consort Yu standing there in a daze, the Emperor said weakly, "Consort Yu, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. The incense and jade pendant were gifts from your concubine to the Empress and Consort Ling."

How could I possibly possess such power to steal the Crown Prince's soul?

Consort Yu not only denied it, but also countered, "It was Zhou Ruo, it must have been Princess Ji'an who did it, she's no ordinary child!"

The emperor held his breath, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

If Zhou Ruo were to demonstrate the Water Condensation Mirror again at this moment, Consort Yu could still argue that it was Zhou Ruo's sorcery.

Now that things have come to this, only catching her red-handed can convince her and leave her speechless.

"Zhou Ruo, come and remove the items from the Fourth Prince's body," the Emperor ordered once again.

Just as Zhou Ruo was about to save the Fourth Prince, Consort Yu interrupted her.

Now, accompanied by Zhao Jinzhong, she approached the Fourth Prince.

Consort Yu tried to struggle and stop him, but Zhao Jinzhong blocked her way.

With a wave of her hand, Zhou Ruo patted the Fourth Prince's back three times, retrieving the soul of the Toad King from the Fourth Prince's body.

The fourth prince then exhaled a breath of black smoke, looked at Consort Yu with resentment, and said, "Mother, you are so cruel!"

After saying that, she fainted.

Consort Yu's heart trembled, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

Everything she planned and schemed from beginning to end was for this son.

In the end, all she got in return was his words, "How cruel!" Yu Fei's heart ached as if it had been torn apart.

The Emperor was too exhausted to say anything more. He ordered, "Empress, from this day forward, Consort Yu shall be placed under house arrest in Wan Ning Palace and shall not leave her residence."

The fourth prince has been sent to Yongning Palace, and you will be responsible for raising him from now on.

The Empress accepted the decree.

Consort Yu refused, arguing, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is my child. Why should he be raised by the Empress?"

"I have done nothing wrong, so why am I being placed under house arrest?"

"The Fourth Prince is your child, yet you have ruined him like this!"

You know best what you've done, and one day I'll make you admit it!

The Emperor is the ruler of the country. At this point, if he were to give the order to execute Consort Yu, no one would object.

But he couldn't let Consort Yu die like that; he still had to eradicate the weeds growing on her head!

The Emperor ordered the Empress to monitor Consort Yu, and also secretly instructed her that if Consort Yu tried to sneak out of the palace, there was no need to stop her.

Consort Yu was placed under house arrest in Wan Ning Palace, and the Imperial Advisor was similarly imprisoned in his own residence. Wang Changlin was extremely anxious outside the palace.

He tried to find out as much as possible through his connections, but he couldn't get any information about Consort Yu.

However, she heard from the Imperial Advisor that the Fourth Prince was possessed by a toad, but she was unaware that the Emperor had already discovered Consort Yu's actions.

Wang Changlin tried every means to contact Consort Yu outside the palace, and even thought about rescuing her from the palace and then hiding her away.

Three days later, Wang Changlin finally received news from Consort Yu.

Consort Yu sent her trusted confidants through numerous checkpoints to deliver the letter to Wang Changlin.

The letter stated that the Emperor already knew she had plotted to harm the Crown Prince and secure the position of heir apparent for the Fourth Prince, but she had not admitted it.

Now that the fourth prince has been sent to the Empress's palace to be raised, she is unwilling to accept this and cannot swallow her anger.

Consort Yu agreed in the letter to meet at Chengqing Villa two days later.

The Empress deliberately had someone turn a blind eye to release Consort Yu's letter.

Two days later, Zhao Jinzhong and Shen Yuan waited outside Chengqing Villa with a thousand elite troops.

Wang Changlin arrived at Chengqing Villa as soon as it got dark.

Half an incense stick later, a carriage stopped near Chengqing Villa.

Zhao Jinzhong saw it and quietly walked over.

The person sitting in this carriage is Lady Shen Lingshu of the Marquis's Mansion. Zhao Jinzhong had informed her of this two days earlier.

Tell her to go out with Wang Changlin tonight.

Shen Lingshu sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain on the window a crack, and spoke to Zhao Jinzhong outside the carriage.

"Young General, what kind of place is this Chengqing Villa?"

Zhao Jinzhong told her, "Madam Shen, this is the courtyard that the Emperor bestowed upon Consort Yu."

Shen Lingshu's expression darkened, and she instantly guessed eight-tenths of what was going on.

"Madam Shen, I'll give you a signal in a bit, then you can come in with me."

Half an hour later, Consort Yu boarded an ordinary carriage and left the palace, eventually entering Chengqing Villa.

Another carriage followed Consort Yu's carriage out of the palace and finally stopped in a small alley near Chengqing Villa.

Qin Gonggong was disguised and sitting in the carriage, which Zhao Jinzhong and Shen Yuan spotted immediately.

Not long after Consort Yu entered the courtyard, the guards who had been hiding on the roof sent out a signal.

Eunuch Qin helped the Emperor into the villa.

Shen Lingshu also entered the villa with Zhao Jinzhong.

Inside the main room, two naked, white bodies were intertwined on the bed when Shen Yuan kicked open the door.

The Emperor went in alone. At the same time, Yu Fei’s screams and Wang Changlin’s pleas for mercy erupted inside the room.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Lingshu appeared behind the Emperor.

She stared at the two naked people on the bed, too shocked to speak.

"Madam?" Wang Changlin was filled with fear and shock, not even noticing that the blanket he was using to cover himself had slipped from his hand.

He was completely naked in front of the Emperor and Shen Lingshu.

Consort Yu huddled under the covers, trembling uncontrollably. She had never been so panicked before.

To be caught cheating on the emperor and then being caught red-handed by him must be unprecedented in history.

If the Emperor hadn't already witnessed their sordid affair in the Water Mirror, he wouldn't have been mentally prepared.

Otherwise, the emperor would surely have torn the roof off right now.