After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Wuzong's face turned ashen, and his cold gaze fell on Prince Ming.

Over the years, he has indulged the Ming King.

Could it be that he's so bold as to have affairs with his concubines?

"How could it be Song Jin?" King Ming's face was extremely ugly. He stood there, hunched over.

Xie Linyuan chuckled: "There are so many women under my brother's body that several boats wouldn't be able to hold them all. It's quite common for him to grab the wrong handkerchief."

"I'm afraid that the person who has secretly pledged his life to my elder brother is someone else."

Emperor Wuzong suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Bring up that white handkerchief. I want to see it for myself."

He wanted to see which foolish concubine in the harem dared to have an affair with the Prince of Ming.

The Ming King's face was extremely ugly. No matter how absurd he was, he would never dare to touch the emperor's woman.

This handkerchief was clearly sent by Shen Rou.

He subconsciously turned his head to look in Shen Rou's direction.

Shen Rou quickly lowered her head, her whole body trembling slightly.

"Second Aunt..." She gently tugged at Madam Yu's sleeve beside her.

"What should we do... how could that handkerchief be from the palace?"

Madam Yu pressed her hand down and whispered, "Don't worry, the Prince of Ming won't betray you."

"After all, Shen Ning is General Shen's legitimate daughter. If people find out that he wants to scheme against Shen Ning, it will definitely cause a huge uproar."

"If the news reaches the border, it will discourage the soldiers and anger the emperor, which will do him no good."

"After the birthday banquet, you should present Mr. Wen's painting to the Empress Dowager as planned. Perhaps the Empress Dowager can protect you for a while."

Shen Rou nodded, feeling cold all over and her heart pounding with panic.

That handkerchief was clearly taken from Shen Ning's courtyard by her.

She had seen Shen Ning holding it in her hand with her own eyes. How could it have become something from the harem?

The eunuch presented a white handkerchief to Emperor Wuzong.

Emperor Wuzong took the handkerchief, examined it carefully, and then handed it to Empress Jiang beside him.

He lowered his voice: "Look, whose handkerchief is this?"

The Empress nodded slowly and picked up the handkerchief to examine it carefully.

It is undoubtedly the Song brocade that was newly presented as tribute this year.

The handkerchief appeared normal, but in the candlelight, a finely embroidered character "元" could be faintly seen in the dark patterns.

Her heart tightened, and she immediately clutched the handkerchief in her hand.

Emperor Wuzong frowned: "How is it?"

The Empress's face was extremely pale, and she said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there is a character 'Yuan' embroidered on this handkerchief."

"It looks like... Princess Zhaoyuan's."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Wuzong's pupils suddenly contracted.

Just now, Dr. Zhang diagnosed that Zhao Yuan was pregnant.

The person who defiled Zhaoyuan has not yet been identified.

The matron in Zhaoyuan's palace also mentioned that Zhaoyuan's personal handkerchief had gone missing.

Now, this handkerchief has appeared in the hands of the Ming King.

Emperor Wuzong was so angry that he trembled all over, and his expression was extremely gloomy.

Everyone inside the hall held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.

The Prince Ming was completely at a loss and hurriedly said, "Brother, there must be a mistake!"

"How could this handkerchief belong to the imperial harem...?"

Emperor Wuzong suddenly stood up from his dragon throne and glared fiercely at Prince Ming.

He suppressed his rage, his voice icy.

"Since this handkerchief does not belong to Miss Shen, and Miss Shen is unwilling to marry you, the matter of the arranged marriage is hereby dropped."

"General Shen is currently defending the border against the enemy. If you truly wish to marry him, we can discuss it again when he returns to court."

"Miss Shen, please rise and return to your seat."

Shen Ning nodded slowly: "This humble woman thanks Your Majesty for your grace."

She stood up, walked to her seat, and finally felt relieved.

The rest of the show will depend on Eunuch Wang.

Whether or not Zhao Yuan's affairs are related to King Ming is not important.

After all, people who do bad things will never admit it.

The important thing is to make His Majesty want to kill him.

On his high seat, Emperor Wuzong's face was ashen as he turned to look at the Empress Dowager.

"Mother, I have something to confirm, so I'll go to the inner palace first."

"What happened? Whose handkerchief is this?" the Empress Dowager asked.

Emperor Wuzong remained silent.

Seeing his embarrassed expression, the Empress Dowager knew that Prince Ming had caused a great disaster.

The two brothers already harbored resentment towards each other, and now this incident has added fuel to the fire...

"What exactly happened?" the Empress Dowager asked in a low voice.

Emperor Wuzong took a deep breath, his face turning purple with anger.

"Your subject will go and find out the truth first."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and left the main hall, heading straight for Consort De's bedroom.

As soon as Emperor Wuzong left, the Empress Dowager gave a wink to the nanny beside her.

The old woman understood and quickly withdrew, hurrying towards the inner palace.

-

In the inner palace, inside Consort De's sleeping quarters.

Consort De sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes blurred with tears as she gazed at the dazed and confused Princess Zhaoyuan, sobbing uncontrollably.

"It's all my fault, Mother. I didn't keep an eye on you."

"I'm sorry you got bullied."

"Zhaoyuan, my Zhaoyuan, what will become of you now?"

When Emperor Wuzong entered the bedchamber, he saw Consort De's heartbroken appearance.

He walked over with a stern face and handed the white silk handkerchief in his hand to Consort De.

"Consort De, take a closer look. Is this handkerchief Zhao Yuan's?"

Consort De's eyes were red as she took the handkerchief and examined it carefully.

When she saw the character "元" (Yuan) in the hidden pattern, she froze.

She secretly embroidered that word with silk thread of the same color.

"Your Majesty, this handkerchief was sewn by me personally for Yuan'er using this year's newly tribute Song brocade."

"This is a woman's personal item, which Zhaoyuan always kept close to her body. How did it end up in His Majesty's hands?"

Emperor Wuzong suppressed his anger and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Are you sure this is Yuan'er's?"

Consort De nodded: "Absolutely true, there's no mistake."

"Your Majesty, where did this handkerchief come from?"

Emperor Wuzong slowly said, "From Mingde's hands."

He said that this was a handkerchief given to him by the second daughter of the Shen family, and that the Empress Dowager had specially arranged for their marriage.

Consort De's heart suddenly tightened, and she exclaimed, "What?"

"In the hands of the King of Light? How did Zhao Yuan's personal handkerchief end up on him?!"

Everyone in the Great Yan knew that the Ming King was a very perverted person who loved to play with young girls.

He often had his servants find women of all kinds to satisfy his lust.

He also had a peculiar hobby: he would target girls who had not yet reached marriageable age.

Even palace maids were frequently victimized by him, often being defiled by him; it was utterly absurd.

Over the years, Emperor Wuzong and the Empress Dowager indulged him, but unexpectedly...

"Your Majesty!" Consort De rose from the edge of the bed and knelt down in front of Emperor Wuzong with a thud.

"Your Majesty, please give Yuan'er justice. Yuan'er is your own flesh and blood, the princess of Great Yan."

"Now that she has been defiled and is secretly pregnant, this is clearly a slap in the face to His Majesty!"

"It's one thing for King Ming to defile the palace maids on a daily basis."

"Now, they wouldn't dare to bully my daughter, would they?"

"Zhaoyuan is so young. Even if she's mentally challenged and doesn't understand anything, she's still a princess, my daughter!"

As Consort De spoke, she kowtowed repeatedly.

In the entire Great Yan, who else would have such audacity and such a peculiar and perverse hobby?

Apart from King Ming, there was no other person like him.

"This matter has not yet been investigated..." Emperor Wuzong said in a deep voice.

Consort De sobbed, "Don't you understand even now?"

"The harem is filled with guards and eunuchs; who would dare to defile the princess?"

"That Prince Ming, relying on the Empress Dowager's favor, frequently entered and exited the palace. How many palace maids has he abused?"

"Even if His Majesty summons him before the Emperor, given his temperament, he will not admit it!"

"Your Majesty, please do justice for Zhaoyuan! She is your own daughter!"

Emperor Wuzong gritted his teeth and bent down to help Consort De up: "Get up first."

"I will certainly give Zhaoyuan an explanation for this matter."

After getting up, Consort De threw herself onto Zhao Yuan and sobbed.

Just then, Eunuch Wang, who was standing next to Emperor Wuzong, slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, this old servant has something to say, but I'm not sure if I should."

Emperor Wuzong frowned: "Speak."

Eunuch Wang said in a low voice, "A few days ago, this old servant went out of the palace on official business and inadvertently saw a person."

"Who is it?" Emperor Wuzong asked.

Eunuch Wang said, "This old servant thinks it looks like the late Consort Yun, and her maid Zhao."

"This old servant was unsure that day, so I secretly followed her and discovered that Granny Zhao was sneaking off to the side gate of the Prince Ming's residence, where she met someone."

"That person seems to have a special relationship with her."

"It seems he works in the Prince Ming's residence; he must be her nephew."