Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The door opened, and the scene inside instantly brought an incredibly strong shock to the group of people outside.

Not to mention the Crown Prince, even Emperor Cangxuan turned his face away in an instant.

Realizing his reaction was somewhat cowardly, Emperor Cangxuan's face instantly turned ashen.

The crown prince covered his eyes with both hands, his fingers spread wide, revealing two eyes that seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold.

The dewdrop was the first to see what was inside. She was stunned and stood there dumbfounded. Her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Madam Duan also saw what was happening inside. She was already kneeling, but when she saw who was inside, her eyes rolled back and she collapsed.

Shangguan Tang, on the other hand, had an expression that said, "I knew it."

The Empress stared intently inside, clutching her chest, her heart pounding in her chest.

Her son had bloodshot eyes and a delirious expression, clearly showing symptoms of taking a drug that could cause mental confusion.

What about Ying Yufu?

A huge question arose in her mind.

"How is this possible? Someone come quickly!" the Empress cried out in a panic.

Several eunuchs arrived quickly and rushed in to subdue the second prince.

Duan Linglong and Jiao'e then realized what was happening. Terrified, they huddled under the covers, too afraid to come out.

"How could this be? This room clearly belongs to Miss Ying!"

The dewdrop murmured in fear.

She messed up the job, and the Empress will not let her off the hook.

"Empress, this is your palace. How do you explain this?" Emperor Cangxuan looked at the Empress with a scrutinizing gaze.

The Empress looked flustered and helpless. She clutched her chest, on the verge of tears, and said, "Your Majesty, I... I don't know either."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head in alarm, not daring to look at Emperor Cangxuan's face.

The crown prince smirked, looked at the dewdrop, and said sharply, "What did you just say? Who do you think is in this room?"

The dewdrop trembled, too afraid to utter a sound.

Emperor Cangxuan looked at him with cold, sharp eyes: "Speak!"

The dewdrop could refuse to answer the crown prince's question, but dared not refuse to answer the emperor's.

"Your Majesty, this room originally belonged to Miss Ying... Miss Ying's clothes were wet, and I saw her come in to change them with my own eyes."

"This servant doesn't know why Miss Duan would be in here..."

Upon hearing this, both Emperor Cangxuan and the Crown Prince's eyes darkened in unison.

Just then, the door next to them was gently pushed open, and Ying Yufu and Chong'er came out.

The prince looked and noticed that the two women had strips of cloth stuffed in their ears.

"What are you doing here?" Dewdrop asked angrily.

Emperor Cangxuan frowned. "Empress, how do you usually manage the palace servants?"

Emperor Cangxuan looked at the Empress again with a scrutinizing gaze.

The Empress keenly noticed that His Majesty's gaze towards her had been unusual all day.

This has never happened before.

Her heart skipped a beat, her knuckles turned white from clenching her fists, and her voice was on the verge of tears: "Your Majesty, it is my fault for not disciplining you properly, Dewdrop, get out of here at once!"

As if granted a pardon, the dewdrop scrambled away.

The Empress looked at Emperor Cangxuan with teary eyes, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Cangxuan had already looked at Ying Yufu first.

Ying Yufu and Chong'er knelt down to pay their respects.

Emperor Cangxuan stared at the strips of cloth stuffed in their ears and asked, "What happened to your ears?"

Ying Yufu's face was pale, and she looked frightened. She said, "Your Majesty, someone in that room is screaming terribly."

Sometimes it sounds like killing a chicken, sometimes like slaughtering a pig, and sometimes like the howling of a wild beast.

"I was frightened and dared not come out, so I hid in that room with my maid."

Just then, the Second Prince, who was being restrained by the eunuchs, was still red-eyed and about to attack the eunuchs.

Clearly, they were far from satisfied.

emperor:"……"

It really does sound similar to the howl of a wild beast.

Shangguan Tang lowered his head, thinking about Old Madam Liu, Ying Nanyao, and Liu Xueyan many times before suppressing the corners of his lips that couldn't help but turn up.

"Take the Second Prince away and summon the imperial physician."

Emperor Cangxuan gave the order.

"As for the two inside, Your Majesty, you can decide what to do with them."

After Emperor Cangxuan finished speaking, he turned and went to the front hall.

It is not advisable to linger here.

Madam Duan slowly regained consciousness, and upon hearing Cang Xuan's words, she nearly fainted again from fright.

Fortunately, she was still thinking about Duan Linglong. She shakily got up from the ground, rushed in, and hugged Duan Linglong tightly.

Duan Linglong was terrified.

She was already terrified by the crazed second prince, and her body was covered in marks, a truly pitiful sight.

At this moment, she finally broke down in tears out of fear.

Madam Duan was heartbroken.

The Empress summoned two palace maids to take care of Duan Linglong.

She then hurriedly turned around and went to the front hall.

She paused slightly as she passed by Shangguan Tang and Ying Yufu.

She stared at Ying Yufu and said, "You truly surprise me!"

"Your Majesty, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly." Ying Yufu took the cloth strip out of her ear.

Empress: "..."

She gave them a particularly gloomy look and strode away.

"What's going on?" The Crown Prince leaned closer and asked Ying Yufu in a low voice.

Ying Yufu said briefly, "The Empress and the Second Prince tried to scheme against me, but they failed and I turned the tables on them!"

She proudly raised her head.

The crown prince immediately gave her a thumbs up, "Well done!"

Ying Yufu's face immediately fell. "But their shouting was really awful."

It's no exaggeration to say it's like slaughtering chickens and pigs.

She and the insect had no other choice but to plug their ears.

In the main hall, Emperor Cangxuan sat in the main seat with a cold and stern expression, while the Empress sat beside him with red eyes.

"It's all my fault. I didn't manage the palace well. My son's condition is clearly due to being drugged."

Emperor Cangxuan glanced at her. "Who drugged him? Who could have drugged him? Who could have brought the drug into the palace?"

Before entering the palace, noblewomen had to undergo rigorous checks.

The queen was speechless.

Emperor Cangxuan then asked, "What exactly is going on with Mingze? I heard earlier that he is in love with the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Weiyuan and wants to marry her as his principal wife?"

The Empress stiffened and smiled, "This... this matter is indeed Mingze's fault. Perhaps he was just young and infatuated."

"What a young man's infatuation!"

Cang Xuan coldly curled his lips: "Whether it's youthful infatuation or fickleness, since that's the case, let's dissolve his engagement with the second young lady of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion."

The Empress's expression changed.

"Your Majesty, how can this be?"

"What? You want your son to have his cake and eat it too, while eyeing what's in the pot?"

The Empress was struck dumb; she never expected that His Majesty would actually dissolve the engagement between her son and Ying Yufu.

This won't do!

She forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, Ze'er is a prince. He won't only have one wife; he'll need concubines and attendants."

"A concubine? A maidservant?"

Emperor Cangxuan looked at the Empress with an inscrutable expression. "Who will be the concubine? Who will be the maidservant?"

Empress: "..."

Emperor Cangxuan: "Alright, since Ze'er and the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Weiyuan are in love, I am not unreasonable, so I will grant them their wish."

"Let's dissolve the engagement between Fu'er and Ze'er."