Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Shen Qing: "???"

The Crown Prince's excuse was truly outrageous and exciting. For the Emperor, it was probably extremely exciting, the kind of excitement that would drive him crazy.

I never expected there to be such a lively spectacle at a palace banquet.

"You big idiot!!" the emperor's furious voice rang out.

"Black Hawk, immediately imprison the Crown Prince in the water dungeon, and also imprison all of his concubines there!"

Since his only son was useless, he would rely on his grandson.

He would send someone to watch over the prince until his concubine became pregnant, and then kill the prince.

The throne of Da'an belongs to his bloodline, even his grandson!

Nangong Jing's pupils dilated in shock; he had never expected the emperor to be so resolute.

"Father, I am your only son, the only prince of Da'an!"

"Father, you can't do this to me!"

"Father, I beg you!!"

Prayers were useless; the man named "Black Hawk" lifted the prince up with one hand, as if he were a chick.

A wave of immense panic washed over him, and only then did Nangong Jing realize the consequences of his regicide and patricide.

He was only thinking about the benefits and never considered that he might fail.

"Father—"

He kept shouting, trying to evoke the emperor's last bit of fatherly love, and even tried to threaten the emperor with the bargaining chip of being his "only son".

But the emperor had already made up his mind.

What's the point of keeping a patricide's son alive?

Once you have a grandson, you can kill him.

"You old codger, you've been on the throne for so long, why aren't you dead yet?"

Panic gradually turned into anger, and then into resentment.

Nangong Jing started to give up entirely.

"You old geezer, why should I eat steamed buns every day? If you had agreed to grant me and Madam Shen a marriage just now, I wouldn't have acted so hastily!"

"You old geezer, if you have the guts, kill me right now, and let's see who inherits your magnificent land!!!"

The dungeon? Going to the dungeon, I'm afraid you won't even get a steamed bun, and in the end, you'll still die.

Since dying sooner or later is the same as dying, I might as well die now and not let this old man have his way!

The emperor was trembling with rage. He knew his son was stupid and wicked, but he never imagined he was this stupid and wicked.

They were all spoiled rotten by that wicked empress!

"Drag him away, drag him away immediately!" The emperor clenched his fists, desperately trying to control his urge to kill the crown prince.

Endure, endure, you must endure.

Otherwise, his grandson would be gone.

Unfortunately, if he were ten or twenty years younger, he wouldn't be in such a passive position.

"You old bastard—" Nangong Jing seemed to have gone mad.

Black Hawk, carrying Nangong Jing, was about to walk towards the entrance of the main hall.

Suddenly, a figure flew by so fast that it was impossible to see it clearly.

By the time Black Hawk reacted, Shen Qing was already in front of him, his palm strike sharp and aimed directly at the Crown Prince's face.

Almost instinctively, he immediately sensed the power of Shen Qing's palm strike.

If the prince were to receive this blow, he would surely die on the spot.

Black Hawk hurriedly led the Crown Prince to dodge. As the commander of the Black Hawk Guard, he was the emperor's sharpest blade and also the emperor's most trusted person.

Therefore, we must protect the Crown Prince's life and preserve the bloodline of the Da'an royal family today.

Black Hawk mustered all his strength, protecting the Crown Prince with one hand while fighting Shen Qing with the other.

But in just a few breaths, he was already struggling to hold on.

How did this woman learn such powerful martial arts?

Doubt arose in my heart, and the next moment, there was a loud crack.

The crown prince was like a kite with a broken string, flung away.

Black Hawk was still clutching the prince's torn sleeve.

The change happened so fast that no one had time to react. In the blink of an eye, the prince was gone.

The people nearby hurriedly squatted down to take a look.

"Crown Prince, Crown Prince, the Crown Prince is not breathing!!"

"What?!" The emperor stood up abruptly.

What about his grandson? What will happen to his grandson?

"Oh dear, Lady Shen, how could you..." The emperor was on the verge of tears.

"What am I to do? What am I to do?!"

Shen Qing calmly wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "The Crown Prince attempted to assassinate His Majesty, insulted you like this, and even wanted me to be his Crown Princess. He deserves to die."

More importantly, with Nangong Jing imprisoned, his concubines suffered greatly. Not only did they have to go to the dungeon with him, but they were also forced to become pregnant.

It was absolutely horrific.

emperor:"......"

His grandson, his eldest grandson.

The scene was completely silent; no one dared to utter a sound.

Black Hawk stood silently behind the Emperor, but his gaze remained fixed on Shen Qing, his eyes filled with deep apprehension and wariness.

Zhao Gou, who was standing to the side, shakily got up and cautiously said, "Your Majesty, Madam Shen did this for you. The Crown Prince insulted you so rudely, Madam Shen must feel that it was not worth it for you."

Good heavens, my sister has messed up again.

Why would you kill the crown prince for no reason?

He could feel the murderous aura and chill emanating from His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, this woman's origins are unknown, and she possesses unparalleled martial arts skills. This humble servant believes she must have deliberately tried to kill the Crown Prince. Your Majesty, this woman harbors ill intentions. If you give the order, this humble servant will immediately lead the remaining Black Hawk Guards to charge and kill her!!"

Black Hawk spoke in a cold voice, his words filled with murderous intent.

So what if he has unparalleled martial arts skills? He can't defeat them alone, but a group of Black Hawk Guards can definitely do it!

"Your Majesty, Madam Shen is an innocent woman named Shen Qing from Ping'an County. She runs a restaurant. How can her origins be unknown? Madam Shen couldn't bear to see Your Majesty humiliated!"

Zhao Gou hurriedly spoke up, fearing that the fire would spread to Shen Qing.

The emperor had a bitter face; he was very bitter, extremely bitter.

My eldest grandson is gone, and I can't have children myself. I have absolutely no idea what to do.

The most important thing is that even though the grandson is gone, we still need to eat.

We can't just not eat, can we?

You'll die if you don't eat.

Wolf-tooth potatoes, sizzling tofu, fruit salad, bayberry glutinous rice balls, stir-fried snails...

Just thinking about all this... Waaah, Madam Shen definitely didn't mean it.

Madam Shen couldn't bear to see him humiliated; Madam Shen was doing it for his own good.

"Lady Shen is also thinking of me, she's helping me..." The emperor seemed to be convincing himself, "Yes, she's helping me, I have to thank Lady Shen."

"Your Majesty—" Black Hawk frowned, trying to dissuade him.

The emperor waved his hand: "You may leave. There's no need to say more. Madam Shen was just cooking; she had no other intentions."

"This woman..."

"You don't understand," the emperor sighed. "You've never tasted Lady Shen's delicacies."

The emperor looked around, trying to find something for Black Hawk to try, but unfortunately all the plates were empty.

Even the plates were licked clean.

"You're out of luck. Step down, step down," the emperor sighed.

Black Hawk: "..."

The Crown Prince is dead, that's a big deal, what does that have to do with good food?