The emperor looked at the portrait and marriage certificate brought by Xiao Xia Zisheng for a long time before he slowly raised his head.

The queen looked at the emperor worriedly, fearing that their affair would anger him to death.

The emperor was very calm and did not question the two.

At this time, there was a shouting voice outside the palace, and Jianqiu came in to report: "The third young lady of the Zhen family is asking to see you outside the palace."

The emperor's expression changed and he ordered, "Let someone come in."

Zhen Yurao hurried into the palace, and after entering, she rushed in front of Zhen Huan, spread her arms to protect Zhen Huan behind her and said, "Your Majesty, my sister did nothing wrong, it is Your Majesty who is sorry for my sister. Are you going to kill my sister?"

The queen scolded: "How outrageous!"

The emperor raised his hand to signal the queen to be silent, and asked, "If your mother had an affair with someone, how would the Zhen family deal with it?"

Zhen Yurao's face turned pale and she begged, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. As long as my sister is alive, Yurao is willing to do anything."

The emperor's expression softened: "Are you willing to do anything? Then you can be my woman."

Zhen Huan immediately pushed Zhen Yurao away, knelt down and said, "I am willing to die."

Zhen Yurao reached out to pull Zhen Huan up, saying as she did so, "Sister, think about Hongluo and Lingxi. If you died, how sad the two children would be."

The two sisters hugged each other and cried bitterly. The Queen spoke up, "Your Majesty, this is not right. If everyone in the harem knew about the serious crime of adultery and let it go, then in the future..."

The emperor took a sip of tea and said, "The Imperial Concubine Xi, Niuhulu, died suddenly of illness. The person in front of me is the deposed Concubine Zhen, who was demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace."

Zhen Huan prostrated herself to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The emperor then said to Xiao Xiazi, "Xiao Xiazi, go and draft an imperial decree. Zhen Yurao, the third daughter of the Zhen family, will be promoted to the rank of Wan Changzai and will live in Suiyuxuan."

Zhen Yurao and Zhen Huan were both stunned. Zhen Yurao knelt down in humiliation to thank the emperor: "Your humble servant accepts the order."

The emperor turned to look at Su Peisheng standing beside him and said, "Su Peisheng has deceived the emperor. He will be torn into pieces by five horses."

Su Peisheng knelt down tremblingly: "Although I was deceived, I also humiliated the emperor. I deserve to die."

Bang bang bang, after kowtowed three times, Su Peisheng followed the guards and left.

The emperor lowered his gaze to the top of Prince Guo's head and ordered: "Prince Guo has committed treason. His title shall be revoked, his yellow belt shall be removed, and he shall be imprisoned in the palace."

Prince Guo looked up at the emperor and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone present knew that Yunli would die, it was just a matter of time.

The Queen would not recommend Guaerjia Wenyuan for credit, but the Emperor remembered Guaerjia Wenyuan.

Thinking of Guarjia Wenyuan's outspokenness, the emperor knew that such a woman would not betray him.

If it weren't for the palace maid Guaerjia Wenyuan coming out to report it, perhaps the throne would have been passed to Yunli's son.

The late emperor had always loved Yunli, and everyone thought that Yunli had a chance to succeed to the throne.

Zhen Huan's twins might have been the result of a conspiracy between Concubine Shu and Yun Li.

After a while, the emperor pulled himself back to his thoughts and said, "Noble Lady Qi has a good way of managing her subordinates, so she is promoted to concubine and moved back to the main hall of Chuxiu Palace. The maid of Concubine Qi will be rewarded with three years' salary."

The Queen advised: "Lady Qi has not yet corrected her bad habits."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Concubine Qi will remain the same as she was before."

Zhen Huan's eyes were filled with hatred, and Zhen Yurao was no less angry. She thought to herself: It was this Concubine Qi who harmed her sister. When she gains favor in the future, she will definitely deal with Concubine Qi.

Zhen Yurao held Zhen Huan's hand. Zhen Huan felt what Zhen Yurao meant and nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

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