At night, Xia Qie came in trembling as he reported.

The emperor knew something was wrong and said with a cold face: "Speak."

Xia Qian fell to the ground and stammered, "Prince Guo confessed his feelings to Zhen Huan on the way back to Lingyun. He said that Zhen was the emperor's woman before, but now she is a free woman."

The emperor stared coldly at the top of Xia Qie's head, sneered and said, "Keep going, don't stop."

Xia Qian flattened himself on the ground and spoke with difficulty, "Zhen may have been to Qingliang Terrace. Prince Guo said that he was very sad after Zhen left Qingliang Terrace."

After quickly wiping off his cold sweat, Xia Qian continued, "Prince Guo also recited two lines of poetry, 'The banana leaves do not open, the lilacs are knotted, and they both face the spring breeze with their own sorrows.' (The two lines of poetry mean: Although the two people are separated by two places, they are both worried about not being able to be together.)"

Xia Qian continued: Zhen replied, "She used to be a favorite concubine in the palace, but now she is a nun who practices Buddhism with her hair untied. She understands Prince Guo's mind. She also said that she is a remnant from the palace and does not want to be contaminated by the royal family again."

"Prince Guo said that when he saw Zhen in the palace before, she was never truly happy. He said that Zhen was a free person and could be with anyone."

Xia Qi's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and the emperor snorted.

Xia Qian continued, "Zhen said that she was wrong to be with the emperor before, and now she is heartbroken and doesn't want to accept anyone else. After saying that, she left."

Xia Qian fell to the ground with cold sweat dripping down his face and continued, "At night, in the meditation room of Lingyun Peak, several members of the Zhen family were attacked by a wild cat, and Prince Guo entered the room and chased the cat away."

The emperor smiled, threw his head back and laughed, then said, "Good, good, good."

After laughing, the emperor ordered: "Keep watching. If the two have physical contact, there is no need to report it. Just kill them on the spot."

A few days later, Xia Jian reported: "Your Majesty, on a rainy night, Prince Guo was playing the flute outside Zhen's house, and Zhen came out to give Prince Guo an umbrella. The two of them hugged each other for a long time. Prince Guo asked Zhen when she had fallen in love with him, and Zhen said it might have been at the Qingliang Terrace, or by the long river, or even earlier."

The emperor shouted, "Shut up!"

After the emperor finished scolding him, he asked, "Can he be executed?"

Xia Qian said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Prince Guo is still a prince after all."

The emperor cursed: "I am the Son of Heaven, you are a piece of trash! Go back now and kill them both immediately. Throw their bodies from the mountain to the bottom of the valley until wild beasts have eaten their flesh clean, and then grind the remaining bones and scatter them into ashes."

Xia Qian immediately agreed and was about to leave, but the emperor shouted again, "Wait, Shu Taifei and the people around her, as well as Zhen and Yunli's people, will also be killed together."

Xia Qian knelt down again and replied, "Yes."

Ever since the emperor returned to the palace from Ganlu, his attitude towards Longyue has been visibly unfriendly.

Concubine Jing loves children, and she is happy to accept it even if the emperor neglects her.

Liu Zhu just needs to take care of his son, and if he is able in the future, he will find a way to keep Long Yue in the capital.

That day, Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu hurried to Yongshou Palace.

After seeing Liu Zhu, Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu opened their mouths to talk.

After Liu Zhu dismissed the palace people, Shen Meizhuang said, "Liu Zhu, you are in favor now, go and persuade the emperor that the Zhen family is wronged."

Liu Zhu asked in confusion: "What happened?"

Shen Meizhuang said quickly, "Uncle Zhen was involved in a murder case in the place of exile and was sentenced to be executed in the autumn."

Wen Shichu also said hurriedly: "The two times I left the palace to go to Ganlu Temple, I was stopped from seeing Huan'er. I wonder how Huan'er is doing."

The four eyes of the two people all looked at Liu Zhu.

Liu Zhu looked anxious, stood up and walked out, saying as he walked, "I'll go to the Yangxin Palace now."

The two followed Liu Zhu and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Liu Zhu leave Yongshou Palace and head towards the Yangxin Palace.

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