The imperial edict was announced and the truth came to light. All the people in Yongqing City realized at this moment that the one who was actually slandered was the poor princess.

Concubine Zheng, who had always pretended to be reasonable, was exposed in this case and was banished to the cold palace, with no chance of turning over.

All those who slandered her were punished together, from childhood to adulthood, without exception, and no one dared to object.

Upon hearing the order to announce the arrival of Yongqing City, Fang Ruo, who was released from house arrest, rushed to the bedroom to see her immediately.

"Princess!" Fang Ruo ran over anxiously, "Are you okay?"

She looked at Fang Ruo with a peaceful smile on her lips, "Don't worry, everything is fine."

For a moment, tears flashed in Fang Ruo's eyes, and finally turned into silent crying.

"what happened?"

Hearing such a clear voice of concern, Fang Ruo could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

"I...I'm so scared. It scared me to death."

What should she do if the princess is slandered by Zheng Linhan? If His Majesty really doesn't trust the princess, she has no way to help her. She doesn't want the princess to be wronged. She doesn't want this...

Looking at the crying Fang Ruo, she understood Fang Ruo's feelings and reached out to hug her, "It's okay, everything is okay."

Hearing her gentle comfort, Fang Ruo cried even harder. For her, it was a relief after spending a night in fear, and also a release from the pain she had endured over the years.

Yes, the princess said, it’s over, her suffering is over.

It took Fang Ruo a while to recover from her crying. She sobbed slightly, wiped the tears from her cheeks, and was quite curious about what had happened.

"Princess, how could the situation change suddenly? I remember you didn't say a word at that time." Fang Ruo took the tea she handed over.

"Since we know that it was set up by them, there is no point in saying more."

“But if I don’t explain, won’t I just let them slander me?” Fang Ruo didn’t understand.

"When people are slandered and framed, they always want to prove their innocence, but ignore the fact that the other party has no evidence either." She grasped the key point: no one could prove that she was the murderer.

Fang Ruo suddenly realized, "Are they required to produce evidence that is suspicious, rather than the victim looking for evidence that is not suspicious?"

"That's right, if their evidence is not solid, it's slander." She supported her chin with both hands and explained to her patiently.

"The princess is really amazing."

"Why is Fang Ruo there?" She naturally did not forget Fang Ruo who suddenly ran out.

Fang Ruo lowered her eyes and sighed, "I... I was worried about the princess, and I didn't want to cause trouble for her, so I had to hide aside and watch. But I was too far away, and I didn't see clearly when she poisoned her."

Fang Ruo was very upset and wished she had moved closer earlier.

Seeing Fang Ruo like this, she found it interesting, "Hehehe..."

"Princess, do you also think that I'm stupid and can't help at all?" Fang Ruo pulled her fingers. She clearly wanted to help the princess.

She shook her head. "Fang Ruo is very brave."

"Brave..." Fang Ruo opened her eyes slightly wide in surprise.

"Well, when everyone pointed at me, you were the only one who stood up. Thank you Fang Ruo."

"Ah? But...I don't think I was able to help at all and even caused more trouble."

She curled her lips and slowly touched the rim of the cup with her fingertips. "It feels good to have someone standing by my side, willing to help you no matter right or wrong, black or white."

This is what she had always wanted, someone who would stand by her side unconditionally, something she had always thought was a luxury and hard to come by.

Unexpectedly, this surprise appeared.

Fang Ruo looked at her eyes with drooping eyelashes and said solemnly, "Princess, Fang Ruo is willing to stand by your side unconditionally."

Her expression suddenly froze, along with her wandering fingers. Fang Ruo's determined look told her that she could do it.

Shunran smiled again, "Okay, if you need anything, I will tell Fang Ruo."

Seeing that she agreed, Fang Ru nodded happily. She didn't need a reason. She was her reason.

……

The sudden decree made Jiang Zhuo numb all over, as if a bucket of cold water was poured over his head. For a moment, he dared not listen to it himself.

"You mean... Concubine Zheng was banished to the cold palace? All the ministers and concubines who participated in this matter were punished together?!"

"Yes."

Hearing the guard's confirmation again, Jiang Zhuo slumped in his chair.

"Why did this happen... What went wrong? Even if I failed, I wouldn't end up like this..."

"Why?!" Jiang Zhuo stared in disbelief, his pupils rolling and unable to focus.

He tried hard to think in his mind, what went wrong?

It was already unbelievable to him that Jiang Qingyu had no mercy on Jiang Mo. Now, Zheng Linhan, he and Jiang Qingyu were fighting against each other, but they were all defeated.

"What went wrong?" He had no idea.

"In my opinion, we have underestimated His Majesty's favor for Jiang Qingyu." Shen Han on the side reminded.

"Impossible. I know your Majesty too well. He can give up everything except power. How can a woman..."

Shen Han did not refute, "My husband is right, but if this person is Jiang Qingyu, it might be different."

He frowned, confused, "What do you mean?"

"Recently, I have heard a lot of interesting things in Huanxiang Pavilion. Xiang Heng, the son of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has been searching for Jiang Qingyu in Huanxiang Pavilion for many days just to see her masked face."

"Not only has there been many men who have fallen for her, but I also heard that Xiang Heng had long said he wanted to marry her, and this was just one of the many guests Jiang Qingyu met."

"Madam, are you saying that we underestimated Jiang Qingyu's ability?"

"Yes."

He lowered his eyes and thought, the wrinkled skin on his brows took a while to smooth out. Now that he had lost most of his power, he could not act rashly.

"It seems that we need to think carefully about what to do next."

Suddenly, Shen Han knelt down and said, "My husband, I have a way to deal with Jiang Qingyu."

"explain."

"I beg my husband to find a way to let me see Mo'er."

"Ma'am, you know it's impossible now..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Shen Han kneeling on the ground with his head down, without any hesitation, as if he had already made up his mind.

He sighed heavily and finally promised that he would find a way.

……

The matter was over. For some reason, Xiao Yanzhou deliberately stopped her from going back that day, saying that he needed her help, but she didn't think so.

Every time she brought it up, he would either say it would be in two days, or he would ask her in a wronged and depressed look if she felt the palace was a bad place or something like that.

She couldn't bear to refuse, so she had to stay for two more days.

But two days passed, and before she knew it, she had stayed for another week. What made her even more surprised was that Yan Qing also came to the palace frequently, and it was Brother Zhou who asked Yan Qing to come over.

Just three days ago, she accompanied him in the lobby to handle some business, and soon she saw Yan Qing coming over.

She originally thought it was just a small matter that she casually mentioned, but she didn't expect that the three of them would be under the same roof for more than an hour. This was undoubtedly a test of her and Yan Qing's patience.

The same thing happened the day before yesterday.

Because she was in the palace, she did not sleep well and often felt sleepy. She fell asleep on the table while sitting aside for a while.

Xiao Yanzhou couldn't help but stroke her hair, his eyes always staying on her sleeping little face, so adorable.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xiao is here."

"Okay, let him in." He had no intention of hiding his love for her.

As Xiao Yanqing entered the lobby, his sight immediately caught sight of a familiar figure standing beside him.

He took a deep breath and tried to stay calm as much as possible. Although he had many doubts in his mind, he had to wait until Yu'er came back.

"Your Majesty." He bowed slightly.

Xiao Yanzhou put his coat on her and said, "Xiao Yu has fallen asleep, keep your voice down."

Those few words pierced his chest like a sharp sword, igniting his anger and sending burning pain through his flesh and bones.

His eyes stayed on the moment Xiao Yanzhou touched her hand. His clenched fist left an obvious pain in the palm of his hand. After noticing it, he slowly loosened his fist, trying to calm the anger suppressed in his chest.

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