The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

"Bang!" A sudden muffled sound echoed in the imperial study.

Yun Xiang fell to the ground, feeling severe pain in his chest, but he did not dare to put his hand against his chest.

He quickly adjusted his body and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty! Please calm down! Don't damage the dragon's body!"

"Humph!" The emperor stared at Yun Xiang coldly. "How can I calm down my anger?"

Prime Minister Yun felt very guilty. The reason why the emperor was angry was because he acted rashly. It would have been fine if he had succeeded, but he failed in the end. It was really frustrating!

Eunuch Li stood aside, watching Yun Xiang quietly. When the emperor ordered him to bring Yun Xiang, Yun Xiang looked flustered, and he must have known that he had done something to anger the emperor.

The emperor shouted, "Tell me, what's going on!"

Yun Xiang did not dare to shirk his responsibility and immediately described in detail what he did at the Night King's Mansion yesterday. He deliberately reduced the words that had been humiliated by Yun Mujiu, so as to show that he was not stupid enough to be in a passive position in front of Yun Mujiu and the Night King. In addition, he only picked out some key points to avoid the emperor thinking that he was only concerned about his own interests rather than the emperor's interests.

After hearing about Yun Xiang's divorce, the emperor sent people to investigate what happened, but they only learned the content of Yun Xiang's conversation with Yun Mujiu before he entered the Night Palace.

People outside don’t know what exactly happened in the Night King’s Mansion and can only learn the truth from Prime Minister Yun.

Even though Yun Xiang's words were a bit flattering, the emperor could guess that Yun Xiang must have suffered a lot in front of the Night King and his wife. His brother has been very clever since he was a child, and now he has a sharp-tongued princess, Yun Mujiu. When the two of them stand together, who can easily defeat them?

Yun Xiang had a bitter look on his face, and kept saying that he was in a hurry to enter the Night Palace in order to gather information, but he didn't expect that the people in the Night Palace were so vigilant.

He didn't dare to say that the main purpose of going to the Night Palace was for his and Yun Shirou's injuries and the future of the Yun Palace. In front of the emperor, one must speak for the interests of the emperor and the royal family.

The emperor snorted coldly, neither saying that he believed nor that he did not believe Yun Xiang's words. Yun Xiang was indeed trying to find out the news, but he probably had other intentions...

"Tell me, what information have you found out? The internal layout of the Night Palace? The guard situation of the Night Palace?"

"This..." Yun Xiang was sweating profusely, "Your Majesty, I have tried my best, but the people in the Night Palace are too vigilant, and my guards cannot enter the Night Palace. My daughter and I have been surrounded by the guards, and we are unable to find out any information about the Night Palace!"

The emperor was not surprised by Yun Xiang's answer. He had sent several waves of people to the Night Palace, but unfortunately no useful information was found. And the chess piece he had planted in the Night Palace had been restricted in its movements recently and could not bring him more useful information. What could Yun Xiang find out by just entering the Night Palace once?

"Waste!" The emperor turned around, picked up a teacup and smashed it directly at Yun Xiang.

"Ouch!" Yun Xiang cried out in pain and quickly covered his mouth, not daring to scream again.

After a few breaths, Yun Xiang raised his head and said carefully, "Your Majesty, although I can't find any other information, I can confirm that there is still no progress in the Night King's leg disease."

"Whether before or after entering the Night King's Mansion, I found that the Night King was sitting in a wheelchair, and his legs seemed to be the same as before."

During this period of time, the emperor repeatedly inquired about the condition of Ye Xiaohan's legs. Last time, he specially sent Doctor Shi to check Ye Xiaohan's pulse and legs. Repeated examinations showed that Ye Xiaohan had no hope of standing up. The people of the emperor's faction were relieved.

The emperor snorted and said nothing to Prime Minister Yun.

Then, Yun Xiang trembled and beautified his purpose of entering the Night Palace again - just to get information for the emperor. After the plan failed, he thought about the poor daughter's health.

However, in order to keep it secret, Prime Minister Yun did not tell the emperor what specific illness Yun Shirou was suffering from and only vaguely said that he was asking Yun Mujiu to treat her.

He had just deceived the emperor because of Shi Rou's accident last time, so he couldn't mention Shi Rou's physical illness again this time.

Firstly, he was afraid that the emperor would punish him for deceiving the emperor. Secondly, he didn't want Yun Shirou to have a worse impression in front of the emperor. After all, he had to clear Yun Shirou's reputation in the future so that he could become the father-in-law of the future emperor of Zhongyue.

In the end, Yun Xiang put the blame on Yun Mujiu, saying that he was coerced and lured by Yun Mujiu, so he impulsively agreed to the deal with Meng's divorce. He even hinted that Yun Mujiu might have drugged him and knocked him unconscious.

The emperor's eyes were heavy, he didn't say anything and didn't continue to hit Yun Xiang. Yun Mujiu was very smart, and it was possible that he disturbed Yun Xiang's mind with a few words. However, no matter what, even if Yun Mujiu was the main instigator, Yun Xiang himself also had problems!

Stupid and reckless!

The emperor sneered, "How could it be all Yun Mujiu's fault? Was she the one who held your hand and wrote the divorce agreement?"

The emperor snorted coldly, "Since you have just been caned, I will postpone the thirty strokes of the cane to when your injury is healed."

He was not concerned about Yun Xiang, he was just afraid that it would be bad if Yun Xiang was executed now.

Yun's brain isn't that quick when it comes to women, but he is still somewhat useful in normal times. Children from poor families are the easiest to be manipulated by those in power!

This running dog has been used for so long, of course we have to use up all its remaining value! We can't let it die in vain!

Yun Xiang had a complicated expression and kowtowed deeply: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fortunately, the emperor did not take his life yet, so this punishment was not particularly severe.

Yun Xiang was happy for only a moment. The next moment, he heard the emperor sneer and his heart skipped a beat.

"In addition, I will fine you ten years' salary."

"Your Majesty!" Yun Xiang was heartbroken and completely collapsed! Another ten years of salary! Twenty years later, maybe he would be at the age of retirement, not only without salary, but also in huge debt.

"If you have any more objections, I'll chop off your head!" Twenty years of salary was enough to control Yun Xiang and make him do things under his control forever. Yun Xiang had no money and no power, so he could only rely on him desperately and obey his orders.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace." Yun Xiang's face turned pale, swallowing all his dissatisfaction and grievances. Glancing at the emperor's serious eyes, he knew that the emperor still remembered his grudge. He failed to successfully implement his plan at the tea party, but instead caused everyone to be held accountable and punished by the Night King and his wife.

Yun Xiang kowtowed a few more times, "Dong! Dong! Dong!" It seemed like every time he was punished it was because of Yun Mujiu! Yun Mujiu was simply here to collect a debt from him! He really owed Yun Mujiu in his previous life!

"Get out." The emperor waved his hand, and Eunuch Li ordered the young eunuch to drag Prime Minister Yun out.

Yun Xiang was thrown out of the imperial study by two young eunuchs. Eunuch Li brushed the non-existent dust off his sleeves and looked at Yun Xiang coldly.

Near the imperial study, a man in red stood in the corner, quietly looking in the direction of the door of the imperial study...