Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

A loud thunderclap exploded in the sky, and torrential rain followed.

Yunfang was awakened by the fright. It was pitch black all around. When she opened her eyes, she saw the branches swaying outside the window like a roaring beast. She was terrified.

At this time, she heard a disgusting panting sound coming from next door. She peeked inside through the crack in the door and saw two palace maids with disheveled clothes and a eunuch doing that. Yunfang was not surprised. There were many dirty things in the palace. It was lonely in the deep palace, and many eunuchs and palace maids had sex in private.

She was knocked unconscious and left here, which meant that the matter had been exposed. She just waited for the man and woman next door to finish what they did before she knocked on the wall.

The two were startled and asked, "Who is it?"

Yunfang stuck her head out, her face covered with a veil, and smiled at the two of them, "It doesn't matter who I am. I saw everything you did while hiding here. Her name is Cuihua, a servant in the menial palace, and your name is Shunzi. You did that a lot just now! If it gets out..."

She knew that although it was common in the palace, they were not a formal couple, and no one was willing to make it public.

The eunuchs and maids were so frightened that their hearts trembled, and they stammered, "Who are you? How do you know our names? What do you want to do?"

Yunfang said, "You just need to answer my questions. You don't need to know who I am."

The maid was shy and asked quickly, "What's the problem? Fine, we will answer your question, but you can't spread this matter."

She asked, "Did anything happen in the palace tonight?" She wanted to know what happened to the man and whether he was discovered. If the truth was revealed, she would have to find a way to deal with Concubine Su.

The eunuch told the whole story, "The Imperial Concubine Su was banished to the cold palace. She was having a tryst with her lover in the bedroom and was caught doing that... The maids and eunuchs in the Luanfeng Palace who helped the Imperial Concubine to have an affair were all beheaded."

Yunfang was filled with disbelief after hearing this. She had served in Concubine Su's palace for so many years, so she naturally knew that Concubine Su had no lover at all.

Yunfang deliberately asked, "The palace is heavily guarded, how did that man get into the Imperial Concubine's palace?"

The maid said, "When the imperial guards searched the palace for the assassin, I also went to the Luanfeng Palace. The man admitted to his face that it was Concubine Su who took her into the palace during a banquet and hid her in the Imperial Garden. Then she brought him back to the Luanfeng Palace to have an affair... The emperor killed the man on the spot, and blood splattered all over the floor."

These testimonies were full of loopholes, because Concubine Su had been in the palace all the time and it was impossible for her to bring the man into the palace in person. If she wanted to bring him into the palace for an affair, why didn't she bring him directly back to Luanfeng Palace, but instead let him wait in such an eye-catching place like the Imperial Garden?

Because there were other circumstances behind this matter, the emperor killed the man on the spot only because he slept with the emperor's woman. He was not allowed to quibble, and he deserved to die.

Yunfang knew that she couldn't stay in the palace any longer, otherwise she would end up like the other maids in Luanfeng Palace. She said, "I want to leave the palace. Shunzi, can you think of a way?"

The two men nodded without thinking. Since she had left the palace, she would no longer be a threat to them. They wished she would leave the palace as soon as possible.

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At the same time, in Chengqian Palace, several princes knelt on the ground, with heavy rain beating down on them.

Second Prince Xie Yu's eyes were filled with anger, and he complained, "It was Concubine Su who was caught cheating on someone. Why did the emperor punish us? I don't accept it. Why should we suffer an undeserved disaster?"

The third prince Xie Xuan clearly didn't say a word, he was limping, and he was the last one to arrive, so he was the one who suffered the misfortune.

Fourth Prince Xie Yang was weak by nature. He was so frightened that he trembled all over and even cried faintly, "If we get caught in the rain, will we die like my eldest brother?"

The Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince all knelt on the ground. There were also other little princes who had not grown up yet, otherwise they would have been punished today.

Xie Shang also knelt in the rain, letting the rain hit his body. He was soaked from head to toe. It seemed as if the sky was leaking, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier.

He didn't say a word. No matter the man's testimony or Concubine Su's excuses tonight, there were loopholes everywhere. His father chose to keep quiet just to save the royal family's face.

Concubine Su was the emperor's woman, but she had an affair with another man. Regardless of whether it is true or not, it should not be publicized.

However, the Queen personally sent someone to catch the adulterer, and the incident became known to everyone. Concubine Yan and Prince Yu tried their best to make a big fuss, and the Third Prince was so incompetent that he couldn't even walk. The Fourth Prince was so cowardly that he only knew how to cry, and the Fifth Prince ignored it and tried to protect himself...

The emperor was disheartened because he had many sons, but none of them could take on important responsibilities. The concubines in the harem were scheming against each other and fighting to the death. The emperor felt that he was really alone.

He made the envoys of Chaoxi Kingdom laugh at him for nothing and tarnished his imperial dignity, so the emperor wanted to punish these useless and unfilial sons.

The queen brought all the concubines and princesses to Chengqian Palace, "Your Majesty, what have the princes done wrong? It's raining so hard, don't you care about them at all? They are all your sons, Your Majesty..."

Concubine Yan also knelt at the palace gate hesitantly, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. This matter has nothing to do with Prince Yu. It was my fault for talking too much..."

"Get out." The emperor was so angry that he smashed the vase.

Everyone was trembling with fear. The queen couldn't bear to let her son get wet in the rain all night, so she said, "You like Su Qingqing so much. She made the mistake first. Your Majesty, have you forgotten how Concubine Wen Yi and the eldest prince died? They were also punished by you to kneel in the rain, and then they fell ill and couldn't get up.

Your Majesty, please come out and take a look. Those kneeling outside the palace are all your sons. Do you really not care about their lives for Su Qingqing?"

The queen also knelt on the ground, she almost begged, "If you want to punish me, punish me. If you want to be angry, be angry. I will accept any punishment. I only ask the emperor to let the princes get up. The health of the princes is the most important!"

Empress Cheng seldom asked the emperor for help like this. She could endure being alone in an empty room for the rest of her life. The only thing she couldn't stand was the fear that her son would suffer the slightest injustice.

There was a rumble of thunder in the sky, she was really scared, tears were dripping down her cheeks,

The door of Chengqian Palace opened suddenly. The emperor was exhausted and seemed to have aged a lot. He glanced at everyone coldly, and finally set his sights on Xie Shang. "No need to kneel, go back!"

Eunuch Cao quickly supported the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor's health is the most important thing."

The emperor was shaking so much that he could hardly stand and turned around and walked into Chengqian Palace.

With the emperor's permission, everyone helped him get up. The queen even ran to Xie Shang and said, "Shang'er, get up quickly. Go back to Kunning Palace and change your clothes before leaving the palace."

Xie Shang was full of anger. He stood up, turned around and left. Jiang Fenghua and Su Tingwan hurriedly chased after him with umbrellas.

Queen Cheng couldn't help crying secretly when she saw her son's cold back. Nanny Xi hurriedly comforted her, "Your Majesty."

"Go and give Shang'er a cloak quickly. He is soaked all over. Tell the princess to take good care of Shang'er."

Even though Xie Shang treated her coldly, Queen Cheng's heart was still with him.

After hearing the order, Nanny Xi took the cloak from the maid and hurriedly chased after her. She handed the cloak directly to Jiang Fenghua and said a few words, "The prince is in a bad mood, and the princess has worked hard."

Jiang Fenghua just saw the emperor looking at Xie Shang, and she said, "Please tell the queen mother that your daughter-in-law knows."