If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has not had enough rest for days, and the qi and blood have attacked his heart, causing him to faint. He must rest well and not be stimulated again, otherwise he may be in danger of a stroke." Zhou Zhou gave the Emperor acupuncture. After the Emperor's breathing calmed and his complexion recovered, he turned to Concubine Yao and said.

Concubine Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

"When will father wake up?" asked the second prince.

Before Zhou Zhou could answer, Queen Qu's voice came from outside the palace.

"If you three hadn't deceived the emperor, would the emperor have fainted from anger?"

The second prince's face darkened. "Empress, what are you doing here at this time?"

Queen Qu walked in holding the fifth prince's hand and glared at Concubine Yao fiercely.

"If I don't come, will you allow me to murder the emperor and usurp the throne?"

Imperial Concubine Yao took a breath, and her already flustered and irritated heart became even more angry because of the arrival of Queen Qu.

"Empress, the emperor is fine, please stop slandering him."

Queen Qu pressed her eyes with a handkerchief and walked to the side of the dragon bed. "Look at the emperor's condition, he seems to be dying, and you still say he is fine. Imperial Concubine Yao, you have ulterior motives, you want to murder the emperor."

"You claim to be virtuous and kind, but you raised a daughter like Guangning who is so vicious and cruel. If you dare to go out and see how many scholars beg the emperor to punish you, you will be called a demon concubine in their eyes!"

For a moment, Concubine Yao wanted to kill Queen Qu with her own hands.

Her gaze slowly fell on the still sleeping emperor, and she struggled to suppress the murderous intent in her heart.

"If you don't know the details, then don't try to suppress the rebellion at will." Concubine Yao said expressionlessly.

Queen Qu sneered, "Come here, escort Concubine Yao back to Zhaoxi Palace. Without my order, you are not allowed to take a single step out."

"Empress!" Imperial Concubine Yao was furious. "What do you want to do?"

The second prince protected Concubine Yao and said, "Empress, the one who wants to seize power and usurp the throne is probably you. Father has never wanted to punish Concubine, so why should you, who has been confined by father,..."

"Because I am the queen!" Queen Qu shouted loudly.

"The emperor favors you, but you have forgotten your own status. I am still a concubine. Even if I am confined, as long as the emperor does not depose me, I am the queen."

Imperial Concubine Yao looked towards the dragon bed with a solemn gaze.

"The emperor has not woken up yet, and I would like to serve him this time." Concubine Yao said.

Queen Qu sneered, "Who knows if you will secretly murder the emperor."

At this time, Prime Minister Zhang was already outside the palace asking for a meeting.

"Let Prime Minister Zhang come in." Queen Qu said immediately.

Imperial Concubine Yao frowned and looked at Queen Qu with narrowed eyes.

Prime Minister Zhang strode in and said, "Your Majesty, I have persuaded the scholars sitting outside to leave. How is the emperor?"

"Lord Zhang, has your cabinet come up with a solution?" asked Queen Qu.

"For now, we can only send someone to Huainan to bring Princess Guangning back to Shangjing City to wait for the emperor's decision."

Prime Minister Zhang did not look at Concubine Yao. "If Princess Guangning is not severely punished, I am afraid it will be difficult to give an explanation to the scholars of the world."

"Is this the solution discussed by your cabinet, or is it just your decision, Lord Zhang?" Imperial Concubine Yao asked coldly.

"My Lady, people are seeking justice everywhere. I hope the Emperor will severely punish Princess Guangning and... My Lady, I have tried my best to calm them down. Please don't cause any more chaos!"

Imperial Concubine Yao laughed angrily, "I have done something wrong, they want to punish me severely."

"They are all shouting 'Witch Concubine!'" the Fifth Prince shouted.

The second prince glanced over coldly, "What did you say!"

Concubine Yao took a deep breath and said, "How to deal with me and Guangning? Let's wait until the emperor wakes up."

"I request to see the emperor." At this time, another voice came from outside.

It was other cabinet ministers and Yao Jin.

Seeing Yao Jin outside the palace, Concubine Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Greetings to the Queen and the Imperial Concubine." Yao Jin bowed.

"After interrogation by the Dali Temple, the Pacification Office also arrested several scholars who led the riot. They said that someone gave them money to deliberately cause chaos."

Concubine Yao looked at Queen Qu deeply and said, "Your Majesty, you heard it, didn't you?"

Queen Qu sneered, "What did I hear? Were you and the Second Prince not the ones who made the Emperor faint?"

"Did Guangning not torture and kill the scholar?"

"The evidence is irrefutable. How dare you argue?"

"..."For the first time, Imperial Concubine Yao was speechless after being scolded by the Queen.

She only regretted that she had not been ruthless towards Guangning in the first place, and now such a big handle fell into the hands of Queen Qu.

"It's just one-sided news now. We need to invite Princess Guangning back to know the details." Elder Lin said slowly.

"When Princess Guangning was harassing Princess Le'an on the street, it was the Second Prince who stopped her in time and reprimanded the princess. The Second Prince had nothing to do with the princess' murder."

Prime Minister Zhang stroked his beard calmly and was not in a hurry to argue.

Guangning cannot escape responsibility for this matter. Even if the Second Prince cannot be brought to justice, Concubine Yao can definitely be charged with allowing her daughter to commit a crime.

Sometimes what you can't see is the most damaging.

After this incident, the status of Concubine Yao and the Second Prince in the hearts of people all over the world was definitely greatly reduced.

After so many years, their direct party has finally been able to hold their heads high.

The cabinet ministers started arguing, talking one after another, and had forgotten that this was the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

Zhou Zhou turned a deaf ear to it and silently withdrew the last needle from the emperor's forehead.

"Enough!" Concubine Yao shouted angrily.

"This is the Yangxin Palace. The emperor is still ill. How can you make such a fuss here?"

Everyone then looked towards the dragon bed and were surprised to find that Doctor Zhou was not affected at all and was silently taking the emperor's pulse.

Queen Qu frowned, "Where is the imperial physician? Why did they find such a strange person to treat the emperor?"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a mysterious person speak softly, "Your Majesty, do you feel any discomfort?"

"?" Everyone was shocked. The emperor woke up?

The emperor did not open his eyes, but his voice was full of fatigue, "I am fine."

Queen Qu was overjoyed, "Your Majesty!"

She didn't forget to pull the fifth prince.

The fifth prince came to the dragon bed and looked at the emperor with a fearful and distant look, "Father, what do you think?"

"Princess Guangning slaughtered innocent people. She is stripped of her title of princess. I order the pacification department to immediately go to Huainan and bring Guangning back to Shangjing."

Concubine Yao's eyes turned red and she bit her lips tightly, not daring to beg for mercy.

"The Imperial Concubine failed to educate her daughter properly and is confined to the Zhaoxi Palace."

The corners of Queen Qu's mouth were almost stretched to the back of her head.

Finally, it was Concubine Yao's turn to be confined to her room.

"The Second Prince stays, and everyone else leaves." The emperor didn't even look at Queen Qu.

A dark light flashed in the fifth prince's eyes.

Queen Qu was unwilling to give in, "Your Majesty..."

Prime Minister Zhang gave Empress Qu a look, telling her that she should be more sensible now, because Concubine Yao's party would definitely suffer a heavy blow this time.