"Where's the prince? Has he sent back any news?"

Zhiqing shook her head.

Shen Qingyan comforted herself that no news was the best news.

"Where is Ah Man? Let's go check it out."

"Yes."

Little did they know that there was chaos in the palace.

Of course, with Gu Beihuai's personality, he would definitely not make a fuss, because the one making a fuss is the Queen.

When she learned that the plague had appeared in the Prince Huai's Mansion, she rushed directly to the imperial study despite being under house arrest.

Having been married to the emperor for so many years, how could she not understand him?

He must have deliberately found fault with Bei Huai to punish him in order to let that little brat Gu Chen'an sit on the throne!

Although she is not favored now, she has to fight against the emperor for the sake of her son!

Prior to this, Gu Tianyan, other ministers, and Gu Beihuai were discussing the plague in the imperial study.

Gu Tianyan naturally would not openly accuse and frame Gu Beihuai, because someone would speak for him.

"Brother, I heard that the plague came from your house. What is going on?"

Gu Chenan seemed to be frowning and asked with concern, but he was actually in a very happy mood.

Gu Beihuai, you won’t be so arrogant for much longer.

Soon you will be abandoned by your father and will no longer be able to compete with him for power.

"I don't know." Gu Beihuai also frowned, looking quite annoyed, "I don't know when I offended the godson of Su Zongguan, who is beside my father, and he actually asked him to send rats infected with plague to my palace."

He raised his eyes to look at Gu Tianyan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, and spoke in an earnest tone.

"Father, I ask you to find Su Jijin, the godson of General Manager Su, and ask him who is behind this."

Gu Tianyan's eyes were deep, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. He glanced at Su Yuande with a sharp gaze.

I told him to be more careful, so why did he still make mistakes?

Su Yuande trembled, and quickly knelt on the ground, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty is wise, I have this godson, but he is really disappointing. He died of illness a few days ago. Did the prince make a mistake?"

Su Jijin should have passed away by now, and his body must have been dealt with. There would no longer be such a person in the entire Tianfeng Kingdom.

What he didn't know was that Su Ji Jin not only survived, but was also rescued by both parties.

Gu Chen'an fanned the flames and pretended to be surprised, "Brother, this plague is no ordinary matter. We have experienced the severity of the plague five years ago, so we naturally would not release it intentionally. Could it be that someone from a foreign country with ulterior motives has infiltrated your mansion?"

It was almost as if they were saying directly that Gu Beihuai was colluding with foreigners.

What he said happened to coincide with the emperor's idea.

So Gu Tianyan looked at him with a little more admiration in his eyes.

This is his biological son, the one who will inherit his throne in the future.

Gu Beihuai was not at all panicked. Instead, he looked at Su Yuande slowly.

"It seems that Eunuch Su has become old and confused. He has misremembered whether his godson is dead or alive."

Su Yuande's heart skipped a beat, and when he met Gu Beihuai's cold and bloodthirsty eyes, he had a bad feeling.

He laughed dryly and said calmly, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Is there anyone who has come back to life from the dead?"

"I'm afraid it's not resurrection from the dead, but rebirth towards death. After all, for some people with ulterior motives, only the dead will not be exposed, right?"

Su Yuande's body shook and he subconsciously looked at Gu Tianyan.

Gu Tianyan's face turned pale, knowing that Gu Beihuai might have known something. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a noise coming from outside.

"Your Highness, you cannot go in. The Emperor is discussing important matters."

"Get out of the way!" The Queen shouted at the palace servants who tried to stop her, "How dare you stop me? Do you still take me seriously?"

Hearing the Queen's voice, Gu Tianyan's face became even gloomier.

Because he had doubts about Gu Beihuai, he was very dissatisfied with the queen and even felt that she was not his queen.

Well, I can take this opportunity to reveal the true identities of the mother and son.

Gu Tianyan said in a deep voice: "Let her in."

As soon as the queen entered the room, she fell to her knees.

"Your Majesty, Bei Huai would never spread the plague. Someone must have framed him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial study became eerily quiet.

Because up to now, no one has clearly pointed out that it was Gu Beihuai who was responsible for the plague. As soon as the Queen came in, she was eager to exonerate Gu Beihuai. Isn't this a guilty conscience?

Gu Chenan's feeling of joy reached its peak, and he deliberately provoked her with words.

"Mother, the plague appeared in my brother's palace. Although my brother is a suspect, he is just a suspect. We have not found any conclusive evidence yet. You don't have to worry."

"Shut up!" The Queen's sharp voice was filled with anger. She pointed at Gu Chen'an and shouted, "It must be you who framed Bei Huai, right? You wanted to take Bei Huai's position, you..."

"enough!"

Gu Tianyan shouted angrily, "The queen has a bad character and speaks indecently. She will be stripped of her title of queen, demoted to a noble concubine, and confined for three months!"

The Queen was the second person that Gu Tianyan targeted.

The queen widened her eyes in disbelief. She only reacted when the two maids wanted to take her away. She looked at Gu Tianyan with a heartbroken look.

"Your Majesty, I just said a few more words, are you so cruel and heartless?"

"Even if my love and affection for so many years were all in vain, what about Bei Huai? He is also your prince, why do you treat him like that? Do you favor others?"

Every word the Queen said hit Gu Tianyan right in the heart, making him even more annoyed.

"Take the queen away quickly!"

Gu Beihuai watched the queen being dragged away with an expressionless face, and felt confused for a moment.

He had originally planned everything well, but he never expected the Queen to come and make trouble, which almost hindered his progress.

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Fortunately, Shen Qingyan did not hold him back.

Prince Huai's Mansion.

A group of imperial guards surrounded Ah Man. They drew their bows and arrows, and pointed their swords at Ah Man who was confused.

Ah Man had no idea what this was doing and thought she was playing with him, so she clapped her hands and spun around happily.

Just as the Imperial Guards were about to give the order to attack, Shen Qingyan's voice came closer and closer.

"stop!"

Ah Man became even more excited when he saw her.

"Princess, you are here! Let's play together..."

Shen Qingyan knew that it was time to let Ah Man display his strength.

"Ah Man, they don't want to play with us, they want to hurt you."

Ah Man tilted his head, not quite understanding.

Why do you want to hurt him? Why don't we just play together?

Seeing this, Qingmei added, "Ah Man, they are just like the mouse that bit Monsoon, they are bad!"

Ah Man understood immediately, clenched his huge fists and waved them at the royal guards.

"Bad, bad guy!"

"Yes, they are bad guys." Shen Qingyan whispered, "So do you know what we should do?"

Ah Man nodded vigorously and stepped on them like that bad mouse.

So he made a stepping motion.

"Hit, step on..."

"No." Shen Qingyan shook her head and tried to persuade him again, "What should you do if you can't beat all these rats?"

Ah Man reacted and immediately said, "Run."

"Yes, Ah Man is really smart."

If he resisted, it would be tantamount to disobeying the order and would only bring trouble to Gu Beihuai.

However, running is not necessarily the case.

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