Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

After Prince Sheng received the news about the imperial edict, he didn't pay any attention to this matter, but he didn't look at it because someone wanted him to know the latest news.

The confidants in the palace claimed that they had received news - the eldest prince had taken the imperial edict, which contained the content of passing the throne to Prince Sheng, and the eldest prince was now trying hard to kill him.

The old emperor had figured out the situation. Since Prince Sheng did not go to get the imperial edict, he told him the news.

There is really no time to think about the many reasons behind this kind of thing. After all, the person who told Prince Sheng the news was his confidant in the palace, and that confidant was a spy planted in the palace by the emperor.

The old emperor’s heart is as deep as the sea!

Before the emperor returned to the Yecheng Palace, the villa was flooded with invitations from ministers asking him to return to preside over government affairs.

Gao Zhao looked at the letter and greeting card in his hand. After stretching his muscles, he said with a smile:

"Cao Fu, go and get ready. I have to go back to Yecheng. By the way, ask what the Concubine Shu prepared for dinner. Since I came to this villa, I have been eating Concubine Shu's medicinal food every day. Now I feel as if I have become more than ten years younger."

Cao Fu also smiled and praised:

"I'm sorry to say that the emperor looks much more energetic than he did six months ago. I'm really happy to see that. Your Majesty, you've taken so much trouble. Recently, I was lucky enough to have a few bites thanks to the emperor's influence. I feel much more refreshed."

The emperor raised his hand and said proudly, "Go out and do your work."

"promise."

Cao Fu bowed and left, but the status of Shufei in his heart was raised again.

Zhou Leng was not surprised at all when she received the news from the palace maid that the emperor was going back to Yecheng. It just so happened that she had stayed here long enough. Besides, if she didn't go back, the court would be in chaos. At this time, the people she and Lou Yue had prepared would come in handy.

In the court, the eldest prince's term as regency ended, and the emperor's return was greeted with countless impeachment memorials.

The forces of Prince Sheng and the eldest prince impeached each other, and the court was in chaos for a while.

Great court meeting.

Gao Zhao sat on the throne, watching the ministers angrily accusing each other. He raised his hand and shouted, "All of you shut up."

The ministers were all bowing their heads, waiting for the emperor to get angry, or waiting for a result. The situation was now difficult to back down, and with the instigation of those with ulterior motives, it was a fight of one life and death for both sides.

The only one who can make this decision is the emperor.

Gao Zhao cursed loudly:

"You are all loyal ministers of Da Qi, but please take a look at the memorials on my desk now. What kind of loyalty is written in them! What kind of dedication to the country! Does the future of Da Qi depend on you? You are greedy for money and oppressing the people, or you are raising private soldiers and plotting rebellion. I have treated you well! Is this how you repay me?"

All the ministers bowed and saluted, shouting: "Your Majesty, please calm down. We deserve to die."

Gao Zhao took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Cao Fu and raised his hand.

The young eunuch behind Cao Fu brought out a tray containing various imperial edicts ordering demotion and confiscation of property.

Cao Fu stood on the high steps. He cleared his throat and shouted loudly:

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Taiwei Changshi..."

All impeached ministers will have their salaries fined for minor offenses.

Those who had common faults, such as embezzlement or buying and selling official positions, were all demoted or dismissed from their official positions, but as a token of the emperor's grace, they were allowed to return to their hometowns to be raised.

Those who committed serious crimes, such as murder, arson, raising private soldiers, and minting copper coins, had their property confiscated and were exiled. To be honest, the confiscation of property and exile alone reduced the number of people in the court by one-fifth.

Cries of begging for mercy and shouting for injustice rang out in the hall.

Gao Zhao remained indifferent and let the imperial guards do all the house confiscations. All the confiscated property was put into the national treasury, and all the land became the royal private property.

The wings of the eldest prince and Prince Sheng were cut in half, and they both became "angels" with broken wings.

Prince Sheng was fine. After all, he didn't want to fight for anything and had always been on the defensive passively and forcedly.

After returning home, the eldest prince was silent and calm, and then became furious.

Rage makes people lose their reason.

Zhou Leng also heard about what was happening in the court while in the harem, but she was still busy hiding from the jealousies among the concubines in the harem.

Ever since Concubine Shu came back from the villa with the Emperor, she was always mocked by the concubines in the palace every time she went to pay her respects to the Empress. In fact, she felt that these women were quite pitiful, as they could compete with the old and frail Gao Zhao.

It was another day of paying respects. After many concubines left, the Queen kept Concubine Shu alone.

Not knowing what the queen was going to say, she asked all the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.

Zhou Leng also only left Cai Yue to take care of him, leaving her alone in the Queen's Palace. She was afraid that the other party would frame her, so she left a witness for herself.

The Queen personally took a letter and placed it on the small table. She looked calm and said sincerely, "Shu Fei, take a look at this. Someone sent it to me specially."

Zhou Leng lowered her eyebrows and picked up the letter to read. The smile on her face never changed, but she was cursing in her heart. This was a letter of denunciation. I don't know who wrote it. It was reporting to the queen that the original body and the eldest prince were having an affair.

The letter even clearly stated when and how they had met secretly, how the eldest prince entered Concubine Shu's palace, and how he left. All of this was written clearly and distinctly.

Zhou Leng put down the letter and said:

"The Empress is in charge of the harem and supervises many concubines. How could such a thing happen in the harem? If a concubine is not morally sound, rumors spread in the palace, and even immoral things happen, then the harem of the Great Qi Dynasty will become a joke in history books and a topic of conversation for the whole world. The Empress has caught this gossiper, and she must find out the intentions of the person behind the scenes. If he refuses to tell her, she must skin him alive and cut his bones to find out the truth of the matter and clear my name."

The Queen didn't even look at Zhou Leng's expression. She had her own plan for what would happen, but she couldn't become a knife in someone else's hand. She said in a deep voice:

"I haven't found the messenger yet. I received the letter yesterday and informed Concubine Yu Shu today. I'm afraid she is used to talking nonsense because of such detailed information."

Zhou Leng put the letter into her sleeve, stood up, bowed to the Queen, and said:

"Don't worry, madam. I also want to see this kind of person who talks nonsense. I will remember what happened today. I will take my leave first."

The queen nodded and watched the woman's graceful figure leave.

Both of them knew that since the other person described it in such detail, this person might be working in Concubine Shu's palace, or it might be the eldest prince who told the story. However, this was of no benefit to Gao Jing at all. Upon closer thought, it was more likely that the person was from Concubine Shu's palace.

Zhou Leng sat on the cloth sedan chair and closed her eyes to think about what to do next. The first thing she had to do was to catch the informer.