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Cold palace.

Jun Zechen stepped into this place he had never been to before, and every step seemed to carry a heavy breath.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked around. The scene here was too desolate and dilapidated.

At this time, Ling Yue was wearing an extremely ordinary palace skirt, without any gorgeous decoration on it.

Her face was not made up at all, and she looked particularly haggard. Her hair was casually tied up with a simple silver hairpin that had almost no patterns on it.

When seeing Jun Zechen walk in, Ling Yue managed to pull up a sad smile with great difficulty, a smile filled with pain and sorrow.

"Your Majesty...are you willing to come and see me?"

Ling Yue's voice trembled slightly, as if saying this took all her strength.

Jun Zechen was not moved at all by this. He was as calm as water and said in a low voice: "If I don't come to see you, the Queen and the eldest prince will meet with an unexpected event. Didn't you threaten me to come?"

"Your Majesty, do you have no feelings for me now? Does Your Majesty still remember the tenderness and love we once had?" Ling Yue's heart was dead, but she still hoped to arouse even a trace of pity from this man.

"You relied on my guilt towards you and planned everything step by step. Have you ever thought about wearing away my feelings for you? What qualifications do you have to ask these questions now?"

Jun Zechen's voice was filled with indifference. He had already done his best for Ling Yue.

"Forget it, what's the point of saying this now?" Ling Yue smiled sadly.

Then Ling Yue continued: "Today I threatened Your Majesty just because I wanted to see Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is naturally aware that the Queen is high above and holds power over the six palaces. How can a mere poor person like me hurt her?" Ling Yue's tone was full of self-mockery.

"Then why do you want to see me?" Jun Zechen's face showed a hint of impatience.

"I say that I was wrongly accused and that the Queen deliberately framed me. Your Majesty, are you willing to believe me?"

There was a hint of emptiness in Ling Yue's eyes, and her voice seemed to come from far away, asking softly.

Jun Zechen remained silent, and Ling Yue's heart was filled with endless sadness.

"I don't ask Your Majesty to believe me, but could Your Majesty please check it yourself? The testimony of Gong Zhengsi is all false!"

Ling Yue's voice gradually became louder, with a hint of urgency.

"Then tell me why the Queen wants to hurt the Third Prince. If the Queen wants to hurt the Third Prince, can the Third Prince still be born smoothly?"

If Yaoyao wanted to harm the Third Prince, why didn't she just let Concubine Chu have an abortion? Why would she go through so much trouble after giving birth?

"I have told the Queen before that the Third Prince will be raised by you. This is my way of compensating you."

"The queen is generous and kind. Even though the second prince had a miscarriage because of you, she never harmed you. Even though she knew that I would adopt the third prince to you, she never did anything to harm him."

Jun Zechen's words were full of protection and trust for the Queen.

Ling Yue took a deep breath, her chest heaving slightly, and a deep helplessness revealed in her eyes.

She knew very well that no matter what she said, His Majesty would firmly believe in the Queen.

"I never said that it was the Queen who harmed the Third Prince. Rather, it was the Queen who used the Third Prince's matter to try to get rid of me. The evidence from the Palace Administration Department is all fake. Why is Your Majesty unwilling to investigate thoroughly?"

Ling Yue's voice trembled slightly, and her hands were tightly twisting the corners of her clothes.

The evidence provided by the Queen was maliciously fabricated. As long as Your Majesty is willing to investigate further, he will find that the mastermind behind the scenes is actually Concubine Lin, and he is just a pawn used by Concubine Lin.

He would also know that the queen had no ability to distinguish right from wrong and was truly unfit to be the queen.

That's why she tried every means to see His Majesty. If she allowed the Queen to make such a final judgment, she would never be able to leave the cold palace in her life.

"I believe in all the decisions of the Queen. If you just want to tell me this, I think you have no intention of repenting."

Jun Zechen said coldly, then he turned around resolutely and was about to walk out.

He was the one who personally ordered the dethronement of Ling Yue. If he were to review the matter, how would Yaoyao view him?

The relationship between him and Yaoyao cannot withstand repeated separation.

If it turns out that Ling Yue was really wronged, wouldn't that be bad for Yaoyao?

But if it turns out that Ling Yue is not innocent, then his relationship with Yaoyao will be in jeopardy.

There was no way Jun Zechen would be willing to continue investigating.

Ling Yue suddenly knelt on the ground, and his knees hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound.

Her face was full of disbelief. This man who had once sworn to love her was now so cruel. Did he really trust the Queen that much?

"Your Majesty, wait!" Ling Yue shouted anxiously.

"I have just asked someone to invite the Queen over. Judging from the time, the Queen should be here soon. I'm sure Your Majesty doesn't want the Queen to know that you have come to my place."

Ling Yue spoke slowly and expressionlessly, her voice seemingly devoid of any emotion.

Jun Zechen turned around quickly, his dark eyes staring at Ling Yue as sharply as an eagle.

"Why did you call the Queen here?" His voice was low and full of majesty.

"Since Your Majesty trusts the Queen so much, why don't you listen to what the Queen will say to me? Your Majesty, please go and hide in the back. I will not let the Queen know you are here."

Ling Yue still spoke calmly, without any expression on her face.

Jun Zechen just felt that he had been plotted against, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

Suddenly, there seemed to be some slight noises coming from outside the palace.

Jun Zechen's expression instantly became alert. He didn't even have time to think carefully, and his figure flashed and quickly entered another door.

If Yaoyao knew that he came to the cold palace to see Ling Yue, would she suspect that he still had feelings for Ling Yue?

Jun Zechen turned the ring on his hand in a panic.

Miaoyun pushed open the slightly dilapidated door of the cold palace, and Su Jingyao slowly stepped down from the phoenix chariot.

Afterwards, they entered the hall. At this time, Ling Yue was already sitting quietly beside the table. Her face was unusually calm, like a pool of stagnant water without any ripples.

Seeing Su Jingyao coming in, he didn't even stand up, but just raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said lightly: "You're here."

Miaoyun saw Ling Yue being so disrespectful to her master, and her eyebrows immediately raised. She immediately scolded him in a stern voice: "How dare you! You didn't even greet the queen when you saw her!"

Su Jingyao raised her hand slightly. Seeing this, Miaoyun had to take a step back unwillingly without saying anything more.

Ling Yue sneered, and his laughter seemed full of sarcasm.

"Queen, are you very proud?"

Su Jingyao frowned slightly and asked calmly, "What am I so proud of?"

"You are now the queen, you have a legitimate son, and you are favored by His Majesty. But you have framed me and sent me to the cold palace. Aren't you proud enough?" Ling Yue said with a hint of grief and indignation in her voice.

"Framed? Ling Yue, am I not good enough to you? When I was in the East Palace, I gave in everywhere, and even risked my life to save you when I was pregnant with the eldest prince."

As Su Jingyao spoke, a look of pain appeared on her face, and her eyes were flashing with complex light.

"After your majesty ascended the throne, I knew that your majesty only wanted you to be the queen. In order to help you, I miscarried the royal heir in my belly."

"Even so, Your Majesty has given you the third prince to raise, and I have never had any complaints, but what about you?"

Su Jingyao's voice gradually became louder, with uncontrollable excitement.

"I can tolerate whatever you do to me, but the eldest prince is still so young, and you have the heart to hurt him. Do you still have a heart?!"

Su Jingyao looked at Ling Yue with eyes full of disappointment and confusion. Her body was trembling slightly, as if she was trying hard to suppress the grief in her heart.

"You know better than anyone whether you were really helping me or you were giving in to me just to gain His Majesty's pity. Today, there are only you and me here. Why do you have to keep pretending?"

Ling Yue clenched her teeth tightly, her eyes full of resentment, and spoke word by word.

Su Jingyao took a deep breath, her eyes became unusually sharp, staring straight at Ling Yue.

"So this is how you've always thought of me. Is that why you hate me? But why do you have to make excuses for yourself? You hate me because of His Majesty."

"But you said those high-sounding words just to make yourself feel at ease?" Su Jingyao asked.

"No, it's you who is cautious in every step and makes careful arrangements, making everyone your stepping stone." Ling Yue's face turned gloomy.

"You don't want to admit what happened in the past, so that's fine. But the so-called evidence you found yesterday, can you swear on the Crown Prince that you didn't fabricate it?"

Ling Yue's eyes were wide open as he stared at Su Jingyao, trying to find any flaws on her face.

Ling Yue didn't expect the queen to be so tight-lipped. No matter how she tried to get Su Jingyao to speak her mind, she never said anything.

When Su Jingyao heard Ling Yue asking her to swear by the eldest prince, she suddenly became speechless.

"Ling Yue, when I first entered the East Palace, you took care of me, so I have never hated you, because I can understand your love for His Majesty and the various emotions you have after losing His Majesty, but this does not mean that you can hurt me unscrupulously."

There was a hint of majesty in Su Jingyao's voice.

"You said that I framed you. Then I want to ask you, the poison found in the eldest prince's nurse's food would have no effect on an adult like the nurse, but for a child like the eldest prince, it is a deadly poison."

"The poison in the Third Prince was the same as the poison in the First Prince's wet nurse, but the Third Prince was cured before the Imperial Physician arrived. Why?"

Su Jingyao's eyes were full of questions and her speech speed gradually increased.

"Isn't it because you already have the antidote for this poison?"

Ling Yue's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

"So you already knew that I hurt the eldest prince, so you took revenge on the third prince!"

Ling Yue seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, seized the loophole in her words, and spoke immediately.

At this moment, her face was flushed and her eyes were full of anxiety.

She no longer cared whether to admit that she had poisoned the eldest prince. Today she had to make the queen admit to the fact that she had murdered the third prince, otherwise she would be really finished.

"Ling Yue, you still don't admit it? It is a fact that you harmed the eldest prince. The third prince was poisoned and hurt with willow catkins. It was also people in your palace who personally admitted that you did it. And the purpose of your doing this is to frame me."

Su Jingyao's face turned pale with anger and her voice became louder.

"You have the antidote, so the Third Prince will be safe. You are just using His Majesty's attention and love for the heir to deal with me."

Su Jingyao said harshly, her eyes full of anger and disappointment.

"No, no, no!"

Ling Yue's eyes widened and her face turned pale in an instant. She stood up in a panic, her feet seemed to be out of control and she stepped back step by step, trembling with every step.

"That's not the case. I have never harmed the Third Prince. The testimonies of those palace maids in Yikun Palace are your spies planted in Yikun Palace. You are framing me!"

Su Jingyao's face was stern and her eyes were full of majesty. She approached Ling Yue step by step, and every step seemed to carry a tremendous force.

"Ling Yue, have you ever thought about whether there is anything about you that is worthy of being framed by me?"

Ling Yue was terrified at this moment, her eyes full of panic and helplessness. She looked at the Queen who was walking towards her step by step with a sense of oppression, and her body couldn't stop shaking.

Her mind went blank as she tried hard to think, what could she have done to deserve the Queen's accusation?

She has no prince, no favor from His Majesty, and even the position of the Four Concubines was conferred by Su Jingyao. What is there about her that is worthy of Su Jingyao's framing?

She really couldn't figure it out. She didn't know, she didn't know, but the Queen's testimony was false, all false!

"No, it's you who are hypocritical, it's you who are vicious, it's you who pretended to be weak and kind and stole His Majesty away!"

Ling Yue's spirit was almost collapsed, her face was distorted, and she didn't know how to refute the queen, because every word of the queen seemed to make sense.

But she is no longer the innocent Ling Yue who was played around by her. No matter what the queen says, she will not believe it.

She is so good at pretending!

Ling Yue gritted her teeth tightly, her eyes full of resentment. She couldn't understand her, let alone her purpose.

She only knew that Su Jingyao had taken away everything from her!

At this time, Su Jingyao was still approaching step by step. Ling Yue's heart was filled with fear. When Su Jingyao was about to get close to her, she suddenly stretched out her hands and pushed hard.