I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

At night, An Zhaoyan came, with a majestic and cold aura.

He walked into Jiang Xingkuo's room, his eyes as calm as water, as if waiting for her to speak.

Jiang Xingkuo stood up and was silent for a long time before he said, "...I'm sorry." There was a hint of apology and helplessness in his voice.

An Zhaoyan looked at her with a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

He said in a deep voice: "Do you know...how much trouble this matter has caused me?"

Jiang Xingkuo felt the chill in his gaze and his heart tightened.

"What do you mean? It was definitely not me who caused Concubine De to fall into the water. The floor of Rihua Pavilion was spilled with oil, and the floor had just been mopped beforehand, so it was still wet and not dry, so you couldn't see the oil at all. You said she slipped accidentally."

An Zhaoyan frowned slightly and stared at her sharply, "You mean, someone did it on purpose?"

Jiang Xingkuo was hurt by this look and said unconvincedly:

"It's very obvious. I sent Tengxi to check it out. Besides, most of the railing was secretly sawed off. If someone got close to it, it would definitely break and fall into the water."

An Zhaoyan seemed to have anticipated what she was going to say, and directly pointed out her name:

"You want to say it was the Queen who did it?"

Jiang Xingkuo said suspiciously: "I didn't say she did it? I just said someone did these things, you can go check it out!"

Seeing that he was silent, Jiang Xingkuo waved his hand and said:

"Don't understand? I sent someone to check. After we left that day, the floor was mopped a second time. I specifically asked about it. Apart from Concubine De, no one often goes to Huafeng Pavilion. Usually, it is only mopped once a day. But it was mopped twice that day. Therefore, as long as we find the person who mopped the floor and ask him, all the truth will be revealed!"

An Zhaoyan closed her eyes with a look of pain on her face.

"It was indeed the Queen. I have checked. It was all done by her people. The Queen is really stupid. No matter what she did, she would leave clues."

Jiang Xingkuo breathed a sigh of relief, "Then why are you questioning me? Is it because of Xiao'e? You know she's a bit of a fool, she's quite stubborn..."

"You once said that you wanted to attack the queen."

An Zhaoyan's unreasonable words interrupted Jiang Xingkuo's explanation.

Jiang Xingkuo was stunned.

She looked at the man in front of her in disbelief.

"You once said that you wanted to attack the queen."

These words kept echoing in her ears.

At that moment, the grievance and anger in my heart gradually surged up, and tears filled my eyes.

She bit her lip, but finally couldn't help asking, "So what?"

An Zhaoyan looked at her red eyes, and her heart was moved, and her cold tone softened, "...The child is innocent. This child is very important to me."

Her beating chest felt as if a sharp blade was slashing through her heart.

She raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and her voice trembled a little, "So, in your eyes, I am this kind of person?"

"No. But you should also know that accidental injury is still an injury."

"An accidental injury..." Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. She clenched her fists tightly.

"So... you think I secretly instigated the Queen to take action? This way I can dethrone the Queen and make Concubine De lose her child, killing two birds with one stone?"

"You once sent people to investigate Concubine De." He turned his back, unable to bear to look at her again.

“…Hahahaha…” Jiang Xingkuo laughed out loud at himself.

She remembered Tengxi's reminder. It was indeed true. It was even more ironic.

"why are you laughing?"

"Get out!" Jiang Xingkuo roared, and huge tears finally fell.

An Zhaoyan turned around and looked at her deeply. The disappointment and indifference in his eyes were like a biting cold wind, making her feel even more heartbroken.

He didn't say anything else, turned and left, leaving Jiang Xingkuo standing alone in the room with tears in his eyes.

A deep feeling of powerlessness and sadness came over me, as if a huge rock was pressing on my chest. I couldn't breathe and fell on the bed.

When An Zhaoyan went out, he saw Xiao'e beside the door and glared at her unhappily.

Before Xiao'e could react, Tengxi on the side secretly poked her.

Xiao E reacted and immediately knelt down to apologize. "It's all Xiao E's fault. It's Xiao E who is stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt..."

An Zhaoyan had a gloomy face, ignored her and walked away.

Seeing this, Tengxi hurried forward to help Xiao'e up. "Get up, Xiao'e. Don't blame yourself. It has already happened. We can only do our best to make up for it. For the sake of the girl, His Majesty will not do anything to you."

"But the girl is now..."

"It's okay. If you are blamed, the girl will definitely plead for you." Tengxi looked sympathetic.

Xiao'e's eyes were filled with guilt and pain, her voice trembling, "It's all my fault, if it weren't for me..."

Tengxi patted her shoulder gently, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "I'll go back first. You go and see how the girl is doing."

Xiao'e nodded, walked to the door, and began to knock on it worriedly.

"Can you please stop bothering me!"

Jiang Xingkuo's roar came through the lattice wooden door.

Xiao'e paused while knocking on the door.

After hesitating for a long time, Xiao'e could only leave silently.

Tengxi looked at Xiao'e's departing back and sneered in a low voice, "It really is as easy as pie."

Jiang Xingkuo slept soundly for two days and no one came to disturb him.

When she woke up, the room was filled with a quiet loneliness. She sighed, sat up from the bed, and rubbed her sore forehead. Two days of deep sleep did not bring any relief, but made her feel even more depressed.

She put on her coat and decided to go out for a walk for a change of mood, without anyone, just alone.

After stepping out of the door, she wandered aimlessly in the palace, her steps slow and gentle, each step filled with hesitation and thought.

Before she knew it, she arrived at Huining Palace.

Standing at the familiar yet unfamiliar door, complex emotions surged in her heart.

I hesitated whether to go in, and when I looked up, I saw the yard was covered with golden and green chrysanthemums, looking very lively.

She also knew that Concubine De probably didn't want to see her, the "culprit", and she herself didn't have the courage to face all this.

In the imperial study, An Zhaoyan was reviewing memorials.

The desk was piled with various memorials. He flipped through them one by one, his inner boredom and fatigue locked in his furrowed brows.

Suddenly, a eunuch hurried in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Miss Jiang went to Huining Palace."

An Zhaoyan's brows twitched slightly, indicating that he understood, but his eyes still did not move away from the memorial in his hand.

He put down the memorial in his hand, picked up another one, and his eyes became irritable. He advised him that his harem was lonely and his offspring were dwindling, and he should select more concubines to continue his offspring.

After a moment's hesitation, he picked up another memorial.

This was indeed a memorial impeaching Jiang Xingkuo, accusing her of having no name or status but causing chaos in the harem, and she should be expelled from the palace as a punishment.

He threw the memorial away violently.

After a long silence, he sighed again.