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"Oh my god! Why is this happening?" Zhou Chang turned around and looked at Hongzhi who was equally surprised.

She wanted to know more details, but looking at Aunt Zhu's expression, it was obviously not possible to ask so much.

As expected, Aunt Zhu continued, "It seems that because of the mention of his biological mother, Concubine Lan, the conversation got excited and His Royal Highness Prince Yi said something he shouldn't have said in anger, which completely angered His Majesty."

These alone were not enough to judge the seriousness of the matter, but Zhou Chang had no other way, so he could only continue to ask: "If His Royal Highness Prince Yi is punished for this, what would be the worst punishment? Ahem..."

Aunt Zhu pondered for a while, and finally could only vaguely say: "Who can say for sure about the affairs of the royal family? It is probably that the title will be demoted. Now that the crown prince has not been appointed, unless the crime is serious, it is not enough to banish the prince from Jindu, so he should be demoted."

"Demotion?"

Zhou Chang thought to himself that according to the rules of Lin State, the prince must be crowned king when he reaches adulthood, but there are three ranks of kingship, the lowest being the third-rank king, and the next lowest is the prince of a county, which is the same rank as a minister.

Then corresponding to this level, on the conspicuous system's "Nine-Class Ranking List", it is equivalent to downgrading one level from "Upper Nine-Three" to "Upper Nine-Four", and the identity price will definitely drop to 10 million.

Then can she be replaced by a prince?

Zhou Chang didn't feel guilty at all about hoping others would be demoted so he could be promoted. Instead, he secretly prayed that he could really get such an advantage.

Before this, she had never dared to think about becoming an emperor.

Later, she met Yuan Qi, who was her ideal in the world, but she also felt it was out of reach.

Now, the emperor is just an old man, how can he compare to the young and handsome prince?

As for Yuan Qi, his position is still unshakable. It would be enough to switch to her now, but this would not help her, so the best option is to switch to Prince Yi first.

After all, with the status of a prince, everything would be easy for her to do, even paying back the "loan" should be easier. It should not be difficult to earn commissions after paying off the loan. At that time, Yuan Qi would still be her best choice.

and many more……

Zhou Chang was daydreaming when she suddenly thought of the most crucial issue. If it were the demoted prince, he might not be as optimistic as she thought.

If he wanted to help Yuan Qi, then the identity of the Minister of Justice would be more practical.

unless……

"Empress, Empress?" Aunt Zhu saw Zhou Chang in a daze and called out twice.

"Ah?" Zhou Chang came back to his senses.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty already knows about what happened last night, and the people from the Imperial Wardrobe also mentioned that Your Majesty was present at the time. But since His Majesty did not summon Your Majesty for questioning, then this matter is over for us at Bailing Pavilion. Your Majesty, if you encounter such things in the future, you must avoid them if possible." Aunt Zhu said so much just to say these last words.

"Yeah, I know." Zhou Chang nodded in agreement, already thinking about something else.

After lunch, Zhou Chang asked Hongzhi to go out and find out more details.

Hongzhi was reluctant at first, but driven by her nature and curiosity, she reluctantly agreed.

Zhou Chang was not idle afterwards and walked around Bailing Pavilion twice.

I also roughly know that the eunuchs were busy in the koi pond in the Imperial Garden all day today. As a result, they fished up a lot of shoes, hats, jewelry and other things, but there was no sign of the Nine-Peony Crown.

It would be strange if it could be fished out, but Zhou Chang strolled around to relax and his mind was broadened a lot.

After dinner, Zhou Chang left Hongzhi alone.

Hongzhi lived up to expectations and found out more detailed information than Aunt Zhu.

"Normally, Prince Yi comes to the palace to see the twelfth prince, but sometimes he does go to Huilan Garden. However, he has denied in front of Your Majesty that he has ever worshipped his biological mother in the palace during the day." Hongzhi sat on a brocade stool below Zhou Chang, her eyes starting to light up before she began to formally tell the story.

Zhou Chang pushed the fruit plate to Hongzhi, fearing that she would get thirsty after talking too much, so he asked, "Since you didn't offer sacrifices in private, why did you quarrel?"

"It's a long story." Hongzhi's face did not show any intention of gossiping. The night was long and there were many rules in the palace. She usually did not dare to speak easily. Only when she and Shen Rui were alone could she speak freely.

"Take your time." Zhou Chang was not in a hurry. She had to integrate the information before making the next plan.

Hongzhi drank up the remaining sweet soup in front of her: "I heard that when Concubine Lan was favored by His Majesty, she was just an ordinary palace maid. She was only a beauty when she gave birth to Prince Yi. She was promoted to a noble lady because she gave birth to a prince. When she died of illness, she was posthumously awarded the title of concubine."

"Well, then what?" A conversation requires give and take, so Zhou Chang also said something to Hongzhi.

"Lady Lan died of illness more than ten years ago. Eunuch Wei doesn't remember it for sure," Hongzhi continued, "She died of a serious illness, but it seems that it was because His Majesty didn't pay enough attention to her, and the people in the harem flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, so she didn't get medical treatment in time. So it's said that His Royal Highness Prince Yi has a knot in his heart."

Zhou Chang remained silent. This kind of thing was common in the inner palace.

"But I don't think so, because I have inquired about it from Eunuch Chen." Hongzhi's good point is that she knows how to verify from many sources. "After Lady Lan passed away, no one mentioned it. It was only when Your Majesty and Prince Yi had a quarrel that they mentioned it. And it was not Prince Yi who mentioned it, but someone mentioned it to Your Majesty on purpose before that."

"Ahem, did he mention this when he was reporting to His Majesty about Prince Yi's private worship at Huilan Garden?" Zhou Chang guessed.

Hongzhi thought for a moment and said, "I really can't find out more details, but this is also my guess."

"Who is the accuser?" Zhou Chang asked.

Hongzhi shook her head: "This is not a good question. No matter how much I try to beg you for the answer, I can't get it out."

"Oh, it doesn't matter. It's not important." This is enough for Zhou Chang to know.

Hongzhi thought of something and added, "Oh, by the way, Miss, His Royal Highness Prince Yi did go to Huilan Garden yesterday, but no one knows what he did there."

"This is unfavorable evidence for him." The pair of bright phoenix eyes of Prince Yi appeared in front of Zhou Chang's eyes.

"That's right. Words are not enough. Even if Prince Yi denies that he did not offer sacrifices privately, Your Majesty may not believe it." Hongzhi agreed.

Zhou Chang was filled with emotion again: "Ahem..., so what if they paid homage to each other? It doesn't matter where or when a son pays homage to his mother."

This is the palace rule, so Hongzhi cannot comment on it.

"Those people are just using this as an excuse to alienate the relationship between Your Majesty and Prince Yi." Zhou Chang seemed to be talking to himself. "Aunt Zhu was prescient in this regard, and she was right."

"Prince Yi has never been highly valued by His Majesty, and their relationship doesn't seem to be very good. According to what I have inquired, Prince Yi does not participate in political affairs and rarely appears in front of His Majesty. They almost treat each other as transparent." Hongzhi added.

Zhou Chang fell into deep thought.

The price of Prince Yi's status will definitely drop this time, so she can "buy at the bottom". However... if she doesn't have the ability to raise Prince Yi's status back, then it will be meaningless.

Even though she was unwilling to admit it, Zhou Chang had to admit that, for the same price, she would rather choose Prince Yi Fengming than the old official-obsessed Minister of Justice.

Even though it might take some twists and turns and take a long detour, this time the identity change might not allow for any further progress for a long time, so if you can choose, then the answer would be obvious.

Finally making up his mind, Zhou Chang looked up and ordered, "Hongzhi, go find the sachet you made earlier, and we'll embroider a dragon pattern on it and give it to His Majesty."

"Ah, yes, Miss, we should still focus our attention on His Majesty." Hongzhi suddenly became energetic again and immediately got up to look for him.

Zhou Chang looked at the flickering light on the low table beside her. She never expected that one day, she would also be caught up in boring palace fighting. "I hope your money can be like socks. You can't find it when you need it, but you can find a handful when you put it away."