The emperor seemed not to have heard it. His eyes were empty, his face was as pale as paper, and his body was trembling slightly.

At this moment, he wished so much that this was a dream. When he woke up, everything would return to the way it was before and Xue'er would still be his beloved concubine.

His steps towards the bed seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and each step was filled with deep hesitation and pain. Finally, he slowly arrived in front of the bed.

He pulled open the curtain with trembling hands, and the scene that came into his sight startled him, and then joy surged into his heart like a tide.

How could it be you? His voice instantly became much more relaxed, and his tone became a little softer. At this time, Ren Jingzhi was sitting in a wheelchair, and Shen Yiran was getting up from the bed.

The emperor frowned and asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

Ren Jingzhi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the lady is not very strong in alcohol. I am here to take care of her. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. Just take a good rest." He thought to himself in his heart: As long as his Xue'er doesn't betray him, nothing else matters.

At this time, Empress Sun, who had been eagerly waiting for the emperor's rage, did not wait for the scene she expected, and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

She walked quickly towards the bed. When she saw the scene clearly, she shook her head in disbelief and kept muttering, "Impossible, this is impossible. It should be them. Why not them..."

When the emperor heard Empress Sun's nonsense, his face instantly turned gloomy and he shouted angrily, "Empress, what do you mean by this? Are you deliberately framing me?"

Empress Sun was so frightened that she couldn't help trembling all over. She immediately regained her composure and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. These slaves must have made a mistake. I will definitely punish them severely..."

The emperor glanced at the queen and said coldly, "Get up. You have to take good care of the harem."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to prevent such things from happening again." Empress Sun stood up, her voice still trembling.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yiran really admired Empress Sun's calmness. Even at this time, she still wanted to completely shirk responsibility.

She would not let her have her wish. Such a vicious woman should be punished. So she stepped forward and saluted, "Meet the Queen."

After greeting, Shen Yiran slowly said, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand why you are so sure that the person on the bed is the Imperial Concubine and my husband?"

Shen Yiran's words made the emperor's gaze fall on Empress Sun again, and the doubt in his eyes deepened.

Empress Sun's heart tightened, and she pretended to be calm and said, "I heard the report from the servants, and I was anxious for a moment, so I misunderstood."

Shen Yiran paused for a moment and then said, "Empress, this is a huge misunderstanding. My husband's reputation is damaged, but the innocence of the Imperial Concubine concerns the Emperor. If this matter gets out, where will the reputation of the royal family be?"

Hearing this, Empress Sun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. After hearing what this bitch said, it might be difficult to suppress this matter today. She had originally carefully planned the conspiracy, thinking that it would bring them eternal damnation, but she had never expected this result.

The emperor listened to Shen Yiran's words, his face became more gloomy, and his eyes towards Queen Sun became colder. He thought to himself, "Xue'er's reputation was almost ruined like this. I was just overwhelmed by the feeling of regaining what I had lost. How can this matter be covered up so easily?"

The emperor glared at Empress Sun and said coldly: "I will get to the bottom of this matter. If there is someone trying to interfere, I will not let him off easily!" After saying that, he was ready to leave.

At this moment, a roar and miserable crying suddenly came from the next room.

The group walked towards the room where the sound came from, and when they pushed the door open, they saw the Crown Prince Yu Gongchen and a palace maid lying naked on the bed. The Crown Prince was furious and was slapping the palace maid.

When the emperor saw this, he was so angry that he trembled all over and shouted angrily: "Rebellious son, what are you doing!"

Prince Yu Gongchen panicked and quickly pulled the quilt to cover his body, stammering, "Father, your son... your son was framed."

The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled and cried, unable to utter a word.

When Empress Sun saw this, her face turned pale instantly, and she froze in place as if struck by lightning. But soon, she reacted, rushed to the bedside, protected the prince, and cried, "Your Majesty, Chen'er must have been framed. He would never do such a ridiculous thing!"

The emperor glared at him and scolded, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to quibble! Look at the good son you have raised."

Then, the emperor pointed at the prince and said angrily: "As a prince, you are so shameless that you do such a thing that humiliates the royal family!"

Empress Sun shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Majesty, you must believe Chen'er. He is usually very cautious in his words and deeds. Someone must have plotted against him."

The emperor snorted angrily, "Calculation? Then how do you explain this naked scene? Did someone force him onto the bed?"

At this time, Shen Yiran, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and should be thoroughly investigated to avoid wrongly accusing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

On the surface, Shen Yiran's words seemed to be taken care of by the Crown Prince, but in fact, she wanted the Emperor to personally come forward and find out who was behind this incident.

"No! Your Majesty, if this matter gets out, it will be extremely detrimental to Chen'er's reputation! It will also affect his position as the crown prince." After saying that, Empress Sun glared at Shen Yiran fiercely, as if she wanted to eat her alive.

After thinking for a moment, the emperor finally put the overall situation first and suppressed the matter for the time being. After today, he will definitely have someone investigate it secretly.

"If anyone dares to leak a word about what happened today, I will not forgive him!" The emperor said majestically. Everyone was trembling with fear and responded in unison: "We will follow the emperor's order."

Empress Sun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the emperor gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking about Chen'er."

The emperor looked at her coldly and said, "Humph, if this matter really has nothing to do with the prince, I will clear his name. But if he really did something wrong, I will never tolerate it."

Afterwards, everyone dispersed and the storm seemed to have subsided temporarily, but the undercurrent in the palace became more and more turbulent.

Shen Yiran pushed Ren Jingzhi and walked behind the crowd. She was in a very complicated mood at the moment. What happened today was far beyond her understanding. The intensity of the struggle in the harem was no less than that in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Just when Shen Yiran was in a mess, suddenly, "Crown Princess, please stay!" Nanny Li beside the Imperial Concubine called Shen Yiran from behind.

Shen Yiran stopped and looked back at Nanny Li in confusion, and asked, "Nanny Li, what's the matter?"

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