The prince kissed her seven times in one night, and the abandoned woman was scared!

Upon hearing the news, Si Jingrui rushed to the palace that night and knelt outside the Qinzheng Palace to plead for Concubine Ling. "I beg Your Majesty to forgive Mother this time. It was Mother who was foolish. I know I am incapable and dare not make any false claims. I beg Your Majesty to understand."

Si Jingrui knelt on the ground, unable to get up, but Si Mingyuan did not see him. "Go back. This emperor will not spare your mother. This is also to save her. This is the last chance this emperor gives you and your son."

"Thank you, father." Although it did not meet his expectations, Si Jingrui was relieved. At least he was not implicated.

Returning to his own residence, Si Jingrui grew increasingly angry. "Who leaked the news? It harmed my mother. Go and investigate immediately."

The confidant replied, "Master, this is the height of public controversy. I suggest we refrain from investigating for now. Please remain calm. The Holy Emperor has already imprisoned the Empress. We are truly fortunate that this has not implicated you."

I think that the Holy Emperor will definitely have a backup plan and will always have guards watching the Empress' every move.

Furthermore, all of the Empress's most trusted maids have been relegated to the lowest-ranking laundry department and could be brought in for questioning at any moment. This is the most pressing matter at the moment."

Si Jingrui calmed down and asked, "You mean we need to find a way to deal with Sang Zhi and the others as soon as possible?"

"Yes." The confidant nodded.

Si Jingrui didn't say anything because he was afraid. "If I take action now, my father will definitely be suspicious."

The confidant was very scheming, "Master, sometimes we don't need to do the killing ourselves."

Si Jingrui waved his hand, "I'll leave this matter to you. Don't leave any handle behind."

"Yes."

That night, Sangzhi was beaten to death because of a bed dispute with three other palace maids. Several other palace maids who were imprisoned with Sangzhi were also implicated and were punished by not being allowed to sleep for three days and forcing them to complete their assigned tasks.

Within three days, the palace maids were only given three bowls of water a day and had no food. Finally, they were too exhausted to hold on and died. Their bodies were transported out of the palace overnight and thrown into a mass grave.

Miraculously, Niu Ma appeared at the mass grave, pulled one of the corpses out, fed her a pill, and gave her a bag of silver and a bundle. "You are free now. Leave the imperial city as soon as daybreak and live a free life."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, and thank you, Madam." The palace maid knelt down and kowtowed.

Ruoxuan Palace, Ling Fei didn't know why, but she always felt that this familiar palace was getting colder and colder, as cold as an ice cave. There was clearly charcoal burning in the brazier, how could it be?

Suddenly, all the candles in the hall went out, and a figure appeared outside the window. "Your Majesty, I have a cooperation opportunity. I wonder if you would be interested? The reward is to get you out of here."

After the cooperation is successful, our people will arrange for the Empress to leave the palace, and this place will be burned to ashes. How about that? "

Ling Fei was no fool either, so she asked the newcomer, "Who are you?"

"Former enemy, now friend. I am the prince's man hiding beside Concubine Shu. They killed Concubine Shu. The king must take Si Mingyuan's head to comfort Concubine Shu's spirit in heaven."

The woman answered with hatred.

"What's the proof?" Ling Fei stretched out her hand.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." A jade pendant was placed in Ling Fei's hand.

Ling Fei recognized the jade pendant by the charcoal fire. It was the jade pendant that Concubine Shu had carried with her during her lifetime, but this was not surprising. "Is this the only one?"

The man praised her generously, "Your Majesty is indeed smart, and you also have this."

Another ID card was placed in Ling Fei's hand. There were dragon patterns engraved on both sides. "Is this...Si Dongbo's waist badge?"

"That's right. The prince was afraid that the queen wouldn't believe him, so he went to great lengths to bring his badge here. Now the queen should believe him, right? Your replacement has already been found."

"Can you really replace me?" Ling Fei still didn't believe it.

"It's absolutely true. When the Second Prince was grounded because of Yun Suyue, the First Prince ordered people to search everywhere for someone who looked like the Empress.

Finally, our hard work paid off and we found it.

If Your Majesty does not believe me, I will bring the person here for Your Majesty's personal review when the opportunity arises. Time is running out, and the Imperial Guards' shift change is almost over. Please give me your answer quickly."

"Then do you have any good ideas to kill Si Mingyuan with one blow? We can't defeat him by fighting."

"Your Majesty, please take a look." A piece of paper was handed to Concubine Ling.

Ling Fei was surprised when she saw it, "It's brilliant! This method can kill Si Mingyuan without anyone noticing, but it's too risky.

"Si Mingyuan is protected by both light and dark guards, and Diwu Xiao is always by his side. Furthermore, Si Mingyuan himself is a highly skilled martial artist, and seems to have achieved a breakthrough not long ago, making him difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, Madam. The Holy Emperor is a filial son. He will."

"Also, Your Majesty, please rest assured. The Second Prince has already devised a plan to take care of Sang Zhi and the other palace maids. He will not allow anyone to interrogate you and extract even a single word about you."

Ling Fei laughed, thinking she was very smart. "Hahaha, you are indeed my son. You are quick enough. Yes, that's it. Well done."

Dark Shadow, "Oh no, the shift change is over, I have to leave first."

Little did they know, the shadowy figure didn't leave at all. Instead, it took a few steps and removed the mask, revealing the face of Nanny Rong. In fact, the Queen Mother was standing outside the window, along with the Saint Emperor Si Mingyuan, Diwu Xiao, and others.

No one spoke, but turned around and quietly walked out of Ruoxuan Hall. When they were far enough away, Si Mingyuan looked at the distant night sky and sighed:

"Mother, is it so difficult for Father as well? I thought I treated them well, but after giving birth to my son, they all changed.

They no longer have any love or care for their son, let alone any affection. Is it true that the royal family has no true love? Do they have to turn their backs on their relatives once they sit on the throne?

If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, Si Mingyuan still wouldn't have believed that the woman who appeared to be respectful and looked forward to his pampering every night already had a child together.

His true inner thought was to kill him and seize his throne, even going so far as to join forces with the eldest prince who wanted to overthrow the dynasty. Has such a wife ever treated him with sincerity?

Ling Fei's heart was as ruthless as the distant stars in the sky, untouchable, and he had never been able to warm it.

The Queen Mother could not have imagined that Concubine Ling was so cruel. "Son, I know you are suffering. In fact, your father is the same as you. Concubine Shu is a living example.

This is the helpless imperial family.

But my son, you are wrong about one thing. Even if you are born in an imperial family, you don't necessarily have to be renounce all desires and ignore all relatives. As long as you are a human being, as long as you have flesh and blood, you have to experience love and desire, joys and sorrows, birth, old age, sickness and death, and all these.

What you have to do is not forget your original intention, stick to your original heart, and immediately eliminate those who do not love you, those who want to harm you, and those who want to overthrow the dynasty, and be decisive in killing them.

Be even better to those who treat you sincerely, fight for the dynasty, and are loyal, and make good use of them.

You don't have to be afraid. You haven't been fighting alone from the beginning to the end. Behind you are the Queen Mother, the Seventh Prince, Little Su Yue, the Fifth Commander, and the entire court."

"it is good."

Si Mingyuan's cold heart gradually warmed up, "Even the Queen Mother is so strong, as a son, I can't be depressed. Rong Ma, go and make arrangements. Arrange for the Consort Ling to take this emperor's life."