The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

When Gu Shu'er was summoned to Fengming Palace, she had already known about Concubine Fan's accusation.

After she entered the room, she did not look around, and walked straight past Concubine Fan while paying her respects to the Emperor and Empress Yan.

Concubine Fan's gaze followed Gu Shu'er, and there was a hint of malice in her eyes.

Gu Shuer suddenly turned around and slapped Concubine Fan in the face.

The sound was so clear and crisp, like the sound of a whip used to quiet the streets when the emperor was traveling.

Everyone present was stunned.

Even Concubine Fan, who was being beaten, was dazed for a moment and stood there blankly, unable to react.

Snapped!

Gu Shuer slapped him again.

Then, just as Concubine Fan suddenly realized her mistake and screamed, and just as the emperor's face darkened and he was about to lose his temper, she dodged the hand of the palace maid who came to stop her, circled around, turned around, and walked calmly to the emperor's throne.

"I have been ordered to come here. I heard that someone accused me of adultery and of using bastards to taint the royal bloodline. I want to hear what you think, Your Majesty. Did you summon me here to ask me to explain, or to comfort my wounded heart?"

She still used the same confusing way of addressing people, without respect for elders or younger ones, and was not polite to the emperor.

The bowing gesture during greeting was also very perfunctory.

"You hit me? You're a guilty concubine, and you dare to hit me and bully me in front of His Majesty?!"

Concubine Fan realized it later and rushed forward.

Gu Shu'er dodged to the side, "His Majesty hasn't made a judgment yet, so who are you calling a guilty concubine? You've framed me with the crime of wanting to kill me, and I'm just slapping you both in the face. You got it easy!"

But she was a pregnant woman after all, so her movements were not that flexible, and she staggered slightly when she dodged.

Linglong immediately stepped forward from beside Queen Yan and stood between Gu Shuer and Concubine Fan.

Empress Yan spoke up in time: "Stop! Have you had enough? His Majesty is still here. It's disgraceful to keep fighting!"

Concubine Fan was so angry that she cried.

"She hit me, and the Empress didn't say anything. I hadn't even touched her, but the Empress took sides and scolded her. It's true you're all from the same family, banding together to bully us lowly people. The Gu family is guilty of a heinous crime of losing their heads and having their entire clan exterminated, yet the Empress is so partial to them. Could it be that the Empress knew about this all along?"

She tried to reach out to Gu Shuer, but Linglong blocked her way with her open arms.

Linglong was scratched twice by her, leaving several bright red scratches with a hint of blood.

Queen Yan stood up with a very cold expression.

"Lady Fan, you openly assaulted my personal maid and accused me of assisting Concubine Ling in her affair. Without solid evidence today, you must bear the full responsibility for damaging my dignity and reputation!"

Turning around, Queen Yan knelt down before the emperor.

"I have been wronged for no reason. Your Majesty, please investigate and clear my name!"

The emperor's forehead was already throbbing with veins because of them.

He had originally wanted to reprimand Gu Shu'er and blame her for hitting someone, but Concubine Fan suddenly started to blame the Queen, and her level of ignorance was comparable to Gu Shu'er's. The Emperor simply didn't bother to stand up for her. Otherwise, if she got arrogant, who knows how many people she would blame.

Then he said, "Shut up! Anyone who makes trouble again will get ten lashes!"

Queen Yan stood up and stood aside.

He stared at Concubine Fan coldly.

Concubine Fan was worried and aggrieved, but the emperor urged her to hand over evidence.

She said bitterly, "Your Majesty, the evidence is right next to Gu. The palace maids who served her were with her from morning till night. How could they not know that she was having an affair? Send them all to the Palace Administration Office for punishment! There are so many torture instruments in the Palace Administration Office's torture chambers. If you use them all, no one can withstand it. The truth will soon be revealed."

Gu Shu'er sneered: "Is this what you call evidence? So you have to rely on torture to get a confession to find evidence, you are really capable!"

This sneering attitude actually had some of Yan Hou's shadow.

Concubine Fan asked, "Are you scared? Are you afraid to let your maid enter the palace?"

Gu Shu'er said, "For no reason, I was accused of a crime while pregnant with Your Majesty's child. You couldn't produce any evidence, yet you dared to order my maidservant to be tortured. How can this be justified? If this is the case, every concubine who becomes pregnant will have to prove her innocence. Who would dare to get pregnant? The dragon sons and daughters who come to reincarnate will be scared away, fearing that they will be killed by villains like you before they are even born! You are not considering Your Majesty's interests, but clearly hindering the continuation of His Majesty's lineage!"

This outburst made Concubine Fan turn pale.

Everyone present was secretly amazed.

I didn't expect that Gu Shuer usually speaks incoherently and has strange ideas most of the time, but at the critical moment she is so clear-headed.

Concubine Shun sighed softly, "Yes, that does make sense. While identifying the heir to the throne is important, pregnancy would be a daunting ordeal, exhausting both physically and mentally, and damaging to one's reputation. It's not appropriate for either the concubine or the heir."

A concubine who was attached to Empress Yan said, "That's right. If this gets out, it will damage the reputation of our royal family. If the common people hear about it, who knows what they will do with it!"

When Concubine Fan saw the emperor's expression change, she hurriedly said, "This is a matter of great importance concerning the authenticity of the dragon seed. If we don't investigate thoroughly, what if it's a boy, the eldest prince? If he is appointed as the crown prince in the future, will the Liang Dynasty change its surname? Besides, if the pregnant concubine behaved honestly, why would she be investigated? You all speak for Gu, are you considering His Majesty?"

boom!

There was a loud bang.

Everyone was so shocked that they fell silent.

Looking over, it turned out that it was the emperor who dropped the tea bowl.

Queen Yan took the lead and everyone knelt down.

The emperor looked extremely unhappy.

"You, do you think I'm dead?"

The uncontrolled noise was like a quarrel among women in the market.

How decent is this palace!

The emperor's cold gaze swept across everyone's faces.

He stood up and walked over.

Arrived in front of Concubine Fan.

"If you make a false accusation, I will kill all your clans."

Concubine Fan's face turned pale, and she gritted her teeth and said firmly: "What I said is all true!"

"What's the matter with your pendant?" The emperor turned to Gu Shuer.

A pair of emerald green pendants swayed slightly as Gu Shuer raised her head. They had excellent water content and were a rare and top-quality product.

Gu Shuer said, "This was given to me by Concubine Wang when I went to visit her once."

Concubine Wang was the old concubine whom Prince Liu often visited.

Lady Fan said, "How could Concubine Wang have such a good thing? This is for the Prince's Mansion. So, when you were having your secret meeting, you also used the Concubine as a cover!"

Gu Shu'er snorted, "What kind of things are there in the Liu Palace? You are a woman in the palace, but you know everything!"

"All the palace maids around Concubine Fan and Concubine Ling should be beaten to death." The emperor ordered.

Everyone was shocked.

Why did they beat both the plaintiff and the defendant to death without any discrimination?

Gu Shu'er asked, "Why were my palace maids killed? Just because a villain falsely accused them? Your Majesty, this is nothing!"

The emperor's face was solemn.

The cold majesty makes people dare not look directly at it.

Even someone as bold as Gu Shuer was forced to lower her eyes.

The emperor paced slowly, his tone icy, "A consort's duty is to serve the emperor respectfully and continue the imperial line. You are neither docile nor virtuous, and you have quarreled and fought in my presence. You deserve severe punishment. I pity you and have allowed the palace maids to bear the punishment for you. What do you mean, you prefer to bear it yourselves?"

He stretched out his hand.

He grabbed Gu Shuer's hair and Concubine Fan's hair at the same time, making them look up and look at him.

"Are they to be beaten to death, or are you to receive thirty strokes of the cane? It's your choice!"

Gu Shuer widened her eyes.

She is still pregnant!

Is the emperor crazy?