Murong Bai suddenly became nervous. He quickly grabbed Shangguan Qing's hand and said anxiously, "Qing'er, no matter what, please believe that your husband is sincere to you. Your husband is willing to spend his whole life with you, protecting you, and making you happy forever."

Shangguan Qing was moved by Murong Bai's sincerity. She gently stroked Murong Bai's cheek and said softly, "Okay, I get it. Actually, I don't dislike you. On the contrary, I think the title of uncle is very touching. So, don't worry."

After hearing this, Murong Bai's worries immediately disappeared. He smiled happily, hugged Shangguan Qing tightly, and said softly: "That's great. As long as Qing'er doesn't despise me as your husband, you can call me whatever you want."

Shangguan Qing looked at Murong Bai's brilliant smile, his heart filled with sweetness. In the end times, he often watched movies about overbearing CEOs and their young wives. Now he seemed to be immersed in it. It was really sweet.

The two had already arrived at the gate of the palace. Murong Bai didn't even look at Shangguan Qing and directly carried him into the palace, not caring about the gazes of the imperial guards. The eunuchs and palace maids who had noticed had already avoided him.

When they arrived at the main hall, the two of them showed no hesitation. Murong Bai directly asked Liefeng to bring a soft couch for Shangguan Qing to sit on. Then he looked at everyone and said, "What do you want from us, my husband and I? You'd better pray for something big."

No one dared to speak when seeing such a tough regent.

At this time, the former prince also knelt on the ground, lowered his head and dared not make any sound.

The emperor looked coldly at the kneeling figure below him and said in a glacial tone, "Yu'er, you are a member of the royal family. Show some dignity. Look at how you've been bullied. Do you still have any dignity left?"

The prince straightened up and knelt on the ground, his voice tinged with tears as he said, "Thank you, father, for upholding justice for me. I will sue the Regent Princess for the murder of my concubine."

Shangguan Qing sat leisurely at the bottom, with Murong Bai as a solid backrest behind him. He looked very contented and said nonchalantly, "Oh, what about the principal concubine and the concubine? Since we're used to calling them that, let's just leave it at that for now. But let's not worry about the concubine for now. I want to ask where the principal concubine is."

When everyone heard this, they all showed curious expressions, while the Jiang family members blushed, lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

Shangguan Qing smiled slightly and continued, "I heard that the Crown Prince's family has been begging for a long time. With such a big event and such an occasion, the Queen should at least participate, right?"

Murong Yu's face flushed red. If Jiang Yiyi's scandal were to be known to outsiders, he, a prince, would be worse than a beggar.

He was extremely angry and pointed at Shangguan Qing and said, "Shangguan Qing, you know what you did, and you still have the nerve to talk about it here?"

Shangguan Qing pretended to be surprised and asked, "What did this princess do? Is there anything you can't tell me? Why are you so excited?"

Murong Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Jiang Yiyi left a long time ago, don't you know?"

Shangguan Qing raised the corner of his mouth slightly and chuckled, "Where did you go? How could you let a living person disappear for no reason? I heard that Jiang Yiyi paid a lot for you. After all, she was once a rich lady."

Murong Yu's face changed drastically, and he shouted angrily: "Shangguan Qing, shut up, shut up!"

Shangguan Qing sneered, "Oh, you can't stand it? Why should I shut up? I seriously suspect you're deliberately framing me. Jiang Yiyi must know the truth. I want her to come out and confront me face to face."

Murong Yu was very flustered. If people knew what had happened before, he would lose all his face.

He said hurriedly: "Today I am talking about you killing the concubine!"

Shangguan Qing chuckled again, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice: "Today you said that I killed your concubine, and tomorrow you're going to say that I killed your wife. What else can I do? I'll just be busy proving my innocence all day long!"

Murong Yu clenched her fists in anger, but Nangong Qili suddenly stood up and shouted, "I will also sue the Regent Princess!"

Shangguan Qing's lips curled up slightly, revealing a half-smile. "Oh? What a coincidence! You all showed up together. If that's the case, let's deal with it all at once! This will inevitably make me wonder if you two have planned this together to plot against me."

The expressions of the people present were different, but they all looked very nervous.

They knew in their hearts that what Shangguan Qing said was the truth.

The emperor sat at the head of the table, his face gloomy as he looked at this group of useless people. He asked coldly, "What grievances have Princess Qili suffered?"

Murong Hui's expression also became nervous. If Nangong Qili could succeed, then he could get rid of Murong Bai's control when he succeeded to the throne in the future; but if he failed, he could only choose to give up Nangong Qili, but he would not suffer any loss.

However, Nangong Qili was unaware of the devastation she was about to face. She declared confidently, "I'm going to denounce the Regent Princess! Not only did she brutally murder the former Crown Prince's concubine, she also secretly arranged for the former Crown Princess to replace the Princess in marriage to the Prince of Western Xinjiang. That's why the former Crown Princess couldn't be present. If word of this were to spread back to Western Xinjiang, war would inevitably break out between the two countries. Fortunately, I'm here to mediate and defuse the situation."

At this time, some ministers who had lost their patience began to speak up, shouting anxiously: "Oh my! What should we do?"

Another minister echoed, "Yes, fortunately the Princess of Xijiang has come to marry. I hope the Princess can mediate the situation!"

The emperor seemed to have finally seized the opportunity. He angrily shouted, "How dare the Regent Palace do such a thing? It is detrimental to the dignity of the state. I will never forgive you so easily!"

Murong Bai snorted coldly and retorted fearlessly, "Royal brother, you are being too arbitrary. We can't make a conclusion based on the words of just one person!"

The Fifth Prince immediately stepped forward and echoed Murong Bai's words, "Uncle Royal is right. This matter must be thoroughly investigated before a conclusion can be reached!"

The emperor looked gloomy and coldly at everyone, "Well, since you all say so, then please ask the Regent Princess to prove her innocence!"

Shangguan Qing suddenly laughed after hearing this, and her laugh was somewhat sarcastic, "Your Majesty, you are wrong. It is not that I am proving my innocence. I really want to see how they can pin the charges on me!"

General Dingyuan also stood up and said in a firm tone, "The Regent Princess is right. We must have solid evidence to prove that it was the Regent Princess who did it!"

At this time, Nangong Qili sneered and said disdainfully, "Do you really think we are teaming up to frame you?"

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