Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

The queen's expression turned ugly. "How could I recognize you?"

Having said that, the emperor already had doubts at this moment.

Jiang Ningwan glanced at Lu Qingheng, who was racking his brains with his head down.

She chuckled softly, "I don't know if this matter has anything to do with the Empress, but the Crown Prince's Consort must be involved."

When Lu Qingheng was mentioned, he looked up in shock, his palms sweating with nervousness.

"What does it have to do with me!" Lu Qingheng gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling.

How could that bastard be the King of Chu's!

"Just now you swore with all your heart that your soldiers said they saw me hanging out with a man in Chunyu Tower. You spoke as if you saw it with your own eyes. You blatantly spread rumors about me in public. What are you thinking?"

"They must have known I was pregnant for a long time, but didn't know the King of Chu's leg had healed, so they fabricated rumors to make it seem like the baby in my womb was a bastard."

Jiang Ningwan's expression darkened as she spoke, choking with sobs as she spoke, "It's a pity that my child hasn't even been born yet, and rumors about his origins and bloodline have already been spread. How will he live his life if these rumors spread?"

"My reputation and that of the King of Chu have been ruined."

As she spoke, she raised her sleeve to wipe away the unshed tears.

That pitiful look seemed as if he had suffered a thousand injustices.

The King of Chu immediately stood up and said, "Royal brother! Ning Wan has made countless contributions to the Great Ning Kingdom. She even went to clear out Qingfeng Mountain while pregnant. How can we let her suffer this in vain?"

"Those who spread rumors should be executed to set the record straight!"

The fierce momentum immediately made Lu Qingheng's heart tremble.

The Queen Mother also said: "If these baseless rumors and slanders are not severely punished, this trend will only spread further, alienating the emperor and his ministers and chilling the hearts of the officers and soldiers."

Lu Qingheng stood up nervously and quickly knelt down. "I will punish the soldiers severely when I return."

"You have no official position, so what right do you have to punish me severely?" Jiang Ningwan reminded quietly.

Lu Qingheng's heart sank and he looked at Qin Beihuang in panic.

But before Qin Beihuang could even stand up, the Emperor issued his order: "I had high hopes for you, waiting for you to recover so you could continue to serve as a military commander. I never thought you would devote your time to these devious ways."

"Come here, drag him away and give him thirty lashes of the cane as a warning to others!"

Qin Beihuang stood up hurriedly, "Your Majesty..."

"No pleading allowed!"

The cold words blocked all Qin Beihuang's words.

Seeing this, Lu Lingsong's veins bulged with anxiety. He thumped to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, Qingheng's mistake was unintentional. Her injuries have not healed yet. Please be lenient with her!"

"Drag him away!" The emperor frowned, his face full of anger.

Lu Lingsong was anxious but helpless.

He could only watch as Lu Qingheng was dragged away by the guards and beaten with a stick.

It's in the square outside Taiming Palace.

The sound of beating with a stick could be heard clearly, making people's hearts tremble.

This outcome can be regarded as a warning to everyone.

Lu Qingheng, lying on the bench, gritted his teeth, tears falling like pearls from a broken string.

It was clearly Jiang Ningwan's plan tonight, so why is she the one who is unlucky again!

The board hit his body hard, his skin was torn and blood was dripping.

The jealousy and hatred in her heart was about to burst out of the sky. Thinking of the majestic appearance of the King of Chu walking freely, her teeth were about to bleed.

Why! Why is Jiang Ningwan so lucky?

Even if you marry a cripple, the cripple can stand up!

There was silence in the Taiming Hall, and Jiang Ningwan unconsciously followed the counting of the boards.

Before the thirty boards were finished, a palace maid suddenly came running in from outside the hall and knelt down with a thud inside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother! Something's happened to the little princess!"

Jiang Ningwan's eyebrows suddenly jumped and she stood up immediately.

The emperor was also extremely anxious. "I'll go and take a look. Sixteen, you stay here and entertain the Second Prince of Dayan."

"Yes." Qin Shuangchi nodded slightly.

Something happened in Yongning Palace, and Jiang Ningwan was worried, so she followed the Queen Mother to Yongning Palace.

Before reaching Yongning Palace, we could hear the little princess's heart-wrenching cry, which was heartbreaking.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying like this?" The Queen Mother walked hurriedly, extremely worried.

Concubine Rong was holding her child, tears streaming down her face.

The imperial physician and Qin Wenli were both anxious.

"What's going on!" The emperor stepped forward quickly and took the little princess in the cradle.

I saw red spots all over the little princess's outstretched arms.

Concubine Rong cried until her heart was broken. "It's all my fault. I added some flowers to the bedroom, and I didn't expect that the little princess would break out in a rash."

The emperor frowned, "Why would there be a problem with flowers?"

Doctor Xu stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, I have examined the flowers and they are fine. However, they were sprinkled with some special medicinal powder, which caused the rash on the little princess."

"I have already given the little princess medicine. The symptoms will subside within half an hour. However, the little princess is having a hard time during this half hour."

Concubine Rong wiped her tears and said, "Even we adults can't bear it, and Miaomiao is still so young... How painful must it be..."

The Queen Mother said in a serious tone, "Emperor, where did this flower come from? We need to investigate!"

"Someone must have tampered with the powder on the flowers to harm the princess."

The emperor frowned and said angrily, "Investigate! We must investigate!"

In less than half an hour, all the people who had come into contact with these flowers were found out. The most suspicious one was a palace maid from Fengqi Palace.

It is also related to Fengqi Palace, which makes everyone suspicious.

"It's Fengqi Palace again! If you say it has nothing to do with her, I don't believe it!"

"She drugged me, drugged the little princess, what can't she do? She's already stirring up trouble as soon as she's released from confinement!"

"Lu Qingheng framed Jiang Ningwan, and the Queen must have been behind it!"

"It seems like these three months of confinement and reflection were all for nothing."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's face turned extremely ugly.

Looking at the crying little princess in his arms, the emperor issued a cold order: "From today on, the Queen is confined to Fengqi Palace and is not allowed to take even a single step out!"

At this moment, the Queen had just heard the news and was rushing to Yongning Palace.

Before I even arrived, I heard the decree.

Eunuch Hai and his men stopped her, "The Emperor has ordered that the Empress be confined to Fengqi Palace!"

The Queen was horrified and took a step back in disbelief. "Because the little princess has a rash?"

"I have been wrongly accused!"

"I want to see the Emperor!"

Eunuch Hai said in an unhappy tone: "But the emperor does not want to see you, your majesty should return to Fengqi Palace."

The queen's eyes were red and she clutched her sleeves angrily, "But I just came out!"

After being imprisoned for three months, I was finally able to step out of Fengqi Palace.

He's going in again!

"Your Majesty, please come in!" Eunuch Hai stopped talking nonsense and made a gesture of invitation.

The queen gritted her teeth and turned to go to Fengqi Palace.

This damn Lu Qingheng, what a bad idea!

As soon as they returned to Fengqi Palace, the Queen shouted sternly, "Go and bring Lu Qingheng to me!"

After Lu Qingheng was caned in Taiming Palace, she was supported by her second brother and was about to leave the palace. At this time, the Queen's people came to tell her that the Queen wanted to see her.

Lu Lingsong could only support Lu Qingheng and go to Fengqi Palace.

Lu Lingsong had no choice but to wait outside, wandering around in worry.

Inside Fengqi Palace, Lu Qingheng knelt on the ground with a pale face and saluted, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."

The queen, who was sitting on the stool, was filled with rage and kicked her.

A sharp pain hit him, and Lu Qingheng fell to the ground, his voice weak: "My Lady..."

"Is this your brilliant plan?"