The princess only wants to survive, and the cold-faced king of hell begs for mercy

Behind her was a flower stand with Epiphyllums placed on it. Yun Shang relied on the arm of someone beside her to keep her body steady and maintain the posture of bending down.

But there was still a clear "bang" sound coming from behind.

"Oh my God! Princess Qi smashed the Moonlight Beauty to pieces."

Yun Shang's foot was injured, and Lin Zhiyi, who was stepping on her, was still exerting force. She almost fell to the ground with the flowerpot behind her.

Lin Zhiyi turned around and covered her mouth in surprise. "Sister, I told you so many times to be careful, but you accidentally knocked over the Imperial Concubine's Moonlit Beauty just to hit me. What should I do?"

"That's right. This moonlit beauty is the star of today's Epiphyllum Banquet. If Princess Qi knocks over the flowerpot, wouldn't that ruin the banquet?"

"Tsk!" Zhao Qunyu smacked her tongue in annoyance. She had originally wanted to help Yun Shang, but she didn't expect that Yun Shang would still fall into her trap.

As if it was calculated, the late imperial concubine happened to appear here at this time.

The graceful and elegant Imperial Concubine looked at her fallen Epiphyllum with a heartbroken look, "Princess Qi, you ruined my Moonlit Beauty. Are you deliberately trying to make my Epiphyllum Banquet a disaster and embarrass me?"

Yun Shang endured the pain in her feet and knelt down, lowering her head and glancing at the Epiphyllum on the ground.

The beautiful moon-drenched beauty was broken, and the bud rolled down from the branch, having lost the possibility of blooming.

Yun Shang also knew that Lin Zhiyi and Qin Yao deliberately harmed her, but she had no way to defend herself. Everyone saw that she knocked over the flower stand when she fell, so it was useless even if she said that it was Lin Zhiyi who pushed her.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Today she was wrong.

"Your Highness, I, your humble concubine..."

Before Yun Shang could finish her words, a big hand suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and pulled her up.

After the man pulled her up, he stood in front of her.

Zhao Qiyan is back!

"Your Highness, Udumbara is hard to find. Even if I send someone to look for it now, it won't bloom in time."

"And the phrase 'ephemeral' means beautiful things are fleeting, which has a bad connotation. There is a peony in full bloom in my palace. Its flowers are stunning and long-lasting, just right for you, my concubine."

"I will have the peonies brought to the Imperial Concubine right away. I wish the Imperial Concubine a feast of blossoms that will never wither."

Hearing Zhao Qiyan's words, Concubine Li's heart suddenly blossomed. She smiled, turned around and left with the palace maid, "Then I am looking forward to seeing His Royal Highness Prince Qi's peony flowers."

Zhao Qiyan nodded slightly, and only after the imperial concubine walked away did he turn around and look down at Yun Shang.

"Can you still walk?"

Yun Shang nodded, "Yes, I can walk."

Zhao Qiyan helped her sit aside and said nothing, but asked someone to call the imperial physician.

Zhao Qunyu followed, looking guilty, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law. My brother asked me to help you, but I couldn't. Instead, I indirectly hurt you."

Only then did Yun Shang realize that Zhao Qunyu was specially called by Zhao Qiyan to help her out.

She suddenly felt sad and her eyes became moist. No one had ever protected her so attentively.

Even if she did something wrong, he would not scold her. Instead, he would quietly help her clean up the mess and take responsibility for everything for her.

Yun Shang couldn't say she wasn't moved. Thinking of Zhao Qiyan's confession last night and what he said about husband and wife being of one mind, she unconsciously felt a glimmer of anticipation.

Seeing that Zhao Qiyan still didn't ask her what had just happened, Yun Shang couldn't hold back any longer and took the initiative to tell him, "Your Highness, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I knew they had bad intentions, but I still followed them and fell into their trap."

Zhao Qiyan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "It's okay, every failure is a learning experience, I'll remember it next time."

"But through this incident, I've also come to understand that the dowry issue really shouldn't be brought up in an occasion like this. Those people already think I'm unworthy of being the Princess of Qi. If I bring up the dowry issue, it will only make them laugh at me."

"However, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion clearly don't care if I tell anyone. I think that even if I force them to pay the dowry in the name of the princess, they won't do it. They are certain that I won't tell anyone about this."

After Yun Shang's experience, she finally thought things through more clearly.

Zhao Qiyan was very pleased. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Well, the princess is really smart. She understood it immediately."

"You don't have to worry too much about what happened today. In the final analysis, it has nothing to do with you."

"You are the Princess of Qi, so naturally you share my honor and disgrace. They want to deal with me, so they are targeting you. In fact, you are actually implicated by me. I should apologize to you."

Yun Shang suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Qiyan, "Did the emperor scold the prince when his father summoned him just now?"

Zhao Qiyan nodded slightly, his expression normal. "It's okay. I will definitely take responsibility for the bombing of the Forbidden Pass Prison."

"Okay, enough of that. The banquet has begun. Let's watch the performance first. The highlight of the night is the performance. That pot of Epiphyllum is just an excuse."

"As for your dowry, let's find another opportunity. I will definitely ask the Prime Minister's Mansion to make up for your dowry."

Yun Shang said "hmm" softly, stopped talking, and turned to look at the group dance on the stage.

Zhao Qunyu was furious when she heard this. She pounded her fist on the table, "Prince Cheng's party has gone too far. Qin Yao and the Imperial Concubine were making things difficult for the Emperor's sister-in-law in the harem, and Prince Cheng was trying to trip up his brother in the front court. He must have been involved in yesterday's incident and fueled the flames."

"When the Time Travel Forbidden Department was first established, the Emperor wasn't very supportive. It was the Empress who helped to make it happen. Now that the Imperial Concubine is so powerful, the Empress has to avoid her. Wouldn't it be even more difficult for us to clean up the time travelers?"

Zhao Qiyan tapped his fingertips lightly on the table. "Not only that, the prison of the Forbidden Transmission Division was bombed, this matter is not over yet."

"King Cheng still has a backup plan. Let's wait and see what happens."

At this time, the first dance on the stage was about to end, and the emperor and empress slowly entered and took their seats.

Concubine Li hurriedly stood up to greet him. She said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, why are you here so late? The first song and dance has already finished."

The last time Yun Shang met the emperor, she thought he was a kind old man, not much different from an ordinary father.

But today, she knelt down and kowtowed along with everyone present, and only after that did she truly realize that this was the emperor.

The emperor patted the concubine's hand and sat down with a smile, "I am here now, aren't I?"

"You said you had something new to show me. Where is it?"

The imperial concubine smiled sweetly and said, "Don't be impatient, Your Majesty. The good stuff should be shown last."

The emperor pointed at the singing and dancing in the arena, his interest waning. "Every banquet in the palace is always like this. I am tired and can't wait for your last words. Why don't you let it come out earlier, my beloved concubine?"