The crown prince hadn't expected that he would also have a good night's sleep while smelling the calming incense at his desk.

As soon as the morning court session ended, he summoned Xiao Li for questioning.

"Little Li, have the Imperial Hospital send over more of this calming incense."

"This……"

Leonardo DiCaprio seemed a bit hesitant, clearly hiding something.

"Ok!"

The Crown Prince's tone was clearly displeased, even suspicious of him, and he suspected that Little Li was a spy sent by his surviving brothers.

This calming incense is also a way for them to deal with themselves.

Seeing that things were not going well, Little Li immediately knelt down and said repeatedly.

"Your Highness, please spare me! This calming incense was given to me by Liang, who said it would help you rest better. I only dared to use it because I saw that Your Highness has been having trouble sleeping lately."

"Liang Gengyi?"

The crown prince frowned slightly; he no longer remembered who this person was.

"Your Highness, she's the palace maid who climbed into your bed in the Eastern Palace when you were drunk half a year ago. It seems that Little Li and she are from the same hometown."

Eunuch Feng felt he had finally caught Little Li red-handed, so of course he had to kick him while he was down.

The crown prince frowned; he hated climbing into someone's bed the most.

But a scene he had deliberately forgotten after getting drunk suddenly flashed into his mind.

The woman lay on top of him, her clothes half-undone, her eyes blurry with tears.

She was crying, but he never tired.

Although he couldn't recall many, he remembered her supple waist. He had many women around him, but none of them seemed as supple as hers.

And those eyes, brimming with tears, held a mixture of fear and warmth.

"Your Highness, how would you like to punish Xiao Li and Liang Gengyi?"

Seeing the Crown Prince's face change repeatedly, Eunuch Feng was somewhat confused. He asked softly, his voice tinged with caution.

"No need, I will go and meet them myself."

Without hesitation, the crown prince stood up and walked out of the hall. After taking only two steps, he realized that he didn't know where this person lived.

He shouted at Little Li, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Lead the way, Little Li."

Little Li Zi, without suspecting anything, quickly got up from the ground and, without the slightest hesitation, led the Crown Prince to Liang Qiuli's residence.

The Crown Prince only learned when he arrived at the gate of Consort Hu's palace that this Lady Liang was actually living in the same palace as Consort Hu.

He's come so many times in the past six months, yet he hasn't encountered anyone. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would willingly climb into someone's bed when drunk.

Upon entering, he saw a man being pushed to the ground by Hu Liangdi's maid, which made him frown even more deeply.

"Hurry up and drag him away."

Hongxiu was surprised that the Crown Prince would arrive at this time. She quickly whispered something to the maid beside her and then greeted him with a smile.

"This servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince. I was unaware of Your Highness's arrival and someone offended Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please come inside. The master is waiting for you."

The Crown Prince didn't even glance at Hongxiu; his eyes were fixed on Liang Qiuli, who was sitting on the ground.

Although Liang Qiuli's clothes were a bit old, they couldn't hide her stunning beauty, especially her bright, clear eyes.

He was so drunk that he couldn't see her face clearly, and he never expected to miss out on such a great beauty for half a year.

The Crown Prince originally thought that he would make Liang Qiuli hand over the recipe for the calming incense, and then she would be out of the picture, since he hated people who climbed into his bed.

Now he changed his mind. This calming incense could probably only be made by Liang Qiuli, so he still had to keep her by his side to prevent her from being used by his brothers who might have ambitions.

"Zishuang helped me up. I suppose Miss Hongxiu didn't do it on purpose."

Liang Qiuli had lost her composure and self-control. She looked weak and pitiful, and with her frail body, she looked like she couldn't even stand up.

Seeing this, the Crown Prince's heart leaned even more towards Liang Qiuli; such a woman deserved to be well protected.

If he hadn't been so weak back then, Amin wouldn't have been...

"Tell me, what happened?"

The Crown Prince spoke these words to Hongxiu, and his voice was icy, causing Hongxiu to unconsciously take a step back.

Hongxiu was a little anxious. Liangdi hadn't let the Crown Prince see her for half a year, but today, because of her mistake, His Highness the Crown Prince saw Liang Qiuli again and even felt pity for her.

She was afraid that if Liangdi found out, she wouldn't let her off the hook.

"We beg Your Highness to do justice for our master!"

Ignoring Liang Qiuli's words, Zishuang kowtowed heavily to the Crown Prince on the ground.

“Hu Liangdi took our master’s allowance and charcoal. When our master came to ask for it back, she even sent Hongxiu to humiliate him and push him to the ground.”

Before the Crown Prince could speak, Consort Hu hurriedly came out.

"Greetings, Your Highness. What brings you here at this hour? I have prepared some refreshments in my room. Would Your Highness like to come in and have a taste?"

Hu Liangdi acted as if she hadn't even seen Liang Qiuli, and warmly invited the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince glanced at Consort Hu, his voice filled with anger.

"As a lady-in-waiting, you should be taking care of those below you, but look at what you're doing!"

Hu Liangdi seemed to be startled by the Crown Prince's sudden anger. After regaining her senses, she immediately apologized.

"Your Highness, I was wrong, but please remind me?"

Hu Liangdi had already made up her mind: if the Crown Prince sided with Liang Qiuli, she would push everything onto Hongxiu.

"Everything I have said is true. I beg Your Highness to do justice for our master!"

Liang Qiuli made a move to pull Zishuang back, but Zishuang stubbornly knelt before the Crown Prince.

After learning what Hongxiu had done to Liang Qiuli, Hu Liangdi's expression immediately changed, and she looked at Liang Qiuli with a guilty look.

"My sister has suffered. I never thought that my kind heart and leniency towards her elder sister would lead to such a disrespectful maid who would dare to do such a terrible thing to her."

"Your Highness, I will immediately order Hongxiu to drag her away and punish her severely. Please, younger sister, do not be angry with your older sister."

As Hu Liangdi spoke, she kept glancing at the Crown Prince's expression. Seeing that he was no longer so angry, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The Crown Prince knew that without Consort Hu's tacit approval, how could the maids below have done such audacious things? But since Consort Hu was still useful to him, he could only suppress the matter for the time being.

Anyway, Liang Qiuli didn't suffer any real harm, and as for the allowance and charcoal, he would have someone make her double the amount.

"Then this matter is settled..."

Before the Crown Prince could even speak, Liang Qiuli fell straight to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince reacted quickly and pulled the person into his arms. He smelled the somewhat familiar calming incense and took a deep breath.

Only then did I notice Liang Qiuli's pale face.

"Little Li, go and fetch the imperial physician."

After saying that, she ignored Hu Liangdi's ugly expression, picked up Liang Qiuli, and had her maid lead the way to the side hall where she lived.

Seeing the simple, undecorated side hall, and thinking of the magnificent and elaborate main hall where Consort Hu lived, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed together.

The prince suddenly thought of himself, who had once lived in the cold palace, and that poor Amin.

He felt a pang of heartache for Liang Qiuli in his arms.

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