Cold-faced Empress

Paper?

What was written on it that made Fu Siying so afraid of being seen?

The thought that today is Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day) led Hu Lingjing to only one guess: Fu Siying was having an affair with another man!

These papers must be letters or love poems exchanged! That's why Fu Siying treasures them so much and carries them around so easily, and that's why she's so terrified of being discovered by others!

Instantly, the dry heat from the flames spread through my throat.

Hu Lingjing's eyes were brimming with eager anticipation and excitement.

Fu Siying appears to be in love with Prince Mu, but in reality, she's having an affair with another man! That shameless slut dares to belittle Sister Xia?!

Thinking that she would soon expose Fu Siying's true colors, Hu Lingjing spread her hands, about to unfold the folded paper.

Upon seeing this, Fu Siying was horrified: "I told you to stop!"

Ignoring the rules, she stepped forward and tried to cross over Princess Sumin's table to snatch the papers!

Grand Princess Sumin was furious and slammed her hand on the table, shouting, "Insolence!"

Immediately, the commotion drew the attention of the entire hall. The Emperor and Empress Dowager both frowned, puzzled as to why Fu Siying would clash with Grand Princess Sumin.

The Empress Dowager asked, "What happened?"

Fu Siying's hand, which was about to grasp the paper, froze in mid-air. Her face was pale, and she didn't speak. Her eyes, which were fixed on Hu Lingjing, were full of pleading.

She was begging Hu Lingjing not to tell anyone.

Once she understood that look in his eyes, Hu Lingjing no longer felt guilty or intimidated. She stood up, grabbed Fu Siying, and pulled her into the hall.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager..."

Hu Lingjing spoke very quickly, explaining in a few words, and then questioned Fu Siying in front of everyone: "If you lost it, what difference does it make what's written on this paper? If you don't want me to see it, then you can at least ask the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to come and verify it, right?"

Upon hearing that the paper was to be shown to the Emperor and Empress Dowager, Fu Siying was so shocked that she almost lost her balance. Her face turned pale, and she frantically waved her hands, saying, "No, no... Give it back to me, please don't cause any trouble."

Her terrified and weak appearance gave Hu Lingjing an almost unbearable sense of pleasure.

“Fu Siying, what secrets do you have that even the Emperor and the Empress Dowager can’t know? It can’t be that…” Hu Lingjing couldn’t wait to reveal what she believed to be the vicious truth, “This is evidence of your affair!”

Fu Siying's eyes widened in shock, and she shouted in a fit of rage, "Hu Lingjing, what nonsense are you spouting? Shut up!"

"Hmph, you're acting guilty, I knew it!"

In Hu Lingjing's eyes, Fu Siying's reaction was nothing short of the terror of her shameful secret being exposed.

The once quiet hall erupted in uproar.

The Emperor and Empress Dowager's expressions turned solemn and furious. The crowd's gazes swept over Prince Mu almost imperceptibly, but they saw nothing but Mo Canglan's cold face.

Mo Canglan raised his hand, signaling a servant to replace the cold hand warmer. His lips twitched slightly, barely changing, as he glanced at the red string on his wrist.

A secret affair?

If she had an affair, he would strangle her with this red rope.

Xia Suxi, who had been grieving for most of the palace banquet, finally stopped sobbing and stared at Hu Lingjing in the room with longing and expectation in her eyes.

With her heart burning with anger, Hu Lingjing stopped wasting words with Fu Siying and handed the papers to the chief eunuch who came to collect them.

Seeing the papers being taken away, Fu Siying felt as if she had suffered a devastating blow, her body swaying and her head bowed in trembling.

The emperor took the paper and was about to open it when a loud "thump" was heard from below the stage.

Fu Siying knelt down!

"Your Majesty, I beg you to consider the Fu family's reputation and not..."