After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Cao Shang pushed open the door, his smug smile gradually fading. There was no one in the outer hall.

"What about people?"

Is it inside?

Cao Shang looked at the screen in the inner hall, "Huh, why aren't my elder sister and brother-in-law discussing things in the outer hall? Could it be that they are...?"

Before Cao Shang could finish speaking, Xue Xiqiong rushed inside.

Seeing that Xue Xiqiong went in and didn't make a sound, the people in the outer hall followed her in.

"Royal sister! You've really gone too far! How could you..."

Cao Shang went around behind the screen, and the sight before her made her eyes widen and her breath almost stop.

Xue Xiqiong collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

Cao Shang looked at the bed and saw a man and a woman lying on it. The woman's clothes were disheveled, her hair was messy, and her face still had a blush that hadn't faded, obviously she had just experienced a passionate lovemaking session.

The man sat half-sitting on the edge of the bed, watching them.

When their eyes met, Cao Shang froze instantly, his body as if frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

"Father...Emperor..."

The emperor's imposing presence filled Cao Shang with immense fear. He dared not look the emperor in the eye and could only lower his head, standing there trembling.

The emperor slowly sat up from the bed, wearing only an undergarment. His imposing figure, exuding an immense sense of oppression, approached Cao Shang step by step.

Cao Shang retreated in terror, trembling with fear at the emperor's powerful presence, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her throat.

At that moment, she felt that the air around her had become incredibly heavy, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"You unfilial sons! Who allowed you to come in!"

The emperor's eyes widened in anger, and he raised his hand, slapping her hard across the face.

Cao Shang felt a sharp pain on his face, lost his balance, and fell heavily to the ground.

The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the silent palace, like a heavy hammer striking the heart of everyone present.

The emperor was furious, and his anger spread outwards like a surging wave.

Upon seeing this, the palace maids and eunuchs present all knelt down, not daring to utter a sound. They lowered their heads, their bodies trembling, fearing that the emperor's wrath would extend to them.

"Father, I did not know you were here! Please forgive me!"

Cao Shang shifted all the blame onto Cao Yuan.

"Your Majesty tricked us into coming here. I really don't know anything!"

Cao Shang covered her flushed face, tears welling in her eyes. Her voice trembled, filled with fear and regret.

Although it was her scheme, she had no idea where things went wrong or how the emperor was attracted.

"Get out of here right now!"

"Yes!"

Everyone retreated outside the door, awaiting the emperor's final verdict.

Only then did Xue Xiqiong realize that Luo Xuemei was gone.

She vaguely remembered that when she first entered the house, she didn't seem to see Luo Xuemei.

Not long after, the emperor and the women inside came out dressed in their finest attire.

At this point, no one dared to guess which family's daughter was so lucky to have won the emperor's favor.

"Father! Your son was wrong, please punish me!"

"Your subject and I were just strolling around the palace when we came here. Later, someone saw Your Majesty and Lord Fan here, so we came in out of curiosity!"

"That's why I ran into Father Emperor. My elder sister must have deliberately tricked me into coming here! Please, Father Emperor, investigate thoroughly!"

Cao Shang knelt on the ground to explain.

"You unfilial son, you're still trying to shirk responsibility!"

Cao Shangben wanted to say something more, but Cao Yuan and Fan Qingli arrived from the end of the corridor, followed by Luo Xuemei.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!" Fan Qingli knelt down and bowed.

"Father, what has happened?" Cao Yuan looked at Cao Shang with an innocent expression.

"Royal sister, where did you go just now? Why did the people inside turn into Father Emperor!"

“Father, I did not lie to you. Look, her maid is still here! How could I lie! It must be my elder sister and Lord Fan who were having a secret rendezvous here and plotted against me and Father. I am innocent.”

Jinzhu was still being held by Anping. When she saw that the person inside was actually the emperor, she quickly bowed and said, "This servant greets Your Majesty! When this servant came, Jinzhu kept stopping Princess Huafeng from entering. There must be something fishy going on!"

"Why did my royal sister slander me like this in front of so many people?"

"Where did I slander you? Do you dare say you weren't with Lord Fan just now?"

Looking at the palace before her, Cao Yuan asked, "You mean the palace where I just felt dizzy? Where did I meet Lord Fan in secret?"

"Father, it's one thing for my elder sister to keep male lovers at the Xue residence, but she's also having an affair with Lord Fan. Who knows how many other men in the court are her male lovers! It's a disgrace to the royal family!" Cao Shang added fuel to the fire.

"A male concubine? Is what Shang'er said true?" The emperor became suspicious.

Cao Yuan was stunned for a moment. It turned out that she wanted to use her aunt's experience of keeping male lovers as a warning to put her to death.

"Father, I was feeling a bit sleepy after drinking some wine at the banquet, so I came here to rest. I left shortly afterward. I didn't know why you came here, Father. Nor do I know why my sister said such a thing!"

"Nonsense! It's obvious that you and Fan Qingli were having a secret rendezvous here!"

"Royal sister, don't talk nonsense! I was just sleepy from drinking..."

"Oh, I see. Did you drug my drink? I was wondering why a perfectly good glass of wine would make me sleepy! I usually have a high alcohol tolerance!"

"I didn't!" Cao Shang denied it outright.

"Then why are you here? You just said I was having a secret meeting with Lord Fan. Could it be that you've been having people follow me?"

"I didn't send anyone to follow you! I just happened to overhear it!" Cao Shang's eyes darted around, and his tone grew weaker and weaker, clearly lacking confidence.

"Alright! All of you shut up! Minister Fan, you speak!"

The emperor impatiently interrupted the argument between the two and turned his gaze to Fan Qingli, who was standing to the side.

"Father, I have done nothing, you must believe me!"

Cao Yuan knelt down.

"You've been preventing Lord Fan from speaking, but you have something to hide?" Cao Shang asked.

"Your Highness, let's not hide it anymore, let me tell you!"

Fan Qingli bowed slightly, his expression composed, and said, "Your Majesty, I was feeling unwell just now, with a fever all over my body. I thought it was because I had drunk too much, so I went to the toilet. A eunuch brought me here. When I went in, I saw His Highness Prince Shuo inside."

"The prince said I was drugged with an aphrodisiac! He gave me an antidote and that's how I got out of this mess, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Moreover, as soon as I entered the room, someone locked the door from the outside! It must have been done on purpose! The prince and I hid behind the palace to see who was behind this!"

"Unexpectedly, we ran into my concubine, Xuemei! Xuemei also found it strange and came with us!"

The emperor turned to look at Cao Shang, "You! This rebellious son actually dared to frame your imperial sister. It seems that letting you marry into that family was a mistake!"

"Father, I didn't do it! They've framed me!"

"Princess, didn't you say they were having an affair? How could you have drugged them!" Xue Xiqiong then realized that she had been tricked.

"Sister, can you tell me in detail what happened?"