Chapter 117 The Queen Mother is distressed about her daughter's experience

But Xiang'er never expected that as soon as she entered the imperial study, she was pressed to the ground by the guards behind her.

"What are you doing? I am the person the emperor wants to summon!" the maid Xiang'er shouted loudly.

The guards said nothing. After tying her to the pillar in the imperial study, they simply covered her mouth.

After the next court.

Emperor Mingde and the Crown Prince came to the Imperial Study together.

When the prince saw Xiang'er tied to the pillar, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because Xiang'er has been on duty in his palace for five years and is loyal and capable, how could she be someone placed in the Eastern Palace by the Sixth Prince?

Besides, when Xiang'er entered the Eastern Palace, the Sixth Prince was only a three-year-old child.

Could it be that he had been planning for the position of crown prince since he was so young?
What a terrible person.

When Xiang'er saw the prince, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

Why is the prince here?
Nothing unexpected will happen, right?

It shouldn’t be the case. After all, the prince doesn’t know that there is a dragon robe hidden in his bedroom.

Perhaps the emperor has something to tell the prince.

Just then, the cloth covering her mouth was taken away.

Xiang Er hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Emperor Mingde sat in front of the dragon table and said with a sullen face, "Are you trying to say that the prince secretly hid the dragon robe in his bedroom and is plotting rebellion?"

Xiang'er's eyes widened instantly.

How did the emperor already know?
What exactly is going on?

Just as she was in shock, Emperor Mingde asked sternly, "Tell me, who told you to frame the prince like this?"

The emperor is so majestic that he is fearless without even getting angry.

What's more, Emperor Mingde had a look of anger on his face, and Xiang'er was so frightened that she trembled.

"No, no, I didn't. I didn't frame His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yes, it's the prince. The prince wants to rebel and hide the dragon robe!"

Xiang'er still insisted on her statement.

Emperor Mingde's eyes turned fierce, "I think you won't cry until you see the coffin."

"Come here, take her to the prison and interrogate her thoroughly to see how stubborn she really is."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiang'er was so frightened when she heard this that her legs almost went limp and she let the guards drag her out.

How come this is different from what I thought?
Why doesn't the emperor believe in himself at all?
No, she must not go to the Heavenly Prison.

There were so many tortures in the prison that she was afraid she couldn't bear it.

But she couldn't betray the Sixth Prince.

At the beginning, when she was bullied in the palace, it was the Sixth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Chen, who saved her from the dire straits.

She had promised Concubine Chen that she would help look after the Sixth Prince.

If she couldn't bear the torture and confessed the Sixth Prince, wouldn't Concubine Chen die with regrets?
No, absolutely not.

Seeing the stone pillars outside the imperial study, Xiang'er's eyes flashed with determination.

She suddenly broke free from the guards who were holding her down and desperately rammed against the stone pillar outside the imperial study.

The guards were shocked and rushed forward to check, only to find that she was already dead.

The chief guard Wei Kang frowned and went back to the imperial study.

He knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, it was because of my poor performance that the maid Xiang'er hit her head against the pillar and died."

"Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Mingde's gloomy face was full of dissatisfaction.

This palace maid is so loyal to the person behind the scenes.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Does she think that she's dead and this matter can be forgotten?" After that, he looked at the prince and said, "Prince, you must continue to investigate and find out who is behind this. How dare they frame the crown prince of Fusu in the palace? How audacious!"

"Yes, Father."

Just as the prince was about to say something else, Eunuch Qiao came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to ask you to come over right after court."

"Has the Queen Mother told us what happened?" asked Emperor Mingde.

Eunuch Qiao replied: "It seems to be related to Princess Chaoyang."

Could it be that Yaoyao has disappeared again?

Thinking of this possibility, Emperor Mingde immediately stood up and said, "Go to Changshou Palace!"

When Emperor Mingde hurried to the Changshou Palace, the empress dowager was sitting on the couch sighing.

"Mother, what happened? Where are Qing'er and Yaoyao?" When Emperor Mingde saw that Princess Chaoyang and Xu Yaoyao were not there, he became even more worried.

The Queen Mother rubbed her brows tiredly.

"They left the palace and returned home early in the morning."

The Queen Mother did not sleep all night and is now very tired.

But when she thought of Xu Yaoyao's feelings, she still felt uneasy.

She originally wanted to kill Xu Jinhuai directly, but she was worried that Yaoyao's thoughts were wrong and Princess Chaoyang would hate her for the rest of her life.

So he wanted to call Emperor Mingde over to discuss it.

Emperor Mingde naturally noticed the Queen Mother's abnormality and asked hurriedly, "But is there anything wrong with your health? I will call the imperial physician over right away."

The Queen Mother quickly waved her hands, "It's not me, it's Qing'er."

Emperor Mingde asked in confusion: "What happened to Qing'er? Is Qing'er not feeling well?"

The Queen Mother shook her head.

She glanced at the nanny, and the nanny led everyone in the palace out.

Only Emperor Mingde and the Empress Dowager were left in the bedroom.

"Emperor, last time you said you wanted to check whether the Prince Consort is really good to Qing'er. How is the investigation going?"

Emperor Mingde's eyes became evasive when he heard this.

He was worried that the Queen Mother would be sad and impulsive after knowing the truth.

But he didn't want to deceive the Queen Mother.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The Prince Consort is naturally very good to Qing'er."

"It's just that the prince consort was confused for a moment and actually kept a mistress outside."

Seeing the queen mother's expression change slightly, Emperor Mingde immediately added: "Qing'er also knows about this. She seems to have prepared to deal with the concubine."

"Don't worry, mother. It's just a matter of cleaning up a concubine. Qing'er can still handle it."

But even so, the Queen Mother's expression was still very ugly.

It turns out that Xu Jinhuai's mistress was actually true.

Since Yaoyao’s feelings last time were true, what about this time?
Could it be that the four children in the princess's mansion were really all born to Xu Jinhuai and his concubine?
No, she must let the emperor investigate this matter thoroughly.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother decided to confront Emperor Mingde.

However, the fact that she could hear Yaoyao's thoughts was too unbelievable, and the empress dowager was worried that Emperor Mingde would not believe it.

What if Emperor Mingde thinks she has gone insane?
But thinking of Princess Chaoyang's situation, she looked at Emperor Mingde and said, "Emperor, what I am about to say may be a little unbelievable, but you have to believe that I am definitely not crazy."

Emperor Mingde was completely confused by what the Empress Dowager said.

"Mother, what do you mean by this? How come my son doesn't understand?"

The Queen Mother looked around the palace again, and after confirming that there was no one else in the palace, she pulled Emperor Mingde aside and whispered mysteriously, "Emperor, do you know? Since I had a serious illness, I have acquired the ability to read minds."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingde's eyes suddenly widened.

The Queen Mother actually has the ability to read minds?

When Emperor Mingde felt it was incredible, the Queen Mother continued, "It's just that my mind-reading ability seems to be only useful to Yaoyao, but not to others."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingde's eyes widened even more!