Crown Prince Murong Jing froze in place. If he jumped down, he would definitely be caught, and Shen Shu would also be seen by others.

The smell in the bedroom had not yet dissipated, so he immediately opened the windows on the north and south sides for ventilation.

Immediately afterwards, the mighty and dignified Emperor Ren De, supported by his concubines, entered the bedroom.

The flames that shot up into the sky instantly illuminated the entire bedroom.

Everyone could also sense the ambiguous atmosphere in the hall.

Although Murong Jing was dressed properly, his hair and clothes were still a little messy.

On that fair neck was the bright red lip balm left by Shen Shu.

When he saw Emperor Ren De coming, he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Father, why are you here?"

Emperor Rende's face was livid. He looked at Murong Jing at this moment and said angrily, "Jing'er, why are you coming to Changqiu Palace instead of watching the fireworks?"

Murong Jing lay on the ground and said calmly, "Father, there is an assassin in the palace, and I have chased him to Changqiu Palace."

"I never thought that the assassin was gone."

He said, clutching the clothes tightly.

Emperor Ren De took a step forward, his eyes cold and sharp.

"Is he really an assassin?"

"Yes! It's an assassin." Murong Jing answered affirmatively.

When the queen saw that there was still red lip balm on the corners of Murong Jing's lips, she immediately felt something was wrong.

But before he could open his mouth, Emperor Ren De flew into a rage, and suddenly reached out his hand and slapped Murong Jing hard in the face.

"How dare you lie!"

"Tell me, who committed adultery with you in this place!"

Murong Jing was completely stunned by the slap, and his cheek felt a sharp pain instantly.

He was so frightened that he trembled and knelt down immediately.

"Father, no one can meet with me here in private."

Emperor Ren De glanced around, saw the open window to the west, and gave orders to the guards.

"I think the person who had the secret meeting must have escaped through the window. You guys, hurry up and chase him."

"The remaining few people, search the bedroom for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The guard took the order and went down to search the bedroom.

The emperor rolled his eyes at Murong Jing and glanced at the palace maid beside him.

"Go get him a mirror!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After a while, a palace maid came in from outside with a bronze mirror and handed it to Murong Jing.

The prince's hand holding the mirror trembled slightly, and he could roughly guess what was going on.

Sure enough, in the mirror, there were traces of Shen Shu's lip balm on the corners of his lips and neck.

When the prince saw the lip balm, he immediately lay down.

"Please forgive me, Father. I was confused for a moment."

Emperor Ren De sighed and sneered, "Prince, aren't you the most virtuous? Now, you have also learned to lie?"

"Or do you think I'm old and confused and easy to deceive?"

"I don't dare!"

Emperor Ren De said, "Then tell me the truth. Who is the woman you had a secret meeting with?"

The prince knelt on the ground, clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyes slightly and looked at the people around him out of the corner of his eyes.

His gaze finally fell on Shen Mi.

Shen Mi frowned subconsciously. What on earth did Murong Jing want to do?

Why are you looking at her?

Before she could come to her senses, the prince immediately said, "Father, this woman is my son's fiancée, the second young lady of the Shen family, Shen Mi."

"I have admired her for many years. I was a little anxious tonight, so I wanted to have her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Mi's face turned pale.

She had never seen such a shameless person.

Emperor Ren De looked back at Shen Mi, who immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I, your servant, dare not deceive you."

Emperor Rende looked at her with deep eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Shen Mi, is what the prince said true?"

Shen Mi immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, I did not do anything like that with the Crown Prince."

"Nor have I ever been here...with the prince."

"Although His Majesty has granted us marriage today, I have never had any contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince raised his eyes and looked at Shen Mi with a vicious look and grinned.

"Shen Mi, you said you had no contact with me. I'm afraid you forgot that you went to my mother's harem all day to meet me."

"Otherwise, how could I let my father decree to marry you? You ran away because you were afraid of being seen. You and I have already met secretly in my mother's bedroom many times."

"You have long been a lonely woman."

The prince is now at a loss and can only throw in the towel.

After all, he couldn't give Shen Shu away.

He could not allow himself to deceive the emperor, so he could only insist that the person in the palace was Shen Mi.

Murong Che, who was in the crowd, clenched his fists tightly when he heard the prince's words.

"Meeting him all day? Meeting him many times in private?" These words pierced his heart like a needle.

Shen Mi's expression was calm, his eyes fixed on Emperor Ren De.

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you."

"I came in with your majesty, how could your highness be having a private meeting here?"

"Besides, this place is quite far from the front palace. I was next to my elder sister just now. I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has mistaken someone."

"I went to the Queen's bedroom to treat her illness and never had any contact with the Crown Prince. This servant..."

Emperor Ren De saw through the prince's thoughts and thought that the person he wanted to protect must be of extraordinary status.

However, the eunuch who went to report the news said that it was a concubine in the harem. How could he tolerate it?

If she were an ordinary woman, it would be fine.

After all, Murong Jing is the crown prince, so it is only natural for him to want to visit the palace maids.

But concubines are different from ordinary women in nature.

He angrily asked, "Why don't you tell the truth?"

At this moment, the Queen supported Emperor Rende and said, "Your Majesty, Jing'er is now grown up."

"It's normal to have a concubine and a maid."

"Or, let's forget about today's matter. After all, it damages the reputation of the royal family."

Emperor Ren De shook his sleeves and looked at the prince viciously.

After a while, a guard came over cautiously, holding something in his hand.

"Your Majesty, here... we found a woman's bellyband."

Emperor Rende glanced at it and said, "Throw it away for me."

He looked at the prince with a cold voice.

"Murong Jing, Murong Jing, you have learned to deceive me now. You are doing very well."

"Will you be satisfied only if I remove you from your position as Crown Prince?"

The prince was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground.

"Father, Father, I know I was wrong. I just had sex with a palace maid on a whim. I am afraid that you will blame me, so I have to do it."

"Please forgive me, father!"

The emperor shook his sleeves and sneered.

"Nothing you say is true."

"Go back and reflect on your mistakes in front of the wall in the East Palace. When you have thought it through, you can leave the East Palace!"

"Today, my birthday is in good condition, but you made a scene like this, and I have lost all interest in it."

"Get up, go back!"

The prince then stood up trembling, glaring at Shen Mi fiercely.

Now that His Majesty has just granted the marriage, Shen Mi is his fiancée. Not only does she not help him, but she also sabotages him. How could he tolerate this?

Emperor Rende looked at Eunuch Zhang beside him and whispered, "Go down and check if there is any concubine in the harem who is not in the bedroom, or did not go to the front palace to watch the fireworks."

Eunuch Zhang said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After the incident at Changqiu Palace was over, everyone dispersed.

In the silent night, Murong Che looked at the girl opposite him with a cold expression and approached her step by step.

Shen Mi noticed that his expression was not right and was about to retreat when he was captured by him.

Murong Che's eyes were cold and dead silent, and he pinched her chin.

He asked: "Is what he said true?"

"You're going to the Queen's chambers to meet him?"

Shen Mi shook her head repeatedly, looking at Murong Che's expression, and suddenly felt a dangerous aura coming towards her.

"Fourth Master, he lied, I..."

Murong Che leaned over and stared at her.

"Then when you went to the Queen's chambers, did you have any contact with him? Even if he touched your hand?"

Shen Mi shook her head, "Fourth Master, no, you believe me."

Murong Che loosened his hand, his voice cold, and put his lips close to her ear.

"If he dares to touch you, I will send him to hell!"

"Don't touch me, not even with your hands."

"Xiao Jue is an example."

"I won't let anyone touch you."

Shen Mi's breathing quickened as she looked at his gloomy face and suddenly felt a little scared.

She stretched out her arms slightly and hugged Murong Che's waist.

"Fourth Master, no one touches me."

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