The little maid spoke softly, "We're almost there. It's quieter here. The prince will like it."

Song Hongshen hummed, not seeming to be suspicious.

Not far from the Imperial Garden is Guangling Palace. During the reign of the previous emperor, because Concubine Gao liked exotic flowers and plants, the previous emperor gave her Guangling Palace next to the Imperial Garden to live in.

When Emperor Xuande ascended the throne, Guangling Palace became vacant. But it was not abandoned. On weekdays, when the concubines came to appreciate the flowers, they would occasionally change clothes and rest here.

After entering Guangling Palace, the maid took Song Hongshen to the door of a side hall and said, "Your Highness, please rest here. It's quiet and there are few people here, so as not to disturb Your Highness."

Song Hongshen looked around and there were really not many people there. He guessed that they had all been taken away by the prince.

The little palace maid pushed open the door, gestured for invitation, and turned away.

Song Hongshen narrowed his eyes slightly, thought about it, and walked in.

He was a martial artist with sharp hearing. He heard it as soon as he entered the door and saw someone guarding the back window.

Song Hongshen smiled and walked inside.

On the large carved mahogany bed, the gauze curtain was half drawn, revealing the figure inside.

Song Hongshen's curiosity was also aroused, so he walked to the bed, pulled open the bed curtain and took a look.

Just one glance and Song Hongshen's expression changed.

I thought, is the prince crazy?

The person lying on the bed was the Empress Chen, who was the most favored concubine in the six palaces.

And it seems that Concubine Chen is still unconscious at this time.

Song Hongshen stood by the bed without moving, but deliberately made some noise.

When he heard a noise at the rear window again, he lowered his voice and asked, "Who's outside?"

When the people guarding outside heard that what had happened inside was accomplished, they were afraid of alerting Song Hongshen, so they quickly left quietly.

Song Hongshen waited for a while, and after confirming that there was no one around, he turned around and left the house, quietly leaving Guangling Palace.

He did not go far, but found a pavilion in the imperial garden to sit down, drinking tea and looking at the scenery of the imperial garden in autumn.

At this moment, in the greenhouse where the banquet was held, Emperor Xuande and Concubine Xian had already returned to their seats, but Concubine Chen had not yet returned.

"Where is the Concubine Chen?" Emperor Xuande asked.

Hu Lu answered from the side, "The Concubine Chen has gone to change her clothes. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will send someone to check on her right away."

The virtuous concubine was talking to the Rong concubine on the side, and both of them had a hint of jealousy in their eyes at the same time.

It was just that she came back a little late from changing clothes, but the emperor still asked about it. He really treats Concubine Chen as the apple of his eye.

Not long after, Hu Lu hurried in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress Chen is missing."

Emperor Xuande frowned immediately, "What do you mean by missing? Explain yourself to me clearly."

Hu Lu replied, "Originally, the Concubine Chen was going to change her clothes, and she was accompanied by two senior palace maids who served her closely."

"It was said that the Concubine Chen was a little tired, so she lay down to rest for a while. The two of them also took a nap, and when they woke up, they were gone."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have already sent someone to look for him."

When they heard that Concubine Chen was missing, everyone present was shocked, as she was pregnant with a dragon child.

Xian Fei also turned around and asked, "Why did she disappear?"

She added: "It's all my fault. If I hadn't said something to Your Majesty just now, Your Majesty wouldn't have left Sister Chen Fei."

Although Concubine Xian said this, she was actually very happy. Using Jiang Ziyan to overthrow Song Hongshen was a great deal, and she could also get rid of a little evil seed at the same time.

Afterwards, Concubine Xian glanced at Su Zhilan. What a pity, she had wanted to invite Third Lady Shen to come and see the excitement. Perhaps Third Lady Shen felt sorry for her sister and would cause some trouble if she got excited.

But even if Su Qingyu didn't come, it wouldn't affect the result.

When she withdrew her gaze, Concubine Xian suddenly glanced at the place where Song Hongshen had sat before, and there seemed to be something at the corner of the table.

She turned around and gave a few instructions to her trusted palace maid, and then continued to care about the whereabouts of Concubine Chen as if nothing had happened.

Not long after, a young palace maid fell on Song Hongshen's table while serving tea.

Then the teacup fell to the ground and the little palace maid knelt down to apologize.

Emperor Xuande didn't care about all this at the moment. He waved his hand to signal Hu Lu to deal with it. He was just about to instruct Puyi to take the Dragon Guards to find Concubine Chen.

Hu Luzi would not make things difficult for her and only told her to pack up her equipment and leave quickly.

The little palace maid picked up the teacup on the ground, and then picked up a scattered purse on the side, and said, "Eunuch Hu, this is what I found here. Did His Royal Highness the Loyal and Brave King drop it? This purse is also stained with some water by me. Should I go and apologize to His Royal Highness the Loyal and Brave King?"

As she spoke, she raised her purse with both hands and waited for Hu Lu's instructions.

Hu Lu looked around and didn't see Song Hongshen, so he thought about putting it on the table first.

Before she could open her mouth, Concubine Xian spoke up, "Let me have a look at that purse. It's very delicately made."

Upon hearing this, Hu Lu took the purse, walked to Concubine Xian and presented it to her.

Su Zhilan became anxious when she saw this, and without thinking, she stood up and said, "My Lady, this purse is the amulet that I asked for the King of Loyalty and Bravery."

The implication is that these are Song Hongshen's things, and Concubine Xian should not take them or look at them without permission.

But the virtuous concubine seemed not to understand what she meant. She simply opened the purse and tried to take out the things inside.

Su Zhilan was about to stop him, saying that the amulet couldn't be seen by the light.

But it was too late. Concubine Xian directly took out a folded piece of rice paper from it.

The virtuous concubine opened the paper and exclaimed, then looked horrified, as if she had seen something terrible.

Su Zhilan looked at the paper that Concubine Xian took out of her purse in surprise. She didn't put this thing in there.

When Emperor Xuande saw Concubine Xian like this, he also looked over.

Xian Fei handed the paper in her hand over, "Your Majesty, please take a look. Is the picture on this paper the sister of Chen Fei?"

Emperor Xuande looked at the portrait on the paper. Wasn't it Consort Jiang Ziyan?

The virtuous concubine spoke in a loud voice, and many people heard it, and they all looked puzzled.

Song Hongshen was away, and Empress Chen was missing. In Song Hongshen's purse was a portrait of Empress Chen.

When several things were connected together, many people began to imagine.

Song Zan's face was gloomy, and he looked at Concubine Xian meaningfully, with a faint light in his eyes. The veins on his hand holding the wine glass were bulging, and he was obviously angry.

Su Zhilan looked incredulous. How could this happen?

She suddenly remembered that on the way from the greenhouse to the bamboo forest, she was bumped by the little palace maid and her purse had left her hand.

Did someone tamper with it at that time?

After thinking for a moment, she decided to explain. She had asked for the amulet and embroidered the purse. She wanted to prove that Song Hongshen was framed.

But just as he was about to speak, someone else hurried up to the hall to report.

"Your Majesty, someone saw His Royal Highness the King of Loyalty and Bravery dragging the Empress Chen to Guangling Palace."

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