Chuxiu Palace

Concubine Lan, who was unaware of the situation, continued to say contentedly, "Now that the Second Prince's reputation for brutality has spread, many court officials have defected to my father's side!"

Meng Er said proudly, "Yes, everyone is watching! He is the third prince of the queen, and he has the potential to inherit the throne!"

Concubine Lan said nonchalantly, "I no longer count on the emperor's favor. I just hope that the second prince can be deposed as soon as possible, and my daughter Chen Yi can be made the crown prince!"

Meng'er stepped forward to serve tea to Concubine Lan, and continued, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I just secretly asked people to spread the news a few days ago, and the Second Prince has become notorious. It also caused the Emperor to be quite dissatisfied with the Second Prince. There is still a long time to go. If this happens a few more times, there is no need to worry that the Emperor will dislike the Second Prince!"

Concubine Lan said with great joy, "My son is more promising than the Queen's son, so what if I am the Empress? If I don't teach my son well, I may not be able to sit on the throne of the Queen Mother!"

Meng'er flattered, "In my opinion, Your Majesty, you are more likely to become the empress dowager of the Daqing Dynasty!"

"Hmph, those who have offended my queen by then! Concubine Ru! Concubine Qing! And Noble Lady Yu, none of them will have an easy life! Oh, and there's also that lowly maidservant." Concubine Lan couldn't help but fantasize.

The young eunuch outside the door actually came to deliver a message, breaking the short-lived beauty in Chuxiu Palace.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! A young eunuch fell from the attic of the Lingxiao Palace and died on the spot!"

Concubine Lan said nonchalantly, "Dead, dead! It's just the life of a slave. Is it worth making such a fuss?"

The young eunuch swallowed his saliva and continued, "Your Majesty! The Second Prince insisted that it was our Third Prince who pushed him! The two princes in Lingxiao Palace are in a stalemate!"

"What!" Lan Fei was startled and stood up suddenly.

"Your Majesty, please go quickly! Don't let our Third Prince suffer any loss!" said the young eunuch.

Concubine Lan was so anxious that she was in a state of panic. She shouted, "Quick! Quick! Meng'er! Take a few more people with you and follow me to the Lingxiao Palace immediately!!! Quick!!!"

When Concubine Lan arrived, the emperor and empress were already there.

Concubine Lan simply said, "Greetings to the Emperor and Empress." and immediately came over to hug her son.

"Are you okay, my Chenyi? Mother is here. Don't be afraid. No one can frame you while Mother is here!"

When the Queen heard Concubine Lan say this to her son, it was as if it was her own son who was framing them.

The Queen was displeased and said, "Is this how Concubine Lan teaches your son? A good life! She just pushed it away! Do you really take the palace rules and the national laws into consideration when you are spoiled like this?"

Every word the Queen spoke was so eloquent that Concubine Lan's face turned pale.

Concubine Lan turned to Xiao Rui and said, "My daughter Chen Yi has always been well-behaved and sensible, and everyone knows that. How could such a child go to harm someone's life for no reason? There must be a misunderstanding! Your Majesty..."

Xiao Rui said calmly, "I don't believe it was Chen Yi who did it.

After hearing this, Concubine Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but the Queen felt upset. Why did the Emperor believe it when she heard that the Second Prince had only whipped the servants a few times and the servants were half-dead?

The Queen advised, "Your Majesty, I don't want to believe that it was Chen Yi who did it, but the facts are already in front of us, and you can't be partial, Your Majesty!!"

The second prince also said dissatisfiedly, "Father is biased! Last time, I just whipped the servants a few times, and father punished me severely. Now my third brother has killed someone, and father has ignored it!"

The emperor's face turned pale when he heard this, and when the queen heard her son dare to say this, she quickly scolded him, "How dare you talk to your father like that, you bastard!"

Chen Yi explained aggrievedly, "I didn't kill anyone! He jumped down by himself!"

The Queen pointed at Chen Yi and said, "You mean, that young eunuch threw his life away and jumped down?"

"It's true...I'm not lying..." Chen Yi himself felt that such a statement was not convincing at all, but it was indeed the fact!

The Queen asked, "Really? The Third Prince keeps saying that he didn't push anyone, but is there any witness?"

Concubine Lan was not to be outdone and said, "Then the Second Prince insisted that it was the Third Prince who pushed him. Is there any evidence?"

The Queen clapped her hands. At this time, Beatui brought someone up. It was a little palace maid who was sweeping the floor.

"A palace maid who sweeps the floor, is this the witness the Queen was talking about?" Concubine Lan looked at her with disdain.

Xiao Rui asked, "Were you there when the Second Prince and the Third Prince were chasing and fighting in the attic?"

The little maid bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. I was cleaning the corridor at the time and happened to see you."

After hearing this, Chen Yi suddenly felt that he was saved. Finally, someone came to prove his innocence.

Xiao Rui asked, "What is the truth?"

The maid who was sweeping the floor replied, "I saw it with my own eyes. It was...it was the Third Prince who pushed the person down..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Lan and the Third Prince felt as if struck by lightning!

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