The eunuch replied in a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was drunk and ran into Empress Qing. Now Empress Qing says she wants to kill herself with a white silk to prove her innocence."

"Your Majesty, you have to seek justice for our queen!" The maid fell to her knees with a thud.

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and no one expected this to happen. How could the prince get involved with the favored Concubine Qing?

The queen slapped her chair anxiously, "You are not making any sense! How could Lin'er meet Qing Fei when he is in the cold palace?"

The cold palace is far away from human habitation and usually no one goes there, let alone meet concubines.

The maid sobbed and explained, "After hearing that the Crown Princess had a miscarriage, Concubine Qing went to the Imperial Hospital to make a blood-replenishing and qi-nourishing medicinal soup to visit the Crown Princess, but she ran into the drunken Crown Prince.

Your Highness's frivolous words humiliated the Queen, so she decided to commit suicide with a white silk to prove her innocence."

The queen's heart sank suddenly, knowing that something was wrong.

The emperor's face turned pale and he angrily shouted: "This is ridiculous!"

He originally wanted to make up for his past wrongs and restore the prince's status, but he never expected that the prince would do such a thing to disrupt the harem!

The Queen hastily explained: "Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding. Lin'er is not that kind of person. Please let him come over for a confrontation!"

The emperor said coldly: "Okay, bring him up."

Soon, Baili Lin, who was drunk, was helped in. He was still dazed and had no idea what was going on. Seeing his appearance, the ministers all shook their heads and sighed.

The queen hurried forward and pinched her son's waist hard, trying to wake him up.

Baili Lin gasped in pain, gradually regained consciousness, and looked at his mother in confusion: "Mother? Why are you here?"

The queen pinched his flesh again, and Baili Lin realized that something was wrong. He looked around and found that all the court officials were present, and his father was looking at him coldly from his high seat.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his back. He suddenly remembered what happened before and his face turned pale.

Oh no, he fell into a trap!

Everything was going smoothly. He had arranged for an insider in Xingxiu Temple and fabricated a story about unusual celestial phenomena, intending to use it to get his father to consider restoring his position as crown prince. However, someone unexpected appeared.

Concubine Qing came with a bowl of medicinal soup, saying she was visiting the Crown Princess. When he saw Concubine Qing's face, he was stunned.

This face was extremely similar to Concubine Rong. Although he had heard of it before, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

If it were in the past, he might have been unable to resist questioning, but now the only thing on his mind was restoration. The pain of having just lost his child made him even more determined, so he left in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Qing took the initiative to approach, and in full view of everyone, she suddenly untied her clothes and shouted, attracting the palace maids to gather around.

Then she fell to the ground and cried. Baili Lin immediately realized that this was a conspiracy against him.

Just as he was about to escape, he suddenly felt dizzy, and when he came to his senses, he was surrounded by people.

"Mother..." He grabbed the queen's sleeve tightly and anxiously explained: "I did nothing wrong. It was that woman who framed me."

The Queen consoled him, "Don't worry, your father will find out the truth."

"Father, I would never do such a ridiculous thing. Please make sure to investigate."

"Father, I am innocent."

Baili Lin was in a state of confusion. He was about to achieve his goal, but failed because of the appearance of Qing Fei.

The emperor watched coldly, his face full of disappointment.

"I am very disappointed." The emperor said in a low voice.

"Father, I really didn't do this. I wasn't drunk, and I didn't offend Concubine Qing..."

This scene seemed familiar. He had defended himself in the same way many years ago, but was eventually deposed and imprisoned.

Now, history appears to be repeating itself.

No matter how I explain it, it is difficult to change the conclusion in my father's mind.

"Your Majesty!" The Queen also knelt down and begged, "Please give Lin'er a fair chance!"

At this time, Concubine Wu interrupted with a sneer, "Why does this sound so familiar? It seems that Concubine Rong also said the same thing when she got into trouble."

This sentence was like a drop of cold water on everyone's head, reminding everyone of the concubine who was once deeply favored by them.

The faces of the Queen and Baili Lin turned pale instantly. A trace of pain flashed in the Emperor's eyes. He closed his eyes and clenched his fists under his dragon robe.

Rong Fei was an eternal pain in his heart, and even after many years, he could not let it go. It was he who allowed Rong Fei to enter the palace, but failed to protect her.

"Noble Concubine Wu, why are you mentioning Concubine Rong now?" the Queen shouted sharply.

"Oh? Has the Queen forgotten that Rong Fei's affairs are also related to the Crown Prince?" Concubine Wu raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said provocatively.

The prince wanted to take back the throne? Humph, she would never let him succeed.

"Shut up!" The Queen glared at Concubine Wu, shaking with anger. If it wasn't in front of everyone, she would have torn Concubine Wu's mouth to pieces.

Concubine Wu chuckled, "Sister, are you wrong? Everyone remembers the past clearly."

The queen's face became even paler and uglier.

The deposed prince fell to the ground, his expression dazed. Everything was clearly under his control, why did it turn out like this? It was all because of that woman Ji Rong'er.

When he thought of this name, he gnashed his teeth. If it weren't for her, how could he have fallen to this point? This woman couldn't let him rest in peace even after her death, and she dragged him into the abyss!

Thinking of Ji Rong'er, the deposed prince's mind flashed with her image. After she entered the palace, she was made a concubine and given the name Rong Fei, and was deeply loved by the emperor.

She was like a little white flower in the harem, and her unique temperament made the emperor love her even more.

The emperor's preference for her even caused conflicts with the queen, and their relationship became increasingly cold.

Once, the Western Regions presented many rare items as tribute, and the emperor gave them all to Concubine Rong, including some men's clothing, which was also sent to her home.

This made the queen feel extremely unfair, and she thought that the emperor should not only favor Concubine Rong but also ignore his own son.

The prince therefore bore a grudge against Concubine Rong, thinking that she was a sinister concubine who had deceived the emperor and brought disaster to the country, and began to plan a counterattack.

He joined forces with court officials to put pressure on the emperor, accusing him of misleading the government because of his beauty. But the emperor firmly supported Rong Fei and warned anyone who dared to slander him that they would suffer the consequences. This deepened the resentment in the prince's heart.

Finally one day, the prince decided to teach Concubine Rong a lesson himself. While paying respects to his mother, he secretly went to the Hundred Flowers Garden, ready to humiliate her in public.

However, when he arrived, he saw Concubine Rong floating on the lake with a pale face and she had already stopped breathing.

The news of Concubine Rong's death shocked everyone. Since the Crown Prince was the only one who had seen Concubine Rong that day, everyone's suspicion naturally pointed to him.

No matter how the prince defended himself, he could not change people's opinion of him.

The emperor loved Concubine Rong deeply, and her death made him heartbroken and uneasy.

In extreme grief, he mistakenly thought that it was the prince who did it, and in anger he deposed the prince and imprisoned him in the cold palace.

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