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The next morning.

The morning air carried the chill of autumn, the coldness of winter, and it was at this time that Shang Yiqing entered the palace to see the emperor.

When he entered the palace, the emperor was still in the morning court. He waited for about two hours before the morning court ended. Only then did the young eunuch enter the imperial study and pass on the message, "Your majesty, allow the wangfei to seek an audience."

Concubine Wang? The emperor hesitated for a moment. How could he allow the wangfei to come to the palace so early to seek an audience? Did something happen to her? Thinking of this, he waved his hand. "Please have mercy on my wife."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" After entering the royal study, Shang Yiqing hurriedly knelt on the floor and saluted the emperor.

"There's no need to be so courteous, Imperial Concubine Rong. Rise."

"Thank you, your majesty." Shang Yiqing stood up. Today, when she entered the palace, she intentionally dressed up for the occasion.

The emperor raised his head and glanced at her, feeling more and more that she was a good match for Prince Rong. He then recalled what Empress Chen had often said to him and knew that Shang Yiqing had always been a good girl. He smiled amiably.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, chenqie didn't come here today to pay respects to the Emperor. She had something to play." Last night, Shang Yiqing had thought about this for an entire night, and what she was most worried about was that King Xuan would rebel. Let alone eating, she didn't even want to waste time on drinking water and went straight to the point.

"Do you have something to play?" The emperor smiled. "What do you want to say to consort Wang?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is confidential, chenqie doesn't want others to hear about it." He already knew that King Xuan was in the palace and the imperial court full of spies. If he knew that things were not going well, he would be alerting the enemy.

How could she be so mysterious? The eunuchs understood and left the hall, leaving only Shang Yiqing in the imperial study. She then knelt down and said: "Reporting to the emperor, chenqie heard that King Xuan was plotting against you, so I've come to inform you."

The emperor was taken aback. Then, without batting an eyelid, he asked, "You said King Xuan was conspiring against us? "Is there any evidence?"

Although Shang Yiqing had already expected the emperor to ask such a question, she still hesitated. She did not have sufficient evidence to prove this, so she replied truthfully, "Your majesty, chenqie has no solid evidence. However, there is only one witness."

"What witness?" The emperor's eyes slightly narrowed as he kept thinking about Shang Yiqing's words. If she didn't have evidence, she wouldn't have the guts to come and bully the emperor and listen to what she said.

"It is the assassin who tried to assassinate the Empress in the palace. She was sent to the Kingdom of Dongyu on the orders of King Xuan. Her defeat was discovered and she is currently within the army of King Rong." She has already admitted to Prince Rong that everything was at his command. " Although that was what Shang Yiqing said, she knew in her heart that before the emperor saw any evidence, she could say that she was making a false accusation. She didn't have the slightest confidence in herself.

The Emperor's brows slightly moved, his expression still as calm as before. He cleared his throat and asked, "Why hasn't Prince Rong mentioned it in the report?"

"Your majesty, you should know that Prince Rong has always been a benevolent person. He did not report this matter in his imperial report because he wanted to meet His Holiness when he comes back. Now that he is in the Kingdom of Dongyu reforming the enemy forces, he will be back soon. It seems that the emperor didn't quite believe her words. Because Shang Yiqing didn't have the confidence in his heart, he wanted to tell the whole story to the emperor, but he had no proof. Even if she invited Dongfang Hao over now, the emperor still might not be willing to believe his words. Thinking up to here, he became somewhat anxious and flustered as he hurriedly said, "Your majesty, right now, chenqie heard that King Xuan is planning a rebellion in the next two days. So he anxiously came to inform the emperor that he wants him to prepare in case something happens."

"Esteemed wangfei, your words are without a lead and without a clue. How can you teach me to trust you?" The emperor sighed. Could it be that even the imperial concubine knew that if Prince Rong did well in the army, then it was only logical for him to be the crown prince? If that was really the case, then Imperial Concubine Rong's schemes were too deep. She didn't usually see through it. After some thought, he raised his voice slightly and asked her, "Princess Rong, if you can give me any tangible evidence, will I believe you? Where did this news come from? Who gave you this information? "

How could he tell the Emperor about Dongfang Hao's inquiry? It didn't seem to make much sense for the princess to send people to the other princes' manors to inquire about it, and after all, all the information was brought by Dongfang Hao. Even if he believed it, the emperor might not be willing to believe it.

Seeing that Shang Yiqing had remained silent, the emperor was slightly angered. "How can I trust you, Consort Rong, when you have no solid evidence and no reliable source of information?" Furthermore, not only will you not be able to help Prince Rong, you will also make me feel dissatisfied — "The emperor glanced at Shang Yiqing meaningfully and continued," Do you know that doing so will bring you no benefits at all? "

"Your Majesty, chenqie knows that you might not listen to what I'm saying now, but King Xuan really is conspiring against me. This is absolutely true. What I'm doing is not for the sake of Prince Rong, but for the Empress's and Your Majesty's safety!" Shang Yiqing took a deep breath and answered righteously.

The emperor smiled faintly. Although he didn't quite believe Shang Yiqing's words, he wanted to laugh when he saw her expression, so he forced a smile and asked, "You said that you can proclaim your plans but you're unable to produce the facts. It's impossible for me to use a single sentence from you to condemn King Xuan, and it's impossible for you to punish him based on a single sentence. Do you understand?"

It seemed that the emperor did not believe his words at all. Shang Yiqing felt a bit stifled and a bit unhappy, but it was inconvenient for her to reveal it in front of the emperor, so she could only say: "Your majesty, do you think that I have the possibility of coming here to play Duke Xuan for no reason? Originally, the imperial harem was not allowed to interfere in political affairs. Unless something urgent happened, chenqie came to find the emperor out of helplessness. Please reconsider, your majesty. "

"Princess Rong, I just said that if there's any evidence, everything will be fine." Even if you say that the assassin who tried to assassinate the empress was in the hands of Prince Rong, I've never seen him. The emperor had made it clear that he didn't want to believe Shang Yiqing's words.

Shang Yiqing was getting anxious as she pursed her lips, "Your majesty, it looks like you don't believe chenqie's words. But King Xuan is really conspiring against you!"

"Princess Rong!" The emperor couldn't help but raise his voice. "If you're still spouting nonsense here, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Your Majesty …" Seeing that the emperor was truly angered, Shang Yiqing did not dare to say anything more, but was unwilling to do so.

"Step back …" The Emperor waved his hand.

"Your Majesty …"

"Withdraw for This Emperor!"

Shang Yiqing did not dare to say more and retreated obediently.

Seeing that Shang Yiqing had left the royal study, the emperor heaved a long sigh. He really didn't wish for what Shang Yiqing said to be true. Although King Xuan wanted to be uninhibited and uninhibited, it wasn't enough to rebel against him, right? Also, the assassin who tried to assassinate the empress had already found out that he was a disciple of an exiled descendant of the Ximi Kingdom, so he didn't have much to do with King Xuan. However, to dare to report such a heinous crime, could it be that Duke Xuan was really planning to rebel? Of the four young princes, King Ning had already become a cripple. King Ding had already died, and only Duke Xuan and Prince Rong were left, and now that Prince Rong was chosen as the crown prince, it was not impossible for King Xuan to rebel against him. However, this matter was involving the appearance of the imperial concubine, so it was not very believable.