"Take these two away, lock them up in jail, and await your punishment!" Fu Yuheng gave the order with cold eyes, then turned his head away with some disgust, not looking at Liu Churong, who was still lying on the ground with a pale face.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Liu Churong looked at the guards who were walking in from the door. She still did not give up. She threw herself at Fu Yuheng's feet and shouted, "Your Majesty, please show me mercy!"
"What are you still standing there for! Take him away!" Fu Yuheng opened his mouth coldly, took a step back, pulled the dragon boots out of Liu Churong's embrace, and quickly retreated away from Liu Churong, not hiding the disgust in his heart at all.
After hearing the order, the guards quickened their movements and lifted up Liu Churong, who was still sitting there, and prepared to take her away. Just as the guards were about to leave Fu Yuheng's side, her voice rang out again, but it seemed that she had lost all her strength.
"Your Majesty, are you really going to treat me like this?" Liu Churong looked at him steadily with empty eyes. Her body was still shaking uncontrollably. Everything was a foregone conclusion, but she still had to struggle desperately.
Fu Yuheng glared coldly and remained silent. An indescribable feeling of oppression came over her, and the last bit of desire in her eyes disappeared. Shen Qingwan, who was standing aside, had a calm expression on her face. She watched her being led out of the west wing and took in her last moment of resentment.
Fu Huaiyu, who was being held up by the guards, said nothing. He could hardly hide the regret on his face, but what he felt more was the unwillingness in his heart. He had noticed something was wrong at the beginning, but he didn't expect to be tricked. He had planned everything, but he didn't expect to capsize in the gutter today.
After all, he had underestimated this woman. He could not blame anyone else but himself for his carelessness.
Seeing that both of them were led out of the west wing, Shen Qingwan slowly walked to the emperor's side and handed him the fine Longjing tea that she had asked Lianyun to brew. "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to calm down. Don't be too angry."
She saw all his reactions just now, and if it was acting, she could hardly catch any trace.
Fu Yuheng narrowed his eyes, took the teacup, brushed off the tea leaves on his face, and then took a sip. He had no intention of drinking the tea. He still needed to think more about how to deal with Liu Churong and Fu Huaiyu next.
On the other side, Prime Minister Liu was looking for classics in the study at home, when suddenly a person flashed into the study. He turned his head and saw that it was his confidant who was planted in the palace. The person whispered something in his ear, and his face changed instantly.
"Is the news true?" Prime Minister Liu looked anxious and couldn't help asking again.
"It's absolutely true." The confidant lowered his voice with a gloomy face. As soon as he received the news, he hurried out of the palace to tell him.
After hearing the words of his confidant, Prime Minister Liu's heart trembled. This was going to be a big problem.
He didn't expect that his daughter would cause such a big trouble in the palace. Now she is still imprisoned in the prison by Fu Yuheng. She has been spoiled by her family since she was a child. He really can't bear to see her suffer in prison.
But what made him even more panic was that Liu Churong and Fu Huaiyu's affair had been exposed. If this matter was not handled properly, it would be a big blow to their Liu family. Moreover, if you want to accuse someone, there will be endless trouble. I'm afraid that something has been discovered.
The situation was critical and no time was lost. Prime Minister Liu hurriedly changed his clothes, then ordered his servants to prepare the carriage and immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor. He pleaded for Liu Churong and the Liu family.
Fu Yuheng was reading memorials in the hall when Sun Ning came over to report that Prime Minister Liu wanted to see him.
"No." Fu Yuheng twitched his lips slightly, his voice cold. He knew that Prime Minister Liu would definitely do something like this after hearing the news, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. "If you continue to pester me, just drag me away."
"Yes, I'll report back right away." After bowing, Sun Ning took a few steps back and left the hall.
After Prime Minister Liu heard Sun Ning's reply, his heart felt as if it was thrown into an ice cellar and turned completely cold.
"This old minister requests to see the emperor!" He knelt on the stone platform in the hall and kept shouting loudly into the hall, hoping that Fu Yuheng could hear him.
Fu Yuheng narrowed his sharp eyes and turned his gaze back to the memorials, ignoring the constant calls for help coming from outside the hall. He knew very well what this old fox was thinking.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu has been sincere to you for all these years since she entered the palace. She must have been wronged this time. I beg Your Majesty to see the truth!" His head hit the ground again and again, and his forehead was red.
"Isn't the implication of Prime Minister Liu's words that the emperor cannot distinguish right from wrong?" Sun Ning was still standing at the entrance of the Dian Palace, looking at Prime Minister Liu's bewildered expression, and said quietly.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Liu felt even colder in his heart. He paused for a moment, then kowtowed again, shouting, "Your Majesty! This old minister is not good at speaking, but I beg you to release Concubine Liu from prison first for the sake of our past friendship, so that she will not suffer in prison any longer!"
"Prime Minister Liu, please go back. The Emperor has ordered that he will not see you today. Many people coming and going outside the hall have noticed Prime Minister Liu's attitude. You should go back home and wait for news." Sun Ning tried to persuade him kindly, but Prime Minister Liu was unwilling to do so and was still struggling to enter the hall.
Seeing this, Sun Ning winked at the guards on both sides, and they immediately stepped forward and pulled away Prime Minister Liu, who was slumped on the ground.
After Shen Qingwan sent the emperor away, she stayed in her palace, thinking about what had just happened. She knew that Fu Yuheng would definitely take this opportunity to get rid of the Liu family and Fu Huaiyu, and everything she had done before was to help him.
"Your Majesty, have some cake. You've been troubled by a lot of things just now. This is the ice skin osmanthus cake I made myself. It goes well with the West Lake Longjing tea to relieve the sweetness." Lianyun held a plate of jade-colored osmanthus cake and placed freshly brewed tea on it. It made people hungry just by looking at it.
"You are really thoughtful." Shen Qingwan picked up the teacup and took a sip. Her voice became a little softer, not at all like the exclamation she made when Liu Churong was still here just now.
Previously, she had Wen Ling give Fu Huaiyu a chronic poison in order to make him lose his mind and step by step walk into the trap she had set today. And today in the west wing, it was because she had someone mix drugs with conflicting properties that he fainted all of a sudden.
"I really admire your majesty's ability to predict the future. Even if you are right, the Ninth Prince will take the bait." Lianyun said happily as she poured tea for Shen Qingwan.
Shen Qingwan curled her thin lips, feeling that Lian Yun was naive in her heart. There was no such thing as predicting everything. Only by considering more and being meticulous could she unravel the matter bit by bit and complete her plan.