I insist

Chapter 239: Discovering the Affair

After much deliberation, the Empress finally approached the Crown Prince. She straightened her clothes, sat down slowly in front of him, and frowned as she asked, "Have you decided how to deal with this matter?"

The Crown Prince knew about the affair between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and immediately told the Empress. Therefore, the two of them naturally knew that the Emperor was very dissatisfied with what the Han family had done because of the Empress Dowager.

"Not yet, but Father is being far too blatant!" The Crown Prince's face was very gloomy. The Emperor's favoritism towards the Empress Dowager had already been made public. It was one thing for the harem to use this matter as gossip, but now he was even bringing it up to the court. He felt ashamed for the Emperor!

But he was just a crown prince and there was very little he could do. Although he felt helpless about the interaction between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, there was nothing he could do.

The Empress frowned. After all, she and the Empress Dowager were both women in the harem, and she could figure out the Empress Dowager's thoughts in no time. "Right now, we absolutely cannot let the Empress Dowager get pregnant, otherwise your position may be in jeopardy!"

The Crown Prince's face was very ugly. He understood the reasoning behind the Empress's words. The thought of his long-held position being replaced, even though whether it would succeed was still a question, and many officials from the previous dynasty were already his people, made the Crown Prince very unhappy.

Ultimately, the Empress still had to use the beauty trap to divert the Emperor's attention from the Empress Dowager to the beauties, so she paid extra attention when selecting beauties.

When searching for someone, she paid close attention to the beauty of the woman, as well as her demeanor and seductive skills. If her seductive skills were not enough, the Empress would directly send Granny Chu to take her over and teach her.

When the time was right, the Empress smiled and had Granny Chu bring the child before the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, there is currently a shortage of male heirs in the palace, and the Empress must also have few concubines. Therefore, she specially sought out a beauty from outside the palace, and I suppose Your Majesty would like her. She has asked this old servant to bring her to Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately looked up. His gaze fell on the beautiful woman who gracefully walked out from behind Granny Chu, and his eyes lit up instantly.

These days, he had long wanted to see some beauties, but too many things were piling up at once, which left the emperor feeling helpless, so he had to give up for the time being.

The Emperor was surprised that the Empress would actively seek out beauties for him. He laughed loudly and placed his hand on the table. "The Empress is truly becoming more and more like the mother of the nation! I like it!"

Granny Chu gave the beauty a look, then quietly slipped away.

The beauty understood what Granny Chu and the Empress meant. She chuckled and walked lightly to the Emperor's side, placing her hands on his shoulders and straddling his lap.

She wrapped her arms around the emperor's neck, recalling the seductive arts that Granny Chu had taught her, and used all her strength to seduce the emperor.

The emperor naturally enjoyed this immensely.

It had been a long time since a bold and alluring beauty had graced the imperial harem, and the emperor was addicted to the novelty. He would visit the beauty's palace to sleep every time, and he would favor her for several days in a row, which aroused the envy of some of the concubines in the palace.

Imperial Medical Academy.

Ming Taicheng found Song Miqiu and handed her the tray, saying, "Could you deliver these medicines to the concubines' palaces for me? I'm busy with these matters right now and can't go there myself."

Hearing Ming Taicheng's words, Song Miqiu nodded, understanding what he meant.

She didn't ask Ming Taicheng what he was going to do. They had helped each other before, so it was no big deal for her to help Ming Taicheng once.

Song Miqiu lowered her eyes, removed everything from her hands, took the tray from Ming Taicheng, turned around, and left with a smile.

She was in a very good mood today, and Song Miqiu hummed a tune as she headed towards the concubines' palace.

She had only taken a few steps when she passed the back garden and heard a strange noise. She paused, looked towards the back garden, and leaned towards it.

Song Miqiu craned his neck to take a look, but because of the flowers and tree roots blocking his view, he couldn't see what was happening behind him at all.

Although curiosity is strictly forbidden in the palace, Song Miqiu hesitated for a moment before tiptoeing toward that place.

Anyway, I'm just going to take a look, so I shouldn't be discovered.

She freed one hand and placed it against her chest, whispering words of comfort.

Song Miqiu muttered a few words, her hand gently resting on the rockery. As she got closer, the voice became clearer and clearer.

The strange sound kept lingering between her ears. Song Miqiu's eyes widened. She closed her eyes in frustration, wanting to hit herself on the head, but stopped herself just before she could.

If she had known it was an affair in the palace, she wouldn't have come out of curiosity to watch!

Just as Song Miqiu turned to leave, she heard a man's voice call out softly, "Your Majesty..."

This stunned Song Miqiu; she hadn't expected that the person she was eavesdropping on was actually an empress!

This successfully piqued Song Miqiu's curiosity once again. She lifted her skirt, held the plate in both hands, and carefully walked inside.

Song Miqiu kept a close eye on whether there was anything blocking her way or making a sound that could be heard.

She hadn't expected that the one having an affair was a concubine in the harem. However, Song Miqiu thought about it again and realized that the rumors about the Emperor and Empress Dowager had been circulating in the palace for the past few days, so it was inevitable that some concubines would feel resentful.

Song Miqiu rubbed her hands together, found a perfect viewing spot, carefully placed the tray in the book aside to make sure she wouldn't be stepped on, then offered both hands and peeked out.

This was quite a surprise. Song Miqiu immediately recognized the guard's appearance. She felt that the guard looked somewhat familiar, but she just couldn't remember him for a moment.

Song Miqiu kept staring, hoping to catch a glimpse of the concubine's face, but the other woman kept her back to her, and she couldn't find her no matter what she did.

She watched for an unknown amount of time until the two people in front of her finally finished, and she watched them leave.

Song Miqiu breathed a sigh of relief, but still dared not let her guard down. She waited in place for a long time to make sure the other party would not return before she picked up the medicine and prepared to leave.

She suddenly heard footsteps. Song Miqiu froze, lowered her head, and dared not look up at the other person.

Song Miqiu's pupils suddenly contracted; she hadn't expected that someone would actually return the way they came!

If she had known this would happen, she should have waited a little longer.

She gritted her teeth, slowly raised her face, and saw that the guards were returning the way they came.

The other party was also surprised to see an old woman in front of him. He didn't want to pay attention to her, but then he remembered that the place where Song Miqiu had just stood was the place where he and his concubines had their affair!

Upon thinking of this, the guard froze in place and did not move.