Northern Jin Dynasty.

The Imperial City slept in the pitch-black night when suddenly a clap of thunder echoed, and lightning tore across the sky, ripping it open with a fissure.

That torrential rain poured down from that fissure, the heavens and earth turning gloomy.

Qin Shi Yue suddenly woke up, jumping out of bed. Though it was a cold spring day, he had broken out in a thin layer of sweat.

He glanced around. The vast Palace of Weiyang had only a single small candle burning. Palace Attendant Mei, who should have been guarding the bedchamber for the night, was nowhere to be seen.

Qin Shi frowned, startled awake by the thunder. She felt a sense of unease and foreboding.

Suddenly, a cacophony of footsteps echoed from outside the hall. Someone violently pushed open the grand lacquered door, and a blast of cold wind swept in, causing the candles inside to flicker precariously.

Gong Qing'e stumbled in, her footsteps unsteady, and she fell to her knees before Qin Shiyue's bed.

"You little minx, why are you so flustered?"

During the Qin dynasty, Yue frowned. This clear song was raised with Xiao in the Duke of Protector's mansion since childhood and always followed etiquette meticulously. Today, she rushed in so flustered and out of sorts, it was unusual!

I wanted to help Qingge up, but suddenly someone grabbed Qin Shiyue's hand with a terrified expression. They cried out, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have to run, they are going to kill you!!!"

Qin Shiyue was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"

Qingge tugged at Qin Shiyue's hand, her eyes wide with fear.

After calming herself, she quickly told Qin Shiyue: "I woke up in the middle of the night and saw that it was about to rain. I was worried something might happen here, so I came to check. But when I got outside the palace, I saw Ting Mei sneaking out of Weiyang Palace."

No wonder I didn't see Ting Mei when I woke up!!!

Late at night, I felt something was amiss and followed him out of curiosity. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, he went to Huajin Palace.

Speaking of this, Qing Ge's pair of clear eyes widened suddenly, filled with terror.

What are you doing there?

Qin Shiyue's heart sank. Huajing Palace was the residence of Princess Hua, the younger sister of the current emperor's husband. What could Mei be doing out in the middle of the night?

Within this palace, there are too many schemes and plots. Qin Shiyue caught a whiff of it.

A look of fear and embarrassment crossed Qingge's face. Her lips were dry, her cheeks flushed red, as she stammered, "I heard Mei went into Princess Hua's bedroom. When the door opened, Your Majesty, I saw the Emperor!"

"Jin Hua?" Qin Shi Yue was startled and jumped out of bed, she moved too suddenly, causing a disturbance in her qi, and her stomach hurt so badly that she bent over.

Qīnggē was startled and hurriedly pressed down, "Your Majesty, please don't!!!"

During the Qin Dynasty, Yue, with a swift movement, grasped Qing Ge's wrist. His subconscious mind screamed that Qing Ge must have seen something she shouldn't have.

"Qingge, tell this palace, what did you see?"

After seven months of pregnancy, her husband Ye Jinhu has been doting on her in every way. Every day, no matter how busy he is, he will take some time to accompany her.

He only stayed in the Qianqing Palace, where he usually handled government affairs, at night. He did so because he feared getting too close to her and losing control of himself. He used his ill health as an excuse.

Qin Shi never expected that he would go to Huajin Palace in the middle of the night.

On second thought, Hua Princess was his sister. Perhaps something urgent had come up and she had asked him to go. Shen relaxed a little.

But she heard the clear song lower her head and burst into tears, letting out a terrified shriek: "I saw it, I saw it! The Emperor was with the princess, with the princess, engaging in illicit affairs!"