Everyone was shocked and for a moment no one reacted, the palace people were like waking up from a dream, they quickly brought over bandages and medicine to dress the wounds, helped the ladies onto their beds one by one, carefully applied the medicine, and repeatedly sent people to call for the imperial physician.

  Morning 'dew' shook off the dust from her clothes, and with a silk handkerchief gently wiped away the tiny wounds - just a few shallow scars, in an instant, the bleeding stopped.

  Her eyes sparkled as she carefully examined the few fine bloodstains, and it wasn't until half a moment later that she put away the handkerchief in her hand. The Yun Guiren beside her was sobbing softly, and from her 'jade' arm, a sharp fragment of glass was pinched out, and fresh blood gushed out again.

  The empress's face turned iron-green, and she sternly called out to Ye Gu Gu: "Take down the craftsman who forged this ice lantern for me!"

  The eunuch in charge of the Forge Department rushed over hastily, his forehead still beaded with sweat. He knelt down shakily: "Your Majesty, I have arrived!"

  "What else do you want to report...?!" The empress dowager was so angry that her heart felt stifled again, and she barely managed to hold back her temper before coldly sneering: "You people are getting more and more brazen, do you want this old woman to die early?"

  "Your Ladyship... this really has nothing to do with me, a humble blacksmith..."

  The eunuch in charge of the affairs, no longer caring about taboos, said in one breath: "The treasures we usually present are all tested by the masters in the bureau for several times, and there must be no mistakes!"

  "What is this...?!"

  Ye's aunt coldly said from the side.

  The eunuch in charge hastily came forward, knelt down, picked up a few pieces of debris, and gently twisted them with his hands, completely disregarding the fact that he was bleeding profusely from being stabbed, his eyes revealing an unbelievable astonishment.

  "This... this ice cream, before it was tempered, silica sand had already been added!!!"

  He shouted in a flustered manner. (Mobile phone station // ap. Updated fastest). His complexion was as pale as dead ashes.

  "Tell me in detail."

  The empress dowager calmed down slightly, gesturing for him to get up and speak. "This ice crystal is extremely precious, it's one of the tributes presented by Prince An during his visit this time. We didn't dare to be negligent from the day we received it, storing it separately in a warehouse, where skilled craftsmen carefully crafted it. Ordinary people can hardly catch a glimpse... how could there be silica sand?"

  He shuddered slightly. Unable to bear the blow of this great disaster, he muttered: "With silica added, ice crystal is extremely prone to fragmentation, shattered into pieces..." "Wait!"

  The empress dowager heard the sound and asked: "If this ice crystal is a complete piece, can you see if there is silica sand?"

  "This... probably can't."

  "Is the master in your department reliable?"

  "Just as I was about to report to Her Majesty, this master craftsman turned out to be the one who had forged the emperor's sword in the past. He is absolutely loyal and dedicated."

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay. After a long while, Aunt Ye stammered: "Your Highness, I'm afraid it's at the bottom of An Wang Temple... It's already..."

  The empress dowager's eyes flashed, and she said sternly: "Do not speak rashly!"

  Among those present, no one spoke a word. In their hearts, they all had a clear understanding.

  This is an imperial object. How can the Forging Bureau be so careless? Now that such a change has occurred, it is indeed most suspicious on the side of An Wang.

  Mei Gui Pin looked at the chaotic scene in front of her, her face turned even paler. She felt a dull pain in her abdomen and couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

  The empress dowager caught sight of him and hastily ordered: "Quickly, let *** come back!"

  The palace was once again plunged into a state of frantic panic. The Emperor was in conference with his ministers.

  "The princes have been away from their fiefs for a long time, which is not proper. If the honest king is indeed ill and weak, he can let the imperial physician accompany him to his side, and after returning to his fief, he can slowly recover."

  His face was gaunt and shriveled, with wrinkles like a spider's web, growing deeper as he moved.

  The pain of losing his daughter made him almost ill, although he barely held on, but also greatly injured his vitality, at first glance, as if he had aged ten years.

  He looked at the memorial presented by the attendant and spoke solemnly, with only a stern expression between his eyebrows.

  The emperor slightly frowned: "This is probably not suitable, in terms of generation, King Cheng is my uncle. Now that he is feeling unwell, how can we rush him to return?"

  Sun Ming listened on the side and also felt a headache.

  These vassal kings each brought hundreds of attendants, and the Second King of Anping even left a garrison outside the city. These people relied on their masters' power to bully others, causing no small amount of trouble in the capital.

  As the General of Beijing Camp, he was not supposed to take care of civil administration, but before the emperor's expedition, the security of Beijing was entrusted to him. Now, although he has returned with a great victory, the princes have entered Beijing one after another, and intentionally or unintentionally, the emperor has not taken back the power.

  Sun Ming vaguely guessed the emperor's intention, but he was even more worried.

  "Your Majesty, absolutely not! The Duke of Cheng is old and frail, and has always been respectful and obedient. If he were to stay in the capital alone, even for a month, or a year or two, it wouldn't be a big deal!"

  The emperor nodded thoughtfully: "I understand what you mean, Qi Qing - it's someone else who's behind the scenes!"

  Sun Ming felt that he could no longer remain indifferent, so he bowed and said: "I am responsible for the security of the capital. In recent days, my subordinates have heard some rumors..."

  He saw everyone staring at him, and after choosing his words carefully, he continued: "The soldiers under General An and General Ping frequently took all the 'girls' from the brothels..."

  The following words are really obscene and profane, and would sully the imperial ears. The emperor waved his hand, indicating that he should continue.

  "There were several people who got drunk and boastfully told the prostitutes that they had been working hard for a long time, so this time they would stay in the capital for a few more days to fully enjoy this 'flourishing' world."

  "On those roofs, there were all sorts of thieves lurking about; they had heard too much and couldn't help but be startled, so they quietly reported it to the police."

  Everyone listened intently, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked, each verifying with their own conjectures in their hearts, for a moment no one spoke.

  In the Da Yu Zhi Shui Di Ci furnace, the fragrance wafted and dissipated, and the emperor felt that all the people in front of him seemed to be hidden in the mist, leaving only himself sitting in the middle, looking down at the world's creatures with a sense of loneliness and shock.

  He let out a soft sigh, a kind of unprecedented fatigue sweeping over his entire body.

  Are you guys going to make a big fuss until everything is ruined?

  Yu Yun saw him dazed, leaned in close to his ear and whispered a few words. The emperor's sword-like eyebrows rose, his eyes gleaming with sharpness - "Is this really the case?"

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