Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 186 182. Reverse Tiangang
The two of them chose a very good time. Now that it is summer, people are most likely to feel sleepy in the afternoon and always need to take a nap. This period of time is when there are the least people.

After the tenderness, the two no longer felt the heat. Mu Changzai snuggled in Hongshi's arms, feeling infinite sweetness in her heart.

"Wait a little longer, believe me, I will find a way to take you out." Hongshi promised softly.

"Yeah." A glimmer of hope rose in Mu Chang's heart.

"The Emperor is old, but I still have you in my heart. Yao'er, you are truly a gift from God to me." Hongshi felt that everything was content at this moment. He and his sweetheart were in love with each other. Even the unpleasantness of the arranged marriage a few days ago disappeared.

When their love reached its peak, Mu Changzai and Hongshi could no longer control themselves.

By the time Shen Meizhuang heard Hongshi's words, it was already nighttime.

Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but laugh out of anger. Those two were so presumptuous. They were in the palace in broad daylight, as if they were alone. Did they really think that they were just helping to manage the six palaces for free?

"You are really rebelling against Tiangang!" Shen Meizhuang snorted coldly.

Concubine Jing sat aside, looking extremely embarrassed.

"So, sister can be trusted?" Shen Meizhuang asked.

"This...what should I do?" For the first time, Concubine Jing felt something was wrong and she was at a loss.

"Please make a decision, sister. This matter cannot be limited to you and me. It goes without saying that Mu Changzai is a member of the harem, and we cannot deal with the Third Prince." Shen Meizhuang sighed.

"Of course I have to report it to the Emperor. Even if the Imperial Concubine, you and I were together, we wouldn't be able to handle this matter." Concubine Jing looked worried.

"But now the emperor's dragon body... I'm afraid it can't withstand this stimulation." Concubine Jing murmured.

"Well, sister, let me report the details of this matter to the emperor." Shen Meizhuang said.

"That's fine... Sister, please speak slowly. Alas, it's a bad fate. Come, take Mu Changzai to the Ministry of Punishment and wait for his fate."

"Remember, there is no need to torture or interrogate him for now." Shen Meizhuang seemed to remember something and said.

Imperial Concubine Jing looked at her in confusion, and Shen Meizhuang explained, "The two of them have been doing this for more than a month, and they are both young and strong. If... they are pregnant..."

She stood up suddenly. When she thought of this possibility, Concubine Jing felt sick all over.

"Sister, the emperor's health is very poor. It would be better to report to him after some time." Concubine Jing took a deep breath and said helplessly.

"Just listen to your sister." This was exactly what Shen Meizhuang meant.

Mu Changzai was still immersed in the tenderness and sweetness with her sweetheart when the door of her room was kicked open by the guards.

Before she could say anything and the maidservant next to her didn't even have time to react, she was gagged, tied up hands and feet, and dragged away.

The noise was particularly loud in the quiet night and naturally alarmed many people, but no one knew who had done what, let alone the inside story. Everyone was kept in the dark.

Two days later, Hongshi entered the palace again and had lunch in Concubine Qi's palace as usual. During the chat, Concubine Qi mentioned this matter.

"Two nights ago, there was a scene. It seemed that a maid had committed some crime and was taken to the Ministry of Punishment. I heard that she was forcibly tied up and was not even given a chance to defend herself."

Hongshi, who was originally absent-minded, seemed to be hit by something. He was stunned and his heart was beating wildly. He was afraid that Concubine Qi would find out, so he had to finish his lunch calmly and hurriedly took his leave.

He ran anxiously to the place where they always met, hoping that the one who was taken to the Ministry of Punishment was someone else, and that his Yao'er was waiting for him there as usual. He looked around for a while, but did not see the person he had been thinking about day and night. He comforted himself in his heart that maybe something had delayed him, so he calmed down and waited.

When the sun began to set, there was still no sign of anyone. Hongshi suddenly felt a chill sweeping over his heart, and he broke out in a cold sweat despite the hot weather.

He walked on the palace road with weak legs, and left the palace in a daze. He stayed in his mansion restlessly all day, and dared not enter the palace again.

After half a month of living in fear, the outside world was calm and the palace was as normal as usual. He thought that the matter had passed and the imperial concubine and others would definitely make a small deal out of it.

Just when he was feeling relaxed, the Third Prince's Mansion received a letter from the palace.

When Hongshi opened the letter, he took a glance at it and felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar in the hottest days of summer.

Mu Changzai, who was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, was pregnant.

Not daring to delay, Hongshi immediately entered the palace and found Concubine Qi.

When Concubine Qi heard what had happened, she felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed. She was stunned for a moment, then burst into helpless tears.

"Hongshi, you are confused. She is your father's concubine. You should never do this. Even if all the women in the world died, you should not..."

"Mother, I know I was wrong. Mother, please save me. The Emperor won't kill me, will he?" Hongshi fell on the table and cried bitterly.

"What do you want me to do? I'm incompetent... After you've done such a thing, how can I face your father again..." Concubine Qi was still crying.

Hongshi suddenly felt annoyed and shouted loudly, "Incompetent, incompetent, it's because of you that my son was granted marriage to the daughter of a small fourth-rank civil servant. It's because of you that my son and my sixth brother couldn't compete with each other. Now even the woman my son likes is pregnant with my child, and my son can't do anything!" After saying that, he ran out of the door.

Concubine Qi was so stunned that she forgot to send anyone to chase him out.

Hongshi ran to the lake and hammered on a tree until his fingers were bleeding.

Soon, a young eunuch came running and covered Hongshi's injured hand with a handkerchief.

"Lord Beile, why are you doing this? Concubine Qi has no other options. Don't worry. You are the prince. There must be a way to resolve this matter."

If Xia Dongchun saw it, she would definitely recognize the little eunuch who was speaking as the one she sent to keep an eye on Mu Changzai that day.

"Who are you?" Hongshi asked warily.

"I am from the palace of Concubine Qi. The Concubine really feels sorry for Prince Beile, so she ordered me to chase him out and take a look."

"Hmph!" Hongshi snorted coldly.

"Don't be anxious, my lord. Think about it carefully. There must be a way to solve this problem. There is no need for you and your son to be angry." The young eunuch advised.

"I came to the palace thinking that my mother would have a solution. But I didn't expect that my mother would be the same as usual, just crying and blaming others when something happened." Hongshi said angrily.

"In my opinion, this matter could be a big deal or a small one. The emperor has so many concubines in his harem that he can't even remember who is who. I heard that Concubine Mu has never served in his bed..."

Hongshi snorted coldly and glared at the young eunuch with murderous eyes.

The young eunuch coughed and said awkwardly, "I just heard about it. If that's the case, you and the emperor are father and son, so there's nothing wrong with saying it. After all, she's just a woman who has never slept with the emperor..."

"How dare you," Hongshi shouted, "You little dog slave, you dare to talk nonsense about your master, I don't want your life any more."