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Chapter 4022: Up to Their Necks in Trouble

"Wife," Mo Liusheng quickly pleaded, looking utterly pitiful. "I deny every single thing you just mentioned. These past few years, I've lived a life even tougher than a monk's."

"If you don't believe me, ask Laifu," Mo Liusheng said, sounding wronged. "Wife, I've waited for you for over ten years. My loyalty to you is as clear as the sun and moon, and I've suffered terribly waiting. Half my hair has even turned white!"

Bai Wuxia glanced at his luxuriant black hair, rolled her eyes at him, and seeing his bitter expression, couldn't help but chuckle.

In truth, how could she not know the Emperor's feelings for her?

She had merely been putting on an act earlier, but seeing the old woman holding Princess Yan Yun's hand in the Imperial Study did indeed make her feel a bit nauseated.

The old woman looked at Princess Yan Yun as if she were a mother-in-law eyeing a prospective daughter-in-law, which truly made her stomach churn.

She wondered how many beautiful young women the old woman had "introduced" to her husband during her unconscious period.

Thankfully, her husband was upright and fearless of rumors; otherwise, who knew how many "good sisters" would have popped up in her home after all these years.

The thought of these "good sisters" made the Empress feel intensely disgusted.

The old woman's actions today were simply too much of an eyesore.

Bai Wuxia looked up at the Emperor. "What do you plan to do about those princesses and such?"

Seeing his wife angry, Mo Liusheng immediately said without batting an eye, "Sell them all off?"

Bai Wuxia wordlessly pulled her hand away and lightly punched him. "Sell what off? Sell them how?"

He thought those people were just maids and servants, who could be sold off at a whim?

If they were truly sold, who knew what kind of commotion those kings would cause.

Bai Wuxia smiled faintly. "How about adding a few more people to Jianping Manor?"

The Emperor's lips twitched: Wife, why can't your grudges with Jianping be smoothed over after more than ten years?

On the surface, the Emperor naturally nodded with a look of pleasant approval. "Good, good, good! It'll be lively with more people in Jianping Manor."

Bai Wuxia nodded with satisfaction.

Qiao Mu leaned into Mo Lian's ear and whispered, "Husband, Mother is so amazing."

Mo Lian nodded repeatedly. "Qiaoqiao, we'll have good days ahead now."

"That old woman, we don't have to deal with her anymore," Mo Lian whispered. "Leave her to Mother; she can make the old woman doubt her existence in minutes."

"You rascals, when did you pick up the habit of eavesdropping?"

The Emperor roared. Crown Prince Mo quickly scooped up his wife and ran off in a flash.

--Qiao's Dividing Line--

Clatter, clatter, clatter

Rattle, crash

The sounds of fragments falling to the ground echoed inside and outside Empress Liu's bedchamber.

"How is it possible that nothing can be found?"

"Useless! Useless! A bunch of useless people!"

Empress Liu shrieked, her eyes bloodshot.

The palace maids prostrate on the ground were already pale with fright, their heads bowed, not daring to look up.

"Fourth Highness has barely left his residence these past few days, and there's no sign of unusual activity."

"Impossible!" Empress Liu sharply interrupted the shadow guard's report. "Investigate again!"

"You must find evidence!"

"This Empress will personally present it before His Majesty, to let him see what his good son has truly done!"

"Empress! Empress!" The eunuch's sharp voice cut in.

"Bad news! Something has happened to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Li'er?" Empress Liu's expression drastically changed.