Hearing this, the Empress was not surprised. The little fairies in the harem were all good at changing their attitude according to the situation.

　　It was obvious that this Cairen Sun was just like the two noble ladies before her. She changed her tone temporarily when she saw that she was in front of His Majesty. But since she wants to apologize, let’s listen to her.

　　The Empress looked at Cairen Sun and asked with a smile, “Why are you asking for forgiveness when everything is fine?”

　　Sun Cairen was thinking quickly in his mind.

　　She had been planning for a long time, and she had deliberately planned to fall from the tree when His Majesty was passing by. She could not tell anyone even if she was beaten to death. Not to mention plotting against His Majesty, just the fact that she had inquired about His Majesty’s whereabouts, if she was investigated further, it would be a capital crime punishable by the death of her head.

　　She bribed a young eunuch from the same hometown and asked him to work for the young eunuchs around His Majesty, but she couldn’t say that. Although everyone did this behind the scenes, she couldn’t bring the people around His Majesty to the surface. If she told the truth, not only would she not benefit, but she would also implicate a bunch of people.

　　Also, the incident in which she framed the Imperial Noble Consort and then was killed by her has not happened yet. People’s minds are unpredictable, so she’d better not talk about it for now. As long as she is more careful in the future and doesn’t provoke the Imperial Noble Consort, everything will be fine.

　　In a flash, Cairen Sun made up her mind and said respectfully, “I was bullied by Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang before, and I felt resentful. I knelt on the road with a choked breath, hoping that if the news reached Your Majesty, Your Majesty would stand up for me. I am narrow-minded, and I beg the Empress to punish me.”

　　The Empress smiled and nodded, “You are young, and it is inevitable that you will lose your temper when you suffer some grievances. It is not a big mistake. Stand up and talk.”

　　”Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty.” Sun Cairen thanked her but refused to stand up. “I shouldn’t have come to Your Majesty to complain after suffering a little injustice. I disturbed Your Majesty and Your Majesty.”

　　Good to know. Empress: “It’s okay, get up.”

　　It seemed that she had escaped. Sun Cairen felt relieved and thanked her again. This time, she stood up and said, “Your Majesty, I have something to report.”

　　”Xiaojiu, you are a clever ghost. Hahaha.” In the inner hall, I don’t know what Xiaojiu did to make His Majesty laugh out loud.

　　The Empress was afraid that she would miss some important information, so she urged impatiently, “Go ahead.”

　　When Cairen Sun heard the voice of a child coming from inside, she was stunned. She immediately realized that the voice of the child in the conversation she heard earlier was that of the Ninth Princess.

　　She took a step forward and lowered her voice: “Your Majesty, a strange thing happened to me. It has something to do with the Ninth Princess. Today, I was…”

　　Sun Cairen was a little excited and told what she had heard about the conversation between the two people.

　　But she didn’t say the content of the conversation. She just said that she was frightened at the time and was in a trance for a moment and didn’t hear clearly what was said.

　　This is a lie. The Empress nodded slightly: “I already know about Xiaojiu’s matter.”

　　Sun Cairen was stunned. Empress, do you know?

　　No wonder the Empress remained calm and collected throughout her story, her expression unchanged. It turned out that she already knew.

　　She anxiously confirmed, “Empress, could the Imperial Concubine also hear the conversation between the Ninth Princess and that man?”

　　This Sun Cairen is not stupid. The Empress did not hide it from her: “Your Majesty, I and the Imperial Noble Consort can both do it.”

　　Cairen Sun felt a chill down her spine and a layer of cold sweat broke out.

　　Earlier, on the path beside the Imperial Garden, when the Ninth Princess and the mysterious man were talking in hiding somewhere, the Imperial Concubine and the maids and nannies beside her were all calm and composed, without showing any surprise at all.

　　At that time, she thought that no one else present could hear it and she was the only one who could hear it. It turned out that they had known it for a long time, which was why they were so calm.

　　She had originally thought that since no one heard it, she would keep it secret, but she didn’t expect that the Imperial Concubine actually heard it with her own ears.

　　Cairen Sun was filled with fear. The Imperial Concubine heard it but did not take any action to punish her. Was she too lazy to bother with a small fry like her, or was she going to wait for the right opportunity in the future to punish her harshly?

　　Thinking of the Imperial Concubine’s cruel methods, Cairen Sun shuddered.

　　She knelt again and raised her hands to the sky: “Your Majesty, please be informed. I swear that I have absolutely no intention of harming anyone, let alone the Imperial Concubine.”

　　The Empress believed this at this moment.

　　Who wouldn’t want to be a clean person when they first entered the harem? Back then, she was full of passion and enthusiasm for His Majesty and this huge harem.

　　It’s just that situations will change and people’s hearts will change too.

　　She believed that Cairen Sun had no intention of harming the Imperial Concubine at the moment, but who could guarantee that she would still be like this a year later?

　　Over the years, she has met countless people, and she can tell at a glance that Cairen Sun is completely different from Concubine Ru, and is also different from Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang.

　　Concubine Ru is a timid quail. As long as she can eat well and dress well, she would rather wish no one bothers her.

　　Those two nobles seemed to be good at acting, but they were not very cunning. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have fought among themselves and then fought each other after the truth was revealed. That was just two fun things.

　　Their tricks could only help them pretend to be virtuous and favored by the blind Majesty. In her eyes, they were not worth even a second thought.

　　But this Cairen Sun is ambitious and unwilling to be mediocre.

　　When she fell from a tree in the Imperial Garden yesterday, His Majesty “happened” to pass by and caught her.

　　This “just right” is a very profound concept if you think about it in detail. Without courage, connections, and scheming, nothing can be accomplished.

　　According to the original plot, she was just conferred the title of Cairen yesterday, and today she dared to ask for her Jasmine flower. It can be seen that she is extremely courageous.

　　If this Cairen Sun is given a chance, she will definitely spare no effort to climb up.

　　So, let alone harming the Imperial Noble Consort, if the Empress could be brought down, Cairen Sun would probably take action.

　　Otherwise, while she is still a Cairen, find some excuse to send her to the cold palace?

　　Or, just kill her to prevent future troubles?

　　Seeing that the Empress didn’t say anything and just looked at her with a smile, Cairen Sun broke out in sweat.

　　She has already confessed and sworn to heaven, doesn’t the Empress believe her?

　　The two looked at each other for a moment. Sun Cairen could not bear it anymore, so she lowered her head and fell to the ground.

　　”Xiaojiu, you little bastard, you are making trouble.” Emperor Wen Zhao laughed again.

　　The Empress’s thoughts were interrupted as she wondered what the father and daughter were doing. She turned around and took a look inside.

　　When she turned around again, she looked at Cairen Sun, who was only a few years older than the Seventh Princess and was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly felt very bored.

　　She waved her hand and said, “Get up. I trust you. Go back and reflect on your mistakes for a month. Go back now. I have things to do.”

　　Although she could not see the emperor for a month, Sun Cairen felt much more at ease after receiving the punishment. She kowtowed to express her gratitude, then stood up and left.

　　The Empress called Liang Quan in and ordered, “If any concubine comes again, tell them that I have something to ask Your Majesty, and they will be stopped.” Liang Quan agreed.

　　The Empress turned and entered the inner hall, where she saw the father and daughter still sitting in front of the chessboard playing chess. The chessboard looked like it had just been set up. She smiled and asked, “What’s wrong with our little Jiu? How did she make your father so happy?”

　　Emperor Wen Zhao answered first, “Empress, look at this little bad baby Xiaojiu. I taught her with good intentions, but she messed up the chessboard because she couldn’t win.”

　　The Empress walked up to Ji Jinyou, touched her little head, and praised with a smile: “That’s how smart our little Jiu is.”

　　Seeing the Empress coming back, Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief, threw away the chess piece, and reached out to the Empress: “Hold me, Empress.”

　　After that, she complained to the system in her mind: [System, your Majesty is so childish. I have been coaxing him for so long. I need to take a break.]

　　System: [That’s right, we, Baby You, are exhausted. ]

　　The fuzzy little girl said this in an adult-like manner, which made the emperor and the empress laugh. The empress reached out and took the little girl in her arms and rubbed her.

　　The Empress was standing behind Xiaojiu, and she looked at His Majesty and asked him if he had said anything important just now.

　　His Majesty shook his head, pointed outside, and silently asked Cairen Sun what she was doing there.

　　The Empress silently apologized.

　　Emperor Wen Zhao was still curious about this Cairen and was curious about what crime she had committed. However, when he thought of the jasmine flower incident that System had mentioned earlier, Emperor Wen Zhao did not dare to ask more questions for fear of upsetting the empress.

　　Youyou lay in the Empress’s arms and yawned: [System, I haven’t had lunch yet. I’m sleepy again, but I still have to make His Majesty and the Empress happy. ]

　　[Wait a minute, Baby You.] The system flipped through the plot: [I have an interesting story. How about I tell you about it to cheer you up?]

　　Youyou clenched her fist to cover her mouth and yawned again, [Okay.]

　　The system first chuckled twice: [In today’s plot, it was about this time, there was a big commotion in the Hibiscus Palace, the Imperial Concubine drove everyone out, closed the palace door, and personally chased the Sixth Prince with a broom. ]