The queen frowned. It would be fine if something like this happened today, but since Gu Cong was involved, she must get to the bottom of it!
"Go and invite His Highness the Crown Prince."
The queen turned to the maid behind her and ordered, and soon the room became quiet.
At this time, An Ruowan's eyes fell on Princess Pingning beside her, and she couldn't help showing a surprised expression, "Look at my memory, I forgot to settle the princess first, what are you doing here?"
When she said this, the queen also reacted and her eyes fell on Ping Ning. Looking at her disheveled appearance, there was still a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Just watching, why did the queen feel that Ping Ning was in a panic now?
Sensing the scrutiny in the Queen's eyes, Princess Pingning felt even more panicked at the moment. She hurriedly asked Qing'er beside her to put on her clothes, and quickly thought for a while about how she should deal with it if something really happened.
Although the queen could regard her panic at the moment as something like that happened, Concubine Rong Gui on the side could see that Ping Ning was guilty of guilt.
But she didn't know why Ping Ning felt panicked when something like this happened. On a normal day, Ping Ning would have wanted to eat the person behind this incident.
The few people standing in the room had their own thoughts, and no one said anything. Soon they heard footsteps approaching from far away.
"My son, I have met my mother and queen, Princess Rong and Princess Rong."
After Gu Cong entered the room, he bowed and saluted to several people one by one, without even looking at the figures on the ground. After he finished speaking, he stood aside with his eyes lowered.
"Cong'er, where were you just now?"
The queen was so certain about where Gu Cong came from. After asking this question, she puffed up her chest and stared straight ahead.
The queen was still very satisfied with Gu Cong's performance. After she finished speaking, she turned to look at An Ruowan, "I wonder what Princess Rong just said."
Hearing this, Gu Cong's eyes fell on An Ruowan, looking at the person in front of him with a half-smile, as if he wanted to know what she wanted to say.
"As for the queen, I actually don't know what happened, but when the prince left just now, someone did come and say such things."
Seeing An Ruowan's insistence, the queen didn't say much, but turned to look behind her, "It seems that we can only find out what happened after Prince Rong returns."
Not only did the Queen want to know where Gu Beichen was now, Princess Pingning also wanted to know why Gu Beichen, who was in her room a second ago, disappeared after she woke up.
After the words fell, An Ruowan raised the corners of her mouth. She was not worried because she knew very well that Gu Beichen was nearby.
Sure enough, not long after, Princess Pingning stared at a spot outside the door and her eyes suddenly widened, "Cousin, how could you..."
Everyone followed her gaze and saw a neatly dressed Gu Beichen walking slowly down a path not far away.
"The palace is already busy today, but what are you doing here?"
After saying that, Gu Beichen stood beside An Ruowan, raised his eyes and glanced at Ping Ning on the ground, his expression darkened a bit.
"It turns out that Prince Rong has never been with Cong'er."
The queen didn't want to pay attention to others. Since Gu Beichen was here, she naturally wanted to ask what An Ruowan said just now.
"What happened during the banquet to bring Prince Rong here?"
Gu Beichen raised his brows slightly and looked at Gu Cong who was beside the Queen, "Don't you know, Queen? His Highness the Crown Prince ordered someone to invite me here, but I didn't see His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time after I arrived."
The queen frowned unconsciously. The two people's statements were consistent, but she was sure that Gu Cong would not do such a thing.
"Is it possible that the emperor was deliberately brought here? I have been at the banquet just now and never left. I believe Princess Rong knows this."
Listening to his pointed words, the expression on Gu Beichen's face became increasingly ugly.
"His Royal Highness, please don't say it's a joke. I have been away from the table for a long time, so how can I know about the prince's situation?"
An Ruowan didn't want Gu Beichen to misunderstand this kind of thing, so she immediately brushed off what he had just said.
However, Gu Cong didn't pay too much attention to this matter and just raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.
"If Princess Rong and Princess Rong didn't pay attention, everyone at the table can testify on our behalf."
Gu Cong's face was full of determination when he said this, and the queen was completely relieved. After all, she knew very well that Gu Cong would not do such a thing, but now that she heard it with her own ears, she was relieved.
"It seems that someone actually did something in the name of His Highness the Crown Prince. Why didn't I know that this kind of thing would happen again in the palace?"
As the Queen finished speaking, Princess Pingning was completely frightened. She didn't expect things to turn out like this. She swallowed her saliva unconsciously, not knowing what to do.
"Go and check. Since both Prince Rong and Princess Rong said that someone came to invite them, do you still remember that person's face?"
Before An Ruowan could speak, Caihuan stood up behind him and said, "Go back to your Majesty, I will remember this."
Hearing this, the queen nodded slightly, "Very good. Since you can recognize him, let all the maids who have been here today call here. I also want to see who is so bold!"
As the queen finished speaking, the maid beside her quickly retreated.
Concubine Rong's eyes were fixed on Princess Pingning from the beginning to the end. After seeing her actions, she immediately frowned and gave Zhufeng behind her a look. She was relieved when she retreated.
It didn't take long for the maids to be brought over one after another, but no one knew what happened. When they saw the few in front of them, they hurriedly bent down and saluted.
The Queen ignored these people and instead focused on Cai Huan.
Caihuan stepped forward and looked at these people.
But row after row of people passed by, and Cai Huan still didn't see that familiar face.
Not long after, another person came not far away. After Princess Pingning saw the person's appearance, she immediately shuddered.
Her reaction was noticed by Concubine Rong. Following her gaze and falling on the maid, Zhufeng also walked over quickly.
When the maid saw that she was brought here and saw so many people here, she subconsciously had a cold war. She didn't expect that the matter was really exposed, so what should she do?
As soon as Zhufeng came to the maid's side, before he could take action, he felt his knees were sore and he knelt down on the ground.
In front of everyone, Zhufeng's movements instantly attracted everyone's attention. Now, even if she wanted to do something, she might not be able to do it.
"What happened over there? Bring someone here!"
The Queen spoke first, leaving Concubine Rong no chance to refuse. She could only watch as those people were brought over.
Caihuan recognized the panicked maid immediately when she saw him. She remembered clearly that when this person came over, she felt something was wrong.
