I insist

Chapter 501: Hidden

"Your Majesty, this is it. Please send the Imperial Guards in to check. We'll wait here. The thief must be here."

Liuli pointed to where Princess Jing lived and shouted at the Emperor.

Upon hearing her words, the Emperor immediately ordered his men to rush over.

After a while, one of the Imperial Guards came out and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, there are no thieves inside at all, only the Seventh Prince."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's face immediately darkened, and he flew into a rage: "The Seventh Prince is inside? What do you mean?"

After saying this, the Emperor abandoned Liuli and headed towards his room. As soon as he entered, he encountered the Seventh Prince sitting in a chair, coaxing a child.

Hearing the voice, he looked up and saw that it was the Emperor. He quickly stood up and said, "Greetings, Father Emperor."

"Why aren't you in your own palace? What are you doing here? Do you know where you are? This is the inner palace. Don't you know your place?"

The Emperor shouted loudly at the Seventh Prince.

At this moment, Liuli also came in. Instead of speaking up for the Seventh Prince, she searched the entire place but did not find the person she wanted to see.

"Your Majesty, I only wanted to see my nephew. I know I was wrong, and I beg Your Majesty for forgiveness," the Seventh Prince said, kneeling on the ground with a blank expression.

The Emperor did not believe the Seventh Prince's words at all. He pointed at him, wanting to say something, but for a moment he could not utter a word.

Liuli came out and looked at the Seventh Prince. She guessed that Song Miqiu had already been released by the Seventh Prince, so everything she had done today was in vain.

She failed to achieve any of her goals; they were all thwarted by the Seventh Prince.

However, she still needed the Seventh Prince to achieve her ultimate goal, so naturally she wouldn't let the Emperor punish the Seventh Prince.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Anger is bad for your health. The Seventh Prince must have come here to see his nephew, since he's never seen him before."

Now that the Emperor has finally summoned the child to the palace, he naturally wants to see him. Besides, if the Emperor doesn't trust the Seventh Prince, he should trust me, shouldn't he?

"Your Majesty, my love is truly sincere. I would never do anything to displease you. Your Majesty, you must believe me."

In the end, Liuli actually started to cry, and her tears were so pitiful that they made people feel very sorry for her.

When the Emperor saw her crying, he quickly said, "My beloved consort, please don't cry. Your tears break my heart. I never said I didn't believe you."

"Don't cry. I was just curious why the Seventh Prince is here."

Liuli nestled in the Emperor's arms, sobbing softly, "Perhaps the Seventh Prince was worried about Princess Jing and He were still with me, which is why he came to see them."

"What's there to worry about? You wouldn't harm them, would you? In that case, let's have another palace built for Princess Jing and her child."

The Emperor looked at the Seventh Prince with a sharp gaze and said softly.

Liuli did not refuse this time, after all, her plans had been ruined, and she would not take any action for a while.

“Alright, I’ll do as His Majesty says,” Liuli said softly.

The Emperor arranged for Princess Jing and her child to live in a palace not far from his own. The Seventh Prince went along to help and also took care of the child.

The Emperor stayed close to Liuli the whole time, and it was only after the chief eunuch reminded him that state affairs were not yet finished that he left; otherwise, he would never have left.

After the emperor left, the seventh prince quietly appeared in Liuli's palace.

Liuli sat in the chair, glanced at him slowly, and asked calmly, "Seventh Prince, are you aware that my plan failed because of your interference?"

"Is your plan to harm Princess Jing and her child and frame Song Miqiu?" the Seventh Prince questioned loudly.

"As expected, it was you who let Song Miqiu go, Seventh Prince. You are destined for great things, and those who do great things do not concern themselves with trifles. Respect the lives of the Princess and the child."

"Wouldn't it be great if it could help you rise to the top in one step?" Liuli asked with a smile.

The Seventh Prince frowned slightly: "A meteoric rise? What do you mean by that? Do you really think Prince Jing is my rival?"

"Of course, any prince is your rival. Seventh Prince, don't tell me you've given up and don't want to be emperor anymore."

"You were the one who asked me to form an alliance with you in the first place. I've done so much for you, and now you're planning to give up? That's not fair to me."

Liuli looked at the Seventh Prince, and she really wanted to know what Song Miqiu had said to him that made him not even want to be the emperor anymore.

The Seventh Prince turned his head away from her and said, word by word, "Prince Jing is not our opponent. You don't need to harm his wife and children."

Liuli sneered: "When did the Seventh Prince start believing such things? Just because he says he's not interested in the throne, does that mean he really isn't?"

Seventh Prince, just because I haven't said anything doesn't mean I'm not angry about this. I've already planned everything. If we succeed, we'll have one less rival.

But what are you doing? Song Miqiu only said two sentences, and you've already forgotten what I was asked to do when we formed an alliance? If that's really the case...

I was so blind to believe you. But let me tell you, there's no turning back now, so even if you want to leave, it's impossible.

“I never intended to leave. I was just talking about this. It's just a newborn child. How could you do that? Aren't you going to be a mother too?”

The Seventh Prince never intended to involve the women and children, since it was their job to do this.

Liuli glanced at him indifferently and said, "I will stop at nothing to achieve my goals. If the Seventh Prince cannot stand it, he is free to leave at any time."

"If we run into each other then, it will be your death. You know what I'm capable of, don't you? And what about the child? Are you sure I really have a child?"

The Seventh Prince looked at Liuli before him; the woman in front of him was now completely different from before.

She was able to control the emperor and make him obey her without being discovered, which already demonstrated her cunning. However, she was indeed not very clever.

The Seventh Prince took a few steps forward, looking down at Liuli, and said, word by word, "Your methods have indeed improved considerably."

But if you want to fight me, fight the wicked concubine, or fight Song Miqiu, are you sure you can win? Do you really think Song Miqiu didn't have a plan for what happened today?

When you threaten me, shouldn't you consider whether I'm someone you can threaten?

Liuli looked up at the Seventh Prince. She had always thought that she could achieve her goals without relying on anyone.

But the Seventh Prince's words brought her back to reality; she was nothing at all.