At the gate of the imperial palace , Court Lady Mingxhe was crying and begging the Imperial Palace guard to meet the Crown Prince. When she saw Jin Yuchen walking towards her, she quickly bowed her head and said, "Your Royal Highness, Ah Du is missing?"
Jin Yuchen was shocked to hear this. He asked for confirmation, "What are you saying, Court Lady Mingxhe? She may be in some where in the palace?"
"No, Your Royal Highness. I have searched everywhere for Ah Du in the whole palace. It's been two hours since I started searching for her, but I couldn't find her. I suspect she ran away," Court Lady Mingxhe said worriedly.
In a short moment, both of them became emotionally attached to each other. They felt peace, safety, and happiness being together. Moreover, Ah Du was like a daughter to Court Lady Mingxhe, and her heart was deeply worried when she couldn't find her.
Jin Yuchen walked away from there, leaving the Emperor, ministers, and officials stunned. They wondered who Ah Du was, for whom the mighty Crown Prince was so worried.
Court Lady Mingxhe was about to leave and follow the Crown Prince when the Emperor called her.
"You there, who is Ah Du?" the Emperor asked.
Now Court Lady Mingxhe noticed the presence of the ministers, officials, and, most importantly, the Emperor. She was so immersed and worried about Ah Du's disappearance that she hadn't noticed their presence.
" Impotent, haven't you seen the emperor . quickly kneeled down" The head eunch Li shouted seeing court lady Mingxhe standing in her place being frozen.
"Your Majesty, I apologize for not noticing you. Please forgive this servant," Court Lady Mingxhe said, quickly kneeling down.
The Emperor was angry, but he had to know who Ah Du was and why the Crown Prince, Jin Yuchen, was so worried about this person that he ran off without thinking.
"Forget it. Who is Ah Du?" the Emperor asked.
"Is Ah Du a girl or a boy?"
"What is this person's relation to the Crown Prince?"
The Emperor asked these questions in sequence, while all the officials and ministers waited attentively for her answers. Court Lady Mingxhe didn't know what she should say. If she told the Emperor the truth, the Crown Prince would be angry with her. But if she didn't tell the truth now, the Emperor might have her executed.
Thinking about this, her body trembled with fear.
Seeing her like this, the Emperor felt that something was suspicious.
"Open your mouth, otherwise, you will be responsible for your own death," the Emperor said, dragging a sword near Court Lady Mingxhe's neck.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became cold and tense. No one expected that the Emperor would become so furious.
"Y... Yo... Your Royal Highness, please spare this servant."
"Please spare me"
"It's... it's that Ah Du is merely a pet rabbit that the Crown Prince had brought from the forest when he went hunting. It was very attached to the Crown Prince, so I came here hastily to inform His Royal Highness about the disappearance of his favorite pet rabbit." the court lady mingxhe explained.