Noble Princess Consort Rong, with her hair disheveled and dressed in mourning clothes, her face pale, knelt at the door of the Imperial Study.

Sun Doudou, who was guarding the door of the Imperial Study, saw Noble Princess Consort Rong’s body swaying as if she was about to fall and hurriedly wanted to reach out to support her.

Noble Princess Consort Rong’s body was extremely weak, even her lips had no trace of color. Her forehead, face, neck, and even her back were covered in cold sweat. She tightly gripped the flesh on her thighs, biting her teeth hard to prevent herself from fainting.

She wanted to speak, but due to her weakness, she couldn’t open her mouth. The moment she tried to speak, she would faint.

If Noble Princess Consort Rong were to suffer any mishap at the door of the Imperial Study, Sun Doudou and the others would be implicated. He could only step forward once again, persuading Noble Princess Consort Rong to leave.

Noble Princess Consort Rong remained unmoved. In truth, she couldn’t hear what Sun Doudou was saying anymore. Her ears were filled with a roaring sound, she could only hear her increasingly heavy breathing, nothing else. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Seeing that Noble Princess Consort Rong was ignoring her, Sun Doudou had to persuade Jin Mei, who was kneeling beside her, to quickly help Noble Princess Consort Rong back to rest.

Jin Mei raised her head, her gaze pleading as she looked at Sun Doudou: "Little Mr. Sun, please help my lady plead with His Majesty to see her."

Sun Doudou looked troubled. He had previously entered the Imperial Study and conveyed Noble Princess Consort Rong’s intentions, but His Majesty hadn’t said a word.

"Little Mr. Sun, I beg you." Jin Mei continuously kowtowed to Sun Doudou, her snow-white forehead immediately turning red from the heaviness.

Feeling compassion, Sun Doudou hurried to stop Jin Mei from continually kowtowing.

"I’ll go in again and speak on behalf of the Noble Consort."

Upon hearing this, Jin Mei looked grateful: "Thank you, Little Mr. Sun, thank you..." She repeatedly expressed her gratitude.

Before entering the Imperial Study, Sun Doudou specially brought two cups of tea, one for Noble Princess Consort Rong, and one for Jin Mei.

Once again grateful, Jin Mei fed Noble Princess Consort Rong water first. Since Noble Princess Consort Rong tightly clenched her lips, Jin Mei couldn’t feed it in, she had to forcibly open her mouth and feed her water.

After drinking the water, Noble Princess Consort Rong regained her senses. She just wanted to say something when Jin Mei interrupted: "My lady, Little Mr. Sun has gone in to plead with His Majesty on your behalf."

Inside the Imperial Study, Sun Doudou bravely pleaded for Noble Princess Consort Rong and reported in detail about her poor condition.

After listening, the Emperor sighed lightly, then said heavily: "Let her come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Doudou retreated and informed Noble Princess Consort Rong that His Majesty had let her in.

Noble Princess Consort Rong showed joy, solemnly thanked Sun Doudou, then, leaning on Jin Mei’s hand, shakily stood up. Having knelt for a long time, her legs were numb, and she fell forward as soon as she stood.

Sun Doudou promptly supported her and, along with Jin Mei, helped her into the Imperial Study.

Seeing this, Sun Kui hurried forward to replace Jin Mei in supporting Noble Princess Consort Rong. Jin Mei obediently retreated.

The Emperor saw Noble Princess Consort Rong’s weak appearance, his eyes showing a deep silence.

"A chair."

"Your Majesty, this guilty concubine does not deserve to sit." Noble Princess Consort Rong knelt on the ground.

Sun Kui and Sun Doudou respectfully withdrew.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to spare Prince Dai, Prince Yue, and my brother." Though Noble Princess Consort Rong was very weak, her voice was loud.

The Emperor sat before the imperial desk, not stepping forward to lift up Noble Princess Consort Rong from where she knelt.

"You should know that rebellion is a grave crime."

Noble Princess Consort Rong raised her head, eyes red, face full of tears, looking imploring: "This guilty concubine knows, but begs Your Majesty to show leniency for my sake, spare them."

The once favorite concubine now looked pitiful, anyone else would have softened, but there was not a ripple in the Emperor’s heart.

"The harem must not interfere in politics."

Upon hearing this, the light in Noble Princess Consort Rong’s eyes suddenly dimmed. She sobbed and said: "Cousin, I know the harem cannot interfere in politics, but they are our children..."

The Emperor interrupted her: "Did they think of me as their father when they were rebelling." Thinking of the matter of his second son’s treason, the Emperor’s face was angry, "I haven’t treated my second son and the others unkindly, nor your brother, yet they betrayed me."

Noble Princess Consort Rong knew that the rebellion of her son and brother was a huge blow to the Emperor, but as their mother and sister, she couldn’t watch them die.

"Cousin, I beg you to spare their lives, even if it means locking them away for life."