Chapter 608 Arson and Robbery 3

Meng Liangdi relied on the Crown Prince's influence to do foolish things, which naturally implicated the Crown Prince himself.

Therefore, this time, His Highness the Crown Prince was truly unable to escape this calamity.

In the Imperial Palace, Anning Palace.

The Empress, adorned with a phoenix crown and jade jewelry, sat at the head seat, holding a cup of fragrant tea with an unfathomable expression as she drank.

His Highness the Crown Prince stood at the lower end, shrinking back, occasionally raising his eyes to cautiously glance at the Empress's expression.

"How much did you say you owe the Second Prince?" The Empress's voice seemed to drift from a secluded valley, ethereal and distant.

"O-one thousand five hundred," the Crown Prince stomped his foot, feeling somewhat vexed.

One thousand five hundred… The Empress's face clouded over with displeasure, her cold eyes shooting towards him like arrows. "How did you manage to owe so much?"

"I…" His Highness the Crown Prince hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Is it just this one thousand five hundred?" The Empress's gaze was icy as she stared at His Highness the Crown Prince.

"No… I also owe Su Luo… one thousand… one thousand five hundred…" The Crown Prince felt he had never been so humiliated in his life.

"Su Luo?" A hint of suspicion flickered across the Empress's dignified face. "Which Su Luo?"

"It's…" The Crown Prince uneasily raised his eyes to glance at the Empress, then lowered his head in vexation. "Besides that Su Luo, who else could it be?"

The Empress naturally knew Su Luo, because Su Luo had been the Crown Prince's fiancée for over ten years. The Empress detested Su Luo beyond measure.

Now, hearing the Crown Prince say he owed Su Luo one thousand five hundred crystal stones, she found it simply unbelievable.

"How is this possible? What exactly happened? Tell me everything, from beginning to end, no matter how small!" The Empress's expression turned cold, and fire shot out from her eyes!

The Crown Prince felt extremely humiliated, but he was also afraid that the Empress, in her fury, wouldn't help him repay his debts.

So, he braced himself and recounted the events of that day's trip to Purple Fish Hall to the Empress in just a few words.

However, when he spoke, he particularly emphasized Nangong Liuyun's domineering strength and Su Luo's insidious cunning, while portraying himself as a clean, pure, and innocent white lotus.

The Empress's face was as cold as ice. "That wretched girl seems to have undergone a complete transformation since breaking off the engagement with you? It's truly hard to believe."

Su Luo was originally the Empress's future daughter-in-law, so the Empress naturally knew of her existence.

But in the past, she had always treated Su Luo as if she were air, looking down on her greatly.

However, now hearing what the Crown Prince said, this girl was actually so lucky.

The Crown Prince recalled Su Luo's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor when the engagement was broken off that day, and his brows furrowed even tighter.

"Before the engagement was broken, it's estimated she had already undergone a transformation."

"Are you regretting it now?" The Empress glared at the Crown Prince irritably.

The Empress also knew that for all these years, the Crown Prince had always held an attitude of disgust towards Su Luo.

"I…" Thinking of Su Luo's quick wit, intelligence, and cunning, and thinking of the intimacy between her and Nangong Liuyun, the Crown Prince felt a sour taste in his mouth.

Seeing His Highness the Crown Prince's expression, what was there left for the Empress not to understand?

"Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world! She's now hooked up with Nangong Liuyun.

Even if she comes back to find you, you are not allowed to take her back!" The Empress glared at him.

Since that wretched girl defeated Su Qing, her momentum had been unmatched for a time, and the rumors about her and Nangong Liuyun were even more widespread.

Although the Empress was in the inner palace, she knew everything clearly.

The Crown Prince hung his head dejectedly.

Who could have imagined that that good-for-nothing trash from back then would transform into a super genius in just half a year?

Who could have imagined that she would be so favored by heaven, that her luck would be so good?