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The empress looked pleased. "Crown Prince, if you can focus all your thoughts on proper matters, I'd be very pleased."

These words were indeed the empress's heartfelt words.

But, when it entered Xiao Hanqi's ears, it was instead heart-piercing.

He thought about golden bean's death again and felt that it had something to do with the Queen.

"Mother, your son is no longer that immature youth. Your son knows what he wants and wants to do!"

Hearing this, the Queen's forehead tightened.

"Crown Prince, are you angry at me for reprimanding you because of the golden bean?"

Xiao Hanqi unblinkingly looked the empress in the eye and said coldly, "Imperial Mother, this son knows that you are doing this for this son's own good, but … This son knows what to do. In the future, mother does not need to make decisions for this son! "

"Buzz ~ ~ ~"

The corner of the empress's mouth twitched, as she stared coldly at Xiao Hanqi. "Could it be that you think that I secretly instigated the death of the golden bean?"

Xiao Hanqi frowned, his gaze at the Queen filled with ridicule.

The empress's heart clenched. She was plotting for the crown prince and her own son. If it wasn't for him, how could she have poisoned her husband?

However, even though she had taken everything out of her heart, her own flesh and blood did not appreciate her kindness at all!

The mother and son duo stared at each other from a distance, a dark look in their eyes.

A moment later, the Queen said, "I have lived in this palace for dozens of years, and my hands have indeed been stained with the blood of many people.

The Crown Prince was his own son after all, she understood his temperament very well.

He had already thought about the golden bean. If anything were to happen to the golden bean at this moment, it would cause a conflict between mother and son, and this would not be beneficial for the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne.

She knew all this too well, so how could she let someone kill the golden bean at such a crucial time?

It was just that, perhaps after hearing about the golden bean's death, he showed too much joy and made the crown prince misunderstand.

Xiao Hanqi coldly snorted, "Muhou, there's no such thing as perfect."

These four words, whose meaning was unknown, completely magnified the rage in the empress's heart. She stared coldly at Xiao Hanqi, "Crown Prince, am I that brainless person?"

These were just words to justify himself, but under this situation, Xiao Hanqi heard it in a completely different way.

He curled his lips, and did not hide his ridicule, "Queen Mother, the cleaver knows himself, the turbid knows himself. "I still have some important matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave first!"

The empress watched his retreating form and angrily swept the teacup off the table.

The palace maid hurriedly tried to persuade her, but the more the empress thought about it, the angrier she became. She actually slapped the palace maid.

This crisp sound caused everyone to feel fear and trepidation. The atmosphere in the Yi Kun Palace was extremely tense.

When Xiao Hanqi walked out of the Yi Kun Palace, he forcefully took a few deep breaths.

Right now was a critical moment, it was impossible for him to completely fall out with the empress for the sake of just one golden bean. However, if the empress were to decide anything for him in the future, he would not do it so carelessly.

After arriving at the Imperial Palace's dungeon, he had originally planned to take Xiao Qingqian out of his thoughts to vent his anger, but he had never expected that he would actually see the Prime Minister Wei and the Tutor Jin.

Seeing Xiao Hanqi, the two of them quickly stood up and saluted.

"Why are you two here?" Xiao Hanqi did not let the two people get up, and asked coldly.

The Prime Minister Wei took out the Emissary Empress Dowager's decree calmly and presented it with both hands.

Xiao Hanqi frowned as he took it. After looking through it, the temperature around him plummeted, "What do you mean by that, Royal Grandmother?"

Prime Minister Wei's voice was calm as he said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager's decree is very clear. You probably don't need this old man to explain any further, right?"

These words were really too much!

Xiao Hanqi's hand that was grasping the imperial decree suddenly exerted a lot of strength. If the Prime Minister Wei's gaze solidified, it would definitely be able to shoot Prime Minister Wei into a sieve.

"I will go and ask clearly. Since Prime Minister Wei has the mood to do so, why don't I think about my future!"

Prime Minister Wei nodded, "This old official thanks Your Highness for your reminder. As the saying goes, a righteous body is not afraid of slanting shadows. This old subject is loyal to the emperor and has bowed to the entire Northern Kingdom. This old subject is not worried about what will happen in the future! "

Xiao Hanqi was so angry that he could barely keep an expression on his face. Staring at him, he gave a heavy "hmph" and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Tutor Jin turned his head and looked at Prime Minister Wei, "Prime Minister Wei, aren't you afraid that the crown prince will make things difficult for you by offending his highness?"

Prime Minister Wei laughed, "Tutor Jin, I am just like this. Once I have decided on something, I will always move forward, and will absolutely not cower halfway, and also not hesitate. You angered the crown prince the last time you studied it. You should think about what you should do. "

Tutor Jin sighed, his old face was extremely ugly.

If he could predict, he knew that Xiao Qingqian would suddenly rush to the Dragon-Dry Palace to hurt the Old Emperor. Last time, the Prime Minister Wei would not persuade him to do anything, so they could go to the Crown Prince Qiping together.

Prime Minister Wei swept a glance at Tutor Jin from the corner of his eyes, despising him in his heart. Shifting his gaze to the imprisoned Xiao Qingqian, he couldn't help but sigh.

If Qing`er knew that Xiao Qingqian was trapped in the dungeon, there was no telling what kind of storm it would cause.

"Tutor Jin, I'll leave this to you!"

With that, he flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.

Tutor Jin thought about Xiao Hanqi's cold face and was shocked.

"Prime Minister Wei, where are you going?"

Prime Minister Wei stomped his feet as he turned his head to look at the timid Tutor Jin. He clicked his tongue twice, "Tutor Jin, no matter what, you are still the current Imperial Tutor. If you want Crown Prince's Consort to return as soon as possible, you should think carefully about whose leg you should hug tightly."

These words were filled with wisdom, causing Tutor Jin's expression to change several times.

Since he had already offended the crown prince, he could only hug the empress dowager's leg tightly. Only then, would he be able to get Qiao Er to leave the damned place like this as soon as possible.

When Prime Minister Wei went to Tzu Ning Palace, Xiao Hanqi just happened to leave with a darkened face.

When the two met, Xiao Hanqi's gaze at Prime Minister Wei was as sharp as ice. If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely be perturbed by his gaze. However, Prime Minister Wei only saluted Xiao Hanqi with calm eyes and then entered Tzu Ning Palace.

The Empress Dowager's face did not look good, the Prime Minister Wei thought to himself that Xiao Hanqi had definitely come over with the imperial decree to argue with the Empress Dowager.

"Prime Minister Wei, why are you here?"

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, I am only worried for Qing`er!"

The empress dowager's frown deepened as she raised her hand to rub her forehead. "Let's hide this from Wei Qing for the time being."

"However, if I keep it a secret …" Prime Minister Wei dragged his voice, "Will something happen at the crown prince's side?"

This reminded the empress dowager, who frowned for a moment. "This one knows his limits, Prime Minister Wei only needs to keep good watch over Prince Chu with Tutor Jin."