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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Seeing Shen Ninghua's blank stare, Baili Qingyuan's eyes lit up, "Ninghua, what's wrong? You look like you have something on your mind?"

Shen Ninghua immediately snapped back to reality, "Reporting to Imperial Father, everything is fine. I just remembered that when I saw An Qing leaving with an extremely haggard expression, I was a little worried. Imperial Father, you also know that Little Sister An Qing's personality is a little introverted. Yang Lin's death must have dealt a huge blow to her."

Baili Qingfeng sat behind the imperial desk and shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid that it wasn't because of Yang Lin's death."

Shen Ninghua's eyes trembled as she recalled the rumors that Baili An had told her. Her heart sank, and she asked with a puzzled expression, "It's not because of Yang Lin?"

"Yes, Pavilion Elder Yang has come over. Please give the order for us to dissolve the marriage between An Qing and Yang Lin."

"Elder Yang, please instruct..." royal father seems to have other plans? " Shen Ninghua probed.

Bai Li Qing Cang's face darkened: "Yes, I have a plan. Xiao Hua, what do you think of the Empress? "

Hearing his sudden change in topic, Shen Ninghua's heart violently trembled. Her fingers that were placed beside her could not help but twitch, "Imperial Father, Ning Hua is a junior, so no matter what, she should not be evaluated by the elders. However, in my heart, the Queen Mother is very tolerant of us, and has made us famous among the ministers and officials of the imperial court. The people love and doted upon us, and Royal Father has been pampering us for many years.

Baili Qingfeng's eyes turned cold, "The commoners love and are supported by their subjects. You are right. Xiao Hua, I told you before to investigate the poison in the harem, you should have investigated quite a bit, right? "

Poisons in the harem? This matter had been going on for a long time. Now that he asked about it … Did royal father find something else?

"Father, as you know, this matter is deeply entangled. There are many truths that we do not have the qualifications to investigate. Back then, this son had investigated the head steward of the Internal Affairs Division and Venerable Wei. Now that he's here, he has stopped pursuing the matter."

Shen Ninghua raised his eyes to carefully look at Baili Qingfeng's expression and found that his expression had eased up after hearing his words. He heaved a sigh of relief in his heart and was glad that he did not beat around the bush when he said those words.

Baili Qing Cang nodded, "Ning Hua, I'll give you another secret now."

"Please give your instructions, royal father."

"I want to investigate the empress, help me gather some evidence."

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes in shock, "Imperial Father, you want to investigate the empress?"

Baili Qingfeng's face turned dark and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Not only will I investigate the Queen, I will also bring down the Zhao Family!"

Hearing that, Shen Ninghua felt a chill run down his spine. "You want to take down the Zhao Family? royal father, about His Highness the crown prince … "

The empress was the Crown Prince's mother, and the Zhao Family was the Crown Prince's mother. If the Zhao Family fell, it would be equivalent to cutting off half of the Crown Prince's sky.

Baili Qingfeng frowned, "The Crown Prince is a good person and is also my own son. It's enough for me to be your backer." He had a good impression of the Crown Prince, but the Zhao Family was too powerful. If a new monarch ascended to the throne, then his mother's family would surely become a disaster. Therefore, he could not tolerate it!

Shen Ninghua felt a chill in her heart. She could almost imagine the raging waves in the future. His Majesty's thoughts were not bad, but the crown prince might not think this way anymore.

Currently, the princes had not reached the stage where they would kill each other for power and profit, because the Zhao family was powerful, the Crown Prince's position was stable, and the princes dared to make small moves in private, but they did not dare to fight on the surface. If the backing of the Crown Prince fell, then it would be like losing their wings, and when that happened, no one knew what would happen to them.

Shen Ninghua was silent, not knowing how to answer.

"Ning Hua, royal father knows that you have the ability, and that the empress had ill intentions towards you, so he handed this matter over to you. Don't worry, you will only be in charge of collecting the evidence, and don't advance rashly, and it won't matter if it drags for a long time. You must keep it a secret, and don't let the Zhao Family notice you."

"Yes, this son understands."

"Mm, now that I'm dragging down An Qing's engagement, it's to stir up trouble in the harem. Just you watch the empress and see how she'll make her move!"

"Yes."

Inside Ning Kun Palace, Zhao Huiying looked at the nails that had just been dyed with Dan Kou's, and his expression appeared to be a little lazy.

Fang Xue waved her hand to allow a young eunuch at the entrance to leave, then she quickly walked into the hall. "Empress, Princess Zhao Hua stayed in the south study for about two hours before she came out."

Zhao Hui Ying raised his eyebrows: "Two hours. Hehe, looks like our emperor has given some instructions to Shen Ninghua?"

Fang Xue pursed her lips and said, "The Emperor has already sent out his guards, so our people won't be able to find anything. It's just that when Shen Ninghua came out, her expression was as normal as usual, so it shouldn't be a big deal."

"His expression is normal?" Zhao Huiying sneered, "Shen Ninghua is deeply scheming, like a fox spirit. Just by relying on those eyes, he can see what problems there are. "Now that she and Chu Junyi are the most trusted men in the emperor's life, the emperor treats them as his trusted aides, protecting them and pampering them like eyeballs. Tell our men to restrain themselves for a moment, or the emperor will send them to investigate us."

Fang Xue nodded. "Yes, Your Highness, don't worry. Your servant has already instructed you that nothing will happen."

"Yes, I heard that he hasn't eaten in almost three days."

"Hehe, it seems that it's not completely useless. Let's go and take a look at this pitiful princess."

Baili Anqing's palace was located at a rather remote location. The courtyard was planted with pine cypress mixed with a few plum blossoms. The pine cypress was dark green in color, and appeared to be black at first glance. Upon entering, a cold and gloomy feeling could be felt.

Zhao Hui Ying frowned as he entered the door. Just as he raised his eyes, he saw a white shadow pounce towards him. He was so shocked that his heart fiercely trembled.

Fang Xue rushed forward to block Zhao Huiying's path. She scolded Baili Anqing coldly, "Princess An Qing, how can you be so rude? What should we do if you offend the empress?"

Zhao Hui Ying looked carefully and only now did he realize that the person pouncing over was Baili Anqing.

She was wearing only a thin white inner garment, and her entire body was thin beyond recognition. "Imperial Mother, this son of mine is guilty. Please punish me."

A flash of disgust passed through Zhao Hui Ying's eyes, but he patiently bent down and helped her up: "An Qing, what are you doing? All of you maidservants can only look on helplessly as Master dissolves his body. Now that the weather is so cold, does Master really have to wear such thin clothes? "

The surrounding palace maids were already kneeling, but upon hearing this, they couldn't help but want to prostrate themselves on the ground. "I beg the Empress to forgive me, I beg the Empress to forgive me."

Zhao Hui Ying turned his head and ordered the nanny behind him in a cold voice: "Drag all of these people down, and award twenty to set an example!"

"Yes, Empress."

Seeing the surrounding palace maids being dragged down by their hands, the anger in Zhao Hui Ying's heart finally subsided a little: "An Qing, what words do you have to say? The empress will naturally decide for you, why torment yourself like this?"

He kneeled on the ground and raised his head. His pale hands tightly held onto Zhao Hui Ying's skirt: "Imperial Mother, only you can help me. I beg you to save this son of mine."

"If you have anything to say, just say it. If mother is able to make the decision, then she will naturally help you make it."

"Imperial Mother, Royal Father is going to marry me to a dead man!"

Zhao Hui Ying frowned: "Nonsense, you're the biological daughter of the emperor, why would the emperor do such a thing?"

"Really." Baili Anqing bit his lips, "Imperial Father called me over today, saying that he won't rescind the engagement between me and the Yang Family. Imperial Mother, I don't want to marry a dead person, I don't want to!"

"The emperor actually said that …" Zhao Hui Ying sighed. His eyes were filled with pity as he looked at Baili Anqing, "An Qing, Imperial Mother can't do anything either …"

Seeing her expression, Baili Anqing let out a shriek as his expression collapsed. Every day, she would cry out in pain, and Zhao Huiying's gaze was like a mountain pressing down on her heart, extinguishing her last bit of hope, "Imperial Mother, please save me. As long as I don't want to marry a dead person, I'm willing to do anything."

The corner of Zhao Hui Ying's mouth hooked up: "Alright, you child, why would muhou ignore you? Stand up. "Fang Xue, come and help Princess An Qing clean up. I, the princess of the Great An Kingdom, cannot be in such a sorry state."

After tidying up, Baili Anqing regained some of his spirit. However, his expression was still as panicked as before, afraid that Zhao Huiying would ignore him again, "Imperial Mother, what should I do?"

Zhao Hui Ying lowered his gaze slightly: "An Qing, you should also be clear that once the emperor makes a decision, he won't easily change it, so this matter must be changed before the emperor has a clear decree."

"Yes, mother is right."

"But you also know that this princess' marriage is no small matter. Logically speaking, other than the emperor, no one else has the right to decide for themselves."

"Yes, Imperial Mother, then what should I do?"

"Have you heard of the Princess Liu Lan?"

Baili An was stunned, "Princess Liu Lan, the Queen Mother is talking about the Princess Liu Lan who stole her own sister's consort?"

Zhao Hui Ying smiled, "Rumor has it that Princess Liu Lan stole Princess Liu Xin's prince consort horse, saying that she was selfish and didn't care about the feelings of a sister. But if she hadn't done that back then, she would have long been married off to the Savage Land and lost her life."

"Your Highness, do you want me to imitate Princess Liu Lan?"

The smile on Zhao Hui Ying's lips became even more obvious: "An Qing, Imperial Mother is also a woman, so naturally I understand your thoughts. Even though Princess An Ran's Prince Consort wasn't outstanding enough, he still had a deep affection for An Ran. Even though they had only been married for a few days, it was clear that the two of them will definitely live happily ever after. "

Baili Anqing nodded silently.

Zhao Hui Ying continued: "And Princess Zhao Hua and her Prince Consort are even more enviable. Before their marriage, Chu Junyi had risked her life for the sake of condensing the flower. The two of them had shared a mutual love, and the emperor had bestowed upon them a marriage that even deities would not be able to envy. Furthermore, Chu Junyi is a beautiful lady with outstanding martial arts skills. Furthermore, she is the Emperor personally bestowed upon her by the Imperial Censorate of the Left. She can be said to be a noble and powerful young man.

Baili Anqing bit his lips, the jealousy in his eyes almost spilling out.

Zhao Hui Ying squinted his eyes and said in his heart: It's time.