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Her steps paused slightly, and Dong Fang Zi Qing answered with a soft 'hmm'. She lifted up her skirt and walked out of the door in big strides, her heart as anxious as an arrow!

"Empress, Lu Ping will be praying for the Empress here. May the Empress not be …" "It's a burden!" As she spoke softly to the disappearing figure, Lu Ping's eyes reddened.

Just as Dong Fang Ziqing had said, since the day Dong Fang Ziqing had become the empress, today's fate had long been decided!

As a king, who could possibly allow the empress to rule the world by herself? This was a taboo that had existed for generations! It was a pity that although the Eastern clan was very loyal, they didn't seem to care about history at all …

Fortunately, Xuanyuan Chen Mo had only ordered for Dongfang Zihan to be remanded and had not forbidden Dongfang Ziqing's freedom. She was the only one who could leave the palace and return to the Dongfang family as fast as possible.

"Father, did you know that Eldest Brother …" As soon as he returned to the Dongfang family's residence, Dongfang Ziqing went straight to the main hall to find Dongfang Shuotian. She wanted to discuss a plan to protect the Dongfang family.

"Shouldn't the empress be cultivating in the imperial harem? How can she leave the palace as she pleases!" Seeing Dongfang Ziqing, Fang Shuo Tian immediately put on a serious face and scolded her in a bad tone.

"Father, I'm worried about eldest brother …" Dongfang Ziqing didn't have time to care about Dongfang Shuotian's cold words. She just wanted to get to the point, but was slapped in the face by him, and shouted: "Such a reckless woman, even as a queen, she doesn't have the qualifications to be the daughter of my Dongfang family!"

"Father …" Her teary eyes looked towards the east, towards the sky. Dongfang Ziqing looked at her father who had just attacked her for the first time with astonishment, but she couldn't ask him for the reason.

However, Dongfang Ziqing didn't feel much pain on her face, even though the red palm print had already landed on her cheek. Her heart hurt!

"Has the empress even forgotten the ancestral rule of having a harem not allowed to interfere in politics?" It was still a cold tone, but Dongfang Shuo Tian pulled Madame Dongfang back into her chair and looked outside, shouting, "This old man was incompetent, and raised such an impolite daughter! "From now on, I, Dongfang Shuotian, and Dongfang Ziqing will break off all father-daughter relationship. I will never have anything to do with you again!"

"Father!" Dongfang Ziqing cried out in alarm. She was kicked out of her father's house before she knew what she had done wrong!

"Old master, how can you …" "Madam Dongfang wanted to speak up for Dongfang Ziqing, but was stopped by Dongfang Shuo." This old man is the head of the family. How can a woman interrupt the decision that this old man has made? Could it be that you also want to be abandoned by this old man and leave the Dongfang family? "

"Why must the Eastern Prime Minister be so angry!" Suddenly, a smiling male voice entered the hall. It had not been announced before.

"Sir Shangguan, could it be that the gate of our Dongfang family is a teahouse in the west gate, and without even a message, you can barge into the inner hall and talk to the master?" Dongfang Shuotian looked up and saw Shangguan Wen dressed in a purple official's robe, but he didn't invite him.

"The Prime Minister's lesson is, it is this official's negligence. The next time we pay a visit, I will definitely get my servants to pass on the message. " Shangguan Wen still smiled as he saluted with his hands cupped in front of his chest. It was a kind smile that made people want to flatten him. Just as Dongfang Shuotian was about to ask him why he had come here, he heard Shangguan Wen continue, "However, whether there is a next time, this official really doesn't know!"

Flicking off his official's robe, Shangguan Wen looked towards Dongfang Shuo with a mocking expression. With a little joy, he said, "Master Dongfang, please receive the edict."

Stretching out his hand, a follower immediately displayed an imperial edict of bright yellow light, which he handed over to Shangguan Wen.

"This official is Dongfang Shuotian and his family." Standing up, Dongfang Shuotian had a complicated look in his eyes as he looked at Dongfang Ziqing, and then he walked past her, kneeling down to receive the decree.

"Your subject has received the decree." As Dongfang Shuotian kneeled down, Madame Dongfang and Qin Xue also knelt down behind him, giving their orders.

"Obeying the fate of the heavens, the imperial edict …" After he opened the imperial edict, Shangguan Wen began to proudly read it out loud. He read every word perfectly, as if he was afraid that no one in the Dongfang family would understand. The great general of the pass, Dongfang Zihan, with his heavy army, should protect his family and his country, for the benefit of his people. "But who would've thought that Dongfang Zihan would communicate with another country and try to destroy my foundation …"

"No, impossible! My big brother is loyal to the country and protects it. He is full of guts, how could he possibly be a traitor? " Dong Fang Ziqing shouted in a delicate voice. She moved slightly in a graceful step, pointed at Shangguan Wen's nose and shouted, "You must have faked the imperial edict to harm our Eastern clan! Otherwise, why would the Emperor treat Big Brother like this? "

"Esteemed Empress!" Without waiting for Shangguan Wen to speak, Dongfang Shuotian spoke first, "You have forgotten, this old man has broken off the relationship between father and daughter, how can my son be related to your brother and sister!"

"Father!" This is a crime to be added! " Dongfang Ziqing didn't care about the cold feelings of Dongfang Shuantian. Nothing could shock her more than the imperial edict read by Shangguan Wen! A crime that involves nine families, we will destroy the Dongfang family! "

"The empress wants me to repeat myself a few more times. This is a matter for the Dongfang family, it has nothing to do with the empress!" With an angry shout, Dongfang Shuo raised his wide-open eyes and scolded Dongfang Ziqing for being 'nosy'!

"Father!" "Why are you doing this?" With a bitter smile, Dongfang Ziqing squatted down and looked at the angry Dongfang Shuo Tian. She said desolately: "Even if Daddy announces to the world that I, Dongfang Ziqing, am no longer your daughter, but my body has the blood of the Dongfang family. This is an indisputable fact! "If Big Brother's accusation is executed, do you think that the Emperor will let his daughter off so easily just because of a single sentence from you?"

"Qing Er …" Looking at the bitter look in Dongfang Ziqing's eyes, Dongfang Shuo wanted to say something, but he could only silently sigh as his daughter matured overnight.

He had lost, lost to humanity, lost to the Emperor's desire for power!

However, he had never thought of fighting for the mountains or rivers, and had never thought of disrespecting the Emperor … But who knew!

"Daddy was right, big brother was right …" Shaking her head, Dongfang Ziqing seemed to understand what Dongfang Shuotian was trying to say. She once again broke into laughter: "The wrong thing is fate. Perhaps, our Dongfang family owed the imperial family in our previous life. "

"My poor daughter …" She couldn't hold it in any longer, so Madame Dongfang burst into tears. She kept wiping her tears away with her sleeve, but she couldn't stop the flow of tears no matter how hard she tried.

"Mother, Qing Er is able to be the daughter of you and your father, and to have elder brother love her so dearly is enough for her in this life." If this time the Dongfang family is unable to escape, and is about to give birth to us as a family, Qing'er will definitely become very sensible and obedient, and won't trouble father and mother anymore. " With that, Dongfang Ziqing dropped to her knees and kowtowed to the couple.

"What a touching scene of filial piety!" After putting away the imperial edict, Shangguan Wen applauded and applauded. He looked like he was really watching a show and didn't forget to applaud the curtain call even at the end of the play. Since the empress and Esteemed Empress and Esteemed Empress had already known the outcome, there was no need to read out the imperial edict. Master Dongfang, Madam Dongfang, please! "

"Your daughter greets her parents." Kneeling on the ground, Dongfang Ziqing was determined to send off her husband and wife on their final journey.