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A grave and nervous expression appeared in Lan Ying's angry eyes. She quickly gave a look to the mama behind her, then dismissed the servants.

Xiao Qingyi laughed coldly and lowered her body.

The show was about to begin.

"Zhao Jin, you have been by my side for quite some time now. You should know my temper. You'd better shut your mouth tightly when you shouldn't." Lan Ying's expression was extremely gloomy. She seemed to be very cautious with Zhao Yu's actions. Her tone carried a hint of threat. "If you can't handle this mouth of yours, I don't mind helping you!"

Zhao Jin was initially flustered by the matter regarding Zhao Chen, but when the matter was brought up again, he saw Lan Ying's' crafty little bunny 'and immediately acted like she was fighting a chicken. "Empress, are you planning to ignore this old subject and allow Chen'er to fend for herself?" This old official has said that Chen'er is this old official's life. If anything were to happen to him, this old official will not be able to continue living.

If this woman did not help him solve this problem, then he would be dead meat at most.

At his age, it was impossible for him to have children. If anything happened to Chen'er, the Zhao Family would be wiped out, and he would no longer be a king. He would no longer be afraid of anything if he did that!

"Are you threatening me?" Lan Ying clenched her fists tightly.

If he had known earlier, he would have killed this old man as well!

"Whatever the Empress wants, this old official already has in her hands. If the Empress is willing to give us a way out, this old official would have long ago given up all hope, and if the Empress were to give us a way out, the old official would definitely die, but if the Empress is ruthless, then don't blame the old official. If the events of the past twenty years were to be exposed, the Empress would not be the only one to blame, even the crown prince would be …"

"Shut up!" Lan Ying's tightly clenched fist slammed onto the table. With a cold look in her eyes, she gritted her teeth. "Zhao Jin, you better be careful!"

"This old official naturally has to be careful, but it would be best for the Empress to consider this old subject's age. I'm not as young as I was when I was young, so I can't bear the torment." Zhao Jin glanced at her, implying, "I assume that the Empress is the same. Many things can no longer be done as easily as they were before."

"You …" Lan Ying gritted her teeth. She instinctively wanted to get angry, but she suddenly thought of something and forcibly repressed her anger. "Then what do you want me to do? Your Majesty has already made up his mind on this matter. Could it be that you want me to go against your majesty's wishes? "

Zhao Jin smirked, "That has nothing to do with this old subject. The Empress naturally has her own methods when she is in the lower echelon for many years. This old subject believes that the Empress will not truly let this old subject's family go extinct."

Lan Ying's face alternated between green and purple. She was at a position above everyone else, and had been in power in the harem for so many years. How could she allow others to speak to her in such a manner?

Zhao Jin knew that she wouldn't dare to do anything to him, so he didn't even want to maintain the respect on his face. Without waiting for Lan Ying to speak, he stood up and greeted her, "It's already late at night, the Empress has always been in bad health, so it's better for you to rest early. This old servant will take my leave first."

With that, he turned around and left without giving Lan Ying a chance to go back on his words.

The two men on the beam looked at each other, both seeing the contemplation in the other's eyes.

Not long after Zhao Jin left, the sound of things being thrown was heard from within the room, "Swearing 'This old fogey, you actually dared to speak to me like this. Very well, I'll let you see whether or not I still have the ability and boldness from twenty years ago!"

Xiao Qing Ran's gaze darkened as she lowered her head to look at the people below her before giving a meaningful glance to the man beside her before jumping down.

The two of them walked out of the palace, side by side on the road.

"It really is her."

Even though it was just a guess in the beginning, it was now completely certain.

Su Qianhan nodded, "Now that things have gone according to your plan, Zhao Jin will definitely think of a way to get rid of Zhao Jin in case of any mishaps. Next will be our best chance to make a move."

Xiao Qinglan gave a cold laugh, "That's right. The truth that has been settling for more than twenty years is about to surface by now."

No matter if it was the Su Clan or her mother, she would make these people return!

A gust of cold wind blew towards them, causing Xiao Qing Qing's eyes to tremble. She unconsciously clenched her hands, and an additional set of clothes appeared on her body. She was stunned as she raised her head to meet that man's gentle gaze.

Su Qian Han covered the top of her head with her hand and said in a serious and gentle tone, "Your business is this king's business. As long as you want to be this king, I will help you. Don't take it on yourself, understand?"

Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment before winking playfully, "Of course, I still need the protection of Duke Han in the future."

"Fool ~"

Just as Su Qianhan had guessed, Zhao Jin was no match for Lan Ying. With just a flick of her wrist, Zhao Chen was thrown into prison. There was no other way for Zhao Jin to deal with Zhao Chen other than to act in a flustered and anxious manner.

It was because he had completely lost his trust in the emperor. It had to be said that sometimes, being on the side of the bed was something very amazing.

Three days after this happened, a thief suddenly entered the Zhao manor, and Lord Zhao almost lost his life at the hands of the bandits. In just a few days, one incident after another happened in the Zhao manor, and Lord Zhao Jin, the elder of both dynasties, had completely collapsed.

"Miss truly has foresight. I heard from Sudden Wind that the 'bandit' they encountered in the Zhao manor that day was the one who came to assassinate Miss twice."

Xiao Qingran held the half-eaten apple in her hand: "Of course, after all, that woman can't think of any other good moves besides this one."

"That's true." Riko nodded. "Then what should we do next?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows and threw the half piece of apple back onto the plate: "If you fail the first time, there will definitely be a second time. Tell the Mighty Wind Sect to send some people to guard outside the Zhao manor. Remember, no matter how many people they send over, you don't need to worry about them.

Riko was somewhat astonished before she suddenly reacted to something. "Yes, Riko understands."

The autumn night banquet was the royal family's rule, and it had been several months since the last one. Different from the previous one, this one was held in the imperial palace, and was attended by all sorts of famous officials and officials, as well as their families.

Xiao Qing Ran wasn't interested in this kind of thing and avoided it as much as she could. However, as Su Qian Han was her prince, she had to participate in this. Although their relationship after that incident did not seem to be defined on the surface, they both knew it was a matter of tacit understanding. That man also became more and more willful, for example, when he found out that she was unwilling to go to the banquet, he said, "If I don't go, then so will I."

How could Xiao Qing Ran accept that he didn't know the rules so she could only accompany him.

However, because their identities were different, Xiao Qing Qing naturally did not sit together with Su Qian Han. The two of them were separated by a dozen tables.

After singing and dancing for a few rounds, the scene gradually became lively. Everyone sat down and began toasting each other.

Xiao Qing was resting her chin on the table while swinging her wine cup with one hand. The fruit wine prepared for the girls in this palace was of the highest quality and was very tasty, but they would definitely not get drunk.

"Miss, look." Riko, who was beside her, carefully tugged at her clothes.

Xiao Qing Qing raised her head and coincidentally saw Feng Xi'er striding towards Su Qian Han with a cup of wine in her hand. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the man's reaction with interest, but was met with the man's playful gaze.

Smothering bastard.

Xiao Qing Ran scolded and then lowered her head again.

"Miss, aren't you angry?" Riko asked doubtfully, "Your Highness has already made it very clear that that woman is always coming to your side. How hateful."

"You're already angry for me, so of course I can save it." "Furthermore, there's nothing to be angry about. The two of them are childhood friends, even if the marriage does not work out, their relationship will still remain. Moreover, Feng Xi'er is still obsessed with that man, so it's not that big of a deal for her to drink a cup of wine in this kind of situation."

"Does Miss really think so?" Riko's gaze swept across Xiao Qingyi's slightly pinched and deformed wine cup as her eyelids twitched.

"Of course!"

"…"

"How's Brother Han, whom you haven't seen for a long time?" On this side, Feng Xi'er seized any opportunity to emit the female hormone to Su Qianhan.

Su Qianhan's eyes flashed. When she saw that the person had purposely avoided her gaze, the smile in her eyes deepened as she did not hear Feng Xi'er's words at all.

Feng Xi'er naturally also saw his gaze, and at the same time, she felt a trace of awkwardness, while at the same time, resentment rose in her heart.

It was all because of that woman. If it were not for the fact that she would have married Brother Han by now, how could she be called the laughingstock of the capital?

She initially thought that it would be beneficial for her to be engaged to Su Qianxing, but she didn't expect that the man was unreliable and only had the title of Crown Prince. Zhao Chen, that disgusting man, had no choice but to lock him up, otherwise, Big Brother Han would have already killed him!

Feng Xi'er's face was previously ruined by this man, so she always wore a veil when she went out. However, she was originally beautiful, and with this half veil covering her face, it revealed a more metaphorical sense of beauty. If it was any other man, they would have taken two extra glances at her, but unfortunately, Su Qianhan's heart wasn't with her.