The Empress Dowager looked at Prime Minister Liu suspiciously. Prime Minister Liu just let her look at him calmly and sincerely. As an old fox who had been in the court all his life, how could he let others see through him when he really wanted to hide something?
In the end, the Empress Dowager just waved the crowd away with annoyance. Seeing everyone leave, the mammy beside the Empress Dowager asked carefully, "Your Highness, what do you think about the Emperor …" The Empress Dowager closed her eyes to rest and said lightly, "I have already retired to the Imperial Harem. I don't have the time to care so much. The Empress and the courtiers will take care of these things. Where is Prince Li now? " The mammy whispered, "After Prince Li and the Emperor agreed to stop the war, he promised to come back to the capital this year to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday. Prince Li should be on his way now."
The Empress Dowager nodded, "Very good. Send a message to Prince Li and ask him to come to the capital as soon as possible. In addition, the one Prince Li left in the capital … called Ye Ying, isn't she pregnant? "
The mammy nodded, "You are right. Concubine Ye gave birth to a son for Prince Li. Now the child is almost one year old."
"Send someone to take care of her." The Empress Dowager ordered and waved her hand to let the mammy leave. Thinking of her two sons, the Empress Dowager's face darkened. Others said that she was lucky. In the former Emperor's Imperial Harem, she was the only one who gave birth to two children. Her eldest son even became the Emperor of a country, and she became the Empress Dowager because of her son. However, no one knew that her eldest son was suspicious by nature. Even his mother was on guard against her, fearing that she would threaten him with her power. If not, she could be the Empress Dowager peacefully. Why would she scheme against the Emperor together with her youngest son? These years, she seemed to be very honorable in the Imperial Harem, but in fact, she was just good looking. The Emperor could contradict her from time to time for a favorite concubine. She could not get any power in the Imperial Harem. How could the Empress Dowager, who had been scheming against each other all her life and thought that she could live a smooth life from now on, be reconciled?
After saying goodbye to Concubine Liu, the Empress returned to her palace. Her calm face showed a trace of worry and confusion. The Empress waved her hand to let the mamas and maids behind her leave. Then she pushed the door open and walked into her bedroom. The Empress walked into the room and looked at the quiet room in front of her. She walked to the table and sat down. Then, she said faintly, "Come out."
After a while, Feng Zhiyao walked out from behind the curtain of the phoenix bed and looked at her quietly. The Empress frowned slightly, but Feng Zhiyao didn't wait for her to speak, he opened his mouth and said, "I came to take something, I'll leave immediately." The Empress was startled, she didn't understand and asked, "Take what?" Feng Zhiyao said, "Mo Jingqi gave you a white jade box eight years ago for safekeeping." The Empress pondered for a moment, then raised her head to look at him and said, "Was it you who captured the Emperor?"
"Yes," Feng Zhiyao admitted. "Do you want to call someone to arrest me?"
The Empress stood up and walked quickly to him. "Kidnapping the ruler of a country? Aren't you a little too daring?! Now that the capital and the imperial palace have been completely sealed off, let's see how you're going to deal with the aftermath! "Feng Zhiyao raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile," If I can enter, then I can naturally leave. Not to mention … Mo Jingqi's life is still in my hands. " The Empress angrily glared at him. She shook her head and said, "After following Prince Ding for so many years, haven't you used your brain? Do you think that everyone really wants the Emperor to come back safely? I'm afraid that there are many people who want you to kill him. "
"I really want to kill him!" Feng Zhiyao said hatefully.
"Nonsense!" The Empress reprimanded in a low voice, "Kidnapping the Emperor definitely wasn't Prince Ding's idea. What did you come back to do this time?" Feng Zhiyao paused before saying, "I'm following wang fei's orders to take the blue jade falling flower."
"Blue jade falling flower?" The Empress frowned. She didn't know much about medicine, so naturally she didn't know what the blue jade falling flower was for. She looked at Feng Zhiyao in annoyance and said, "For Princess Ding to send you back, it must be something important. Can't I help you find it when you send someone to send a message? Are you only happy now that you've made such a big fuss? "Feng Zhiyao gave a light snort and said," If we don't make such a big fuss, no one will be able to find it. Mo Jingqi places great importance on the blue jade falling flower. All these years, even the person who gave it to him and his most trusted concubine Liu didn't know about it. Why would he tell you? Not to mention that if he found out that you were searching for the blue jade falling flower, you wouldn't be able to escape responsibility. " The Empress gave a helpless sigh and asked, "So you already know where the blue jade falling flower is?"
Feng Zhiyao nodded, "Mo Jingqi said that he gave it to you half a year ago. Do you still remember a white jade box? "
The Empress lowered her head in thought for a moment. She nodded and said, "I remember now. Wait a moment." She turned and walked into the room. Not long after, the Empress came out holding a beautifully carved white jade box. She put the white jade box into Feng Zhiyao's hands and asked, "Is this?" Feng Zhiyao took the box and carefully opened it. Inside, there was a light green flower that looked like a peony. It looked like jade, but when one reached out to touch the flower petals, they could clearly feel its softness and a faint strange fragrance. This flower had been picked for a long time, but it didn't show any signs of withering. It was like a jade flower. Feng Zhiyao compared the general appearance and color of the blue jade falling flower that Mister Chen had told him. He concluded that the white jade box in front of him really did contain the legendary blue jade falling flower.
The Empress said in a low voice, "Take it away. Release the Emperor as soon as possible and then return to the northwest." Feng Zhiyao put away the box and looked deeply at the Empress. He said, "You really want to stay in the palace forever?" The Empress gave a faint smile and said, "If I don't stay in the palace forever, where can I go? Go quickly and be careful. "Feng Zhiyao stared at her," You're not afraid that I'll kill Mo Jingqi? " The Empress shook her head and gave a faint smile, "You won't do that. If the Emperor dies now, it won't be good for the Prince Ding Mansion. Even though no one has said anything yet, there must be a lot of people in the court who suspect the Prince Ding Mansion. If the Emperor really doesn't come back, it doesn't matter if the Prince Ding Mansion did it or not. In the end, those people will still push the blame onto Prince Ding. "
Feng Zhiyao gave a dissatisfied grunt, but he couldn't deny that what the Empress said was true. He turned and said, "I'm leaving!"
The Empress nodded, "Be careful on the way." Feng Zhiyao walked a few steps and then turned back with a smile, "Do you know what your Emperor did? He wants to destroy the Xu family! "The Empress froze. When she came back to her senses, Feng Zhiyao had already disappeared. She could only sigh softly, and a bitter smile appeared on her beautiful face.
With Mu Qingcang secretly escorting them, Feng Zhiyao was also an expert. Even though the palace was heavily guarded, they still walked out without any danger. The two returned to the place where they hid Mo Jingqi. Leng Haoyu was sitting in the room, staring at Mo Jingqi while waiting for news. Seeing them come in, Leng Haoyu quickly got up and asked, "Did you get the thing?" Feng Zhiyao raised the box in his hand and said, "I got it, but whether it's real or not, the Emperor has to personally confirm it."
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