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Dongfang Haotian was not surprised to see the empress dowager, and a smile actually formed on his face.

The empress dowager said, "You unconscious ruler, it was This Dowager who misjudged you."

Dongfang Haotian suddenly raised his head and laughed, "Hahaha …" He laughed for a long time before suddenly stopping. His gaze was like a sharp sword that pierced towards the empress dowager's eyes. "You are not worthy of claiming to be my wife, because you are just an impostor. You are not Goldmoon but a Goldpearl."

The empress dowager's expression changed before she calmed herself down and said, "Oh? Then why don't you tell me why isn't I Goldmoon? "

Dongfang Haotian sneered, clapped three times, and Nanny Lan walked in from outside.

Dongfang Haotian replied, "She was Empress Dowager Jin Yue's maid. Do you remember how she was demoted to a lowly palace maid after she broke the offerings?"

The empress dowager thought for a moment. "It's been so many years, I don't remember."

Nanny Lan replied, "This servant remembers that the empress dowager's left foot had a cinnabar mole on her thumb."

Her Majesty's eyes twinkled.

Dongfang Haotian said, "Does the empress dowager dare to undergo a medical examination?"

The empress dowager gritted her teeth and changed the subject. "Dumb Monarch, you must give up your seat to the First Prince today. Otherwise, don't blame This Dowager for being impolite."

An Yi Xuan was at a loss for words. He looked at Dongfang Haotian, then at the empress dowager, then at Dongfang Haotian who had fainted. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

The empress dowager turned to An Yixuan and shouted, "Why aren't you letting the unconscious monarch write the imperial edict yet?"

"This …" An Yixuan did not dare to move.

Dongfang Haotian laughed: "How am I the unconscious monarch?"

The empress dowager took the imperial reports and threw it at Dongfang Haotian, "Have you ever seen these memorials before? Have you ever cared about living in poverty? You only know how to stay in a beauty's village, and won't even go to court anymore! "

Dongfang Haotian sneered: "I have read all of these memorials and have dealt with them accordingly. If you don't believe me, you can ask the Minister of the Left and the other ministers. "

When the empress dowager heard this, her expression changed. "Impossible. Aren't you pampering that woman every day?"

Dongfang Haotian looked coldly at the empress dowager. Leng Qiyue hugged Nian Rui and said, "The empress dowager is indeed a golden pearl. In order to seize power, Golden Bead had to find another man to impregnate the Imperial Concubine Lin and give birth to this child. "

When the ministers saw the baby's blue eyes, they all thought of one person. That person was Eastern Chi Mu, and had once fought with Dongfang Haotian for the throne.

The empress dowager was stunned, she never thought that Leng Qiyue would make a mistake!

Leng Qiyue continued to speak, "The Golden Pearl has assassinated the Emperor many times before, and now it wants to bring everyone here to force his hand. What do you think we should do?"

The ministers led by An Yixuan didn't know what to do. Both sides were at a loss of what to do. It was hard to tell if they were serious or not, so they all looked towards An Yixuan. They could capture whoever he wanted.

Since An Yixuan was in a difficult situation, he couldn't make up his mind.

Leng Qiyue replied, "The empress dowager has a dagger hidden in her sleeve. She wants to kill the monarch!"

The empress dowager's hand trembled, her eyes grew cold as she suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it towards Dongfang Haotian …

"Protect the emperor!" Unexpectedly, An Yixuan wasn't old, and with a stride, he grabbed the Golden Bead's wrist. With a twist of his wrist, the dagger fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

Jin Zhu said sternly, "I didn't expect that the hard work of my entire life would actually be ruined by a woman like you. I'm not willing to accept this."

Leng Qiyue laughed: "What do you think of our trap?"

Jin Zhu smiled sadly and said, "Very good, very good."

Dongfang Haotian replied, "The Golden Bead's act of impersonating the empress dowager is unforgivable. Nine familial extermination!"

The golden pearl fiercely glared at Dongfang Haotian and said, "It is my fault alone. Why did you want to kill my entire clan?"

Dongfang Haotian seemed to have thought of something, and said: "That year, the Jin Clan's fire was able to burn the Jin Clan's people to death, but we can still find a few hundred people from the nine clans."

Jin Zhu laughed out loud, "Hahaha... Father, mother, your daughter has let you down. Your daughter will not be able to take revenge! "

With that, Jin Zhu quickly put the dagger on his neck and said, "I will bear all the sins. I can die, but you must let my family go. If you want this scandal to get out, then go ahead and kill it! " The empress dowager exerted force in her hand, causing blood to gush out. This strike was not fatal, but she died from excessive loss of blood. Her eyes kept staring at Dongfang Haotian, as if she was waiting for him to show mercy and say "save her". Unfortunately, she didn't, and her beautiful eyes brimmed with disappointment and lost their luster.

Leng Qiyue had long ago carried Niu Jun. She didn't want to look at her back.

Han Liu stood up, dusting off the dust on her body and said, "Is the act over?"

Dongfang Haotian nodded, Leng Qiyue turned and smiled: "Han Liu, it's been hard on you."

Han Liu smiled faintly. "The Empress has worked hard. If it weren't for the Empress coming up with this plan, it really would have been impossible to get rid of this scourge."

An Yi Xuan was dumbstruck, but he understood that all of this was Leng Qiyue's plan. He wanted Dongfang Haotian to indulge himself in the imagination of a woman, then chase after and kill Leng Qiyue and her mother so the empress dowager could trust him when they surrender to the empress dowager. Obtaining the trust of the Empress Dowager would force her to go to court, but the Empress Dowager did not expect it to be planned by someone else.

An Yi Xuan looked at Leng Qiyue with a face full of pity. She said to Dongfang Haotian: "Your Majesty, since the Golden Bead has already been executed, then forget about the matter of the nine clans. After all, this kind of punishment is too cruel and inhumane."

Dongfang Haotian nodded and said: "Alright, I'll follow my beloved concubine."

Seeing Leng Qiyue pleading for mercy on behalf of the clan members who were part of the Golden Pearl, An Yi Xuan's originally murderous intent immediately disappeared. A woman who knew how to kill innocent people, and a woman who knew how to advise, was indeed the Emperor's right-hand man. If she became the Queen, her Sheng Dynasty would definitely flourish even more. It was just that whether Leng Qiyue was a woman's natural softhearted heart or if she was truly wise, she still had to be tried.

When An Yixuan thought of this, he led his ministers and kneeled down. "This subject is foolish. May the emperor punish one of the sinners. They have all been bewitched by this old official."

Dongfang Haotian seemed to have seen through An Yi's thoughts, or perhaps he was trying to highlight Leng Qiyue's achievements, and said to her: "What about it, beloved concubine? "How should we punish these people?"

Leng Qiyue was startled, she never thought that Dongfang Haotian would kick this ball towards her. She thought for a moment, then said, "An Yixuan was bewitched by the empress dowager, he really deserves to be punished."

An Yi Xuan's heart sank when he heard this. Could it be that he was mistaken? Was Leng Qiyue a scumbag who knew how to fuss about things?

Leng Qiyue continued to speak: "But just now, An Yi had done a great service to save you, so it is better to pay for it with your own efforts, it should not have been punished."

An Yi Xuan frowned. Although Leng Qiyue was trying to justify his actions, they were truly committing a capital crime by abducting the emperor. After all, Leng Qiyue was a woman. It was unknown whether or not she could deliver a fair judgement. She decided to continue probing. Even if she had to sacrifice her family's life, she had to figure out Leng Qiyue's character. If she wasn't someone who could shoulder the heavy responsibility of being a national mother, then with the Emperor's obedient attitude towards her, she would definitely be a disaster for the nation and the people!