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"So you mean the Imperial Noble Consort is wrongly accusing you?" The Queen didn't want to look at the portrait anymore, so she made the nanny by her side pack up the portrait quickly. She had no choice but to think carefully and weigh the pros and cons …

First was young eunuch, who had appeared out of nowhere during the palace banquet and attracted the attention of others, reporting on information that should have been made with extreme caution. His goal seemed to be for more people to pay attention to this matter.

Hanqin was not stupid, she had never seen her teach such a rash servant before … She was a lot more careful when doing things, and the servants in the palace were often subjected to extremely strict discipline. She reckoned that even if she was on fire, she would still calmly report it to her.

But young eunuch had been tormenting himself all this time, and then Hanqin's face had lost color. Compared to his usual calm demeanor, he seemed like a completely different person …

This all seemed to indicate that she was simply trying to uncover the truth of the matter … Furthermore, the bigger the matter, the better. That way, it would be enough to force the matter to the point that it had to be dealt with. Moreover, after dealing with this matter, it would be announced to be used as a counterattack …

The target of the attack was Imperial Noble Lady Ya, the one who would kill even him out of jealousy … Naturally, it wasn't hard to understand …

But the reason was so ridiculous … There was even the mention of a long-lost sister … It was hard to not be convinced, but her words were plausible and there was even evidence … If it was fake. Isn't this all too real …

The empress wasn't stupid, so she knew that there was jealousy in the atmosphere. Her goal was naturally to kill the Imperial Noble Lady Ya and that land...

As for the portrait, although it was strange, there must be some hidden secret within it. He didn't have the time to worry about it …

In the end, she still possessed her own judgement and intelligence towards Hanqin. Ever since the Imperial Noble Lady Ya was released from her palace, she knew that this woman wasn't simple. She was afraid that if she were to carelessly kill her, the emperor would definitely cause her trouble.

That was why he hadn't bothered to find trouble with her since that day. However, when they heard that Hanqin had sent palace maids over to the Imperial Study, they were all stopped in their tracks. She said that the Emperor had decreed that, other than those with Imperial Study, no one else was allowed to enter the study room.

She already had an intuition in her heart at that time … The Emperor wanted to protect her …

Currently, she wasn't willing to be used by Hanqin as a spear and let herself get rid of the Imperial Noble Lady Ya in front of her, but she wasn't willing to just watch as the opportunity in her hands slipped away … The only way is to prove the crime... Everyone felt that she was flawless and had iron-like evidence. Even the Emperor would not speak up for her.

If the emperor really wanted to protect her, then he himself would need Hanqin to clean up this mess. She was the empress, but she could do it with dignity.

After making up her mind, the empress calmed down and summoned the old nanny by her side …

Go inform the emperor to come here, and ask the Prime Minister Zhao to come in and have a talk.

Originally, they were watching the dance from the open air, but after being disturbed by this matter, a long time had passed before the Empress and could finally move to the hall to rest. Those civil and military court officials had also been placed in the palace.

Looking at the Emperor's attitude before, if she were to deal with this Imperial Noble Lady Ya, she would have to let the Emperor know, and even make her accusation such that the Emperor was unable to refute her. This was very simple, even the Prime Minister Zhao came forward to confront him. Since Hanqin wanted to put the Imperial Noble Lady Ya to death, she had naturally settled with her father long ago. No matter what, the Prime Minister Zhao would cooperate …

At this thought, the empress heaved a sigh of relief. It was as if she had finally put down the stone in her heart.

Zhuang Li was still kneeling in front of the hall, as though her legs were no longer her, and her head was still aching faintly …

"empress is enlightened …" When she saw that the person on the throne did not move for a while, the crying Hanqin made her head hurt even more.

"Don't worry, I naturally have to be clear-headed. I have already sent someone to invite the Emperor over to make the decision, and have also sent someone to summon the Prime Minister Zhao over to confront you. Even now, I still do not understand whether this matter is a matter of Zhao Family or that of the palace. I have no way of making the decision, so everything will be decided by your majesty. "

No matter what, he is still my father, he will always stand by my side. Even if it is to reinforce my position in the palace, he will still help me without hesitation, but the empress still remembers to invite the emperor over, and her best prediction is that the empress will seize this opportunity to deal with Zhao Ci. If the emperor were to reprimand her, then I will only have to cry and complain to you, and this will be blamed on the empress … As the saying goes, having two birds with one stone means that one can achieve twice the result with half the effort … However, the worst case scenario would be that Zhao Ci would be sent to the Sky Prison to spend the rest of her life deceiving the monarch even if she was not put to death, even though it would take a lot of effort. However, being tortured in the Sky Prison was far better than dying in a daze like this …

When she heard the words' Emperor ', Zhuang Li's heart couldn't help but beat wildly, as if she was happy for her master. But very soon, Zhuang Li was disappointed … Prime Minister Zhao?

Who would the Prime Minister Zhao help? This was not something even a blind person could see? He had probably colluded with Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin long ago. She dodged left and right, afraid that the people from Zhao Family would recognize her, and that he still wouldn't be able to dodge it …

Then, your majesty? The crime of bullying the monarch. Wang Su had always hated these things, and he had never made a single promise to himself. Now that he knew about this kind of thing, he would probably hate himself even more …

But thinking about that person always felt warm inside her heart. No matter what, she still missed him. Hearing his name made her eyes turn red in an instant. He mocked himself. Why is he so weak now …

"The emperor has arrived!"

A familiar voice came from the Eunuch Li. Zhuang Li propped herself up on the ground with both hands. For the past half month, she had been looking forward to seeing the Emperor every single day, but she didn't expect to see such a scene.

Zhuang Li lifted her head and looked at Wang Su as she walked in. The moment his gaze fell on Zhuang Li's face, it seemed to have been frozen.

"Where did this mess come from!" He was not questioning, but questioning. He tried his best to restrain his urge to impulsively go over and pick Zhuang Li up from the ground.

He was the Emperor, the son of the Great Phoenix, but there were many things he couldn't accomplish.

"Reporting to the emperor …" The empress hurried down the hall and led her men to their knees to answer. Her tone was still full of confidence.

"Yesterday, there was some trouble in the Imperial Noble Consort Palace of Hanqin. The guards captured a thief who stole paintings. "

She indicated to nanny beside her to quickly unfurl the painting and present it to the Emperor.

Although the lady in the painting had a different temperament and expression from Zhuang Li, her appearance was no different, as though she was a Zhuang Li from another world.

"What Hanqin said about this painting is that it is her sister's biological mother, in other words, the mother of the Prime Minister Zhao's Third Miss. Yesterday, Imperial Noble Lady Ya was caught stealing this painting, and guessed to have destroyed evidence that she was a Zhao Family child. "If the evidence is true, then she has committed the crime of deceiving the monarch. I have already announced that the Prime Minister Zhao has come here to identify her. I hope that Your Majesty will decide …"

Her words were extremely tactful, as though she was worried about the emperor's emotions. However, she didn't have the slightest intention to let Zhuang Li go.

"These are Imperial Noble Lady from my Imperial Study, you guys really have the guts to …"

"Chenqie naturally knows that she is a Imperial Noble Lady of the Imperial Study. As for the people around Your Majesty, I hope that Your Majesty will forgive Chenqie as well. The struggles in the harem are not small, and naturally, you have to treat justice as the most important thing. Chenqie isn't trying to make things difficult for the Imperial Noble Lady Ya, she's just trying to make things fair."

Wang Su sneered: "Alright, we will wait here. You better remember what you said." His words came one word at a time and were extremely terrifying.

With that, Cao Cao Cao arrived. Old Prime Minister Zhao was led into the hall by a young father-in-law. Once he entered, he hurriedly kneeled down, and went to pay his respects to the lord of the courtyard.

The incident at the palace banquet had already caused him to feel extremely uneasy. After that, the Empress Imperial Noble Consort moved to the hall and arranged for him to wait at the side of the hall. She said she was waiting for news, so how could he sit still? Walking back and forth in the house, he was extremely uneasy. When he heard the empress announce his arrival, he became even more uneasy.

"Prime Minister Zhao, you go take a look. Is that woman your daughter? After hearing that she was extremely similar to her mother, it was also because of this painting that Hanqin decided that she was her lost little sister.

If she really was your daughter, I'm afraid she would have already committed the crime of deceiving the monarch. "

He had never thought that there would actually come a day where he would be able to see Zhao Ci again. Honestly speaking, he even hoped that she would already be dead in order to save himself from all these troubles and troubles.

Under the gazes of everyone present, he walked step by step towards Zhuang Li. Zhuang Li raised his head, and revealed that face.

That face was extremely beautiful, and anyone who saw it would have such an image. It was already extremely perfect and flawless. But to Prime Minister Zhao, this face had an even more important meaning.

Zhuang Li stared at him, she had not seen this old man for more than ten years as well … Ten years ago, she had just arrived in Zhao Ci's body, and was still a child.

At that time, she had thought about this Prime Minister's father. She looked into his eyes, hoping to find some sort of love there. However, the young her was disappointed …

Now, ten years later, she still had the chance to look at him in such a manner.

When Prime Minister Zhao saw this face, it was as if he had suddenly forgotten his age. He only remembered that on a certain spring and March day, he met a woman called Du Yueyao on the brothel boat in the capital.

No matter what, that face was right in front of him. He couldn't believe it …

He opened his mouth slightly, unsure of what to say.

Did he believe it or not? This face was exactly the same as Du Yueyao's. How could she not be her daughter? Looking at this child's age, she was around the same age as Zhao Ci …

But now that he thought about it, that ugly girl from back then had once made him feel as if he had lost all his face. Yet now, she gave birth to such a face again? …

Prime Minister Zhao tried his best to conceal his astonishment. Then, he turned around, and just as Zhuang Li thought that he was dead for sure this time, he revealed his answer …

"No …"

No?! Immediately, the ones who were shocked were no longer the Prime Minister Zhao, but instead the Imperial Noble Consort, Empress and Zhuang Li …