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"So Imperial Mother really doesn't care about whether I am dead or alive. Could it be because Imperial Mother's good niece is pregnant with my dragon seed?"

With a pitiful gaze, he looked at the rebellious face of Huo Ni Lin. At this moment, his beloved son's face was filled with a cold expression, as well as an unspeakable disappointment. How could she not put her only son in her heart? She could only execute Ji Tian Ning to ensure the safety of the Southern Champion and to ensure that her son could sit firmly on the throne.

If they were to go against the will of the Nine Heavens, they would probably lose not only the Southern Champion world, but also the lives of mother and son.

She extended her hand to grasp the reverse scale's hand. She held it very tightly.

"Lin'er, you are mother's only son, and also mother's everything. Although my surname is Gong, don't forget that I am your mother. Do you know how my mother and brother died? "

Huo Ni Lin shook his head. He wasn't too clear about those things.

"They were all killed by the Nine Heavens Palace. If it wasn't for the fact that mother was a woman and the previous emperor had taken a fancy to them, they wouldn't have survived either. I have never told you these things, and now is the time to tell you. If the nine days of the palace were to retreat, or if there were to be a mutiny in the army, not only would it lose the Southern Champion world, but the lives of mother and son and yourself would also be lost. "

"That old bastard actually dared to threaten us!"

Rage shot out from his eyes as he clenched his fists. Even if it were a woman, he had no right to stay by her side and protect her life.

"Since the operation has failed, she might not be able to cure my son's illness. It's not that the Queen Mother is heartless and can't tolerate her. I cannot lose the world, my only beloved son, for a barbarian girl. If my son isn't willing, then I'll leave this to the empress. "

"No!"

Huo Ni Lin held the empress dowager's hand tightly. The empress dowager frowned. "Lin'er, you're hurting my mother."

He slowly let go of Ji Tian Ning. Ji Tian Ning had already been demoted to a clothed girl in order to ensure her safety. Who would have thought that the empress dowager would specifically go to the palace to force the matter?

"Could it be that my many years of plan will be given up or I will fail because of a single woman? You've lost. Not only have you lost your life, you've also lost the Heavenly Land of the Rivers and Mountains! Even if you are willing to lose everything for a woman, if you lose, it would be even more impossible for her to survive. "

"I have already demoted her to a servant. What else can I do? Why did the Queen Mother come to force him? "

"Lin'er, pretend to be sick and send the palace out of the capital to go to Fengyuan. You secretly contacted a group of officials and handed your prince over to the palace's Illusory Phoenix, for what? "

Huo Ni Lin took a step forward and glared at the empress dowager. "Imperial Mother, why do you say that?"

"Don't forget, when you were young, when you went out to war, I did a lot of things for my son. Only in recent years, when my son grew up, I stopped caring about those things. Lin'er, there is no need to hide these things from your mother. Your mother will always support you. "

Seeing that the Empress Dowager had not spoken, she had supported him in silence behind her back for many years. When the late Emperor died, he was only fifteen years old and still had to go to war. It was the Empress Dowager who took care of many things for him, including court affairs.

However, all the power at that time had been in the hands of the Nine Heavens Palace. Thus, he had always assumed that the empress dowager was able to handle the imperial government, and that it was the Nine Heavens Palace that was supporting her from behind the scenes. After all, the empress dowager was also a woman of the palace. Later on, she urged him to marry her and make her the empress, making him think that it was to consolidate the palace's power.

Now, he could not tell whether the Empress Dowager's words were true or false.

"Lin'er, sometimes the victor does not lie in the battlefield, nor in the imperial court. You want to kill the palace for nine days, definitely not in those places. If that was the case, even if you won, it would still be a miserable victory, and you wouldn't have the confidence to win. The best place is the imperial harem, where the heart is paralyzed and the heart is lost. "

"What does mother mean by that? royal father's achievements are unparalleled, he is a pillar of my Southern Champion Kingdom, and is indispensable. Queen Mother's words, you shouldn't have done it! "

Her Majesty shook her head and smiled. The faint pain in her body was indescribable humiliation. If there was a chance, she would personally torture him, causing him to wail day and night.

"Lin'er, look."

Her Majesty opened the window. Behind it was an open space, and some palace maids were playing around with small smiles on their faces. He also knew that the Empress had specially raised some palace maids to train them in various arts and use them to amuse themselves.

The palace maids were all wearing tights. Some of them were dancing, some were playing games, and some of them even had ropes tied to the air to perform acrobatics.

"What did you see?"

A sharp gaze swept across all the palace maids. These palace maids were all very young, had beautiful features, and possessed a graceful figure. The hardest part was the agility. A few of the court ladies were in the midst of a dance when the ball flew out and struck the lady on the rope.

The palace maid fell from the rope and flipped in the air. She kicked the ball back with her foot and gently fell to the ground, unharmed.

One of the court ladies flipped over and kicked the ball out again.

A light flashed through his eyes. These palace maids had extraordinary skills, they actually had the ability to do so. He looked back at the empress dowager. Training these palace maids was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two. He knew that the empress dowager had chosen girls around the age of seven or eight to train them in the harem.

"No one will be on guard against some palace maids, especially a commander of the three armies who is renowned for his martial arts." No one will be on guard against some palace maids, especially a commander of the three armies who is known for his martial arts.

"Muhou, train these palace maids …"

Her heart suddenly lit up. Could it be that the empress dowager had a deep motive for training these palace maids?

"This Dowager has never allowed them to show their faces, so we are here. No one is allowed to enter or leave, and this is the first time even my royal son has seen them. If the time is ripe, This Dowager will gift these palace maids to the Queen! "

The empress dowager's thoughts were too thoughtful. She had even planned out a backup plan for the empress dowager, so the palace wouldn't suspect anyone, not even her own daughter.

"They are only loyal to This Dowager. If they had any ulterior motives, the entire Nine Tribes would be implicated. After the matter was settled, This Dowager promised that she would be given the choice of a husband and a generous amount of gold as a dowry, and if you are willing to stay here, you will be conferred with the title of 'Consort'. "

"I remember, mother and king are siblings."

"Yes, This Dowager remembers who killed Mother and Little Brother. Why would my beloved son not be happy? After planning for nearly ten years, would my son give up such a great opportunity because of a girl? "

He had never hesitated like this before, especially for a woman.

"A decision cannot be broken, but it cannot be broken. Those who do great things should make a decision."

The empress dowager's delicate and charming face revealed an unswerving determination. Her own son had actually hesitated so much for a girl. This was something she didn't want to see. Even so, she could not keep the barbarian girl. The Emperor couldn't be moved by any women. Those women could only be the Emperor's toys.

Emperor must have hearts of the world, the heart cannot contain only a woman.

"My son, you can have her concoct some medicine that will cause one to lose their strength or cause others to lose consciousness. It will not be easy to be discovered by others, or it will be useful in the future."

"Mother, this son understands."

"In three days, it will be the auspicious day. Send her on her way."

"Muhou …"

There was never any expression on his cold face, only helplessness and pain. Three days, he only had three days, and he was already with her?

"From today onwards, This Dowager will select the imperial concubine of the harem and send her to her son every night. The harem will be soaked in rain and dew, and many of the heirs will be nurtured."

"Imperial Mother, your son can favor the concubine of the harem, but she has already been demoted to a maid. If that's not enough, she will be demoted to a servant. Is that not enough? "

"Foolish!"

His heart was beating up and down. His beautiful face was twisted from anger. He was glaring at the reverse scale of fire. Why was this son of his so despondent because of a girl?

He remembered, there were many beauties in the harem, wave after wave, but no one had been noticed by him. His steps would never stop for a woman. Even someone like Gong Huanfeng was only a toy of his.

Her expression changed and returned to normal. She couldn't let a barbarian girl hinder the business that she had been plotting for so many years. That kind of humiliation and inferiority, she would never want it again, much less let her son endure it.

"If the palace's troops were to retreat for the next nine days, what would the Southern Champion lose? My son, you have always been keeping an eye on the world, don't lose your mind because of a woman. This matter could be left to the Queen. The empress is the head of the six palaces, and should be in charge of this matter, so that the harem may be at peace. "

"If not for this empress, my imperial harem would truly be at peace."

Mentioning Gong Huanfeng, the reverse scale's heart was set ablaze. Especially after he found out that Gong Huanfeng was pregnant, looking at her actions, she actually didn't put him in her eyes anymore.

"At this time, you still can't miss this empress. Nine Heavens Palace, he's back!"

Could it be that the Nine Heavens Palace really left Fengyuan and came back?

"My son, you should understand why he's back now. This matter can't be delayed any longer. Three days later, the execution platform will open, and my son will no longer have to bother with this matter."

The sound of footsteps gradually approached from outside the palace. Listening to it gave one a sense of oppression.

"Pa …"

He slammed his palm heavily on the table, wanting to kick the table over and break everything in the room. However, as an emperor, he couldn't be like this and cause his subordinates to mock him.

The head began to ache again as it paced back and forth in the chamber, unable to make a decision for a while.

He was the only one in the chamber. The attendants could all see his anger and tried to stay as far away as they could. He forcefully suppressed his anger, but he was mostly helpless.

"Wu De."

With a loud shout, a ghost-like figure appeared out of nowhere and entered the chamber, bowing respectfully.

The Fiery-Scaled Tiger was still pacing around. It had never felt this anxious before as it clenched its fists again and again.

The sky outside was already quite dark and cloudy, just like his current mood. Pushing open the window and looking at the gloomy sky, he felt even more depressed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience."

The reverse fire scale suddenly turned around. What did the empress come here for now? Earlier, the empress dowager wanted to hand over the power to punish Ji Tian Ning to the empress, but he refused. He agreed to personally deliver Ji Tian Ning to the fire execution platform, and now the empress was ordered by the empress to see if he was determined to open the fire execution platform.

"It's already deep into the night. Please go back and rest. If you have anything, come back tomorrow."

"Your majesty, chenqie came for the sake of your majesty."

Gong Huan Feng slowly stepped into the palace. Behind her, two servants followed, bowing to Huo Ni Lin. The guards originally wanted to stop her and not let her in, but she was the empress after all, so the guards didn't dare to offend her.

Besides, the imperial harem knew by now that the empress already had a dragon seed in her possession, and the imperial guards didn't dare to forcefully stop her. If they hurt the empress, even a few of their heads wouldn't be enough to chop them off.

The Fiery-Scaled Tiger sat down, and its expression returned to its usual grave as it looked at the empress.

"Is Your Majesty worrying about the maid, Ji Tian Ning?"

"It's already deep into the night, so the Queen should rest early so that she won't be too tired and hurt her body."

Gong Huanfeng looked at the reverse scale of fire, but couldn't tell if what the reverse scale said was true or not. However, that pair of eyes had never looked at her as Ji Tian Ning had before.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern. Chenqie is doing very well. I heard that when Imperial Mother went back to the palace to see Imperial Mother, Imperial Mother said that His Majesty had already set a date to open the execution platform three days later. Your consort was extremely worried and came to visit His Majesty. "