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"Royal Grandmother, for some reason, royal father is unconscious, and this son is worried that someone is plotting something, so he increased the guard in the palace. What's wrong with that?" Xiao Hanqi retorted with bloodshot eyes.

"What you have done is right, but for the sake of a eunuch who had lost his footing, you have actually used so many manpower. You are simply overturning the entire palace!" The empress dowager's eyes flashed with anger as well.

Xiao Hanqi squinted his eyes, his eyes filled with resentment and displeasure, "Royal Grandmother, I was young when you saw me, and you could only see me, your grandson, working hard, but you could not see it. "With such a small matter, you still won't let it go, it's really …"

"Crown Prince!" The empress cut him off before he could finish. "How did you speak to the empress dowager?"

Now that the situation was unclear, if he were to turn against the Empress Dowager now, it would definitely not be good for their next course of action.

Since a monstrous eunuch had already fallen into the water, his life should have been like this. Indeed, he should not have made such a big fuss to fish.

Xiao Hanqi's gaze slowly moved to the Queen's face, like a roaring sea.

The empress's frown deepened. She was thinking for his sake. What kind of gaze was that?

Xiao Hanqi was even more certain that it was the empress who did this.

The hand under her sleeve clenched again, and her gaze towards the empress turned colder and colder.

The empress was locked in place by his dark gaze and couldn't help but exclaim, "Crown Prince, aren't you going to apologize to the empress dowager?"

Xiao Hanqi shifted his gaze back onto the empress dowager's face and said unwillingly, "Royal Grandmother, this grandson knows his wrongs!"

Her Majesty gasped for breath and waved her hand at the two of them, indicating that they should leave.

After this matter, Xiao Hanqi was even more fed up with the Empress' power, and after leaving the Tzu Ning Palace, he directly returned to the imperial study room with a stomach full of displeasure, leaving the Empress mumbling as she watched his back until he disappeared.

The imperial study still seemed to be able to smell the very indifferent fragrance that belonged solely to the golden bean. Xiao Hanqi forcefully closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then heavily exhaled.

When he opened his eyes once again, they were as cold as the winter.

"Someone, come!"

Hearing this, the dark guard suddenly appeared, "Does His Highness have any orders?"

Xiao Hanqi replied with a voice as cold as ice, "Strengthen the palace's security. We must ensure that no one is allowed to enter or leave this place as they please."

If it was really the empress dowager secretly meeting up with Xiao Qingqian and using a deceptive trick, then they would definitely be in a hurry to get the great witch out of the palace.

As long as he could firmly defend the Imperial Palace, Wei Qing and the others would not be able to enter, and the Old Emperor would not be able to leave.

"Yes, your subordinate understands."

Ever since the Empress and Xiao Hanqi had parted ways in the Tzu Ning Palace, she had been unable to calm down, and was afraid that Xiao Hanqi would feel sad because of a mere eunuch. This time, hearing that Xiao Hanqi had asked people to strengthen the investigation at the entrance of the palace, his hanging heart was finally at ease.

Once the crown prince became a great treasure, what kind of peerless beauty would he not have? He wanted to be tempted by a eunuch.

When the empress dowager heard Xiao Hanqi's order, she looked at Wei Qing and Xiao Qingqian who had changed their appearances worriedly.

"Has the crown prince suspected something?"

Xiao Qingqian tightly locked the center of his brows, "Perhaps, he isn't a true trash after all."

Wei Qing frowned, and did not speak for a long time.

"Wei Qing, what do you think?"

was the one who suggested this scheme of stealing the dragon and changing the phoenix.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, I believe that the most dangerous place is the safest place!"

As long as Old Emperor did not leave the palace for a long time, then Xiao Hanqi would have no time to worry about anything else. The things that he told Xiao Qingqian to prepare could easily be stored in the crown prince's mansion.

Hearing this, Xiao Qingqian and the empress dowager looked at Wei Qing at the same time.

"What do you mean?" Her Majesty asked.

Just as Wei Qing was about to speak, Xiao Qingqian took the lead and said: "Royal Grandmother, Qing'er's meaning is for royal father to stay in Tzu Ning Palace."

Tian Sisi had been hiding in the Tzu Ning Palace and had not been able to find him for a long time. Then, at the same time, if the Old Emperor was also hiding in the Tzu Ning Palace, Xiao Hanqi would naturally not be able to find him either.

The empress dowager frowned in thought for a moment before her face filled with worry. "But they already know about the matter of the Grand Warlock. If they still haven't left the palace …"

Wei Qing smiled faintly. "Empress Dowager, as long as you're concerned, everything will be a mess. You're really in a mess."

The empress dowager looked at her in search of her. Wei Qing pointed at her own face and laughed even more.

"This Dowager understands." The empress dowager's hanging heart finally settled down, and the smile on her face was no longer as stiff as it was before.

After Xiao Hanqi gave the order, the atmosphere in the palace seemed to become even more oppressive.

It had been a long time since the Great Mage left the palace, and the corners of Xiao Hanqi's lips curled up sinisterly.

From the looks of it, there was no such thing as a Great Mage. Everything was just an illusion created by Xiao Qingqian and the empress dowager!

With this thought in mind, he clenched his fist and slammed it down on the imperial desk.

It was a pity that the golden bean died unjustly.

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, he heard a report from the outside, "Your Highness, the group of wizards the empress dowager sent into the palace are leaving."

Hearing that, the crease between Xiao Hanqi's eyebrows that was originally twisted into a lump became deeper.

Could it be that he was wrong?

He suddenly stood up and hurried to the entrance of the palace.

He saw a few wizards in robes standing in a stalemate with the guards at the entrance, and he strode forward.

His gaze swept across the Grand Warlock's ashen face, then he pointed with two fingers, indicating for the dark guards to quickly check if there were any signs of the Grand Warlock changing his appearance.

The guard quickly stepped forward and touched the back of the Grand Warlock's ear. However, he did not touch the human skin mask. He could not help but frown. Afraid that he might neglect something, he carefully touched the other side and still did not show any signs of changing his appearance.

He looked at Xiao Hanqi and shook his head.

Xiao Hanqi stared fixedly at the Great Witch, thinking: Could it be that I'm overthinking it?

"Your Highness, this commoner followed the orders of the empress dowager to enter the palace to help the emperor expel the evil spirits. Now that the great shaman is unconscious and is helping the emperor bear the pain, you shouldn't make things difficult for this commoner, right?"

Xiao Hanqi looked at the Magus with a deep gaze and narrowed his eyes. The orange fire in his eyes flickered, and the atmosphere became extremely tense for a moment.

"Let them through!" After a long while, Xiao Hanqi squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

Everyone was stunned as the hidden guard looked at Xiao Hanqi, anxious to persuade him not to let him go so easily.

"Let them through."

Xiao Hanqi naturally knew what the hidden guards were worried about. If he were to let them go now, it would definitely be better to lock them in the palace, and watch their every move with rapt attention.

However, there was no evidence right now, so he could only let it go for now and think things over.