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"Royal Grandmother, what can these letters prove?" Xiao Hanqi refused to admit it even if he died.

The empress dowager looked at him coldly. "Crown Prince, what do you think the letter between you and the Second Prince of Xie Jing represents?"

Xiao Hanqi scoffed.

"Don't say that this grandson didn't have any secret dealings with the Second Prince of Xie Jing. There is, however, a secret thing like this, if discovered, it might cause his head to fall off. How could he possibly keep it?"

The implication of his words was that this was something that he wanted to add to his crimes. It was a forgery.

The empress dowager frowned. "Crown Prince, if you don't have any evidence to prove that these letters were written by you, then an accident might have occurred. You can stay in the palace for the time being."

Boom — —

It was as if a bolt of lightning had exploded in Xiao Hanqi's mind.

"Royal Grandmother, aren't you going too far?" Xiao Hanqi glared at the empress dowager and roared.

"This is for the peace of the Northern Kingdom. If the Crown Prince is in good shape, then he is not afraid of slanting shadows!"

"Did you and royal father treat the restriction of the foot as a meal?"

Because of his anger, Xiao Hanqi's eyes were completely red, and the veins on his forehead were also taut.

Her Majesty, however, was not afraid of him.

"Crown Prince, what's with that attitude?"

In front of so many court officials, Xiao Hanqi's actions had indeed committed a great offense. The representative of the Prime Minister Wei said to all the court officials, "Empress Dowager, this matter was probably planned intentionally by the Second Prince, causing the crown prince to be wronged, and so it ended up like this. I hope the empress dowager will forgive me."

Prime Minister Wei had always been standing by Xiao Qingqian's side. Even though he was trying to excuse himself, Xiao Hanqi was not grateful.

"Prime Minister Wei, I see that you and Wei Qing have purposely set this trap for me, right?"

Prime Minister Wei's face was filled with shock, "Crown Prince, isn't what you're saying a little too much already?"

Xiao Hanqi let out a heavy snort.

The empress dowager was so angry that her chest rose and fell erratically. She glared at him coldly and said angrily, "Someone, take the crown prince to the side chamber first."

Xiao Hanqi squinted his eyes. As the imperial guards rushed in, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.

"Out of the way!"

The group of Dark Guards didn't move.

Xiao Hanqi looked at everyone with cold eyes, and grinded out a word from between his teeth: "Get out of the way!"

No one moved at all.

"Send the crown prince to the side chamber first." The Empress Dowager spoke again in a low voice.

Tutor Jin remembered the kind reminder from Prime Minister Wei. He looked at Xiao Hanqi and said solemnly: "Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince is so agitated. If you stay in Tzu Ning Palace, I'm afraid you will hurt the empress dowager accidentally."

With that, Xiao Hanqi's sharp blade eye swept over, shocking Tutor Jin to the point that he trembled.

"Tutor Jin, shut up!"

"Your Highness, as long as you can prove that you have no private correspondence with the Xie Jing's Second Prince, this matter will be settled.

The anger in Xiao Hanqi's heart was completely inflamed, and he gave Tutor Jin a slap across the air.

In an instant, Tutor Jin's face swelled up, and traces of blood flowed out from the corners of his mouth. Luckily, the Prime Minister Wei was quick enough to catch him and did not fall to the ground.

"Your Highness, this old official is wholeheartedly working for the Northern Kingdom. Your Majesty, how could you treat this old official like this?"

To beat him in front of so many fellow courtiers and officials, where would he put his face in the future?

"In front of This Dowager, the Crown Prince is acting so recklessly. This Dowager is really scared!"

Right now, the empress dowager wished that Xiao Hanqi would blow the matter. This way, she would have enough of a reason to control Xiao Hanqi.

Xiao Hanqi was already so angry that he did not even consider the pros and cons.

The Prime Minister Wei looked at the empress dowager and suggested, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, the crown prince isn't rational right now, it's better if we send him to the dungeon first."

"Prime Minister Wei!" The sound was full of hatred, like the sound of a knife.

The Prime Minister Wei was fearless, "Crown Prince, right now, His Majesty is unconscious, and all matters in the palace are left to the Crown Prince to handle. However, something like this happened at this time, and the Crown Prince can't find any evidence to prove that he didn't have any relations with the Second Prince of the Xie Jing.

Therefore, until things were clear, the empress dowager allowed the crown prince to stay in the Tzu Ning Palace for the time being. However, since the crown prince was so angry from embarrassment, not only did he disobey the empress dowager, he even beat up Tutor Jin.

"You …"

Xiao Hanqi's hand clenched into a fist bit by bit as creaking sounds came from his joints. In this kind of tense atmosphere, it was exceptionally cramped.

The rest of the court officials kept quiet as much as they could. After all, the situation was still unclear. If they chose the wrong side, it would affect their career.

Xiao Hanqi was truly enraged, he grinded his teeth and stared at the court officials.

The Prime Minister Wei looked at the empress dowager. "Empress Dowager, if you are worried about the crown prince and are afraid that he will suffer grievances in the dungeon, you can let the crown prince temporarily move to the side chamber. Once everything is settled, you can set him free."

Seeing that the Prime Minister Wei had a flowery tongue, Xiao Hanqi raised his hand and sent some inner force towards the Prime Minister Wei.

This time, it was full of hatred, and did not give the Prime Minister Wei the slightest bit of face.

Prime Minister Wei was momentarily stunned, falling to the ground, blood spurting out all over, scaring the crowd so much that they forgot to breathe.

"Someone, come!" The empress dowager raised her voice, and looked at Xiao Hanqi as if he was on fire.

After releasing this inner strength, Xiao Hanqi also regretted so much that he could ruthlessly slap himself a few times.

The imperial guard that the Old Emperor had arranged to stay in the vicinity of the Tzu Ning Palace suddenly appeared. "What orders do you have for me, empress dowager?"

When these royal secret guards appeared, Xiao Hanqi knew that he had completely messed up this matter.

The empress dowager had always been partial towards Xiao Qingqian, probably wishing that she could use this matter to imprison her in the dungeon.

His brows were tightly furrowed as his thoughts quickly spun around, trying to find a way to repair the problem.

However, before he could come up with a plan, he was pushed out of the room by the royal guard with a twist of his shoulders.

Xiao Hanqi's face was filled with impatience as he struggled to break free of their shackles, "I know how to leave!"

There was such a big commotion in the palace, why was the Queen Mother still not coming?

Could it be that they also controlled their mother?

Thinking of that, Xiao Hanqi's face became even uglier.

After he left the Tzu Ning Palace, he took advantage of these royal secret guards' inattentiveness to swiftly fly towards the direction of the Yi Kun Palace.

The royal guard was an existence that was higher than ordinary dark guards. The ordinary dark guards had already gone through layers of selections, and their inner strength and courage were all higher than ordinary people. The royal dark guards were also much higher than ordinary dark guards by who knows how many levels.

Just as Xiao Hanqi moved, he was seen through by the royal family and sent to the dungeon.

Along the way, Xiao Hanqi was like a trapped beast, cursing angrily. The startled Palace Masters did not dare to even breathe.

The door of the dungeon closed with a bang, and only Xiao Hanqi's curses resounded for a long time in the gloomy place.