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After taking care of Xiao Hanqi, the empress dowager did not look happy at all. After all, both Tutor Jin and Prime Minister Wei were injured, and the entire Tzu Ning Palace was filled with the smell of blood.

The royal doctors helped the two people diagnose their pulse, while Tutor Jin's face was only swollen, but Prime Minister Wei suffered from a very serious internal injury.

The empress dowager looked excited. "It is the fortune of the Northern Kingdom, the Emperor, and even the commoners to have loyal subjects like the Tutor Jin and the Tutor Jin."

Tutor Jin was very excited. Although his face was burning with pain, Prime Minister Wei was right. Hugging onto the empress dowager's leg would definitely allow Qiao Er to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Just that, if the crown prince was really deposed in order to fight for the throne, how would Qiao Er live her life in the future?

Prime Minister Wei's gaze had been fixated on his face the entire time, afraid that he would miss any slight changes in emotions on his face.

Seeing his sad eyes, Prime Minister Wei guessed that he must still be doing it for Jin Qiao’er.

Ning Mei thought about it before looking at the empress dowager, coughing, and giving her a wink.

The empress dowager pondered for a moment before asking, "Prime Minister Wei is so heavily injured, can you walk around as you please?"

The court judge was about to say, "No worries," when he caught sight of the empress dowager's deep eyes. His heart trembled as he thought it over, and he quickly understood her meaning.

"Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that Prime Minister Wei will have to stay and rest for a while."

The empress dowager sighed. "Someone, help Prime Minister Wei to the side chamber for a short rest."

The Tutor Jin was currently on the same boat as the Prime Minister Wei, so he naturally thought that no matter what the empress dowager and the Prime Minister Wei discussed, they should not have his back.

Her eyes quickly turned as she said, "Empress Dowager, this old official will accompany Prime Minister Wei."

The empress dowager really couldn't do it. After all, she didn't want to easily reclaim the Tutor Jin, and yet she was creating new problems.

The Prime Minister Wei muttered to himself for a moment, but did not object, allowing the Tutor Jin to support him as he walked towards the side hall of the Tzu Ning Palace.

The court officials left the Tzu Ning Palace one by one, and the Nanny Qiu called for the palace maids to quickly clean the Tzu Ning Palace.

The empress dowager went to the side chamber. "Prime Minister Wei, what do you have to say to This Dowager?"

Tutor Jin's face suddenly changed. He said that the empress dowager intentionally left Prime Minister Wei behind because she had something to discuss with him.

The Prime Minister Wei glanced at Tutor Jin from the corner of his eyes. "Empress Dowager, although Crown Prince's Consort did indeed do wrong before, but she has also stayed in the Shadow Mayan Temple for such a long time. She should have come back already, right?"

Hearing this, Tutor Jin's face was filled with disbelief. He never thought that Prime Minister Wei would actually want to tell the empress dowager about this.

The empress dowager frowned slightly, then looked deeply at Tutor Jin.

When Prime Minister Wei mentioned this matter, it was to comfort him.

Although Jin Qiao’er being pregnant and fighting for the rights was annoying, but, as long as the Tutor Jin was loyal to her, she would never let this matter go.

"The matter of the Crown Prince's Consort is not big, not small at all. If not for this incident, I would have intentionally sent the Crown Prince's Consort back to the capital."

Hearing that, Tutor Jin's heart surged with great joy. He hurriedly kneeled on the ground, thanking the empress dowager for her kindness and expressing her loyalty.

"Okay, although this one has lived in the palace for a long time, I have not lost my sense of hearing or my sight. I can still see who is sincere and who is false."

Her Majesty knew the hearts of these courtiers, and she would give them sweets, and at the same time give them a few slaps to remind them.

Within the secret room, Wei Qing had basically flipped through all of the medical books in these few days, yet she still could not find a method to cure the poison in the Old Emperor's body as well as the subGu s in her and Xiao Qingqian's bodies.

Annoyed, he let out a breath of impure air and rubbed his forehead.

Old Emperor woke up once again, and looked at all of Wei Qing's creases that had appeared on his forehead because he couldn't find a solution to the problem.

He slowly raised his jet-black, bluish-black hand as a mysterious glow shot out from his eyes.

"Wei Qing!"

Suddenly hearing Old Emperor's shout, Wei Qing suppressed the confusion in her heart, "Does the emperor have any orders?"

"Zhen wants to see the empress dowager." Old Emperor said weakly.

Wei Qing also didn't know what time it was, and was afraid that if sshe rashly went out, he would be seen by others.

"Your majesty, this humble one will contact the Nanny Qiu right now."

Old Emperor was startled, then nodded his head.

Wei Qing walked to the side of the table, wrote a few words on a piece of paper and placed it into a small box.

Very quickly, Nanny Qiu saw the slip of paper. After nightfall, he brought the empress dowager to the secret room.

When the Empress Dowager saw the Old Emperor, her tears moistened her eyes.

Old Emperor held onto the empress dowager's hand with one hand, her eyes extremely sore. "Imperial Mother, I called you here today because I have a very important matter to discuss with you."

The empress dowager stared at him, a wave of great unease rising in her heart.

"You have also seen my arm!"

Her Majesty did not speak.

"All these years, Wei Qing has been trying to think of a way to solve this problem, and we have clearly seen the painful look on her face as she tugged at her hair because she could not find a way to do so."

The empress dowager's grip on Old Emperor's arm grew even stronger. "Your majesty, what is it that you want to say?"

"Mother, since Wei Qing has already helped us force all the poison in our bodies onto our arms, then, in order to destroy the ambitions of the conspirators, we …" When Old Emperor said till here, he took a deep breath, "We want to break our own arms."

"Buzz ~ ~ ~"

The empress dowager's forehead twitched. Without thinking, she cried out sternly, "No way!"

Old Emperor forced a smile, "Imperial Mother, I really don't want to delay any longer."

After lying here for so long, it was rare for the Old Emperor to be idle. Those ancient memories flashed through his mind again and again, like a slow movie replay.

As an emperor, how many corpses would one need to step on in order to be able to firmly sit on the dragon throne?

After becoming a great treasure, he had taken on too many responsibilities. Even the person in the forbidden area owed him a debt!

So, if this was retribution, he hoped to trade an arm for the peace of the North.

"Your majesty, Wei Qing is so intelligent, she will definitely think of a solution!"

"I had intended to pass the throne down to Ah Qian since a long time ago. However, the Empress and I can still be considered a husband and wife, and since the crown prince is narrow-minded, it's impossible for us to give this northern country's Jiang Shan to the crown prince."

"This Dowager knows that everything you say is within reason. The Emperor's body is healthy, and he can continue to manage the affairs of state. There is no need to break his own arm." Her Majesty continued to persuade her.

The Old Emperor sighed, "Mother, these past few days, the poison has been going against the flow. It was Wei Qing who helped us suppress the poison. "If this goes on, I'm afraid I'll lose too much out of small gains!"

Seeing that the Old Emperor had made his decision, the empress dowager could only respect him. "Your majesty, let Wei Qing help you with your arm."