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"Royal Grandmother, as long as you can hand over the imperial power in your hands and agree to move to the Western Palace, your grandson will not say no to you today! However, if you insist on acting on your own, this grandson will definitely not let you off! "

Hearing Xiao Hanqi's reasoning, the empress dowager did not seem embarrassed at all.

"Crown Prince, are you trying to rebel now?"

Every word was loud and clear.

He clearly didn't have any internal energy, but he was still able to spread it far.

Xiao Hanqi scoffed coldly, "If it wasn't for the fact that you and royal father had always been on the opposite side, how could this grandson have been innocent and unjustly accused? How did the royal power end up in your hands, Royal Grandmother? "

"Crown Prince, if you continue to be so stubborn, even the heavens will not tolerate you!" Her Majesty issued an ultimatum.

Xiao Hanqi faced the sky and laughed. The reason why he chose this path, wasn't it all because of the empress dowager and Old Emperor?

"Royal Grandmother, are you handing over the authority to the Emperor or not?" The sharp sword in Xiao Hanqi's hand drew a beautiful arc in the air, the tip of the sword aimed at the empress dowager.

The empress dowager laughed contemptuously. "The crown prince intends to rebel and capture him for This Dowager!"

None of the officers moved. Xiao Hanqi sneered, "Royal Grandmother, did you see that? The guards in this palace will not listen to your orders! "

Her Majesty's eyes narrowed, and the candlelight danced in them.

"Attack!" Xiao Hanqi waved his sword, signalling a group of guards to surround the empress dowager.

And yet, as the sound of his voice faded, no one dared to move an inch.

Xiao Hanqi's eyes became gloomy, and a wave of unease rose up in his heart.

Long Xiaotian had told him that all these generals had been subdued by him, and that everyone could be ordered by him. What was going on?

"Charge!" Xiao Hanqi roared in anger.

The crowd remained indifferent.

Xiao Hanqi became more perturbed, and the hand holding the horse's reins became tighter and tighter.

"Crown Prince!" A mellow middle-aged male voice suddenly floated into Xiao Hanqi's ears, causing the blood color on Xiao Hanqi's face to completely disappear.

"Father, royal father?" Xiao Hanqi's mouth was opened widely.

With Wei Qing's support, the Old Emperor slowly walked toward him.

"Father, how could you …"

Xiao Hanqi faintly felt that he would lose tonight. He wanted to get down from the horse to plead for mercy, but he felt that even so, he would not be able to obtain the throne.

"I just want to feign sickness and see how all of you are reacting. The result is that I'm very sad!" After a few days of recuperation, the Old Emperor looked good, and her voice was deep and powerful.

Xiao Hanqi did not notice that the Old Emperor was missing an arm. He furrowed his brows and thought for a while, "Royal father, this son was also forced to a corner because of helplessness!"

"You were forced into a corner?" The Old Emperor scoffed coldly, "No matter how wronged you are, you shouldn't join hands with the Second Prince of the Xie Jing to endanger the peace of the Northern Kingdom!"

Xiao Hanqi's eyes trembled, and quickly flew up. With a few leaps, he captured the empress dowager and flew up to the roof of Tzu Ning Palace.

Old Emperor did not expect that at this point, Xiao Hanqi would still resist with all his might, and the disappointment in his eyes became even deeper.

Wei Qing advised, "Royal father, there is always a big brother outside, don't worry."

Old Emperor waved his hand, "I am just sad."

"Father!" Wei Qing comforted him.

Old Emperor's dark eyes quickly swept across all of the guards' faces. "Strengthen our security in the city! We must ensure that the empress dowager returns safely! Our unfilial son, Xiao Hanqi, is taken into custody!"

Here, he was talking about Xiao Hanqi, not the crown prince. Wei Qing believed that the edict of the crippled crown prince would be issued soon.

Xiao Hanqi dragged the empress dowager to the side as he quickly shook off the hidden guards that were following closely behind.

After all, the Empress Dowager was too old for this.

"Crown Prince, it's still too late to delay them!"

Xiao Hanqi's eyes were fierce, "Shut up, or I'll cut off your tongue!"

Just as he was about to leave the city, a figure blocked his path.

Xiao Hanqi frowned, "Xiao Qingqian, get out of my way!"

Xiao Qingqian slowly raised his eyes, "Crown Prince, I never thought that you would actually be so brainless!"

"I don't need you to teach me whether or not I have a brain."

"Royal father ordered that Xiao Hanqi must be detained and brought to trial!"

Boom — —

It didn't matter if royal father was faking ill or not, he was only trying to force him into court, and that was when he ordered him to be detained. And that was his name, not the crown prince!

And since Xiao Qingqian had barged into the Dragon-Dry Palace and heavily injured that fake double, why didn't royal father severely punish him?

His eyes turned red as he stared at Xiao Qingqian, "You're not letting me?"

Xiao Qingqian had endured for so many years, that new and old hatred had been magnified to the limit at this moment. He wished that he could properly fight with Xiao Hanqi.

Seeing that Xiao Qingqian did not move at all, Xiao Hanqi squeezed the empress dowager's neck tightly like an iron pincer. "If you don't let me, do you believe that I'll kill her right now?"

Xiao Qingqian shook his head, "Xiao Hanqi, you are of noble birth, and now that you have reached this step, it is all because you think you are smart, self-righteous, and brought this upon yourself!"

Every time he spoke another word, he would take a step towards Xiao Hanqi. Xiao Hanqi's eyes trembled as he quickly pulled the empress dowager back.

Suddenly feeling the sharp pressure, Xiao Hanqi's heart skipped a beat and turned to look, only to see Wei Jingnan wielding a sharp sword, with a serious look in his eyes, he nailed him to the ground.

There was Xiao Qingqian in front and Wei Jingnan behind. Although he had the empress dowager as a hostage, it was not appropriate for him to delay things any further.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly looked around at his surroundings.

Xiao Qingqian had long anticipated Xiao Hanqi's plan. The moment he pushed the empress dowager towards Wei Jingnan, they both flew into the air at almost the same time.

Thick internal energy exploded in the air, deafening.

Xiao Hanqi's moves were all killing moves, he truly wished to perish together with Xiao Qingqian.

Xiao Qingqian's gaze was still calm and motionless, and no matter how hard Xiao Hanqi tried to make fun of him, he did not make a move.

Wei Jingnan comforted the empress dowager and was about to help her, but he was stopped by Xiao Hanqi.

This was a war between the two of them, and he would definitely not allow anyone else to get involved.

Wei Jingnan ordered the empress dowager to be escorted back to the palace first, while he paid close attention to the two people who had already gone through hundreds of moves.

Xiao Hanqi gradually lost some of his strength, but he was still as nimble as before.

"Xiao Qingqian, you will forever only be a dog at the foot of this palace!" Xiao Hanqi roared, his five fingers formed a claw, grabbing towards Xiao Qingqian's throat.

Xiao Qingqian's figure flashed to the side swiftly, leaving Xiao Hanqi empty-handed. Just as he was about to make a comeback, Xiao Qingqian kicked his lower abdomen.

With a stuffy groan, Xiao Hanqi's body hastily retreated a few steps. With a "bang", his back collided with the wall, creating a deep crater from the impact.

With a "Wa" sound, Xiao Hanqi spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was panting heavily, raising his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, as he coldly glared at Xiao Qingqian.

Just as Xiao Qingqian was about to cripple his cultivation, his movements suddenly became stiff.