As soon as he left, the Empress Dowager threw the cup to the ground and said harshly, "You don't know what I'm talking about!"
Aunt Ah She looked at the white porcelain cup that had been broken into pieces and frowned, saying, "Why are you taking your anger out on a cup? Wouldn't it be better to beat him up?"
"Why beat him? Wouldn't be telling him that I forgive him?" The Empress Dowager said coldly.
"Do you think he still cares whether you forgive him or not? What he cares about is whether you will save him. It seems that you were right to ask Zi'an to come back. Let him know that if he wants to survive, he still has to rely on Lao Qi and his wife, so as to avoid them plotting against him."
"Seventh Brother..." A hint of cruelty flashed through the Empress Dowager's eyes, but then it slowly faded away. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have taught him to care about family affection. Seventh Brother, he became what I hoped he would be, but it hurt him. If he could be a little more cruel and vicious, he wouldn't be like this."
Aunt Ah She comforted him instead of mocking him. "In this world, the people you can trust the most are your own family. Who knows? Since the time of Hui Zu, the Murong family has never had such a thing happen. It's not your fault."
"The men of the Murong family are all sentimental, and the seventh brother is especially sentimental."
She thought for a moment and said, "Go and tell the emperor to send someone to look for the seventh brother. If the seventh brother doesn't come back, I will leave immediately."
"We can't find it, can he find it?"
The Empress Dowager said calmly: "Whether he finds it or not is another matter, but he must go looking for it."
Even if it is just to whitewash the truth, people must know that the royal brothers have not become enemies.
Although it's ridiculous.
Aunt Ah She went to pass on the message, and the emperor was shocked when he heard it, "Didn't he escape?"
"He escaped, but is missing." Aunt Ashe said coldly.
The emperor's face turned pale. "Disappeared? What does that mean?"
"He is missing with injuries, and your pursuers have been following him. What do you mean by that?"
The emperor felt guilty and replied in a low voice: "I have issued an order that you can only injure but not kill."
"It's really difficult for Your Majesty. You value the relationship between brothers so much. But, if he is seriously injured, he won't die? Wouldn't the emperor's body live forever, but he will die? Besides, wasn't there a third group of people that night? Your people won't kill him, so what about the third group of people?" Aunt Ashe said sarcastically.
The emperor didn't dare to respond and was indeed afraid in his heart.
He really didn't want to kill Lao Qi. He always had an inseparable feeling for Lao Qi.
"I don't want him to die either. I just want to force the ancestor to come back." The emperor murmured.
"Alright, don't say those hypocritical words in front of me, an old woman. If you don't want him to die, if you really care about him, your brother will never rebel and will never let you down."
After Aunt Ashe finished speaking, she turned around and left.
After Aunt Ashe left, the emperor vomited blood again. He was heartbroken and didn't know what to do.
Things have come to this point, there is no turning back for him.
He didn't even know why he had come to this point.
It was no longer the person he was familiar with, and he even hated himself.
Nan Huai Wang listened to Shangqiu's report quietly and flew into a rage, "We sent out so many people, but we couldn't even catch Murong Jie? They are all useless."
Shangqiu said: "Your Highness, now that the Empress Dowager has returned, she must know that you are the one who is interfering."
"She has no evidence, at most she is suspicious." King Nan Huai was not afraid at all.
Shangqiu didn't say anything. It was true. No one was caught alive. Some were dead, some were gone. There was basically no evidence.
But does the Queen Mother need evidence
To convince the public, you need evidence; to explain to the world, you need evidence.
She doesn't need to, because she doesn't explain to anyone, it's others who explain to her.
Shangqiu said nothing and retreated silently.
A gleam of light flashed in Prince Nan Huai's eyes, and he followed him into the house.
Seeing the bundle on the bed, Prince Nan Huai sneered, "Sir, are you leaving?"
Shangqiu said quietly: "Your Majesty, the situation is over."
"Just because the Empress Dowager is back?" Prince Nan Huai still sneered.
“No, no,” Shangqiu smiled bitterly, somewhat helplessly, “In fact, since the death of the noble concubine, the prince has no power to turn the tide, it is just a dying struggle. I have followed the prince for many years, and now I want to leave, please listen to me.”
Nan Huai Wang said coldly: "No need, if you leave, you will regret it."
Shangqiu said: "As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I will not abandon you, Your Majesty. Please come with me."
Prince Nan Huai stared at him, anger slowly rising in his eyes. "Sir, if you want to leave, I won't stop you. After all, no one thinks highly of me now. But before you leave, help me do one last thing. It will be regarded as repaying my life-saving grace to you."
"Your Highness, please give me your orders!" Shangqiu said with difficulty. He could not be ungrateful, although he had done a lot for the prince over the years.
However, he had no way to escape the pressure of being saved.
King Nan Huai whispered a few words into his ear.
Shangqiu's face turned pale, he hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"
On Hanshan Mountain, Lingli had been collecting news from the capital. She learned that the Empress Dowager had returned to the capital, that Murong Jie was missing, and that Prince An and Yuan Cuiyu had been rescued. She did not hide anything and told Zi'an everything.
After hearing this, Zi'an did not show any particular worry. He continued to study the antidote to relieve the backlash of the poisonous insect with Xia Lin and Sun Fang'er.
It was not until the Empress Dowager sent someone to call her down the mountain that her body suddenly went limp and she sat down on the ground.
Lingli hurried forward to help her up, "What's wrong?"
Zi'an's body was very weak. She forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I'm fine."
Ever since she came to Hanshan, she has been unable to sleep. No matter before or after Lao Qi disappeared, she could not fall asleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Lao Qi appear in front of her covered in blood.
You'll be fine.
Zi'an sat on the chair, took a few deep breaths, stroked his abdomen with his hand, and said firmly in his heart.
Old Prince An Ran did not follow them down the mountain, but stayed on Hanshan Mountain and studied the antidote with Sun Fang'er.
Sun Fang'er must eliminate the backlash of the poison before she can prepare the antidote for Murong Jie.
When Zi'an went down the mountain this time, Sun Fang'er actually sent Zi'an off for the first time.
The setting sun is like blood. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery below.
Since coming to Hanshan, Sun Fanger has become very cheerful and smiles more often. Only those who have experienced it know how happy it is to be free from confinement.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Sun Fang'er comforted him clumsily.
Even though Zi'an still couldn't like Sun Fang'er, he no longer hated her as before and said softly, "Thank you!"
Sun Fanger looked at her and said, "After you go down the mountain, tell Rouyao for me that I am sorry for her."
"She no longer hates you."
Sun Fang'er looked a little silent, "Whether she hates me or not, I owe her an apology."
Zi'an nodded silently, without saying anything else, and followed Lingli down the mountain.
(End of this chapter)