fore she could even speak, she heard Mo Yunjing's icy voice ring out, "Mo Junyi, if you don't leave, twenty boards."He wasn't joking at all, which made An Xuetang and Mo Junyi's hearts skip a beat.An...At this moment, the queen only felt that today's events had exhausted her.

After all, it hasn't been confirmed whether there are people from Xintang Valley around Xizi Ke'er. If we take action against Xizi Ke'er, will those from Xintang Valley use explosives to blow up the imperial palace directly

The Empress’s thoughts drifted far away, considering all sorts of consequences. Though she was unwilling to accept it, for the sake of Xiliang, she had to let go of this rebellious daughter today.

The great hall was deathly silent. After a long pause, the empress finally relented, softening her tone and adopting a more conciliatory approach:

"Your mother still hopes you will think carefully about this. After all, the matter of the heir is a very important one, and your mother cannot make the decision alone."

"This matter still needs to be discussed with all the ministers, and as a princess of Xiliang Kingdom, you should also be very clear that every heir apparent of Xiliang Kingdom must undergo an assessment."

“Especially you must gain the approval of all civil and military officials. Right now, you and your elder sister have not yet officially undergone the assessment, so for the position of Crown Prince, although Your mother also hopes that you will overcome all obstacles and ascend to this position, she cannot break the rules and issue such a private decree. Doing so would only cause the civil and military officials to be discontented.”

"Having said that, she waved her hand dismissively. "As for those two packs of explosives the Northern Frontier Princess sent you, your mother naturally hopes you'll bring them out. After all, the power those things possess is not to be underestimated."

"If the other ministers found out that you had this but hadn't surrendered it to the court, they might misunderstand your intentions just like your mother. Then, I'm afraid your and your elder sister's evaluations would be affected."

"Go home and think it over carefully. If you find what I said to be reasonable, then tomorrow when you go to court, hand over the gunpowder willingly. Of course, Mother also knows that this gift from the Princess of Beijng is quite valuable."

"Therefore, your mother promises you, if you are willing to hand yourself over to the court, your mother will surely compensate you, generously compensate you, and will never let you suffer a loss."

"Alright, go back and tend to the furnace. Mother is tired as well. Go on now."

As for what the Queen had said, Xi Zi'er didn't hear a word.

All this talk is just to trick her into giving up the explosives.

But today's result, she had guessed it beforehand, so she was not surprised by what the Empress said. After the Empress finished speaking, she bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this subject will take her leave."

After that, she got up and left abruptly, as if nothing had happened just moments before.

The Queen watched her retreating figure, the killing intent in her eyes growing stronger.

......

After Xi Zi Ke'er had completely retreated, the Empress suddenly beckoned to the eunuchs in the hall.

The eunuch's heart skipped a beat, and he ran to the empress's side. He lowered his head just about to speak when the empress didn't give him a chance at all.

At this point, without a word, the dagger was plunged directly into the eunuch's heart.

He then swiftly drew it out again, blood splattering everywhere.

The Queen had a few bloodstains on her face, but she still had a half-smile on her lips, looking nonchalant. She radiated a coldness and ruthlessness that kept everyone at arm's length.

Still without a word, he plunged the dagger into the eunuch's heart again.

The eunuch's eyes widened, his mouth agape, clearly in disbelief. He stared fixedly at the emperor, a tragic glimmer in his eyes.

Perhaps at first, he didn't understand why he had suddenly become like this. But after a moment's thought, he also deeply knew that such an outcome was the style of how the Empress handled things.

Today, he witnessed the entire farce unfold before his eyes. He saw firsthand how the Queen was outshined by Princess Caer in front of everyone.

Witnessing the Queen, visibly fuming and on the verge of losing her temper because of Princess Carola, grinding her teeth in frustration yet powerless to do anything about it.

Such a pathetic queen, if this were to spread, the people of the world would surely ridicule her.

After all, as the emperor of a nation, to be controlled by a subject is simply humiliating.

The Queen would never allow such a thing to spread, so he, who witnessed the whole affair, must die.

The queen gave him no chance at all, not even a plea for mercy.

After all, in the Empress's eyes, only a dead man's mouth is truly silent. If this eunuch wanted to keep this matter from spreading, he had no choice but to die.

After the queen stabbed the eunuch's heart three times in a row, blood gradually overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He soon died and fell straight back.

At this moment, the queen raised the blood-stained dagger in her hand. Her sinister eyes fell on the dagger, and a cold smile played at the corner of her mouth.

It was as if the person he had just killed was Xi Zi Ke'er, whom she hated most.

After killing the eunuch, the empress had vented her rage.

He flung the dagger to the ground and, facing the door, said in a deep voice, "Come in."

As soon as he spoke, the doors of the main hall were flung open instantly. A group of eunuchs, palace maids, and imperial guards from the palace rushed in.

Looking at the tragic scene in the main hall, everyone's face was pale, and they didn't dare to breathe.

At that moment, the Queen waved her hand at them, saying thoughtfully, "Wash it clean."

Then everyone understood her meaning and quickly bowed, saying in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Princess Xizi's Mansion

At this time, An Xue Tang and Feng Ming were discussing matters with the subordinates of Qingyun Pavilion.

Qingyun Pavilion's subordinates always had news from their pavilion master, especially after the Northern Border Princess and Young Master Feng entered the Princess Mansion last night, they received the latest news from the pavilion master.

I finally know where their headmaster is currently located.

So they immediately ran over to inform Princess Beijiang and Young Master Feng of the news.

Having learned where Han Yun appeared, An Xue Tang and Feng Ming were now intently studying the map of Xiliang.

Feng Ming pointed to a location on the map. "This is where Han Yun is currently located. If you go north from here, you'll enter the territory of Beijang City."

Following his direction, An Xuetang carefully looked at the surrounding terrain and remained silent for a moment.

At that moment, he seemed to think of something and suddenly said, "If we found Ajing here, could we go directly back to Beijang City from here"

As they spoke, she pointed to a large river on the map.

Feng Ming followed her gaze and looked at the river. It was the border between Bei Jiang City and the Blue Nation. After a moment of silence, he nodded. "My brother knows that there are small paths nearby that can safely lead into Bei Jiang City."

An Xuetang pursed her lips, "Then if we leave from here, we won't come back. We'll go straight back after finding Ajing, right"

Hearing her say this, Feng Ming turned his head and looked at her thoughtfully, "So, you want to help Xizi Ke'er first, let her ascend the throne before leaving"

However, An Xuetang shook her head without hesitation. "No, I can't wait. As soon as Ke'er comes back, I'll set off immediately."

“......”

At this moment, Feng Ming's eyes suddenly sharpened, narrowing slightly, and he stared at An Xue Tang with an even more enigmatic expression.

He certainly didn't miss it. What she just said was: me.

Her words say "I" instead of "we".ding the West was inherited from his father, and he hasn't earned any military merit whatsoever. The Emperor must have some serious issues with his head to allow a position like Marshal to be passed d...