You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

[Oh my god! This Queen Mother Qiao is really cunning and treacherous. She actually cares about this kind of thing!]

[How should I answer? Good or bad?]

[If I deny it, will Queen Mother Qiao kill me?]

[Then if I say that my relationship with the Dog Emperor has indeed improved, will she also be unhappy?

After all, it was no secret in the palace that Queen Mother Qiao and the dog emperor were at odds.]

Du Qingwan was thinking about all sorts of things in her mind, and suddenly she felt very conflicted.

Empress Dowager Qiao was so cunning that she was afraid to guess.

"It's okay, just tell me. Of course, if it's inconvenient for you to tell me, that's fine, I won't blame you."

Before Du Qingwan could figure out what to say, Empress Dowager Qiao had already guessed about 80% of what she was thinking, but she still had a smile on her face.

Ever since Du Qingwan cured Empress Dowager Qiao of the poison, Empress Dowager Qiao was not extremely grateful to her, but she did love her very much.

Now seeing Du Qingwan looking troubled, she could understand some things and stopped dwelling on this topic.

Du Qingwan smiled awkwardly and responded sheepishly:

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the relationship between the concubine and the Emperor has indeed eased a lot in recent days.

But I feel that the Emperor is still wary of me, so..."

Du Qingwan was talking when she suddenly stopped.

She skillfully took out the silk scarf and pretended to be very aggrieved.

Seeing this, Queen Mother Qiao didn't dare to ask any further questions and her face remained calm.

"Qingwan, the emperor is the supreme ruler, and it is a blessing for Daye if the harem has many children.

You are the queen, the mistress of the country, in charge of the six palaces. You should be more generous and don't be jealous of those concubines.

I also know that this really makes you feel very wronged. But..."

Fearing that Du Qingwan would always quarrel with some concubines in the harem because of her fall from favor, causing unrest in the harem, Empress Dowager Qiao hurried to comfort her.

Du Qingwan understood what Empress Dowager Qiao meant, and her heart was as clear as a mirror.

But she is not the kind of woman who likes to be jealous, and she has no interest in Zhu Yunhao, the tyrant.

Therefore, what Empress Dowager Qiao said went in her left ear and out of her right ear immediately.

She really didn't remember a single word.

In order to avoid angering Empress Dowager Qiao, Du Qingwan nodded in a wronged manner, took a deep breath, pursed her lips and said "hmm".

"My Queen Mother, this is bad!"

Just then, Nanny Tian suddenly ran in in a hurry.

He whispered a few words into Empress Dowager Qiao's ear, and his face gradually became gloomy, as if something bad had happened.

"Okay. I understand. Let's go to the Qianqing Palace now."

A moment later, just as Nanny Tian stood up and stepped aside, Empress Dowager Qiao suddenly ordered her to go to the Qianqing Palace.

The Qianqing Hall was the place where the emperor discussed state affairs with his civil and military officials. Du Qingwan was puzzled by the fact that Empress Dowager Qiao suddenly wanted to go there.

“Qianqing Palace?…Isn’t that where the emperor and his ministers discuss state affairs?

If we go over there suddenly like this, will the emperor be angry?"

Du Qingwan was not really worried that Empress Dowager Qiao's sudden intrusion into the Qianqing Palace would completely anger Zhu Yunhao, but she did not want to get involved in the war between them mother and son at all.

Even if she used her toes to think, she understood that the reason why Empress Dowager Qiao was so anxious to go to the Qianqing Palace was probably because of the feud between mother and son over the power struggle.

"I have to go even if I anger him! Otherwise, the emperor will really think that I conquered Daye by myself!

Qing Wan, if you don't want to follow me, you can go back to the palace first."

When saying this, Empress Dowager Qiao's expression actually looked a little ugly.

In the eyes of Queen Mother Qiao, Du Qingwan is the queen of a country, so she should know more about the situation and even stand on her side.

There is nothing wrong with that. This was the reason why Empress Dowager Qiao saved Du Qingwan.

She hopes that Du Qingwan can be used by her, and the two of them can work together to contain Zhu Yunhao and ensure peace and prosperity for Daye.

"No, no, Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I did not mean that. I will help you to the Qianqing Palace right now."

Fearing that Empress Dowager Qiao might have doubts about her and that she would slowly lose this support in the future, Du Qingwan hurriedly followed with a smile.

Soon, the three of them arrived outside the Qianqing Palace.

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, the Emperor and his ministers are discussing important matters inside. Please forgive me for not letting you in. Please go back!"

Eunuch Liu had been guarding outside the Qianqing Palace under orders. When he suddenly saw Empress Dowager Qiao and her two companions, he thought something was wrong and quickly stepped forward with a smile to dissuade them.

Empress Dowager Qiao had expected this to happen. She glared at Eunuch Liu and scolded him angrily.

The slightly hoarse voice was trembling slightly, but still loud.

Eunuch Liu's heart sank and he began to feel troubled.

Queen Mother Qiao was notoriously arrogant and domineering, and even Zhu Yunhao couldn't do anything about her.

He was just an eunuch in the imperial court. Even if he had ten courages, he would not dare to obstruct Empress Dowager Qiao!

At the moment of hesitation, Eunuch Liu knew that he couldn't stop it today.

At this time, the court officials in the Qianqing Hall were arguing endlessly. The atmosphere was very tense and suffocating.

The ministers were secretly divided into two gangs in order to save face, and they were all arguing with each other, and no one was willing to give in.

"Your Majesty, I think that Prince Anyuan has made great contributions to flood control, so he should be appointed as the regent!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

Zhang Xingguo has always been like a fence-sitter, leaning to both sides, but his focus is still on Anyuan King Zhu Yajie.

This time is no exception.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zilei, Li Yi and others also took the initiative to stand on the side of Prince Anyuan, while another part of the ministers stood on the side of Zhu Yunhao.

"Prime Minister Zhang, if you say so, Prince Changning has made great military achievements in curing the locust plague! Why don't you support Prince Changning?"

Zhong Shanzhu used to favor Prince Anyuan, but this time he chose to stand on Zhu Yunhao's side and support Prince Changning Zhu Zhengxun as regent.

This really left Zhang Xingguo and Zhu Yajie completely speechless.

The Minister of Works Wang Jingyun has always been neutral. Considering that his son Wang Cangyu is still in Zhu Yajie's hands, he began to hesitate.

From last night till now, Wang Cangyu has not come back.

This had to make Wang Jingyun worried.

"My dear Lord Wang, the two sides of Anyuan and Changning are now tied, and the only thing missing is your vote. Who are you going to vote for?"

Wang Jingyun was still immersed in the thought of finding his son when Zhu Yunhao suddenly threw the question to him with an extremely cold expression.

Wang Jingyun was stunned when he suddenly heard Zhu Yunhao remind him.

He looked at Zhu Yunhao in confusion and asked tentatively:

"Your Majesty, can I abstain from voting?"

What made everyone present speechless was that the votes of Prince Anyuan and Prince Changning were already the same, except for the vote in Wang Jingyun's hand.

At the critical moment, he actually chose to abstain from voting.

If that is the case, it means that Zhu Yunhao must make the final decision on the vote.

Without having to think about it, all the civil and military officials present knew very well that Zhu Yunhao had always been biased towards Prince Changning.

If Zhu Yunhao really were allowed to cast this last vote, then Prince Anyuan would have no hope at all.

But things don't seem as simple as they seem, and are far beyond everyone's imagination.