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It takes about half a month to return to the capital from Suining City.

Two days after issuing the imperial edict ordering Feng Qingluan to return to the capital, Emperor Xia Ming suddenly thought of one thing: Feng Qingluan's space could be used to hide people. When forcing her to hand it over, she realized that the danger might be hidden in the space.

In that case, it would be difficult to catch her, let alone kill her!

Emperor Xia Ming thought of a reason and called the guards:

"Go to the Marquis' Mansion and invite Feng Qingluan's grandmother, Yu, to the palace."

Yu was Feng Qingluan's most important person in the capital. He held her captive to threaten Feng Qingluan, and when he got the space, they would be no longer of any use to him and he would kill them all at once.

Emperor Xia Ming gave the order.

An hour later, the people below came back to report:

"Your Majesty, Yu from the Marquis' Mansion left the capital three days ago with the wife of Duke Rong and went to Qiannan. It was said that the wife of the Duke Rong was returning to her hometown with her daughter to visit relatives and was not in the capital."

"Not in the capital? The mother and daughter from the Duke's Mansion are not here either?"

The guard said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

There was a cold light in Emperor Xia Ming's eyes.

Why did they leave neither earlier nor later? The day before he issued the imperial edict, not only Yu, but also Xie Jin's aunt Ping and Liao Luoling left the capital. It was too much of a coincidence!

Emperor Xia Ming paced back and forth and said:

"Send someone to bring the three back, and bring them all to the palace after returning to the capital!"

The three of them acting together made Emperor Xia Ming smell something wrong. Thinking of something, he called another Dragon Shadow Guard:

"Send someone to Xijiang to check what's going on over there. Don't contact Dou Hu. Report back to Beijing if there's anything unusual!"

Ever since Dou Hu sent him a message informing him that Xie Jin had fallen off a cliff and died, Dou Hu never sent him another message.

Military intelligence reported from Western Xinjiang showed that Di Liang led his troops to capture Anhuai, the capital of the Karen Kingdom, and Xie Jin's Flame Army, led by Dou Hu, returned to the capital.

Xie Jin was dead, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

But Feng Qingluan may have realized the danger in advance and transferred the people she cared about, even Xie Jin's relatives.

Emperor Xia Ming snorted coldly, thinking that woman was quite clever.

But the arm is not stronger than the thigh. He is the emperor. What kind of trouble can Feng Qingluan, a mere minister, cause in his hands?

What's more, without Xie Jin's protection, she would be vulnerable!

The Marquis' Mansion and the Duke's Mansion took action. In order to prevent Feng Qingluan from causing any trouble along the way, Emperor Xia Ming issued another imperial decree, asking Prince Kangtai of Zhenbei to protect Feng Qingluan and return to Beijing.

On the surface it was for protection, but in reality it was to allow Kangtai to monitor Feng Qingluan and prevent her from escaping.

After several imperial decrees were issued, several days passed.

The people sent by Emperor Xia Ming failed to capture Yu and Liao Luoling, mother and daughter, and the Dragon Shadow Guard who went to the Western Frontier to investigate the news never returned. Emperor Xia Ming became increasingly aware that something was wrong, and on the night before Feng Qingluan returned to the capital, he summoned the Minister of War to the Yangxin Palace.

The next day, under Kangtai's "protection", Feng Qingluan returned to the capital.

Emperor Xia Ming was holding a morning court session when Kang Tai brought Feng Qingluan into the hall.

Emperor Xia Ming was very satisfied when he saw Feng Qingluan appear under his control:

"Feng Qingluan, what is the epidemic situation in Suining City? Report it."

Feng Qingluan said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Feng Qingluan reported to Emperor Xia Ming that the plague in Suining City was under control, the people's condition had improved, and the post-disaster reconstruction was underway.

Ministers such as Xue Ming were delighted to receive the good news.

It must be Feng Qingluan who single-handedly cured the epidemic and saved thousands of people. Her contribution is invaluable.

Emperor Xia Ming also expressed his appreciation for Feng Qingluan's contribution to curing the epidemic:

"Well done, Feng Qingluan. You have made great contributions this time. I will reward you handsomely. Do you have anything else to say? If not, please leave the court. Feng Qingluan will stay."

The officials led by Xue Ming left. When they turned around, they saw Xie Jin appear outside the Qinzheng Hall at some point.

He walked in from outside the temple:

"Wait a minute, my dear brother. I have something to report."

When they saw Xie Jin, all the officials in the hall were surprised.

"Isn't His Royal Highness Prince Rong on his way back to the capital? How come he has arrived in the capital so soon?"

"Yeah, there's no news at all. Could it be that Prince Rong returned to the capital early, and the army is following behind?"

"No matter what, King Rong was wise and brave. He conquered the Kingdom of Kelun at the lowest cost without losing any soldiers. This is a blessing for Daxia and our soldiers."

All the officials were delighted and there were enthusiastic voices of praise.

Emperor Xia Ming, who was sitting on the dragon throne, opened his eyes wide in extreme shock when he saw Xie Jin.

Isn’t Xie Jin dead?

How did he appear in the palace?

And he didn't get any news!

How is this going?

While Emperor Xia Ming was shocked, Xie Jin walked to Feng Qingluan's side.

He looked at Emperor Xia Ming, his eyes were filled with smiles, but his voice was oppressive and low:

"Brother Emperor, are you surprised to see me back?"

Emperor Xia Ming was indeed shocked. His facial muscles were tense because of the shock. His hands under his sleeves could not help but tremble slightly. His mind and brain flashed a trace of extreme panic. He forced a smile with difficulty:

"Prince Rong, I have received military intelligence that you will arrive in the capital in at least five days. You returned early without informing me. Isn't it normal that I was shocked to see you in the palace?"

Xie Jin smiled and said, "It is my fault for being rude."

Emperor Xia Ming stared at him nervously and glanced at the guards outside the door.

Xie Jin suddenly appears with ill intentions, so he must be prepared in advance!

At present, it seems that Xie Jin entered the palace alone. I don’t know if there are other people following him. No matter what his plan is, the imperial guards are in place, and he can shoot Xie Jin here on the charge of treason!

Emperor Xia Ming thought quickly in his mind and gradually calmed down:

"Prince Rong, you said you had something to report. What is it?"

Xie Jin said in a cold voice: "Evil things related to my brother."

When these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked, and the officials looked at Xie Jin in horror.

Xue Ming was also shocked and realized something. He looked up at Emperor Xia Ming with a serious expression.

Emperor Xia Ming, who had just calmed down, became furious after hearing this, and said through gritted teeth:

"Xie Jin, do you know what you are talking about?"

Xie Jin said: "Of course I know. My brother has killed countless people, has low moral character, is bloodthirsty and cruel. I think my brother no longer has the virtue to be the king of Daxia, and someone else should take the throne."

Xie Jin's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but it sounded like thunder to everyone's ears.

Is Xie Jin asking His Majesty to give up the throne?

Xue Ming was the first to see the situation clearly and said:

"What do you mean, Your Highness Prince Rong? The Great Xia Dynasty has a precept that if the current monarch has low moral character, is cruel and tyrannical, is incompetent, does not seek the welfare of the people, and regards the lives of the people as worthless, then a wise monarch should be replaced. Your Highness Prince Rong said this because he has evidence to accuse Your Majesty?"