With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

Oh, what does it mean to confuse right and wrong?

When Emperor Mingde heard Zhao Huai's sophistry, he stopped crying and his eyes twitched violently.

Does Zhao Huai really think he is a fool?

Emperor Mingde looked at Zhao Huai, who was kneeling upright and neither servile nor arrogant. His eyes were dead silent, and he spoke in a calm voice, "Which handsome men have you presented to the Queen Mother? And those of the Prince of Qi and me," he paused and gritted his teeth, "Concubines," Emperor Mingde clenched his fists and made a cracking sound, "Which of them voluntarily gave themselves to the Prince of Qi? And which ones were raped by him," his voice trembled, "?"

Hearing this, Zhao Huai's eyes suddenly widened and he looked up hurriedly, meeting the deathly eyes of Emperor Mingde. He finally panicked and his whole body trembled like a sieve.

His mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water, but no sound came out. His forehead was instantly covered with sweat.

The queen held the little princess in her arms and watched coldly. She glanced at Emperor Mingde and ordered sternly, "Come here, search the residences of Wu Yougui and Zhao Huai immediately, and put their nine clans in jail and await their fate."

Emperor Mingde glanced at the queen suddenly, closed his eyes, lowered his head and said nothing.

The secret guards took the order and left. The queen continued to order, "Search the Prince Qi's mansion and throw all the people in the Prince Qi's mansion into the Heavenly Prison."

"Yes."

Another secret guard flew away. The queen glanced at the already sleeping Xiao Qianqian and rubbed her tender face distressedly. "The queen mother suddenly fell ill today. It must be the negligence of the servants in Cining Palace. Investigate all the servants in Cining Palace."

"Yes."

The queen turned and stepped into the sedan chair, "Imprison the Second Prince, Third Prince, Fourth Prince, and Fifth Prince in the Prince's Quarters, and secretly investigate the maternal families of Concubine Ming, Concubine Xian, and Concubine An."

"Yes," another secret guard took the order and left. The queen sat on the sedan chair and thought for a while before looking at Emperor Mingde, "Your Majesty, Zhao Huai just said that there will be assassins tonight."

That was all her hints. Some things she could arrange forcefully, but some things had to be done by Emperor Mingde himself.

Emperor Mingde's eyes flickered, and he nodded to the empress, "I understand."

The queen raised her eyebrows. How could this dog emperor not be so angry that he jumped up and down after she gave a few orders just now?

She couldn't tell what her mood was now. She just knew that Emperor Mingde had murdered her elder brother and younger brother, and now she felt very uncomfortable looking at him.

If she were more ruthless, she could have let Emperor Mingde be "seriously injured" by an assassin tonight, or let Emperor Mingde be "poisoned".

However, the Queen withdrew her gaze from Emperor Mingde and swaddled the little one in her arms tightly. Although she had 200,000 soldiers of the Lin family and a terrifying group of Lin family secret guards at her disposal.

But after all, she is weak in the court. Yoona has not recovered her sanity yet, Xiao Qianqian is too young, and her elder brother and younger brother are still missing. She has too many weaknesses now and it is not suitable for her to rush to the front.

Let's keep Emperor Mingde for a while and treat him as a living target.

What's more, they are only bound together by interests now, and Emperor Mingde is more useful alive than dead.

Besides, he has no one to rely on now and there is nothing to be afraid of. There has been too much movement in the palace today and many things are difficult to conceal from the public. Just now, Zhao Huai argued that Ma Dequan wanted to assassinate Emperor Mingde. Isn't this the most appropriate excuse?

Anyway, she has handed the knife to Emperor Mingde, and now let her see what this self-righteous emperor can do.

The queen took a deep breath and glanced at Luqiao who was standing next to the sedan chair. Luqiao immediately understood and ordered the palace servants to return to Fengqi Palace.

Emperor Mingde looked at the empress's back as she left and took a deep breath. Tonight was really strange. He was not that unhappy about the empress giving orders.

He looked down at the palm of his hand for a long while, then ordered the secret guards to interrogate Zhao Huai that night.

The queen returned to Fengqi Palace, settled her daughter down, and immediately went to see Ma Dequan, who had already taken medicine and gone to bed.

"How is Eunuch Ma?"

The Queen asked Feng, the Imperial Physician who was guarding Ma Dequan. Feng, the Imperial Physician, was one of the Queen's own men. He whispered, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Ma was poisoned by the Soft Muscle Powder. The effect of the medicine has worn off now, but he is still seriously injured. I'm afraid he will need to rest for some time."

The queen nodded with a tired look on her face and instructed Luqiao, "When Eunuch Ma wakes up, tell him to rest well in Fengqi Palace and make plans after he recovers."

"Yes," Luqiao supported the queen's arm distressedly, "Your Majesty, it's getting late and you should rest."

The Queen patted her hands and nodded. As she turned around, she thought of something and instructed Feng Imperial Physician, "Doctor Feng, please work harder tonight and go diagnose the Emperor to see what kind of poison he has been poisoned with."

A trace of surprise flashed across Imperial Physician Feng's face, and he immediately bowed in response.

That night, the sound of footsteps and faint screams and cries could be heard from time to time in the capital...

At the court session on the second day, when the evidence of the conspiracy between the Prince of Qi and Wu Yougui was placed before all the court officials, all those members of the Queen Mother's party who had been sharpening their knives stopped moving.

Even if they could refute all the evidence with their eloquent tongues, they would be unable to argue against the staggering wealth seized from the Qi Palace and the Wu Palace.

Perhaps the court officials were a little confused by the incident between the King of Qi and Wu Yougui in the morning, and then they heard that Zhao Huai had poisoned the emperor, and that the emperor had been assassinated last night...

These incidents made the court officials dizzy and shocked, but no one mentioned the little princess who was carried by Emperor Mingde to court.

Xiao Qianqian was so happy, her big eyes twinkled, [Wow, my father is so majestic, looking at him from this angle, he really feels like the master of the world. ]

The system's voice was shaking with excitement, [Little Princess, let's eat more melons. If I eat a little more, I can awaken my skills! ]

Xiao Qianqian smiled bitterly, and scanned the court with his big eyes, [There are so many ministers, tell me, which one do you want to eat first? ]

Emperor Mingde stared at the court officials standing in the hall with a sharp gaze, and he actually noticed two people whose expressions looked a little strange.

They were Jiang Minghai, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Yu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The two of them were staring at the little princess in his arms without paying any attention.

The joy in her eyes was about to overflow, and at this time the system's voice sounded again, "Little Princess, have you seen the Minister of Personnel? The fair and tender Jiang Minghai. 】

Xiao Qianqian took a look and agreed, "Yeah, he is indeed fair and clean-looking, and a handsome man."

Jiang Minghai heard the baby voice again. He tried hard to identify it and confirm that it came from the emperor.

He quickly glanced at the little princess again, and before the smile on his face faded, he heard that strange voice again, "Little princess, do you know? That Jiang Minghai is actually a girl."

【What? 】

Xiao Qianqian was indeed somewhat surprised, [Tongzi, is that true? I remember that the imperial examinations in this dynasty were very strict, and required many body examinations.]

[No, this Jiang Minghai is the real Jiang Minghai’s half-sister,] the system explained calmly, [the real Jiang Minghai has a sudden illness and is recuperating at home.]

Emperor Mingde...

He glanced at "Jiang Minghai" quietly. Somehow, even though this Jiang Minghai was a woman, he glanced at the court officials who were chattering and quarreling in the court and sighed secretly. Why did he feel that this fake Minister of Personnel looked more pleasing to the eye?