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

Although Xiao Qianqian used the "limited-time directional mind-reading" skill provided by the system, neither she nor the system could hear the King of Qi's thoughts.

However, seeing her father's expression gradually changing from deep sorrow to full of hostility, Xiao Qianqian knew that the King of Qi might be belittling her father in his mind.

At this time, Emperor Mingde listened to the King of Qi's inner voice, and the hostility on his face quickly turned into murderous intent.

[My brother is so stupid, it's all thanks to my mother,] The King of Qi's heart was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, [My brother never knew that my mother had a difficult labor when she gave birth to him, and that she almost lost her life in order to give birth to my brother.]

[So, the Queen Mother actually treated my brother cruelly, haha] The King of Qi sneered in his heart, [Could it be that the late Emperor ignored the Queen Mother just because she advised him not to favor the Imperial Concubine exclusively?]

[Haha, actually the more important reason is that the late emperor couldn't stand the fact that my mother favored me, her youngest son.]

[Although the late emperor didn't like his brother very much, he was the heir and the eldest son, so it was impossible for the late emperor to not care.]

[Back then, if the late emperor had not been so tough, my mother would have supported me to take the throne. ]

[How can the throne of the Great Xia Kingdom be passed down to my brother? ]

[However,] The King of Qi glanced at Emperor Mingde with mocking eyes, and his breathing paused when he met his gloomy eyes.

But his brother had always been gentle and generous to him, so he didn't bother to think too much. [Except for the eldest prince, no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, I will be the emperor.]

[Hahaha, it has to be the mother, the emperor brother who was coaxed by a few words is very sincere to us mother and son. ]

Emperor Mingde felt a tightness in his heart. He never knew that he would be plotted against and hated by his own mother.

His lips turned pale and his fists were clenched. He was just about to open his mouth to reprimand the King of Qi when the young eunuch who delivered the message hurried into the imperial study and whispered a few words in the ear of the head eunuch.

The chief eunuch's eyes flashed, and he secretly told Emperor Mingde what the eunuch had said.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingde stood up abruptly, clenched his fists even tighter, and shouted in a deep voice, "Come here, pass on my order. The evidence is irrefutable that the King of Qi and Wu Yougui are plotting a rebellion. The King of Qi will be demoted to a commoner and thrown into the Heavenly Prison."

Upon hearing this, the King of Qi's warm face turned cold. He immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed with indignation, and said, "Brother Emperor, I am wronged."

"Injustice?"

Emperor Mingde sneered. If his daughter had not used her magical powers to let him hear the King of Qi's inner thoughts, even if the evidence was conclusive, he would never believe that his own brother had such a vicious mind.

He walked slowly towards the King of Qi, each step as if walking on the edge of a knife. He lowered his voice, "My second, third and fourth princes," he looked down at the King of Qi coldly, "Whose children are they?"

Every word was squeezed out from between his teeth.

The King of Qi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his brother had discovered it?

It's impossible. The entire palace is controlled by the queen mother. How could the royal brother know what he did in the harem?

That's impossible. It must be that his brother is deliberately deceiving him.

The King of Qi argued, "Brother, I am innocent. This must be a conspiracy by someone who wants to bring disaster to the royal family..."

While the Prince of Qi was making excuses, a secret guard from the Lin family had already walked into the imperial study and personally presented the evidence of collusion between the Prince of Qi and Wu Yougui to Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde took the evidence, glanced at it, and threw it at the King of Qi's head. "You still dare to quibble? Look at what you have done!"

The King of Qi hurriedly picked up the scattered evidence. Xiao Qianqian looked at him coldly, "Tongzi, does the King of Qi have any other melons?"

[Well, there is one more thing. Concubine Wu not only had an affair with her "maid in the palace", but also often had an affair with the King of Qi. ]

[The Prince of Qi was actually cuckolded by Concubine Wu, but he still firmly believes that, except for you and your brother, all other princes are his children.]

[Moreover,] the system was helpless, [King Qi liked the fifth prince the most, and the reason why he chose to join forces with Wu Yougui was to support the fifth prince to ascend to the throne so that he could become the regent in the future.]

[Haha,] Xiao Qianqian sneered and yawned, [Well, my father is so pitiful. Because he is so pitiful, I will not bother him for the time being about his desire for my mother's military power.]

The system sneered, [Our little princess is the kindest. ]

Lin Si and Lin Jiu nodded silently.

Emperor Mingde's overwhelming anger finally subsided when he heard his daughter's voice. He looked at the sleepy little girl with loving eyes.

Although this little thing sided with the Queen, he finally stopped calling him cuckold dad and still knew that his father was pitiful...

Emperor Mingde's anger and grief were finally relieved a little, fortunately there were still people in this world who cared about him.

Take a few deep breaths to calm yourself down.

At this time, Lin Si and Lin Jiu looked at the door of the imperial study at the same time. They looked at each other again, and Lin Jiu struggled and approached Emperor Mingde.

He lowered his voice and reported, "Your Majesty, the eunuch guarding the gate just left."

Emperor Mingde looked at Lin Jiu with a puzzled look on his face. Lin Jiu nodded seriously with a cold face. He was one of the most outstanding secret guards of the Lin family, so there was no way he was wrong.

Emperor Mingde had a complicated expression. He was afraid of the military power in the hands of the Queen, and even more afraid of the power of the Lin family.

Now, he actually needs the help of Lin family's secret guards?

For a moment, I was conflicted.

When the King of Qi saw the evidence of crimes all over the floor, he became more and more frightened. The evidence was clear and there was no way for him to defend himself.

But, how is this possible?

The people around the emperor were all arranged by the queen mother. The King of Qi quickly raised his eyes and looked at Lin Si and Lin Jiu.

If there is anything wrong today, it is the two cold-faced guards who suddenly appeared beside my royal brother.

The King of Qi looked coldly at the little princess who was held in the arms of the guard and thought for a long time but could not think of a way to deal with the situation.

Fortunately, the eunuchs outside the imperial study soon heard the voice of "The Empress Dowager has arrived."

Emperor Mingde was suddenly startled, and glanced at the servants in the imperial study in disbelief. When he looked at Lin Jiu again, Lin Jiu felt his scalp tingling.

The emperor looked at him as if he was about to cry. Is this still the emperor who was high and mighty and coveted the Lin family's military power all day long?

That look was as sad as that of a young wife who was angry.

Lin Jiu quickly looked away. He didn't want to see Emperor Mingde's look a second time.

Xiao Qianqian, who was about to fall asleep, had to wake up when she heard the empress dowager had arrived. She glanced at the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother is now in her fifties. She is well maintained, with a rosy complexion and a voluptuous figure. It is true that time can never defeat beauty.

She walked into the imperial study with a smile on her face, and there was a hint of kindness in her smile.

Xiao Qianqian looked at her, [Tongzi, does the Queen Mother have any melons? ]

The system was so excited that it had already thanked itself for choosing the little princess countless times. [Little princess, please don’t eat too much melon from the queen mother.]

[Did you see the handsome eunuch supporting her? ]

Xiao Qianqian took a look and said, "Well, he does look good, a bit like a pretty boy from the 1990s."

[Haha,] the system laughed, [That's a fake eunuch.]

what?

Emperor Mingde's hands were not only shaking, but even his legs and feet were beginning to tremble.

He closed his eyes and held onto the imperial desk to avoid fainting. His own mother, his own brother, God...

The Queen Mother walked into the Imperial Study and glanced at the King of Qi who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed. She hid her displeasure and smiled at Emperor Mingde, "What's wrong with the Emperor? I have taught you since you were young that the Royal Family hates quarrels between brothers. Besides, as the eldest brother, you have the responsibility to take care of your younger brother. Chengxi, as an emperor, you should be magnanimous. You should be more tolerant and caring towards your younger brother."

Emperor Mingde looked at the Queen Mother coldly, and laughed out loud in his anger.

Yeah, he should have understood that.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, whenever he had a dispute with his younger brother, his mother would blame him without knowing the truth...