The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Xie Yaoqing's resentful eyes were like an extremely sharp knife, ruthlessly and straightly piercing deep into Xiao Chengxu's heart. At this moment, he felt that his whole heart was gushing with blood, as if it would never stop.

Xiao Chengxu knew very well that if something really happened to Gu Qingjian, Xie Yaoqing would only drift further away from him.

However, how could Xiao Chengxu not care about Gu Qingjian?

In his previous life, Gu Qingjian was the only one who held a different opinion when all the civil and military officials in the court wrote to accuse Xie Yaoqing of being immoral and unworthy of being the empress, and kept trying to depose the empress. Even after the Yongchang Marquisate fell, Gu Qingjian knelt on the ground in the Taiji Hall, willing to use his own life as a bet, begging Xiao Chengxu to spare Xie Yaoqing's life.

Even though Xiao Chengxu knew that Gu Qingjian had once written a letter to the emperor, asking for mercy and to spare the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, just as the Yongchang Marquis had worked tirelessly for the Gu family in the past, it was completely understandable and there was nothing strange about it when Gu Qingjian stepped forward and risked his life to write a letter for Xie Yaoqing, even if it was just to repay the old friendship. However, Xiao Chengxu could not help but care.

He couldn't help but start to speculate, was Gu Qingjian trying so hard to rescue Xie Yaoqing, was it really just because of the long-standing friendship between the Xie and Gu families? Or was it really just out of care and love for the girl next door? Or was it because of a deep affection in his heart that he couldn't let go?

Whenever Xiao Chengxu thought that besides himself, there was actually another person in the world who cared about Xie Yaoqing, and that this emotion came from the love between a man and a woman, his heart felt as if it was pierced by a deeply embedded thorn, and he could not pull it out no matter what, it would only remain deeply rooted in his heart.

"I won't touch him, Qingqing." Xiao Chengxu said word by word, slowly and with difficulty.

Xie Yaoqing stared at him for a long time, as if trying to see through his eyes to his true thoughts. He did not express his opinion easily, neither completely believing nor directly questioning.

True and false cannot be determined by verbal statements alone; time will reveal everything.

"Is the Queen Mother really ill? It's such a coincidence that she got sick. Could it be that the so-called illness was caused by the Emperor?"

If Xie Yaoqing still had doubts about the empress dowager's sudden illness before, and felt that it was quite strange, now she was sure that the empress dowager's "illness" was inextricably linked to Xiao Chengxu.

A healthy person fell ill for no reason, and the disease was severe. There were guards stationed in the Cining Palace day and night. It was a protection, but it was also a form of strict surveillance.

Xiao Chengxu was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "My mother is getting old and in poor health. She needs to rest and recuperate."

His answer did not directly deny Xie Yaoqing's guess. This ambiguous attitude was actually a kind of acquiescence.

Although not explicitly stated, this statement indirectly acknowledged it.

Xie Yaoqing raised his eyebrows slightly, with a strange smile on his lips, and said sarcastically: "Attempting to murder the emperor is an extremely serious crime. Concubine Qi has now been thrown into the prison, and I heard that the emperor is planning to investigate the faults of the Qi family. If this matter gets to the ears of the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid she will be furious. How will the emperor end up then? Isn't he afraid of being branded as unfilial?"

In the previous life, what kind of earth-shattering event happened after her death that caused Xiao Chengxu, who had always been extremely filial, to no longer care about his only mother?

Could it be that the Queen Mother and the Qi family secretly colluded to plot a huge conspiracy to usurp the throne and kill the king? If so, the reasons and truth behind it are really intriguing...

Otherwise, even if the Qi family caused a huge disaster, with the Queen Mother as their guardian, the Qi family would still be able to remain majestic and invincible.

In the past life, so many innocent lives were tragically killed, and so many young girls' innocence was destroyed. Relatives of the victims risked their lives to beat the drum and submitted a complaint written in blood. But for the Qi family, apart from the loss of a young man, the entire family escaped safely, which was like scratching an itch with a shoe. The role played by the Empress Dowager was not insignificant.

Perhaps only when the knife actually falls on oneself will one know what it means to feel the pain. How can the suffering and pain experienced by the people compare to the threat to the imperial power?

Xiao Chengxu heard the irony in Xie Yaoqing's words and said in a deep voice: "Act according to the law. The law is ruthless."

Xie Yaoqing sneered when he heard this.

What a merciless law.

Now he appears to be a wise and just emperor, but why was he so biased towards the Qi family in his previous life?

However, it would be a good thing if the Qi family could be dealt with accordingly. At least Qi Ruhui would never have the chance to abuse those innocent and pure girls again.

Xie Yaoqing's mind moved, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"The Queen Mother is not in good health. As a junior, I should serve her and show my filial piety. The same is true for the Emperor. It is better to go to the Cining Palace with the Emperor to visit the Queen Mother and serve her medicine to show my filial piety."

Xie Yaoqing didn't really care about the Queen Mother. She just wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge on the Queen Mother for her past instigation.

In her opinion, Xiao Chengxu was a narrow-minded person. In fact, she was not very narrow-minded either. She had never been a magnanimous person. She always remembered what the empress dowager had done in the past. Now that she had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, how could she miss it easily?

Xie Yaoqing only hated himself for being young and hot-headed, unable to see through the evil in people's hearts, and being easily deceived and used around, even becoming a pawn in the hands of others without realizing it.

Xie Yaoqing's intention couldn't be more obvious. The words "ill-intentioned" seemed to be clearly written on her delicate and beautiful face. One glance at her eyes showed that she was full of anticipation and excitement, and she looked eager to try and couldn't wait.

All of this was seen by Xiao Chengxu who was standing by, and he instantly realized that Xie Yaoqing's words of taking care of the sick were just an excuse.

However, Xiao Chengxu did not reject it, but agreed without saying a word.