Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Thinking of Zhao Mingyao, she didn't know whether she should be glad that he had given up his power or worried about his safety.

Although she was his, Zhao Mingyao was her son after all, the son she had held in her arms since childhood.

"Miss."

Mammy's voice interrupted her thoughts.

Queen Mother Chu suddenly raised her head and looked at the nanny with a hint of moisture in her eyes.

"Mammy, am I wrong?"

"Your Highness, you shouldn't be thinking about this now. You should know that even if you don't want to do this, there are people who do. As for His Majesty, I hope he won't do anything that would offend them!"

So what if it's a puppet? It's still alive.

How could Queen Mother Chu not know that she had a point? Just like Xi Hu, although Concubine Zhao was in power, in reality, it was her family behind the scenes who made the decisions. Just like her, she seemed to be a high-ranking Queen Mother, but in reality...

Haha, her situation is the same as Zhao Mingyao's.

They are all just puppets in that person's hands.

Unfortunately, she woke up too late.

"Okay, I'll go see the emperor."

Queen Mother Chu came to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity accompanied by her nanny. As soon as she reached the door, she heard faint crying sounds coming from inside.

She stopped and couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.

Cracks appeared on his originally solemn face.

"Empress..."

"Shh..." Queen Mother Chu interrupted the nanny who was about to speak, then turned around and walked back with light steps.

She breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the Yangxin Palace. She turned her head to look in the direction of the Yangxin Palace and waved to the nanny, "Go back!"

The nanny was also upset. Zhao Mingyao had grown up under her care. In the past few years, she had watched the mother and son break up. She was anxious but there was nothing she could do.

Although she didn't understand everything, she could see that the Chu family had a secret that could not be revealed to others.

Unfortunately, Queen Mother Chu and Zhao Mingyao were just pawns.

Like the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the southern region and the northern border also received the news.

The Emperor of Beijiang was very surprised when he received this news. After all, he had just received news from the old Emperor of Xihu two days ago, saying that he was going to celebrate his birthday.

The two of them met when they were young. Although they were kings of two different countries, they often interacted with each other privately.

Now that I know that an old friend has passed away, it would be a lie to say that I am not sad.

After attending court, he returned to the imperial study, accompanied by two princes.

People in northern Xinjiang are tall and have rough features.

The imperial study, which was originally quite large, seemed a bit cramped with these people around.

The Emperor of Northern Frontier squatted behind the desk and looked up at the two of them.

"My two royal brothers, do you think there's something fishy about the new Xihu Emperor's ascension to the throne?"

The two princes looked at each other. They both knew the friendship between the old emperor and the Emperor of Northern Frontier. If anything happened to the Emperor of Xihu, the people who would be most sad should not be the people of Xihu but the people in front of them.

"Royal brother, in my opinion, this may really be the end of him..." One of the princes who looked younger was interrupted by the Emperor of Northern Frontier before he could finish his words.

"What do you think, Third Brother?"

The Third Prince glanced at the Emperor sitting at the top, then looked at his Sixth Brother beside him and shook his head, "Your Majesty, I don't know. It wouldn't be surprising if the old Emperor died suddenly of a serious illness, but..." But he knew that his brother had just received news from Emperor Xihu not long ago. Seeing that he was still in the mood to celebrate his birthday, he knew there must be something hidden.

The Northern Frontier Emperor glanced at the Sixth Prince who had taken a half step back, then at the Third Prince. "Well, as Third Prince said, that old man was in very good health when he was young. Moreover, he has been taking care of himself for so many years. He shouldn't be like this. Okay, Sixth Prince, you can go back first!"

When the Sixth Prince saw that he was the only one allowed to leave, he felt a little unhappy, but he left the imperial study without showing any respect.

After he left, the Northern Frontier Emperor looked at the Third Prince and asked him to sit down before saying, "Third Prince, please be mindful of my misfortune this time. I would like to let you and Sixth Prince go to congratulate the new emperor."

The Third Prince glanced at the door of the Imperial Study, then turned back to look at the Emperor, "Brother, are you suspicious..."

The Northern Frontier Emperor interrupted him, "I'm not suspicious. Over the years, I've known that many people in the court have been wooed by an unknown force. Although I don't know who is behind it, Sixth Prince's actions are indeed..."

The Third Prince quickly stood up and said, "Don't worry, my Royal Brother. This time, I will definitely keep an eye on Sixth Brother's every move for you."

The Emperor of Northern Frontier nodded slightly, then waved to the Third Prince to step forward and whispered something in his ear.

The third prince was still a little confused when he left, wondering why his royal brother made such a decision.

Unlike the suspicions of the Northern Frontier, the Southern Land Emperor Qin Yi was happy when he received the news that the new Emperor Xihu had ascended the throne.

Sitting alone in the imperial study, he looked at the secret letter and laughed for a long time.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha, he finally took action, this is great, this is great!"

The chief steward beside him brought tea from the palace maid outside the door, waved away the people outside and closed the door.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that his power will be too great and could harm you?"

Qin Yi smiled slightly, "Oh, that old man has been planning for so long, how could I not know anything about it, but..." He is planning, doesn't he know how to do it?

Let him take the lead!

After all, it is better for someone to start a war.

"Alright, you can leave now. I want to enjoy the show. Oh, pass on the order. This time, let the congratulations to the new Emperor Xihu on his ascension to the throne be given to the Crown Prince of Zhao!"

He really wanted to see how his good uncle would react when he met those people.

As for being afraid that he would find out.

That doesn't exist.

After all, he didn't know on the surface that his uncle had extended his hands so far in private and could even interfere in several other countries.

Prince Zhao's Mansion was confused when it received the imperial edict.

Only Princess Zhao looked towards the direction of the palace with deep eyes.

She didn't know how much that person knew, but she knew what Qin Zhaohai had done.

According to the information received, the several royal family members who went to Xihu this time all have close ties with Qin Zhaohai.

That night she found Qin Zihao.

"Mother, why did you call me here so late? I'm busy discussing the trip to Xihu with the officials below!"

"There's no rush for this matter. Mother asked you to come here because she has something to tell you."

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Princess Zhao glanced at her son, who was almost forty years old and still well protected by her.

I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that he was raised so innocently.

I'm really scared. After this time, he...

"Zihao, you must remember what your mother told you. No matter what you see in Xihu this time, don't be surprised, and don't try to find out. Just remember that you must come back safely."