The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

More than an hour later, Li Jiren and others walked out of the box with the Empress Dowager.

Perhaps it was because she saw the person she wanted to see and cried bitterly, and the depression in her heart was relieved. The Empress Dowager looked much more energetic than when they first met.

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan wanted to salute, but were stopped by the Empress Dowager.

"I am originally a commoner. The most comfortable days in my life are those outside the palace. There are no red tape and no need to kneel down. Once you enter the palace, nothing can be determined by your heart."

But now that I'm out, let me be at my ease. You guys bowed, and I had to ask you to get up. You're tired, and so am I.

Just treat me as an ordinary elder, don't be so polite."

The Empress Dowager spoke in a friendly tone, referring to herself as "I" instead of "Ai", as if she really regarded Han Qingyun and the others as her juniors.

But Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan were unwilling to listen. This was ancient times, and the woman before them was the most noble woman in the world. If they showed any disrespect...

"My grandmother told you not to be so polite, so just do as she said. Normally, you don't seem to be such a slow-paced person," Li Jixin interrupted.

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan looked at each other. Although they still had doubts in their hearts, when they saw Li Jixin say this, they just bowed slightly to show their respect and did not perform any more formal greetings.

The Empress Dowager took Li Chonglin's hand and walked out of the food court.

Prime Minister Mu and others surrounded them.

The Imperial Guards also relaxed a little. God knows they had been staring at the food court and didn't dare let even a mosquito fly out, for fear that the Empress Dowager would suddenly be taken away by Li Jixin and others.

When everyone saluted the Empress Dowager, Lu Yanyan noticed the impatience and disgust in her eyes.

It seems that the Empress Dowager really doesn't like others kneeling around.

Well, she doesn't like to kneel down to others either.

"I will not be returning to the palace. I am staying at Prince Qing's residence. You should go back and report."

For the Empress Dowager, all the people she cared about were outside the palace. Now that she had walked out of that cage, she would never go back.

Prime Minister Mu's face changed drastically. Li Jiren had not agreed to withdraw his troops, and the Empress Dowager refused to return to the palace. Wouldn't the court lose both the lady and the army?

"Grand Empress Dowager, the army of Prince Lin has already occupied the city gates. If the Grand Empress Dowager does not return to the palace, the Emperor will be worried."

Li Jiren was too lazy to go around in circles with Prime Minister Mu.

"Prime Minister Mu, I can withdraw the army, but not now. I can have them guard the city gates and not harm anyone inside. Emperor Zhaowen is untrustworthy. If I withdraw now, who can guarantee our safety? Once we leave Luo City, the army will naturally follow me."

"Prince, it was all a misunderstanding before. It would be better to get them out of the city first."

Li Jixin chuckled.

"Oh, Prime Minister Mu can even say something like misunderstanding, do you believe it yourself? Doesn't Emperor Zhaowen want to have an extra match? Okay, but I have one condition. If he agrees, you can set a date for the extra match. If he doesn't agree, I will take my great-grandmother away right now."

"What conditions?"

"When I proposed taking the ten successful candidates with me, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. But if these ten people had any ill intentions, wouldn't I be bringing disaster upon myself?"

"Why not keep these ten people and let the Second Young Master change the conditions?" Yang Ziliang quickly interrupted.

"Lord Yang, are you joking? I was the one who proposed this. I'm not Emperor Zhaowen, so I can't go back on my word and make a fortune. This matter has been made public and cannot be changed!"

Yang Ziliang choked. Does the Second Young Master of Prince Lin really think that others want to go to Jiyang? They're just waiting for you to break your promise.

Li Jixin continued, "I want to take them away, but I also need to be on guard against them, so I'll take their families with me."

Li Jixin spoke nonchalantly, but it angered a group of officials.

He can take whoever he wants with him, but what about the reputation of the court?

Although the imperial court has lost all its face now, it cannot just follow whatever Li Jixin says.

Mu Cheng knew more than others, and Li Jixin said this out of his distrust of Emperor Zhaowen.

Although Emperor Zhaowen's foolish move might not be effective, if he really used the families of these ten people to threaten them to cause trouble in Jiyang, it would be disgusting for Prince Lin's Mansion.

Even though Prime Minister Mu despised the emperor's tricks, as a minister of Emperor Zhaowen and the head of all officials, he still had to do his best to maintain the reputation of the court.

What's more, other people's families can follow, but can Guan Xueqin's family follow?

The emperor chose Guan Xueqin as the top scholar because of the Guan family. If the Guan family went to Jiyang, the emperor would be so angry that he would die in his dreams.

After some bargaining, in the end, except for Guan Xueqin, the parents, wives and children of everyone else had to go to Jiyang together.

Lu Yanyan and Han Qingyun stood in the food court, their eyes flickering and their emotions complicated.

When no one was paying attention, Li Jixin gave them a smug smile: If you don't want to separate, I have a way.

On the second day, an extra match was held in the ring.

No matter how Prince Qing and Li Jiren tried to persuade her, the Empress Dowager insisted on going to the arena. She was not that weak. As long as her grandson was not in danger of his life, she could hold on.

Li Jiren was in the heaviest mood. Today was Emperor Zhaowen's last chance to fight, and today might be even more thrilling than the day before.

Although Li Jixin was smiling and talking, he was a little nervous in his heart. However, he had made up his mind that he would never step down even if both sides suffered losses.

Whether it was the great-grandmother, Doctor Ye, or Han Qingyun's family, he would take them away openly.

There were even more people watching today than the day before, and some people even made private bets - whether Li Jixin could win the final victory, and if Li Jixin won, would the court break its promise again.

Liu Minghe and others sat on the third floor of Mingxiang Tower again. Except for Guan Xueqin, everyone else looked much better.

Liu Ming left with his parents, wife and children, but everyone else could take their relatives to Jiyang.

Although Jiyang is bitterly cold and there is a possibility of being massacred by foreign races, staying in Luocheng or taking up a local post may lead to death faster than going to Jiyang, judging from the current situation.

Whether you leave or stay, you may die, so why think so much? Just go with the flow.

Guan Xueqin hugged Han Qingyun with red eyes. He didn't want to go to Jiyang, and he didn't want to be separated from his family.

Han Qingyun knew that it was his fault. Li Jixin didn't want to arouse other people's suspicion, so he took all ten of them away.

He felt a little guilty towards these people, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only comfort Guan Xueqin quietly.

Compared with the day before, Li Jixin fought harder. Today's opponents were much more difficult than the day before, and it was a round-robin battle.

Although the round-robin system is shameless, it is really useful.

The Empress Dowager held the handle tightly, but continued to stare.

While Wei Qing and others were fighting with the challenger, Li Jixin drank the water given to him by Han Huaixi.

Unfortunately, although "Red Bull" can replenish physical strength, the effect is not very significant. When Li Jixin finished the morning game, he was so tired that he could hardly stand.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Yang Ziliang coldly.

Yang Ziliang felt sad because the morning session was almost over.

Seeing that another person was about to go on stage, the Empress Dowager coughed. Yang Ziliang was startled and struck the drum.

Ge Wei walked to the clepsydra, it was exactly noon.

Li Jixin sat down on the chair...