"Smack!"

The Empress Dowager grabbed the gold hairpin and smashed it hard against the bronze mirror.

He stomped his feet like a madman.

"Useless! All of you are useless!"

"That little beast Mo Yunhan, I shouldn't have spared his life in the first place."

"Make the arrangements immediately. As soon as Mo Yunhan appears in the capital, capture him immediately, no matter the cost!"

Granny Gui immediately agreed.

Inside the Su Family Buddhist Hall,

Su Weichuan looked at the briefing with an extremely grim expression.

"The eldest daughter-in-law is really incredibly stupid."

He threw the briefing aside angrily.

The old servant was startled when he saw the contents.

"Master, the eldest son is a crucial asset you've deployed in the army. What are they planning to do?"

Su Weichuan sneered.

"What else can they do? Assist the Third Prince, Mo Shaojun, in becoming the Crown Prince! Now that the Second Prince has lost power and the other princes are all useless, only the Third Prince is still presentable. Just because of Qin Run, whose true identity as a prince is unknown, they are so impatient. They are truly foolish and incapable of accomplishing anything great."

The old servant said anxiously, "Master, you should still try to persuade him. The Imperial Observatory says that the Ziwei star is weak and urgently needs to be put in its proper position. Many censors have already submitted memorials requesting the Emperor to establish a Crown Prince. This is already a critical time, and the eldest son's flamboyant and clear stance is really inappropriate."

Su Weichuan waved his hand wearily.

"They don't understand Mo Yunzhao at all! How could an emperor in his prime, who has been constantly oppressed by the retired emperor, possibly be in a hurry to establish a crown prince? Let them make a scene, and if things get out of control, the Su family will definitely not protect him."

"By the way, have the people who went to Xuanling Mountain returned?"

He had barely finished speaking when the sound of staggering footsteps came from outside.

The old servant immediately stepped forward to open the door.

A person wearing a black cloak strode in and knelt down with a thud.

“Your Highness, the Imperial Mausoleum is sealed off, and we cannot break in. I have learned that the Ninth Princess has repaired the Nine Dragons Formation and buried treasures in Xuanling Mountain, but they are not the Heart of the Sea Dragon. By the time we returned to the capital, the Ninth Princess had already been personally taken into the palace by the Emperor. I am incompetent and beg Your Highness for punishment.”

Su Weichuan frowned.

"Mo Yunhan has also entered the palace?"

The man shook his head.

"No, the Ninth Prince... has gone mad."

...

Inside the Kuihe Hall.

Jiang Qingwan suddenly woke up from her dream.

Hearing the commotion, Qinghui immediately came over.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Two lamps were lit inside the hall, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Jiang Qingwan's porcelain-white forehead.

She raised her hand to wipe it and asked, "Has Mo Yunhan entered the palace yet?"

Qing Sui shook her head.

"No. Don't worry, if the prince enters the palace, he will surely come back to find you."

Jiang Qingwan raised her hand and touched her chest.

My heart is beating very erratically.

She calmed herself down.

"How is the Emperor Emeritus?"

Qinghui said, "Since the death knell hasn't sounded, everything should be fine."

She had just finished speaking when she suddenly gestured for Jiang Qingwan to be quiet, then slowly bent down, drew her short knife, and silently hid by the door.

"Were you waiting for me?"

A deep male voice came from the windowsill.

It wasn't Mo Yunhan.

Qing Sui immediately launched a swift attack.

He thrust his short knife straight at the opponent's neck.

The newcomer, however, possessed extraordinary skill, dodging with ghostly movements and defeating Qing Sui in just a few moves.

"It's you!"

Qing Sui staggered a few steps to her feet, but the previous wariness was no longer on her face.

"You are the expert who saved the princess in the backyard of the palace back then."

Akamori slowly emerged from the shadows.

He nodded slightly to Qing Sui, then turned to look at Jiang Qingwan, who had already put on her outer robe.

"The Emperor Emeritus sent me to deliver some things to you."

He took a wooden box out of his pocket and handed it over.

Qing Sui immediately sheathed her short sword, took the wooden box, and quickly walked to the bedside.

"princess."

Jiang Qingwan raised her hand and opened it.

Inside the wooden box lay a bright yellow imperial edict and a tiger tally made of jet-black iron.

"What's this?"

"The military tally can mobilize 100,000 elite troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they can reach the capital in three days. Neither the patrol battalion nor the Imperial Guard can match them. That imperial edict is the last will and testament of the retired emperor."

Jiang Qingwan closed the box.

"Is this for Mo Yunhan? I will pass it on to him."

Akamori shook his head.

"No, it's for you."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly lifted his clothes and knelt down on the ground.

"The twenty-six Red Armor Guards, after the death of the Emperor Emeritus, were ordered to serve the Ninth Princess Jiang Qingwan and vowed never to betray her."

"Chisen, leader of the Red Armor Guard, pays his respects to the Princess."

The two were old acquaintances.

This was the first time Jiang Qingwan had ever seen Akamori act this way.

She got up and walked over.

The silk skirt brushed lightly against the shoes, its soft color shimmering gently in the candlelight.

"An order from the Emperor Emeritus?"

Akamori responded with his hands clasped.

"yes!"

Jiang Qingwan slowly curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

"So, you're saying I can take the military tally, lead an army of 100,000 to slaughter the capital, and become the emperor of the Great Zhou?"

Qinghui was terrified by her outrageous words.

Then he thought, his own queen is a divine being, so what's wrong with a mere empress?

However, if the princess becomes the empress, then wouldn't the prince become the emperor's consort?

Thinking about this, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

Akamori looked at the little girl in front of him.

She pursed her lips, speechless, and offered a well-intentioned suggestion.

"Why don't you take a look at that imperial edict first?"

A will?

Jiang Qingwan beckoned suspiciously, and Qing Sui immediately stepped forward and reopened the box.

Jiang Qingwan took out the will.

After unfolding and reading the contents, his face instantly turned bright red.

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