Seeing that the Queen Mother refused to admit it, the Queen spoke up.

"Mother, I forgot to tell you that the maids in Chonghua Palace all said that they heard these rumors from Aunt Ji."

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her pale face turned black again. She turned her head and stared at Nanny Ji beside her, as if to confirm with her the truth of the matter.

Nanny Ji bit her lip regretfully and nodded.

"Old Ji, you are so confused!" the Queen Mother cried out.

"I just want this to spread faster..."

Having said this, Aunt Ji belatedly covered her mouth.

[Tsk tsk tsk, villains all die because they are too stupid!] Xia Miaoyuan looked at the collapsed empress dowager and complained in his heart.

"Zhengqi, I was confused for a moment!"

The Queen Mother said this while crying bitterly.

"Please forgive me this time!"

"I will never dare to do that again!"

The Empress Dowager cried and grabbed the corner of Xia Zhengqi's robe with both hands.

Xia Zhengqi dodged it with a quick move.

"Zhengqi, please don't abolish me, let alone sentence me to death. If you do that, you will be accused of being unfilial!"

"Those censors and the people will all blame you!"

The Empress Dowager spoke with tears in her eyes, as if every word was filled with her deep emotion.

If someone is not aware of the situation, they will definitely be moved after watching the Queen Mother's performance.

[Here we go again! I've finally taught you how to use filial piety and kidnapping!]

The Empress Dowager's move was both a kidnapping of filial piety and a retreat to advance.

The Empress Dowager was betting that she would not be sentenced to death or deposed for the crime of spreading rumors.

She took the initiative to say that he should be sentenced to death and deposed, so Xia Zhengqi could not punish him severely.

The queen looked at Xia Zhengqi with some worry, and Xia Zhengqi gave her a reassuring look.

"Mother, don't worry. There are more ways to deal with a country's empress dowager than just deposing her or ordering her to death." Xia Zhengqi's voice was as cold as frost in winter, which made people feel terrified.

The Empress Dowager looked at Xia Zhengqi in surprise.

He had taken the initiative to suggest the death penalty and dethronement, but unexpectedly, Xia Zhengqi did not play by the rules.

Xia Zhengqi then changed his tone to a relaxed one, and slowly said, "The Empress Dowager Jiang of Great Xia has requested to go to Fanyin Temple and spend the rest of her life there, praying for the country and chanting sutras to liberate the souls of the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in battle in the northern border."

"I approve!"

"After that, the Empress Dowager moved into the Fanyin Temple and was not allowed to leave the temple."

The Queen Mother shouted uncontrollably, "No!"

"I was just bored and said some nonsense, why should I be punished like this?!"

Xia Zhengqi glared at the Empress Dowager with a cold gaze: "Empress Dowager, do you really think that I only know you for spreading rumors?"

"In the past, he repeatedly framed the Queen. Three and a half years ago, he even killed Ruoyu and nearly killed her on the road."

“If Ruoyu and Miao’er hadn’t been so lucky, they would have died outside the palace!”

[Hmph, just thinking about it makes me angry!] Xia Miaoyuan will never forget how critical the situation was on the day she first transmigrated into the book.

She almost became the youngest child to die.

"As for the incident of harming Concubine Zhou and taking her child away, do you really think that I believe that Concubine Jiang was the one who did it?"

"Without your help, how could she have done it so meticulously?"

"Queen Mother, don't you know what you have done?"

"I have spared your life, and that is the utmost I can do!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother collapsed to the ground as if her soul had been sucked out of her.

[You deserve it for your mischief!] Xia Miaoyuan looked at the Empress Dowager smugly.

"Princess Li!" Xia Zhengqi paused and continued.

"As a concubine in the harem, she was malicious and framed the queen. She was demoted to a concubine and moved to the cold palace."

"Concubine Li is immoral and unfit to raise a prince. The Eighth Prince will be raised by Concubine Lu."

【Emperor Daddy is awesome! 】

[Lipin is so stupid and evil! She should have been banished to the cold palace long ago.]

"Your Majesty, please have mercy! I can't live without Xiao Ba!" Lipin, who was kneeling beside, shouted at the top of her lungs after hearing how Xia Zhengqi treated her.

But Xia Zhengqi acted as if he had not heard anything, and walked out with the queen and daughter.

Xia Miaoyuan was held in Xia Zhengqi's arms. She looked at Xia Zhengqi's resolute profile and felt very excited.

My dad is so handsome! He's handsome, and he's also handsome at what he does!

[Now Daddy is truly resolute and decisive, no longer the timid emperor in the books.]

[My Great Xia has a wise and holy ruler like my father. The future is promising!]

Xia Zhengqi listened silently to his daughter's praise. He was so happy that even his steps became lighter.

As they were about to leave Shoukang Palace, Xia Zhengqi stopped and instructed Debao, "Keep the news secret. The Empress Dowager and Concubine Li will handle it in secret."

[Dad, is this some big move you're planning?] Xia Miaoyuan was a little confused about what Xia Zhengqi meant.

The next day, Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin went to the main hall to study as usual.

The two sisters were in a good mood. They walked in hand in hand and hummed nursery rhymes.

As soon as they walked into the classroom and sat down in their seats, Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou at the back table cast arrogant glances at them.

Feng Manman was the first to speak: "Oh my, disaster is about to happen, and you're still so cheerful!"

Liang Zhirou sighed and said, "That's right, so pitiful!"

Xia Miaoyuan turned around, pretending to be childish and innocent, and asked foolishly, "Are you talking about me?"

Feng Manman smiled arrogantly: "Yes, I'm talking about you!"

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