"Your Majesty, do you think this is enough?"

"I want two fast horses, and ten thousand taels of silver?"

He can finally see things more clearly now.

There are some things that you really can't change, so you might as well go out and make a name for yourself.

If I have enough troops under my command by then, I might as well just storm in.

There's no need to stay here and suffer humiliation forever.

When the Empress heard this, her expression was indeed not good, but for the sake of her son, she could only accept her fate.

"Qiuyue, send someone to prepare!"

When Consort Lan heard this, she quickly grabbed Dongxue, who was standing next to her.

"Quickly bring me all the silver in my palace!"

"Your mother knows you really can't stay here any longer. How am I supposed to live after you've done something like this?"

"Over the years, Mother Consort has indeed saved up several hundred taels of silver. You should take it and live a good life outside."

She wept bitterly, but she knew there was no way to change anything.

Xiao Dongyang knew that his mother was indeed trying to make him live up to her expectations.

But in the end, he was just that kind of person, and there was nothing he could do.

Now all he could do was leave in tears. A little while later, he brought all the silver and other things, along with two fast horses.

Xiao Dongyang had already begun to plan for himself, and he was naturally very clever, keeping the knife pressed against the Third Prince's neck.

Even after threatening the queen to open the palace gates, they did not let go until they arrived at a relatively remote suburb.

The Third Prince was indeed quite afraid, but he also knew that this person didn't have that much guts.

In the pitch-black countryside, there were only a few of them.

Xiao Dongyang finally managed to remove the small knife that was pressed against the Third Prince's neck.

"Alright, you can go back now. No one is going to take the throne from you."

He looked somewhat dejected as he spoke, because he really hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

Although this palace is a den of monsters that devours people, it still offers power, fame, wealth, and everything in between.

But now that she has done such a thing, even if she stays in the palace, it will be extremely difficult for her to move forward, and it will be impossible for things to be the same as before.

Xiao Nan Gua never held a grudge against this person; he just thought the person was a complete idiot.

I really hadn't thought of anything else.

"This amount of silver could provide you with enough to live comfortably for several lifetimes, but where are you going?"

Xiao Nan sighed helplessly. The First Prince, whom he truly considered an enemy, was never on the list.

It's truly regrettable that things have developed to this point in such a short time.

Xiao Dongyang snorted coldly, unable to resist mocking, "Do you want me to pretend to be compassionate here?"

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Xiao Nan may be my brother, but we're still enemies."

"If I find out that you and your son are making things difficult for my mother, I will naturally risk my life to break in and make things difficult for you."

When Xiao Nan Gua heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. His mother was the Empress.

He was indeed careless in stationing troops outside this time, and the eldest prince found out about it, but he didn't expect him to do something like this.

Sometimes, foolish people do things that are quite unbelievable, and you end up falling into their trap.

"Don't worry, I've never considered you an enemy. You're really not suited to compete for anything. Take this money and buy a house somewhere else so you can live a carefree life. I won't make things difficult for your mother either."

"If you ever run out of money in the future, go to the Li family in Jiangnan. I will help you deposit some money in their bank, but on the condition that you do not have any thoughts of rebellion."

"My father is dead. If your mother wants to leave, I will let her go."

Xiao Nan Gua is a truly intelligent person, and naturally he would not allow himself to be in any other danger. Only if he could resolve all these issues could he ensure that his throne would be secure forever.

The eldest prince seemed somewhat incredulous, but ultimately said nothing and simply nodded.

He had indeed failed at everything he had done before, and he had taken everything too lightly.

Only today did I realize that I will never be able to sit on this throne.

Meanwhile, inside the palace, the Empress was filled with worry. She was furious when she saw Consort Lan standing beside her, weeping with her face covered.

He walked straight over and pushed Consort Lan to the ground.

"What do you have to cry about? Your son kidnapped my son and even tried to kill him. You and your son are both vicious people."

Consort Lan knew in her heart that her son had indeed gone too far this time.

But she was, after all, the emperor's favorite concubine, and now she and Eunuch Cao were in control of the court, so she no longer needed to tolerate the empress's words.

"You vile woman, I'll kill you today!"

The Empress could not swallow this insult, especially since her son's fate was still unknown.

The eldest prince forbade them to follow, so they could only wait here.

When Consort Lan heard this, she quickly took several steps back. Now was not the time to confront him.

If we really come clean, then many things will be affected in the future, and we'll just have to keep enduring it.

"Help! The Queen has killed someone!"

Consort Lan stumbled and ran forward, with the Empress chasing after her with a dagger in her hand, while their maids acted out the scene, creating utter chaos.

At this moment, Eunuch Cao walked to the palace gate with a lantern in his hand.

"His Majesty sent me here to see what everyone's doing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping."

"He is currently unwell, and what he needs most is for Her Majesty the Empress to calm down."

Eunuch Cao had lost his previous humility and even exuded an air of neither servility nor arrogance, as if everyone had to beg him for favors.

The Empress, with her straightforward temperament, snorted coldly upon hearing this.

With a slight lift of his eyelids, the disdain and mockery in his eyes were already close to killing him.

"you?"

"Putting aside who you, Eunuch Cao, are, even if the Emperor himself were here, he would naturally give me some face. Why would I need you to stop me from beating this vile woman?"

She was furious. If she didn't punish Consort Lan a little, she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

If it were before, she probably wouldn't have acted so impulsively.