The second princess wiped away her tears, looked deeply at her father again, then stood up and made room for the bed.

Lian Yi then took a step forward, sat down gently, and said:

"Don't be anxious, take your time and talk, I'm listening!"

After saying that, he took the initiative to hold Zhao's hand.

The corners of Zhao's lips curled up and she looked at the Second Princess who was standing still. The Second Princess knew what her father meant, so she could only back out of the room and close the door. She then sat down on the steps at the door, her face full of regret.

The room was surprisingly quiet, with only the emperor's heavy breathing. He looked at the empress in front of him and said with some difficulty:

"Queen, if the Second Princess did something wrong, I hope you will give her a chance to correct it."

"Have I given you too few chances?"

Lianyi said as she looked at Zhao Qian, whose face was as pale as gold paper.

Zhao Qian opened his eyes, and felt a pain in his heart. He unconsciously pulled back his hand and covered the wound, and spoke weaker and weaker:

"Queen, you know everything?"

"What are you talking about? You used spices and special incense burners to destroy my body? Or the agreement between the Second Princess and Panlong Country? Or the rescue scene today, and perhaps your self-torture? The end of seeking the skin of a tiger is that she will be eaten to pieces, and even your life will be lost!"

Lian Yi's words were so direct that the emperor's husband Zhao Qian opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that the empress knew everything.

"The Queen."

"If she wants the throne under my ass, she must have real ability. However, she is far from meeting the standard of being an emperor. She is still self-righteous and wants to use Panlong Country to remove obstacles for herself. In the end, she was used by Panlong Country and shot herself in the foot."

"This matter has nothing to do with the Second Princess! I planned it all by myself. I have already sacrificed my life. Please forgive Huan'er, Queen!"

Lian Yi looked at the other person indifferently for a while, without responding. She just accompanied him silently. When Zhao Qian's breath weakened, she raised her voice and said:

"Huan'er, come in and talk to your father."

With a "clang", the door was pushed open from the outside, and the second princess rushed in two steps at a time, holding Zhao's hand, and she was already crying.

Lianyi turned and left the room, saying to the people outside:

"Get ready, we're going back to the palace. The Emperor is afraid..."

Before she finished her words, the Second Princess's shrill cry was heard in the room:

"Father!!!"

"Get ready for the funeral!"

Ripple instructed calmly.

"yes!"

The yard had been cleared, and there were people kneeling on the ground. All of them had solemn expressions. These black-clad warriors were too rampant. They actually killed the emperor of Fengqi Kingdom. No one could swallow this humiliation.

Xian Shijun kept his head down. He always felt that this scene was familiar. He had been hunted before. Perhaps he already had a guess.

The next day, the people of Fengqi Kingdom knew that the emperor's husband, Zhao, had been assassinated in Zhuo Xiuyuan, while the empress was safe and sound and had returned to the palace.

This news also spread to the other three kingdoms. The new emperor of Panlong Kingdom was full of regret. Why didn’t the one who died was the old witch Wu Lianyi? If they missed this opportunity, there would never be a second one. After all, they were the ones who took the initiative to break the cooperation.

Xuanwu Kingdom and Baihu Kingdom also received the news. Their sensitive nerves were touched again. Now even Fengqi Kingdom was not spared. Who is so bold as to want to shake the imperial power of the three kingdoms at the same time?

As the investigation progressed, all the blame was directed at Panlong State. The new emperor, who was determined to make progress, did not play by the rules and seemed like someone who would do such a thing.

After Fengqi Kingdom finished the funeral of its emperor, Lianyi received letters from the other two countries, hoping to join forces to deal with Panlong Kingdom.

After reading the letter, Lianyi sneered and said:

"It seems that the emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom has woken up?"

"Yes, it is said that he used tiger and wolf medicine and woke up in an incense stick of time. He summoned all the ministers, passed the throne to the second prince, and asked all the concubines in the harem to be buried with him. The harem of Xuanwu Kingdom should be full of resentment now."

Huizhi handed the organized news letter to Lianyi.

After the emperor's husband's funeral, the second princess left the court in the name of mourning. She ate vegetarian food, chanted Buddhist scriptures, and prayed for her husband every day. Everyone said that she was very filial.

Lianyi naturally returned to the court. The ministers were a little surprised to see the empress with a ruddy complexion and high spirits. It was hard to associate her with the person who fainted before.

"My dear ministers, there is no need to be so surprised. Away from the court, I no longer have to read endless memorials every day. I eat well and sleep well, so my health is naturally good. I also have a daughter who can share the responsibility. Otherwise, I would be the one to hold the national mourning this time."

Lianyi played with the white jade phoenix pendant around her waist and spoke in a calm voice.

"Queen, you are the pillar of our Fengqi Nation. You are blessed by heaven and will surely turn adversity into fortune. Long live our Queen!"

Immediately, some clever ministers came out to flatter him.

Lianyi was too lazy to listen and directly threw the letters from Xuanwu and Baihu to everyone, asking everyone to make a decision.

"What if there is a trick?"

"If we send troops and these two countries stand idly by, wouldn't we be falling into their trap?"

"Then let them send out their troops first, and we will send out troops to contain Panlong Kingdom at the critical moment, so that they will be attacked from three sides."

"If that's the case, won't we get any good territory when the territories are divided?"

This person has already started thinking about dividing the territory.

"The country connected to our Fengqi country is Panlong country. We unexpectedly captured five cities before, and they are still thinking about taking them back. The distance is so close that they will naturally be unable to defend. It is better to get rid of it once and for all."

General Fengdi from the Ministry of War stepped out and said.

This person supports joining forces with the other three countries to take down Panlong Kingdom.

"General Feng Di is right, but we just experienced a flood, and the granary is empty. It's almost autumn harvest, and we don't know how this year's harvest will be. If we start a war now, food and grass will be a big problem."

The old officials of the Ministry of Revenue only care about silver and grain.

"What Lord Ge said makes sense. If that's the case, then we can postpone the date to after the sowing season in the spring of next year."

"Would the other two countries be willing?"

"If they don't want to, they can take action first. We are not stopping them."

Fengdi spread her hands and said.

"Xuanwu and Baihu will never let us sit on the sidelines and watch. They are also afraid that we will reap the benefits. They will definitely wait for this time."

Lianyi said clearly.

Sure enough, Fengqi Kingdom's reply reached the ears of the emperors of the two countries. Although they were somewhat unhappy, they had no choice but to accept it. After all, Fengqi Kingdom said that they had not yet found out the truth about the assassination of the emperor's husband Zhao, and did not want to send troops rashly. Even if they did, they had to have a legitimate reason.

At the same time, the eldest princess came to Lianyi with a heavy face, wanting to invite Mei Yuanzheng back to his hometown after retirement, as Rong Shijun's cough had turned into tuberculosis.