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Chapter 944: Internal Support

Xiao Xixi asked someone to call Shang Kui over. She had something to ask Shang Kui, but she was told that Shang Kui had been temporarily stripped of his official position because of his poor performance.

Baoqin explained, "The Imperial Concubine was kidnapped right under Shangkui's nose. No matter how it happened, it was Shangkui's fault."

Since it was his dereliction of duty, he must accept the punishment.

Xiao Xixi frowned: "But I have something I want to ask him."

Baoqin: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask His Majesty? If His Majesty agrees, you can summon Shang Kui to the palace at any time."

Xiao Xixi is not feeling well now, and can't go to the imperial study to have lunch with Luo Qinghan every day like she used to. She can only wait for Luo Qinghan to come over in the evening and then tell him about this.

At this time, Luo Qinghan was meeting Princess Hua'an.

Princess Hua'an was in a very bad mental state, with several wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Even with a thick layer of powder on her face, it still couldn't hide her haggardness and fatigue.

She looked up at the young emperor sitting at the top, her lips slightly parted.

"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."

Luo Qinghan didn't respond, but just looked at her quietly.

Those ink-black eyes seemed to be able to penetrate her skin, leaving her thoughts exposed.

Princess Hua'an smiled uncomfortably: "Your Majesty must have guessed my purpose. I came here because of the matter of the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Jing County. I would like to ask Your Majesty to show some leniency and spare them."

The Empress Dowager was her mother, and the Prince of Jing County was her son-in-law.

They are all her relatives, she can't just ignore their lives.

Even though she knew that they were committing the serious crime of treason, Princess Hua'an still went to the palace to plead for mercy.

Luo Qinghan answered the question irrelevantly: "Aunt, you don't look very well, why don't you let the imperial physician take a look at you?"

Princess Hua'an: "I'm fine. I don't need to see a doctor. I just hope that Your Majesty can show mercy and let the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Jing go."

Luo Qinghan: "I don't have many relatives left. I hope my aunt can take good care of herself. You should go back and have a good rest. I don't want to experience the grief of losing my relatives again."

Seeing that he didn't respond at all, Princess Hua An became a little anxious.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Jing County are both my relatives. I cannot watch them suffer. Please forgive them!"

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily.

This time he finally responded.

"Am I not your relative?"

Princess Hua'an was stunned.

She seemed not to have expected the emperor to ask such a question.

After a long while she finally spoke.

"You are of course my relative too."

Luo Qinghan: "Since we are all relatives, why do you only think about the Queen Mother and the Prince of Jing County, but don't care about my feelings at all? This time they joined forces to murder me. If I hadn't been prepared, I'm afraid my body would have rotted by now. But you didn't think of this at all. You only have your mother and son-in-law in your heart."

Princess Hua'an was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she felt ashamed.

"sorry."

Luo Qinghan: "I promised my grandmother that I would not hurt her even if she wanted to kill me. I can repeat this to you again. I promise to keep my word."

Princess Hua An hurriedly asked, "What about the Prince of Jing County?"

Luo Qinghan did not answer.

Princess Hua'an was getting more and more uneasy. "It is indeed the Prince of Jing County who made a mistake this time. Your Majesty can demote him to a commoner, or send him away to a remote place and never allow him to come back. As long as Your Majesty can spare his life, anything is fine!"

She actually didn't have any good feelings towards Luo Yanzhi, but her daughter was married to Luo Yanzhi. Once Luo Yanzhi was convicted and executed, her daughter would definitely be implicated.

Luo Qinghan: "A centipede is still alive even after death. The Prince of Jing County is that centipede. If I save his life, it would be like planting the seeds of disaster for my future."

Although Luo Yanzhi doesn't have much ability, he can't resist others making use of him and using his identity to cause trouble.

This was what Wang Gan did before. He used Luo Yanzhi to arrange an assassination and almost killed Xiao Xixi.

Luo Qinghan will not suffer the same loss a second time.

Princess Hua'an wanted to plead for Luo Yanzhi.

However, Luo Qinghan no longer had the patience to listen any further.

He said coldly: "For the sake of my aunt, I can promise to spare Xia Yuran's life. As for the rest, please don't interfere."

When Princess Hua'an saw this, she knew that the emperor had made up his mind.

She had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Princess Hua'an returned to the princess's mansion and asked someone to invite Xia Yuran over.

She told Xia Yuran the emperor's decision and tried to persuade her.

"Anyway, you and the King of Jing County are tired of each other. Now that something like this has happened, you can take this opportunity to get away. The emperor has already promised me that he will spare your life. I will have someone send you to a farm in the countryside to recuperate for a while. When the storm has passed, I will have someone bring you back."

Princess Hua'an arranged everything.

Although Xia Yuran was still a little worried, she knew there was no better way, so she could only nod in agreement.

"Yeah, I'll listen to my mother."

…

In the evening, Luo Qinghan rested in Yunxiu Palace as usual.

Xiao Xixi talked about Shang Kui.

She expressed her desire to meet Shangkui.

Luo Qinghan agreed readily.

"You can meet me if you want."

Xiao Xixi leaned over and kissed him on the face to express her gratitude.

Before she could move away, Luo Qinghan pressed the back of her neck and deepened the kiss.

The next morning, Shang Kui was summoned by the imperial concubine and entered the palace after being dressed neatly.

His injuries had not healed yet. His right hand was wrapped in thick gauze, there was a large bruise on his left cheek, and he walked with a limp.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."

Because he had been dismissed from his official position, he even changed his way of calling himself "commoner".

Xiao Xixi: "Is your injury better?"

Shang Kui: "Thank you for your concern, I am much better now."

Xiao Xixi: "It's not that His Majesty doesn't want to use you, but he has to give an explanation for this matter, otherwise he won't be able to convince the public. You should stay at home and recuperate during this period. When your injury is healed, I will plead with His Majesty on your behalf."

Since being dismissed from his post, Shang Kui has been under great pressure. He is worried that he will be unemployed at home from then on and will never have the chance to resume his official position.

Hearing the imperial concubine's words, Shang Kui finally felt relieved.

He expressed his gratitude sincerely.

"I understand. Thank you for your advice, madam."

Xiao Xixi: "I asked you to come here this time because I have something to ask you. I asked you to investigate the Su family before. How did it go?"

At the beginning, Yu Jiu entered the palace as the legitimate daughter of the Su family.

Since he could pretend to be the eldest daughter of the Su family and not be discovered by the Su family, it means that there is a high possibility that he has an accomplice among the Su family.

So Xiao Xixi wants to start from the Su family and see if she can find the accomplice?

If we can find the insider, maybe we can follow the clues to find out Yu Jiu's true identity.

(End of this chapter)