"My people found traces of you falling off the cliff and searched along the river, but they couldn't find you."

By that time, Qin Zhao should have been rescued by Chen Yan'an.

Qi Xuan continued, "Later, my mother sent people to look for you several times, but there was no trace of you, so she thought you were dead."

"So you don't know about the poison in my body?"

"Poison?" Qi Xuan was a little surprised. "What poison? Are you poisoned?"

Qin Zhao did not answer.

He stared at the young man in front of him for a moment, then looked away. "Never mind, let's not talk about this for now. The snow is almost stopping, and you'll probably be leaving soon. Let's talk about important matters first."

"...Do you still want to be the emperor?"

This picture is really strange.

The former regent, now a commoner, raised this issue to the current emperor so openly, as if it was something that could be discussed casually.

Even Qi Xuan was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly: "Can I not think about it?"

"Okay." Qin Zhao said, "Unless you die."

Qi Xuan said decisively: "I want to!"

Qin Zhao nodded, as if he was finally satisfied. "When you return, forget everything that happened here and don't do anything unnecessary. There will be an unexpected event in the capital soon. After that, you should be able to be the emperor again."

Qi Xuan asked tentatively: "You, what are you going to do...are you going to assassinate my mother?"

"You don't need to know the specifics," Qin Zhao said. "But before that, Your Majesty, please give me a personal token that can prove my identity."

Qi Xuan cooperated very well.

He searched his body for a while, and finally took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao put the jade pendant away and took out a piece of rice paper from the medicine box. He quickly wrote a prescription on it. "Once the official channels are cleared, the Queen Mother will probably know that I came to see you. I will prescribe you a prescription to strengthen your body so that we can conceal it from others."

"Will the Queen Mother believe it?"

Qin Zhao looked up at him, and Qi Xuan quickly explained: "I don't mean anything else, I'm just worried... If the Queen Mother knew that someone had approached me, she would probably become suspicious. Your safety..."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured." Qin Zhao said, "I have my own plans."

Qin Zhao packed up his things, stood up and was about to go out, but suddenly seemed to think of something.

Qi Xuan asked: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes," Qin Zhao asked, "Your Majesty, could you please send someone to find me a wooden barrel?"

"Barrel?"

"Yes, it doesn't need to be too big, just enough to hold water."

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Jing Li wandered around the lotus pond bored.

There was no water source in the temple's backyard, so he couldn't go there and could only stay in this pond. Ever since the little emperor entered the temple, the entire place had become heavily guarded, and not a single stranger could be seen in the vast front yard.

It's almost noon now, and there's still no news.

What happened...

Jing Li's stomach rumbled with hunger and his fins flapped weakly.

He hasn't eaten breakfast yet.

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly saw someone walking towards this direction in the distance.

It’s Qin Zhao.

The little koi fish quickly hid under the lotus leaves.

There was no movement on the water surface for a long time. The little koi hid for a while and then quietly poked its head out.

Then he happened to meet Qin Zhao's gaze.

Jing Li: “…”

"I've seen you a long time ago, why are you still hiding?" Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, placed the wooden bucket filled with clean water by the pool, and said with a smile, "Come out, little fool, it's time to go home."

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