"What? The Empress Dowager was kidnapped?!" Xia Zhengqi was even more shocked.
[He took that old witch with him before leaving. Was this out of filial piety, or was it to exploit her?]
When Xia Miaoyuan heard the news, he thought quickly in his mind.
Yao Jinse is a time-traveling woman. She has no mother-daughter relationship with the Empress Dowager. It is impossible that she risked her life to save the Empress Dowager out of filial piety.
So, they took the old witch away for future use. If the two armies really came to a head-on confrontation, they could bring out the Queen Mother of Daxia and place her in front of the enemy lines to cause some trouble.
When the emperor and empress heard their daughter's voice, they felt a chill down their spines.
Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse are a couple who really don't care about the way they do things.
Xia Zhengqi pondered silently for a while, then called Debao to his bedside and whispered, "Keep the matter of Fanyin Temple a secret, and don't reveal a single word to anyone."
"Find a maid in the palace who is about the same height as the Empress Dowager and let her go."
Debao nodded repeatedly and went back to do his job.
【Wow! Daddy is so smart! 】
[They'd place a replacement in the Fanyin Temple. If they ever managed to pull the Empress Dowager out, they'd have to accuse her to death and say that the Empress Dowager of Daxia had always been chanting sutras and praying at the Fanyin Temple and had never been abducted.]
[This way, we won't have to worry about them doing anything to the Empress Dowager.]
When the queen heard her daughter's interpretation, she instantly admired Xia Zhengqi.
"Your Majesty, this method is truly brilliant!" the Queen praised softly.
Xia Zhengqi listened to the praises from his daughter and the queen, and his mood, which had been worrying for most of the night, finally felt a little better.
Xia Miaoyuan crawled out of the bed, climbed into Xia Zhengqi's arms, and said in a sweet voice, "Father, don't worry."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his head and met his precious daughter's warm eyes, and his heart melted.
"As long as Miao'er is here, your mother is here, and your brother the Crown Prince and your second brother are here, then your father will not worry."
The queen looked at the touching scene of her sweet and soft daughter comforting Xia Zhengqi, and she couldn't help but move closer, snuggled up to Xia Zhengqi, stretched out an arm and hugged Xia Miaoyuan.
Xia Miaoyuan felt extremely happy for a moment, and even the mood that had just been disturbed by the bad news faded a lot.
[It feels like I'm hugging my dad and mom like this. I feel so full of strength. This is the power of love!]
The emperor and empress smiled at each other. Didn't their precious daughter bring them endless strength?
The family of three hugged each other silently, enjoying the warmth and sweetness of the moment.
Until Xia Miaoyuan could no longer hold on, her little head leaned on Xia Zhengqi's shoulder and she fell into a deep sleep.
The emperor and empress carefully put Xia Miaoyuan on the bed to continue sleeping, while the two of them tiptoed off the bed and went to the outer room to discuss the matter of the Heavenly Prison.
"Ruoyu, I can't bear to see Miao'er worrying about the important matters of the court day and night."
"Let her have a good sleep."
After hearing this, the Queen glanced at the inner room with heartache and said: "These days, I have seen her, a little girl, working so hard both mentally and physically. I am really heartbroken."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his voice and asked, "Ruoyu, what do you think about the Tianlao incident? I am hesitating whether to make the news of Liang Chaozong's escape public."
"During the morning court session, there should be well-informed officials who will challenge me."
Xia Zhengqi sighed when he said this.
The Empress lowered her eyes. "Your Majesty, are you afraid that making the news of Liang Chaozong's escape public will bring shame to the Great Xia court?"
Xia Zhengqi nodded with a grim expression.
"I think that's not necessarily the case."
Xia Zhengqi looked up curiously when he heard the queen say this.
"Your Majesty, think about it! Liang Chaozong has been planning this for so long, setting up this scheme in Daxia for over ten years, and you have investigated it all and exposed his identity in public."
"Furthermore, you destroyed his business and information network at the fastest speed. Now it can be said that most of the power that Liang Chaozong has built up over a decade has been destroyed."
“How remarkable this is!”
"Even though he managed to escape, if we publicly announce this news and issue a wanted order, he will be fined."
"Then Liang Chaozong will be like a lost dog. Even if he escapes, he will still be a loser."
"Think about it, which side will the outside world's opinion lean towards if this happens? I don't think the outside world will use this to ridicule Daxia."
Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and thought about it carefully for a while, and felt that there was some truth in it.
"Well, what Ruoyu said makes sense."
"If we hide it and pretend that Liang Chaozong is still in the prison, and then it's exposed in the end, it will be bad."
"But what about the matter of the skyfire?"
The Queen leaned closer to Xia Zhengqi and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, why are you so anxious and confused?"
"They say a fireball fell from the sky and set the prison on fire, but who saw it?"
“Who can be sure that the fire was caused by fire from heaven?”
"Then I also said that it was Liang Chaozong's assassins who set the fire maliciously."
After hearing this, Xia Zhengqi's eyes lit up instantly.
"Yes, yes, that's right. It was Liang Chaozong's assassins who set the fire maliciously! How could there be any heavenly fire?"
"If anyone dares to mention the Heavenly Fire in the court, I will accuse him of spreading rumors!"
While the emperor and empress were talking, the sun had already risen and it was time for the morning court session.
Xia Zhengqi washed up, sorted out his thoughts, and went to court.
As expected, during the morning court session, some censors did take the initiative to bring up the matter of the Heavenly Prison.
Xia Zhengqi did as they had agreed and did not hide the fact that Liang Chaozong had escaped at all.
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