Realizing that things were out of control, Feng Qingqing panicked, took a step back, and raised her hand to close the door.
Minister Jiang noticed Feng Qingqing's plan and hurried forward to kick her away, preventing her from retreating into the imperial study and closing the door to hide.
Feng Qingqing was kicked to the ground, grimacing in pain. She rubbed the spot where Jiang Shangshu had kicked her, slowly stood up, and angrily said:
"Minister Jiang, you are so bold that you dare to kick me."
Minister Jiang ignored him and walked into the imperial study. Looking at the empress slumped on the table, he laughed unabashedly.
"Princess, if you dare to attack the emperor, I will not only kick you, but also chop off your head to give an explanation to the people of Li Kingdom."
She thought Feng Qingqing would be soft-hearted and might not attack the empress, but she didn't expect that Feng Qingqing would actually do it in order to sit on the throne.
She couldn't help but feel relieved that she had no mercy on her daughter.
She could even harm the Queen who was devoted to her, let alone her irresponsible mother.
"Chop off my head?"
Feng Qingqing laughed loudly and pretended to be calm, saying, "Commander Huang will come to rescue me soon. Do you think you can fight against the Imperial Guards with just your few men?"
Although she said this, Feng Qingqing herself was not sure.
"Hahaha," Minister Jiang's arrogant laughter echoed in the imperial study. She walked a few steps closer to Feng Qingqing and said in a very good mood, "My Lady, you are really a fool. If Huang Feiyu was in the palace, could I have easily disguised myself as an imperial guard and sneaked in?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Qingqing's heart sank to the bottom, and she glared at Minister Jiang angrily.
"You actually found a way to get rid of Huang Feiyu. You are despicable."
No wonder Huang Feiyu hasn’t come for so long.
Minister Jiang took this as a compliment and said, "If I don't send Huang Feiyu away, the princess will ask her to kill me and then put the blame for the emperor's death on me."
It was ridiculous that Feng Qingqing thought she could fight her with her little cleverness.
"Are you doing this because you want to sit on the throne?"
Feng Qingqing stared at Minister Jiang, "Do you think you can succeed?"
An ominous premonition arose in Minister Jiang's heart, but it was quickly suppressed by her.
"You are about to die, Princess, please stop struggling."
She lowered her voice and said, "If you die, you won't have to worry about your identity being exposed. I'm thinking about you too."
Ling Le, who was being held outside, could not hear clearly the conversation between the two people in the room. He saw the queen slumped on the table through the half-open door and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
She used all her strength to break free from the two people who were holding her and rushed into the imperial study.
But these people would never give her a chance. Before she could even step into the imperial study, she was grabbed by the people who caught up with her and dragged backwards.
Ling Le held onto the door frame of the imperial study and asked Feng Qingqing loudly, "Princess, what on earth did you do to the emperor?"
Minister Jiang turned his head and looked at Ling Le, who was struggling to come in but was unable to do so. He said soothingly, "Lord Ling, calm down. The princess murdered the emperor. I will avenge him."
"You're talking nonsense," Feng Qingqing glared at Minister Jiang angrily. "Don't you feel guilty saying that? Do you think you can succeed?"
She paused deliberately, observing Minister Jiang's changing expression.
"Are you scared? You think that if you send Huang Feiyu away, no one will come to rescue you, right? What if I tell you that there are still people who can deal with you?"
"Really?" Minister Jiang smiled. "I've tricked Huang Feiyu out of the capital to investigate the princess's identity. The Prime Minister is sick at home, so who can save you?"
"Princess," Feng Qingqing looked at the stunned Minister Jiang, feeling a little happy about having regained a point.
"You must be very curious about why I haven't taken action against the princess and the others yet. Now I can tell you, it's because the princess and her daughter are Tianqi's Consort Xian and the little princess."
The two were so smart that if they knew she was planning to poison the Queen Mother, they would not sit idly by.
"What about the people from Tianqi?"
Minister Jiang suppressed his astonishment and said, "With just a delicate concubine and a nursing child, do you really think they have the ability to break into the palace and rescue you?"
…
At this moment, the Empress Xian, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister mentioned by Minister Jiang had already arrived at the gate of the palace.
As soon as they reached the palace gate, they were stopped by the guards at the east gate.
"How dare you! I want to go to the palace to see the emperor, but you won't let me in."
"The Emperor will not see anyone today. Prime Minister, please return."
The Prime Minister wanted to say something, but he only felt a gust of wind blowing past, and the two guards in front of him had been knocked to the ground by Concubine Xian.
"These two are Minister Jiang's men. Talking to them is a waste of time."
Empress Xian put the dagger back on her waist and looked at the Prime Minister who was still in a daze.
"What are you standing there for? Aren't you worried about your queen getting into trouble now?"
The Prime Minister came back to his senses, looked at the two men whose necks had been slashed on the ground, and stammered, "Princess, you know martial arts."
Just now she said that she wanted people to walk behind her, and she and the prince would protect her.
Now it seems that I am the one who needs protection.
"Won't I be a drag on you if I don't have the skills?"
Concubine Xian raised an eyebrow, "Commander Huang and Young Master Qian should have arrived at the Imperial Study. Let's hurry over there."
Don't really kill the Queen.
Along the way, they cleared out the people arranged by Minister Jiang, and Empress Xian deliberately left one to report to Minister Jiang.
Minister Jiang was still thinking about the scary joke Feng Qingqing had told him, and all his worries were gone.
She thought Feng Qingqing had some hidden trick up her sleeve, but now it seems her worries were completely unnecessary.
"Alright, you've said almost everything you need to say," Minister Jiang drew his sword, "I'll send you on your way."
At this moment, a man stumbled in from the doorway and said, "My Lord, this is not good."
She panted and said, "Someone is coming from the east gate to kill us."
Minister Jiang frowned, "Huang Feiyu? Explain clearly."
"No, it's the princess. The princess, the prime minister, and the crown prince of Tianqi are coming to kill us."
"You can't even stop three people? You're useless."
Minister Jiang gave the man a powerful kick and said, "Waste."
The man didn't dare to hide. After being kicked, he said cautiously: "Only the princess took action. The brothers on Ximen's side are all dead."
"Hahaha," Feng Qingqing laughed so hard that she fell backwards, "Empress Xian and Yu Yiluo really knew what I was planning."
She thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly, Concubine Xian actually came.
"You said the princess knows martial arts?"
Minister Jiang had met Empress Xian before, but he never thought that she knew martial arts, so he found it funny when he heard Feng Qingqing placing her hopes on Empress Xian and Yu Yiluo.
"Yes, the princess is a skilled martial artist, and her moves are extremely fast. We have no power to resist at all."
The person who came to report looked at Minister Jiang cautiously and said, "Sir, what should we do now? They should arrive at the Imperial Study soon."
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