Seeing that she dared to refute, Feng Qingqing kicked her again in anger.
"Really? If I asked you to choose between him and your father, who would you choose?"
Feng Hongyu narrowed her eyes. She had previously suspected that Feng Qingqing was playing a trick on her, but in fact, her father was not under control at all.
Now that Feng Qingqing had said this, she felt a little unsure.
I have to wait until I meet my father to know if it is true.
"Want to see your father?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Feng Qingqing said as if giving alms: "If you want to see your father, I can go and tell the Queen Mother."
A light flashed in Feng Hongyu's eyes.
"Really?"
"Of course, I won't force you now. Think about it carefully."
Since she couldn't control it, she didn't plan to keep Feng Hongyu. She would be in that position anyway.
These people will be eliminated after she comes to power.
She originally wanted the Crown Prince of Tianqi to leave, but since he wanted to delay, she made him regret staying.
…
After leaving the house, Feng Qingqing shook her sleeves and saw a guard walking towards her in a hurry.
"Madam, Minister Jiang requests an audience."
Feng Qingqing nodded and asked her to invite the person in.
Entering the study, Minister Jiang looked very unhappy.
"My Lady, the plan may have to be postponed. The sudden visit from Crown Prince Tianqi will affect the plan."
Feng Qingqing didn't care.
"Why would it affect the plan? Since he dared to come to me, let him have no way back."
Minister Jiang cursed him in his heart as an idiot. When he ascended the throne by taking advantage of Feng Qingqing's regicide, there would be many things to deal with afterwards. He hadn't even dealt with the affairs of his own country, so how could he dare to provoke the Crown Prince of Tianqi?
If the Crown Prince of Tianqi was really killed, Tianqi would definitely send troops to the Kingdom of Li as soon as possible.
How can a fragmented country resist the army of Tianqi?
"There will be many things to deal with by then, so please do not do this, my lady."
Feng Qingqing was a little impatient. "Then tell me, how long do we have to wait this time? Can't we even involve Crown Prince Tianqi in this?"
"That's fine."
Minister Jiang pondered for a moment, "But I still need to make some preparations."
"What are you preparing for?"
After she whispered softly, Feng Qingqing smiled with satisfaction.
Although she hated Minister Jiang, she had to admit that Minister Jiang was indeed smart.
"Okay, go and make some preparations. I'll go into the palace and talk to the Queen Mother."
Feng Qingqing couldn't figure out why Minister Jiang did this, but she agreed thinking it wouldn't harm her.
…
The Queen was discussing with Ling Le the purpose of the Crown Prince's visit to the Kingdom of Li when the guard's voice was heard at the door.
"Your Majesty, the princess requests an audience."
"Come in."
Feng Qingqing walked in and bowed politely to the Queen.
"Get up, what's going on?"
"Mother Queen, my son's birthday is in three days."
The Queen chuckled, "Don't you celebrate your birthday every year?"
"I want to make it more lively this time. I was misunderstood a few days ago, and I want to use this birthday to get rid of the bad luck."
"That makes sense," the Queen agreed. "It's just as well that your second sister and Crown Prince Tianqi are here, so it should be more lively."
"Thank you, Queen Mother. I have one more thing to ask of you."
"You say," the Queen looked at her with interest.
"Second sister is here to see Ling Changshi this time. Please allow your second sister to enter the palace to see him."
Hearing her say this, the queen felt that she had become more sensible.
Before, Qing'er only had disgust towards Hongyu and could not tolerate Hongyu at all. Now she actually thinks about others, which is very rare.
It is true that every failure makes you wiser.
"Is there anything else?" The Queen looked at her with a smile, "If not, please leave first."
Feng Qingqing achieved her goal and retreated.
When she reached the steps, the Prime Minister, dressed in official robes, met her.
"Princess."
The Prime Minister bowed and greeted her, then walked past her up the stairs and into the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Prime Minister, please stand up."
The queen stood up and walked over to help the prime minister up.
The Prime Minister guessed the Queen's intention and stood up.
"Why has the Emperor summoned me here?"
After the last unpleasant meeting, the Queen never even looked at her. Now she is so friendly, is she trying to test her attitude towards the princess?
"Sit down," the Queen motioned her to sit on the chair Ling Le brought, and she sat down opposite her.
The Prime Minister thanked the Empress and sat down. He took the tea handed to him by Ling Le, put it aside, and waited for the Empress to speak first.
"How long has it been since you and I sat down and had a good talk like this?"
The empress looked nostalgic. "Ever since I ascended the throne and had a princess, you rarely talked to me about anything other than court affairs."
"Now that you are the king, I should share your worries."
The Prime Minister replied in a businesslike manner.
The queen picked up the tea, smiled and looked at the prime minister.
"Minister Jiang has already investigated the Crown Princess's case. She was murdered."
"The princess has been cleared of her grievances. I congratulate the emperor."
"I didn't call you here today to speak official rhetoric," the Queen took a sip and set the teacup aside. "I wanted to hear what's really in your heart."
This is her last chance to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister still refuses to change his mind, she can only use the medicine given by Qian Jue.
"Every word I say comes from my heart."
The Prime Minister looked calm, anticipating that what the Emperor would talk about today would still be about the Crown Princess.
"I'm asking you seriously, if Qing'er ascends the throne, are you willing to assist her?"
"Since Your Majesty wants to hear the truth, I will speak frankly."
The Queen nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"Your Majesty is now in good health. I'm afraid I won't be able to assist the Crown Princess when she ascends the throne. If I'm still alive by then, I only hope to retire and return home to enjoy my old age."
Although he said this, the Prime Minister knew in his heart that if the princess really ascended the throne, he would never keep her.
The Queen heard that she was refusing, and after a long silence she said:
"I know you have a prejudice against Qing'er. If she can live peacefully with you after ascending the throne, will you still be unwilling to assist her?"
These words directly expressed the Prime Minister's concerns.
"Your Majesty, the possibility you are talking about does not exist."
After the Prime Minister finished speaking, the Queen did not get angry as expected. Instead, she looked at her deeply with some complicated emotions that she could not understand, and waved her hand.
"This is your true words. I understand. Please leave."
When Ling Le sent the Prime Minister out, he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and in the end he said nothing.
She returned to the imperial study and found the empress already sitting at the head of the table, holding a porcelain vase in her hand. She lowered her eyes to look at the porcelain vase in her hand, stroking it for a long time before holding it in her hand.
"Ling Le, you've seen it too. The Prime Minister is just this stubborn."
Considering their friendship as study companions and her abilities, she didn't want to kill her. If she didn't kill her, she would be obedient and could be used by Qing'er in the future. So there was only one last way.
"Your Majesty, do you really have no regrets for doing this?"
The queen didn't raise her eyes, put the porcelain bottle into her sleeve, and her voice sounded a little melancholy.
"When I made the deal with Qian Jue, I didn't think it would be used on the Prime Minister."
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