If she didn’t understand Qin Shuo, she would definitely think that Qin Shuo was the mastermind behind this assassination.
Hearing her say that, it would be weird if Qin Shuo wasn’t! He took a deep breath and fought back the anger that was about to break out.
"Empress, you are making trouble for nothing!" Qin Shuo very rarely called her Queen, his voice was cold and emotionless, making anyone who heard it feel like they were in an icehouse.
With that, he turned and left, wanting to go out and calm down.
Qin Shuo, you unscrupulous fellow, you are unworthy of saying that you are the ruler of East Court. " Hu Xiao shouted towards his back.
The Palace Servant all heard it clearly. They admired the Queen’s boldness and admired the emperor’s broadmindedness. It was the first time they saw the emperor so patient.
Within the Imperial Study, Qin Shuo’s entire body was exuding a cold and detached aura, and no one dared to approach him. His gaze was fixated on the imperial reports on the table.
"Is the emperor inside?" Zhao Qiyan’s voice came from outside the door.
After Qin Shuo heard this, he immediately shouted, "Come in!"
His fierce and decisive voice scared Zhao Qiyan, he did not know that Qin Shuo and Hu Xiao had just fought.
"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty." As Zhao Qiyan bowed, he secretly lifted his head and glanced at Qin Shuo from the corner of his eyes.
Following that, he hurriedly lowered his head, afraid that Qin Shuo would blame him.
Qin Shuo kept a cold face and did not say a word, waiting for Zhao Qiyan to report.
"Your majesty, this humble subject asked the women present, as well as investigated the traces left behind by the assassins on the scene. It’s obvious that someone did it on purpose." Zhao Qiyan solemnly reported that the woman had been assassinated in her examination. At the moment, the East Court was a huge matter.
Qin Shuo rubbed his nose, he knew what was going on, who exactly was it!
Seeing Qin Shuo lost in thought, Zhao Qiyan slowly retreated. Along the way, he kept thinking about the assassination attempt on the woman.
However, halfway there, he was stopped by someone.
"Zhao Qiyan, wait, don’t go so fast!" Hu Xiao said anxiously as she stood in front of Zhao Qiyan.
She panted heavily, and finally caught up to Zhao Qiyan. Zhao Qiyan frowned, and thought that something was wrong, as he had actually blocked her.
"Empress, you’re here too, what a coincidence." Zhao Qiyan smirked, "Empress, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first."
Just now, the emperor had instructed him not to tell the empress about this matter. Zhao Qiyan had repeatedly agreed, and had even thought about it at that time, if he saw the empress, he would avoid her, and not meet her at all.
Who would have thought that they would meet on the road? Zhao Qiyan’s mouth twitched, he cupped his hands, and thought, I’ll sneak away when the Queen isn’t looking.
"Why did you run so fast? Is there something you’re hiding from me?" Hu Xiao squinted her eyes and asked word by word, "Have you found out about the female examinations?"
She crossed her arms in front of her chest, and circled around Zhao Qiyan, who shook her head and said: "No, Esteemed Empress, there is still no news from there."
"Really, why did you go over to Qin Shuo’s side just now? Did you go over to report this matter?" Hu Xiao revealed her guess in her heart as she rubbed her nose, and her eyes swept back and forth on Zhao Qiyan’s body.
"No, Empress, I’m only going to take a look at the Emperor." Zhao Qiyan couldn’t find any excuses, so he just pinched one.
After she finished listening, Hu Xiao laughed coldly. She flicked Zhao Qiyan’s forehead and said with a smile, "You’re so kind, why don’t you go and see him? Do you think I’m an idiot!? "
After hearing all that, Zhao Qiyan started to stutter, "The Emperor is the Sovereign and I am his subject. This subject looks at you like a sovereign, it’s completely normal."
In his heart, he said to himself, the Empress really is a troublesome woman. No wonder the Emperor told me not to meet with the Empress.
"What relationship do we have? Don’t try to hide it from me, Zhao Qiyan, tell me the truth, did the woman get assassinated in the exam?" Hu Xiao closed in on Zhao Qiyan, forcing him to speak the truth.
Just as she was about to shake his head and not answer, Hu Xiao beat him to it.
"Don’t say that you don’t know, otherwise, don’t say that you’re my friend." Hu Xiao snorted lightly, "You gluttonous fellow, I treat you as my friend, yet you keep everything hidden from me."
Hu Xiao squinted her eyes, revealing a gentle smile.
"Yes, I went to investigate. It was all premeditated." Zhao Qiyan had no other choice and directly told Hu Xiao the conclusion. When Hu Xiao heard it, she was very satisfied.
She cleared her throat and continued. "Did you find out who the mastermind was?"
Her eyes were filled with anticipation, looking at Zhao Qiyan, waiting for his words.
"No, I haven’t." Zhao Qiyan shook his head. He had not found the person he was looking for, but he believed that he could find the culprit.
After listening, a look of disappointment flashed past Hu Xiao’s eyes. If she still could not find the person, then, who was the black hand!
No, I can’t stay in the palace forever, I have to go out, it’s a little late now, I can’t go out, I’ll sneak out again tomorrow. Hu Xiao planned in her heart.
In the morning of the second day, Qin Shuo summoned Hu Xiao into the palace to ask a few questions. Hu Xiao was furious in her heart, she did not plan to go.
"Empress, are you really not going?" Zhi Lan asked in confusion. Didn’t the empress want to look for the Emperor very much?
"What’s there to go for? I have nothing to say to a person with no conscience like him." Hu Xiao shrugged her shoulders and said straightforwardly.
In any case, since he couldn’t come to a conclusion, he might as well not go.
Hu Xiao thought for a while. Then, she waved her hand and said, "Let Eunuch Chen go back and tell him that I don’t want to go out today."
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to go out, it was that she had other things to do. Rather than going to the hall to argue with Qin Shuo, it was better to go out of the palace to do his own things.
It was now morning, and Qin Shuo had not entered the morning assembly yet. Therefore, he wanted to use this time to chat with Hu Xiao, but was not willing to see him, so he was helpless.
Zhi Lan came back again. Seeing that the time was right, Hu Xiao then instructed softly: "Zhi Lan, help me find a set of clothes. I’m going out of the palace."
She rolled her eyes, a flash of excitement flashing across her face.
It was her plan to leave the palace, so she would not allow anyone to disrupt her plan.
When he heard it, Zhi Lan’s eyes widened in astonishment. He thought to himself, Didn’t the Empress say that she wouldn’t go out today? It hasn’t even been a quarter of an hour, how could she have changed her mind?
The most fickle person was a woman!
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go." Hu Xiao glanced at her sideways, and said with a smile.
"Empress, it’s not appropriate to leave the palace at this time, is it?" Zhi Lan said worriedly. The Empress had rejected the emperor’s invitation and secretly ran out of the palace. If the emperor knew about this, she would be furious.
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