The inexplicable and fatal pursuit ten years ago still frightened him, and the excruciating pain in his heart seemed to still linger.
If Lao Ai had not been born with a slightly deviated heart, he would have died on the spot. Otherwise, how could he have lived safely until now?
However, after more than ten years of fleeing to Qianzhong, he was tormented by fear every day, and his desire for power became stronger.
After accidentally hearing that the Queen Mother was taking in a male favorite, he decided to give it a try.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent a secret order."
Just as Zhao Ji was caressing the chest of her male favorite again, she heard the anxious report of a palace maid outside the room.
Her eyes narrowed, her brows filled with annoyance at having her good things interrupted, but after hearing the content, she suppressed the rebuke on her lips.
Zhao Ji sat up, took the secret letter handed to her, and read it carefully with her eyes lowered.
After seeing the imperial edict clearly, the seductive smile on the corners of her lips became fainter and fainter until it stretched into a cold straight line, and her ten fingers, painted with bright red nail polish, tightly pinched the corner of the paper.
"Hehehe... My good son truly dotes on this queen!"
"For this, he even imprisoned me in Yongcheng and forbade me to leave even a single step. Could it be that he was afraid that I would hurt his beloved?"
"Hahaha... I didn't expect this! Is this still my cold-hearted, mean-spirited son?"
"Rip!" a sound was heard, and the secret letter was torn into two pieces. Zhao Ji laughed in anger, and a dangerous arc appeared on her beautiful red lips. She called her confidant and gave orders sternly.
"Order my mother's family to secretly contact officials in the court to mediate."
"This is the capital of Xianyang. I must go there."
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