"We must not let down the loyal and upright ministers who have served the Tianzhao Kingdom." Feng Xilan raised her voice slightly, the sorrow and helplessness in her voice coming from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager was very pleased to see that he was so insightful about the world and cared for his court officials.
"Good." The Empress Dowager nodded silently in approval, not interrupting Feng Xilan, but letting him continue.
Feng Xilan understood, so she knelt on the ground, straightened her upper body and continued, "Now that the court is in turmoil, there may be treacherous officials and villains taking the opportunity to do evil."
"I believe that using the case of the Prince of Libei to purge these people from the court would be a good thing for the country and its people." These were Feng Xilan's heartfelt words after careful consideration.
After Feng Xilan finished speaking, the hall fell into a brief silence once again.
After a long while, the Empress Dowager sighed and slowly rose, taking the hand of Granny Yun, who had been keeping her eyes lowered and not daring to make a sound.
The Empress Dowager moved slowly, and Granny Yun carefully supported her as she slowly walked to Mu Chenshuang and Feng Xilan.
Granny Yun glanced at them worriedly, then saw the Empress Dowager reach out her hand to them.
"Stand up and speak." The Empress Dowager's expression was much gentler than before, and the oppressive aura of her imposing presence was gone.
The Empress Dowager supported Feng Xilan with one hand and Mu Chenshuang with the other. Upon seeing this, the two of them quickly took the Empress Dowager's hand as well and stood up.
Although the Empress Dowager's expression had softened considerably, she still did not give a clear response to their words. Mu Chenshuang understood that the Empress Dowager was still hesitant and struggling to make a decision.
After thinking for a moment, Mu Chenshuang took the initiative to speak: "Those secret letters are now in the hands of the Prince of Xiaoyao."
Upon hearing the name of the Prince of Xiaoyao, the Empress Dowager was startled again, her eyes flashing with an ambiguous light before she looked at Mu Chenshuang and sighed deeply.
The Empress Dowager understood what Mu Chenshuang meant by those words; she wanted a clear answer from her. She didn't blame Mu Chenshuang, nor was she angry with her.
She was just a little worried that if this matter were brought up again, no one knew what would happen, or whether things would get out of control. No one could make a definitive conclusion.
This is precisely why she has been hesitant and unwilling to give Mu Chenshuang a direct answer.
But now, hearing that those secret letters were in Feng Ji's hands, she couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but recall the changes in Feng Ji before and after the extermination of the Li Bei King's family, and her heart was filled with even deeper worry.
Feng Ji was once the God of War of Tianzhao Kingdom, but after the case of the Prince of Libei, he immediately seemed to become a different person. She knew Feng Ji's tough attitude on this matter, and now that there was evidence, he would definitely find an opportunity to overturn the case for the Prince of Libei's family.
The Empress Dowager now understood that regardless of whether she agreed to the matter or not, they would definitely try to overturn the verdict on the Prince of Libei. The only difference was probably who would speak first.
Lost in thought, the Empress Dowager stared intently at Mu Chenshuang, finally making a decision in her heart.
"Very well, I promise you that on the day of my birthday banquet, I will personally bring up this matter to the Emperor, and you can then present the evidence to the Emperor."
Thinking that Mu Chenshuang, Feng Ji, and Feng Xilan were also acting out of concern for the fate of Tianzhao Kingdom and with sincere hearts, she did not want them to be punished for being the first to bring this up, so she decided to step forward herself.
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