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The next morning.

It was just as Qingwu expected. Qiao Qing Shan stood up early and prepared for the morning assembly.

"Your majesty, what's making you so happy today?" When Qingwu entered the inner hall and saw that Qiao Qiao's face was still full of excitement, she could not help but ask.

"I'm naturally happy that my mind has recovered." Qiao Qiao still smiled lightly as he wore the dragon robe that he had not touched for a long time, continuously pulling at the lapel of his robe.

Qingwu pursed her lips and secretly smiled, helping Qiao Qiao to still clean up the creases under her clothes. In her heart, she naturally understood that the emperor and the prince were on good terms, which was why her spirit had returned to this state.

Qiao Qiao remained silent, but the smile on her face from time to time expressed how happy she was at this moment.

Today, the ministers within the throne room were all sighing and whispering to each other. The emperor was just like before, ignoring all matters of the court as they watched Qiao Qiao continue to drive the carriage forward, gradually arriving outside the throne room.

Surprise flashed past the eyes of the crowd. After which, their expressions were all different, mixed with joy and worry.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. May the Emperor live for tens of thousands of years." No matter what, the crowd of officials could not hide the astonishment on their faces, and they kneeled on the ground and cried out.

Qiao Qiao walked up to the main hall brimming with energy and vitality as usual, as if she was not the person who had cleared up the morning court in the past three days.

"Everyone, please rise." Qiao Qiao still raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, your majesty!"

"If there's anything, let's start. If there's nothing else, leave the court." Eunuch Zhang shouted while Qiao was still seated on the dragon throne.

"This subject has music to play." Vice Minister Liu stood up and began to speak.

"Lord Liu, please speak." Qiao Qiao's lips still curled up slightly. This Vice Minister Liu was upright and was of service to the country. He was truly an important official who was loyal to the country. Regarding his performance, Qiao Qiao still attached great importance to it.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this old subject has heard that a few days ago, the Regent made a surprise attack on the Demon Palace. Since ancient times, the martial arts world and the imperial government have all been on their own, but this old subject does not know what Your Highness is trying to do by interfering." Vice Minister Liu had a serious expression on his face as he cupped his hands in greeting.

He did not know whether Yan Mo Chen's injuries were real or fake, but it was true that he had deliberately traveled the imperial court so many times. Today, Vice Minister Liu had clearly said that he wanted to participate in Yan Mo Chen, if it was any other time, Qiao Qiao would definitely protect the Prince and tell him the truth about attacking the Demon Palace, but today … She did not want to speak any good words for that black-hearted fellow!

"I've heard the news as well. The Regent is indeed acting in a bold and reckless manner these days!" Joe continued to feign anger and leaned forward, his dignified face growing angrier and angrier.

They thought that with the relationship between the Regent and the Emperor, the Emperor would definitely know about what the Regent had done. They never thought that the Emperor would be completely unaware of the huge attack on the Demon Palace, not to mention that they did not know what kind of medicine the Emperor had taken wrong today. In the past, he always spoke up to protect the Prince, afraid that someone would impeach the Emperor.

Qiao Qiao's actions made it so that His Highness and the other officials were unable to get a good grasp on the situation between the two of them.

"That's right, your majesty. The regent really doesn't put the imperial court in his eyes." Vice Minister Liu had thought that the impeachment of the Regent today would require more words from the Emperor, but he had not expected that the Emperor would be so angry. He immediately added fuel to the fire, hoping that the Emperor would be able to punish such an arrogant act.

When Yan Mo Chen attacked the Devil Palace, she intentionally revealed the news to Vice Minister Liu. She wanted to take advantage of Vice Minister Liu's impeachment to thoroughly punish that black-hearted fellow, and see if he would dare to secretly scheme against her in the future.

"For the past three days, I have been investigating this matter. Indeed, as Vice Minister Liu said, the Regent has wasted his time on the imperial court. As a prince, he knows the law and disregards the authority of the imperial court, so he should be punished for his crimes!" Qiao Qiao was still standing on the throne in the hall. Her face was cold and her eyes were as calm as water without a single ripple. Her words not only explained why she did not go to the morning assembly in the past three days, but also raised Yan Mo Chen's crime to a new level.

The crowd was once again shocked. They thought that the emperor was just throwing a tantrum and punishing them a little would be fine, but they didn't think that the emperor would be so heartless as to give the order to kill the regent! Since when did the emperor have such ample wings? How dare he oppose the prince in front of so many people!

"Your majesty, I can't do that. Not to mention that the Regent is the Emperor's uncle, just saying that the Regent has worked hard for the State of Qiao over the past few years is already too much for me." Minister Jiang, who was under the authority of the Regent, immediately knelt down to persuade her.

"That's right, Your Majesty. We can't do anything. The Regent is willing to work hard for the nation of Qiao. If you don't want to die for the crimes, please reconsider, Your Majesty." General Ning also immediately went forward and begged for mercy while kneeling for Yan Mo Chen.

"Please reconsider, Your Majesty." More than half of His Highness's people had already kneeled down, and they all cupped their hands in front of him to plead for mercy.

Vice Minister Liu, who was standing in front of the hall, turned his head and looked at Yan Mo Chen with indignation. Vice Minister Liu, who was standing in front of the hall, turned his head and looked at with indignation.

"Your Majesty, the Regent is undisciplined and should be punished to make an example for others." Vice Minister Liu said again, afraid that Qiao will still change his mind.

"Please reconsider, Your Majesty." Most of the officials kneeling on the floor, led by Minister Jiang and General Ning, all kowtowed and begged for mercy.

No matter what, she would not let Yan Mo Chen die. She knew that Yan Mo Chen had taken in a lot of followers over the years, and once he said those words, there would definitely be people begging for mercy, but she did not expect that Yan Mo Chen's followers would cover the entire imperial court, so Prime Minister Luo would have an idea about it too.

"What does Prime Minister think of this matter?" Qiao Qiao suddenly turned his head to look at Prime Minister Luo who was standing on the spot with an unfazed expression as he asked.

"To return to the emperor, the Son of Heaven has committed the same crime as the commoners, and the Regent should be punished for breaking the law. But since Your Highness has worked hard for so many years, I ask that Your Majesty take charge." When Prime Minister Luo saw that Qiao Qiao's gaze was still on him, he immediately stepped forward and spoke without hurry.

His words seemed to be pleading for leniency for Yan Mo Chen, but in reality, he had pushed Yan Mo Chen into danger once again. The Son of Heaven had violated the law with the citizens, if the Regent still did not punish her, wouldn't that be offending the heavens?

Qiao Qiao pursed her lips. As expected, old ginger was spicier. Then, she smiled slowly and said with a slight movement of her lips:

"The Regent was indeed disrespectful this time, but considering how he has always been for the nation and the people, without merit or hard work, he can make up for the amount of meritorious service he has done, and so he is being given a year's salary." After Qiao Qiao gave the order, he waved his hand and, ignoring the people of his highness, strode out of the throne room.

His Highness' officials kneeled down respectfully, sending them off. However, their faces were still the same. Today, the emperor had made a lot of noise and there was not much rain. Vice Minister Liu was the most furious. He turned around and looked at Jiang Shangshu and General Ning angrily, cursing in his heart: A bunch of lackeys!

However, Qiao Qiao was still happily walking towards the imperial garden with Qingwu following closely behind. Today, the Emperor had pretended to be angry for her, but he didn't want her to speak up for the Regent on the surface. However, she didn't understand why the Emperor wasn't going to tell her the truth behind his attack on the Demon Palace.

"Your majesty, why didn't you confess to the ministers that you had attacked the Regent's Enchanted Palace?" Qingwu knitted her brows and couldn't help but ask.

"Qingwu, do you think Zhen will speak up for the Regent this morning or do you really want to punish him?" Qiao Qiao still paused her steps. She wanted to see if this little girl could see through the meaning behind it.

"Why would the emperor really want to punish his highness? It's just that the emperor wants those ministers to be unable to impeach his highness, that's all." Qingwu said with a complacent expression.

Qiao Qiao still stared at Qingwu. Indeed, she was a simple girl. Her heart wasn't as cautious as usual.

"Wrong!" "I just want to teach that guy a lesson today!" Qiao Qiao lightly tapped her forehead as before. "Can you be more careful in the future? Pay more attention."

"How could that be? Didn't the emperor send a letter of condolences to the prince yesterday?" Why would you really want to punish your highness? " Qingwu frowned, expressing her confusion.

"Haha, condolences? Do you know the contents of the letter that I sent over yesterday? " Qiao Qiao continued to laugh out loud. He did not expect this little girl to think that she had gone to pay her respects to Yan Mo Chen.

"This servant doesn't know." Qingwu felt a bit wronged. How could she dare to casually read the emperor's letter?

"This Emperor wrote 'Serves you right'. Serves that guy right!" Qiao Qiao pouted and said.

"Huh?" Qingwu opened her mouth in surprise. She had always thought that the emperor was concerned about the prince's injuries, so she sent a letter to express her condolences. But she never thought that the emperor would actually write 'Serves you right', mocking the prince for getting injured.

"What are you ah? That guy dared to scheme against me. I'll definitely remember him. This king purposely punished him this morning. I'll let him know that even if he's the regent, so what, I'm the Son of Heaven!" Qiao Qiao's lips still curled up proudly, "I originally wanted to punish him a little more fiercely, but now I don't know what to punish him for. I might as well let him stay in seclusion for a month and treat him well."

Qingwu was slightly stunned as she listened to Qiao Qiao's words. So it turned out that the emperor hadn't calmed down. His mind had only recovered because he had thought of a way to punish the Lord Regent.

Sigh, this emperor really does hold a grudge. Qingwu lightly shook her head.

"Pfft ~" In the dark corner of the imperial garden, a white figure slowly appeared, the corners of her lips slightly raised as she couldn't hold back her mocking laughter. She then paced forward, slowly intruding into Qiao Qiao's line of sight.

Qiao Qiao still looked over when she heard the voice. When she saw Yan Mo Chen's handsome face, she did not avert her gaze and instead welcomed him generously. What was she afraid of? The person who should be feeling guilty should be the big tailed wolf in front of her.