C159 The Unlucky Qi Han

"Mother." The Emperor's order immediately suppressed the empress dowager's anger.

"It's time to rectify the evil slaves in Imperial Mother's Palace. Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the Imperial Family if they were to be sent out to the Palace." Duan Shuang also replied.

"Could it be that Mother still thinks that the Bai family is just an ordinary medical family?" The Emperor had already put away his previous respectful attitude towards the Empress Dowager.

"The reason why some of the barbaric and small countries around the Great Yan would not invade the land at the border of the Great Yan every year is not because the Bai family has the soup to cure their disease. Looking at those countries that were almost as strong as the Great Yan, which one of them did not want to pull the Bai family into their own camp? If it wasn't because the ancestors of the Bai family had formed an alliance with our Great Ancestor Emperor, our family would have served the Great Yan for generations. How could the Great Yan be free of worries? Mother should know very well about the plague from eight years ago. It was even more deadly than thousands of soldiers and horses. "

The empress dowager gradually calmed herself down.

"Now, not only is Bai Jiegeng the benefactor of the younger brother, she is also in cahoots with the younger brother. In terms of status, the Bai family is one of the indispensable families in Great Yan. If it was only because no one in the Bai family had ever joined, my mother would have denied their position. That would be the benevolence of a woman."

"Emperor..."

"Zhen knows what Queen Mother's goal is." The Emperor's sharp eyes lit up and it was as if he could see through the Empress Dowager at once.

The Empress Dowager began to feel guilty.

"This marriage was personally arranged by Zhen. The matter of Bai Jiegeng and the Emperor's marriage is closely related to the stability of Great Yan and is already a political matter. Mother, please do not interfere." The Emperor's final words were already rather tactful.

The Empress Dowager was also not stupid. Previously, she was just anxious and pushed her own family to take the position. She was a bit too anxious. Now that the Emperor had already given her a way out, the empress dowager naturally took it easy. Otherwise, if she angered the Emperor, it might even endanger the Jiang family.

"Since the Emperor's Imperial Decree has already been passed down, Aijia has nothing more to say." The Empress Dowager could only forcefully hold back her anger.

"But." Before Duan Shuang could relax, the empress dowager threw out another sentence. "After all, Bai Jiegeng is not the daughter of the Shuxiang clan. She is not familiar with the etiquette and rules of the palace. If she wants to enter the Zhen'an King's Mansion, she must first go to Aijia's palace to learn the rules."

After Duan Shuang heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and refused.

The Emperor patted Duan Shuang's shoulder and shook his head at Duan Shuang.

"Xun Er, what is it? Can't you even agree to Aijia's request?"

Duan Shuang pondered for a moment. It wasn't appropriate for their relationship to be too tense right now, so as to avoid making a big mistake. He could only agree to it first. "Naturally, I'll listen to mother."

After getting this reply, the empress dowager finally felt comfortable for a while.

"Alright, Aijia is tired." The empress dowager looked at her two biological sons and actually felt that it was a bit troublesome. She waved her hand, indicating for them to withdraw.

"This son will not disturb your mother's rest."

"Emperor." Before the two of them left, the Empress Dowager seemed to recall something and called out to them.

"You haven't been to Imperial Concubine Jiang's place for a long time, right?"

"Zhen understands."

"Yes." The Empress Dowager nods her head, "Don't let Imperial Concubine Jiang feel a chill in her heart."

In the Imperial Reading Room.

"Rebels and traitors, do not stay for long!" The moment the Emperor returned to the Imperial Reading Room, he immediately slammed the table heavily, causing even the tea cups on the table to move.

"Emperor, please calm your anger!" The crowd of people knelt down and kowtowed.

"Enough, all of you can go down first." Duan Shuang dispersed everyone.

"We can't delay any longer. Now that the situation is favorable, we must catch all of them in one fell swoop!" The Empress Dowager's every step of coercion had clearly angered the Emperor.

"Mother, you are really muddle-headed. You actually helped outsiders to plot for the true state!" The Emperor was truly indignant.

"Imperial Brother, Mother was merely instigated by a vile person. Her original intention was to find a way out for Jiang family."

The Emperor sits on the dragon throne, "How could Zhen not know? If not for the consideration of mother's past relationship, just the words that she said today is enough to punish! "

"Imperial Brother, this official has already reached an agreement with the Qi Country's Crown Prince, Hsing Zheng. This time, we will definitely be able to catch all the rebels and traitors in one fell swoop."

Hearing Duan Shuang's guarantee, the Emperor nodded his head in satisfaction.

After returning to the Imperial Residence, Duan Shuang immediately asked Anzhao to tie Qi Han up.

When Duan Shuang saw that Qi Han was completely trapped and fainted in front of him, he immediately asked Anzhao doubtfully, "What's going on?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the moment Qi Han saw that it was Your Highness's men, he immediately resisted violently. This subordinate did this to avoid alerting too many people."

Duan Shuang looked at the unconscious Qi Han and laughed involuntarily, "Alright, wake him up."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Anzhao immediately got someone to bring a bucket of water. It was late autumn and evening, and it was already cold. Anzhao poured a bucket of cold water on Qi Han's head. Not a single drop was left.

Qi Han was immediately jolted awake, and he was still shivering.

Qi Han had just woken up and his mind was not clear. Without thinking, he cursed, "Who dares to touch me like this!"

"Me." Duan Shuang immediately responded to him.

Qi Han shook his head hard. He opened his eyes after he had almost wiped the water off his face.

When he saw Duan Shuang's face, Qi Han immediately begged for mercy.

"Your Royal Highness, why haven't you let me go yet?" After a period of peace and quiet, he didn't expect to be caught by Duan Shuang again.

"Your Royal Highness, I haven't offended you recently, right? Why did you think of me again if you didn't take good care of your injuries?"

Duan Shuang looked at Qi Han's lack of backbone and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Anzhao, untie him."

Upon hearing this order, Qi Han immediately followed, "Hurry up! It's unbearable to death."

Anzhao could not help but roll his eyes at Qi Han.

After loosening the rope, Qi Han loosened his joints, and only then did he feel much more comfortable.

"I asked you to come over, but I hope you can help me with something."

"Your Royal Highness, you must be joking. You want me to do something? Who in the capital doesn't know? I, Qi Han, don't know anything other than eating, drinking, and having fun!"

"It's precisely because no one in the capital can compare to you in terms of eating, drinking, and having fun. That's why I want you to do this."

When Qi Han heard this, he immediately burst into laughter. "Your Highness, you are not messing with me, right?"

Duan Shuang was not angry. He just handed a small book in the shape of a folding sheet to Qi Han.

Qi Han reluctantly took the book and lazily opened it to take a look.

"What's wrong with these officials?" Duan Shuang glanced at it and asked casually.

"You need to get along well with them and get the information I need from them."

After Qi Han heard this, he couldn't help but laugh foolishly. "Your Royal Highness, you think too highly of me! How could I have the ability? "

Qi Han immediately threw the book to the side, "If Your Highness came looking for me because of this matter, then I am powerless." After that, Qi Han planned to leave this place.

"Isn't it a waste for a person who is well-versed in both literature and martial arts to muddle around in such a muddleheaded manner?" The corners of Duan Shuang's lips curled up.

The person who had originally stepped out of the room seemed to have been immobilized when he heard these words, and he was unable to take a step forward no matter what.

Qi Han turned around and continued to laugh like a hooligan, "Your Highness, this joke, isn't it a bit too much?"