Sister, look at him!

Chapter 224 The Empress Dowager, the Empress's Enemy

When they went up to the court, they were terrified as if they were going through a catastrophe, but when they left the court, they felt as if they had been reborn.

He Lianshi walked beside Duke Dingguo and asked, "Dad, did you teach me that move?"

"I was just about to ask if you were the one who taught me this!" Duke Dingguo almost couldn't hold back his loud voice.

"That should be Huai Yu." He Lianshi was sure that his sister was not the vicious woman that others said she was.

"It must be He Huaiyu." Duke Dingguo didn't believe that his beloved daughter, who always cared about his old injury and sent him all kinds of ginseng, cordyceps and ganoderma every year, would kill people without blinking an eye.

On the other side, Xuan Cang did not travel with anyone. He was still wearing his favorite navy blue and strode towards the palace gate.

The sword at his waist had been taken off, and the jade pendant he had worn for eight years was also given to the current empress dowager.

"Your Highness the King of Chu, Your Highness the King of Chu." Xianglu trotted to catch up with Xuancang.

Xuan Cang recognized him as the eunuch accompanying He Qingwan, so he stopped. "What's the matter?"

"The Empress Dowager asked me to pass on two words to you." Xianglu's eyebrows curved slightly, "The first word is what the Empress Dowager asked you to pass on to Master Wanqi."

Xuan Cang subconsciously tried to grasp the sword, but found nothing.

"Your Highness, don't worry. The Queen Mother told you to change your name and surname and not to appear in Tianqi in the future. She will pretend she knows nothing."

Xianglu took out another object from his sleeve and said, "This is what the Queen Mother asked me to give to Your Highness."

It is a slender ebony box with no carvings or patterns, and looks extremely simple.

"The second sentence is what the Queen Mother wants to say to you." Xianglu looked around and lowered his voice and said, "At midnight, in the Prince of Chu's mansion, there are only the two of you."

After saying that, Xianglu took a step back, and the smile returned to his face again, "I have delivered your message, and I will withdraw now."

At one quarter past midnight, in the Prince of Chu's Palace, there were only the two of them.

Xuan Cang looked towards the direction of Kunning Palace. What was He Qingwan going to do?

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Haishi.

Prince Chu's Mansion.

Xuan Cang held the ebony box in his hand and dared not open it.

"Squeak."

The door opened, and under the moonlight, He Qingwan, wearing a cloak, stood alone at the door.

"A-mi." Xuan Cang stood up and walked over to greet him, "Wanqi..."

He Qingwan put her index finger to her lips and shook her head gently. Xuan Cang also understood what she meant, closed his mouth, and led her into the room.

He Qingwan took off her cloak and sat down. Looking at the ebony box, she asked, "Why don't you open it?"

Xuan Cang also sat down. He didn't answer, but opened the ebony box under He Qingwan's gaze.

Inside was a jade heart-shaped knot.

The knot of love, forever bond of love.

Xuan Cang looked a little excited, "A-Mi, what are you doing..."

He Qingwan smiled slightly. She picked up two wine glasses on the table and placed them in front of the two of them. She then took out a bag of powdery substance from her arms and poured it all into the wine jug.

Xuan Cang's heated mind gradually cooled down, and he said again, "A-Mi, what are you doing..."

He Qingwan picked up the wine jug and shook it to mix the powder evenly, then filled the glasses in front of the two people, "Xuan Cang, you understand me, right?"

Xuan Cang wanted to ask He Qingwan why with a smile as if nothing had happened, but he couldn't smile after pulling the corners of his mouth several times.

He said in a low voice, "Why?"

He raised his voice again, "Why did you pour yourself a drink too?"

He Qingwan lowered his eyes and looked at the clear liquid in the wine glass. "Walking alone on the Yellow Springs Road, you must be scared."

Xuan Cang closed his eyes, his voice trembling, "A-Mi, why are you so desperate? I've always known that all of this is just my wishful thinking."

"Yes." He Qingwan smiled sadly, tears rolling down his face like beads from a broken string, "It's just... wishful thinking."

She picked up the wine glass, raised her head and was about to drink, but her wrist was grabbed.

Xuan Cang took the wine glass from He Qingwan's hand. The candlelight was dim and He Qingwan could not tell what the light in his eyes was.

But they shouldn't be tears, because she had never seen Xuan Cang cry.

"I will give you everything you want." Xuan Cang looked into He Qingwan's tearful eyes, "...including my life."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank the poisoned wine without hesitation.

"A-Mi, you have to live." Bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he smiled with relief, "As long as you are alive, as long as you... are happy..."

He collapsed on the table somewhat powerlessly, "A-Mi... in the next life, in the next life, can I..."

He Qingwan closed his eyes for him, "Okay, if there is a next life, I will grant you that."

The fingertips he raised were a little wet. He Qingwan was slightly stunned. They were actually tears.

But before he died, he was comforted by a word. His soul shouldn't be so resentful after death that it would refuse to leave.

As for reincarnation, she left after fulfilling her client's wish, so there is no such thing as reincarnation.

Putting on his cloak again, He Qingwan opened the door and left the Prince Chu's Mansion quietly.

Tomorrow, the news of King Chu’s death will spread throughout the capital.

Xuan Qixiao’s last competitor has disappeared, so he should be able to sit firmly on the throne now.

[Hebao, is this really okay?] 006 couldn't help but say, [You pulled out all the thorns from the thorn bush so that Xuan Qixiao wouldn't feel any pain when holding it, but this thorn bush wouldn't hurt anyone else either.]

[I don't understand, Liuliu, I don't know how to govern a country, and I don't know how to be a good emperor. I only know how to fight violence with violence, and I only know that strength is the only hard truth. ]

He Qingwan walked aimlessly on the long street. There was a curfew in Tianqi, and at this moment, besides her, the only people on the long street were patrolling soldiers.

Those soldiers were all He Lianshi's men, and they passed by her as if they saw nothing.

[What my family taught me cannot support me in governing this country. All I can do now is to help Qi Xiao keep the throne and give him enough time to grow up.]

[Maybe he has grown up?] 006 thought of another layer, [Maybe he can govern the country? Hebao, you have fed him genetic enhancers since he was a child, and his body and brain development are far greater than that of ordinary people.]

[…Is that so?] He Qingwan was still a little unsure, [but he is only nine years old.]

Nine years old? Wait, what was she doing when she was nine? When she was nine... well, let's not talk about it.

But her brother He Yanhuan had already started handling simple family affairs when he was nine years old!

[He Bao, what are you thinking about? Geniuses like the commander are rare even in the interstellar space.] As a mechanical life without human emotions, 006 experienced for the first time the absurdity that humans talk about.

[I am just using it as an analogy.] He Qingwan explained, [Is my brother in Xingxing just like Qixiao in Tianqi.]

006 compared the data and said, "... about the same, or... you can say that. 】

[Then Qi Xiao should be able to do the job.] He Qingwan hesitated for a moment, [Right?]

[Hebao, don't be afraid.] 006 comforted her, [I'll make a table of the great achievements of the emperors of all dynasties in the world and send it to you. You can tell Xuan Qixiao about this. With his intelligence, he will understand.]