"I have always kept my grandfather's words in my heart." said Empress Xiao.

Xiao Shiguan said: "The Empress has always done a good job."

Empress Xiao smiled self-deprecatingly, looked at her father, and asked, "Father, there is a question I have always wanted to ask. If one day the situation forces me to choose to protect one between my family and myself, how should I choose?"

Xiao Shiguan couldn't help frowning when he heard this. He did not directly answer Empress Xiao's question, but said: "Why did the Empress have such an idea? The Xiao family and the Empress are one from beginning to end, and the Xiao family will always be the backing of the Empress."

Empress Xiao: "Is that true?"

Xiao Shiguan said confidently: "Of course!"

Empress Dowager Xiao mocked, "Since that's the case, why did Li Changfu humiliate me, not only did the Xiao family not become the backing, but also wanted me to exchange the dignity of the empress dowager for the interests of the Xiao family?"

Xiao Shiguan was stunned and said in shock: "Why did Empress say this? Isn't everything the Xiao family did to let Your Majesty sit firmly on the throne and let Your Majesty have no worries? As for the Li family, it is the Empress's mother's family. No matter what Li Changfu does, the Li family has always been dedicated to supporting Your Majesty and the Empress!"

Empress Xiao smiled coldly, "I don't think so. Otherwise, what would you say about Zhu Zhaoyi?"

"What's wrong with Zhu Zhaoyi?" Xiao Shiguan was puzzled.

"It turns out that my father doesn't know either." Empress Dowager Xiao nodded, "Then you should ask the Li family, who is dedicated to supporting this palace and His Majesty, why did they collude with the Zhu family and secretly hide the prince Zhu Zhaoyisheng!"

Xiao Shiguan looked shocked, "What!"

Empress Xiao’s voice was very calm, “Li Changfu was determined to control my palace and Your Majesty. I would never sit and wait for death. How should the Li family choose? My father will think about it carefully when he goes back. I hope my father remembers what he said today, and everything the Xiao family did is to let Your Majesty sit firmly on the throne and let me have no worries.”

Xiao Shiguan wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything. He bowed to Empress Dowager Xiao, turned around and quickly walked out of the Qinzheng Hall.

After Xiao Shiguan left, Empress Dowager Xiao, whose waist was straight and back was straight, slowly relaxed, and a hint of fatigue appeared in her eyes.

Nianyu walked in from outside, Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at her and asked, "Has he found out?"

My face showed hesitation.

Empress Xiao said indifferently: "Didn't find out?"

Nianyu hurriedly said, "The person who impeached Lord Li today should be the Empress Dowager's man."

"Should it?" The Queen Mother's voice could not hear her emotions.

Nianyu knelt in front of Empress Dowager Xiao, lowered his head and said, "That man has no involvement with all forces on weekdays, and I didn't find any clues for a while. However, someone just threw a note to me and asked me to remind the empress that the person who impeached Lord Li was the fellow villager of the Empress Dowager Hua, who was originally an official in the local area, took Lu Guang's path two years ago and was transferred back to Beijing."

"Oh?" the queen mother frowned and reached out to Nianyu, "Where is the note? Let me see."

Nianyu took out the note from his sleeve bag and presented it to the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager took a look and found that what Nianyu said just now was exactly the same as what he said. Although the handwriting did not have obvious characteristics, it was a bit of character. This character made the empress dowager feel familiar. Suddenly, she felt a little moved in her heart and picked up the paper and fanned the wind.

A quiet fragrance drifted out faintly.

The Queen Mother was stunned when she smelled this smell.

Nianyu's nose moved, and she was also stunned, "Huh? This fragrance..."

"It's Hengwuxiang." A light flashed in the queen mother's eyes, "I have forgotten what I have called out?"

"Hengwuxiang? Didn't that be specially prepared by the Empress once to smoke the toothpick? The toothpick was given to..."

The Queen Mother looked at the piece of paper in her hand, and the joy in her eyes gradually dissipated her original fatigue.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Nianyu's mind, "Is it because Lord Yu wrote it specially to remind the empress?"

The Queen Mother didn't say anything, but just lowered her head and folded the paper carefully.

Nianyu said, "I have tried Lord Yu several times and wanted him to help the Empress, but Lord Yu ignored it. I thought he was so heartless, but I didn't expect that he would still secretly mention the Empress."

"It's also thanks to his words in the court today." The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment and suddenly said to Nianyu: "It's not easy for him to be in his current position. If he is too deeply involved with the aristocratic family, he will lose his prestige among the common people. You don't have to test him in the future. As long as he can help him secretly like today, it's enough."

Nianyu nodded, "Yes, I know."

The queen mother pinched the paper in her palm for a while. When Nianyu got up, she handed the paper to her and said indifferently: "Take it and burn it."

Nianyu was a little surprised. She thought the Empress would put it away, but she took it without saying anything.

"Tell me this to the Li family." The empress dowager adjusted her sleeves and said in a voice, "Li Changfu suffered a great loss and would not give up. He always had to find someone to vent his anger. Since that's the case, let him fight with the empress dowager."

"Empress is wise." Nian Yu praised, "Mr. Li is better than him to deal with the Empress Dowager Yu."

The Queen Mother smiled, "You go."

"yes."

...

At this time, Ying Dongjun casually threw a incense ball into the five-legged silver incense furnace with a gilt lying turtle lotus pattern in the house. Soon, the faint blue smoke rose from above the incense burner.

Xiao Jixiang stood beside him, holding a round fan and gently sang the fan, and the faint fragrance filled the entire room.

Ying Dongjun wrinkled his nose, and fanned the fragrance with his hands in disgust, complaining: "Vulgar! What is Xiao Yingniang's hobby? Hurry up and withdraw my palace!"

Xiao Jixiang sighed: Didn’t the princess say she wanted to try the fragrance I made was the same as the one I used to taste?

Although he was helpless, Xiao Jixiang hurried to clean up the incense burner.

Ying Dongjun said willfully: "The smell is not bad at all, so I hate it."

After Xiao Jixiang packed up the incense burner, he opened the windows to let the smell spread.

Ying Dongjun: "It's been much better at last."

Xiao Jixiang: If the princess uses Lord Yu to plot against the Queen Mother like this, would he be angry if he knows?

Ying Dongjun smiled when he heard this, "Why did Lang Yu get angry? Isn't it his friend Jiang Yancheng who is angry? Yu Lang told me back then that book was from Jiang Yancheng."

Xiao Jixiang laughed and looked forward to Yu Shunchen's defeat after learning about this.

Ying Dongjun thought about it and sighed: "What's more, doing this will not only prevent the Empress Dowager from pressing him step by step, but also help him to arouse Li Changfu's hatred. How can anyone in this world plan for him everywhere like this palace?"
Chapter completed!