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"Grandmother, do you want your grandson's life?"

Xie Xuanjin's gaze was sharp as a poisoned arrow, landing on the Empress Dowager, making her scalp tingle.

She was seeing the danger in those eyes for the first time.

"nonsense!"

"How could I possibly take your life?" The Empress Dowager tried her best to suppress her guilty conscience.

Seeing Xie Xuanjin raise his blood-soaked hand, she knew that she had to give him an explanation for what had happened today.

The Empress Dowager is not stupid.

She had seen many of the methods used by imperial concubines and emperors.

She didn't believe Xue Yarong had the guts or the ability to make Xie Xuanjin bleed.

As for the cause of the injury and the blood, once she calmed down, she could roughly guess.

Even if one could guess, there was no evidence.

Xie Xuanjin insisted that Xue Yarong had murdered the emperor. Even if Xue Yarong tried to defend herself, to outsiders, it was all just sophistry and completely ineffective.

Xie Xuanjin...

He was deliberately putting her in a difficult position.

The Empress Dowager was furious; she hated Xie Xuanjin for having schemed against her as well.

What is Xie Xuanjin going to do?

Do you really want to accuse her of "murdering a king"?

The Empress Dowager felt a vague unease.

After a long while, the young emperor finally spoke softly.

"I don't believe that my grandmother wants her grandson dead. Although I am not her biological grandson, as the Empress Dowager of the Great Jing Dynasty, she knows that the matter of 'murdering the emperor' involves a wide range of people," Xie Xuanjin said.

The Empress Dowager felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing his apparent reassurance, but Xie Xuanjin's voice continued to come through.

"Grandmother, I have always respected you, but in some matters, you have overstepped your bounds." Xie Xuanjin looked at his injured hand, his sharp eyes undiminished.

"This woman's surname is Xue, and she was summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager placed her in Jinhua Palace. No matter what trouble she causes, not only I, but also the court officials will naturally think that the Empress Dowager instructed her behind the scenes, and ultimately the blame will be placed on the Empress Dowager, or even the Xue family. And the consequences..."

"Does the Empress Dowager want to see the entire Xue family wiped out?"

The entire family was wiped out?

Xie Xuanjin did not back down.

It's clearly a threat, a warning!

He was warning her that if she still harbored the idea of ​​sending a Xue family girl into his harem, he would not hesitate to overthrow the entire Xue family.

He has the means, just like tonight, it's too easy!

The Empress Dowager gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

"Grand Empress Dowager, what do you think we should do about tonight's events?" Xie Xuanjin's lips curled up slightly as he met the Empress Dowager's gaze.

We await her decision.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had already made her decision.

"This woman harbors treacherous ambitions, plotting to kill her lord; her crime is unforgivable!"

"Indeed! She is merely the daughter of a distant cousin of the Xue family, and has little connection with them. I beg Your Majesty, for the sake of Third Sister, not to implicate the Xue family in this matter."

The Empress Dowager deliberately brought up Miss Xue.

She knew that San Yatou and Xie Xuanjin shared a bond from their youth, and in Xie Xuanjin's eyes, San Yatou had long been regarded as the wife of Crown Prince Wenzhao, his sister-in-law.

The third daughter disregarded everything to become a nun in a temple near the imperial mausoleum, and remained unmarried for the rest of her life for Crown Prince Wenzhao, which was enough to make Xie Xuanjin protect the Xue family for life.

"Grandmother, rest assured, the Xue family has been loyal to the emperor and loved the country for generations. There will naturally be no traitors who would kill the emperor." Xie Xuanjin lowered his eyes, very satisfied with her choice.

But simply dealing with this woman is not enough!

"Grandmother, you are getting old, and the summers in the capital are very hot. My third uncle wrote the other day saying that the climate in Bohai County is quite pleasant. Why don't you go there to escape the heat?"

The Empress Dowager's expression darkened slightly.

Bohai County is located in the north, but it is not necessarily much cooler in the summer.

Xie Xuanjin used "escaping the summer heat" as an excuse, but once he left, he would never have the chance to return.

He wanted her to stay in Bohai County forever!

"Grandmother, you don't want to?"

Xie Xuanjin frowned, a hint of ferocity flashing in his eyes.

His expression seemed to say: If she's not willing, he has other "suggestions" until she agrees!

None of those "suggestions" are any better than going to Bohai County to "escape the summer heat".

The Empress Dowager felt remorseful.

She remembered something San Yatou had said to her before she left.

She said that Xie Xuanjin had never changed since childhood. He was the most loyal of the three of them, but those who are most loyal are often the most disgusted by hypocrisy and scheming.

If she really listens to her, she'll use any means to scheme for that damned status and position.

One day, their youthful friendship will be gone, and even the Xue family will be lost.

Back then, she scoffed at San Yatou's words, but now...

"Grandmother?" Xie Xuanjin spoke again, clearly losing patience.

"good!"

The Empress Dowager gritted her teeth.

She didn't glance at Xie Xuanjin, but instead looked at Song Qingning, a look that was full of scrutiny.

She ultimately underestimated Song Qingning's importance in Xie Xuanjin's heart.

Today, she had just managed to get the person into Jinhua Palace, yet Xie Xuanjin couldn't tolerate it for even a day and went so far as to orchestrate all of this to thwart her plans.

"Qingning..."

The Empress Dowager spoke.

Xie Xuanjin's eyes narrowed immediately. "Grandmother, I have ordered someone to escort you out of the capital tonight. I won't see you off personally!"

"..."

She had only uttered one cry, yet he was already protecting and guarding her like this?

They left Beijing overnight...

The Empress Dowager's face grew increasingly gloomy. She dared not linger any longer, flicked her sleeves, and strode out of the study.

Xue Yarong was still in a daze.

She only snapped out of her panic after Xie Xuanjin and Song Qingning left the study and were dragged out by guards.

My great-aunt... abandoned her!

And what became of her...?

"The Emperor wants to kill that Miss Xue?"

Back in the room, Song Qingning personally cleaned Xie Xuanjin's wounds.

Unfold the silk handkerchief to reveal a large palm; a cut from a shard of porcelain runs across the entire palm, exposing flesh and blood.

No wonder there was so much blood!

Song Qingning frowned, a hint of anger rising in her heart.

She took a clean silk handkerchief, dampened it with water, and wiped the blood around the wound. She didn't hold back, and finally heard Xie Xuanjin let out a low gasp.

"So the Emperor does feel pain after all!" The tone was tinged with anger.

She suffered many injuries on the battlefield.

In my previous life, I almost died from excruciating pain.

She knows the pain best, yet he treated her so cruelly!

As soon as he finished speaking, he loosened the pressure on his hand that was treating the wound.

I was very careful, afraid of causing him any more pain.

Song Qingning is concerned about him!

Xie Xuanjin's eyes brightened slightly as he watched her carefully treat the wound, sprinkle medicine powder, and bandage it. For a moment, Xie Xuanjin was in a daze.

"If we're not ruthless, we won't be able to scare the Empress Dowager!"

Qingning was incredibly intelligent.

Upon entering the study and seeing the scene, one should have guessed that it was a trap he had set up.

One of the purposes was to completely thwart the Empress Dowager's idea of ​​sending a Xue family girl into the harem.

Second objective...

Xie Xuanjin thought of Su Ling outside the palace, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.