Phoenix Seal 82

  "Empress, it's been a few days since we last met, and Your Highness seems to have forgotten about my daughter." Sun Ruyue walked up to the Empress without bowing or paying respects.

  The Grand Princess was shocked to see her. She knew she hadn't died, and when the Sun Manor was destroyed, she had escaped faster than anyone else, successfully using the secret passage of the Grand Princess's manor to escape the capital. However, she had escaped, but shouldn't she have escaped far, far away, best to flee abroad to seek asylum? Because the Sun Manor was gone, she couldn't rely on anything in the Eastern Ling country, the Sun Manor was ordered by Li Zimo to be completely slaughtered, not a single person could be left, and her Sun Ruyue was already a sinner, once caught, death would be inevitable.

  Chen let Sun Ruyu stand aside and said, "The Emperor's destruction of the Sun family's army has already been heard by Ah Jia and the Empress Dowager from Miss Sun. Miss Sun knew nothing about her own family's rebellion. The Emperor is slaughtering innocent people. After Ah Jia reports to the Emperor, she will be pardoned for Miss Sun's crime."

  The Empress Dowager was so affirmative towards Chen's words, it couldn't help but surprise her. Later on, she recalled that these two old men had gone to Jingci Temple before Li Zimo ascended the throne. Li Zimo's temperament was probably unknown to them, which is why they dared to speak so lightly, not to mention rushing into the palace and heading straight for the Moon Chamber, the most important place in Li Zimo's heart.

  The Empress Dowager sternly warned Chen: "The Emperor's temperament is different from that of the previous emperor and the great-grandfather. If the Grand Empresses had met the Emperor once, they would have understood."

  Little did she know, these two old men's bottom line was once again beyond Princess Chang's expectations.

  "The Empress Dowager is kind to me and others, I am not unaware. However, no matter what the Emperor says, one cannot ignore the words of our ancestors. In Dongling, filial piety comes first."

  The Empress Dowager hesitated: "This?"

  "Your Highness, at that time, I and the Empress Dowager were under the protection of our great ancestor. Until now, not to mention the late Emperor, it is also effective for the current Emperor."

  It is said that this Empress Dowager, even with her white hair, must have been a stunning beauty in her youth. The remnants of her beauty can still be seen, and her elegance remains. Having been an empress and then an empress dowager, she naturally exudes an air of majesty, which is unmistakably displayed on her wrinkled face.

  The Empress Dowager was slightly startled by her words, and regarding the Emperor Taizong of Tang, her own father, she had heard something about it before, so she didn't say anything more and lowered her head.

  In the villa, Liu Gu Gu ordered someone to open the box and let Hua Xi Yan choose what she liked. Hua Xi Yan thought for a while, but didn't reach out to pick anything. These were all the dowry of an empress. If she put them on and returned to the capital, it would be equivalent to becoming the empress. However, if she became the empress and returned to the capital, if those two old people really came down with the identity of the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager, it wouldn't be difficult for them to remove her from the position of empress.

  Considering this, it's inevitable to feel the anxiety in their hearts. Probably, they're worried that she'll be bullied when she returns to the palace. However, the position of the empress cannot be higher than the honorable titles worn by the two elderly people.

  "I want to talk to His Majesty, all of you withdraw." In the end, nothing was picked up, Hua Xiyan said.

  Liu Auntie glanced at her, but couldn't read her thoughts from her face, only vaguely sensing an uneasy atmosphere lingering. As a servant, what she feared most was the master's unease.

  "What time did this palace become unable to protect its own people?"

  Followed her, even if she had something to do herself, she would never let her own people have trouble. Otherwise, how could anyone follow her with loyalty in the future?

  Liu's aunt hastily lowered her face: "I know."

  She swept past their flustered faces, and walked straight to the door, where Xiao Wu was waiting for her. She smiled and said, "I'm going out for a bit, come with me."

  The little fifth quickly responded: "Is the princess going to Luohua Hall?"

  Compared to the group in the house who would shrink their heads at the slightest sound, this person didn't seem afraid of death at all. Huā Xīyàn glanced at him: "Xiao Wu, how can you trust Ben Gong?"

  Because Xiaowu likes Niangniang.

  The young man had just finished speaking when Hua Yuexuan was taken aback for a moment before scolding in a low voice, "Shut your dog mouth!"

  Of course, she understood that the "liking" he mentioned was not the liking between men and women. This child is only a few years old, how can he understand true love? At this moment, Huajiu Yan's mind was stuck in the modern era of the 20th century.

  "At his age, Xiao Wu should be able to get married now." Xiao Wu, who didn't think much of it, played with his lips and said, "Xiao Wu means, Your Majesty is like my mother."

  So many people are vying to be her son. Is she suffering from premature aging? She can't help but think about touching the extra wrinkles on her face.

  Looking at her movements, a sly light flashed in the green eyes: "The queen is beautiful, even if she's old, she'll still be beautiful."

  "This mouth of yours is just like my two sons, all smeared with honey." Hua Xiyan finally figured out that this kid was clever and kept changing his ways to flatter her.

  Xiao Wu smiled quietly and soundlessly, with an expression that was a bit like her two sons when they were being mischievous.

  Huā Yùyán felt that with this commotion, the tense emotions she had just now, like a fully drawn bow, suddenly relaxed. As a result, she had a few more considerations for this person.

  Arriving at the Luohua Hall, Li Shunde stood guard at the entrance. Seeing her, he bowed: "The Emperor has not rested yet. If Your Highness wants to see the Emperor, I will go in and report."

  Hua Yu Yan nodded.

  Li Shunde walked into the house. She waited for a while under the eaves, and could vaguely see two figures through the window. Looking around the yard again, even the evil king's divine crow had to fly far away to observe from a distance on this land of Dongling Emperor, not daring to approach casually.

  Only heard Xiao Wu whispering behind his back: The Evil King also has to give in a bit to Emperor Jun.

  In this world, it's all about who has the bigger fist. The Evil King is well aware of how much strength the Eastern Ling Emperor possesses.

  Li Shunde lifted the curtain: "Your Majesty invites Your Highness to enter the house."

  She stepped over the threshold, and inside, the lights were shining brightly. Yún Chén Jǐng was sitting on a bed by the window, her fingers not holding a fan but instead playing with a short flute. As she entered, the flute had already been put to her lips, and she blew out a tune. A somewhat unpleasant melody flew out of the flute. This Cloud person's flute-playing had always been like this, careless and unrefined.

  The dragon's face seemed somewhat impatient as it spoke: "Listening to you play the flute, I've even had nightmares at night."

  "Whether people have nightmares or not, it's not up to me to decide, it depends on what they think in their hearts." Yun Mouren finished carrying the pole and turned back, pretending to be a poet, composing a tune.

  Huā Yùyán walked up to the two of them and bowed.

  "Why have you come to see me?" To her, there was a hint of warmth in his slightly cold tone.

  Is it true or false? Hua Xiyuan wasn't clear about it and she never thought of figuring it out either. In marriage, sometimes being foolish is more likable.

  "Qingci wanted to tell the Emperor, Qingci thought that having the Empress Dowager wear mourning attire back to the capital was not suitable. The more Qingci thought about it, the more she felt it was inappropriate."

  "How inappropriate?"

  "Firstly, even if Yuzhi becomes the empress, Empress Dowager is still her elder, and whatever Empress Dowager wants Yuzhi to do, Yuzhi cannot refuse."

  These words made the two people in the house suddenly look slightly somber.

  "Secondly, the matter of that year, now the person lying in the coffin, how does the Emperor plan to explain it to the Empress Dowager. Zhen Yu couldn't help but think, is this a strategy by the other party, with the goal of lifting the person out of the coffin?"

  Yun Chen Jing didn't blow the flute anymore, instead he used the head of the flute to scratch his forehead: "Who is the person lying in the coffin?"

  It seemed like he had no idea about this before. No, he thought she crawled out of the coffin, and now the coffin is empty. After all, the people in the clan told him about her return, but didn't specifically mention anything about a disaster doll.

  Regarding the disaster doll, Li Zimo had heard some things from the master at Lingyuan Temple. So, the person lying in the coffin should be the useless eldest miss of the Hua family. As for whether to move this useless eldest miss of the Hua family, the great master of Lingyuan Temple suggested that they shouldn't move her for the time being and find the person who cast the curse to see what kind of formation was laid down before deciding whether it's safe to move her or not.

  "If you put it this way, her mausoleum has already been entered by someone, what's the use of heavily guarding it again?"

  It's useful, if it weren't, people wouldn't be in a hurry to invite the old man out of the mountain, thinking of forcing them to carry the coffin out.

  "I stationed heavy troops there and formed an alliance."

  The seal of Dongling Emperor, wanting to break it, there are only a few people in the world who can accomplish this.

  However, what she said makes sense. If the goal of those people is to get rid of her, then forcing her to reveal her true form is the best way to do it. Just think about it, the logic of those people is very clear. They can't directly take away her seven souls and six spirits, so they can only start by destroying the disaster doll. As long as her seven souls and six spirits haven't fully returned to their original position, they can kill her with this move. The opponent's plan is well thought out, step by step.

  At the gate, Li Shunde looked at that young man called Xiao Wu, who seemed strange no matter how he looked. It was unclear whether it was a habit of the refugees, but when Xiao Wu waited for his master outside, he directly jumped onto the railing and sat down, without any appearance of being a servant.

  The door curtain moved, and Hua Xiyuan walked out from inside.

  "Will the princess not be serving His Majesty tonight?" Li Shun De asked.

  Huayexuan replied: "Tonight, I will accompany the Crown Prince and Huagongzi."

  After going back, it's unclear whether the two sons can meet often. Afraid that the two sons will be at odds, as their mother, I want to make things clear with them tonight.

  The little prince who slept till midnight was gently shaken awake by his mother.

  "Daughter?"

  "Shh."

  He put his finger on the eldest son's mouth to prevent startling the little eater.

  The young master's eyebrows were tightly fixed on her.

  "Your Highness, after returning to the palace, I may not be able to accompany you frequently for a while."

  "How long?" Xiao Yan's breathing was slightly rapid.

  "Maybe in a few days."

  "What day is it confirmed?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Those people think they are having a hard time with their mother and son, of course she won't let them have an easy time either!

  The tense little face of Xiao Tai Zi suddenly relaxed: "I believe in Mother. If Mother can't do it, there's me and my father."

  The son suddenly grew up, from the dependence on her when he first met her to now rapidly advancing, wanting to protect his brother and wanting to protect her.

  He is the future emperor. Hua Yu Nian did not know what to think, patted her eldest son's head, looked at her youngest son who was sleeping like a pig, and wondered when he would ever grow up, sighed silently in her heart.

  When leaving for Beijing, Li Jiuyao learned that the Empress Dowager had returned and was shocked as if she had lost her soul. Then, no matter what was said, she refused to return to the Long Princess's Mansion. Not wanting to return to the Long Princess's Mansion, not wanting to return to the palace, Li Jiuyao made up her mind to temporarily stay at the Qi residence for a few days.

  The old lady was completely speechless, and she just wanted to glare at her with disdain. However, since the other party was a noble lady, it would be a great honor for any family to have her live with them. How could the Qi family possibly refuse? Qi Yunyan immediately sent Old Lady Jin back to the Qi residence to inform her parents that the noble lady would be living with them, so they could make preparations.

  Mrs. Qi's daughter has been waiting for news day and night since she left the house these days. Especially when rumors spread in the streets of Beijing that the Empress Dowager had returned to live in the Moon Chamber Hall, they were worried that their daughter's chance with the Emperor was ruined, as she was said to be the future mistress of the Moon Chamber Hall.

  It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shangshu can sit in the master's position of the Moon Room, Mrs. Qi thought, as long as her daughter can climb up to a golden bachelor, it's enough. As for whether Yuan Shangshu is dead or alive in the palace, it actually has nothing to do with them. Just like when Palace Concubine Xi entered the palace as the Empress that year.

  The old woman lowered her voice and said to the master: "It seems that Miss has some perception."

  "What?" Mrs. Qi cried out and hastily looked out of the window.

  "Madam, no one has passed by," said Jin Lao Tai Tai. "When I came in to speak with you, Madam, I sent all the little maids away."

  Madam Qi seemed to have made up her mind and said: "You say Miss has discovered something, what's going on?"

  "The young master invited the young lady. The young lady refused. The old servant thought and thought, why did the young lady refuse the young master? If the young lady hadn't noticed that thing, how could she possibly refuse such a good thing? Moreover, from long ago, it seemed like the young lady liked the young master."

  As for what Jin said, Madame Qi raised an eyebrow and didn't think much of it: "What can Miss perceive? Besides, that was something from many years ago. After so long, who could have thought of it? I don't understand my own daughter? She refused because she's shy. If she didn't truly like Young Master Gong, she wouldn't be so shy."

  The master has spoken, so naturally Jin Laoba would say no more.

  "Madam Qi said, 'This matter, you absolutely must not mention again. Nowadays in this courtyard, there are only a few elderly people left. They are all new servant girls, don't speak of it and let those people hear and start to suspect, spread rumors, and it will be bad for the Qi family.'"

  When she heard the master say that there were only a few old people left, Jin's face flashed with a hint of paleness, and she quickly nodded: "Lao Nu is loyal to the mistress."

  "I know. You've been with me the longest, otherwise I wouldn't have kept you alone."

  "Whatever you say, madam," said the old woman, gritting her teeth, "I have always done as you told me, never daring to be remiss."

  Mrs. Qi had completely calmed down and asked: "Is the county magistrate coming here to live?"

  "Yes." Jin Yuxiang said, "The young mistress is indeed as eccentric as the rumors say."

  "This little master is indeed the treasured son of the Grand Princess and the Prince Consort. Serving him well, the Qi family will have the Grand Princess's residence as a backing, which is a good thing."

  Listening to Mrs. Qi's words, the Qi family is going to sincerely welcome Li Jiuyao's arrival.

  Madam Qi seemed to recall something and her lips curled up: "I heard that Ninth Madam took a thousand taels of silver with her to the mountain villa."

  "Yes, it's strange. Only Miss Li returned alone, and the Ninth Lady is nowhere to be seen. Miss Li's face was as white as paper when she got home. I guess the Ninth Lady must have offended someone in the mountain villa and has already... disappeared."

  Undoubtedly, Madame Qi was delighted to hear this: "Look at you and me fighting! What can a second-grade imperial edict lady be? Isn't it just a fox-faced woman who fawned on the previous emperor?"

  In the circle, there has been a rumor that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was promoted with the help of his wife. The ninth lady's fox-like face enchanted the former emperor, leading the former emperor to give Li Mou a official hat as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to make up for wearing a green hat, and also made it not too difficult for the ninth lady to see the emperor.

  "Nowadays, the emperor's temperament is completely different from that of the previous emperor. She wants to seduce the emperor, she deserves it!"

  Jin Niang listened to the master's venting, but thought: It seems that the Ninth Lady didn't seduce Li Zimo after all. As for how she disappeared, it was indeed suspicious. However, I heard that Yan Shangshu, the imperial favorite, had gone to find the Ninth Lady. Could it be that the two women fought over the emperor and the Ninth Lady lost her life?

  The day the imperial carriage returned to the capital, it was late in the afternoon. Li Zi Mo set out, as usual preferring a quiet and unobtrusive departure, without disturbing anyone. He had gone to the royal summer resort and now he was back.

  The news spread into the palace. The two old men who had already occupied the Moon Chamber Hall did not go out of the palace to welcome the arrival of the Holy One. Everyone couldn't help but speculate that these two old men seemed to have a stockpile of anger in their hearts, just waiting for the Holy One to arrive and vent it on his head.

  The palace suddenly split into two factions. Because Li Zimo was also a hot-tempered person, after entering the palace, he went straight to Yongning Hall and immediately ordered the eunuchs on duty in the Imperial City to behead the dozens of palace servants and guards who had allowed Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Cian to enter Yueluo Hall.

  Li Shunde's head was sweating. Actually, as early as when they were at the Summer Resort Villa and heard that the two old men had moved into the Moon Chamber Hall, Li Zimo's face looked very unsightly. It wasn't because the Moon Chamber Hall had been occupied by others, but rather, if it was so easy to let people in, didn't that mean there was an insider among the elderly in the palace? If they could all move into the Moon Chamber Hall, then it should be just as easy to enter the Emperor's Eternal Peace Hall.

  A row of palace guards knelt on the empty ground waiting to be executed. No interrogation was needed.

  This fierce wind blew to the two old men, and finally there was a commotion. After hearing that the emperor ordered the beheading of these people, he would take action against another group of people who served them.

  The Empress Dowager Nianci sat up from her bed. Chen Shi hastily stepped through the beaded curtain and said, "Is Master Nianci awake?"

  "What did His Majesty say?"

  "He said these people were all spies."

  "How many people need to be killed?"

  "The Imperial Guards defending the capital have already arrived at the Moon Palace Gate."

  "Take the precious sword bestowed upon us by our great ancestor and let the Imperial Guard withdraw."

  Chen Shi was in a hurry to do this when Nian Ci said, "Forget it, let's two of us go out and see if the emperor dares to behead both of us."

  Just then, an announcement came from outside the door, saying that His Majesty had arrived.

  The two old men stopped here and waited for the emperor to come in.

  The dragon robe passed through the door curtain, smelling a scent inside, which was sandalwood. A good moon room hall, he wasn't there for several days, and suddenly it seemed to have turned into a temple. These old women must have hated this place so much. Mingming, this was where they used to live when they were empresses.

  Ink pupils like a vast ocean.

  Two elderly women, previously, had rarely seen this imperial grandson and had almost no impression of him. Because the previous emperor had not yet formally established a crown prince when they had already left the palace. However, as Chen Shi said to Princess Zhang, relying solely on their age, it was likely that Li Zimo couldn't do anything to them.

  "The imperial grandson greets the two imperial grandmothers." Li Zimo slightly bowed to the two elderly people.

  Only two elderly empress dowagers were seen, one wearing a grey Buddhist robe with a nun's hat, her face gaunt and every wrinkle seemingly carved by a knife. This was the birth mother of the previous emperor, Empress Dowager Ciren. The other wore more luxurious clothing, still beautiful, and was Grand Empress Dowager Chen.

  "No need for formalities, Your Majesty." Chen Shi spoke on behalf of Ci Nian, and slightly nodded his head.

  Then, the palace maid brought up the tea.

  Li Zimo sat opposite the two old queens.

  After a round of tea, Madame Chen spoke up: "I heard that His Majesty has stationed the Imperial Guard at the entrance to the Moon Chamber Hall."

  "I am worried about the safety of the two imperial grandmothers. Indeed, in the few days when I was not around, treacherous people had secretly entered the palace, and by the time I found out, the palace had already changed hands."

  "Could it be that Your Majesty is blaming me for moving into this Moon Palace?"

  "Although this palace was once the residence of the Empress Dowager, yet without my knowledge, people have been allowed to move in. Can it be said that the palace has not changed hands?"

  The Grand Empress Dowager and the Grand Imperial Consort, no matter how high their ranks are, cannot surpass that of the Emperor. Otherwise, it would be a case of palace interference in politics.

  Chen's eyes suddenly sank. What the Empress said, she seemed to understand a bit now. This Li Zimo was indeed not like the previous emperor, not like Emperor Mingcheng's great-grandfather, his heart seemed to be cold-blooded, without a hint of warmth, let alone any filial piety.

  "Your Majesty, I and the Empress Dowager have come out this time for only one reason. It is said that Empress Hu has passed away, but Your Majesty has kept the funeral a secret. Is this true or false?"

  "Yes."

  "Is this Your Majesty's intention to declare your own unfilial conduct to the world?"

  "No, I am doing this for the Empress Dowager's sake, that is why I have kept her funeral a secret."

  "Thinking of Empress Dowager? My family and the Grand Empress Dowager would like to hear clearly, where did this so-called filial piety of yours come from?"

  The Empress Dowager has committed a serious crime.

  "What crime? My family and the Empress Dowager have never heard of it."

  "The Empress Dowager wanted to kill the Crown Prince, but in the end, the poison was mistakenly drunk by the Empress."

  Haha. It seems that the usually taciturn Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly burst out laughing and said, "Your Majesty, I've only heard that you were infatuated with a woman and the Empress Dowager reprimanded you for it, which made you very angry."

  "Which woman? Ask both imperial grandmothers to tell me about it. I am also curious." The dragon's face was expressionless.

  The two old empresses exchanged a glance. Chen Shi smiled: "Emperor, you are fooling me. Who doesn't know that you have an imperial secretary named Yan, who is so favored that he has taken over the gardens of the Empress Dowager's palace and acts as if he owns them?"

  "What about Yan Shangshu?" Long Yan seemed to recall, "Yes. She was too self-righteous, I'm not a tyrannical ruler, of course, she will be beheaded."

  As soon as this was said, the two old empress dowagers' expressions were like a shock, and then quickly recovered their calm.

  His Majesty glanced at the two of them as if lightly and casually: "I know. The two imperial grandmothers are eager to move into the Moon Chamber Hall, fearing that the eunuchs will mess up the harem. Therefore, in order to put the two imperial grandmothers at ease, I was just thinking of taking the two imperial grandmothers to a place."

  The two old empress dowagers hit it off immediately: "Where is the place?"

  "Just follow me and you will know."

  Depart from the palace in a grand procession.

  The horse carriage was rushing along the road to Yunling. The sky was gloomy, like an overturned big black pot. It pressed down on everyone as if they couldn't breathe.

  The vanguard of Yunling, lined up in the night. Sharp spearheads, shining with cold light.

  The two old queens felt a strong gust of wind blowing against their faces as they got off the car. Others looked at their facial expressions, but they were calm and composed, as if they knew why Li Zimo had brought them here.

  Step by step, I walked up the stairs and arrived at the mausoleum of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

  The dragon's face was in the hazy dusk, and no one could distinguish it. He stretched out his hand and opened the passage of the mausoleum.

  With that, the group entered the mausoleum.

  At the center of the mausoleum lies the sole coffin of the empress.

  Chen Shi stepped into the tomb, and the chill in the air was like a tide that wrapped around her. She could only hold onto Empress Dowager Cining's hand and breathe quietly. Just then, as if the Emperor was about to move the coffin, she spoke up: "Your Majesty, are you trying to disturb the late Empress's spirit?"

  "No, I just want the two imperial grandmothers to understand that the master of the Moon Palace has never changed since my accession to the throne."

  In response to his words, Nian Ci let out a sigh: "The Emperor's nostalgia for the Empress is understandable. However, the master of the Moon Chamber can only be a living person, not a dead one. After the Empress passed away, wasn't it the Empress Dowager who took charge of the harem?"

  "The Empress Dowager was right. The master of the Moon Palace is a person who can only live."

  The two old empresses' bodies suddenly stiffened.

  The coffin lid was pushed open, and a person sat up from inside the coffin, then stood up.

  Almost everyone in the tomb chamber looked at this scene with a terrified expression.

  Explode corpse?!

  It was unclear who had spoken the sentence, but the timid slaves were already running towards the door.

  That elegant and noble woman slowly stretched out her legs from the coffin, her shoes touching the ground, standing in front of the two old empress dowagers, and bowed: "Xiǎo Huì has seen the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager."

  What's wrong with you?

  Empress Guo?!!

  The eyes of the two old empresses flashed with a dark light, and Chen's questioning voice echoed in the tomb: "Your Majesty, who did you let disguise herself as the empress? This play is really making our ancestors at Dongling lose face." After that, she suddenly gave an order: "What are you all stunned for? Quickly have someone arrest the fake empress!"

  At this moment, the tomb was in a state of chaos. The emperor's people and the two old empress dowagers' people were at odds with each other.

  "Your Majesty!" Chen exclaimed excitedly, "Are you trying to deceive yourself and cheat the world?"

  Two palace attendants beside Chen suddenly rushed up, stretched out their hands to grab the woman who called herself the Empress. While on the Emperor's side, it seemed that due to Chen's sudden shout, everyone was momentarily stunned and unable to move.

  Just as the palace maids were about to grab the woman's hand, a sudden flash of light illuminated the room. The golden light swirled around the chamber, and no one could close their eyes. When Chen opened her eyes again, she saw that the people around her had been pushed back three feet by the golden light, and she herself had taken a step backward due to its power. As the light gradually dissipated, what appeared before them was enough to shock the two elderly empresses into gasping for breath.

  This is something that queens of all ages have dreamed of, but due to imperial suspicion, basically, no queen has ever truly possessed it.

  A square-shaped object, only as big as a palm, is said to be made from the ancient divine wood that no longer exists in the world. It will never rot or decay. The dragons and phoenixes on its four sides are vividly lifelike, without needing any gold foil painting. With the power of the divine wood, it can emit a brilliant golden light of ten thousand zhang. This object is called the Phoenix Seal.

  Chen shut his eyes tightly and muttered to himself: "How is this possible?"

  Everyone passed down that the Phoenix Seal was handed over to Empress Gong by Li Zimo, but after all, during Empress Gong's lifetime, she never took out the Phoenix Seal either, and no one dared to really believe it.

  "Fake!" Chen shouted loudly.

  True or False Phoenix Seal. If they, as empresses, cannot tell apart, there is one person who can distinguish clearly, that is the Emperor himself. However, since these people are unwilling to believe, how would they believe the Emperor's words?

  Nowadays, there is only one way left to verify the truth.

  Thus, for the first time since ancient times, someone used this method, a legendary method that would never be false. As the woman raised her hand with the phoenix seal and approached the two old empress dowagers, their hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably. The closer she got, the more clearly everyone around could see the miracle unfolding before their eyes. Chen Shi and Nian Ci were unable to retreat even if they wanted to; their feet seemed rooted to the ground, and with a thud, the two old empress dowagers involuntarily knelt down in front of the woman, their hands and heads also bowing to the ground.

  Phoenix Seal, representing the most noble woman, as long as she holds the Phoenix Seal in her hand, except for the Son of Heaven, no one can rival her, and must kneel down to surrender.

  That's right, this is a real phoenix seal. No matter how you deny it, it won't work when facing this ancient relic that has been passed down.

  "Your Majesty, to whom did you give the imperial seal?!" There are always people who refuse to acknowledge the truth, only listening to Chen's claims that even if a woman kneels and pleads, she is still making false accusations.

  The dragon's face slightly sank: "Empress Dowager overestimated me. Even if I had the ability, it would be impossible for me to depose and reappoint an empress without issuing a holy edict to announce it to the world. An empress who is not announced to the world by the imperial seal is not recognized by the phoenix seal."

  That is to say, this woman in front of me is indeed the true Empress Dowager.

  Two elderly queens knelt majestically, their faces buried very low in the light of the phoenix seal. No one could see anything from their faces hidden in the dark.

  Hua Yu Nian lowered her head, sizing up the tops of these two old empress dowagers' heads, only to feel a familiar feeling, strange, hadn't she never seen these two elderly empress dowagers who were too old?

  "Two imperial grandmothers, do you still have any doubts about my empress?"

  The two old queens knelt in this place, their bodies not as young as they used to be. After kneeling for a long time, their entire skeleton was almost scattered, and they couldn't wait to get up quickly. They hurriedly said, "No more, no more questions."

  Huā Yù Yán followed him and put the Phoenix Seal into her sleeve.

  After removing the restrictive force of the tight seal, the two old empress dowagers were able to lift their heads, but their bodies had no strength left. They could only be supported and carried out of the mausoleum.

  People in the tomb, one by one walked out of the mausoleum.

  Long live our Emperor, may the Empress be safe and sound!

  It was as if no one had noticed that at the moment when the Son of Heaven walked out of the mausoleum, a golden net with a sealed knot covered the coffin again. For this reason, Xiao Shu Tong and Xiao Ge Zi flew quickly to escape, transformed into a divine crow, and then transformed back into a person, sweating profusely as they flew to the tree crown where their master was hiding.

  The enchanting and seductive mistress of the tower, wearing a crimson robe with petals from the other shore, her beautiful eyes sparkling with interest as she gazes at everything happening below.

  "Your Majesty?" Xiao Shu Tong was puzzled. The empress had already risen from her coffin, so why did the Eastern Mausoleum Emperor still want to continue making seals.

  However, the master simply rubbed his chin with a beautiful hand and said: "This master originally couldn't understand why her seven souls and six spirits were unstable. Now, I finally have some understanding."

  "Why?" The little dove was perplexed.

  "Because she couldn't bear another person's death." Linghu Jingxu said with a sigh.

  It seemed that a very dark gust of wind had swept past her ear. The voice was extremely familiar, like that of the evil king. The vague words sounded as if they were spoken to her, yet not quite. However, the content seemed enough to make her shudder. Similarly, this sentence was transmitted into the ears of powerful experts like Li Zimo and Yun Chenjing.

  The green tiger can see its master's face turning pale.

  "Isn't he dead yet?" Yun Chenjing paced back and forth, extremely worried.

  "Master?"

  That waste of a young lady from the Huahua family, didn't she actually die?

  Guangyang Hall, the two little princes who returned with their parents were closely guarded by the Imperial Guard. The young prince remembered his mother's words and played with his younger brother, trying to make him relax and not notice anything unusual. However, for Little Mu, just seeing the sudden increase in guards around them made him feel that something was amiss.

  "Where's my daughter?" Xiao Mu Mu asked Prince Charming.

  Li Dongyun helped his younger brother take off his socks and comforted him to sleep: "Mom is fine."

  "You always call my mother 'mother', is she your mother?"

  Originally thought to be a silly and dim-witted foodie, suddenly became sharp-tongued and clever.

  Li Dongyun slowly raised his head and looked at his younger brother's bread, Xiao Mu. Those eyes of Xiao Mu, which were very similar to his own, seemed even more like their father's in his view, deep as a pool of water.

  "What do you think?" Li Dongyuan spoke slowly.

  The little foodie puffed out his cheeks: "You call my mother your mother, I have no objection."

  So it seems that Xiaochi has accepted him as her brother.

  What should have been a delightful thing, but Li Dongyuan suddenly couldn't get excited. He just felt that Xiao Mu's words were reserved. Sure enough, his younger brother continued: "But I don't like this palace."

  "Why stay?" The young prince began to persuade his brother, "There's good food here, people to serve you, and there's me, Mother, and Father Emperor."

  "The Crown Prince is fine——"

  "Father Emperor, he's not being bad, he likes you, he's just teasing you."

  The little foodie turned his face away, his cheeks puffed out. Whatever the reason, from a young age, he and his mother had been through all sorts of hardships together. However, he wasn't afraid of hardship. If others scolded him as a wild child, he wouldn't be afraid, but if someone scolded his mother because of this, he couldn't bear it. His father had no reason to let his mother suffer this injustice.

  "Mumu, you must have misunderstood." The young prince worriedly placed his hand on his little brother's shoulder.

  The little foodie lay on the bed and said in a deadpan tone: "Anyway, I don't like him."

  I don't like it. I just feel that the man's eyes are cold and piercing, with a chilling aura about him. A person like this, how can he truly be good to his mother? Perhaps others may be deceived by this man, but he absolutely won't be. He can see right through it, this man is all black at heart. No matter what he does, there's always an ulterior motive, that is, this man wants to control everything in his own hands. Including his mother, including him, including the young prince. He doesn't like it, not one bit.

  "Wood wood." The little prince lay beside his brother, stroking his little back.

  "Your Highness, in the future, will there be a day when someone else becomes the Son of Heaven like you?"

  The little prince's eyes hesitated for a moment, and after a long time, he slowly let out his breath: "Maybe, I should be..."

  "Don't become someone like him."

  The young prince was taken aback once again.

  "I like you just the way you are now, Your Highness."

  His younger brother was still young and didn't understand anything. The little prince's heart and mouth were all bitter.

  The little prince was drawing circles in the palm of his hand, with his back to the young master. In this palace, it seemed that everyone treated him and his mother well. But he knew that all of this was due to the instructions of that man. When would there be someone who didn't need that man's instructions to treat him and his mother well?

  Wooden

  Who is it? Who's calling him?

  The little food vendor furrowed his brow, this voice, these past few days, has been appearing in his dreams. He doesn't know what kind of person it is. Little Piggy Nini poked her pig head out from his arms and sniffed around with her pig nose: no one was there.

  How could there be outsiders? Here, a group of guards are tightly sealed, impenetrable, and anyone who wants to come in will find it hard to get in.

  Unless it's someone from this palace.

  The little prince listened to the breathing of his younger brother beside him, which gradually became longer and slower, indicating that he had fallen asleep. Only then did he dare to close his own eyes, while keeping one hand on his brother's back, always careful not to lose sight of him.

  Little Piggy Nini was drowsy on the chest of Little Master, and she felt that her dream had flown away with Little Master to a strange place.

  There was an old man calling out the name of his young master: Mu Mu, is this my granddaughter's son? Come, let grandma take a look.