After Wu Shi left, Emperor Xuanhui put down the booklet, with a sneer on his face.

It happened that Li Zhong came up.

"Your Majesty, what are your plans for this matter?"

Emperor Xuanhui said: "Just sit back and watch, this matter...someone will always do it, there is no need for me to intervene."

"If something happens to the Empress Dowager, will it affect you?" Li Zhong asked worriedly.

"I won't let that happen."

Wu Shi returned to the Harmony Palace angrily, and happened to meet Shen Qi who came to visit her.

She took a deep breath in her heart, but she couldn't say it, she couldn't say it to her beloved son, so she forced a smile on her face and shouted.

"Where did the queen mother go just now, let the son wait for a while."

Wu said reluctantly and gently: "I went to your third brother's place, and there are some things."

Shen Qi's eyes turned slightly, "Seeing that your complexion is not good, but what happened? Can third brother help?"

Wu's face darkened, "Oh, don't mention it, it's always slow to ask him to do something."

"In that case, what's the reason?" Shen Qi asked along the way.

Wu Shi: "It's not a big deal, you don't have to worry about it."

"Since the third brother is in a difficult situation, I can also help the queen mother. Let's talk about the reason first."

Wu looked at him for a while, and then said: "It's not because of Cao Taiwei, his affairs are a bit complicated."

"He? I've heard about him, but...does the queen mother want to rescue him?" There was a glint of haze in Shen Qi's eyes.

Wu Shi nodded and said: "Well, you also know that Ai's family got a lot of help from him when he entered the palace, and he... had to be saved."

Shen Qi's hand behind him gradually turned into a fist, but his face remained calm, "Okay, I'll help you."

Wu Shi was slightly startled, then looked at him with a gratified expression, and said, "Thank you, Qi'er." She never thought of asking Shen Qi to help, after all, he had just gained a foothold in the capital, and she didn't want to bother him with those things, but never thought that he didn't say anything to evade. Contrary to that person, she was the one who hurt him for so many years, and she didn't hurt him for nothing.

In the late autumn of another year, the past few days have been cloudy and rainy.

The heavily guarded prison cell was suddenly invaded. A man in black rushed in with dozens of masked killers.They were all surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army.

The man in black protected the already disheveled old man behind him, making full preparations to defend against the enemy.

"Come here, take all the assassins to the main hall and hand them over to His Majesty for interrogation."

Following the order of the leading general, the group was finally outnumbered and escorted to the hall.

It was already late at night, but the Throne Room was brightly lit, and all the courtiers were standing in their seats, as if they were waiting for something.

In less than a moment, all civil and military officials consciously leaned towards the two sides of the palace, giving way to the open space in the middle, until the group of people were all escorted to the palace.

Emperor Xuanhui sat in the main seat, which is very rare. Mrs. Wu was also invited to sit not far from Emperor Xuanhui. At a glance, he could see the person standing in the middle who was being detained by the Imperial Forest Army. His hair was already graying at this moment., feeling weak all over.

Wu couldn't help but clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and turned her gaze to Emperor Xuanhui: "Emperor, what does this mean? Why did you call everyone over in the middle of the night?"

Emperor Xuanhui looked straight ahead, and said in a calm tone: "Mother, don't worry, you will know in a while." As he spoke, he did not forget to glance at the person standing in the front row, and a deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

As soon as Shen Qi raised his eyes, he met Emperor Xuanhui's eyes. He...was waiting for a result, but...why did he have a bad feeling...

At this time, the general tore off the veils on their faces one by one, revealing their true faces.

When Cao Zhongqian saw one of them, his frightened complexion turned pale in an instant, "Jin'er, how could it be you?"

One of the people whose cloth was torn off was his son, Cao Jin.

Cao Jin also turned his gaze to him, as if he hadn't recovered from what happened just now, "I'll save you."

Cao Zhongqian was naturally aware of the situation at the moment, and he hated iron and steel: "You are confused, what are you doing with this? Sigh!"

Cao Jin glanced at someone beside him, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, the courtiers in the palace were also surprised: "Didn't Vice General Cao go to Ganlu Temple? Why did he appear here?"

"Yeah, did you escape from Ganlu Temple?"

"No, there are heavy guards outside Ganlu Temple, how could he escape?"

"Gathering us here tonight... seems like something big is about to happen."

...

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and one person from the Imperial Forest Army came out and said, "Your Majesty, Deputy General Cao wanted to take Taiwei Cao from prison, but was stopped by the last general."

Only then did Cao Zhongqian turn his gaze to the back, and suddenly he said in amazement: "Luo Yong, you are an idiot! How did I promote you back then, how dare you treat me like this!"

It was Luo Yong who was instigated by Jin Zhao before. At this moment, Luo Yong has changed his previous appearance, but stood upright in front of him, saying: "This general is the general of the Imperial Forest Army. Under the order of General Cui, Cao Taiwei is stillDon't talk nonsense."

"you you……"

Cao Zhongqian couldn't stand still anymore, Cao Jin beside him supported him, and he looked a little different from usual, he didn't say a word, just stood there quietly, thinking about something with his head down.

Emperor Xuanhui glanced at them, and said in a calm tone: "If that's the case, then push them out of the palace and kill them immediately."

As soon as the voice fell, all the ministers present fell silent instantly, and Emperor Xuanhui's light words fell, and their lives were already decided. Besides, it was the majestic Cao Taiwei who had always been in the court. Such a decisive order...

It seemed that before the ministers could speak, Wu who was sitting by the side couldn't wait to say: "Emperor, this decision is too hasty!" The corner of Wu's mouth twitched slightly, and the hand hidden in the sleeveAlready pinched the palm.

"Oh? What else does the Empress want to say?" Emperor Xuanhui turned his attention to Wu Shi pretending to be puzzled.

All the ministers knew that Emperor Xuan Hui had almost obeyed the Empress Dowager since he came to power, but right now...they seemed to smell some kind of gunpowder, so...they didn't dare to say anything.

"Cao Taiwei is a veteran of the three dynasties, it is inappropriate to put him to death just because of this matter." Wu said sullenly.

"Mother, Taiwei Cao deliberately assassinated His Royal Highness Li, and...disobeyed the imperial decree, and tried to escape from prison. If the Imperial Forest Army did not stop him this time, the consequences would be unimaginable. If he committed such a serious crime, would he not deserve to die?"

To Emperor Xuanhui's rhetorical question, she couldn't refute a single word, her mind was in chaos, she just blindly didn't want Cao Taiwei to die.

She suddenly thought that Shen Qi was asked to rescue Cao Zhongqian before, and he... also agreed, why Cao Jin suddenly appeared to rob the prison, all of this...what is going on?