C425 (1/2)

The empress looked pleased. ”Crown Prince, if you can focus all your thoughts on proper matters, I'd be very pleased.”

These words were indeed the empress's heartfelt words.

But, when it entered Xiao Hanqi's ears, it was instead heart-piercing.

He thought about golden bean's death again and felt that it had something to do with the Queen.

”Mother, your son is no longer that immature youth. Your son knows what he wants and wants to do!”

Hearing this, the Queen's forehead tightened.

”Crown Prince, are you angry at me for reprimanding you because of the golden bean?”

Xiao Hanqi unblinkingly looked the empress in the eye and said coldly, ”Imperial Mother, this son knows that you are doing this for this son's own good, but … This son knows what to do. In the future, mother does not need to make decisions for this son! ”

”Buzz ~ ~ ~”

The corner of the empress's mouth twitched, as she stared coldly at Xiao Hanqi. ”Could it be that you think that I secretly instigated the death of the golden bean?”

Xiao Hanqi frowned, his gaze at the Queen filled with ridicule.

The empress's heart clenched. She was plotting for the crown prince and her own son. If it wasn't for him, how could she have poisoned her husband?

However, even though she had taken everything out of her heart, her own flesh and blood did not appreciate her kindness at all!

The mother and son duo stared at each other from a distance, a dark look in their eyes.

A moment later, the Queen said, ”I have lived in this palace for dozens of years, and my hands have indeed been stained with the blood of many people.

The Crown Prince was his own son after all, she understood his temperament very well.

He had already thought about the golden bean. If anything were to happen to the golden bean at this moment, it would cause a conflict between mother and son, and this would not be beneficial for the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne.

She knew all this too well, so how could she let someone kill the golden bean at such a crucial time?

It was just that, perhaps after hearing about the golden bean's death, he showed too much joy and made the crown prince misunderstand.

Xiao Hanqi coldly snorted, ”Muhou, there's no such thing as perfect.”

These four words, whose meaning was unknown, completely magnified the rage in the empress's heart. She stared coldly at Xiao Hanqi, ”Crown Prince, am I that brainless person?”

These were just words to justify himself, but under this situation, Xiao Hanqi heard it in a completely different way.

He curled his lips, and did not hide his ridicule, ”Queen Mother, the cleaver knows himself, the turbid knows himself. ”I still have some important matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave first!”

The empress watched his retreating form and angrily swept the teacup off the table.

The palace maid hurriedly tried to persuade her, but the more the empress thought about it, the angrier she became. She actually slapped the palace maid.

This crisp sound caused everyone to feel fear and trepidation. The atmosphere in the Yi Kun Palace was extremely tense.

When Xiao Hanqi walked out of the Yi Kun Palace, he forcefully took a few deep breaths.

Right now was a critical moment, it was impossible for him to completely fall out with the empress for the sake of just one golden bean. However, if the empress were to decide anything for him in the future, he would not do it so carelessly.

After arriving at the Imperial Palace's dungeon, he had originally planned to take Xiao Qingqian out of his thoughts to vent his anger, but he had never expected that he would actually see the Prime Minister Wei and the Tutor Jin.

Seeing Xiao Hanqi, the two of them quickly stood up and saluted.