After all, as long as Ji Qimu's mother is a hostage under the queen's control, Ji Qimu will not be able to do anything, and he will definitely be restricted everywhere. Because of this, whether it was government affairs or trivial matters in the hands of the emperor, Ji Qimu did not mix them anymore, which also made him fall into a trough, and he was worried day and night about what kind of situation he would face if Ji Qirui's confinement was lifted in the future.

And the Queen Mother gave a special decree to Ji Qimu to take care of the people's livelihood in the exiled land, but in fact she did not have any real power, in order to be able to tie Ji Qimu up and make him have no way to get out.

Ji Qimu was still very distressed, but when he remembered the words that the male protagonist had taught and instructed him before, he suddenly knew that this was the price he had earned on impulse, so he didn't worry about this matter anymore, but conscientiously completed the things explained by the Queen Mother wholeheartedly, so that the Queen Mother couldn't find any reason and would not deliberately embarrass him.

The Queen Mother, who was far away in the imperial capital, knew that Ji Qimu had not done anything in exile, so she did not embarrass him anymore, but let him go. Ji Qirui's confinement was quickly lifted, but the emperor did not order him to return to the imperial capital, which made Ji Qirui anxious, and kept writing letters to Xiao Xirou to find a way to save himself, he didn't want to live in such a remote place anymore.

But Xiao Xirou knew that her every move had made the emperor suspicious, and she was on guard, and it was inconvenient to intercede for Ji Qirui, so she found the Queen Mother to repeat her old tricks, and faintly threatened the Queen Mother to find the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this Rui'er is a former prince and a future prince. You just let him be in that kind of realm, and don't come back to the imperial capital to share government affairs for you, how can you block the mouth of the previous dynasty? This ancestor is looking at it, it's really unruly." The Queen Mother did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

The emperor listened to his words and said helplessly, "Queen Mother, you don't know anything about this matter, and it is not so simple. I can let the prince just think about it behind closed doors, and it is already very merciful, just because of his identity as the prince. Could it be that I still want to indulge him, right? How many disasters has he made over the years, what wrong things have he done, I have endured them one by one, what else do I want to do? Do you all want to force me, or do you all want my throne?" The emperor was furious and slapped the table sharply.

He's been backlogged for so long, and this moment has completely exploded.

The Queen Mother looked indifferent, and was not affected by the emperor's anger, after all, she had not seen any scene when she came all the way to sit on the throne of the Queen Mother? So he still refused to give up and said, "Emperor, you are now the Son of Heaven, and the crown prince was elected by you, are you still afraid that he will seek power and usurp the throne? Now that the emperor himself has violated the rules of your ancestors and put the crown prince in exile, doesn't it mean to abolish the crown prince to the outside world? Do you think that's appropriate? Or do you willingly want the world to think that you are a suspicious monarch, and even your own flesh and blood must be removed?"

The emperor was stunned by these words, and the oppression from all sides imprisoned him like a wall, leaving him breathless. He is obviously the monarch of the world, but he has to worry about this, which is really embarrassing.

He exhaled helplessly, and after a moment compromised, he said, "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true, and it is indeed impulsive and inconsiderate. Then I will immediately let the crown prince return to the imperial capital and share the government for me again."

When the queen mother heard this, she got up and left, and she ignored how the emperor threw things in the study to vent her anger, and left indifferently.

After going back, she told Xiao Xirou, who was anxiously waiting in the Empress Dowager's bedroom, that "this matter has been completed, does the queen have anything else?" She has crossed the line and done a lot of things for Xiao Xirou, so she naturally hopes that she will leave quickly and stop causing trouble for herself.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Xiao Xirou breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down to thank you. However, the Queen Mother was bored and did not appreciate it, so she let her leave here and told her not to bother her if there was nothing else.

Xiao Xirou couldn't wait to tell Ji Qirui the good news, so she didn't feel angry and sad about the Queen Mother's attitude, and returned to the queen's bedroom non-stop to write to Ji Qirui about the matter.

Sure enough, not long after Ji Qirui received the letter, the carriage sent by the emperor to pick him up also arrived, and Ji Qirui left here with great fanfare, the purpose was to let Ji Changye and Ji Qimu know that they had nothing

What can be compared with oneself can never compare with one's own identity.

But after this matter was known by Ji Changye and Ji Qimu, there was no fluctuation, and he was even happy that he left here, so that no one would make trouble for them, but He Yujin was as unaccustomed to him as ever.

"Hmph, isn't this scenery still openly confined? Now I don't know how to come back, and I'm still showing off like this."

Listening to He Yujin's words, Song Qian replied, "After all, he is the crown prince, and His Majesty can't be too faceless. On the bright side, as long as he leaves here, no one will wreak havoc on this place, and it will be much easier for us to help the people, and it will be less difficult." So they all wished that Ji Qirui would leave quickly, and naturally they didn't care what he left.

"That's all he's for. But when are we going back? Do you want to be here for the rest of your life?" He Yu thought of themselves again and hurriedly asked. It's okay to let him stay and help the people, but he will never accept living here for the rest of his life, after all, this place is not as good as God's capital, and he has been pampered since he was a child, how can he live here.

Ji Changye thought for a moment and then replied, "When the plague is completely cured here, we will go back. Besides, now that the crown prince is returning to the imperial capital with such fanfare, those forces of the former dynasty will inevitably be surging, and we will inevitably be calculated when we go back. In order to avoid these troubles, it is better to go back later." And at the moment, what they are most worried about is the ingots in the imperial capital, after all, he is the only one in the imperial capital, even if there are dark guards sent by Ji Changye to guard it day and night. But she was still a little worried, especially Song Qian, who was about to miss out on tea and food.

So he turned his head and comforted Song Qian and said, "Otherwise, Song Niangzi, you go back to take care of Yuanbao first, and leave the matter here to us." And it can be safer for Song Qian to leave here, because I don't know when the plague will recur, Song Qian is in such close contact with the people, it is difficult to say whether he will be infected, and although the environment here has been improved, it is still a little bad, Song Qian has lost a lot of weight by not eating and sleeping here, which is really distressing.

Song Qian shook his head and said, "No need, everything here is almost over, if I leave suddenly, it may be a mess, and you don't know what to do, why don't you wait for the past few days to pass, let's go back together." Besides, I don't feel at ease that you're here, but it's reassuring for everyone to be together."

Knowing that there was no way to control his thoughts, Ji Changye didn't tell Song Qian about it again, but he was a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know why.

A few days later, it happened.

The Emperor's Study.

"The Crown Princess? The crown prince is indeed old, but at the moment, the affairs of the court and China are busy, and I am afraid that there is no time." The emperor replied to Xiao Xi Judo.

Not long ago, Xiao Xirou suddenly came here and proposed to choose a princess for Ji Qirui, on the grounds that the prince was old and had begun to help the emperor deal with government affairs, and it was time to marry a wife.

But the emperor had his own plans and was not in a hurry about this matter.

But Xiao Xirou seemed to be in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, how can you wait for such a thing? If it drags on for a few more days, I'm afraid I won't have a chance." Or is it because she is worried that once Ji Changye and Ji Qimu return to the imperial capital, they will threaten Ji Qirui, who has finally established power in the past few days, so she is anxious to choose a crown princess for him who can help him, so that he can secure his position and help him ascend the throne in the future.

Listening to his words, the emperor shook a little.

After all, it seems that there is no conflict between choosing a concubine and the current situation, so he agreed: "Then you can handle this matter, and finally listen to the prince's choice."

Anyway, they don't have to worry about these things, just let them go.

Xiao Xirou agreed very happily after hearing this: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the concubine will go and handle it."

But the emperor suddenly called her back with some unease and said, "It's better to show me the roster of the last selected people, after all, it's the crown princess who still bothered."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Xirou's goal was achieved, so she agreed to everything, and sent the roster over soon after.

The emperor didn't expect her to be so fast, and then he thought that she must have been cut first and then played, and he was almost ready to tell her, but he didn't demolish her, but after looking at it, his face gradually became solemn.

However, Xiao Xirou didn't notice that his face was getting more and more ugly, and pointed to the name on it and said, "Your Majesty, this is the daughter of General Pei, she is gentle and lovely, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her appearance is one of the best, and she is very compatible with the prince." What's more important is that her father is a general and holds military power.

The emperor listened to Xiao Xirou's chattering introduction, and finally closed the roster and said to her, "These people, all of them were chosen by you?"

Xiao Xirou was a little stunned by this, and didn't know what was going on, so she replied blankly, "There are also people from below, what's wrong with Your Majesty? Are you not satisfied?"

Seeing her pretending to be innocent, the emperor was angry.

Because he could see that these people were either the empress dowager's cronies or people who were involved in the Xiao family, since they were selected as the crown princess, their minds were definitely not simple, how could the emperor not be worried.

The Queen Mother and Xiao Xirou want to seize power in the future.

But the emperor did not dismantle Xiao Xirou, but prevaricated and said: "Now that the regent's wedding has not been held, it is really inappropriate to rush to hold the prince's wedding, and he can't be busy. And the prince's wedding is a big deal, how can it be so abrupt? It's better to prepare for a good life, so it's too late to wait until the regent's wedding is over, right?" As long as he is there, it is impossible for these people to become the crown princess, and saying this is just to delay time.

"But ......" Xiao Xirou still wanted to say something, after all, if it was delayed for a while, Ji Changye and Ji Qimu would return to the imperial capital, how could they not be in a hurry? Maybe he was really afraid that the emperor would put the matter on hold, so he had to nod and agree, and went back to inform the queen mother of the matter.

"Just listen to the emperor, don't turn things against when the time comes. But these people are not the emperor's eyes, and there is something really wrong, do you still have a candidate?" The Queen Mother said.