Warlord of the Xili Kingdom
The Queen Mother's Puzzle

The following days, Xin'er was completely confined to the Third Prince's residence. In fact, neither of his servants could meet him every time. He is like a house arrest right now.

Poor Xin'er, not even allowed to breathe fresh air in the morning or just go out in the afternoon. The order was directly issued by the Ruler of this State, Emperor Zhu Zhihu. No one dared to refute, including the Third Prince himself.

Somewhere else. The Queen Mother was partying with her allies. The old woman did not hesitate to toast with her other colleagues. Right now, a triumphant look from her was seen upon learning that Xin'er was locked up in her own residence.

"Although it was not the girl who was injured, at least it made her unable to wart and not free to roam. That way, it was most likely for Ming He to win by a hundred percent. Because, he could not learn martial arts to anyone. Ahaha!" The Queen Mother laughed.

"Rubber, Your Majesty! That way, the possibility of taking control of the Northern Palace was much greater. Princess Xin'er becomes a barrier for us to develop the followers. With its existence here, the Southern Palace became his loyal supporter because she was the daughter of the Prime Minister." said one of the Ministers.

"What Master Jun said was very true, Your Majesty. He could threaten your position" the other said.

The Queen Mother turned her gaze towards a female swordsman who was sitting not far from her desk. With a friendly smile, the Queen Mother said. "Ming He's. Finish the task I gave you. Don't give the slightest gap to Prime Minister Yun's daughter. The rest, let me take care of it myself!"

Ming He nodded respectfully to the Queen Mother. "Okay, Your Majesty." said quickly.

The Queen Mother smiled meaningfully. He imagined what benefits would be obtained, if their plan succeeded. In the old woman's heart, a riddle is stored that will only be a mystery someday.

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The Queen's condition is getting worse. No physician can heal his wounds, offering poison from the scrape of the sword. But, suddenly the Queen Mother brought a Swordsman with her to the Emperor's residence. That woman was none other than Ming He. Student of White Stork College, the poison master.

Initially, the Emperor did not believe and rejected Ming He's good intentions. However, the Queen Mother tried to convince and persuade the Emperor to give Ming He a chance. While the Third Prince was neither in his place nor in the Palace at the moment, as he was away looking for a poison master from the Shadow Dragon Academy. To be exact, he was looking for your Qian, a college friend.

Before Prince Zhaozu got to the Palace, Ming He had bid for the poison that was on the Empress's back caused by the enemy's sabre. Luckily, the deadly poison did not spread to his heart, having been restrained by the healers. Even so, the Physicians still could not clean the Queen's blood that had been contaminated by the soul-sucking poison.

After waiting a few hours, the Empress finally woke up and could be found by anyone. However, only certain people could enter to look at him.

The Emperor did not want any traitors to do any more cunning and endanger the Empress's life. After all, mutual suspicion among the members of the royal family was common. Because of greed and selfishness of those who fight for power, to gain prosperity in the Palace, and get the highest position. Whatever they will do, even they will not hesitate to hurt other family members for the sake of that goal.

Right now, Zhaozu hurriedly came to her mother's room after hearing the encouraging news. He was very happy when Liu Wei reported that the Empress had come out of her critical period, even though she had regained consciousness. The face of the sumringah was clearly drawn from the current Prince Zhaozu. With definite steps, he entered the Emperor's residence to rush to meet his mother.

The Empress also welcomed the arrival of her son with no less happiness. They embrace to shed the longing that is in the chest.

"I'm sorry, Mother! I was an unfilial child, unable to keep his own mother safe. Supposedly, I'm the one lying on the bed with the wound, not Mom!" regret Prince Zhaozu while shedding tears. He grimaced at the wound on his mother's back that was currently covered in bandages wrapped around it.

The queen smiled at the words of her son. "Don't say that, my son! If you're the one who's hurt, then I'll be very guilty. Even if you are stronger than me, I will keep you out of danger. So, don't ever risk your life for your mother's sake, son!" empress. "By the way, I'm healthy!" continue then.

Prince Zhaozu was downcast to hear his mother's words. It felt, she was extremely sorry about her departure back then for avoiding Xin'er.

The empress smiled before answering her son's question. "Mom doesn't know her. You can ask the Queen Mother. It was he who brought the man to bid for the poison on Mother's body" Empress Jian said.

Zhaozu nodded, but did not go directly to the Queen Mother. He went to his study and thought of something. 'Why is it a coincidence that the Queen Mother was able to quickly obtain a poison master? Did this incident have anything to do with the old fox? Argh, fuck. If it is proven that the old grandmother did everything, it will certainly be difficult to prove it, because she is very good at twisting the facts!' Zhaozu. He is very frustrated at the moment.

But, however, he must thank the person whom the Queen Mother brought to bid for poison in her mother's body. If it wasn't for the person's quick help, his mother's life would have been threatened. Then, Xin'er? Oh, my God, what a shit! Why can't the girl protect herself and the Queen. If only Xin'er could defeat the intruders, the Empress would not have been hurt.

"Arrrghh," cried Zhaozu frustratedly. His body was now leaning against his chair, with both hands clutching his head. He recalled the report that Yu Xuan had delivered the other day.

"Your Majesty. I found a bottle filled with poisonous liquid in the Princess's clothes bag. The poison was the same kind as the poison that wounded the Empress. I made sure I went to the store on the black market. The store owner said that there was a woman with characteristics similar to the Princess ordered the item." Yu Xuan explained.

"Do anyone know anything but you?" asked Zhaozu.

"Nothing, Your Grace. But, I'm sure if the Princess is just slandered!" yu Xuan and Zhaozu continued, only nodding.

Yu Xuan's report added to Zhaozu's increasingly throbbing head. Who would dare to play it like this? Zhaozu's mind was fixed on only one name, that of the Queen Mother. But, if it wasn't the Queen Mother who did it, then who? What do you think, Zhaohan or Zhaoyan? No. .. no! The two men were infatuated with Xin'er. They won't get Xin'er expelled from the Palace. Is it possible Consort Wang? The middle-aged woman hated Xin'er for making her two sons feud. Yep. It must be that ugly fox that did it!

Zhaozu massaged his temple to relieve the pain that hit his head. He thought of a way to get Xin'er to be free from these false accusations. Zhaozu told Yu Xuan to remove the evidence so that no one would know anything else but him. As long as he does not have solid evidence to defend his wife, then the goods must be removed so that the matter does not rise to the royal court.

After all, the royal Judge was the one who was on the side of the Queen Mother. He will act at the request of the Queen Mother. If Xin'er is found guilty, then surely his wife will be punished as much as possible and also dishonorably expelled from this Palace.

"Huh. What am I supposed to do now?" lirih Zhaozu rubbed her face violently.

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While elsewhere.

A man handed a bag of gold coins to a girl of about twenty-three years old. The girl had almost the same posture as Xin'er. Only their face and gait set them apart. Everything in Xin'er was almost exactly imitated by the girl. "It's money as payment for your work! I hope you don't show yourself in this region anymore! If you get discovered by them, then His Majesty's plan could fail and you should die. So, you better go as far as possible so they don't find you!"

The girl nodded with a smile looking at the contents of the pouch that the man handed her. Gold coins in huge numbers, only to trick people by imitating Xin'er's appearance. He was very lucky to know the royal family. "Good, Master! Give my thanks to His Majesty. I promise, I will not appear again in this Region and will soon move to another area." he said quickly as he bowed respectfully.

After completing his task, the man rushed away so that no one would see him. The girl did the same, hurriedly leaving to move to another area as she promised Her Majesty.

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