“You utter imbecile!” The Empress wasn’t satisfied with only throwing the teacup . She began to throw other objects from the table onto the ground as well . “How could I have given birth to an imbecile like you!”

“Mother!” Mo Qingqin didn’t understand . Earlier the Empress had clearly been congratulating her, but how had she suddenly started cursing at her? She felt indignation erupt inside of her, but a resentful glare from Mo Qinghan warned her not to speak .

The Empress laughed until she had ran out of breath . “Extinguish them? Haha… that’s easy for you to say . If the Xiaoyao Dynasty now was still that weak empire from that time then we wouldn’t be having such a crisis . But the current Xiaoyao Dynasty is certainly not the past Xiaoyao Dynasty, especially in the past few years — they’ve expanded extremely quickly . You could even say that they’re close to surpa.s.sing the Fengchao Dynasty . ” At this the Empress furrowed her brows, her beautiful face filled with worry . “If we have a war with the Xiaoyao Dynasty, the Fengchao Dynasty won’t hesitate to use this against us . During that time, our kingdom will face an unprecedented crisis . ”

Hearing this, Mo Qingqin’s entire body seemed to fall limply against the ground . Only now did she realize the utmost seriousness of the matter .

The Empress was disinclined to pay any attention to her . Instead she turned to the still kneeling Mo Qingli . “Li-er, why don’t you tell me, what should We do?”

Internally, Mo Qingli noted that although it appeared that every day the Empress retreated in her chambers to indulge in beautiful men and leisures, in reality her a.n.a.lytical skills were incomparably precise and thorough . The Empress surely already had a plan formed in her mind but was still asking for Mo Qingli’s opinion; who knew what she was thinking .

Casting a glance towards Mo Qinghan and Mo Qingqin beside her, she suddenly realized what the Empress’s intent was . Mo Qingli kowtowed against the floor before saying, “Replying to Mother Empress, this daughter believes that you should hand over the murderer of the Xiaoyao Dynasty’s prince so that the Emperor’s anger can be abated and the conflict will be resolved . ”

As she spoke, Mo Qingli’s mind went back to Feng Chenling . If his sworn brother had died, then he would surely be extremely upset as well!

Mo Qingqin raised her head, glaring at Mo Qingli with immense hatred . If the Empress hadn’t been present in front of them right now, she would have thrown herself at Mo Qingli and throttled her to death already .

The Empress’s eyebrows wrinkled, contemplating the effectiveness of such a plan . Gradually, her brows unfurrowed again, and she nodded her head . “This is indeed a good plan . ”

“Mother,” Mo Qingqin cried, her dainty and beautiful face filled with shock and fear .

The Empress ignored Mo Qingqin again, turning around to address Mo Qinghan . “Han-er, what do you think?”

“Replying to Mother Empress, this daughter believes that we should not follow through this plan . ” Mo Qinghan gave Mo Qingqin a rea.s.suring glance as she mulled over her words . “This Xiaoyao Yunbo had only been married to the Second Sister  for a few days, just a few days, before his tragic death . Furthermore his death had nothing to do with Second Sister . This daughter believes that even if we were to give the murderer to the Xiaoyao Emperor, he wouldn’t be satisfied, and by that time it is possible that a war between the two countries could occur anyhow . ”

“Oh?” The Empress seemed to be amused, raising her eyebrows . “Then would Han-er like to explain what we should do instead?”

Mo Qinghan raised her head to address the Empress . “This daughter believes that we could make use of this event and turn the blame onto the Fengchao Dynasty . ”

Mo Qinghan’s strategy pleased the Empress immensely . It would allow the Xiaoyao Dynasty and the Fengchao Dynasty to weaken while their country flourished, letting them reap the spoils without lifting a finger .

“You utter imbecile!” The Empress wasn’t satisfied with only throwing the teacup . She began to throw other objects from the table onto the ground as well . “How could I have given birth to an imbecile like you!”.

“Mother!” Mo Qingqin didn’t understand . Earlier the Empress had clearly been congratulating her, but how had she suddenly started cursing at her? She felt indignation erupt inside of her, but a resentful glare from Mo Qinghan warned her not to speak

The Empress laughed until she had ran out of breath . “Extinguish them? Haha… that’s easy for you to say . If the Xiaoyao Dynasty now was still that weak empire from that time then we wouldn’t be having such a crisis . But the current Xiaoyao Dynasty is certainly not the past Xiaoyao Dynasty, especially in the past few years — they’ve expanded extremely quickly . You could even say that they’re close to surpa.s.sing the Fengchao Dynasty . ” At this the Empress furrowed her brows, her beautiful face filled with worry . “If we have a war with the Xiaoyao Dynasty, the Fengchao Dynasty won’t hesitate to use this against us . During that time, our kingdom will face an unprecedented crisis . ”. . .

Hearing this, Mo Qingqin’s entire body seemed to fall limply against the ground . Only now did she realize the utmost seriousness of the matter

The Empress was disinclined to pay any attention to her . Instead she turned to the still kneeling Mo Qingli . “Li-er, why don’t you tell me, what should We do?”.

Internally, Mo Qingli noted that although it appeared that every day the Empress retreated in her chambers to indulge in beautiful men and leisures, in reality her a.n.a.lytical skills were incomparably precise and thorough . The Empress surely already had a plan formed in her mind but was still asking for Mo Qingli’s opinion; who knew what she was thinking . .

Casting a glance towards Mo Qinghan and Mo Qingqin beside her, she suddenly realized what the Empress’s intent was . Mo Qingli kowtowed against the floor before saying, “Replying to Mother Empress, this daughter believes that you should hand over the murderer of the Xiaoyao Dynasty’s prince so that the Emperor’s anger can be abated and the conflict will be resolved . ”.

As she spoke, Mo Qingli’s mind went back to Feng Chenling . If his sworn brother had died, then he would surely be extremely upset as well!.

Mo Qingqin raised her head, glaring at Mo Qingli with immense hatred . If the Empress hadn’t been present in front of them right now, she would have thrown herself at Mo Qingli and throttled her to death already

The Empress’s eyebrows wrinkled, contemplating the effectiveness of such a plan . Gradually, her brows unfurrowed again, and she nodded her head . “This is indeed a good plan . ”.

“Mother,” Mo Qingqin cried, her dainty and beautiful face filled with shock and fear

The Empress ignored Mo Qingqin again, turning around to address Mo Qinghan . “Han-er, what do you think?”.

“Replying to Mother Empress, this daughter believes that we should not follow through this plan . ” Mo Qinghan gave Mo Qingqin a rea.s.suring glance as she mulled over her words . “This Xiaoyao Yunbo had only been married to the Second Sister  for a few days, just a few days, before his tragic death . Furthermore his death had nothing to do with Second Sister . This daughter believes that even if we were to give the murderer to the Xiaoyao Emperor, he wouldn’t be satisfied, and by that time it is possible that a war between the two countries could occur anyhow . ”.

“Oh?” The Empress seemed to be amused, raising her eyebrows . “Then would Han-er like to explain what we should do instead?”.

Mo Qinghan raised her head to address the Empress . “This daughter believes that we could make use of this event and turn the blame onto the Fengchao Dynasty . ”.

Mo Qinghan’s strategy pleased the Empress immensely . It would allow the Xiaoyao Dynasty and the Fengchao Dynasty to weaken while their country flourished, letting them reap the spoils without lifting a finger