The Crown Princess' eyes were red and her cheeks were pale, like a ghost crawling out of hell. In the blink of an eye, Princess An Qing was so frightened that she gasped.

Xu Qinglu admired the Crown Princess and praised her, "You did a great job. Princess An Qing is more than ten years older than you but she is not as good as you."

As she spoke, she looked at Princess An Qing with disdain, her tone was very sarcastic: "I chose to cooperate with you because I was sure that your hatred for the Queen was no less than mine. I thought you would do everything you could to deal with the Queen after you knew the truth, but I didn't expect you to be so calm."

"The Queen and the Emperor are your enemies who killed your mother and brother. All the suffering you have endured over the years was caused by them. If it weren't for their scheme, you would have lived a carefree life with your brother and mother protecting you."

"It's a pity that you have no intention of avenging them, and choose to waste your time talking to the queen. If I were your mother and brother, I'm afraid they would be so angry that they would jump out of their coffins."

After Xu Qinglu learned from Chen Changli what Princess An Qing had done to the Emperor and his wife, she began to look down on her.

At this moment, she was squeezing Princess An Qing, and she spoke out her true feelings without caring at all whether Princess An Qing would get angry and then implicate her in everything and try every means to get rid of her.

The Crown Princess was amused by Xu Qinglu's words: "Hearing you say that, I also think that Princess An Qing doesn't have the courage to deal with the Queen, and can only do some unpresentable means in private."

When she spoke the last few words, her tone changed, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Princess An Qing became more profound.

"Princess, your arrest of the doctor in an attempt to lure the Queen into refining the Phoenix Gu wasn't just a farce to fool us, was it?"

Her words were sharp and powerful, and the whole place suddenly fell silent, leaving only the strong smell of blood lingering in the air.

After a long while, Chen Changli, who had been silent and quietly looking around to observe the situation, was the first to break the silence: "That was indeed a farce, but I think the princess did this with the intention of dealing with the queen. Unfortunately, there is a group of people behind the princess, so even if the queen is ready to make a move, she must be cautious and not act rashly."

"There is another group of people?" The Crown Princess's eyes were filled with horror. "Who are they? Are they the remnants of the previous dynasty?"

Xu Qinglu said confidently, "Most of the remnants of the previous dynasty are in the Western Regions, and a small number are in Dajing. But more than a year ago, the crown prince and Chen Changli teamed up to wipe out this group of people, so I dare to conclude that there are no remnants of the previous dynasty in Dajing."

The Crown Princess's face turned slightly cold: "How could there not be one? I met a woman named Liu a few days ago."

"Impossible." Xu Qinglu was quite shocked.

When Chen Changli saw that the shock on her face was genuine, he knew that she really didn't know that there was a third party operating secretly in Luoyang City.

"What the Crown Princess said is true." Chen Changli immediately spoke up for the Crown Princess, "The woman's name is Liu Yaoyao, and she has a little girl who can control poisonous insects beside her."

"Controlling poisonous insects? An Qing, are they your people?" Xu Qinglu asked harshly.

"I don't know who Liu Yaoyao is, and I don't know who the girl who controls the poisonous insect is." Princess An Qing remained calm and indifferent, but it was her expression that was too indifferent that made Chen Changli and others certain that Liu Yaoyao was related to her.

"Not only are they paying close attention to you, they're also planning to help you get rid of the Eighth Prince." The Crown Princess spoke first, her tone full of sarcasm, "If we hadn't happened to go to the Eighth Prince's mansion, you might have been able to completely wash away your crimes under their cover."

Princess An Qing couldn't help but laugh: "I will take action against the Eighth Prince. He is too greedy and unsatisfied, and he actually used Concubine De to threaten me."

"De Fei is a good mother who always thinks of him. It's really infuriating that he is so unfilial."

She changed the subject and said, "For the sake of Concubine De's peace in the afterlife, I can only send the Eighth Prince to accompany her."

Chen Changli said without hesitation: "Really? But I feel like you guys are at loggerheads because you can't come to an agreement."

Princess An Qing stared at Chen Changli with sharp eyes and warned him, "The Eighth Prince is still alive. Whether he and I have fallen out or not is our business. It has nothing to do with you."

The Crown Princess looked solemn, "How come it has nothing to do with us? The Eighth Prince might have been involved in the dispute between Prince Duan and the Fourth Prince, which led to a situation where both Prince Duan and the Fourth Prince suffered losses."

"If you hadn't taken the Eighth Prince away first, the Eighth Prince might have already arrived in Hehe and followed Tu Yuanzhou, the traitor, to invade the border and destroy Dajing."

"The Eighth Prince is the emperor's son. Why would he join the rebels?" Xu Qinglu couldn't help but wonder when she heard what the Crown Princess said.

Tu Yuanzhou was overbearing and powerful. He couldn't even tolerate a member of the Xu family like her, so how could he possibly tolerate the Eighth Prince who had the blood of the emperor.

Is the Eighth Prince a fool? Why would he want to leave Luoyang City and go to the border to seek refuge with Tu Yuanzhou? Isn't he worried that he will be used as a pathfinder by Tu Yuanzhou to test the emperor?

Xu Qinglu was thinking this in her heart, but her expression was excited and there was none of her previous madness.

She stared at Princess An Qing with burning eyes and laughed heartily: "Could it be that Concubine De and the Eighth Prince were fooled by you? An Qing, you really know how to commit evil."

"You have no right to speak here." Princess An Qing was obviously angry at Xu Qinglu's words and immediately scolded her.

Chen Changli knew in his heart that Xu Qinglu had hit the nail on the head for Princess An Qing, which was why she was extremely dissatisfied with Xu Qinglu.

However, Xu Qinglu didn't know about the affairs of Liu Yaoyao and others, which means that the people behind Liu Yaoyao might not really be the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Because Xu Qinglu is the leader of the White Lotus Sect, while enjoying herself, she will also try to find ways to control the power in her hands, and during this period, she will come into contact with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

The remnants of the previous dynasty wanted to restore the previous dynasty, but Dajing had been established for more than a hundred years, and every time the remnants of the previous dynasty appeared, they would try their best to severely damage them.

No matter how many remnants of the previous dynasty there are, after a hundred years, they have long since become a group of scattered sand.

If they want to restore the previous dynasty, they can only rely on external forces.

The White Lotus Sect was an evil cult that had existed in the previous dynasty. Whenever there was a major disaster, it would jump out to recruit followers and then incite them to rebel.

Although the White Lotus Sect's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the regular army, those followers are all ordinary people. If they rebel against the court, they will cause a lot of trouble to the court.

If there is a smart person among the remnants of the previous dynasty, he will definitely choose the White Lotus Sect as a shield and hide behind it to develop peacefully.

Xu Qinglu has been the leader of the White Lotus Sect for nearly twenty years. She has dealt with the remnants of the previous dynasty. How could it be impossible for her to figure out who they are?

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Changli looked at Princess An Qing coldly, and said in a very affirmative tone: "Liu Yaoyao claimed that she used to be a daughter of the Liu family. I thought she was a member of the Liu family and a remnant of the previous dynasty, but from your attitude, I realized that she might be disguised as a member of the Liu family, hiding in the capital waiting for an opportunity to act."

"Who is Liu Yaoyao? Why have I never heard of her?" Princess An Qing's heart was pounding, but she spoke firmly.

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