Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Princess An Qing's meaning was very clear, which was to let the emperor cut the Gordian knot and not be complacent just because the prince was his son.

The emperor listened to Princess An Qing's words, looked at her deeply, and left without saying anything.

"If Lao Liu and Lao Jiu knew what you were thinking, they would probably choose to cooperate with the prince in order to save their lives."

"It's a pity that they don't know your thoughts. Even if the prince has some guesses, he can't do anything about it. This is exactly the reason why you act recklessly and boldly to plot against them."

Princess An Qing waited for the emperor to leave until she could no longer see him, then she slumped down on the ground with a dejected look on her face, mumbling inexplicably.

After a cup of tea, a little palace maid came in.

She saw Princess An Qing slumped on the ground and was so scared that she quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Princess, what's wrong with you? Do you need me to call a doctor for you?"

"I'm fine, nothing happened. Why do I need to call a doctor?" Princess An Qing used her strength to stand up and quickly pulled her hand back.

The palace maid noticed Princess An Qing's actions. She was neither angry nor aggrieved, but only felt sorry for Princess An Qing.

"The eldest princess has been trapped here for nearly half a month. I don't know when His Majesty will let you out?"

"Mo Xin, what do you think of His Majesty?" Princess An Qing finally gave her a look when she heard the palace maid's concern for her.

"No matter how wise and powerful your majesty is, he is now just an old lion. Princess, there is no need to be afraid of him."

Princess An Qing's tone of voice was somewhat puzzling. Mo Xin thought that the brother and sister did not get along well, and vaguely understood what Princess An Qing meant by that. He immediately followed her thoughts and said something extremely treasonous.

"Yes, an old lion, no matter how powerful he is, his claws and fangs are not sharp anymore. The lively young lion is both an existence he fears and an enemy he wants to get rid of as soon as possible."

Princess An Qing had an inexplicable look on her face, but the words she blurted out seemed to have a deeper meaning.

"He can remain so calm in front of me now. It's obvious that he thinks he can eliminate the enemy."

Mo Xin thought for a moment and said, "The Eighth Prince is also trapped in this palace."

"The Eighth Prince is useless." Princess An Qing was unwilling to pay any attention to that idiot.

Mo Xin was silent for a moment and then said, "The Tenth Prince has been under house arrest since the incident with Prince Duan and the Fourth Prince. He had the guts to follow the Sixth Prince and force the palace to rebel. Now he may be even bolder. Since the Princess despises the Eighth Prince, why not test the Tenth Prince?"

"Mo Xin, the emperor's sons have long been useless." Princess An Qing didn't know what she was thinking about and suddenly let out a sigh.

"What does the princess mean?" Mo Xin asked tentatively.

She did not hear the conversation between the emperor and Princess An Qing, so naturally she did not know how cold the emperor's heart was.

She mentioned the Tenth Prince because he was more suitable to be a chess piece in Princess An Qing's hands than the Eighth Prince.

"It is better to rely on ourselves than on others. Besides, the existence of the emperor is the fundamental obstacle for us to break free from the cage." Princess An Qing said shockingly.

Mo Xin listened to her words, but felt that she was dissatisfied with the current situation.

"The emperor is suspicious and selfish, but he sits on the throne and owns the whole world." Princess An Qing said with a hint of sarcasm, "When he is selfish, no matter how powerful others are, they will be afraid of his status and retreat."

Speaking of the emperor's thoughts, Princess An Qing felt depressed.

This depression grew in her heart, like a thorn in her flesh, making her face turn pale.

"Although the emperor is old, he is also smart. He knows that as long as his behavior does not completely touch the bottom line of people, he can always stay high and be respected by civil and military officials."

"If the civil and military officials have other ideas, he can also plan to eliminate those officials with other ideas and only keep those who are loyal to him."

Princess An Qing spoke the word "loyalty" in a rather sarcastic tone.

The emperor was arbitrary and cruel, even though there were some civil and military officials who were loyal to him.

When he repeatedly took measures to purge the court, these people understood the emperor's mind, so those who were still able to stand firm in the court were a group of villains who flattered the emperor.

They are like fence-sitters; they will lean towards whichever wall is higher.

Princess An Qing looked down on them and deliberately used poisonous insects to control them, because she didn't want them to cause trouble and hold others back.

Although these fence-sitters were controlled by poisonous insects, Princess An Qing did not let them do anything, because these people had long been frightened by the emperor.

"Those people just haven't found the opportunity. If they had the opportunity, I think they would not be willing to be loyal to the cruel emperor."

After listening to Princess An Qing's words, Mo Xin thought for a long time before speaking slowly.

After she finished speaking, she reached out her hand to support Princess An Qing and led her to the back hall.

Princess An Qing noticed Mo Xin's concern for her, and followed her actions to the back hall.

"The emperor is now mostly focused on the Phoenix Gu. I think as long as the Phoenix Gu is always in front of the emperor, his behavior will become more and more tyrannical. When the time comes, the princess will take action again, and those civil and military officials will have no choice but to go down this path to the end."

Princess An Qing knew exactly what Mo Xin meant.

She was silent for a long time before she smiled and said, "If you use fence-sitters properly, you can indeed get unexpected results. I was obsessed with appearances in the past, so I ignored these people."

As soon as her mind became active, Princess An Qing knew what she should do. She immediately said to Mo Xin, "I want to see the Crown Princess. Go and arrange this."

Upon hearing this, Mo Xin responded with a "yes" and immediately went to arrange things. In the evening, the Crown Princess, dressed in a maid's uniform, appeared in front of Princess An Qing with doubt in her eyes.

"You came really quickly. It seems that even though the queen is dead, you are not doing well."

Looking the Crown Princess up and down, Princess An Qing suddenly sighed.

"How could I not be living a good life?" The Crown Princess raised her chin and showed a smug smile. "The Queen was my enemy. Now that she's dead, I've finally gotten rid of my inner demons. I've been feeling very happy lately. Why do you think I'm not living a good life?"

When the Crown Princess said this, she deliberately observed Princess An Qing's expression. She saw that she was frowning slightly, as if she was mocking her thoughts. Her heart sank immediately.

Hasn't Princess An Qing been very quiet recently? Why is she looking for me again now? What is she planning?

"The Crown Prince is not coming back for the funeral. Although you, as the Crown Princess, can replace him and restore some of his reputation, the conflict between you and the Queen has long been known. The civil and military officials may suspect that you are related to the Queen's death."

"Under such circumstances, if you are doing well, it only means that the speculations of the civil and military officials are true. As your husband, the Crown Prince will definitely be criticized by the civil and military officials after the Queen's funeral is over."

Princess An Qing's tone was very calm, as if she was just saying this casually.

The Crown Princess's face turned cold, and she looked at Princess An Qing with a cold gaze, sneering, "If you don't want to plot against me, how can the civil and military officials pay attention to this?"