perial grants, and favoritism."The lowly official selected a few of the more easily verifiable individuals from the list and investigated them. The findings confirmed each one."Although obtaining the...Chapter 1439: Argument

Zhao Xuanji looked at Zhao Qinglan in disbelief and stammered, "You dare to speak to me like that"

Zhao Qinglan said coldly: "Why not I am the empress, your father is my father-in-law, but there's a distinction between ruler and subject. Since your father did something wrong, why can't I warn him"

"Warning!"

Zhao Xuanji was so angry that he laughed and said, “Good, very good.”

"Before, despite all that happened, your father always made excuses for you, always feeling that no matter what, you and he were blood related. But now, with this statement of yours, your father realizes that it has always been his one-sided wishful thinking!"

“Isn't this like setting a stone up to smash your own foot”

Zha Qinglan turned her head away and said, "Father, what's the point of talking about this now"

As a daughter, I have already done enough for you.

"You asked me to enter the palace, well, I will enter and marry that emperor who is barely alive."

"You want me to be empress, very well. I shall be your puppet empress, seated here in Phoenix Hall, serving as your eyes and ears, a political sacrifice."

“You want me to be your eyes and ears in the court and within the palace, watching the emperor's every move Fine. I will become your informant. I will tell you everything I know about his daily activities: who he meets, what he does, and what he says. No detail is too small.”

But what about you

Zhao Qinglan abruptly turned her head and glared at Zhao Xuanji, her voice dripping with hatred: "I gave up everything to be your good daughter. I wanted nothing more than to please you, to make you happy."

"But you've never treated me like a daughter. All you ever wanted was to squeeze every last bit of use out of me!"

Not only that, but you have also harmed my younger brother, who is the only family I have left in this world! Yet, you are going to give him to King Wen to be executed. Is this how you treat me!

Zhao Xuanji flew into a rage and said, "I told you, it was out of necessity. Besides, what do you mean by 'the only relative in the world' I raised you from birth, am I not your relative"

Zhao Qinglan let out a bitter laugh and said, "I treated you like family, but you treated me as a tool. When I finally realized that no matter what I did for you, in your eyes, I was always just a convenient tool, do you still expect me to continue treating you like family"

Zhao Xuanji's heart gradually sank to the bottom of the valley.

The events that had transpired before had alerted him to Zhao Qinglan slipping from his grasp.

But Zhao Xuanji has always been confident in his understanding and control of Zhao Qinglan. He felt that as long as he didn't mind, given Zhao Qinglan some time, she would still come back to him.

Then, just as before, be wholeheartedly devoted to doing things for yourself.

But now, Zhao Xuanji suddenly realized that his always incredibly accurate grasp of people's hearts had failed him in the most unlikely person.

Zhao Xuanji's brow furrowed, the anger in his heart gradually rising.

But over the years, his worldly wisdom had been honed to an almost imperceptible smoothness. Every twitch of Zhao Xuanji's face was carefully controlled, not revealing a single hint of his true feelings.

He even softened and pleaded, "Qinglan, I know you're angry with me, but there's no such thing as a parent-child feud that lasts overnight. Many things are beyond my control, and I had to make some compromises. Would I ever want to push you and your brother over the cliff"sy making arrangements to deal with Zhao Xuanji, and he can't move. Xu Changqing just happened to come over, so Li Chen asked him, "Do you think this matter has anything to do with Zhao Xuanji"Xu Chan...