Throughout this journey, Yi Qing'er progressed with extraordinary smoothness.
All the people she encountered, regardless of their strength, treated her with great courtesy.
Alas, good times don't last long.
As she got closer and closer to the Chaotic Golden Flame, her brows gradually furrowed.
"What's the matter?"
Cao Wenbin, who was constantly monitoring the outside world, immediately noticed her abnormality.
"It seems there's a special situation."
"Ordinarily, there wouldn't be so many people outside."
"And my sixth sense tells me that the way these people look at me is clearly amiss."
Hearing this, Cao Wenbin's head throbbed.
If they were outside, he would have at least a hundred ways to figure out what was going on.
But here, he was powerless.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Silence.
After a few seconds, Yi Qing'er said, "Never mind."
"Let's go find my mother first."
"She holds all the power of our imperial family in her hands."
"As long as we can find her, everything will be fine."
After speaking, her pace suddenly quickened.
However, ideal as the thought was, the reality was extremely harsh.
Before she even reached the entrance of the empress dowager's bedchamber, she was stopped.
"Your Majesty, the empress dowager is unwell."
"It's not suitable to receive guests recently, so please go back."
She was slightly stunned.
Then anger appeared on Yi Qing'er's small face.
"Liu Bingchang!"
"Open your dog eyes and see who I am!"
"Even if mother is really unwell, it won't prevent her from seeing me!"
This so - called Liu Bingchang was Yi Qing'er's father.
In the past, if Yi Qing'er got angry, this man would have knelt down long ago.
But today, he smirked 反常地.
"Your Majesty, you're no longer a child."
"Shouting like this, what's the proper form?"
"It seems that I need to find you a husband."
"I remember your mother was just like you when she was young."
"But since she was with me, she has become much gentler."
Without a doubt, Yi Qing'er's body trembled.
Obviously, she was extremely angry.
Well, anyone would feel bad if they saw a dog that used to obey them suddenly turn against them.
But in the end, she didn't say anything.
"Something's really wrong."
She wasn't stupid.
The two of them had made such a big commotion, yet there was no sound at all from the empress dowager's bedchamber.
This was very telling.
And just as she was about to communicate with Cao Wenbin, the appearance of another person made her even more restless.
"Your Majesty, your father really didn't lie to you."
"The empress dowager really can't see anyone in a short time."
"So, please go back."
"By the way, my son has admired you for a long time. I hope you can give him a chance."
"Look..."
The person who came was none other than Situ Jing, the leader of another major power in the Qingling Dynasty.
Seeing him, Yi Qing'er immediately understood everything.
No need to ask. It must be this old guy who was dissatisfied with the current situation and suddenly made a move.
As for her mother...
If there were no accidents, she should have been controlled.
"You..."
Originally, Yi Qing'er was going to flatly refuse.
After all, Situ Jing's son was really not good.
He had neither good looks nor emotional intelligence.
He was the kind of person that even dogs would find annoying.
But just as she started speaking, Cao Wenbin interrupted her directly.
"Agree to them."
"That guy is the key to our turning the situation around."
Yi Qing'er's reaction was also quick.
So, she quickly put on a very reluctant expression.
"Tell him to come to my bedchamber to find me."
As soon as the words fell, Yi Qing'er didn't linger.
She turned and left.
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"Prime Minister, why didn't we just detain her?"
"In this way, your noble son won't have to work so hard."
"After all, Yi Qing'er, who hasn't been married, doesn't have the ability to transform into armor."
"Once she's under control, she won't be able to refuse at all."
Looking at Yi Qing'er's back, Situ Jing didn't explain.
He turned and pushed open the door of the empress dowager's bedchamber.
Of course he wanted to directly control Yi Qing'er.
But the reality didn't allow it.
Because there were still quite a number of people in the royalist faction.
It wasn't time to completely break off relations yet.
And as the elaborately carved door with dragons and phoenixes was completely opened, the situation inside the hall was finally revealed to everyone.
Most of the inside was normal.
The decoration was also very luxurious.
Only the middle of the hall was so discordant.
A woman with an extremely good figure and a face that was seven - tenths similar to Yi Qing'er's was firmly hung in the air.
Even though the woman's legs were at least 1.2 meters long, at most, she could only touch the ground with her toes.
She looked extremely wretched.
"Liu Bingchang, you deserve to die a horrible death!"
"As long as I regain my freedom, I will burn your entire Liu family as human candles!"
Maybe she had been suffocated.
Anyway, as soon as the silk fabric in the woman's mouth was removed, she immediately started cursing.
Unfortunately, neither Liu Bingchang nor Situ Jing took this roar seriously.
Well, in their eyes, Empress Dowager Yi Xiaofu was already like meat on the chopping block, so there was no need to be afraid.
"Empress Dowager, stop struggling."
"Since I, the prime minister, dare to make a move, it means I'm fully confident."
"Come on, smile for me."
"You may not know that when I served you, I already had ideas about you."
"It's been so many years. Finally, I have a chance."
While speaking, Situ Jing's large hand slowly stretched out.
It was obvious that he intended to take advantage.
But just as he was about to succeed, the seemingly powerless Yi Xiaofu suddenly transformed into a suit of armor.
Different from the armor that Cao Wenbin saw in the prince's mansion, the armor transformed by Yi Xiaofu was much more exquisite.
The armor body was covered with flowing lights.
Obviously, this armor had stronger defensive power.
After wearing it, the enhancement it could bring to a person was definitely greater.
But seeing this scene, Situ Jing was angry.
"Change back immediately!"
"Otherwise, be careful I torture you!"
There was no reply.
She didn't change back either.
So, Situ Jing immediately prepared to take action.
But at this time, Liu Bingchang reached out and stopped him.
"Prime Minister, don't waste your energy."
"In the form of armor, she has no sense of pain."
Upon hearing this, Situ Jing's face became even darker.
"As her contractor, do you have a way to make her change back?"
With an awkward smile, Liu Bingchang didn't speak again.
In their contract, he was completely in a passive state. How could he have a way to control Yi Xiaofu?
"Waste!"
To be honest, if Cao Wenbin were here, he would have laughed to death.
These two people were still too naive.
No sense of pain and you're at a loss?
Can't you just splash some dirty things on the armor?
Don't you understand the principle of being annoying even if it doesn't hurt?
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