After Prime Minister Lan was carried out, some of the officials worried about him while others felt happy.

They were worrying that they all followed Prime Minister Lan to support Chushi Lanfu before. But now Prime Minister Lan had no this power and influence, and other princes were eager for the position as the Crown Prince. Could Chushi Lanfu keep his position as the Crown Prince?

If he could not, how should they choose?

The ministers who supported Chushi Weiming and other princes felt delighted. Now Prime Minister Lan had lost his power and could not support the Empress anymore, so they could not ensure that Chushi Lanfu would still be the Crown Prince.

When everyone was pondering, Chushi Youtian said again, "I hope everyone can take warning from Prime Minister Lan today."

"Xu Qing, you are the Community Head of Jiandu. Although you are an inferior officer, I have heard that you have done a lot for the people of Jiandu. Now there are not many honest officials who are dedicated to the people like you." Chushi Youtian said and looked at Xu Qing.

Hearing that, Xu Qing quickly lowered his heads and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. It is what I should do to seek happiness for the people!"

"Now that the official position of Jiandu is vacant, you care so much about the people. Then you could be the prefect of Jiandu, OK?" Chushi Youtian then said.

After hearing this, Xu Qing quickly waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that I'm incompetent. Please arrange for others to take it over."

"I think you can do it." Chushi Youtian looked at Xu Qing and said.

Then he began to announce, "Xu Qing, the Community Head of Jiandu, listen to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Qing replied and knelt.

Chushi Youtian said, "Because of the vacancy of the official position of Jiandu, I thought that Xu Qing was dedicated to the people during the disaster. Today, I'll appoint Xu Qing as the magistrate of Jiandu."

"It's my great honor. Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!" Xu Qing kowtowed to Chushi Youtian at this moment.

When Chushi Youtian finished speaking, he said, "Stand up, please."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Qing just stood up and walked to one side.

Then Chushi Youtian said, "Mr. Xu will go back to Jiandu first, and I will arrange for other people to take over other vacant positions later."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Qing nodded and said.

Later, other ministers reported some other matters.

When Yang Zijin got up, she called Lan to dress her.

When everything was done, Yang Zijin asked Jiang Wei to go to the palace with her.

They should go to the palace to visit Empress Dowager when they came back this time.

When the carriage was ready, Jiang Wei and Yang Zijin headed for the palace.

In the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility

Empress Dowager heard Shuo Ling and Yang Zijin had returned to Jing City yesterday. When she woke up early in the morning, she said to Eunuch Liu around her, "Qingcheng must have forgotten me. She had returned to Jing City yesterday but she did not come to see me."

"Your Highness, Infanta Qingcheng loves you very much. She must be too tired from the journey, so she didn't come yesterday. I think that she will come to see you today." Eunuch Liu said with a smile at this moment.

Surprisingly, Eunuch Liu was right. When he just finished speaking, he heard a voice from outside.

"Grandmother." Yang Zijin then stepped into the room, looked at Empress Dowager, and called her with a smile.

When Empress Dowager saw that it was Yang Zijin, she could not help smiling. "I thought you had forgotten me."

"Of course not, grandmother. After I came back yesterday, I felt a little sick, so I didn't visit you. But I know that you are worried about me. Early this morning, I quickly come after waking up." Yang Zijin said, walking towards Empress Dowager and massaging her.

Hearing that, Empress Dowager lit up with pleasure. She said, "Only you know my thoughts. When you were in Jiandu, I worried about you every day."

"Grandmother, thank you for worrying me so much. Now I'm back, right?" Yang Zijin then said with a smile.

At this time, Empress Dowager put her hand on Yang Zijin's shoulder, pulled Yang Zijin in front of her, and said with a smile, "Come quickly and let me have a good look at you."

"Grandmother, I'm fine. Believe me. Look." Yang Zijin said and turned around in front of Empress Dowager.

At this time, Empress Dowager looked at Yang Zijin and said, "You've lost a lot of weight."

"Grandmother, as you know, after the flood in Jiandu, the people suffered. I must help them, so I naturally lost weight." Yang Zijin said at this moment.

Empress Dowager became serious at this moment. She said, "Do you think that I didn't know before you tell me? When the imperial doctor who went to Jiandu came back, I've asked Eunuch Liu to ask about the situation of you and Shuo Ling. But later I heard that you were poisoned in Jiandu, so that Dean Shen did not come back. I was worried after knowing that."

When Empress Dowager said this, she couldn't help but sigh. She said, "However, when I thought of Dean Shen's superb medical skills, I pinned my hopes on him. I was afraid that Duke of Mu would know about it, so I told them to keep the secret for fear that Duke of Mu would also worry. Now seeing you come back safely, I feel assured finally."

"Grandmother, I'm sorry for making you worried. But now that I've come back safely, you should stop thinking about it." Yang Zijin then stepped forward, gently hugged Empress Dowager, and said.

At this time, Empress Dowager also patted Yang Zijin's arm with her hand. She said, "Seeing that you are fine, I'm relieved."

"Now that you and Shuo Ling are back, your marriage should be done as soon as possible. I'm still waiting to hold your children." Then Empress Dowager took Yang Zijin's hand and said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yang Zijin smiled and said, "Grandmother."

"You are shy." Seeing that, Empress Dowager also said with a smile at this moment.

Then she told Eunuch Liu on the side, "Go outside the Throne Room and wait for Marquis Shuo. Ask him to come here after finishing the morning meeting."

"Yes, Your Highness." Eunuch Liu replied and went out of the house.

After Eunuch Liu left, Empress Dowager and Yang Zijin began to chat about their lives.

Outside the Throne Room

Eunuch Liu had waited for a long time before he saw some ministers come out of the hall.

When almost all of them had come out, Eunuch Liu saw Shuo Ling walk out.

Eunuch Liu quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Lordship, Empress Dowager calls you."

"Eunuch Liu, please wait a moment." Upon hearing this, Shuo Ling nodded.

Then he stepped aside and said to Xu Qing, "You take the carriage and go back to the mansion first. I have some things to do."

"Your Lordship, don't worry about me. Please go to work first!" Xu Qing nodded and said.

Shuo Ling walked to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility with Eunuch Liu.

After Xu Qing watched Shuo Ling leave, he left alone.

Mo Li, who stood outside the door, saw that only Xu Qing came out. He couldn't help but go forward and ask, "Mr. Xu, why didn't His Lordship come out with you?"

"As soon as I walked to the entrance of the main hall, His Lordship was called away by a eunuch, who seemed to be someone around Empress Dowager." Xu Qing said to Mo Li at this moment.

Mo Li nodded after hearing this, and then stopped worrying.

Then Mo Li said to Xu Qing, "Let's go back first, and I will send you back to the mansion. I will pick up His Lordship later."

Xu Qing nodded and got into the carriage first.

In Empress' bedroom

According to the words of Crown Prince Chushi Lanfu, the guards sent Prime Minister Lan to Lanruo's bedroom.

Lanruo just woke up at this time. When she just dressed up, she heard the noise outside the door, so she frowned.

Then Lanruo ordered Xiaotong, the servant girl around her, "Go and see what happens."

"Yes, Your Highness," Xiaotong replied and walked forward to open the door.

Then Xiaotong asked, "Who's there early in the morning..."

Before Xiaotong finished speaking, she saw Prime Minister Lan lifted by the guards. So, she quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"Prime Minister Lan fainted when he went to the court, and His Highness asked us to send Prime Minister Lan here first." A servant answered.

Lanruo was looking at the mirror. When she heard what the guard said at the door, she quickly got up and walked quickly to the door.

She saw that Prime Minister Lan was supported by two guards at this time, and his face turned pale. Seeing that, Lanruo quickly said, "Hurry up. Help Prime Minister Lan come into the house."

After hearing this, the two guards replied, "Yes, Your Highness!"

Then they helped Prime Minister Lan to lie on Lanruo's bed.

At this time, Lanruo shouted to Xiaotong, "What are you doing? Go to the doctor, go to the doctor!"

"Yes, I'll go now." Xiaotong was scared. Then she hurriedly replied and ran out of the house.

After Xiaotong left, Lanruo walked to the bed and looked at Prime Minister Lan who was with a pale face. She said worriedly, "Dad, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

Before long, Xiaotong brought Qiao Yanlin over.

At this time, Qiao Yanlin walked into the house and first saluted Lanruo, "Your Highness."

"Doctor Qiao, come on. Come and see what happened to Prime Minister Lan. How could he suddenly faint?" Hearing the voice of Qiao Yanlin, Lanruo looked back at this moment and hurriedly said.

Qiao Yanlin nodded, then walked quickly to Prime Minister Lan and sat in a chair in front of the bed, taking the pulse for him.

Lanruo stood at the end of the bed at this time, staring at Qiao Yanlin.

When Qiao Yanlin's hand removed from Prime Minister Lan's hand, Lanruo quickly asked, "Dr. Qiao, what happened to Prime Minister Lan?"

"Your Highness, from the pulse condition, I think that Prime Minister Lan was stimulated and couldn't accept it for a while, so he suffered from acute anxiety and fainted. I will give him a prescription. He will get better after taking medicine for a few days." Qiao Yanlin told Lanruo at this moment.

Hearing that, Lanruo frowned and realized that her father fainted because of the stimulation.

She wondered what had happened on the imperial court, and why did her dad react so emotionally?

Lanruo was thinking, when Qiao Yanlin said, "Your Highness, the prescription is ready."

"Xiaotong, go to the imperial hospital with Dr. Qiao to take medicine." Lanruo then turned to Xiaotong and said.

Xiaotong answered, and then followed behind Qiao Yanlin to the imperial hospital.

When Qiao Yanlin had just left, Prime Minister Lan moved his finger slightly, then slowly opened his eyes, and coughed gently. He asked in a weak voice, "Where am I?"