Li Qitian never expected that Pang Xiao would dare to shout at him like this in public.
He was the emperor, the emperor, and the world was his! Pang Xiao was just an official, but he dared to speak like this in front of him. Did he want to rebel?
Li Qitian only felt that his face was damaged. He immediately pointed at Pang Xiao and scolded angrily: "Do you know who you are talking to?! Do you know who you are accusing?! Do you think I would send someone to kidnap your wife?! "
Pang Xiao restrained himself and did not directly kill the person in front of him to vent his anger.
"Your Majesty." Pang Xiao cupped his hands in greeting. His muscles, which were drenched by rain and mud, moved smoothly. His wheat-colored skin was covered with scars of various sizes. These were the scars left by many years of war. They were enough to make the people present admire him.
His voice was not as sharp as Li Qitian's. Instead, it was flat and straightforward: "My humble wife accompanied me in the disaster area and suffered from hunger all day in such a harsh environment. She also had to worry about the suffering of the people. Although she was a woman, she had a benevolent heart that cared about the people. She wanted to do something for the people, so she never complained in front of me.
"When she saw that the people in the disaster area had no food or medicine, she took the initiative to sell her dowry in exchange for money to buy food for the people. She also transported the grain from the fields under her name to the porridge stall without collecting any money. ,
"It can be said that because of her help, I reduced a lot of the pressure on the rice relief. It also allowed many people to escape the fate of starvation. This is not me boasting about her contributions. Magistrate Gong, County Magistrate Li, and the people of the old capital and the Yang County all know what she did.
"She was sick, but she couldn't let go of the disaster area and refused to leave. It was me who forced her to return to the capital to recuperate. Her body was weak, unlike me, who was a rough man. My skin was thick and could withstand beatings. She was a delicate woman. How could she withstand the starvation and lack of medicine in the disaster area?
"But I was wrong. He was really wrong. If I knew that she would be kidnapped by the Dragon Legion and be buried here, I would rather let her be sick by my side than lose her life. This subject fought for Your Majesty and became Your Majesty's sharp blade. Many outsiders said that this subject was a good man.
"But this valiant subject couldn't even protect his wife."
Pang Xiao hung his head. It was unknown whether it was rainwater or tears, but they fell from his messy hair, slid down his resolute and handsome face, and dripped from his chin to his muscular chest.
His words evoked the compassion of everyone present.
A tough man with outstanding military achievements was unable to protect his new wife. The people buried in this cave were obviously the Dragon Stallion Army that Li Qitian had arranged to find the treasure. If you said that the Prince Zhongshun's wife's situation had nothing to do with Your Majesty, who would believe that?
When Li Qitian heard this, he was so angry that his lips quivered. For a long time, he didn't know what to say.
Who was Pang Xiao trying to impress with his affectionate and unrepentant appearance? If he really cared about the life and death of the Qin Clan, why would he have forcefully seized the Qin Clan and made things difficult for them?
Li Qitian suspected that Pang Xiao was involved in the loss of the treasure and purposely sent Qin Yining to die to gain sympathy from others to cover up his dirty actions.
"You don't have to be so sad." Li Qitian said in a low voice, "I won't hold you accountable now. Let's focus on digging first. We haven't dug it out yet, but when we get here, it will be clear. It won't be too late to discuss this matter then. "
"Your Majesty's words mean that this subject arranged for a woman to steal the treasure?"
Li Qitian's face darkened.
Indeed, no man would give such an important matter to a woman to do. Li Qitian knew that Qin Yining was extremely smart and was different from normal women. However, no one present knew this.
He pretended to be lenient, but his words made him seem too harsh. In front of so many people from the Dragon Legion, he couldn't help but reveal his lowly side.
"Forget it. I pity that you lost the princess and feel depressed, so I won't blame you for your inappropriate words. However, you have to be careful. "Li Qitian put one hand behind his back and pointed at Pang Xiao with the other.
Pang Xiao wasn't in the mood to argue with Li Qitian. Logically, he shouldn't argue with Li Qitian in front of others. He cupped his hands and bowed, then turned back to continue digging.
Under the collapse of the cave, the soft soil was dug up bit by bit. The corpses of the Dragon Legion and Qingtian Alliance were slowly revealed.
Finally, a few chests were revealed. One could vaguely see silver placed on top of them.
Li Qitian's eyes lit up. He hurriedly ordered people to move the silver out and count it. Pang Xiao found a hole in the wall not far behind the chests. He could vaguely hear the sound of water dripping from inside.
Pang Xiao hurriedly leaned over to take a look. He turned back and ordered Huzi, "Quickly bring a lantern!"
Huzi hurriedly raised his head and shouted at the people on the ground for a lantern. He then took the lantern and passed it to Pang Xiao who was squatting in the hole.
Pang Xiao once again put the lantern into the hole. "Is anyone there? Sister Yi? "
In the hole, a faint rustling sound could be heard, followed by a weak female voice. "Wang, Wang Ye? Is that Wang Ye? "
Pang Xiao was overjoyed. He hurriedly said, "It's me. Are you Bing Tang? Where's the princess? Come out quickly. Who else is inside? "
Bing Tang's breathing was weak. "My leg is broken. I can't come out. Ji Yun is also here. She's injured."
Pang Xiao was very anxious. He couldn't say anything more. He first rescued Bing Tang and Ji Yun with Huzi.
Ji Yun's body was covered with knife wounds. She had lost too much blood and was unconscious.
One of Bing Tang's legs was probably fractured. She was in so much pain that her face turned pale.
Li Qitian also heard that there were survivors. He came forward with his hands behind his back to take a look.
Pang Xiao grabbed Bing Tang's arm and asked, "Where's the princess? Where's the princess? "
Bing Tang's tears flowed down. "I, I don't know. At that time, there were people trying to kill us. The princess hid me behind a box and told me to think of a way to escape. I kept hiding. I saw the princess being slashed by a person wearing a Dragon Legion uniform. There was a big wound on her shoulder and a lot of blood flowed out. At that time, there was a scuffle in the cave. "
At this point, Bing Tang looked at Li Qitian and changed the topic. "We were walking well with the princess. However, we encountered robbers. Those people even dressed up as Dragon Legion soldiers and kidnapped the princess. The princess's guards resisted with their lives. However, they were outnumbered. I don't know if the princess is dead or alive …"
After hearing Bing Tang say that Qin Yining was injured and bled a lot, Pang Xiao panicked.
He was not in the mood to think about which part of Bing Tang's story was true and which part was false, because there was only one thought in his mind, which was whether Qin Yining was alive or dead. She asked Bing Tang to hide, but she didn't. Bing Tang and Ji Yun were usually inseparable from Qin Yining. The two of them hid in those small holes. Why didn't I see Qin Yining? "
Was Qin Yining killed or buried here?
Thinking of this, Pang Xiao didn't have any other thoughts. He anxiously jumped down and continued to dig.
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