Qin Yining said in surprise, "These things … the Tiger Army putting Prince Consort Ji under house arrest, and the Lu Family changing hands and cutting off the food supplies, were these all your arrangements?"
"Of course not."
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "These are actually the spontaneous actions of Ji Lan and Lu Heng. I just used a little trick to make these things explode in one day. This matter is just calm on the surface now, but Your Majesty will definitely investigate thoroughly after the court. Even if I didn't do anything, he will think of a way to accuse me of several crimes. If I really did control these things, won't Your Majesty go crazy? "
Thinking of Li Qitian's angry look just now, Qin Yining couldn't help but laugh again. He tapped Pang Xiao's shoulder and said, "You're too bad. With all these things put together, it's easy to guess that someone did it. But you didn't do anything, so he can't accuse you of any crimes. Isn't this driving him to death? "
Pang Xiao shrugged helplessly and spread out his hands, with a look that said, "What can I do? I'm also very helpless." Qin Yining laughed again.
Seeing that she didn't have any grudges and that today's matter didn't affect her health, Pang Xiao was completely relieved.
Qin Yining leaned on Pang Xiao's shoulder, thought for a while, and said, "But after today's matter, you and Your Majesty are only separated by a thin layer of paper. Although Your Majesty has no choice but to endure it, once he finds the right time in the future, he will definitely make things difficult for you. When the time comes, you have to think about how to deal with it. "
Pang Xiao couldn't help but laugh when he saw her frown and nagging with concern. He rubbed his forehead against hers and said, "I know. I'll take care of it properly. Don't worry. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your body. You don't have to think about anything else. "
Qin Yining stroked his flat stomach and nodded with a smile. "I got it."
Qin Yining lifted the curtain and looked outside. He asked, "Where are we going now?"
"I think father-in-law and uncle have already gone home. Let's go over now. You haven't seen mother-in-law for a long time."
Qin Yining's eyes lit up. She smiled and nodded obediently. "Okay." After thinking for a while, she asked, "How are Grandpa, Grandma, and Mother now? When will they be back? "
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already made the proper arrangements. When the situation here stabilizes, it will be about time for them to visit their relatives. "
Qin Yining thought for a moment and couldn't help but laugh even more heartily. As long as she thought of Li Qitian's twisted face in the morning court meeting, she felt exceptionally happy.
Pang Xiao's plan this time gave Qin Yining a big surprise. At first, she didn't ask about this matter because of her feelings and trust in him. She trusted him and gave him full authority. Now, it seemed that Pang Xiao really had the ability for her to rely on. Even if she didn't intervene, he could handle things properly one by one. He could even handle things more brilliantly than when she was involved.
Qin Yining leaned on Pang Xiao's shoulder with peace of mind and discussed what to do after they went back.
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At the same time, in the imperial study, Li Qitian sat at the head of the table with a gloomy face. He hadn't said a word for a long time.
The palace servants serving in the imperial study were all silent. They hated that they couldn't become invisible from now on. They didn't want Your Majesty to vent his anger on them.
Li Guanwen lowered his eyes and stood far away by the ancient shelf made of black paulownia wood. He prayed thousands of times in his heart that Your Majesty wouldn't notice him.
At this time, Li Qitian seemed to have recovered from his thoughts. He frowned and took a sip of tea.
The tea in his mouth was a bit cold. He was furious. He raised his hand and smashed the teacup, shouting: "Who did this! What's the use of raising dogs like you? At this critical moment, you don't even know how to share my worries. You only make trouble for me! Can't you even make tea! "
As soon as he heard Li Qitian's words, Li Guanwen knew that Your Majesty was still angry at Prince Consort Ji and was venting his anger on others.
Normally, Li Qitian's tea was made by palace servants who were responsible for making tea. They would make sure that the temperature and thickness of the tea was suitable for drinking.
But today, Li Qitian was furious. Who would dare to make tea in front of him for no reason? Wouldn't that be courting death?
Because of this, Li Qitian drank the herbal tea. The palace maid who made the tea knelt down with a pale face. She didn't care about the broken porcelain on the floor and cut her knees and hands. She repeatedly kowtowed and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down! This servant knows her mistake!
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As soon as Li Qitian heard the voice that belonged to a young girl, he became even angrier.
He thought of the Qin Yining in the main hall from beginning to end. Her attitude was calm and leisurely. Now that he thought about it, for a woman to be so calm, wasn't it because she had a card up her sleeve?
This was enough to prove that Pang Xiao had secretly arranged everything!
These people were colluding with each other. Wasn't it just to bully him?
The anger in Li Qitian's heart was like oil that had been spilled. It burned even more fiercely. He pointed at the palace maid who made the tea and said: "Drag this lowly servant out and flog her a hundred times!"
"Yes!"
The Imperial Bodyguards outside the hall immediately responded and entered. They dragged the palace maid who was so scared that she couldn't speak, one on the left and one on the right.
When she was dragged out of the hall, the palace maid finally found her voice. Her mournful screams resounded through the sky.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty harassed this servant! This servant doesn't want to die. This servant doesn't want to die. Your Majesty! "
That mournful screams made people's hair stand on end.
Seeing that Li Qitian's brows were furrowed even tighter, Li Guanwen hurriedly followed him out. He gestured to the Imperial Bodyguards and said in a low voice: "Why aren't you sealing her mouth? Wait until Your Majesty gets angry. Otherwise, we'll all lose our heads! "
"Yes." The Imperial Bodyguards hurriedly took out a handkerchief from their sleeves, crumpled it into a ball, and stuffed it into the palace maid's mouth. They pulled her far away to a corner and called for two little eunuchs who were in charge of administering punishment.
She was beaten a hundred times without mercy. After twenty to thirty beatings, her bones and tendons were broken. That palace maid was already vomiting blood, her eyes were bulging, and she was no longer breathing. After the hundred beatings, she was already sitting upright. The eunuchs covered their mouths and noses, resisting the urge to vomit, and went to fetch water to clean the floor. The unlucky palace maid was directly wrapped in a mat and thrown out.
Regardless of what the bystanders thought, Li Qitian listened to the sound of the wooden planks, and the anger in his heart subsided a little. Smelling the faint smell of blood, he even felt his state of mind calm down a lot. He was able to calm down and think about what to do next.
Seeing Li Qitian narrowing his eyes and pondering, Li Guanwen was so scared that he almost trembled into a ball.
To be able to find peace in the midst of brutality and blood, this kind of person's heart was probably ruthless to a certain extent. In Your Majesty's eyes, killing a palace maid was probably as insignificant as stepping on an ant.
After a while, Li Qitian, who was deep in thought, finally opened his mouth.
"Li Guanwen."
"This servant is here." Li Guanwen immediately stepped forward and bowed, suppressing the panic and fear in his heart. "What orders does Your Majesty have?"
"Immediately take Zhen's decree and go to the Tiger Army. Order Ji Zeyu and the generals who put him under house arrest to enter the palace and say Zhen's words. If they have any dissatisfaction, they can personally state it in front of Zhen. Private conflicts are not what Zhen wants to see."
Li Guanwen heard this and let out a sigh of relief.
But when he thought of the Tiger Army's camp that was probably in chaos, he felt his scalp go numb.
If he went, he didn't know if he would lose his little life.
Li Guanwen braced himself and bowed solemnly. "Yes, this servant will do it immediately." Then, he went out to do as he was told without fear of death.
Li Qitian rubbed his chin, pondering the intentions of those uncouth men in the Tiger Army. If this was really arranged by Pang Xiao, then he was afraid that what would happen next would be a mutiny.
Li Qitian calmly issued several decrees, arranging for the Jingji Guard and the Warden's Office of the Five Cities to be on standby in the city today to be prepared.
The people who received the decrees were at a loss for a moment. They had no idea what Your Majesty wanted them to be prepared for when he said to be "prepared." Or rather, they had no idea what Your Majesty wanted them to do. In reality, if they could, they really wished that they weren't officials in the capital right now and were far away from this place of trouble.
The people below were terrified. Li Qitian also tensed himself up like a bowstring.
His hesitation and uneasiness continued until Ji Zeyu and the six Tiger Army generals of different ranks came to the palace hall together.
When Li Guanwen saw Li Qitian, he felt as if he had survived a disaster.
In reality, when he went to the Tiger Army's camp, Li Guanwen was already prepared to die. If things went wrong, his little life would be embroiled in the disputes in the army. If those generals really rebelled, killing him would be as easy as killing an ant.
But he actually came back alive!
"Your Majesty." Li Guanwen suppressed his excitement and bowed.
Li Qitian nodded from his seat at the head of the table. Then, he shifted his gaze to the two groups of people in front of him.
Ji Zeyu stood on one side with a cold expression. The six Tiger Army generals and lieutenants who originally followed Pang Xiao stood on the other side. Both sides obviously didn't like each other. They were like angry fighting cocks. Even though they were right in front of Li Qitian in the imperial study, they still seemed to want to bite each other in order to feel at ease.
Li Qitian said in a deep voice: "You actually dare to put the commander-in-chief under house arrest? Do you know your crime? "
The six people immediately knelt on one knee and saluted with cupped fists. "Your Majesty, please calm down. We know our crime. However, we also have our reasons. "
Li Qitian heard the buzzing of these rough men's voices in the imperial study. It was so loud that his head hurt. He pointed at the youngest general with a sullen face: "You speak."
"Yes!"
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