Ji Zeyu said calmly, "Your Majesty's statement."
"You! What kind of attitude is that?! "Li Qitian flew into a rage and kicked Ji Zeyu again.
Ji Zeyu was kicked so hard that he fell to the ground again. His handsome face was still expressionless.
"During this period of time, we have treated you as if we were of the same mind. We have promoted you and entrusted you with important tasks. We have treated you well, but what about you? Is this how you repay our trust?! "
Just like that, he allowed Li Qitian to vent his emotions. He scolded and kicked Li Qitian several times. Finally, Li Qitian was so tired that he put his hands on his hips and panted heavily.
Ji Zeyu knelt properly and said, "Your Majesty, the reason this subject is doing this is indeed for Your Majesty's sake."
Li Qitian pointed at Ji Zeyu and nodded angrily. "Fine, then tell us why you are doing this! If what you say is reasonable, then we will forget about this matter. If you argue … do you really think we can only have you?! "
Ji Zeyu lowered his head and said, "This subject does not think that way. Da Zhou is full of talented people. Your Majesty has the support of the people. How can you only have this subject? This subject is doing this for two reasons. First, the current situation in the imperial court is not suitable to take down Pang Zhixi. Tatan is eyeing us covetously. External threats are coming, so how can we deal with internal problems? First, we should work together to resist external threats. Once everything is stable, we can close our doors and resolve our internal problems.
"Second, although the Tiger Army is under my command, those people were once Pang Zhixi's men. If there is a need to take action one day, they will always be a hidden danger. Why don't we take this opportunity to stabilize Pang Zhixi and give Your Majesty a legitimate reason to replace Pang Zhixi's men in important positions? Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? "
Ji Zeyu was usually not good with words. He rarely spoke so much in one breath. It was rare for him to speak, so Li Qitian listened very carefully.
After kicking Ji Zeyu so many times without him making a sound, Li Qitian's anger had already subsided a lot. Now that he listened to Ji Zeyu's analysis of the reason, Li Qitian carefully pondered over it and couldn't help but feel a little bit of agreement.
Today's failure in the Imperial Court had made Li Qitian realize that he had indeed acted too hastily this time. Not only did he fail to take down Pang Xiao in one fell swoop, but he had also caused an extremely negative impact on his reputation outside. He had also acted rashly and alerted the enemy, which had intensified the conflict between the two of them. Now, he was only left with a thin layer of skin to maintain his dignity. If Pang Xiao were to lead the troops to rebel now, he would be able to find an excuse.
Pang Xiao's reputation had always been very high among the people, and his appeal in the military was even more unmatched. Tatan was now doing his best to invade the south, and had already expressed his desire to invade the south. If at this time, Pang Xiao was forced to rebel against Da Zhou and join forces with Utejin Khan to deal with Da Zhou …
When Li Qitian thought of this, he was already sweating profusely. He couldn't help but somewhat agree with Ji Zeyu's actions.
At least now, the generals in the Tiger Army who were wholeheartedly loyal to Pang Xiao had already successfully taken down six people. He could replace these six people with his own trusted subordinates. When the time came, the Tiger Army would completely break away from Pang Xiao's control. At least if he wanted to rebel, he would definitely choose the Tiger Army that he had led for many years. He definitely wouldn't be able to order the Dragon Army in the north.
Ji Zeyu was originally the God of War that was revered by tens of thousands of people in the Dragon Army. Now that he had firm control over the Tiger Army, the military power of the world was already in the hands of his own people. When he took down Pang Xiao in the future, if Ji Zeyu had any thoughts of betrayal, it would be easy to deal with him with only one person. It was better than constantly worrying that Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu would join forces to rebel against him.
Thinking of this, Li Qitian sighed and used both hands to help Ji Zeyu up.
Ji Zeyu seemed to have been injured by his kick. Half of his shoulder was stiff. Although his expression was normal and there wasn't anything wrong with his expression, Li Qitian could already tell that something was wrong from his movements. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"Beloved subject, don't take offense. Zhen only acted this way because zhen was angry."
Ji Zeyu hurriedly bowed again, "This subject understands Your Majesty's painstaking efforts. Please don't be like this."
How could Li Qitian let him kneel again? He helped him up again and purposely avoided talking about court matters. He chatted with Ji Zeyu about domestic matters. In the end, he asked, "Anyang hasn't come to the palace to pay respects to Imperial Mother these days. Imperial Mother even asked about it a few days ago."
Ji Zeyu lowered his eyes and said, "The Princess Royal hasn't asked this subject to see her either. However, there are many … many close attendants in the Princess Royal's residence. She should be having a good time."
When Li Qitian heard this, he immediately understood. He knew how much his younger sister was spoiled. Anyang's personality was stubborn and spoiled. She was arrogant and self-centered. Although it was mostly political considerations that allowed Ji Zeyu to marry her, from an outsider's point of view, they didn't match. In addition, ever since Ji Zeyu caught Li Helan fooling around with a male companion at Madame Lu's residence, Ji Zeyu seemed to have given up on this marriage. Li Helan was becoming more and more unscrupulous and began to raise male companions in the Princess Royal's residence.
Li Qitian was busy with court matters. How could he have the time to consider everything for Li Helan? When the Empress saw that the Empress Dowager didn't care about these things, she naturally wouldn't interfere. So today, Li Helan's reputation for being dissolute had become a secret that everyone knew.
Li Qitian said awkwardly, "Forget it. If you like it, zhen will send you a few gentle and pleasant palace attendants to serve you. Zhen will talk to Anyang about her."
Ji Zeyu heard this and quickly bowed, "Thank you for Your Majesty's concern. This subject has no intention of doing this."
As the Emperor, he wanted to arrange beauties to be by his son-in-law's side. This was really surprising. Normally, when a person married the Emperor, they would only ask that he not take concubines and could only wait for the Princess to summon him. However, when it came to Li Qitian and Ji Zeyu, Li Qitian actually took the initiative to send a woman to Ji Zeyu. It was obvious how important Ji Zeyu was to Li Qitian.
Ji Zeyu stayed in the palace and talked with Li Qitian for a while. Only then did Li Qitian say, "You did very well this time. You took the big picture into consideration. Zhen will reward you with a hundred taels of gold and a sword. I will send it to your son-in-law's residence later. "
Ji Zeyu lowered his eyes and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Li Qitian's extravagant bestowal of rewards would certainly have several meanings in other people's eyes. Those who stood on Pang Xiao's side would certainly think that Li Qitian had helped His Majesty do something shameful.
But so what?
Ji Zeyu's expression was still indifferent. He always did things based on his heart. As long as he felt that it was right, he didn't care about the other consequences.
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At this time in the Qin Residence, Qin Yining saw the Sun Clan. The mother and daughter pair stood in front of the gate and wept bitterly on each other's shoulders. The scene of the mother and daughter reuniting moved all the womenfolk present — except for the Old Madam and Qin Huining.
Qin Huaiyuan led Pang Xiao inside with Second Old Master and Third Old Master and ordered the servants to prepare dinner. Second Old Madam went forward to persuade her, "Eldest Sister-in-law, didn't Sister Yi come back safe and sound? Not only is she fine now, but she is also pregnant. Don't just cry in joy when you see your daughter and ignore Sister Yi's health. "
When Sun Clan heard this, she immediately nodded and held Qin Yining's hand, saying, "Right, right, right. Look at me, I actually forgot about this. Your father told me. How are you feeling now?"
Qin Yining wiped her tears with her sleeve and said helplessly, "Mother, I'm fine."
"Good, good. Then let's quickly go inside and talk."
The whole family happily walked into the house. Qin Huaiyuan brought his brothers and nephews to the front hall to drink tea and talk with Pang Xiao. The womenfolk directly entered the inner residence and sat down in the front hall.
Old Madam had been ill for a few days and lost a lot of weight. The wrinkles on her face seemed even deeper, and the corners of her eyes drooped into triangles, making her look even more mean.
She still hadn't recovered from the shock.
How did Qin Yining not only come back safe and sound after being kidnapped by the Tatan, but she was also pregnant? Old Madam looked at Qin Yining suspiciously, as if she wanted to see some clues from her belly that hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy.
Was she really pregnant?
Or was she too thin, so she was actually pregnant but couldn't find out?
Was this child really Pang Xiao's?
Thinking of this, old Madam was frightened by her own thoughts.
Pang Xiao was such a malefic person. If he knew that Qin Yining's child wasn't his, wouldn't he chop up the Qin Family and feed them to the dogs?
Thinking of this, old Madam was so scared that her face immediately turned pale. Thinking of this, Qin Yining waved her hand and called her forward, "Sister Yi, come here quickly. Grandmother wants to talk to you."
If Qin Yining didn't know what dirty things old Madam had done behind her back and wanted to push Miss Ba and Qin Huining to Pang Xiao as concubines while she was away, she might be able to squeeze out a smile to old Madam now. But old Madam's way of doing things really made her bitterly disappointed.
Because of her face and considering that Miss Ba wasn't that kind of girl with a bad nature, Qin Yining didn't ridicule her to her face. Instead, she looked at old Madam with an expressionless face and slowly walked over unwillingly. She didn't sit next to old Madam but stood to reply.
"Old Madam."
Looking at her indifferent appearance, the fire that was suppressed in old madam's heart sprang up.
If it wasn't for this little wench, how could her eldest son, who had always been closest to her, have a falling out with her?
Old Madam was an elder, so she naturally had her own pride. She wanted to be close to Qin Huaiyuan, but her son seemed to hold a grudge against her. She couldn't take the initiative to curry favor with him.
Now that she saw the culprit that caused the conflict between her and her eldest son, although old Madam rationally told herself that this granddaughter was now a wangfei and not an ordinary girl, she still couldn't control her emotions, and the corners of her mouth twitched a little.
"Did it go smoothly this time? Did anything happen on the way? "
Qin Yining said faintly, "Old Madam doesn't need to worry. Nothing happened. Granddaughter is fine."
"Oh, then why did I hear that Your Majesty was going to hold Wang Ye accountable during the court assembly?" Old Madam's tone was very gossipy.
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