Qin Yining's body was heavy, so she naturally wouldn't make things difficult for herself. She immediately knelt down to express her gratitude.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and help your wife up. " Li Qitian didn't even allow her to finish her bow. He urged Pang Xiao to get up. His tone was intimate, as if he was his own brother.
Pang Xiao smiled and agreed. He simply jumped down from the carriage and easily carried Qin Yining to the carriage. Then, he sat down next to her.
The carriage was very spacious, so there was still a lot of space for four people.
Li Qitian sat upright in his seat. Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu talked in a low voice the entire way. During this time, they didn't neglect Qin Yining.
Qin Yining could tell that after being forced to reveal his power, Li Qitian no longer viewed her as an official's wife. Instead, he viewed her as a capable subordinate on the same level as Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu.
Not long after, the group of people successfully entered the palace.
Qin Yining couldn't help but lift the curtains and look outside.
In the dark night, there were dark brown marks on the red palace walls and floor tiles. There were even corpses of palace servants and imperial bodyguards that hadn't been cleaned up in time.
The wooden carriage wheels rolled on the silent palace road, making a series of noises. Because of the pitch-black surroundings and the smell of blood, everything seemed eerie and strange.
A place like the Imperial Palace had always accumulated resentment.
"Sister Yi, don't look." Pang Xiao held Qin Yining's shoulders and straightened her body.
At this time, except for Li Qitian, none of the other three people in the carriage felt good. In Li Qitian's eyes, such casualties were not worth mentioning. He would even think that it was worth it to kill these people to take back the throne. In fact, the plan that Qin Yining and Pang Xiao had come up with was indeed the least costly way to take back the city.
However, when they saw the blood-stained brick walls and ground, and even people like Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu saw with their own eyes that their close subordinates had died in such a conspiracy for power, but their blood was not spilled on the battlefield. The pain in their hearts was not something that others could understand.
"Your Majesty." Outside the carriage, Huzi said, "The Empress is in the Empress Dowager's palace right now. Your Majesty, do you want to go to the Imperial Study or the Ci 'an Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager?"
Li Qitian looked at the sky, thought for a while, and then said, "Of course I have to pay respects to the Empress Dowager first."
"Yes." Huzi ordered, "Prepare the carriage for Ci 'an Palace."
The carriage followed the palace road to Ci 'an Palace.
The guards in front of Ci 'an Palace saw a spacious and gorgeous carriage slowly coming in surrounded by guards from afar, and they all went forward to salute.
A clever eunuch stepped back a few steps, turned around, and ran to the Empress Dowager to deliver the message. He cheered loudly, "Empress Dowager, Empress, Your Majesty is back!"
At this time, the Empress Dowager was guarding a silk lamp. She took a cold handkerchief from a palace servant and pressed it on her eyes that were swollen from crying. Hearing this, she stood up excitedly and almost overturned the palace lamp.
"What did you say? Is it really Your Majesty? If you dare to deceive me, I will kill you! "
"This servant doesn't dare to lie. Your Majesty is really back!" The little eunuch was so scared that he knelt down with a plop.
The Empress had already stood up and walked to the palace door with the help of the palace servants beside her. Tears kept rolling in her eyes.
Your Majesty is back! It's really him!
The Empress had never been so shocked in her life. First, she was nailed to death in her own palace by Prince Li. He even said that he would starve her to death without food or water. If her mind wasn't so strong, she might have committed suicide in despair on the spot. She didn't expect that she would grit her teeth and persist. She didn't even have the chance to carry out the methods she thought of to survive. That night, Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu's subordinates killed their way into the palace and rescued her.
The Empress was very grateful to Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu. She now understood. When Your Majesty was trapped in the underground palace, only Ji Zeyu was willing to put in so much effort. He stayed on the mountain and swore that he wouldn't go down until he rescued Your Majesty.
From the Empress Dowager's words, the Empress learned that Qin Yining came to the palace today to deliver a letter for Your Majesty.
In addition, now that the Imperial Palace has been recaptured, Your Majesty has safely returned to the palace.
It was clear who was right and who was wrong, who was evil and who was evil.
If it weren't for Ji Zeyu and Pang Xiao, she and the child in her belly would probably have died. Could she hope that she would be so scared that she would lose her mind?
That her extremely selfish mother-in-law would come to save her?
The Empress's eyes darkened. She held her waist and walked out.
The Empress Dowager was faster than her.
The Empress Dowager, who had been so scared that her legs were trembling, now walked like the wind. Her movements were comparable to that of a young eunuch.
"My son, my son is fine!"
The Empress Dowager excitedly rushed to the front of Ci 'an Palace and saw Qin Yining get off the carriage with Pang Xiao's help. Then, Ji Zeyu lightly jumped down. Li Qitian finally stepped on the footstool with the help of two officials.
"My son!"
The Empress Dowager opened her arms and rushed over. She hugged Li Qitian and said, "My son, you want your mother's life! You, I thought you were already … already … if you didn't come back, your mother wouldn't want to live! "
The sadness and sorrow that had accumulated for many days were all vented at this moment. The Empress Dowager cried so much that even the imperial guards felt moved.
The Empress stood not far away, holding her belly. She looked at all of this and felt that it was funny.
Did the Empress Dowager think that everyone was blind?
Was she worried about her son? Maybe she was worried. But her son's life was not as important as her life, not as important as the glory of her family. Now, she showed such a face, which made people feel that it was ridiculous.
Li Qitian smiled and patted the Empress Dowager's back, "Imperial Mother, I came back safely. You should be happy. Imperial Mother, don't be sad."
The Empress Dowager patted Li Qitian's back and squeezed his arm, "My son has lost weight. You've lost so much weight! "
Li Qitian smiled and said, "It's already hard for me to keep my life. Imperial Mother, don't cry."
"Yes, Empress Dowager." The Empress smiled and came forward, "Your Majesty and two brothers have worked hard. Let's sit down and talk about what happened after we parted."
Hearing how the Empress Dowager addressed Ji Zeyu and Pang Xiao, Li Qitian immediately felt that they were of the same mind. Looking at the Empress Dowager's belly, which was bigger than he remembered, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Zitong is right. It's late at night and cold. It won't be good if Imperial Mother catches a cold. Let's go in and talk. "
The Empress Dowager had no choice but to nod. With Li Qitian's help, she sobbed all the way into the hall.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao walked side by side at the back. The night wind blew away the thick smell of blood, but Qin Yining's senses were sharp. The thick smell of blood that she saw along the way still made her feel suffocated.
Pang Xiao put an arm around her shoulder and whispered with heartache, "Are you not feeling well? Later, I'll get someone to find a room and let Bing Tang and Ji Yun wait on you to rest. With your current body, how can you endure staying up all night? "
Qin Yining was indeed a bit tired. Looking at the sky, she said, "It's fine. I still want to stay by your side. It's safer. "
Pang Xiao agreed, "You're right. The palace isn't completely safe. Hold on a bit longer. We can rest in peace once we're done. "
Qin Yining smiled and nodded.
Just as Li Qitian and the others were discussing the recent situation in the capital with the Empress Dowager and the Empress, Prince Li and Marquis Qingyang were at Prince Zhongshun's residence, inspecting the situation.
The fire had just been extinguished. The charred ruins were still smoking. In some places, the original outlines could still be seen.
Charred corpses were placed on the ground. Many of them had been burned to the point that they had shriveled up. It could only be seen that they were originally people.
In front of Prince Li and Marquis Qingyang was a male corpse whose body was charred black, but whose facial outline could still be considered complete. Seeing Li Qitian's familiar face that was half charred and lying on the ground, Prince Li almost laughed out loud.
Li Qitian was dead! All the people in Pang Xiao's residence were buried with him. It was really satisfying!
In this way, his ascension to the throne was justified! He was originally Li Qitian's younger cousin. In times of crisis, he was entrusted by the Empress Dowager to supervise the country. The Emperor was on his way. Who could say no to his ascension to the throne? What's more, the situation in the court was tense. He believed that his ascension to the throne would give the court officials a backbone. No one would be unwilling.
When the time came, he would arrange for the Tiger Army to rescue Heaven's Gate Pass and drive the Tatan out of Da Zhou. His position would be even more stable!
Thinking of this, Prince Li pursed his lips and gritted his teeth. He forced a sorrowful appearance and ordered the people around him: "Deal with these corpses. Carry this one out. We're going back to see the Empress Dowager."
"Yes."
His trusted subordinates moved quickly. They ignored the rest of the corpses and temporarily didn't care about the charred corpses. They found a wooden board and only carried out "Li Qitian's" corpse.
The sky was dark. Prince Li and Marquis Qingyang silently walked through the scorched prince's estate. Their moods were very high.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the gate, Prince Li and Marquis Qingyang saw many officials' palanquins and carriages heading in the direction of the Imperial Palace.
In the prince's estate's location, there were many neighbors who were officials in the court.
Looking at the sky, it was almost time for the morning court.
But as the regent, how come he didn't remember requesting to attend court today?
Marquis Qingyang asked doubtfully: "Did the Royal Prince arrange for morning court today? Wasn't it said that something happened to Your Majesty and many court officials were injured, so the court was temporarily suspended for repairs? "
Prince Li was also very puzzled, "This King did arrange for repairs."
"That's strange. I'll go ask."
Marquis Qingyang was about to chase after a carriage in front of him, but he was pulled back by Prince Li.
"You can't ask like that." Prince Li gave a meaningful glance to the person behind him. The attendant behind him immediately understood and went to inquire.
Prince Li then said: "This King was ordered by the Empress to be the regent. How could he not know about the morning court? If you ask like this, wouldn't you be telling others that This King doesn't know anything? "
Only then did Marquis Qingyang come to his senses. He smiled a bit awkwardly, "I was impatient."
Prince Li rolled his eyes but didn't say anything.
Not long after, the attendant quickly walked back and said in a low voice: "Royal Prince, it is said that all the officials were following orders. Today's court will be held as usual. "
"This King is here. Whose orders were they following?" Prince Li narrowed his eyes. Could it be that old witch? He didn't think that the cowardly Empress Dowager in front of him would have this kind of method?
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