With so many pairs of eyes watching, what could Li Qitian do at this time?
He could only suppress the anger in his heart and complete the act. He got off his shoulder armor and personally went to check the situation. He loudly ordered someone to call for an imperial physician and pinched Pang Xiao's philtrum.
Li Qitian held his breath and did not hold back. If it was an ordinary person who pretended to faint, they would have jumped up from the pinch.
But Pang Xiao was still lying on the ground, powerless.
Huzi, Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi, and Jinghu Wei saw Li Qitian viciously pinch Wang Ye up close. They really wanted to go forward and kick him away, but their status was too different. The Emperor was willing to condescend to be the most benevolent, and they could not move.
At this time, there was a commotion outside the crowd.
The common people parted to the sides like Moses parting the sea, and they all fixed their eyes on a woman in plain clothes who was walking quickly over.
Qin Yining's beautiful face lost all color. Her bright and beautiful face was pale, and her glittering eyes were watery, making people feel pity for her.
"Wang Ye, Wang Ye!" Qin Yining staggered to Pang Xiao's side and took the opportunity to rudely push Li Qitian away. "Wang Ye, don't scare this concubine, Wang Ye!"
Others did not dare to push Li Qitian away, but she was Pang Xiao's wife. Seeing her husband faint, Li Qitian could not pursue the matter no matter what she did in a moment of desperation. Otherwise, if he argued with a woman, would he still have any face?
Li Qitian stood up and looked coldly at the couple's act.
However, there was no evidence, and there was no way to expose them. He gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
"Wang Ye! This concubine has nothing left. You are this concubine's only support. Nothing can happen to you! "
Qin Yining's tears fell like beads from a broken necklace. The sorrowful cries that sounded like those of an angry cat made many soft-hearted commoners feel sour in their noses.
Why was it so tragic?
Your Majesty still hasn't given us a clear explanation for Lord Qin's disappearance in the North.
All of the Family Qin's relatives, including Wang Fei's twins, were also killed by bandits on their way back to their hometown.
The once enviable and happy woman was now dressed in white. Her family, relatives, and children were all gone overnight. Now, even her husband was sick and lying on the ground.
Some people also shed tears.
There were also people who were puzzled.
The Emperor's attitude towards Qin Huaiyuan's death was too thought-provoking. Many people couldn't help but start to speculate.
Bandits had appeared on the Spirit Road and killed everyone. This was an earth-shattering tragedy, but the Imperial Court had not sworn an oath to capture the culprit. It was difficult for them not to suspect that someone had done this on purpose.
Why?
Wasn't it because Prince Zhongshun's achievements overshadowed the Emperor's?
Some of the commoners were astute enough to analyze this. Many of the court officials thought this, but no one had the courage to say it out loud.
After Li Qitian's anger subsided, he quickly realized that he had fallen into a trap again. He angrily gritted his teeth and anxiously said, "Why haven't you called the Imperial Physician yet?!"
"Yes!"
Xiong Jinshui hurriedly ordered the eunuch accompanying him.
Bing Tang stepped forward at this time and took out a thin silver needle used for acupuncture. "Wang Fei, let this servant try."
Qin Yining nodded repeatedly. She moved to the side and used her sleeve to wipe her tears. When the sleeve came close to her eyes, her eyes immediately turned red and tears rolled out again. She cried like a pear blossom in the rain.
Bing Tang pricked Pang Xiao's body twice. Pang Xiao immediately woke up.
Qin Yining rushed forward in surprise. "Wang Ye!"
Pang Xiao was lying on the ground. When she saw Qin Yining, who had been separated for many days, she couldn't help but smile. "Sister Yi."
Qin Yining also smiled through her tears. She helped Pang Xiao up and said, "Wang Ye, are you okay? You really scared this concubine! "
When Qin Yining helped Pang Xiao up, he accidentally stained Pang Xiao's face with his sleeve. A spicy and stimulating feeling suddenly rushed up, and his eyes immediately turned red.
Pang Xiao couldn't help but feel helpless. Wasn't there too much ginger juice? No wonder his precious Sister Yi cried so pitifully.
However, many people around them still saw the "tearful" appearance of the husband and wife looking at each other.
Many people thought of the hero's sad situation and felt sad. Some people even wiped away their tears.
Pang Xiao was helped up by Qin Yining. He bowed weakly to Li Qitian. "Your Majesty, please forgive this official. This official offended Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please punish this official."
Could Li Qitian punish him? If he was punished, he was afraid that he would be drowned by the people's spit!
Li Qitian said with a face full of concern, "It's fine! We are brothers. Aren't you treating me as an outsider by saying this? "
"This official doesn't dare." Pang Xiao bowed his head respectfully.
Qin Yining used his other sleeve to wipe away his tears and curtsied. "Your Majesty, this official's wife has a presumptuous request. Wang Ye's body is weak and his situation is worrying. This official's wife would like to ask Your Majesty to allow Wang Ye to temporarily return to his residence to recuperate. When he gets better, he can enter the palace to report on his work. Is this possible?"
As soon as Qin Yining finished speaking, Pang Xiao's tall body swayed. Qin Yining almost couldn't support himself.
The people in the crowd exclaimed again.
If there weren't so many people present, Li Qitian really wanted to strangle this cunning woman to death!
She only made this request because she thought that he, as the Son of Heaven, still needed face. Pang Zhixi wasn't a good person either. She was taking advantage of him because he couldn't fall out with her!
However, for the sake of his reputation, Li Qitian could only nod and agree. He also had to add, "I will send the imperial physician to the Wang Estate to treat Zhixi later.
”
"Many thanks for Your Majesty's sympathy!" Qin Yining once again curtsied respectfully. She turned and supported Pang Xiao with Huzi and the others to the horse carriage at the corner of the street.
The people spontaneously opened up a path for them.
Qin Yining helped Pang Xiao into the carriage first. Then, she stepped on the wooden stool and got into the carriage.
The moment she put down the curtain, her gaze inadvertently met with Lu Heng's.
Lu Heng's gaze was as warm and gentle as before. However, that emotion was only revealed for a moment before he returned to his indifferent appearance.
The curtain was completely put down, blocking the view of the people outside the carriage.
The Jinghu Wei followed behind the carriage and drove all the way to the Wang Estate.
As for the people at the back of the crowd, they spontaneously followed behind the carriage and sent Wang Ye back to the Wang Estate in a grandiose manner. Only those who were close to the Emperor and kneeling on the ground couldn't move. They could only lower their heads.
Li Qitian got onto the carriage with a smile on his face and ordered, "Return to the palace."
"Your Majesty sets off!"
"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
The people knelt on the ground and respectfully sent them off.
Li Qitian's imperial carriage came to personally welcome Pang Xiao, but in the end, it didn't receive her. It was a waste of time and caused people to talk about her behind her back for so long. Li Qitian, who was sitting on the carriage, was so angry that his body trembled.
The people who followed Pang Xiao's carriage back to the Wang Estate couldn't help but sigh when they saw the ruined courtyard walls and gates of the Wang Estate.
This was the Wang Estate? It was poles apart from the splendid image of the Wang Estate in their hearts! Wang Ye was fighting a war outside, living in the open, and risking his life. When he returned to the capital, his residence was only a little bigger, but it wasn't much better than the people's homes.
After watching Wang Ye enter the Wang Estate, Ji Yun followed Qin Yining's instructions and went to the gate to thank the people and asked them to disperse.
When the gate to the Wang Estate was completely closed, sighs could be heard from the crowd.
Because they had just seen the Emperor, no matter how far they were or whether they saw Li Qitian's appearance clearly, everyone tacitly didn't dare to talk about it.
It was just that everyone more or less felt injustice for Pang Xiao in their hearts. A great hero had his entire family killed and fallen to such a state.
At first, Your Majesty only arranged for a eunuch to deliver the decree. Perhaps because of public opinion, he had no choice but to personally come out to welcome her.
Your Majesty treated a meritorious official too unfairly.
Some people thought of the original Marquis Dingguo Ji Zeyu, the current Marquis Dingguo.
"I heard that Prince Consort Ji only has a noble title now and doesn't have an official position."
When these words were said, it caused many people to sigh.
In the Wang Estate, Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi, Huzi, and Jinghu Wei had already been arranged by Ji Yun to rest in the outer courtyard. Qin Yining and Pang Xiao went to the main building of the Second Courtyard.
Everyone didn't speak along the way.
When they entered the room, Bing Tang brought people to serve tea and snacks and then stood guard outside the door.
Pang Xiao looked at the clean and tidy furnishings in the room. Compared to the dilapidated scene they saw when they returned to the Wang Estate, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
He relaxed and lay on the warm kang bed by the window. "Ah! We're finally home! Hehe, my wife is so smart. "
He stretched out his large hand and pulled Qin Yining into his embrace.
Qin Yining leaned against Pang Xiao's chest and said with a smile, "If I didn't appear quickly, he would be so angry. If he brought you into the palace, I'm afraid he would think of ways to punish you. I won't let you fall into his hands alone."
She had been locked up in the Palace, isolated and without help. That kind of feeling was simply helpless. If Pang Xiao was captured by Li Qitian in the wrong place, wouldn't she, who was outside the Palace, be unable to do anything?
Pang Xiao patted her thin shoulder with his large hand and said jokingly, "Don't tell me I can't go to court?"
"You can claim to be sick." Qin Yining sat up straight, and a strand of her long hair fell over her shoulder. "What a good opportunity. Everyone saw that you were sick. You can claim to be sick and not go to court. Even if you go in the future, the limelight will have passed. Moreover, there are so many people in court. He won't have the chance to play dirty tricks on you. "
"What if he accuses me?" Pang Xiao asked with a smile.
Qin Yining's beautiful eyes turned craftily. "Actually, some things happened after I returned to the capital. When I entered the city that day, I happened to meet the ninth young master of Duke Chang's fu. He …"
Before Qin Yining could finish speaking, the sound of Bing Tang came from outside. "Wangfei, Chief Liu is here!"
Qin Yining stilled and hurriedly pressed Pang Xiao to lie down. She used ginger juice to smoke her eyes, and her tears flowed down again.
"Quickly invite Chief Liu in." Qin Yining said to the outside with her nose wrinkled.
Pang Xiao frowned in disapproval. "Use less next time. It's so spicy. "
Qin Yining took the time to stick out her tongue at Pang Xiao and make a face.
Pang Xiao was so amused that he almost burst out laughing. But when he heard the footsteps outside approaching, he had to use all his strength to suppress it. In his heart, he had already pressed his cute Sister Yi into his arms and kissed her tens of thousands of times.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
