Xu family.
Xu Shun lost his usual calmness and ease. He couldn't figure out why the Jinyiwei came to arrest people.
The manager had already known all about his son's affairs, so what else could have alarmed the Imperial Guards
In fact, as an official of the rank of Second Prime Minister, the Jinyiwei, who were feared like a tiger by most people, had nothing to fear from him. It was just a matter of a word for him to mobilize these Jinyiwei to guard his house a few days ago, but the officialdom has always been so unpredictable.
The Jinyiwei, who he could summon at any time before, refused to tell him any information this time.
He keenly sensed that something was wrong, and immediately ordered his men: "Go and invite the Qi family's aunt."
The people below quickly returned and reported with a serious face: "Master, the Tong family has been surrounded by the Jinyiwei. I heard that the aunt was also taken away by the Jinyiwei."
When the Jinyiwei broke into the Tong family's home, the house was in mourning everywhere. The servants were taking down all the red lanterns and replacing them with white ones. Even the colorful lanterns hanging on the trees in the yard and other decorations were all taken down. Everyone knew that the second master of the Tong family had died, and they had just sent people everywhere to inform the death.
At this time, a group of Jinyiwei came, and everyone felt insecure.
Mr. Bai and Qi Yunxi were discussing matters in the study. Qi Yunxi burst into tears when talking about Qi's death: "I killed her. I once swore in front of my parents' spirit tablets that I must protect her, but now... what is happening now..."
After crying for a while, she raised her head, covered her aching belly, and gnashed her teeth in hatred: "It's all Su Yao's fault! This time, she must have been behind the incident! Did you find out about Xian'er's matter?"
Mr. Bai was already used to her mood swings. He sighed and then spoke slowly, "I have asked. My cousin was instigated by the Feng family to help them. That's why she wanted to buy the jewelry. She herself knew nothing about it. All this seems to be a coincidence."
Since it seems so, it means it is not a coincidence.
Qi Yunxi narrowed his eyes: "How stupid! The Su and Song families have set up a very clever scheme this time, and that guy Gao Ping..."
Speaking of this, she and Mr. Bai looked at each other and both fell silent.
It was Mr. Bai who coughed and spoke first: "Since the incident with the Sun family... I'm afraid we have fallen into their trap."
He paused, and seeing that Qi Yunxi seemed to want to refute, he interrupted her: "Young people are to be feared, Madam! Think about it, if all this was planned by Su Yao, how much patience she must have, step by step, to lead Yang Bo's forces into the game, to drive a tiger to devour a wolf, the deposed emperor did not have such courage until his death, but she is a little girl, but she can calculate people's hearts so clearly. We can't underestimate her and the emperor's eldest grandson anymore, otherwise our losses will be small, but the trouble in the southeast will be a big deal..."
Qi Yunxi's eyebrows were throbbing, and just as he was about to speak, a sharp cry suddenly came from outside.
The study has always been a forbidden area, and no one in the mansion would barge in here without permission. Qi Yunxi's expression turned very ugly, and he winked at Mr. Bai. In just a moment, the door was kicked open with a bang, and the housekeeper of the family was forced to the ground by a group of Jinyiwei like wolves and tigers. Chen Dong led a group of Jinyiwei and stood outside the threshold with embroidered spring swords, looking inside with a smile on his face.
Qi Yunxi's expression immediately darkened: "How outrageous!"
She never took these people seriously.
It is well known that Mrs. He is a different person to Emperor Yuanfeng.
But Qi Yunxi is not someone without support, so she is naturally not afraid of these lackeys.
Chen Dong raised his eyebrows: "By order of His Majesty, please invite Madam Tong to the palace to meet Him."
He seemed to be smiling, and showed no respect for Qi Yunxi: "Mrs. Tong, please, it's not up to you to decide whether I am presumptuous or not."
Qi Yunxi's right eyelid twitched violently, but she calmed down immediately. Mrs. He had just entered the palace. If she guessed correctly, Emperor Yuanfeng wanted to see her this time just to ask about the previous things.
As for the matter with his wife, she had already dealt with everything from beginning to end and was not afraid of being investigated at all.
She snorted coldly, sneering and scolding Chen Dong: "Get out of here! I can walk by myself!" Then she took the lead and walked ahead.
After they all left, Mr. Bai came out from the back of the secret room and stood by the window for a while with a worried look on his face.
He always felt that something was wrong.
It seems like something is missing...
Where exactly is it
It was already evening when they arrived at the palace. Qi Yunxi was fearless as she had been with Queen Hu for many years. Mrs. He would take advantage of the dead, so she could do the same. Others thought that Emperor Yuanfeng was cruel and suspicious, but she knew how to capture his weakness.
As long as she cried to him how much she missed Queen Hu, no matter how many faults she had made, she would always be forgiven.
Thinking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
I guess that fool Queen Hu can't rest in peace even in the underworld
The one who benefited the most from her protection was actually herself, the culprit.
She found it funny when she thought about it, so much so that when she realized that the route she was taking was wrong, she couldn't help but be a little surprised: "This is not the way to Taiji Hall, where is the emperor?!"
Every time Emperor Yuanfeng met her, it was basically in Taiji Hall.
Chen Dong was too lazy to pay attention to her. He just silently forced her to speed up her pace. Finally, they arrived at the Cining Palace in a hurry.
When Qi Yunxi realized that she was going to the Cining Palace, she was a little confused. Her relationship with Empress Dowager Tian had never been good, and Empress Dowager Tian didn't take her seriously. So why did she let her come to the Cining Palace
The unknown always makes people uneasy. She became a little panicked at this moment. She racked her brains for a while to think about the possibility of being called to the Cining Palace. A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her back unconsciously.
But as soon as she entered the main hall, before she could get a clear look at Empress Dowager Tian and Emperor Yuanfeng sitting at the top, she was suddenly pounced upon by someone. She subconsciously took two steps back, staggered and fell to the ground.
... ... !
The incident happened suddenly and Qi Yunxi was a little confused. He looked up suddenly, but saw the somewhat ferocious face of Empress Dowager Tian and was stunned immediately.
Queen Mother Tian couldn't help but pounce on him. If it weren't for Mother Tian's constant dissuasion, she would have pounced on him and torn Qi Yunxi to pieces.
"Who are you?!" Queen Mother Tian had collapsed and no longer cared about her manners. She pointed at Qi Yunxi and asked him word by word: "Who are you? Why did you want to kill my Jingming?!"