The news that Nie Qingru was going to fly to the illegal area in person indeed caused a strong backlash from the secluded family.
People from several families came to the Privy Council and asked it to give an explanation first.
Nie Qingru was determined to leave this time, and he had never discussed it with the Privy Council, but only notified them in advance. In this case, facing the people who came to the door from the major families, the Privy Council could only try to appease them as much as possible, and could not give them a reasonable explanation.
“Bang!”
The Privy Council Chamber.
Quentin, wearing a red robe, strode in regardless of any obstruction.
"archbishop."
"Archbishop, you cannot go in."
"Archbishop, Elder Xue and Elder Lei are discussing matters inside. Please wait a moment."
“Get lost!”
Quentin ignored the people in front of him and pushed the door open.
…
in.
Mr. Xue has returned from Nie Qingru's private residence.
Lei Kai is also there.
In addition, several key members of the conservative and radical factions were all inside, and the two sides seemed to be arguing about important things.
The two groups argued until their faces turned red.
It was at this moment that Quentin suddenly pushed the door open, attracting everyone's attention.
"The archbishop is here." Lei Kai suppressed the hostility between his brows, forced a smile as much as possible, stood up and politely offered his seat to the middle-aged man.
He was the youngest here. Even though he represented the Reynard family and controlled the radical faction, one of the three factions in the Privy Council, he still had to be polite to the other two in a place like the Privy Council that emphasized seniority.
Lei Kai offered his seat voluntarily, and the archbishop was not polite.
Quentin waved away his red robes and sat down, confronting Elder Xue with a strong purpose: "What's going on with the Queen? Why did she suddenly want to go to the illegal area? What did you do in the illegal area?"
Look at the Privy Council.
Perhaps only he could speak to Mr. Xue so directly.
Faced with his merciless questioning, the old man in green was a little embarrassed and tried to control his facial expression: "It was the Queen's own decision to go to the illegal area. I tried to persuade her, but I didn't stop her."
"Oh, you didn't stop it?"
Quentin was very ruthless and spoke sharply: "You didn't stop her and you let all of us pay for her willful behavior?! I don't know what you were doing in the illegal area, but from the information I received, you were also involved."
“…” Mr. Xue felt sorely touched, and he felt he was in the wrong and couldn’t argue.
Seeing how he was holding back, Quentin became more certain of his guess: "You really got involved."
Elder Xue raised his eyes and met his gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Everything I do is for the hidden family."
"Yes, I have no doubt about that. You have devoted your entire life to the hidden family. I believe you will not do anything that is detrimental to the family."
“…” Mr. Xue’s expression eased a little, not as ugly as before.
Quentin continued, "But the fact is that the Hidden Family has been in trouble since the beginning of the year. The farce between us and the capital city has not yet ended, and now it is an illegal area... We, the neutral faction, have suffered so much loss that we can't just rely on your words 'for the family' to get away with it. Don't you agree?"
Mr. Xue held his swollen temples, knowing that this matter could not be resolved peacefully, and spoke directly to the visitor.
"What do you want?"
"I want to activate the Privy Council's impeachment mechanism against the emperor."
Quentin looked at the shocked expressions of the people in the room calmly, without any intention of joking, and was very determined.
(End of this chapter)