A horse came galloping at a speed of dust, and the guards guarding the palace gate became panicked. They raised their weapons and shouted to stop him.
The galloping horse was stopped at the palace gate by a pull on the reins. The horse's legs were raised high, blocking everyone's view. For a moment, no one could tell who the person was. He was so bold that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have to speak in a low voice when he arrived at the palace gate. How could he be so presumptuous
The horse's legs fell down, but before they were fully stable, the people in the carriage jumped off.
The Minister of Justice recognized at a glance that the person who jumped down was the Duke of Qi. When he saw the old duke's aura, he felt something was not right.
The old man glared at Qu Zhizhen fiercely, as if Qu Zhizhen had killed his entire family.
He took a few steps forward, grabbed Qu Zhizhen by the collar, and slapped him hard in the face twice.
No one could resist this move by the Duke of Qi. The Minister of Justice was considered to have reacted quickly, but he only had time to stretch out one hand, which was still stiffly blocking in front of him. He couldn't reach Qu Zhizhen, and there was no way for him to block the attack.
The Duke of Qi was a military general, and he gave the two slaps in anger. After Qu Zhizhen was hit, he pushed him hard again. Qu Zhizhen was not prepared for this, and he took two steps back and fell to the ground.
The Minister of Justice also reacted at this time. While calling on the guards to step forward to stop the man, he himself rushed forward and hugged the Duke of Qi to prevent him from rushing over and beating Qu Zhizhen.
At this time, the guards also rushed to pull the two men.
Some people went to support Qu Zhizhen, and some people went to stop Duke Qi, and they finally managed to stop the two men.
"Qu Zhizhen, you favor your concubine over your wife, and even killed your first wife." The Duke of Qi was so angry that his face turned blue, and he glared at Qu Zhizhen as if he wanted to eat him. If the guards and the Minister of Justice had not held him tightly, he would have rushed up and continued to beat Qu Zhizhen.
Even though he was stopped now, he still tried desperately to rush over, and it looked like he wanted to eat Qu Zhizhen.
The Minister of Justice really didn't know what was going on. He just tried to stop them, "Duke, calm down. If Minister Qu has offended you in any way, please sit down and talk it over. You can't really start a fight at the palace gate."
"Let me go, I'm going to beat this bitch to death today." Duke Qi jumped up and down.
"My Lord, you are making things difficult for me. Look at what this has become. The Emperor will be furious if he finds out. Why can't we sit down and talk things out? It's too embarrassing to resort to violence." The Minister of Justice continued to persuade him. Seeing that the anger on Duke Qi's face had not subsided, he hurriedly whispered, "My Lord, your impulsiveness will not help, right!"
He actually understood the reason behind this, but he didn't understand why the Duke of Qi was so angry.
Although he despised Qu Zhizhen after knowing this, he was not angry enough to take direct action against him.
Qu Zhizhen did something that deserves a beating, but it shouldn't be the Duke of Qi. Doesn't this matter have anything to do with the Duke of Qi's Mansion
The Minister of Justice thought this was really... weird. Could it be that this matter had something to do with the Duke of Qi? He had been an official for so many years, and he had been a flirt with the Duke of Qi for so many years, but he had never seen the Duke of Qi so angry. Was he so furious that he wanted to rush to the palace gate and beat him up
Duke Qi is getting older, and his temper is getting worse.
The salary has increased.
"Duke Qi, what do you mean?" Qu Zhizhen stood up, coldness in his eyes, and glared at Duke Qi angrily, saying that he had never been so embarrassed before.
"You're still asking what it means. When Xiao Yue married you, you said you would treat her well. But how did you treat her? You actually let a bitch kill her, and even mistreat your first wife's daughter. Qu Zhizhen, you really don't deserve to be a husband or a father."
The Duke of Qi cursed angrily.
"My Lord, the details of this matter are still unclear. Why do you have to directly accuse me of such a crime?" Qu Zhi asked angrily.
Being beaten at the palace gate was a great humiliation.
"Everyone knows it, and you still have the nerve to ask back, Qu Zhizhen, ask yourself how you could be so bold, if you hadn't married Xiao Yue back then..." Duke Qi paused here, and continued to curse, "Xiao Yue's biological father had asked me to take care of Xiao Yue. I didn't expect that I would meet someone as ambitious as you."
"Duke, don't be angry. You are so old, so calm down first. We have to get to the bottom of this matter, right?" The Minister of Justice continued to act as a good guy and held the Duke of Qi's waist to prevent him from leaving, fearing that he would accidentally jump up and hit Qu Zhizhen again.
Making such a scene at the palace gate was extremely ugly no matter how you looked at it. Minister Xing even felt that he was so unlucky. Why did he have to enter the palace at this time
It’s not good if you don’t pull it, and it’s not good if you pull it either.
While pulling the Duke of Qi, he winked at Qu Zhizhen, telling him to leave quickly. The old man was very stubborn and he would not be able to stop himself when the time comes.
Qu Zhizhen certainly didn't want to suffer this loss again. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said coldly to Duke Qi: "Duke Qi, the matter is still just a rumor. Duke Qi is also a duke of the dynasty. Could it be that he also believes everything he hears?"
After saying this, he ignored the Duke of Qi, pushed away the guards who were protecting him, and turned to walk towards his own carriage.
Although the Duke of Qi wanted to rush over, he was held tightly by the Minister of Justice and several guards, and could only watch Qu Zhizhen's carriage leave.
After the carriage of the Qu Mansion left and disappeared, the Minister of Justice let go breathlessly. Although the old man was old, the strength of this military commander was not something that a civil servant like him, who was a dozen years younger, could withstand. After a while, sweat appeared on his forehead.
"My Lord, even if you are very angry, you cannot take action at the palace gate. You will be reported if you do so." The Minister of Justice said with a wry smile.
Such a big thing has happened, the emperor will know about it soon. It seems that I have to report it soon to avoid the emperor asking any more questions.
"Thank you so much for what you did just now!" The Duke of Qi seemed to be much calmer at this time and thanked the Minister of Justice.
"You are too polite, Duke. Now... do you want to enter the palace?" The Minister of Justice pointed to the palace gate.
"You have to go back and write a letter of apology." The Duke of Qi refused.
It seems that this Duke also knew that he was wrong. The Minister of Justice secretly wiped his sweat and said, "Then the Duke should go back first. If the Emperor asks about it when I go in, I will report it to him."
This means that the matter will be reported to the emperor.
The Duke of Qi bowed to him without saying a word, turned around, climbed back onto the horse, and rode away.
The Minister of Justice frowned. He remembered that Qu Zhizhen was a carriage driver, and the horse ridden by the Duke of Qi looked like a good one. If he chased after him, they would probably end up fighting in the street.
One of them was a young minister, and the other was a duke of the current dynasty. If a fight really broke out, it would be embarrassing for everyone. But he had not thought of this just now. If he continued chasing them now, it would be too late. He was also in a carriage and could not catch up in a hurry.
After sighing, the Minister of Justice walked in helplessly. There was nothing he could do about it, right? What happened next should have nothing to do with him!
Speaking of Qu Zhizhen, it really makes people speechless. Why would he find such a woman to live in his house? If there was such a woman in his house, there would definitely be unrest in his family. Fortunately, the woman he had outside did not give birth to any illegitimate children.
Thinking of this, the Minister of Justice felt that he was still lucky. He needed to be more careful in the future to avoid ending up in a miserable state like Qu Zhizhen.
The Duke of Qi did not chase after Qu Zhizhen. He sat on his horse and watched Qu Zhizhen's carriage go to Qu Mansion. Then, with a gloomy face, he turned his horse's head and went back to his own Mansion of the Duke of Qi.
He had just run all the way here, and no servant could catch up with him. When he arrived at the palace gate, he was the only one there.
He was the only one going back this time. The servant waiting at the door saw that his master, the Duke, had finally returned, and ran out excitedly, hurriedly pulling the reins for him.
Just now, the Duke's face looked as if he was going to kill someone. He chased after him and saw the Duke mount his horse and then ran away.
It’s great to be back now without any problems.
The Duke of Qi ignored the servant with a gloomy face and strode inside. The servants he met along the way lowered their heads and dared not speak. When they saw the Duke's expression, they knew that the old man was very angry, and no one dared to bump into him at this time.
The Duke of Qi walked into the study with a gloomy look on his face. He stopped in the study and kicked the table in the middle hard. The things on the table shook and some of them fell to the ground.
The servant at the door lowered his head in panic, not daring to move.
After venting, Duke Qi sat down behind the desk, panting heavily, leaning back, staring at the sky motionlessly. This was even more frightening. There were already sweat stains on the servant's vest. The Duke's behavior today was too abnormal, but what was he actually doing before? The Duke was still very kind and in a good mood at that time.
Did he hear the rumors outside? The servant guessed in his heart and stepped back a few steps, carefully walking lightly so as not to disturb the Duke's thoughts inside.
He had to make a cup of tea first, using the Duke's favorite tea.
As soon as he went out, he heard a voice calling "Madam". The servant hurriedly stopped and looked outside the courtyard gate. Sure enough, he saw the wife of the Duke coming over with several maids and old women.
"Where is the Duke?" asked the Duke's wife.
"The Duke has just returned and is resting inside!" the servant reported with his head down.
The wife of the Duke nodded and waved her hand. Several maids and servants stood outside the door. She walked inside. How could she not know that such a big thing had happened in the mansion? But when she sent people to chase him out, the Duke of Qi had disappeared. Now she heard that he had returned, so she hurried over, feeling anxious and flustered.
What a big deal is going on