The fire in the palace was gradually brought under control until the early morning, but it was not completely extinguished immediately.
Fortunately, the important palaces were not affected. In addition, the empress dowager, queen, concubines and others were evacuated in time. Apart from the slight burns of the palace staff, there were no casualties.
But this fire actually burned into his own house, Li Qitian was worried all night, and his anger finally turned into anger.
Sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Li Qitian's eyes were blue and tired, and he scolded sharply: "A bunch of trash! What's the use of raising you!"
The guards in the palace and the courtiers who hurried over knelt on the ground. Everyone was ashamed. When reprimanded, they could only put their foreheads on the ground and pleaded guilty in unison.
"Sacred Lord, calm down, ministers and others are guilty!"
"Of course you are guilty! How many guards have I supported in this huge palace, and the New Year is coming, yet you let things like this happen under the age of the young! You are not afraid of fools outside, saying what is wrong with me? Fortunately, the queen mother and the queen were not injured, if they are, how will you compensate! Even if you cut off your heads, you can't afford to pay!"
"Sacred Lord, rest your anger!" Everyone kowtowed again.
At this moment, the news of the accident in the prison was returned.
Li Qitian immediately widened his eyes.
"Impossible!" Standing up suddenly, Li Qitian still looked unbelievable: "Okay, how could Anyang go to the prison of the Ministry of Justice! She can't stay in the princess' mansion, what can she do in the prison of the Ministry of Justice!"
"Go back to the sage, it's true." The servant who answered was trembling all over by the anger of the emperor, and his voice was also trembling, "The eldest princess Anyang is the door of the mama who stayed by her side, and she didn't go back last night. , the steward of the princess' mansion didn't dare to make a statement, and hurriedly ordered someone to look for it, but it was not found here, and it was found in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The place where the other prisoners were detained was all right, only the cell of Princess Zhongshun and his party was intercepted. Four jailers were killed, including the eldest princess and the aunt, and six died..."
Li Qitian stayed where he was, and didn't speak for a long time.
Li Helan is dead
The little sister he once loved and then bored him, is dead
And in the death prison, he was stabbed through the heart!
How could he, Li Qitian's sister, encounter such a thing? He is the emperor, he is already the most honorable person in the Zhou Dynasty, why can't he still keep his sister
Even if this younger sister has become annoying now, and the things she has done often make him feel ashamed, but she is also his younger sister. He didn't make an order, who would dare to let her die!
"Damn! It's the other way around, it's the other way around!" Li Qitian fluttered his sleeves and pushed the table full of pens, ink, cups and saucers to the ground. The people who were shocked by the sound of broken porcelain trembled all over, and the servants were even more frightened and knelt down and kowtowed, not caring at all. Porcelain digs into their flesh.
Li Qitian was furious and kicked over the white porcelain bottle on the three-legged table, panting like a lion with crazy hair.
"Who dares to say that Pang Xiao has no rebellious heart? He sent people to jail, kidnapped Anyang from the Princess Chang's residence, and assassinated my only sister. It's already clear what his heart is!"
"Sacred Lord, rest your anger." The courtiers kowtowed again.
There were some doubts in the hearts of the people present.
What is this Princess Anyang going to do in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment? Is she really important enough to be assassinated by someone
What's more, they all saw the humiliation that Princess Zhongshun suffered these days, and everyone couldn't bear it behind their backs. Prince Zhongshun fought against the Tartars outside, but the emperor abused the prince's wife here. This was not a glorious practice.
Now that the princess was rescued, this should have been expected, right
If it is said that the eldest princess of Anyang was killed by the prisoner, they would still believe it, but if it is said that the people who were loyal to the prince deliberately kidnapped the eldest princess to prison, killed the princess in front of the princess, and then saved the princess, this is not justified. .
However, the emperor's words and sentences just now mean this...
So, today, I made up my mind to break up with the prince. He even planned to put the death of Princess Anyang on the prince.
None of the people present were stupid, and no one dared to question them face to face. But everyone also understands that in the past, the lord was not allowed to enter the city when he brought troops to the king, and later he changed the coach after expelling the Tartars, and later tied the lord's family to the humiliation. All these practices stemmed from one reason. -fear.
Birds do everything in their bows, and rabbits die and dogs cook are never new.
Under Li Qitian's anger, he took away the official positions of relevant officials. And the news that Princess Anyang was stabbed also spread all over the court and the opposition in an instant.
The queen mother cried and fainted on the spot, grabbed Li Qitian's hand and said repeatedly: "Avenge Laner, I must avenge Laner! Let the concubine kill the evil barrier of Pang Zhixi!"
Li Qitian had a somewhat impatient look, but suddenly changed his appearance.
yes. Even if Ji Zeyu doesn't like Anyang very much, she is also his wife. His wife was killed by Pang Xiao's people. Will Ji Zeyu's fiery temper break with Pang Xiao? He has to make Pang Xiaozhong betray their relatives and leave!
Li Qitian immediately ordered someone to pass the news to the border. At the same time, the "ten sins" that Prince Zhongshun had been impeached, together with the crime of resisting the decree, and the crime of not only robbing the prison, but also assassinating the eldest princess, were also announced to the world.
At the same time, the people in the capital are also destined to have a bad year. Because Li Qitian arranged for people to start searching around the city for the whereabouts of Princess Zhongshun.
At this time, Qin Yining had just taken a dose of medicine, and leaned on the throw pillow drowsily. With her clothes half-fading, Ji Yun put a warm handkerchief into the quilt to wipe her body, while listening to Bingtang talking about the situation outside.
"So, Tianjizi's move is equivalent to completely piercing the window paper between the prince and Jinshang." Qin Yining sighed, "Actually, the eldest princess could not die at that time."
"She deserves to die!" Bingtang snorted coldly, "That woman is so vicious. Not only did she covet the prince several times, but she also slandered you and tried every means to torture you. This kind of person deserves her to die!"
Qin Yining shook his head, his pale and thin face was still dyed with an abnormal flush, and said weakly and hoarsely: "Whether she deserves to die or not, killing her now will only lead to an earlier break between the emperor and the prince. Maybe he will also give the emperor a way to judge the crime for the prince. Tianji really wants to let the prince and the emperor have a complete confrontation. "
Now that the city is under martial law, and her "fugitive" is being searched everywhere, Qin Yining can't help but think, if Tian Jizi didn't kill Li Helan, but only knocked him out, maybe the situation wouldn't be as turbulent as it is now
But there is no difference. Li Helan is just a bargaining chip. Even without her death, Li Qitian will not let go of the crime of robbery.
In this era, is it not what the Son of Heaven says? If the emperor said something wrong, who would dare to say half a word
"Okay, wangfei, don't think so much. No matter what Tian Jizi thinks, you just need to take care of yourself. This time we were arrested together, we didn't do anything, but you are the only one making trouble. It's hurt."
Bingtang said with a choked voice.
Qin Yining has experienced all the injuries, hardships, and humiliations that he has not suffered for so many years. These people are locked in prison all day, and they can't stand the cold. But the princess would also be put in a prison car that could not stand or squat, and braved the heavy snow to parade through the streets. A woman from a famous family would be pointed at by a group of people, all over her body.
If he had a narrower mind, he might have been humiliated long ago...
"I'll just take good care of them." Qin Yining saw that the two maids were about to cry again, and quickly persuaded her softly, "I'm not fine, but it's just some skin injuries."
"You said it's all right? I'm afraid that the whiplash on this body will leave scars! There are also frostbite on the hands and feet. If you don't get it right, you will fall ill every year. Princess, you are golden branches and jade leaves, how have you ever suffered like this! Slaves Sometimes I really think that it would be better if you didn't marry the prince! Marrying an ordinary peddler, with your wisdom, you can live a prosperous life as a rich wife, but now..." Bingtang said distressedly He wiped his face with his sleeves, but tears flowed out in disobedience.
Although Ji Yun was the one who Pang Xiao gave to Qin Yining, she has followed Qin Yining for so many years, and her loyalty is also on her. Thinking about Bingtang at this time, it makes sense, and nodded again and again: "A good woman like Wang Fei, marry a good woman. If anyone can live a good life, how can they be so displaced."
Qin Yining couldn't help laughing when he saw the appearance of these two girls, and he also smiled a little in weakness: "You guys, you are saying this at this time, and when the prince listens to it, he still doesn't know why he is sad."
Ji Yun immediately thought of the Jinghu Guard arranged by the lord standing outside the door.
But she still didn't care: "Even if the lord is right in front of me, I dare to say this. Marrying the lord, although he is single-minded towards you, he will also bring you so much suffering and trouble. Maybe single-mindedness is really good. Precious, depending on your talent and appearance, whoever you marry might treat you so well? I sometimes think that the lord is just too selfish... "
"Okay." Qin Yining patted the back of Jiyun's hand, "How can there be so many ifs in the world? Love is not a transaction, and it doesn't mean that you must get the same return for what you give. If I give one, I hope to get one. , isn't that a business?"
Ji Yun and Bingtang both sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Qin Yining from left to right.
Qin Yining took another breath and said slowly: "Besides, I also know that the life I am living now is what he gave me after hard work. Maybe the rest of the peddler can give me more stability, but when I get the same thing , don't you want to see how much effort it took for someone who gave you such a thing to get all this? The identity of the prince is here, and a stable life is easy for ordinary people to achieve, but for the prince, that It's what he gave me when he tried his best. I know he's worked hard."
When Bingtang and Jiyun heard the words, they were a little moved for a while.
And Xie Yue, who was standing at the door, also quietly put down the hand he wanted to knock on the door, pursed his lips, and shook his head movingly.