Si Yezhi walked outside and saw Si Ting coming back.
"I've met the head of the family."
Si Ting cupped his fists and saluted, his face as sharp as a knife looking a little tense.
Si Yezhi felt a little strange when he saw him like this:
"Si Ting, aren't you supposed to be in the academy today? Why are you back now?"
Si Ting hesitated for a moment and said:
"I heard something happened in the palace."
"What happened? Why didn't I know?"
Si Yezhi was even more confused.
He has been sending people to contact the palace. If something really happened, he should know first.
How did you find out that Si Ting was at Tianlu College
And it doesn’t look good.
Si Ting looked at him and clenched his fists:
"Chu Liuyue did not go to the academy today, but was summoned to the palace."
"So what -" Si Ye realized something as soon as he said those words, and his expression changed. "You mean - it's related to the matter of the fourth princess!?"
Si Ting nodded.
"I always felt something was wrong, so I came back early to take a look. I just happened to see Eunuch Min standing at the door."
Si Ting pursed his lips.
Eunuch Min's expression is not a good one.
At least, he had seen Eunuch Min so many times, but he had never seen such a look on his face.
Moreover, this is clearly aimed at their Si family!
Si Yezhi's heart gradually sank.
The fourth princess was involved, and His Majesty suddenly summoned her. He must have known about their secret search for Rong Zhen!
What's more, even Simeng may have been exposed!
He hurriedly patted Si Ting on the shoulder:
"I'll go to the palace first, and you stay at home. If anything happens, you will be in charge of everything in the Si family."
With that said, he took out a token from his arms and stuffed it into Si Ting's hand.
Si Ting frowned.
What happened that made the head of the family so nervous? Even gave him the Si family's token representing the identity of the head of the family
"Master, I can't take this, you still-"
"Take it!"
Si Yezhi's face was very stern and he could not refuse.
Si Ting looked at him and suddenly realized that the current situation might be more troublesome and dangerous than he imagined.
He finally held the token tightly and nodded:
"Don't worry, head of the family. Si Ting will definitely protect the Si family!"
Si Yezhi felt a little more at ease now, took a deep look at Si Ting, then turned and left.
Si Ting looked at his back, and for some reason, the uneasiness in his heart gradually spread.
On the other side, Si Yezhi followed Eunuch Min into the palace in a hurry.
On the way, he wanted to find out what was going on several times, but Eunuch Min was very strict and refused to reveal any information.
This made Si Yezhi more and more sure of his guess.
- Something must have happened to the queen!
Otherwise, Eunuch Min would definitely not have such an attitude.
The two of them were silent all the way, and by the time they reached the royal study room, countless thoughts had already flashed through Si Yezhi's mind.
Si Yezhi looked around calmly and immediately discovered that the guards in the imperial study were much stricter than before, and the overall atmosphere was also more serious and majestic than before.
His heart seemed to be hanging in mid-air, uncomfortably tight.
Eunuch Min stepped forward alone and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, the head of the Si family has arrived."
Emperor Jiawen's cold voice came from the imperial study:
"Let him in!"
Eunuch Min looked at Si Yezhi and took a step back:
"Master Si, please—"
Si Yezhi took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, then moved forward and pushed the door open.
As soon as he walked in and saw the scene inside, Si Yezhi's heart skipped a beat!
In the spacious and quiet royal study, Emperor Jiawen was seen sitting behind the desk. The notebooks and pens on it had been swept to the ground, leaving a mess.
And Queen Si Huijing knelt in front of him!
Her gorgeous palace clothes were full of dirt, her neatly styled hair was also very messy, her face was stained with tears, and her eyes were red and swollen.
She knelt there, her body filled with despair and pain.
Si Yezhi had never seen her in such a miserable state!
"Queen!?"
He couldn't help shouting and took a step forward quickly.
However, he soon realized that Emperor Jiawen existed in the study!
He quickly stopped, turned to look at Emperor Jiawen, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and bent down to salute:
"Si Yezhi has met His Majesty."
When the queen saw him coming, her dull eyes moved, and the expression on her face looked very strange.
It seemed like she wanted to cry, but she couldn't do it anymore.
Almost all the tears she had shed for half her life were drained today.
However, this did not make Emperor Jiawen soft-hearted at all.
Emperor Jiawen looked at Si Yezhi with a serious look.
"Si Yezhi, do you know why I called you here?!"
Si Yezhi felt a strong coercion coming over him, and he knelt down almost without thinking:
"I don't know, your Majesty, please make it clear!"
"You don't know? The Si family secretly searched for Rong Zhen's whereabouts before, don't you know?"
Emperor Jiawen's voice was like a heavy hammer, hitting it hard one after another!
Si Yezhi clenched his fists.
really!
Your Majesty already knows!
He immediately put his hands on the ground and hit his forehead heavily on the ground!
"I know my mistake! Your Majesty, please punish me!"
"Do you know your mistake? I thought you were loyal to me, but I didn't expect that you secretly joined forces with the queen to deceive me for many years! You already knew about Simeng, right? Si Yezhi! You are so good. of!"
The more Emperor Jiawen talked, the angrier he became. He picked up the remaining tea cup and suddenly threw it at Si Yezhi!
boom!
The tea cup hit Si Yezhi hard!
The fragments flew everywhere, and two of them quickly scratched blood marks on Si Yezhi's face.
But Si Ye didn't dare to move, he just knelt down and bowed more respectfully:
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen knows he is guilty, but all this has nothing to do with the Queen! At first, it was Wei Chen who was worried that the Queen could not protect herself in the palace, so he specially arranged for Simeng. There is also the disappearance of the fourth princess. The Queen I am also afraid that you will be too worried, so I want to ask Weichen for help. I am not hiding it intentionally! In any case, Weichen is willing to bear all the consequences!"
Emperor Jiawen sneered after hearing this.
"Bear it all? Do you have the qualifications? Si Yezhi, you don't have to act in front of me. Rong Zhen is not missing at all! She is simply hidden by the queen!"
Si Ye was startled and suddenly raised his head:
"What?!"
Emperor Jiawen narrowed his eyes when he saw his reaction.
"Why, your good sister didn't tell you?"
Si Yezhi's heart was in confusion and he subconsciously looked at the queen beside him.
"Queen, what on earth is going on?"
The queen lowered her head.
She knew it was useless to say anything now.
Rong Zhen happened to appear in Qijiao Alley at that time, and even she said those words herself. Emperor Jiawen had already confirmed everything!
She spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Your Majesty, I really don't know anything about this. Please let the Si family go."
(End of chapter)