Although she was just a woman who was no longer in her prime, the majesty she exuded from her body made the young man unable to help but feel a sense of fear.
"Is it time for the Eighteenth Prince to explain to me what happened just now?"
Being looked at by the queen's cold eyes, the boy's fear became even greater, and even his voice was trembling: "Gu... Gu just wants to get rid of this witch." At this point, the boy glared at Yao Ji again, and suddenly his heart
Having gained the confidence, he said loudly, "Yes, she is a witch, and she will harm Daqing! So I want to kill her! Mother, you must not be deceived by her!"
"How presumptuous! Prince Eighteen, do you know what you are talking about?" The queen was furious and looked at the young man with a look that could only be described as terrifying.
The young man's momentum suddenly weakened, but he still said forcefully: "Gu is right! Mother, Gu Zhen is right! Gu just wants to..."
"That's enough! I don't want to hear your nonsense anymore. You'd better keep it to your Majesty."
"Father..." The young man's panicked eyes suddenly became bright, "Father... Where is my father? I want to see my father!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty is already on the way here." The Queen said coolly, with a hint of gloating.
After saying that, she ignored the young man and only held Yao Ji's hand and asked her concernedly if she was okay, if she was frightened, etc. After a while, Emperor Qing came after hearing the news.
"Your Majesty has arrived——"
The young man still held the sword tightly in his hand and refused to let go. Hearing the sound, he suddenly raised his head and stared at the door without blinking, nervous but expecting.
A bright yellow figure walked quickly, with Quan De carefully supporting him at the side. Emperor Qing's face was livid. As soon as he came in, he saw a young man standing in the center holding a sword.
Emperor Qing glanced at him, his livid face became even more ugly, and the veins on his forehead throbbed fiercely. He pointed at the young man and said, "Come here, get this traitor!"
A look of despair suddenly appeared on the young man's face. He looked at Emperor Qing in horror and shouted sternly: "Father!"
The young man thought that he was deeply favored by Emperor Qing. Although Emperor Qing punished him, he was obviously relenting. So he did not expect that Emperor Qing would arrest him without asking a word. How could he not be angry?
As soon as Emperor Qing finished speaking, two iron-clothed guards came in and snatched the sword from the young man's hand. They pressed the young man's shoulders and restrained him firmly.
The young man never said a word, only stared at Yao Ji fiercely and viciously, as if he wanted to eat her alive, but Yao Ji looked at him expressionlessly. This seemed to the young man to be confident, so that the young man
I secretly resented it even more.
Seeing that the young man was restrained, Emperor Qing's face became slightly better. He looked at Yao Ji and asked, "Yao'er, what is going on with all this?"
"Yao'er doesn't know either. Not long ago, the emperor's brother suddenly came to say that he wanted to see Yao'er. Yao'er thought he was coming to apologize for what he said yesterday, so she happily met him. Who knew that the emperor's brother was obsessed with it, and in the end he even
He falsely accused Yao'er of being an unknown witch and wanted to kill Yao'er."
Yao Ji's voice was calm, with a hint of grievance. Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing frowned and his face became ugly again.
In fact, Emperor Qing already knew everything on the way here. At this moment, it was just a routine inquiry to see Yao Ji's attitude. Unexpectedly, Yao Ji was still as well-behaved as ever, and was also as difficult for him to see through as always.
Emperor Qing would be so angry. Firstly, he did not expect that the son he had doted on for many years would be so stupid. Secondly, he had to admit that he was old and his sons started killing each other. Thirdly, he could not figure it out.
Yao Ji, although he likes this daughter, he is also afraid of her. It is precisely because he cannot see clearly that he is not sure what this daughter will bring to Daqing.
In this way, the young man's so-called 'witch' was telling the truth, but at this moment, Emperor Qing could no longer let the young man continue to be willful.
Especially once he thought that his sons were secretly plotting, spying, and scheming against each other, Emperor Qing became furious!
"Hao'er, is this true?"
However, the young man did not give Emperor Qing any face. He turned his head angrily and snorted from his throat: "Humph!"
At this time, the queen, who had been silent since Emperor Qing came, suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Yao'er! Yao'er suffered such humiliation for nothing and almost died at the hands of the eighteenth prince, if I hadn't been able to do so in time.
At that time, I was afraid that Yao'er's life was in danger, so I hereby request your majesty to make the decision for Yao'er and punish the eighteenth prince severely!"
Emperor Qing knew that the Queen had always treated Yao Ji as her own and loved her very much. Once this happened, he was afraid that things would get worse. He even felt a headache. The eyes he looked at the Eighteenth Prince no longer had the love of the past, but more.
disgust.
"Don't worry, Queen, this matter is of great importance. I will investigate it strictly and give Yao'er and you an explanation."
After saying this, Emperor Qing seemed much older. He looked at Yao Ji lovingly, then turned around and walked out.
When she knelt down, Yao Ji couldn't help but look up at Emperor Qing's back. She felt that this man was really old. The tall figure in the past was now a little stooped. Although he was still walking steadily with Quan De's support, he was already walking steadily.
There was a feeling that he would collapse at any moment.
In a daze, the figure in front of her seemed to overlap with her grandfather in her previous life. Yao Ji couldn't help but feel sour when she thought of her grandfather who taught her harshly but really loved her in her previous life. In modern times, that person had already passed away.
Even when she learned that she had a terminal illness and her life was short, that person still maintained his tall image and worked tirelessly to supervise her study. Even when he died, he faced it calmly. Such a person made Yao Ji sincerely love her.
admire.
She was originally quite critical of Emperor Qing, but now looking at him, he is nothing more than a waning old man. Because he is His Majesty the Emperor of Daqing, he is destined to bear more on his shoulders than others and to give up more.
Now that time is running out, he has to give up his beloved son. How can ordinary people have such courage?
Although Emperor Qing had promised to give an explanation, the queen was still furious that Yao Ji had been plotted against, so she sent people to investigate the matter in private. Even the general Murong Zhao was alarmed. Although he showed no signs of it, he showed up in court early in the morning.
The eyes he looked at the princes were much colder.
At the same time, I was also slightly disappointed.
He loved Yao Ji, not only because of the queen, but because of Yao Ji, he saw a kind of aura that looked down on the world. Although she was just a princess who was favored by the emperor at the time, and she was even a child, but she had
The aura was frightening. Even now, many years later, he still remembered the way the little child stood upright in front of him and looked at him without fear. (To be continued)