Chapter 69 Turnaround

(Today is the first update of 5,000 words. This is a big challenge. Bugs have never tried it before, and that number is already very scary. In such an update in August, I don't know if bugs can... Don't say anything, write it first~~)

Royal study

There is always solemn silence here. The master of the empire is sitting on his own dragon chair at this time. He is still the king who can call for wind and rain and have supreme power in this land. However, the king is not a god, but also a mortal composed of flesh and blood. The reason why it is distinguished from ordinary mortals is that there are more modifications in front of his title. However, no matter how many decorations there are, he still can't avoid the secular worldly wisdom, the worldly seven emotions and six desires, just like the strong sadness between his eyebrows now.

There is a saying in the world that "youth don't know the taste of sorrow". Will this "worry" really accumulate with age?

Before he ascended the throne, he was worried about the throne; after he became emperor, he was worried about the stability of the territory and the conspiracy between princes and ministers; now he is going to make trouble for Xi Xinmiao.

At the thought of the arrogant figure, Emperor Qi's face was awe-inspiring. Looking at the chessboard in front of the dragon case, the black and white chess pieces on it had already been mixed together, as if they were shocked and confused.

The eyes flashed slightly, as if trapped in memories...

An hour ago

"You won." Looking at the black-and-white confrontation on the chessboard, Emperor Qi understands that the victory or defeat has been divided. In this game, it seems that he is winning, but the other party's meticulousness has already set a trap and threats from many parties. As long as he makes a little action, it will lead to the destruction of the whole army. After taking the chess pieces in his hand, Emperor Qi looked at his Lao Qi opposite and showed admiration.

"It's my son's luck, my father's chess skills, and my son's sigh that he is not as good as me." Qi Che immediately got up and bowed, with a smile on his eyebrows and a humble attitude.

"Hahaha, Lao Qi, you don't have to be modest. I've heard about your chess skills for a long time. You can teach me!" Emperor Qi smiled and nodded and praised, "Say, what's the matter with you coming here? I came to the imperial study early in the morning, but I didn't believe you just wanted to play a game of chess with me.

"Bang!"

"Lao Qi, what are you doing?" Emperor Qi restrained the smile on his face and looked at his son kneeling in front of him with puzzled.

"I beg my father to forgive Xi Xinmiao's disrespect." He looked up at the high emperor, who was his father. Qi Che showed his sincere face and kowtowed heavily.

"Lao Qi, do you know what you are doing?" The sudden cold tone also stained the atmosphere of the imperial study with a chill.

"My son knew that my father and my son also heard the matter of breaking into the palace that day. My father pressed her into prison angrily, but my father. This may be just her unintentional loss. I heard that her mother-in-law, who had been raising her, passed away that day, so she said that. The prison has always been extremely wet and cold. Presumably she will reflect on it in it. Why not..."

"Bang!" Emperor Qi patted the table angrily, disrupted the chess game above, and interrupted Qi Che's words.

"FUCK!" Emperor Qi shouted and stood up, pointing straight to the son who defended others everywhere, "'Unintentional loss'? Who in the world would say that unintentional rebellious words? The Holy Power of Heaven, how can her little minister be contradicted! Even if there is a reason for the incident that day, it can't offset the heinous crime committed by Xi Xinmiao. Blood washed the palace, do you think she said these four words casually? Don't say it again, or I will also condemn you! Get down on your knees."

He shook the wide cuffs, and because of the owner's anger at this moment, a strong wind seemed to be brought out, blowing on Qi Che's already stiff face, and then turned around and stopped looking at him.

For a long time, when Emperor Qi thought that Qi Che had gone out, he was shocked by a light and shadow that flashed quickly and turned back.

Seeing this scene in front of me, I couldn't help shouting in shock: "Lao Qi, what are you doing? Put down the sword for me!" However, the man holding the sword and standing in a self-ading posture seemed to realize that the sharp blade of Shang Fang's sword was close to the snow-white skin at his neck, and the fine blood vessels inside were clearly visible under the resistance of the blade.

At this moment, the tense atmosphere is suffocating.

"Father, I'm begging you to forgive Xi Xinmiao this time."

"Reverse son, rebellious son! What's the ability of this Xi Xinmiao? How can I make my son, who I have always been optimistic about, come forward to plead for her, and even force her with death!?" It seemed that he couldn't support it with his hands on the desk, his chest fluctuated slightly, and he looked at everything in front of him in disbelief.

"Father!" Qi Che knelt down in front of the Emperor of Qi, whom he had always admired, and the strength of his men increased a little. The blade between his neck was close to the situation. "Di--" A drop of blood condensed on the tip of the sword, and the more drops, more like blood lotus, more like tears.

Qi Che's face was slightly white, pale with blood loss, condensing Emperor Qi, and the words he spit out had a terrible calmness in the bloody air.

"Father, even if you don't look at your son's face, you have to worry about the power of General Xi. If General Xi's weight is not enough, what about Blood Valley? Aren't you afraid of the cold water? The disposal of Xi Xinmiao is small, but the immeasurable consequences are huge. On the day of your birthday banquet, the owner of the Blood Valley celebrated his birthday in person. Will he sit by and ignore the relationship between him and Xi Xinmiao? Think twice, Father!"

......

Time seems to be still, except for the sound of dripping blood beads. The not-strong smell of blood floated in the imperial study, floating and lingering between the silent father and son.

"Go down." As if it had been a century, the standing monarch waved his hand slowly, with indescribable fatigue in his voice, and he looked much older all of a sudden.

Qi Che put down his sword, stared deeply, and finally kowtowed and withdrew without words.

In such a large imperial study, there is only the meditative and tired emperor left, but this man who is also an emperor and a father. I don't know that Lao Qi, who has just retreated, was scolded by his mother and concubine on the way. That slap hit Qi Che's heart. In the future, it will only be watered with bitterness...

............

"Dong-Dong-Dong" thoughts were pulled back by the knock on the door, and Emperor Qi put away the confusion just now. At this moment, he is the emperor of the world.

"Your Majesty, Miss Xi has brought it." Outside the door, Xu Changde said softly and respectfully.

"Let's announce it."

There is no sound outside the door.

"Squeak----"

A slight step stepped into the sound, and then, silent and quiet.

"Go down." He told him that he needed to talk to her alone and have a good talk alone.

"Yes." Looking at the woman in white beside her thoughtfully, she couldn't feel her hostility. In addition, there was a dark guard invisible protection in the imperial study, so it should be fine. Xu Changde bowed his head and withdrew.

......

When Emperor Qi saw that Xi Xinmiao below did not open his mouth for a long time, he looked at her. It was not as if he had no intention to know what was wrong at all, and he couldn't help but feel angry. Thinking of the scene just now, I just suffocated my anger. Now I'm just aggrieved myself for turning a blind eye to her rudeness.

I just hope that this emperor will not be angry with himself.

After adjusting his breathing, he reluctantly asked in a calm tone, "Do you know why I have announced you so far today?"

"I don't know."

"Do you know why I announced you to enter the palace the day before yesterday?"

"I don't know."

"Bang!" With a slap, the items on the desk were shocked, "Xi Xinmiao, do you really think I dare not deal with you!" The anger of trying to suppress showed signs of breaking out again. Emperor Qi's eyes widened and glared at the arrogant woman in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know. How do you want me to answer? Or are you going to condemn me with a jade pendant that I have lost for many days? Haven't you ever thought that someone with a heart found Yupei and planted the crime on me? From the beginning, Xi Xinmiao, with a light expression, rarely defended herself at this moment, because she knew that at this moment, it was not appropriate to show her strength.

"You mean you lost that jade pendant?" Emperor Qi grabbed the key from the words just now. He looked at the woman standing in the distance and narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were exploring the truth of this sentence.

"Yes, on that day, I entered the palace to discuss the birthday banquet with Princess Huayang. When I returned to the house, I found that the jade pendant was missing. I searched for many places without any results. Until the emperor ordered, a group of guards broke into my palace and showed me the lost jade pendant, saying that they wanted to take me to the palace. Although I was suspicious, I still entered the palace according to my words. I was thinking that maybe I would find an answer. But who knew that the doubt was the bad news of her mother-in-law's violent death. She had no mother since she was a child and was raised by her mother-in-law. How dare you forget this kindness! Therefore, when the news came, I didn't care about leaving the palace regardless of the strict rules in the palace.

"How do you want me to believe that you lost the jade pendant?"

"I really have no evidence. Your Majesty, you have a conclusion in your heart. Why do you ask me?" It seems that he is too lazy to explain. The clear person is self-clear, and the explanation is also in vain.

Look straight into the gorgeous dark eyes of the heart of the banquet, which are as clear as before, without any fluctuation or abnormality. Feeling the calmness in her eyes, Emperor Qi quietly withdrew his sight and returned to the depth of the past.

"For the time being, when what you said about the loss of the jade pendant is true, but--" Emperor Qi's words turned around, and his tone became sharp in an instant. "That day, you can't deny what you said in this palace. It's the first time in my life that I've seen such a rebellious person, and I'm still the daughter of a minister! You know the sin, Xi Xinmiao!"

"My heart knows my guilt, but I beg the emperor to treat my accomplices together with my heart."

"Oh?" A surprised by the sudden change of 180 degrees, Emperor Qi stared at her suspiciously and continued to follow her words, "Do you still have an accomplice? Who is it?"

"The culprit of the heart is the owner of the Valley of Blood Valley," regardless of Emperor Qi's instant shock, he continued to say, "There is also today's Holy Lord." The ground was thunderous, and the words were amazing.

"Xi Xinmiao, you are presumptuous!" Emperor Qi's expression was stunned from the beginning that he didn't react to being very angry after understanding it. He almost jumped up from the dragon chair and slandered the emperor. How many heads did she have?!

"Your Majesty. Dare to ask the emperor, has the Meiji Emperor ever said to the world that "hundreds of filial piety is the first" and "reverence filial piety"?

"What about it? The precepts of the Meiji Emperor have always been included in the ancestral precepts, and future generations should abide by them.

"That's right. The emperor will also be punished together." Before Emperor Qi was furious, he said, "Xin Miao forcibly left the palace that day because her mother-in-law died. Xin Miao was raised by her mother-in-law since she was a child. Her mother-in-law pulled her heart hard. Now Xin Miao hasn't served her well and has gone to the west. May I ask the emperor, this regret, this regret, how can Xin Miao take care of the palace? A precept? I don't have a mother in my heart. When I was a child, I was just a smashing girl in Xi's house. I lived a life without three meals. For me, my mother-in-law is both a mother and a father. This kindness is not enough to repay even if I die.

After looking at Emperor Qi's slightly relaxed face, Xi Xinmiao paused slightly and continued:

"Nowadays, Xin Miao has lost the opportunity to repay her mother-in-law and filial piety forever. 'The son wants to raise but is not there'. The most painful thing in the world is this. Xin Miao just wanted to send her a journey after her mother-in-law left, but unexpectedly, she was blocked by the imperial guard in the palace. Why is anxious and not be angry? Fight against the bodyguards? At that time, it was really urgent! Only then will there be that kind of angry words, provoking the royal majesty, a big crime. The owner of the Blood Valley is also guilty of covering up. However, the emperor knew that there was a "filial piety" ancestral training, but he blocked his heart from carrying out filial piety, which also violated the ancestral training and was very disrespectful. The above three people, contempt for the emperor's power, ignore the ancestral laws, and their sins are unforgivable! I beg the emperor to punish this unfaithful and unfilial sinner with heavy punishment and correct * discipline!"

Powerful words floated in this quiet royal study. Xi Xinmiao ended her speech with an excited face and stopped talking. It seemed that she was really waiting for the punishment of Emperor Qi.

......

But it's really quiet now.

Emperor Qi looked at the impassioned and indignant woman in front of him with a complex look. He was angry and wanted to laugh. In the end, he couldn't laugh or cry.

This Xi Xinmiao is really a difficult role to mess with! Saying that she was arrogant, she confessed to her crime and said that she was honest. In fact, she dragged him into the water insidiously, and she also put on a great charge, a charge that he absolutely dared not commit and could not afford.

Well, he thought about how to punish her, but how did he punish himself now? What she said, no matter what she deliberately exaggerates, it doesn't make sense. If you really think about it according to her words, all three of them are guilty. But the problem is that she exaggerated his "crime" so much, tied the three of them together, and tried her best to ask for a heavy punishment. If he agreed, he would inevitably be punished. If he didn't agree, all three of them would be fine. All the glory is all the glory, and all the loss is lost. What a plan!

There have always been only wrong people and ministers who make mistakes. How can there be a king who has heard of mistakes? Does the master of a country allow him to make the slightest error? A king, because of the meaning given by this title, is not allowed to be wrong. Their lives will always be accompanied by "holy" and " wise". Therefore, only "right is not enough" and there is no "wrong thoroughly"! Even if he is really wrong!!

Emperor Qi returned to the dragon chair and sat down. He rubbed his forehead. There seemed to be some pain there. A pair of sharp pupils firmly locked the heart of the seat under the court: neither humble nor arrogant, black and white clothes. At a glance, he knew that it was plain clothes. Presumably she was still there when Ling Su took her away at that time. Keep filial piety. Thinking of the admonishment of the former emperor, I couldn't help but feel a little sorry.

In fact, he has other concerns. The blood valley owner, the man who has already said in his ancestral teachings that he can't be offended, is the most critical reason why he has not executed Xi Xinmiao on the spot for a long time! He can order to kill the people of the world, but he can't offend the Blood Valley, and he can't offend either. Anyone or something, as long as he is sidelined with the Blood Valley, is enough to make him be cautious.

Xi Xinmiao broke out of the palace and carried several lives on her back, but the people of Blood Valley also protected her under the wings, and the relationship between them was absolutely extraordinary. So this time he hesitated again and looked forward and backward, just because of the irresistible ancestral training and the terrible power behind Blood Valley!

In fact, he has long known that he can't do it. There are many subtle relationships. How can the benefits be solved by executing a person? How can the great cause created by his ancestors be interrupted by his hands! Absolutely not allowed! Therefore, even if Lao Qi does not plead with death, and even if Xi Xinmai commits a terrible disaster, it has not reached the limit that he absolutely cannot tolerate, then he can only turn big things into small things.

Xi Xinmiao knew that Emperor Qi was thinking about the stakes, and also saw his hesitation, and stood quietly waiting for his final decision. As I said just now, she is gambling and risking her life. Pulling up the Lord of the Blood Valley and a king, she didn't believe that he would not understand, and looking at his look, Xi Xinmiao knew: she--won.

A deep and strong sigh sounded, "That's all. I admit that your words have a very deterrent effect on me. You won." It's like trying all my strength to say these depressing words. Who would have thought that the king of a country would lose to a woman? But in that unique Xi Xinmiao, there seems to be nothing impossible.

"I'm scared."

"Don't be afraid," Emperor Qi waved his hand without buying it. "I really can't see where you are scared. Who is afraid to call me 'you' one by one, claiming to be 'I'? If my courtiers are all 'fear laws' like you, what face does my monarch have to see the ancestors of the State of Qi?

Emperor Qi hummed with a little dissatisfaction, but the crisis was invisibly resolved between the two. It seemed that everything had returned to its previous appearance. However, after all, it was still a little different...

In the wide white square of the palace, the white is eye-catching because of the black hair like a waterfall. Xi Xinmiao raised his hand to his forehead to block the already violent sunlight. Looking at the sky, the blue sky is familiar, but I don't know if the clouds here are the same as there...