Wei Ning only felt that Jiang Yi in his arms was so light, as if she would float away with a gentle breeze.
She gently stroked his face with her bloody hands and said, "Don't be sad, I'm fine. He didn't hurt me anywhere."
Jiang Shao also wanted to go forward to take a look, but was met with the emperor's angry glare.
Jiang Yi also explained for him, "Jiang Shao didn't have any bad intentions. He was just too worried about Jiang Qi and got excited in the moment, so he hurt me."
Wei Ning said, "No bad intentions? You've hurt someone, and you still say you have no bad intentions?"
"Come here, take Jiang Shao to jail first."
"Where's the imperial physician? Hasn't the imperial physician come yet?"
Wei Ning immediately asked his attendants to fetch the imperial physician. Not long after, the imperial physician, who was over fifty years old, was carried over by the attendants. When the imperial physician was bandaging Jiang Yi's wound, Qu Linghou and Zhao also came out. They watched Jiang Shao, who was not supposed to be here, being taken away.
Zhao quickly called out to Jiang Shao, "Shao'er, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Shao glanced at Qu Linghou and his wife, then smiled bitterly and said, "Father, Mother, I just accidentally hurt my second sister."
Zhao gritted her teeth and said, "How is it possible? How could you hurt her for no reason? She must have framed you. She first framed Qi'er, and now she's framing you. I'm going to go and explain this to the Emperor."
Zhao turned around and was about to explain to the emperor, but Qu Linghou hurriedly stopped her. However, Zhao broke free from Qu Linghou's restraints, wiped her tears, and walked in crying.
"Your Majesty, my Qi'er and Shao'er are innocent. You cannot listen to her one-sided words. We raised them up no matter what. Even if they made some mistakes in the past, the grace of raising them is greater than heaven..."
"emperor?"
"Even if Shao'er accidentally hurt him, they are siblings. Just let Shao'er apologize to her, Your Majesty?"
Zhao was still crying and shouting, but no one responded.
In the inner room, Jiang Yi leaned in Wei Ning's arms, letting the imperial physician bandage her wounds.
Wei Ning looked at her distressedly, "If it hurts, just scream out, don't endure it."
Jiang Yi smiled weakly at him, his head covered in sweat.
After the imperial physician had bandaged her wound, the emperor laid her on the couch and said, "Rest for a while. I'll go out and take a look."
"Yeah." Jiang Yi nodded.
The emperor then came out.
Zhao was so excited that she stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you are finally out. You can't be fooled by that little bitch..."
The emperor then glanced at her, his eyes filled with a sinister coldness that made Zhao gasp.
The emperor then looked at Marquis Qu Ling and said, "My Lord, Xiaoyi has fallen asleep. Let's go to the next room and talk."
Qu Linghou nodded and followed the emperor's steps.
The two of them lagged behind the emperor. Marquis Qu Ling glared at Zhao fiercely. After the emperor sat down, he said to Marquis Qu Ling, "I still remember that when I was still the crown prince, you followed me. Over the years, you have been both my teacher and my friend. I am very grateful for your kindness. In the past few years since Jiang Qi entered the palace, I dare not say how much I have treated her, but it has been good enough. All this is for your sake."
"But this good thing has its limits. If you make a mistake, you should be punished. This is the case for the emperor, let alone Jiang Qi."
"I'm showing mercy and sparing her life out of respect for the Qu Ling Marquisate. These marquises should understand, right?"
"Of course you can be dissatisfied. If you are dissatisfied, I can immediately give her a cup of poisoned wine to make her suffer. Is that okay?"
He discussed it with Qu Linghou in a negotiable manner, but in fact he did not give them any room for choice.
In fact, there was no choice. The reason why Qu Linghou and Zhao came here was simply because Jiang Yi was here.
Because they had raised Jiang Yi, and because in Zhao's eyes Jiang Yi was someone she could do whatever she wanted, so this happened.
But they never expected that this trip would result in the loss of Jiang Shao.
Qu Linghou suddenly recalled what Jiang Yi had just said.
"When the Marquis used force to seize my mother, did you ever think that one day you would be oppressed by that force?"
Of course I haven't thought about it.
At least he wouldn't be oppressed by Jiang Yi, the child who was as insignificant as an ant and whom he once wanted to kill.
Qu Linghou suddenly felt depressed and tried hard to calm his thoughts.
Jiang Qi was just a girl, and it was nothing to abandon her, but Jiang Shao was his legitimate son, his only son.
He said, "I understand. It was because I didn't teach her well that she made such a big mistake."
"Speaking of Jiang Shao, does the Marquis know who Jiang Shao is targeting?"
"Jiang Yi is my savior. Not only that, she is pregnant with my child, my only child so far."
"If anything happens to Jiang Yi, not only will his life be lost, but even the entire Qu Linghou Mansion won't be able to afford the compensation."
"I was able to spare his life only out of respect for Marquis Qu Ling."
"But how many lives is the Marquis's reputation worth?"
When he said this, his voice seemed gentle and there was no expression on his face. He just looked at Qu Linghou indifferently.
Qu Linghou suddenly felt very ashamed.
What else could he say?
If an emperor can analyze things with him like this, what will become of him if he continues to push his limits?
The emperor's patience is limited, and he can't always be so good-tempered.
When Qu Linghou was about to take Zhao away, Zhao was still a little panicked. When she was about to leave the palace gate, she suddenly broke free from Qu Linghou's shackles and ran towards where Jiang Yi was.
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