Several men with grim expressions walked around the old woman and went to the corner gate.
The King of Qi noticed something was wrong and signaled the steward who had followed him to come forward and deal with it.
As soon as the steward walked over, the leading man raised his badge and waved it.
The three characters "Jinlinwei" on the badge made the steward dizzy. He said "later" and hurried to report to King Qi.
"My Lord, it's Jinlinwei——"
The face of the Prince of Qi turned pale. He forced himself to calm down and pushed aside the steward to greet them: "It turns out that you are the brothers of Jinlin Guard. Please come in--"
Jinlinwei was the eyes and ears of Emperor Jingming. Even though he was a prince, he did not dare to neglect Jinlinwei when he came to visit.
The leading man bowed to the king and said, "We have been ordered to inspect this place recently. We just saw a crowd of onlookers and came to ask the king about the situation."
The King of Qi smiled awkwardly: "The maids and servants failed to take good care of my wife, causing her to fall ill and run out onto the street. I am sorry to have embarrassed you all..."
At this time, the servants who were dragging Princess Qi did not dare to act rashly because of the sudden appearance of Jinlinwei, and stopped not far away waiting for the instructions of Prince Qi.
Princess Qi was surrounded by servants, blocking the view of Jinlin Guards, and her mouth was blocked so she could not make any sound, and could only make slight sobbing sounds.
"Why don't you send the princess back quickly?" Prince Qi frowned and gave an order, then smiled at Jin Linwei, "Brothers, you have worked hard. Come in and have a cup of tea."
The leading man clasped his fists and said, "I dare not disturb you, Your Highness. I just want to tell you that we need to report today's events to our superiors."
Princess Qi stopped struggling all of a sudden, a relieved smile welling up in her eyes.
She won, she won!
If Jin Linwei knew about it, then the emperor would know about it too. No matter what decision the emperor made, her life should be saved.
As long as she is alive, her sister Yuan will be a child with a mother... As she thought about it, Princess Qi's tears fell.
After hearing what Jin Linwei said, Prince Qi felt heavy-hearted and forced a smile, "Shouldn't you worry about such a small matter, Father?"
The leading man said, "My Lord, we have increased our patrols since the incident with Prince Xiang, and we have been told to report any anomalies..."
"In that case, I'm sorry to trouble you all. I will go to the palace later." Although the King of Qi was extremely depressed, he did not show it on his face.
Seeing that King Qi was very cooperative, the leading man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I will take my leave."
He finished speaking, glanced at Princess Qi who was surrounded by servants in the palace, and then left with his men.
Prince Qi ordered his servants to send Princess Qi back to the courtyard and then rushed to the palace without stopping.
If the emperor heard what happened today from Jin Linwei, his father would definitely feel differently than if he heard it from him. He couldn't just passively let someone else tell it.
Prince Qi was still a step too late. At this time, Jinlin Guard Commander Han Ran was already standing in Yu's study.
Emperor Jingming's face darkened as he listened to Han Ran's report.
It's only been a short time, how come something strange happened again!
The white jade paper on the dragon table was replaced with a new one. After the imperial edict to rebuke Prince Xiang was announced, Emperor Jingming had smashed the previous one when no outsiders were present.
He didn't want to do that, but he couldn't relieve his anger unless he smashed something. He could only let the white jade paper take the blame.
Han Ran stole a glance at the darkened face of Emperor Jingming and reported it with fear and trepidation.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, he had to rush into the palace.
There have been many incidents in the past two years, but the Jinlin Guard has not played any role at all, which has made the emperor dissatisfied. After the incident with Prince Xiang, he sent people to keep an eye on the various princely palaces and dared not relax anymore.
"Call Prince Qi to the palace." After hearing this, Emperor Jingming ordered Pan Hai with a sullen face.
As soon as Pan Hai agreed, a eunuch came over to report that the Prince of Qi had arrived.
"Let him in."
Not long after, Prince Qi hurried into Yu's study. When he saw Han Ran, the commander of the Jinlin Guard, standing beside him, his heart sank.
How come Han Ran is so fast?
Han Ran looked at the nose and the heart, avoiding the sight of King Qi.
His subordinates have already appeared to remind King Qi, so it's not his fault that King Qi is so slow.
The King of Qi knew something was wrong, so he lifted his coat and knelt down, saying, "I am here to apologize to you, father."
"Apologize?" Emperor Jingming raised his eyebrows, his eyes deep, "What mistakes have you made that require you to apologize?"
The Prince of Qi paused, and said awkwardly, "It was all because of my son's inability to discipline her. The servants in the palace failed to take good care of the princess, allowing her to run outside and make a fool of herself, affecting the reputation of the royal family—"
"Why did I hear that Li shouted in the street that you wanted to kill her?" Emperor Jingming asked with a dark face.
They really brought shame to the royal family. None of these bastards are easy to deal with!
Prince Qi looked panicked and said aggrievedly: "Father, that was Li's nonsense. How could my son have such thoughts——"
Emperor Jingming touched the white jade paper and said meaningfully, "Fourth Brother, you know whether Li is crazy or not."
The King of Qi immediately broke out in a sweat.
The original intention of claiming that Li was insane was to cover up the scandal of Li murdering Princess Yan. In fact, Li was certainly not insane.
He knew this, and his father and the empress were also aware of it.
The father could have ignored the mad Li's shouting that she wanted to kill his wife, but if there hadn't been a mad Li shouting like that, it was no wonder that the father asked that question.
The Prince of Qi bowed his forehead to the ground, his tone panicked and earnest: "Father, I really don't have that intention. Li is my first wife and has been with me for more than ten years. Although she made a big mistake, it is already a great punishment for her to lose her power and freedom as a princess. I have no need to do anything to take her life..."
"Don't you want to marry another noblewoman?" The frequent troubles caused by his sons had worn away Emperor Jingming's patience, so he asked his questions bluntly.
King Qi was shocked and filled with sorrow.
His father obviously treated him differently from his brothers.
Among so many brothers, he is the most harsh and ruthless to him.
He has endured for so many years, and even greeted a small guard with a smile. Why would his father treat him like this?
The King of Qi choked up and said, "As the sun and the moon can attest, my son would never have such thoughts."
"So, Li is suffering from hysteria?"
The King of Qi bowed his head and said, "Perhaps Li is resentful, which is why he did this..."
Emperor Jingming closed his eyes and said, "Pan Hai, take someone to the Prince Qi's mansion and send the Princess Qi to the family temple."
Behind the royal temple there is a nunnery which is used to house concubines who served the previous emperor or women from royal families who surrendered to the emperor for various reasons.
Prince Qi lowered his head and listened to Emperor Jingming's arrangements, his heart suddenly sank.
Once Li entered the royal family temple, he would no longer have any right to interfere.
As long as Li is alive, he cannot remarry, and the huge Prince Qi's mansion will be in chaos.
What if Li lives longer than him? Will the palace always be without a mistress?
As the King of Qi thought about this, he felt like banging his head against the wall.
Emperor Jingming glanced at Prince Qi impatiently and said coldly, "You should leave now and take care of yourself in the future."
King Qi's heart turned cold.
Does the emperor abandon him?