He Chengzhi heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and was grateful to Mei Ya for her generosity. She did not blame him for his past mistakes, and immediately bowed deeply to Mei Ya: "I thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
"Okay, you don't need to be so big all the time." Mei Ya said to He Chengzhi, while setting her eyes on Pang Yi. "Pang Yi, when you leave the palace, go to Jingren Palace and bring back a jar of pickled spicy cabbage. Sister An said she wanted to eat some a few days ago."
"Yes. I would like to thank you first," Pang Yi said with a smile, looking at Mei Ya's face. He was a little worried. "Your Majesty, you don't look very well recently. Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's okay. I just didn't sleep enough these past two days. I've been drinking the soothing soup that Sister Qingtong made for me." Meiya nodded and pointed towards the imperial study. She said to Pang Yi and He Chengzhi, "Okay. You guys go in quickly. I should go back too."
"Yes, I will send the Empress off!" Pang Yi bowed to Mei Ya. It was not until Mei Ya disappeared behind the corner that Pang Yi stood up again. When he turned around, he saw He Chengzhi staring at that corner. Pang Yi immediately got angry and slapped He Chengzhi hard on the back of his head, while suppressing his voice and scolding, "You are asking for your life! How dare you spy on the Empress!"
"Master Pang, Your Majesty...how come you look so different from before?" He Chengzhi seemed not to feel any pain, his eyes full of amazement and confusion, "Before in Ningguta, I clearly saw Your Majesty..."
"The Queen has already said that this is the capital and told you not to mention Ningguta, but you still keep mentioning it? What's the matter? Are you deliberately ignoring the Queen's words, or are you tired of living?" Before He Chengzhi could finish, Pang Yi interrupted him with a cold face, and immediately ignored He Chengzhi, turned around and walked towards the imperial study, shouting coldly, "Why don't you catch up?!"
Pang Yi naturally had good intentions. If it were dug out that He Chengzhi had actually attempted to assassinate Zhong Mingwei in Ningguta and almost took Zhong Mingwei's life, not to mention that He Chengzhi would not be able to become the top martial arts champion, he would probably not even be able to save his own life.
"Yes, I obey your command." He Chengzhi hurriedly followed Pang Yi to the imperial study, but he couldn't help looking at the corner of the wall, and muttered softly, "Why does it look a bit like..."
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Imperial study.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Emperor! May His Majesty live in peace!" Pang Yi led He Chengzhi in, and the two of them kowtowed to Zhong Mingwei.
"Stand up!" Zhong Mingwei put down the tea bowl in his hand, stood up and walked out of the dragon table, looking at He Chengzhi with a smile and said, "I have always felt that you are ambitious and will not be content to be second to others. As expected, I was not wrong. You can come to the capital from Kyakhta and stand in front of me today. It shows that you have suffered a lot and worked hard in the past year."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" He Chengzhi knelt on his knees again, and said with tears of gratitude, "If Your Majesty had not generously spared my life in Ningguta that year, how could I be where I am today? I bow down to Your Majesty to thank you for your kindness!"
"Okay, sit down and talk," Zhong Mingwei patted He Chengzhi on the shoulder, turned around and sat down in front of the couch. After watching Pang Yi and He Chengzhi sit down on the embroidered cushion, Zhong Mingwei set his eyes on He Chengzhi, "Chengzhi, I wonder if you have married and had children?"
He Chengzhi was somewhat surprised to hear these words. He really didn't understand why the emperor would ask about such a trivial matter. After a slight pause, he was shocked again, thinking that Zhong Mingwei was still bothered by his status as a criminal. He became a little restless at that time. However, when Pang Yi heard these words, he could hear something else. Pang Yi glanced at He Chengzhi beside him, and thought to himself that this kid was really loved by the His Majesty. It seemed that the His Majesty was planning to send this kid out of the capital for training, so he asked about his family affairs. However, Pang Yi did not mention He Chengzhi, but stood up and poured a cup of tea for Zhong Mingwei and handed it to him.
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