He held the hilt of the knife in one hand while sizing up He Chengzhi's thin back, his neatly tied hair, and the exposed part of his fair neck. As long as Zhong Mingwei gave the order, as long as he raised his hand, he could easily chop off He Chengzhi's head...
Zhong Mingwei saw Pang Yi's hand on the hilt of the knife. He watched the hand tremble slightly, just like his own hands at this moment. Zhong Mingwei knew that he should scold Pang Yi and stop him from doing anything bloody and absurd, but Zhong Mingwei couldn't speak. He felt a little suffocated, as if his entire chest was filled with icicles. The bone-chilling cold and pain made him unable to speak or breathe, so he just sat there motionless, staring at the hand on the hilt...
"Your Majesty, this is my sister's personal pendant," He Chengzhi calmed down and reached out to take down an exquisite jade Buddha from his neck. He held it in both hands and carefully presented it to Zhong Mingwei. While looking at the small jade Buddha pendant in his hand, he said softly, "Back then, my father used a piece of fine jade handed down from our ancestors and found the best craftsman in the capital to make a jade Buddha and two jade Guanyins for my three brothers and sisters. The jade Buddha is for my sister, and my two brothers each have a jade Guanyin. Before leaving, I gave my Guanyin pendant to my sister. "I exchanged my sister's jade Buddha pendant for her, which can be regarded as a memory. If my sister is still alive, she must still be wearing my white jade Guanyin pendant. We can know it by comparing it with this jade Buddha pendant." At this point, He Chengzhi kowtowed to Zhong Mingwei three times and begged, "I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and summon the rough palace maids who entered the palace in Jiasheng for 20 years to display this jade Buddha pendant in public. We will definitely be able to find my sister's whereabouts. No matter... no matter whether my sister is alive or dead, I will be grateful to Your Majesty and I am willing to serve Your Majesty with all my heart and soul!"
Zhong Mingwei looked at the small jade Buddha pendant in He Chengzhi's hand. For a moment, his cheeks twitched uncontrollably. He felt as if this body no longer belonged to him. He wanted to reach out and slap those annoying hands away. He also wanted to slap himself hard, but he couldn't move. It was as if his feet were rooted to the ground. His whole body was as stiff and desperate as a dead tree, except for the sound of his teeth knocking against each other.
"Your Majesty?" After a long while, Zhong Mingwei did not respond. He Chengzhi raised his head cautiously, and then saw that Zhong Mingwei's face was frighteningly ugly. He thought that he had brought up the case of 20 years ago, which made Zhong Mingwei angry. He kowtowed again and again, saying, "I know that this action is inappropriate, and Your Majesty is right to be angry. But Your Majesty, please understand that I have no intention of hating Your Majesty. I just want to find the whereabouts of my sister. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
Pang Yi looked at He Chengzhi who kept kowtowing. He hesitantly put down his hand that was on the hilt of the knife. He clenched his fist and looked up at Zhong Mingwei. Then he asked cautiously, "Your Highness?"
"Pang Yi, you will be fully responsible for this matter. You must help Chengzhi fulfill his wish." After a long while, Zhong Mingwei finally spoke. His voice was extremely dry and rough. When he said this, he stared at the jade Buddha pendant lying in He Chengzhi's palm. Then, he bent down and picked it up. His hand holding the pendant was shaking violently. Even though he tried his best to hold it back, his hand was still out of control. Suddenly, he tightly grasped the pendant.
"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned again. He didn't know what Zhong Mingwei meant. Did he really want to find relatives for He Chengzhi, or did he want him to go through the motions? But this was certainly not the right thing to say at this time.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He Chengzhi was overjoyed and kowtowed again and again, "I kowtow to Your Majesty for your great grace!"
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