Chapter 272 How to deal with it?

Nie Danying shouted that she would beat Li until she told the truth, but no one present could understand her. It was clear that she wanted people to beat the old woman to death.

But no one present dared to speak. After all, it involved the Queen Mother, and it would be inappropriate for them to say anything now. They could only look at the Emperor and wait for his final decision.

Only Nie agreed, keeping his eyes down the whole time, as if he didn't care about what was happening on the field.

From the moment the old woman started shouting, Hawking Chi had a blank expression on his face, making it impossible to guess his emotions.

The Queen Mother was also looking at him at this time. Seeing that he was calm and unmoved, her face became even angrier. "Your Majesty, don't you believe me either?"

Huo Jinchi looked at the Queen Mother without saying a word, and seemed to be thinking about how to deal with the situation.

Fang Danying, who was standing by, was anxious. She didn't know that the Queen Mother and Nie Danying were in collusion, nor did she know whether this matter had anything to do with the Queen Mother.

But I'm not afraid of it not being related, I'm just afraid of it really being related.

The Queen Mother is her biggest supporter, and she doesn't want anything to happen to her!

So Fang Danying shouted again, "Why don't you drag him down quickly!"

The imperial guards only obeyed the emperor's orders, but the maids and palace maids beside the empress dowager did not only obey her orders, but also immediately received the orders and went down to drag the people away.

As soon as the old woman was lifted up, she started crying miserably. Four strong maids were unable to pull her up. The scene was so unbearable that many people present could not bear to watch it.

Yun Qin was secretly worried. She was actually not sure how Huo Jinchi would deal with Li in the end. He wanted to use this incident to drive the Queen Mother out of the center of power, but he would definitely do it in secret and would never make a big deal out of it, let alone let it leak out.

And the dead are the best at keeping secrets.

Just when she was hesitating whether to speak, Huo Jinchi finally spoke, "Someone, take Li away!"

The one who stepped forward was not the imperial guards, but the eunuch beside Xu An.

They were all veterans at dragging people out. They walked forward and pulled away the maids, covered Li's mouth, took away her strength, and directly dragged her out.

Seeing this, Nie Danying, who had been keeping his eyes down, finally reacted and looked at the emperor with a slightly frowned brow.

Even she couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking behind this action, and how he would deal with the matter next.

We can't just pretend that nothing happened and cover it up for the Queen Mother.

Wouldn't the Queen Mother then retaliate wildly against her?

In fact, Nie Danying had anticipated this matter. He thought that even if the emperor covered up the matter, he would eventually develop a rift with the empress dowager because of this matter, and would then treat Fang Danying coldly.

By that time, she must have already slept with the emperor. Even if the empress dowager was in trouble, she still had the emperor's protection.

But now that the time has come, Nie Danying couldn't stop the chill on his back and his shoulders almost trembled.

She didn't dare to speak now and could only hope that the Emperor would not let the Queen Mother off easily.

However, the result disappointed her greatly.

When he opened his mouth to take the person away, Huo Jinchi did not say another word. For a while, the only sound in the palace was the palace maids cleaning carefully.

The Queen Mother was obviously very satisfied with the result, and her expression gradually calmed down.

The best way to deal with this matter is to pretend that nothing happened.

She knew very well who was behind this matter, and now was not the time to lose her temper.

It was obvious that this banquet could not go on.

The Queen Mother said to Huo Jinchi, "I am tired, so I will go back to the bedroom to rest. You guys can continue to have fun."

Huo Jinchi stood up and whispered, "I will take you back."

"Okay." The Queen Mother responded. She also wanted to talk to him about this matter, and she must let him investigate it thoroughly!

However, she only glanced at the wine glass on the table, which was a waste of her planning today.

The queen noticed her gaze and immediately stood up, saying, "I will also take you back." Then she covered the glass of wine with her sleeve inconspicuously.

"Let's go." The Queen Mother held Nanny Sun's hand and walked down the stairs.

The Emperor followed closely behind, and the Empress lagged behind, sweeping the glass with her sleeve, so that the glass tipped over and the liquid spilled all over the table and into the brocade that covered it.

Everyone was seeing the three people off. She thought no one noticed this scene, but unexpectedly, everything was seen by Xiao Dezi who was following behind with his eyes lowered.

He calmly withdrew his gaze, not knowing whether the Queen's action was intentional or unintentional. He still remembered that the glass of wine was poured by the Queen herself.

This is the Empress Dowager's welcoming banquet. The main characters have all left, and the Emperor and Empress have also left. What's the point of this banquet?

Concubine Shen left as she was worried about her child. The remaining two people, Fang and Nie, also left with their own thoughts.

Soon Yun Qin was the only one left in the hall.

She had just been watching a play. After the show was over, Yunqin looked at the scenery on the stone boat again. It was indeed very beautiful.

Looking over from the railing, the willow trees, the painted boats, and the cool breeze make one forget all worries instantly.

It was a rare trip for her, so Yun Qin was in no hurry to go back. She waved her hand and asked someone to clear the banquet. She led Rong Xin to the pavilion on the top floor and asked someone to prepare a table of food. She ate with Rong Xin and enjoyed the view.

She was relaxed and at ease, but Rong Xin was a little uneasy. She looked at her several times and couldn't help but asked, "Madam, Aqin, don't you feel anxious?"

Yun Qin stuffed a piece of crystal pork knuckle into her mouth and ate it with great satisfaction. "What's there to be anxious about?"

"What happened today." Rong Xin lowered her voice, "What exactly does the emperor mean? It doesn't look like he wants to hold the empress dowager accountable. Aren't you worried that the emperor will go back on his word and not deal with the empress dowager?"

Although Yun Qin didn't know what Huo Jinchi's plan was, she was sure that he had not regretted it.

"If the emperor had any hesitation, Li would not have appeared at today's banquet." Yun Qin said to her, "Besides, he let Xu An take Li away instead of letting the queen mother's people drag her away and beat her to death. This is enough to show that he has not regretted it."

After hearing this, Rong Xin felt relieved and asked again: "After all, the Queen Mother is the Emperor's biological mother. What if the Queen Mother cries and makes a fuss, and the Emperor can't bear it and finally lifts her up high, what should he do if he puts her down gently?"

Yun Qin couldn't help but smile, and reached out to pick up two pieces of pork knuckle meat and put them in her bowl. "Sister, that's really the case. What can we do? Instead of being anxious and worried about this and that, why not just enjoy the beautiful scenery and have a comfortable meal?"

Rong Xin thought about it and realized that this was true, but she couldn't be as open-minded as Yun Qin. She ate the meat that Yun Qin took reluctantly, but it tasted bland.