Chapter 159 The Emperor is Angry: To See or Not to See Him
She bowed to Wei Ting from afar.
The crescent-white skirt, embroidered with intricate sea patterns, billowed in the wind, her slender waist slightly bent, her graceful figure swaying like snowflakes dancing in the breeze.
Such graceful bearing should have stirred the heart.
Wei Ting turned his face away, his eyes swirling with emotions like a storm brewing.
Wei Liru looked at her brother's expression with surprise. His expression seemed to carry a hint of... disgust, as well as some emotions that she couldn't understand.
She rarely saw Wei Ting so out of control.
It's common to see disgust on other people's faces, but Wei Ting never does.
In Wei Liru's memory, Wei Ting was a precocious child who was knowledgeable and resourceful, and he could handle anything with a calm and composed demeanor.
Only when she cried would a look of anxiety appear on his face.
Moreover, Wei Ting has always been courteous and polite when interacting with women. For her brother to show such displeasure, this Fifth Miss Ji is truly something else.
Could it be that in her letter a while ago, she mentioned that Ji Qingwu deliberately shot through her arrow and target, making her lose face?
Was Wei Ting feeling indignant on her behalf?
When Wei Liru realized that this was the reason, she smiled brightly and said, "Brother, don't worry about other people's affairs. Today is a good day. The Emperor just mentioned that he wanted to have a meal with us at Guanju Palace. I'll go back to the small kitchen to prepare the wine and dishes first. Brother, please come with me."
She hadn't seen her brother for a long time, and she was so happy to finally have him back. She had so much to say to him.
The Wei family has many children, but Wei Liru has been close to Wei Ting since childhood and always loves to stick behind him. Even though they haven't seen each other for so many years, she doesn't feel that she has become estranged from her brother.
Ji Qingwu paid no more attention to the heartwarming scene of the siblings' reunion.
She already understood why the vermilion gates of the Hall of Diligent Governance remained tightly closed: it was because Emperor Wusu was discussing matters with Wei Ting, who had secretly returned.
Now, the emperor is going to hold a banquet to reward the General Zhenbei, who has made great contributions to the troops stationed on the border. According to Consort Wei, the banquet will only be for a few people.
Naturally, there was no time to attend to her, nor was there time to ask Qiuqiu to go and recite her lessons.
Ji Qingwu led Qiuqiu for a while, when he heard urgent calls from behind.
"Miss Ji, please wait! Please wait!"
Li Yuzong chased after them, his face covered in sweat, with Xiao Dongzi following behind.
Ji Qingwu looked at the large beads of sweat on his face. She hadn't walked very far; she could still see the shadow of the Qin Zheng Hall when she looked back. Eunuch Li shouldn't have run so hard.
She asked, "Is Father-in-law feeling unwell?"
Li Yuzong: "Thank you for your concern, Miss Ji. Please come with me to the palace."
Ji Qingwu was surprised: "I heard from Consort Wei that His Majesty is going to have a banquet with them. Would it be inappropriate for me to go?"
Li Yuzong explained, "The banquet is at Guanju Palace. Your Highness needs to prepare for an hour or two, so there's no rush."
Ji Qingwu said, "Eunuch Li, His Majesty's banquet is not urgent, but I am eager to go home for dinner."
She didn't know why he had come to keep her, but she didn't want to get involved in this situation.
Li Yuzong's face showed panic, and he was at a loss for words: "Your Majesty..."
He exchanged a glance with Xiao Dongzi behind him.
When Eunuch Li turned to the side, Ji Qingwu finally saw Xiao Dongzi's expression clearly. His face was deathly pale, and his lips were bloodless. He looked like he had been terrified.
Li Yuzong pushed his apprentice forward to speak, and Xiao Dongzi looked like he was about to cry.
“Miss Ji, please come with me to the Hall of Diligent Governance. His Majesty is furious right now, and my master and I think that only your presence can calm him down.”
Ji Qingwu asked, puzzled, "Why is Your Majesty angry?"
When Consort Wei came out of the palace, she still had a smile on her face, so the emperor must have been in a good mood. How could he suddenly become so angry, frightening the servants around him like this?
Li Yuzong said, "Miss Ji, this old servant begs you, please, just consider it as saving Xiao Dongzi and the palace servants serving in the Qin Zheng Hall."
Just now, when General Wei and Consort Wei left, the Emperor's expression remained unchanged.
But when the palace doors were opened wide, Emperor Wusu saw the two people standing facing each other outside the palace doors. His expression changed drastically, and he threw the military intelligence reports on the large table to the ground.
When the palace servants went to serve tea, they were met with a cold, murderous glance from the emperor, causing the teacups to shatter on the floor and the tea to spill onto the memorials.
In an instant, everyone in the hall knelt down, none daring to raise their heads or speak.
Li Yuzong gave a signal, and the palace servant who had made the mistake was dragged out.
Then the emperor asked in a cold voice, "Who closed the palace doors today?"
Little Dongzi crawled forward a few steps, trembling.
Emperor Wusu glanced at him without saying a word. His gaze lingered outside the hall, and his murderous aura grew heavier, making it hard to breathe.
The servants who served the emperor had never seen the emperor so enraged; his gaze seemed to want to beat everyone in the palace to death.
Li Yuzong was sweating profusely, and even when it got into his eyes, he didn't dare to wipe it away.
He was quick-witted and clever. He secretly glanced outside the palace and saw a figure in light blue robes gracefully bowing to General Wei and Consort Wei in the distance.
What should have been a beautiful scene of flowers blooming on the ground turned into a sight that made Emperor Wusu furious and enraged.
After Li Yuzong left the hall, he quickly caught up with Ji Qingwu.
The master and apprentice stared intently at Ji Qingwu as if he were their savior.
She found it difficult to say no.
Seeing her wavering expression, Li Yuzong hurriedly said, "Xiao Dongzi will personally escort Miss Qiuqiu back to the Ji residence. Please, Miss Ji, have pity on those servants."
Xiao Dongzi nodded hurriedly, tears welling in his eyes: "Miss Ji, please save this servant. I'll be your slave in my next life, no, I'll be your slave in this life, I'll do it willingly."
Ji Qingwu decided to find out what had happened first.
"What did you do wrong? If it's a capital offense, even if I plead for you, it won't help."
Xiao Dongzi said with a bitter face, "This servant didn't do anything, I just closed the palace gate. This servant acted according to the rules of the meeting and did not act on my own initiative."
Ji Qingwu asked with difficulty, "Just... closed the palace gates?"
They came to her for help, and it wasn't anything serious, so Ji Qingwu hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
On the way, Ji Qingwu kept thinking to himself that Emperor Wusu was too capricious.
As she approached the main gate of the Hall of Diligent Governance, she noticed that the vermilion gate was wide open this time, and the Wei siblings who had been standing at the gate had already left.
Due to the lighting and location, even with the door open, the view inside the hall is still not clearly visible from the outside.
She stopped on the steps where Wei Ting had just stood, her face showing hesitation.
Li Yuzong took a breath and lowered his voice to persuade her, "Miss Ji, please go inside."
Ji Qingwu stared at the pitch-black hall before him…
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