Return of the Swallow

The fire in the palace was gradually brought under control until early in the morning, but it could not be completely extinguished immediately.

Fortunately, none of the important palaces were affected. In addition, the queen mother, empress, concubines and others were evacuated in a timely manner. Apart from minor burns to some palace residents, there were no casualties.

But this fire actually came to his own home. Li Qitian was worried all night, and his depression finally turned into anger.

Sitting in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, Li Qitian's eyes were blue and he looked tired, and he scolded sternly: "A bunch of trash! What's the point of raising you!"

The palace guards and the courtiers who hurried over knelt on the ground. They all looked disgraced. After being scolded, they could only put their foreheads to the ground and apologize in unison.

"Your Majesty, calm down, I am guilty!"

"Of course you are guilty! In this huge palace, I have supported so many guards, and just as the Chinese New Year is about to come, you allow this kind of thing to happen under the New Year! Aren't you afraid that there will be stupid people outside, saying that it's not mine? This Fortunately, the Queen Mother and the Empress were not hurt. If they were, how would you compensate them? Even if I chop off your heads, I can't afford the compensation!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Everyone kowtowed again.

At this moment, news of an incident in the Penal Department Prison came back.

Li Qitian's eyes immediately widened.

"Impossible!" Li Qitian suddenly stood up, still looking in disbelief: "Okay, how could Anyang go to the Penal Department Prison! If she doesn't stay in the Princess Mansion well, why would she go to the Penal Department Prison if she has nothing to do!"

"Go back to your Majesty, this is true." The chamberlain who replied was so angry and frightened by the emperor that he was shaking all over, and his voice also had a slight tremor, "Princess Anyang went out to stay with the nanny beside her, and she didn't go back last night. , the steward of the eldest princess's palace did not dare to say anything, and hurriedly ordered people to look for it, but they could not find it here. They were found in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The place where other prisoners were detained was fine. Only the cell of Princess Zhongshun and his party was intercepted. Four jailers were killed, including the eldest princess and nanny, and six people died..."

Li Qitian stood there blankly, speechless for a long time.

Li Helan is dead?

The sister he once doted on, but later made him hate, is dead?

And he died in prison, stabbed through the heart!

How could something like this happen to his sister, Li Qitian? He is the emperor, and he is already the most noble person in the Zhou Dynasty. Why can't he still protect his sister?

Even though this sister has become annoying now, and the things she does often make him feel embarrassed, she is still his sister. He has not ordered her to die. Who dares to let her die!

"Bastard! It's against you, it's against you!" Li Qitian flicked his sleeves and pushed all the pens, ink, cups and saucers on the table to the ground. The sound of broken porcelain made everyone tremble, and the waiters were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed, not caring about the broken porcelain. The porcelain will dig into their flesh.

Li Qitian angrily kicked over the white porcelain bottle on the three-legged table, panting like a crazed lion.

"Who dares to say that Pang Xiao has no rebellious intentions? He sent people to rob the prison, kidnapped Anyang from the eldest princess's mansion, and assassinated my only sister. It's obvious what his intentions are!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." All the ministers kowtowed again.

Everyone present had some doubts in their minds.

What was Princess Anyang doing in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment? Is she really important enough to be assassinated?

What's more, they all saw the humiliation that Princess Zhongshun suffered these days, and everyone was somewhat intolerant behind their backs. Prince Zhongshun was fighting against the Tatars outside, but the emperor was abusing the prince's wife here. This was not a glorious thing to do.

Now the princess has been rescued,

This should have been expected, right?

They would still believe it if the eldest princess Anyang was killed because of the prison robbers. However, if they say that Prince Zhongshun's people deliberately kidnapped the eldest princess and put her in prison, then killed her in front of the princess and then rescued her, this is unjustifiable. .

However, the emperor just meant this every word...

Therefore, I have made up my mind to break up with the prince today. He even planned to blame the prince for the death of Princess Anyang.

None of the people present were stupid, and no one dared to question him face to face. But everyone also understands that when the prince led troops to serve the king, he was not allowed to enter the city, and then he changed the commander before the battle after expelling the Tatars, and then he kidnapped the prince's family and humiliated him. All these actions stemmed from one reason. --fear.

It is nothing new to see the birds disappear and the dogs to cook.

In anger, Li Qitian seized the official positions of relevant officials. The news of the assassination of Princess Anyang also spread throughout the government and the public in an instant.

The Queen Mother cried and fainted on the spot. She grabbed Li Qitian's hand and said repeatedly: "Avenge Lan'er, you must avenge Lan'er! Let the consort kill that evil obstacle Pang Zhixi!"

Li Qitian's originally somewhat impatient look suddenly changed.

yes. Even if Ji Zeyu didn't like Anyang very much, she was still his first wife. His wife was killed by Pang Xiao's men. Will Ji Zeyu's fiery temper break up with Pang Xiao? He has to make all the Pang Xiao people rebel against their relatives!

Li Qitian immediately ordered people to pass the news to the border. At the same time, the "ten major crimes" for which Prince Zhongshun was once impeached, together with the crime of resisting the imperial decree, and the crime of not only robbing the prison but also assassinating the eldest princess, were also announced to the world.

At the same time, the people in the capital are destined to have a difficult year. Because Li Qitian arranged for people to start searching the city for the whereabouts of Princess Zhongshun.

At this time, Qin Yining had just taken a dose of medicine and was leaning on the pillow in a daze. Her clothes were half-undressed and she asked Jiyun to put a warm handkerchief into the quilt to wipe her body while listening to Bingtang talk about the situation outside. 33 novels are updated the fastest PC version:

"So, Tianjizi's move was equivalent to completely breaking the window between the prince and Jinshang." Qin Yining sighed, "In fact, the eldest princess could not die at that time."

"She deserves to die!" Bingtang snorted coldly, "That woman is so vicious. Not only did she covet the prince several times, she also slandered you and tried every means to torture you. This kind of person deserves her death!"

Qin Yining shook his head, his pale and thin face still stained with abnormal flushing, and said weakly and hoarsely: "Whether she deserves to die or not, killing her now will only lead to an earlier break between the emperor and the prince. Maybe the emperor will be given a way to judge the prince's crime. Tianjizi is really eager to have a complete showdown between the prince and the emperor."

Now that the city is under martial law, and she, the "fugitive", is being searched everywhere, Qin Yining can't help but wonder, if Tianjizi didn't kill Li Helan, but just knocked him out, maybe the situation wouldn't be as alarming as it is now?

But it doesn't make any difference. Li Helan is just a bargaining chip. Even if she hadn't died, Li Qitian still wouldn't let go of the crime of prison robbery.

In this era, it’s not just what the emperor says, what is it? If the emperor says something is wrong, who dares to say no?

"Okay, Princess, don't think so much. No matter what Tianjizi thinks now, you just need to take good care of yourself. This time we were arrested together, and we were fine, but you were the only one who made a lot of noise. The body is injured.”

Bingtang's voice was choked as she spoke.

Qin Yining experienced all kinds of injuries, pains and humiliations that he had never suffered in many years. They are locked in jail all day long, and they can't stand the cold. But the princess had to be put in a prison car where she couldn't stand or squat, and paraded through the streets in the heavy snow. A woman from a well-born family had to be pointed at by a group of people in embarrassment.

If someone had a narrower mind, he might have already endured the humiliation...

"I just need to take good care of them." Qin Yining saw that the two maids were about to cry again, and quickly persuaded them softly, "I'm fine, it's just some skin injuries."

"You still say you're fine? I'm afraid the whip wounds on your body will leave scars! There are also frostbites on your hands and feet. If you don't do it right, you will get sick every year in the future. Princess, you have never suffered like this! Sometimes I really wish you had not married the prince! Marrying an ordinary trafficker and a lackey, with your wisdom, you can live a prosperous life as a wealthy wife, but now..." Bingtang felt distressed I wiped my face with my sleeve, but my tears fell out disobediently.

Although Ji Yun was given to Qin Yining by Pang Xiao, she has followed Qin Yining for so many years and her loyalty has always been with her. Thinking about Bingtang's words at this time, she felt that it made sense and nodded again and again: "A good woman like the princess, marry If anyone can live a good life, why should he be so homeless?" 33 The novel was first published

Qin Yining couldn't help but laugh when she saw the appearance of these two girls. She also smiled a little in her weakness: "You guys, if you say this now, and let the prince hear it later, he still doesn't know how to feel sad." 33 Novel Updates The fastest mobile version: https:/

Ji Yun immediately thought of the elite tiger guards arranged by the prince standing outside the door.

But she still didn't care: "Even if the prince is right in front of you, I dare to say this. Marry the prince, although he is devoted to you, but he has also brought you so much suffering and trouble. Maybe being single-minded is really important. It’s precious. With your talent and beauty, whoever you marry will probably be so kind to you? Sometimes I think that the prince is too selfish..."

"Okay." Qin Yining patted the back of Ji Yun's hand, "How can there be so many what-ifs in the world? Love is not a transaction, and it does not mean that you must get the same return for what you pay. If I give one, I hope to get one , wouldn’t it become a business?”

Jiyun and Bingtang both sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Qin Yining from left to right.

Qin Yining took another breath and said slowly: "Besides, I also know that the life I am living now was bought for me through his hard work. Maybe other traffickers and lackeys can give me more stability, but when I get something , don’t you want to see how much effort it took for the person who gave you such a thing to get all this? The identity of the prince is here. A stable life is within easy reach for ordinary people, but for the prince, that It’s what he worked so hard to give me. I know he has worked very hard.”

Bingtang and Jiyun were both moved for a moment when they heard this.

Xie Yue, who was standing at the door, quietly put down his hand that wanted to knock on the door, pursed his lips, and shook his head emotionally.