The king was wrong

In his arms, Qi Yaoqing didn't know Wei Yanxi's considerations at all, but kept wondering why Qi Songjin, who had dominated the Lan Dynasty for many years and was firmly seated in the back seat, suddenly fell from the horse.

"My lord, did the emperor say how she colluded with the enemy and how she treasoned the country?" Qi Yaoqing thought for a while, then raised her head and asked Wei Yanxi: "Although Qi Songjin is ambitious and clever, I still don't think she is a There will be people who have the guts to do things like collaborating with the enemy and treason, after all, she is sitting firmly in the back seat now, and she has always been favored by the emperor, why would she do such a thing? I can't figure it out."

Wei Yanxi can't figure it out on this point alone, but combined with what Wei Chengtian asked Ji Hong to tell him before...

"Yaoqing, what do you think... the emperor wants to take advantage of the Queen's matter to suppress the Duke's Mansion this time?"

Qi Yaoqing raised his eyebrows. He had considered this reason before, but if it was really just to suppress the queen and the Duke's mansion, the emperor could use a more harmless charge, such as accusing Qi Songjin of killing the emperor's heir or intervening in the past. As for government affairs and the like, it is good to serve as a warning, is it worthwhile to be labeled as collaborating with the enemy and treason all at once?

You must know that once you are accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, it is not easy to settle, not to mention that Wei Chengtian discussed this matter with all the ministers in the court this time, and even put Qi Songjin under house arrest in Fenghuang with great fanfare and without concealment. Coming to the palace, it is obvious that he is here for real this time.

"Yaoqing, don't be impatient, this matter hasn't been investigated yet, and you can't be convicted if you just listen to the words of Dali Temple Secretary and the others. Let's sit still and wait and see what happens. If it really gets out of hand in the future, I will solve everything. ,how?"

Seeing Qi Yaoqing's worried face, Wei Yanxi thought that this person might be overflowing with kindness again. After all, no matter how bad the people in the Duke's Mansion were, they were his blood relatives in name, and Qi Xiaosu was even his own father. He didn't want to see them suffer this disaster, so he comforted him.

After all, he is also a prince with a heavy hand in his hands, and also the younger brother that the emperor has always relied on the most. If one day the Qi family is in trouble, the emperor brother will take his face into consideration and give him a lighter sentence.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yaoqing shook his head at him and said, "My lord, I'm not in a hurry."

Seeing Wei Yanxi's puzzled expression, Qi Yaoqing sighed and explained: "If Qi Songjin really did the thing of cooperating with the enemy and treason and endangering the safety of the country, then she is looking for death by herself, and I will naturally not cover her up. But if She didn't, and I don't want to see her so down and out. After all, she is pregnant with Liujia now, and I am still the child's little nephew, a naive and innocent child, so why should he be tortured since he was a child because of his mother's involvement. "

What he said reminded Wei Yanxi, yes, Qi Songjin is pregnant now, and it will be nearly four or five months. If the emperor's imperial edict of house arrest comes down, she may collapse completely. If she moves a little bit Fetal gas, I am afraid that the child in the womb will be damaged.

Doesn't Brother Huang care about this child at all?

Wei Yanxi felt that she really couldn't understand it. Some time ago, Wei Chengtian loved Qi Songjin so much that he sent her all the good ones as soon as possible. How could he put him under house arrest in the blink of an eye?

"My lord, this matter... Can I trouble you to pay more attention to this matter in the previous court? After all, I was born in the Duke's Mansion, and I really don't want to see them fall like this. I am not in the court, and my sight and hearing are blocked. Please, Only you, my lord..."

Qi Yaoqing asked Wei Yanxi's opinion with some worry, for fear that he would not be happy.

"What are you doing so politely with me? Don't worry, I will pay attention to this matter. Although they didn't treat you kindly before, Qi Xiaosu brought up my princess to such a large age, and gave it to me completely. Come here, he can still afford this favor."

Wei Yanxi raised a faint smile on the corner of her lips, and couldn't help but put her head next to Qi Yaoqing's ear and pecked lightly, her princess finally learned how to behave, and the first thing that came to her mind was herself, not Zhu Yaozi. Unreliable guy, His Royal Highness Yong Wang is very satisfied with this.

"Well, that's good."

Hearing what he said, Qi Yaoqing heaved a sigh of relief, but there was always a bad premonition in the dark, and he always felt that this matter was not brought up on the table temporarily, but should have been premeditated long ago. There are faint signs...

As it turned out later, he was right.

Let's move our eyes to the Duke's Mansion. Ever since the news of Qi Songjin's house arrest came, the Duke's Mansion has been in chaos.You must know that their greatest glory in the past was the birth of a queen. Now that the queen is in trouble, the successor is in danger, and the Duke's Mansion is also in danger.

It is said that Mrs. Zhao passed out when she heard the news that day, and when she woke up, she cried and begged Qi Xiaosu to find a way to pick Qi Simin out, and she must not let her suffer.Qi Xiaosu was already anxious, and even more disturbed by Zhao's ignorant fuss, he locked himself in the study all day long, thinking about countermeasures.

During this period, Qi Xiaosu entrusted people to travel to many places. After all, he visited almost all the ministers who could speak in Kyoto. He wanted them to write a letter together with him, guaranteeing to the emperor that the empress and empress are beautiful in the world. He will definitely not do such a thing that harms the country and the people.

Qi Xiaosu has always tried his best to befriend all the ministers. After all, the status of the Duke of the country is there, who is not flattered by his favor?But this time the Queen was in trouble and the Duke's Mansion was in jeopardy, no one was willing to stand up and speak for them.The people sent by Qi Xiaosu either replied with ambiguous words, entertained them with delicious food and drinks, and then sent them out, or they were told that the master was unwell recently and was not suitable for seeing guests, and they were not even allowed to enter the door, so they were invited directly. Come back sometime.

This is clearly perfunctory and evasive!

Qi Xiaosu was so angry in his heart, he treated them well on weekdays, and condescended to make friends with them, but when it came to the critical moment, he couldn't count on any of them!

It's a pity that Qi Xiaosu was really impatient. He never thought about it. The officials in the entire capital are all in the same tone. Is it really just as simple as they don't want to go into this muddy water for the sake of being wise and safe?

These years have been too comfortable, everything went smoothly, he even forgot how he climbed up to this position in the first place, overcame all difficulties to help Wei Chengtian win the throne.

The entire Duke's mansion here is thinking of countermeasures, hoping that Qi Xiaosu can persuade the emperor by virtue of his status as Duke Sheng and the head of the country, but unfortunately when another imperial decree came down three days later, he had been counting on Qi Xiaosu to generalize Qi Songjin Only the people in the Duke's Mansion who have been cleansed and made a comeback know that it's over, and this time the emperor is coming for real!

Because the content of the imperial decree was that after verification by the Dali Temple, Qi Xiaosu, Duke of the Sheng State, was also suspected of helping his daughter to deliver news to the enemy country, so he and his family were under house arrest in the mansion, and he was not allowed to take a step without the imperial decree.

These two edicts were issued one after another, like two thunderbolts hitting Qi Xiaosu and Qi Songjin's heads directly, directly seizing the power in Qi Xiaosu's hands, and also breaking his connection with the outside world, intending to make him He was trapped in the house with his precious daughter.

It is said that when Mrs. Zhao heard the imperial decree, she rolled her eyes and passed out again. When she woke up, her hair was disheveled, her eyes were swollen like walnuts, and she began to cry while holding Qi Xiaosu's clothes.

"Master, what the hell did I do? Why did the emperor turn his face like this all of a sudden! Daughter...my poor daughter..."

Zhao's heart was broken from crying, and her whole body was haggard. The noble image of the former princess and wife was completely gone.

"Okay, don't cry now, this happened so suddenly, I couldn't figure out the Holy Majesty's intention for a while." Qi Xiaosu was panicking with a headache and couldn't sleep well for several days and nights. The next time Zhao made a fuss, it was the first and the second big.

But Mrs. Zhao doesn't care about these things, all she cares about right now is whether her daughter's position can be kept.It's no wonder she was born, after all, she was born in a small family. Once she gained power, she became the Duke's wife, and with Qi Songjin, a queen's daughter who is as good as she is, her life was really smooth, but now she suddenly lost power. She really couldn't bear the blow.

"My lord, please think of a way to pick out the empress. She has been kind since she was a child, how could she do such a treasonous thing like collaborating with the enemy and treason! My lord, I beg you, save her, save her!" She, as long as she is fine, our entire Duke's Mansion will be safe!"

Zhao Shi was really crying at this moment, begging Qi Xiaosu to find a way to rescue Qi Songjin with snot and tears.After all, she is just an ordinary woman. After taking off the hat of Mrs. Yipin, there is nothing left. The only people she can rely on from the beginning to the end are her husband and daughter.Now that her husband and daughter have accidents at the same time, she can only worry about it, but there is nothing she can do.

"If you can save me, I want to!" Qi Xiaosu was so quarreled by her that his brain hurt, he threw her to the ground, and said irritably: "But now I can't protect myself, and I can't even get out of the courtyard of the Duke's mansion. , I don’t know if the emperor is in a good mood and will ask for my head, how do you want me to save her!”

Qi Xiaosu was also annoyed, he had never done such a thing as cooperating with the enemy and treason, and he didn't know where the emperor gave him such a reputation.

As for Qi Songjin...Qi Xiaosu frowned, and suddenly remembered that Qi Songjin had indeed asked him to help deliver a letter to the northwest station a few years ago. At that time, Prince Yong was still fighting in the north, and Qi Songjin said that she had eyeliner buried in it There, they monitored the prince's every move, fearing that he would rebel, so Qi Xiaosu was asked to contact him on his behalf.

But what does that have to do with collaborating with the enemy and treason?Qi Xiaosu shook his head, although he didn't open the letter and read it, but the messenger who delivered the letter said that the informant waiting at the post station was indeed from Lan Chao, and there was nothing unusual in his speech and behavior, besides, even if the letter was delivered , Didn’t the prince still win the battle? How does this mean that Qi Songjin really secretly sent news to the enemy?

It's a pity that now one is under house arrest in the palace and the other is in the mansion, and he can't ask clearly face to face. Qi Xiaosu feels like a headless fly, and can't rely on anyone at critical moments.

"Master, woo lord..." Mrs. Zhao was stunned by his words "I want my head", and then cried even harder, shaking her head while crying, "Master, no, no! You can't have an accident Ah, if something happens to you, who can save the empress, the empress can't fall, can't fall!"

Qi Xiaosu's head was 1 big at the moment, and he just felt that there was a fire in his chest, which couldn't be extinguished or sparse, and the eyes he looked at Zhao Shi were also three points cold.

Now that the Duke's Mansion is in danger, his head is pinned to the waist of his trousers, but what this woman only thinks about is the empress, her own wealth and glory. Qi Xiaosu was furious, and kicked on Zhao's heart, He roared angrily: "Stupid thing, if I fall first, then the queen will be finished!"

After that, he flung his sleeves and left, leaving only Zhao Shi sitting on the ground slumped on the ground holding his chest, coughing and crying, crying about her poor daughter and her future.