Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 912 Alone
With cold sweat dripping down his back, Li Yiwei, who had calmed down, slowly turned around under the other party's dark and indistinguishable gaze, bowed his head and knelt, "What are you talking about, father? I was still young when the old man left Yanjing City. If we meet outside the palace this time, I'm afraid we won't recognize each other... I just feel that the old man has traveled thousands of miles and is exhausted. If he is sent back without even a sip of tea, I'm afraid he will be criticized if it gets out."

The emperor looked at Li Yiwei coldly, remaining silent. His cold gaze was like a string of icy spikes piercing Li Yiwei's head, making many holes.

Li Yiwei knelt with his head down, cold sweat forming layer after layer on his back, which was absorbed by his clothes layer by layer. In the end, he was left with only a sticky and uncomfortable feeling all over his body. When the cold wind blew, he could not help but shiver.

The emperor saw this and sneered coldly, but he did not attack Li Yiwei in an indirect way. He just turned around and asked Shangguan Shou, "What do you think? Do you think I was rude and neglectful?"

The old man still didn't kneel. Instead, Shen Qian, who came with him, looked at this and that. He was uneasy but didn't know how to speak to mediate. His eloquent tongue seemed to be suppressed and sealed by an invisible force. After hesitating for a long time, he quietly took two steps back when everyone's attention was on Shangguan Shou, and waved towards the door with his hands behind his back - he had sharp eyes, so he naturally saw Ji Wuyan and Ning Xiuyuan when he walked over. No one could stop the old man Shangguan Shou when he got stubborn, but he thought this precious granddaughter should be able to find a way.

Although... this precious granddaughter has a bad temper.

Ji Wuyan glanced at Ning Xiuyuan, and just as he stepped onto the stairs, he heard his old man's straightforward voice that almost sounded like he was asking for a beating, "I am just a commoner, and your majesty will not be negligent or rude to me. But your majesty wants me to leave immediately...but I can't do it no matter what. It's not that I'm tired from the journey, it's just..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor glared at him and shouted, "Shut up!"

The scolding was abrupt, sharp, and hoarse, accompanied by a heart-wrenching cough. The emperor was holding on to the edge of the bed, his whole body trembling, and he stared at Shangguan Shou with fierce eyes, as if he was ready to give an order to execute the entire clan at any time.

The imperial doctors standing by suddenly knelt on the ground - they were so scared.

Even Li Yiwei was stunned, staring at the emperor who was calming down under Zhang Dexian's comfort... In Li Yiwei's impression, the emperor had never lost his temper so much. The strangest thing was that even at this time, the emperor was still just roaring helplessly, and did not have anyone drive Shangguan Shou out or beat him up... From this point of view, the emperor was more afraid than angry, afraid of some secret hidden in the other party's unfinished words.

In other words... the emperor was being controlled by Shangguan Shou, whom he had personally driven out. Li Yiwei's eyebrows drooped slightly, but the corners of his mouth slowly raised an imperceptible arc. Because of this realization, he actually felt a little happy.

The emperor finally stopped coughing and leaned against the bed, taking deep breaths. He looked at Shangguan Shou, who looked obedient and gentle, standing in front of the beaded curtain. He gritted his teeth, raised his bony hand and pointed outside, scolding, "Go! Leave Yanjing City today and return to your Jiangnan! Shen Qian, if you still want to live, take him away! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhang Dexian was trying to persuade him, "Your Majesty..." He called out, but he didn't know how to persuade him. In the end, he said nothing and just sighed deeply.

No one knew what had happened. How could it be a crime that almost wiped out the entire clan? This was such a bizarre and unbelievable thing that everyone present was trembling with fear, afraid of getting into trouble, and they dared not say a word. In the silent inner hall, there was only the sound of nervous and disordered breathing.

In such a depressed state, a sigh was particularly obvious. Shen Qian sighed softly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty may have forgotten that my wife just passed away and has not yet been buried. My wife left behind a little daughter, Luo Xin, and I have entrusted her to a trusted friend. Now... I am alone!"

The emperor was slightly stunned. His mental weakness made his thinking slow down a lot. He was stunned for a long time before he realized what Shen Qian meant. At that moment, he was really furious. His fingertips were trembling as he pointed at the other party. Zhang Dexian was so scared that he tried to comfort him, but it was useless. The emperor took a breath and cursed with trembling fingertips, "Good! Very good... I was wondering why you two came to the palace together. It turns out you are all birds of a feather! You have no worries, so you come to threaten me?"

"I dare not." Shen Qian bowed slowly, lowered his head, and knelt down. He no longer had the look of trying to fish in troubled waters in the court in the past. His serious expression was filled with unconcealable grief and despair, like a dog that had lost its home.

He honestly said that he didn't dare, but the emperor knew that there was nothing he couldn't dare to do. This man was so uncontrollable now, just like how his wife and daughter were controlled by him in the past.

"Don't dare? I think there is no one in this world who dares more than you, Shen Qian!" The emperor snorted coldly. The death of Xu Si Niang was beyond the emperor's expectations. When he heard the news, he knew that things were going to get bad... As expected.

He bit his back teeth, and he didn't know how many times he regretted his tolerance for his son. His eyes wandered over Shangguan Shou, his eyes became colder and colder, and he murmured meaningfully, "Shangguan's master came by coincidence..." Xu Si Niang hadn't been buried yet, but this man had already arrived. Isn't it a coincidence?

Ji Wuyan stood in the outer hall where the emperor couldn't see her. Not knowing the purpose of her grandfather's visit, and considering the relationship between her and Shangguan Shou, both overt and covert, she didn't dare to speak rashly and could only wait and see what would happen.

Shangguan Shou doesn't need her to come out either.

He followed the secret guard back to the Ji family. Because he had a disagreement with the old woman, he thought of going to Xiao Ning's yard to hide away. Xiao Ning was not at home, and Zi Qiu had grown up under his care. He was also a likable young man. There was no master-servant rule in their daily life. But this time... the little girl's hands were shaking when she served the tea.

He has lived for most of his life, or to put it bluntly, he has one foot in the coffin. If he can't even handle a little girl, there is no need for him to come to Yanjing City. He can just hide in Jiangnan for the rest of his life.

With just a few words, he made the question clear and understandable.

Xiao Ning entered the palace - the emperor was seriously ill, and his Xiao Ning was summoned to that cannibalistic place by an oral order, and the one who took her away was the boy from the Ning family!
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