usatvline Chapter 142 Verifying Feelings
Chapter 142 Verifying Feelings
He looked at Qi Minxiu with contempt and gave him a provocative smile.
"I know that my seventh brother is worried about General Xiao, but please be rational. Right now, we should focus our attention on the murderer."
Qi Minxiu looked at him silently, and responded with a faint smile.
"I'll give you what you want, but not in the way you want it."
Qi Suyuan turned his head away with disdain, stood up and walked into the hall: "Father, it's getting late, I will take my leave first.
Once the murderer is caught, I will hand him over to General Xiao for personal punishment."
When he said the latter part, he looked at Qi Minxiu, and the smile on his lips became cunning and cold.
Qi Minxiu narrowed his eyes, staring at him unfathomably with his deep gaze.
After leaving the palace, the attendant beside Qi Suyuan asked in a low voice.
He frowned, then relaxed and smiled softly: "It's time to close the net. The people who should be killed have not been killed yet. It will only do us no good if we continue to drag it out."
The follower understood immediately, nodded his head and rode away before him.
Inside the hall, Qi Minxiu suddenly stood up and knelt down. The emperor thought he wanted to say something more about Qi Suyuan and was about to interrupt him, but he spoke first.
"Father, although my third brother blocked the knife for General Xiao during this assassination, General Xiao was also frightened.
Her body is still recovering and she can already pick up a sword. If she stays up all night and damages her body, all her efforts will be wasted."
When the emperor heard that Xiao Mo's body had recovered to the point where he could wield a sword, he stood up excitedly without listening to anything else he said.
"Do you mean what you said?"
"If General Xiao hadn't fought so hard and held out until my brother arrived, I would have died at his hands."
Qi Minxiu's eyes flickered with worry. "Father, someone has learned that General Xiao has lost his martial arts skills. This assassination may have been premeditated."
The emperor thought for a moment and sat back in his seat with a serious expression.
"You are absolutely right. Let's see who has such courage!"
This was not what Qi Minxiu wanted to say. After receiving the emperor's signal, he stood up and returned to his chair.
"General Xiao also needs to rest now. Father, please order her to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Liang rushed in with her maid.
"Your Highness Prince Chen is wrong. The Crown Prince became like this because he saved her. It is only logical that she should stay and take care of His Highness the Crown Prince."
She stepped past Qi Minxiu and walked in front of the emperor, leaning slightly forward. "Your Majesty, I have made some snacks myself. Please try them."
The emperor looked at her and smiled at her: "My beloved concubine is thoughtful."
Qi Minxiu looked at her expressionlessly, his voice cold and without a trace of warmth.
"The prince's injury is no longer serious, there is no need for someone to stay by his side to take care of him.
Deliberately keeping someone overnight makes it hard not to suspect the Imperial Concubine has ulterior motives."
After hearing what he said, Concubine Liang felt aggrieved instantly.
She turned her head to look at the emperor, pouting her lips: "I don't mean anything else, I just think that General Xiao's medical skills are great, and with her around, there won't be any mistakes."
The emperor could see through her thoughts, he just didn't want to expose her.
Besides, what she said was not entirely unreasonable. The poison in Qi Yue's body had not been completely cleared. Xiao Mo was proficient in pharmacology and was indeed better than the imperial physician.
It just so happened that he also wanted to take this opportunity to see who Xiao Mo liked.
If she still wasn't interested in Qi Yue after spending a night in the Eastern Palace, he would openly arrange a marriage between her and Qi Minxiu.
If she chose Qi Yue, he would have to test her for a while longer.
After all, the Crown Princess is the future mother of the nation, and she cannot have any second thoughts in her feelings.
"You're probably the only one who believes these high-sounding words, Imperial Concubine? Do all those imperial doctors in the palace get paid for nothing?"
Qi Minxiu retorted to Concubine Liang in a bad tone, which made her eyes red.
The emperor sighed and waved his hand to signal Qi Minxiu to stop talking.
"You can stay here tonight. After dinner, accompany me to your mother's palace."
When his mother was mentioned, Qi Minxiu was stunned for a moment.
Concubine Liang also tactfully stood up and took her leave, and went to the East Palace.
In Chenghuan Palace, Qi Minxiu looked at the somewhat unfamiliar furnishings and fell into memories.
The emperor took him to the dressing table, took out a jade hairpin from the drawer, and told him about his love story with Concubine Shu.
After telling the love story, he was still immersed in the beautiful past, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
Although this was not the first time Qi Minxiu had heard this, he was still moved every time he heard it.
After telling his story, the emperor turned his gaze to Qi Minxiu.
"Since you said that she and you are in love and have a mutual affection for each other, then you should believe her."
Qi Minxiu was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the emperor with a gloomy gaze.
"Did Father do this on purpose?"
"Do you dare to take a gamble and see if the person you like will choose someone else tonight?"
The emperor looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, and his expression was unreadable.
Qi Minxiu frowned slightly: "Why should I gamble? Aren't you pushing her into the fire pit by doing this?"
"Yue'er is injured, and didn't you just say that Xiao Mo has recovered her martial arts skills? He can't force her."
"But a man and a woman alone in the same room will ruin General Xiao's reputation!"
"No one knows except us."
Seeing that he couldn't convince the emperor no matter what he did, Qi Minxiu became a little angry.
"Father! What's the point of doing this? Is it just to verify our unwavering love?"
Of course there is more to it than that. There is another reason why the emperor did this besides what he said.
Concubine Liang talked about Qi Yue and Xiao Mo in his ears every day.
If Xiao Mo chooses Qi Minxiu this time, it will put an end to her thoughts.
"If she is truly loyal to you, tomorrow, I will give you an imperial decree that will make you happy."
Although Qi Minxiu didn't know what the emperor's edict that made him happy was referring to.
But these words inexplicably calmed his restless heart.
He turned his head to look in the direction of the East Palace, and a layer of mist appeared in his bottomless eyes, making it impossible to see the emotions in his eyes.
"Since Your Majesty insists, I have no choice but to obey. However, I would like to ask Your Majesty to promise me one thing."
The emperor thought he would talk about him and Xiao Mo, but he didn't.