Chapter 51 (1/2)

Chapter 51

An Emperor's Words Are Final

”Please forgive me, Your Majesty!” Chu Ling Xiao immediately admits fault.

”Speak.  Why were you willing to bear the crime of deceiving the emperor?” Jun Qian Che continues criticizing memorials, as though he doesn't care about this at all.

But Chu Ling Xiao knows him really well; the calmer he appears, the more he cares.  If he continue lying and infuriating him, he is going to lose his life.  Sorry, empress!

And so, Chu Ling Xiao divulge the threats that he received in Feng Yang Palace, ”That was what happened, Your Majesty.  This official did not want to deceive you, but this official had no other way.”

”No other way?” he trained his sharp eyes on Chu Ling Xiao, though there is a trace of smile on his eyes.  This Mo Qi Qi is getting more and more interesting, she actually dared to do that.  If this was the old her, she would have made a fuss until she overturned the world.

But, he understands Chu Ling Xiao really well as well.  If he secretly didn't want to help Mo Qi Qi, he wouldn't have heeded to her threats.  This Mo Qi Qi is really capable, she even managed to win over Chu Ling Xiao.

Seeing Jun Qian Che whose anger is now dissipating, Chu Ling Xiao laughs, ”Your Majesty, this official is just an official.  One is the empress, and the other is you, this official cannot afford to offend any one of you.  Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”

Jun Qian Che looks at Chu Ling Xiao and coldly says, ”Remember, everything happened the way you put it earlier.  Dong Fei did meet the empress before her death and was punished with 20 hits, but it was not grave enough as to cause her to die.  This matter has nothing to do with the empress.  Dong Fei was never pregnant and she was never attacked using the Art of San Zhi.”

Hearing that, Chu Ling Xiao's lips curls up, ”Yes, Your Majesty.  The affection between Your Majesty and Her Ladyship is getting deeper; this official never thought that Your Majesty would ever cover up something for a woman.”

Jun Qian Che gives him a sharp look.

Chu Ling Xiao is startled and immediately tries to change the topic, ”As for Dong Fei's case, we need to find the murderer to close the case!”

”This case has nothing to do with you, now.  Zhen has zhen's own arrangement.” A cold light flashes in Jun Qian Che's eyes.  He does not want this matter to grow big, so he really needs to solve this fast.

Night comes and since Dong Fei's murder case has not been solved, everyone who lives in the palace retreats to their own room early.  They doesn't dare to roam around at night anymore.

Mo Qi Qi too, sends her people away early.  She sits in the courtyard all by herself, holding a lantern.  She lights up the lantern before releasing it, watching it fly up into the night sky.

As the lantern flies higher, she remembers the first lantern she ever released with her parents.  She was so young then, and the view of the lantern flying further had seemed so magical.  Her mother told her that she can make a wish to a lantern, it will come true.  Since then, she has taken a habit to releasing lanterns at night.

Mo Qi Qi clasps her hands together before closing her eyes, ”Dear lantern, if you can really grant wishes, please help me leave this place sooner.  If I stay here any longer, I will go crazy.”

Jun Qian Che who is walking into her palace, overhears that.  Anger rises in his heart. He picks up a stone and uses his internal power to shoot the lantern down.  The lantern crashes to the ground.

Seeing the lantern on the ground, Mo Qi Qi feels very frustrated, ”Hu hu, is my wish really that hard to be granted?”

”Correct.  Don't even dream of having that wish fulfilled in this entire lifetime,” an imposing voice can be heard.

Mo Qi Qi looks up and sees Jun Qian Che walking to her in large steps.

She unwillingly curtsies before him, ”Greeting, Your Majesty.”

Jun Qian Che continues walking to her in large strides before seizing her wrist.  He glares at her.

Mo Qi Qi frowns unhappily as pain spreads in her wrist, ”Your Majesty, you are hurting me.”

”Speak! Why do you want to leave the palace?  Who do you want to be with?  Is it the 7th imperial uncle?  Or is there any other man?” Jun Qian Che seems to have lost control of his emotion.

Mo Qi Qi's attention is on her pained wrist, so she did not really pay any attention to what he says.  ”What the h.e.l.l are you talking about?  I don't understand you!”

”You don't understand?  Weren't you wishing to leave the palace just now?  You were the one who was adamant to enter the palace back then!  Why are you in a hurry to leave now? Is there someone that you like waiting for you out there?” Jun Qian Che's eyes are filled with dangerous fury.

Mo Qi Qi struggles to free her hand, ”Let go!  It hurts!”

Jun Qian Che's eyes falls on her wrist and only then does he realized that he has lost control.  He immediately lets go of her hand.