jdhmnovel Chapter 613 What do you want to do?
Chapter 613 What do you want to do?
Yuan Shulei just looked at her calmly: "It's not that you have more responsibilities, but that your desires and ambitions are greater."
Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Sister, this is how you see me."
"You want too much, so naturally you will never stop, but you already have a lot." Yuan Shulei's eyes were indifferent.
Lu Qing laughed at herself: "Sister, you have watched me come this far, and you should know how difficult it has been for me. I have never stood in your way, so why do you want to help outsiders..."
Hearing this, Yuan Shulei also laughed out loud.
"You have never been in my way? Lv Qing, Lv Qing, I have been staying in Chonghua Palace for a long time. One reason is that I have a grudge against His Majesty and I resent him for not trusting me. But don't you really know the second reason?"
Meeting Yuan Shulei's scorching eyes, Lu Qing slowly clenched her hands that were hanging by her side.
She finally understood that the person in front of her was no longer the sister who would protect her in every way...
Yuan Shulei retracted her gaze and said in a low voice: "Do you really think that I know nothing about what you did?"
"It's just that I know too well how difficult it has been for you to come this far. I pity you for all these years. I also care that you once saved Hongyan, and I don't want to ruin everything you have now."
"But I really can't stand what you do, and I can't stand your increasingly scheming day by day. I can only choose to be deaf and dumb, so I hide in this corner of Chonghua Palace in a cowardly way. Don't you think that what I have done for you is not enough?"
Yuan Shulei's words were sonorous, and Lu Qing's throat tightened and tears welled up in her eyes.
"It was indeed not easy for you to stay at home in your early years, but Lv Qing, your hardship was not caused by us. Over the years, Sister Qi Ling, the former Second Prince, and the current Emperor have all treated you well. We have always protected you and accompanied you, but what have you done for us?"
Lu Qing clenched her fingers, unable to speak.
"That's right, you really don't owe me anything, so this time, sister is not going to protect me anymore, right?" Lu Qing said with a chuckle.
Yuan Shulei stared at Lv Qing with blank eyes: "Lv Qing, you disappoint me so much."
At this moment, Lu Qing's heart was shaken and she felt indescribable pain.
But she had no choice, and she couldn't turn back.
"People always have to pay a price for their choices and actions. I feel guilty towards others because of our past relationship. If one day, your head and body are separated and the Lu family is wiped out, it will be what you deserve." Yuan Shulei lowered her eyes, not wanting to say anything more to her.
Lu Qing calmed down now: "Sister, you keep saying that you have been helping me all these years, but you don't know that no one wants to be the one being helped all the time. I also hope that one day you will find me and hope that I will lend you a helping hand."
"If we meet again, we will be enemies, right?"
Yuan Shulei did not answer this question. Lu Qing smiled and stood up: "I came to see you today. I know that my sister is doing well, so I feel relieved."
"But even if I die, I won't regret it. At least I have had a glorious life."
After saying this, Lu Qing slowly wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye and left without looking back.
Yuan Shulei opened her eyes and looked at her back with a complicated look.
It was not until Concubine Rou left Chonghua Palace that Nanny Songyi whispered, "Your Majesty?"
Yuan Shulei whispered: "Perhaps, Sister Yin and I misjudged her from the beginning..."
Perhaps, even someone as clever as Your Majesty and as benevolent as the Second Prince were deceived by her.
"Sir Xie is weak and alone. If Your Majesty is willing to protect him, this matter will not hurt the Lu family. Send a letter to my father, asking him for help." Yuan Shulei's eyes were heavy.
"Yes."
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Imperial study, night.
After adjourning the court, Emperor Qianwu kept many court officials to discuss state affairs. After everyone left, he kept Xie Jingchi alone.
Emperor Qianwu's eyes were as sharp as torches, gloomy and unfathomable, and he looked directly at the tall man below him with divine majesty.
"Xie Jingchi, you are so brave!" Emperor Qianwu threw the memorial in his hand at Xie Jingchi!
Xie Jingchi knelt on the ground: "I know my crime!"
Emperor Qianwu stared at him coldly. He was indeed very angry. Regarding such a big case, not only did he not reveal any information to him before, but he brought it directly to the court.
"You know your crime? What crime do you know? I think you just want to embarrass me! Do you think that because I favor you, you can do whatever you want? You can force me to do something!"
Emperor Qianwu's voice became louder and louder, and it can be said that he was extremely angry.
Xie Jingchi remained calm and let the memorial hit his head without moving an inch.
"This matter is of great importance. I have not reported it to Your Majesty because I am worried that the news will leak out. Three batches of witnesses in Jiangnan have died, and only this batch has successfully arrived in Beijing."
"A man of integrity and courage died without a sound. If something goes wrong again, I'm afraid I won't be able to save the situation and won't be able to find anyone to testify!"
"Besides, officials in the Jiangnan area protect each other, and the Third Prince has spies inside and outside the court. If I don't have solid evidence, how dare I report it to Your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Emperor Qianwu's anger subsided a little, but he still looked unhappy.
"So, I have wronged you?"
Xie Jingchi raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Qianwu: "I have another important case to report. Your Majesty, do you want to hear it now or in the morning court tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qianwu narrowed his eyes.
Any other big cases?
"A flood case in the south of the Yangtze River has already caused a lot of panic. What else do you want to do?" Emperor Qianwu spoke in a deep voice, with anger in his tone again.
Xie Jingchi took out an account book and a list and asked Wang Xi to present them to Emperor Qianwu.
After Emperor Qianwu took it, he glanced at Xie Jingchi and then started to read it.
But the more he looked, the gloomier his expression became. Finally, he stood up and slapped the table hard.
"He's so brave!!!"
In an instant, several confidants in the study all knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Xie Jingchi said in a deep voice: "I will continue the impeachment at the morning court tomorrow."
Emperor Qianwu looked at the man on the ground coldly: "Xie Jingchi, you are forcing me!"
Xie Jingchi was neither humble nor arrogant, his eyes were stubborn and deep: "Your Majesty, if I were not impeaching you in public in the court, would Your Majesty intend to keep the peace or give me a small punishment and a big warning?"
"Xie Jingchi, you dare!"
'boom! '
Emperor Qianwu's anger was once again aroused by this rhetorical question and doubt, and the inkstone on the table fell heavily on Xie Jingchi's head.
Xie Jingchi remained calm and didn't dodge at all, until the bright red blood flowed along the man's black hair, spread across his smooth forehead, and slowly dripped...
Emperor Qianwu's Adam's apple moved slightly. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the man kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily.
Wang Xi observed the expression of the man and immediately said, "Your Majesty, calm down."
Emperor Qianwu looked at Xie Jingchi coldly, his tone softened a bit, but there was an imperceptible trace of heartache in his eyes.
"Xie Jingchi, what exactly do you want to do?"
Unfortunately, Emperor Qianwu wanted to keep things quiet, but Xie Jingchi didn't. He looked directly at Emperor Qianwu and said in a clear voice, "I just want to be worthy of those soldiers who fought in the battlefield and died on horseback. I just want the Great Qian Dynasty they protected with their lives to be worthy!"