Chapter 143 It's of Great Significance

Something happened to His Highness, the Prince of Xiangyang?!

The first one to stand up was Empress Dowager Yang. She quickly asked the palace maid who had just followed the little eunuch into the room to report, "What's wrong with Que Nu?"

Pan Yueqing couldn't help but grip the armrest tightly. Her eyes were heavy as she looked at the maid who was kneeling down in a hurry. She heard the maid let out a soft sigh and say timidly, "It's said that Concubine Li Liangdi in the mansion had a miscarriage!"

"A miscarriage?" Empress Dowager Su raised her eyes in surprise, slowly put down the tea cup in her hand, and said indifferently, "Didn't it say that the Empress had invited several confinement nannies to guard the mansion? How could she have a miscarriage all of a sudden?"

Consort Shu, who was sitting upright on the side, took a sip of tea and stared straight at Pan Yueqing. Pan Yueqing remained calm on the surface, with her thick eyelashes hiding her emotions. Noticing the gaze on her, she raised her eyes and met Consort Shu's eyes.

"That's exactly what I don't know. His Majesty was furious and summoned His Highness to question him. I don't know how this young master contradicted His Majesty in the Jiying Hall. Now His Majesty has ordered the court杖 (a form of corporal punishment) to be carried out!" The maid suddenly knelt down solemnly in front of the two Empresses Dowager and bowed deeply, "The Empress knows that she can't stop it, so she sent us to invite the two Empresses Dowager."

Empress Dowager Su picked up the tea cup again, took a slow sip, and said indifferently, "It's said that the Emperor is the most filial. Sister, you go."

Empress Dowager Yang's expression changed. She smiled awkwardly and sat back in her original position, "The Emperor was raised by you, elder sister. Naturally, he listens to you more. You are both his mother and his teacher. I have limited knowledge and shouldn't speak rashly."

Pan Yueqing slightly raised her eyes and listened to the words of the two Empresses Dowager. She finally let out a sigh of relief and found a chance to breathe in this palace. The apparent harmony and the different thoughts behind it between the two Empresses Dowager were just as she expected. If they had really been in perfect harmony as they seemed at first, she would have been at a loss.

Sure enough, when it came to the matter of His Majesty, neither of the two Empresses Dowager was willing to offend the Emperor easily. If Qi Sian angered Qi Tai and was beaten, it was Qi Tai disciplining his son as a father. As a grandmother, one shouldn't interfere casually. Moreover, in this regard, it was really not appropriate for Empress Dowager Su, as the adoptive mother, to step in casually. She was afraid of getting on the wrong side of His Majesty. And although Empress Dowager Yang seemed gentle in nature, a bit timid and not very influential, in fact, she might have some unpleasantness with the Empress and didn't want to get involved.

On the surface, both of them cared a lot about this grandson, but in reality, neither of them was willing to speak up easily.

But it was the court stick!

The court stick that could actually beat a person to death! Qi Tai, this madman, could just place under house arrest her without asking anything... Previously, at the Ten Thousand Ghosts' Sorrow, the iron cavalry that chased after Qi Sian... was the iron cavalry used to protect His Majesty's safety... Connecting all these things, Pan Yueqing felt a sense of fear.

Pan Yueqing reached for the tea cup beside her, her hand still a bit unsteady. She pretended to be calm and took a sip of tea. She opened her mouth but still didn't dare to speak. Now she was probably being imprisoned in the palace by Qi Tai as a substitute for his mother. As far as Qi Tai was concerned, if she took the side of Qi Sian, it might bring disastrous consequences to Qi Sian.

"Pa..."

The lid of the tea cup fell to the ground, and a clear sound shattered all the false peace in the Changping Palace. Empress Dowager Su, Empress Dowager Yang, and even that maid stopped talking, and everyone turned their eyes to Pan Yueqing. Empress Dowager Su still spoke in a flat tone, "That's right. You go and persuade him. Maybe it will be useful."

Pan Yueqing stood up and bowed solemnly to Empress Dowager Su, "I'm the only one who can't step forward."

"You're quite clear about it." Empress Dowager Su said slowly, "Send Miss Yue back to her palace."

Pan Yueqing looked up in disbelief, "Great Empress Dowager?"

Empress Dowager Su said impatiently, "What?"

Pan Yueqing met Empress Dowager Su's eyes that had no warmth at all. In an instant, she felt a chill in her heart. She had seen this kind of look in many people's eyes, such as Qi Tai's eyes when he played tricks on Concubine Zheng, Qi Sicheng's appearance when he held the poisoned wine, and Empress Dowager Su's clear intention to kill her on the polo field. At that moment, she sneered in her heart. It was really in the same vein. But Qi Sian was her ally. It was him who exhaled softly in her ear and called her "Qingqing".

She gently shook her head, "It's nothing. But please, the two Empresses Dowager, intercede for His Highness, the Prince of Xiangyang. The court battle can really beat a person to death... Moreover, His Majesty is strict. If his subordinates don't know the proper measure..."

"How dare you!" Consort Shu quickly stood up and sternly rebuked Pan Yueqing, "How can you talk about His Majesty like this?!" She walked in front of Pan Yueqing and deliberately blocked her from the two Empresses Dowager, and curtsied towards them, "This concubine will take Miss Yue away first."

Pan Yueqing knew that Consort Shu had something to say to her, so she stopped talking. She knew that if they didn't plan to save Qi Sian, no matter how much she said, it would be useless. At that moment, a cold look involuntarily filled her eyes.

She then took her leave with Consort Shu, and the two of them walked slowly along the long palace corridor. Empress Dowager Yang had always liked seclusion, so the Changping Palace was located in a corner. There were rarely any concubines walking on this road, and even the weeds along the corner of the wall were growing vigorously.

Pan Yueqing thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, is there any conflict between the two Empresses Dowager and the Shen family?"

"Are you asking why the two Empresses Dowager didn't intercede for His Highness, the Prince of Xiangyang?" Consort Shu dismissed all the palace maids and lowered her voice.

Pan Yueqing nodded silently.

"Do you think why he was beaten?" Consort Shu looked at Pan Yueqing's cautious expression and smiled, "What's the difference whether Concubine Li Liangdi had a miscarriage or not? She's just a chambermaid in the house. The princess hasn't married in yet, and even if she's pregnant, the Empress won't let a concubine's son be born before the legitimate eldest son."

"The struggle between the concubine's eldest son and the legitimate eldest son is much more intense than you can imagine. She suffered so much before and finally managed to get the title of Prince of Xiangyang for her son. She won't let this bad situation be left to her future legitimate eldest grandson."

"Que Nu took the blame for you today." Consort Shu's words were indifferent, but they made Pan Yueqing stop in her tracks. She raised her hand in confusion and pointed at her own nose, "Me?"

"Your location was told to Empress Dowager Yang by Que Nu." Consort Shu smiled faintly, "He rarely loses his composure like this. Since His Majesty can't offend his adoptive mother or his biological mother, he can only make him suffer for a while, right?"

"How could he..." Pan Yueqing blurted out instinctively, but she swallowed the second half of the sentence. Since she was brought into the palace, Qi Tai had deliberately cut off all her connections. If Qi Sian knew her location, it would be like telling Qi Tai that there were Qi Sian's spies in the palace. This was simply a suicidal move!

"If you want to thank him, you can find a time to visit him. But now, go back. As long as you go back obediently, His Majesty won't be too harsh." Consort Shu stopped and pointed not far away. There were some palace maids in gorgeous clothes standing in front of the open palace gate.