TICIEC Chapter 48.1

Inside the Qianxin Palace—

Upon receiving the message from the Cining Palace, Wang Degui immediately strode into the inner hall.

His previous experience taught him that His Majesty would not interfere with the Empress Dowager’s harassment of Ning Jieyu.

However, what His Majesty thinks is one thing, but as his subordinates, he must report to him in a timely manner.

“Your Majesty, today all the concubines went to Cining Palace to pay their respects, and the Empress Dowager asked Ning Jieyu to stay behind to kowtow and pray for blessings…” Wang Degui tentatively reported.

Helian Qi, who was reviewing memorials, frowned and looked at Wang Degui, “What kowtowing? What pray for blessing?”

“The abbot of the pagoda said…” Wang Degui repeated the Empress Dowager’s words.

“It’s raining heavily outside, and Ning Jieyu is kneeling and kowtowing…”

Like a bolt from the blue, Helian Qi suddenly realized something.

These past few days, he had been blinded by his own perspective and forgotten this point.

Helian Qi abruptly rose from the dragon throne and immediately walked outside.

“Your Majesty, it’s raining heavily outside…” Wang Degui quickly followed.

When Zhuang Fei’s entourage arrived at Qianxin Palace, they saw the departing figure of His Majesty’s imperial carriage…

“Your Highness, didn’t you come to see His Majesty? Why don’t you go up and pay your respects?” The maid asked in confusion.

Zhuang Fei watched Helian Qi’s departing figure, silently biting her lip: “He already knows, so there’s no need for me to come again…”

The Emperor never interfered with the Empress Dowager’s punishment of concubines before.

She wasn’t sure if Helian Qi would go to rescue Ning Wanyin, so she came to plead for Ning Wanyin.

She herself had no say in front of the Empress Dowager.

Now, the only one who could help Ning Wanyin was Helian Qi.

But seeing Helian Qi’s hurried departure, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss.

His Majesty indeed likes her very much.

“Let’s go back to Linlang Palace.” Zhuang Fei said dejectedly, her eyes lowered.

…

The rain poured down.

Xue Jinyan arrived at Cining Palace in the phoenix sedan chair specially sent by the Empress Dowager. As Xue Jinyan stepped off the carriage on a spring bench, her servants hurriedly held up oil-paper umbrellas to prevent the raindrops from wetting her clothes.

Xue Jinyan immediately spotted Ning Wanyin kneeling in front of the palace gate.

She bowed and prostrated herself in the direction of the pagoda.

“Wasn’t it said that every sound should reach the ground? Why didn’t I hear any sound?”

Xue Jinyan walked straight to Ning Wanyin, looking down at her with a cold smile.

How dare such a lowly person slap her?

Xue Jinyan, always proud of her noble status, had never imagined suffering such a humiliating disgrace!

“The rain is too loud, so we can’t hear the kowtowing sound.” Liu Zhen replied solicitously.

Xue Jinyan looked surprised: “Does that mean she was slacking off, and you didn’t even notice? How can you be so negligent when it comes to praying for the fate of the Great Yan Dynasty!”

“Your Highness is right. This was all due to my momentary oversight…” Liu Zhen understood.

Then he said to the two eunuchs on either side: “It seems that Ning Jieyu is not very good at kowtowing. Go and teach her properly.”

The two eunuchs understood immediately and stepped forward, one on each side, to hold Ning Wanyin’s shoulders and slam her head against the ground.

Lian Rui desperately tried to stop them: “Let go! Let go…”

Xue Jinyan felt much better after seeing this scene.

But the next moment…

“Stop!” A cold, sharp male voice rang out.

Everyone turned around in unison, and upon seeing the bright yellow ceremonial guard, they quickly knelt and bowed: “Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be well.”

Helian Qi immediately saw the woman kneeling in the rain, her hair disheveled, her forehead bruised and swollen, fresh blood just flowing out, which then flowed down with the rain.

The young woman looked at him with a hint of expectation in her eyes, then lowered her gaze and did not call out to him.

Helian Qi felt a lump in his throat. He walked straight to Ning Wanyin and reached out his hand to her.

“Get up.”

“This concubine wishes to pray for the Great Yan…” Ning Wanyin said softly.

 

 

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