amaotonovel Chapter 223 I’m going too
Chapter 223 I’m going too
As the Emperor Shenwu stepped out of the Qianzheng Hall, he heard a noise behind him and stopped. Lan Qingwu chased him out from the inner hall. She stumbled forward and grabbed the Emperor Shenwu's sleeve. "Your Majesty, where are you going? Is there any news about Xiaoqi?"
Emperor Shenwu looked at Lan Qingwu, who had almost lost his mind. He reached out and grasped Lan Qingwu's shoulders. "Yes! Ruoruo, wait for news in the palace. I will go and bring Xiaoqi back!"
"I also need to go!"
Emperor Shenwu flatly refused: "No! I can't let you fall into danger again, I can't let you take risks again! You are not conscious now, be good! Wait here for me to come back!"
Lan Qingwu shook her head: "You also said it was dangerous! As a mother, how can I sit and wait in the palace? Brother Heng, Zhou Qihuai has always wanted to capture me, so he used Ruo Ruo to exchange Xiao Qi back! He is still so young, he doesn't deserve to suffer this!"
The Shenwu Emperor's expression was sharp and resolute: "No! Don't even think about it! I have a plan. If you go with me, it will only distract me. I will encircle and suppress Zhou Qihuai - bring Xiaoqi back!"
Emperor Shenwu once again signaled Ruping and Ruhan to take Lan Qingwu back to the Qianzheng Palace bedroom. Looking at the Emperor's determined and sharp expression, Lan Qingwu knew he wouldn't let her leave the palace. She could only whisper, "I also want Brother Heng to bring Xiaoqi back. I know I'm a weak woman, but I've never done a bad thing in my life. I've rescued countless orphans and young children. I just can't believe that God would treat my child like this, taking my child away so early! I don't believe it!"
Emperor Shenwu could hardly bear Lan Qingwu's words. He finally relaxed his expression and stroked Lan Qingwu's pale cheek: "I don't believe it either! I have never done anything to let the people down in my life. I will use the blessings of my remaining life to pray to the heavens for Xiaoqi's safe return! Weak, wait for me here! Wait for Xiaoqi!"
Emperor Shenwu let go of Lan Qingwu, and Ruping and Ruhan hurried forward to support her. Emperor Shenwu glanced at Lan Qingwu, then turned and strode away, followed closely by the guards behind him.
Lan Qingwu just watched the backs of the group gradually disappear from his sight.
Lan Qingwu returned to her bedroom in Qianzheng Palace and sat blankly on the bed. A moment later, the Sixth Prince ran in from the bedroom door. His small body immediately threw himself into her arms. Lan Qingwu held the Sixth Prince in her arms, looking at his childish eyes and the comforting words he said. Her eyes gradually became clear and firm.
Emperor Shenwu went up to the back mountain of Guoan Temple. The guards who were besieging Zhou Qihuai spontaneously made way for Emperor Shenwu, and Emperor Shenwu walked directly in front of Zhou Qihuai.
The two brothers with the same father and mother finally stood opposite each other.
Zhou Qihuai narrowed his eyes slightly, and the whole person looked even more gloomy and cruel. He said grimly: "Seventh brother, it's really not easy to see you! It's really this little bastard who has face! We two brothers haven't seen each other for ten years!"
The Shenwu Emperor stood tall, his deep and sharp phoenix eyes fixed on Zhou Qihuai: "If you stay in your place, we will never meet in this life!"
At the foot of the Guoan Temple mountain, Leng Qujing personally guarded the exit of the mountain to prevent the remaining forces of Zhou Qihuai from escaping.
Lan Qingwu encountered his second obstacle at the foot of the mountain of Guoan Temple.
Leng Qujing was also surprised to see Lan Qingwu. He quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you! What are you doing?"
Lan Qingwu looked up at the mountain and said softly, "I want to go up the mountain. General Leng, are you going to stop me?"
Leng Qujing was slightly stunned: "But your majesty, the mountain is very dangerous, and His Majesty is also concerned about your safety."
Lan Qingwu said, "I am not afraid of danger! General Leng, that evil Lin Shaojie died at my hands. I know Zhou Qihuai and the Seventh Prince are on the mountain. No matter what the final outcome, I will go up the mountain myself and see my child safe with my own eyes! General Leng, I ask you again, are you going to stop me?"
Leng Qujing was shocked. When he heard Lan Qingwu ask again, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty has given an order. I dare not disobey!"
Leng Qujing waved his hand, asking the guards to make way for the mountain. He gave the order directly: "Ye Feng, guard the foot of the mountain well and don't let a single fly go!"
"Your Majesty, please!" Leng Qujing personally went up the mountain to clear the way for Lan Qingwu, and took Lan Qingwu and Ruping to the back mountain of Guoan Temple.
Halfway through, although Ruping was half-supporting Lan Qingwu, her face gradually turned pale.
Leng Qujing looked at Lan Qingwu worriedly, only to see Lan Qingwu gritting his teeth without saying a word and walking up the mountain again.
Lan Qingwu is like a delicate yet tough vine, unyielding and never giving up!
On the back mountain, Zhou Qihuai angrily said, "Be obedient? Why should I be obedient? Seventh Brother, the emperor favors you and paved the way for you many years ago. No matter how hard others try, it will be in vain. Why? Why? Why!"
Emperor Shenwu frowned slightly. "So you disobeyed the Holy Order and fled to the southwest, poisoned the people in Jiazhou City, and finally took advantage of the Queen Mother's kindness to steal my son?"
When Zhou Qihuai heard Empress Dowager Li's words, he was slightly stunned. Then he said, "Mother! I asked her to poison you. If she had listened to me earlier, I wouldn't have planned to kill this little brat! But mother didn't listen. She couldn't bear to poison you. Otherwise... Seventh brother, I heard that this little brat was born to your most beloved one. You must love this child very much! What a coincidence! This little brat is the seventh child like you. But he probably didn't have the blessing to grow up!"
After Zhou Qihuai finished speaking, he waved his hand to signal his subordinates to hand the baby in the cradle to him.
Emperor Shenwu's heart tightened, and his phoenix eyes looked straight at the baby in the cradle.
Zhou Qihuai extended his index finger and gently stroked the baby's delicate cheek. His finger slid across the baby's chin and pointed directly at the throat. "How small and weak! I don't think he can withstand even one of my fingers!"
The Shenwu Emperor's expression was as cold as ice, his face filled with icy rage. "Things have come to this point. Tell me! What exactly do you want in exchange for releasing the child? For the sake of our shared mother, and to reassure the Queen Mother, I will definitely treat you well from now on!"
Zhou Qihuai suddenly threw his head back and laughed heartily. His expression was mad and tyrannical. "Listen to what you are saying! Do you believe it? Will you treat me well? Will you imprison me to death or send me into exile? Do you really think I am a three-year-old child?"
Emperor Shenwu looked at the completely mad Zhou Qihuai and unconsciously clenched his fists. Zhou Qihuai was right. If it weren't for Xiaoqi, how could he have dealt with him for so long? This madman Zhou Qihuai had his own son in his grasp.
Zhou Qihuai shook the baby in his arms. "Now I'm at the end of my rope, with nowhere to retreat! But having this little one as my companion on the road to the underworld isn't a bad thing, don't you think? Your Majesty! The scenery beneath the cliffs in the back mountains is truly unique. Let this little one experience it first!"