Chapter 198 Their Family is the Queen's Stepping Stone
Chapter 198 Their Family is the Queen's Stepping Stone
What happened in the villa reached Li Beichen's ears at the first opportunity.
The villa was Li Beichen's intelligence center. Since the matter involved Gu Lanzhi, Li Beichen was notified as quickly as possible.
Li Beichen was already upset because he couldn't see Gu Lanzhi for three days. Now that he heard that Qi Anlan had offended Gu Lanzhi, Li Beichen directly brought Qi Anlan's father to the palace.
His wife is pregnant now and her emotions are unstable. Even he has to be careful to take care of her. How dare you, a mere little girl, make his wife angry? Li Beichen wanted to rush to the villa and slap Qi Anlan in the face.
If a son is not well educated it is the father's fault, and the same goes for a daughter.
Since Qi Anlan cannot be called to the palace, let her father take the blame for Qi Anlan.
In fact, it is not impossible to bring Qi Anlan into the palace, but if Emperor Li Beichen suddenly brings a woman into the palace, outsiders who don't know the situation will definitely spread all kinds of rumors.
Li Beichen didn't want to get involved with Qi Anlan because of other people's speculations.
If Gu Lanzhi misunderstood him again, he would lose more than he gained. Men should also keep themselves clean.
Qi Yuan came to the imperial study trembling with fear. He thought that his father was retiring and was wondering if the emperor had any other instructions.
But the first thing His Majesty said when he saw me was, "Lord Qi really has a good daughter. She even dared to ignore the Queen's order and openly challenged my Queen.
Your family is really amazing!
Your father dared to question my will at will, and your daughter dared to openly defy the Queen's order.
I think it would be great if I could just let your family sit on my throne!"
These words frightened Qi Yuan so much that he fell to his knees with a thump, almost breaking his knees.
It’s so scary. It’s really scary for Your Majesty to say such things.
I have to say that Li Beichen understands yin and yang. What he said...
"I dare not, Your Majesty. My family would never dare to do that even if it means death, Your Majesty..." Qi Yuan shouted, his voice trembling.
He was really afraid, afraid that His Majesty really missed their family as much as he said.
If that were true, their family would be on the verge of extinction.
At first, Qi Yuan didn't know that his father entered the palace to stop His Majesty from conferring a title of Queen. By the time he found out, his father had returned home and everything had been settled. Even if Qi Yuan wanted to talk to his father, it was of no avail.
Looking at his father's decadent appearance, Qi Yuan didn't know what to say. This was the only way to go.
But what did his daughter do to offend the Queen? Did the grandfather and grandson see that his family lived too comfortably and wanted to destroy them?
While Qi Yuan begged for mercy from His Majesty, he cursed Qi Anlan in his heart.
Li Beichen gave the eunuch a look, and the eunuch told Qi Yuan everything that happened in the villa.
Qi Yuan was stunned after hearing this. He didn't know how to react.
He knew that his daughter had a domineering personality, but that was only at home. Outside, his daughter was still very dignified, otherwise she would not have been known as a talented woman.
But...what happened to her today? Why did she dare to challenge the Queen?
Qi Yuan now wants to beat Qi Anlan to death. She is the queen, and Qi Anlan is just a little girl...how dare she!
Qi Yuan didn't react at all after listening to this, so Li Beichen frowned.
"Master Qi, do you think your daughter did nothing wrong?"
Only after hearing Li Beichen's voice did Qi Yuan recover from his shock and he quickly kowtowed to Li Beichen.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!
My little girl is still young and doesn’t understand much…”
"You are already sixteen years old, don't you know what respect and inferiority are? Can your little maid talk back to the young lady or the lady?
If that is really the case, Lord Qi, how can you be an official in the court if you can't even manage your own family properly?"
Li Beichen spoke calmly, but to Qi Yuan's ears, his heart almost stopped beating because of Li Beichen's fright.
"No, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and so do I."
"You can just admit your mistakes and let it go? Sir Qi, are you taking this matter too lightly?
Although the Queen and I have not yet married, according to my imperial decree to confer the title of Queen, she is already my wife.
A humble girl with no official position actually dared to offend the Queen, and you can just brush it off by saying you admit your mistake?"
It was at this time that Li Beichen realized that this matter was no small matter.
This was the first thing Gu Lanzhi encountered after becoming the queen, and it was a serious crime of offending the queen.
If this matter is not handled properly, the queen's authority will be questioned by others. How will Gu Lanzhi, the queen, establish her authority in the future?
Who can still fear the queen and respect the royal family?
Li Beichen admitted that he was wrong before. He just wanted to give a small punishment, but now it seems that only severe punishment can make everyone understand that the queen cannot be humiliated, and the same goes for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will punish my daughter severely. I will take her to the Marquis' Mansion to apologize to the Queen. I..."
"Okay." Qi Yuan's words were interrupted by Li Beichen again.
Qi Yuan looked up at Li Beichen's face and felt a chill in his heart. He had a premonition that this matter would not end well.
In fact, it was not really a premonition, because this matter was so big that it could not be resolved so easily.
"Someone, arrest Qi Anlan and put him in jail."
Just a few simple words made Qi Yuan feel like he was falling into an ice cellar. That was his daughter, how could Qi Yuan not feel distressed.
But what can he do if he feels sorry for her? It's because his daughter, who thinks highly of herself, dares to do anything.
But Li Beichen's next words made Qi Yuan feel his blood run cold.
"Qi Yuan failed to teach his daughter well, which led to Qi Anlan's conflict with the Queen.
It just so happens that the former prime minister has retired and is returning to his hometown, so your family should go back with him."
After Li Beichen finished speaking, Qi Yuan collapsed to the ground, without even the thought of struggling.
He understood that His Majesty was trying to establish his authority for the Queen, and that their family was a stepping stone for the Queen.
It’s not anyone else’s fault. It’s his father and his daughter who are looking for death!
But unfortunately, the men in their family were also implicated and could no longer stay in Kyoto.
Fortunately, His Majesty did not say that their family members are no longer allowed to serve as officials in the court. If the children in the family have a promising future, they still have hope of returning.
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