When Qi Junyou was summoned by the Emperor today, he had been feeling quite uneasy. He wondered whether he had not been low-key enough lately, or whether the new Emperor was looking for an excuse to find fault with him. There was no way to know for certain.
Upon hearing that the matter concerned Qingzhou, Qi Junyou felt that the Emperor might very well be using this as a pretext to eliminate him.
So when the emperor questioned him, he replied very respectfully: "Your Majesty, this humble subject does not know about this matter."