Phi-Fic Chapter 168 An old friend comes
Chapter 168 An old friend comes
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Qiao Xi stopped and waited for Su Heting, whispering, "It's her."
"Did you guess it was her?"
Qiao Xi nodded, "Su Yang is the emperor's confidant. If the emperor doesn't trust you, he will naturally find someone reliable to monitor you.
He just happened to have a daughter of marriageable age, who was also skilled in medicine and stunningly beautiful, making her the perfect choice."
Su Heting had been away from Beijing for several years and didn't know if there were any women of marriageable age in the capital. He pretended to complain, "You knew why you didn't tell me in advance."
Qiao Xi laughed.
"I told you, wouldn't the result be the same?"
Su Heting agreed with this.
"That's right. Except for you, everyone else is no different in front of me."
These are all things he doesn't want.
Qiao Xi said, "Could it be that you have really done something wrong to me, and that is why you are showing your loyalty in this way?"
Su Heting kissed Qiao Xi on the cheek and smiled, "I've been acting a lot in front of the emperor lately, and I can't stop expressing my loyalty."
Qiao Xi hit him with a smile, and Su Heting bent down and carried her into the house.
When they got to the house, Su Heting told her everything about the palace.
Qiao Xi said, "Now, he and I are only a thin layer of window paper away from breaking through. It's natural for him to want to kill me, but will Fan Ji really help us?"
When Su Heting was the crown prince, he captured a barbarian spy and learned from the spy that Shatan's youngest son Fan Ji had been captured by Qiao Xi's father.
However, Qiao Zhenbei and Shatan had no personal grudges. They just had different national positions and as both were military generals, they had a sense of mutual respect. Therefore, Qiao Zhenbei let Fan Ji, who was less than ten years old at the time, go.
Shatan was grateful for Qiao Zhenbei's kindness and once promised Qiao Zhenbei privately that if the two countries went to war, he would not kill any soldiers under the age of ten from the Qiao family.
It was because of this news that Su Heting became suspicious about the death of the entire Qiao family in the battle, and began to investigate the matter, which was discovered by the emperor.
After his rebirth, he never gave up on solving the case. He found out that Fan Ji was still alive and helped Fan Ji when he rebelled and seized the throne.
The condition was that he come to Dayou and tell the world the truth about the Qiao family's death in battle.
Now, the barbarian tribe's letter of peace request is on the way to Dayou.
However, since the civil strife among the barbarians had just been quelled, the new king had to stay in power and could not leave at will. Fan Ji promised that his queen would bring the eldest prince to Dayou to fulfill his promise to Su Heting.
But perhaps because the Qiao family had been resisting the barbarians for many years, Qiao Xi did not trust the barbarians enough and always felt uneasy.
Su Heting smoothed her hair and said, "That war was also the downfall of the Shatan family.
Fan Ji had a very difficult time hiding from place to place over the years, but Queen Xia was always by his side and never left him, and the two had a very deep relationship.
After ascending the throne, Fan Ji publicly announced that there would only be the queen in the royal court from now on. Some old ministers joined forces with other ministers to strike and threaten to force other women to Fan Ji's side.
Fan Ji ordered the old minister to be executed with a single sword strike, and also arranged for the marriageable daughter of the old minister's family to marry a peddler. No one in the barbarian court dared to mention the matter again.
Moreover, he has protected the queen very well over the years. It is said that the two have never been separated. This time he is willing to let the queen come with their eldest son, which is considered a sign of sincerity.
If you dare to cause trouble, with the Queen and the eldest prince as hostages, Fan Ji won't be able to cause any trouble, so you can rest assured."
Qiao Xi felt a little relieved after hearing this. "Wang Yuan only wanted to explain the matter of replacing his mother's coffin. Now that the news about Concubine Yu has arrived, I'm afraid he won't reveal the truth about the Qiao family's deaths in battle.
I always feel that his persistence is not just for the sake of the Wang family."
Su Heting comforted her, "It's okay, there will always be the day he said.
Now that the matter of his mother-in-law has come to light, the emperor should release clues and let the Dali Temple investigate Concubine Yu, and then put the entire blame on Concubine Yu and Wang Yuan for the matter of his mother-in-law.
Let's wait and let him live a few more days. When everything is ready, I will make everything clear to the world and let you kill your enemies with your own hands."
Qiao Xi rested her head on his shoulder and nodded softly.
"Let Su Yingqiu live in the Qiao family."
The Qiao family are their own people after all. If they go back to the Second Prince's Mansion, there will be eyes everywhere, and the New Year's performance will be in vain.
"I just wonder if the emperor will be suspicious."
Su Heting said in a deep voice, "He won't doubt it."
Because that was how the emperor treated his mother. Although he hated her, he also loved her. They were entangled with her and refused to let go, torturing each other.
What's wrong with him treating Qiao Xi like this?
"However, acting frequently in the future will also be a real headache."
Especially when facing Su Yingqiu.
Qiao Xi hugged him and patted his back, "It's all because of me. I'm sorry for putting my husband through this."
"The rest of my life is long, you make it up to me." Su Heting bargained.
Qiao Xi smiled, "Okay."
Mrs. Qiao's body had not been buried yet, and Qiao Xi was in a disguised state of mourning. The two of them did not have any more intimate actions.
After a few days, the barbarian's letter of peace request finally arrived.
The emperor believed Su Heting's words, so he temporarily shelved his plan to kill Qiao Xi.
But after ordering Su Yingqiu to keep a close eye on the two's movements, Qiao Xi pretended to have a few awkward moments with Su Heting.
Tired Su Heting wanted to sleep in the same bed with Qiao Xi, but he could only climb through the window in the middle of the night.
As Su Heting had expected, the Dali Temple really traced the matter of Mrs. Qiao back to Concubine Yu.
Wang Yuan was also willing to confess that everything was done under the orders of the imperial concubine.
After obtaining the consent of Su Heting and Qiao Xi, Gao Chengqian closed the case by accusing Concubine Yu of murdering Madam Qiao and instructing Wang Yuan to swap the coffins.
As for why Concubine Yu did this, both parties involved are no longer alive and there is no way to know.
This was the most confusing case Gao Cheng had ever handled since he entered the Dali Temple.
The emperor felt something was wrong, but he was hoping to close the case, so he didn't investigate further.
The main reason was that he knew Yi Qing's whereabouts and was thinking about how to kill him.
The Ministry of Justice, under the secret promotion of Su Heting, also captured the embroiderer, who admitted that she had sewed the puppet under the instructions of Lin Yuanbo.
Moreover, she had an affair with Lin Yuanbo and knew that Lin Yuanbo sewed the puppet to frame the former crown prince.
The emperor threatened the entire Yu family and asked the Minister of Justice Yu Degui to trace the clues to Concubine Yu.
In the end, the cases of Madam Qiao and the former crown prince were both concluded with Concubine Yu committing evil.
Qiao Xi wanted to take the opportunity to bury Madam Qiao back in northern Xinjiang, but she could not leave Beijing for the time being, so she had to place Madam Qiao's remains in a temple for Buddhist prayers.
After dealing with the emperor, he and Qiao Chengwang will send Madam Qiao back to northern Xinjiang.
Everything seemed to have settled down. Except for the occasional quarrels between Su Heting and Qiao Xi coming from the Qiao family, the days passed in peace.
On the official road to the capital, the barbarian delegation moved forward in an orderly manner.
Inside the gorgeous carriage, the teenage barbarian prince gently stroked the barbarian queen's brow.
"Why is the Queen Mother worried? I will be able to see my aunt soon. Isn't the Queen Mother happy?"
Queen Xia held her son's hand and said, "I'm happy, but I'm also worried that your aunt might have recognized a thief as her father, just as we've learned."
The little prince thought for a moment, "Is the Queen Mother worried about how to punish my aunt if she really does this?"
Shia sighed and nodded.
The little prince said, "Mother, you are so wise and intelligent. I feel that as your sister, I am not stupid either. You can rest assured."
A handsome old man beside him burst out laughing, "You little thing, you never forget to praise your mother."
The little prince laughed, "Isn't this the praise that Grandfather Wuyou always gives to the Queen Mother? I am just repeating Grandfather Wuyou's words, not flattering the Queen Mother."
The old man stroked his white beard and nodded the little prince's head, saying to Xia, "You are right, little one.
Many things seen with one's own eyes and heard with one's own ears are not necessarily true, just like your adoptive father, I was framed to sit on the throne for many years, but it was not my own will.
"Everything will be known only when we get to Dayou. Perhaps your sister has her own difficulties. Why worry about it in advance?"
The little bird on his shoulder pecked him on the head and rolled its eyes. "That was such a long time ago. You're bringing it up again. You must be waiting for the little prince to praise you again."
As expected, the little prince's face was filled with admiration. "Grandfather Wuyou was once an emperor, so what he said must be right. Mother, please listen to Grandfather Wuyou."
The bird rolled its eyes again, "You little flatterer, you've made this old man unwilling to return home. He insisted on following Dayou and even brought it with him. I wonder if it wants to hurry back to show its filial piety to its eagle father and eagle mother."
Thinking about not having seen his parents for a long time, the bird became even more upset. It flew to Wuyou's head and pecked at it fiercely, turning Wuyou's meticulously combed white hair into a bird's nest. "Go home, go home, this young master wants to go home..."