Chapter 464 It’s time!

It is fun to torture yourself by letting others know the truth, but it is even more mentally unbearable to let the other person keep imagining wild things without being able to find the truth.

This is what Qiao Yihuan is like at this moment.

She was forcibly locked up back in Mingxiang Pavilion and couldn't get the truth. She angrily banged on the door and wanted to get out, but no one paid any attention to her.

The door was locked from the outside. Although the windows were open in the hot summer to prevent her from suffocating, there were servants who knew kung fu guarding the windows.

It is really difficult for a fly to get in and out, let alone a living person like Qiao Yihuan.

Your Highness may have just pretended not to hear it because he just lost control of his emotions, but deep down, Your Highness must take treason very seriously.

Qiao Yihuan put her hands against the door. She would definitely do that. Perhaps before her wedding, she would be able to wait for the entire Qiao family to be executed.

That's how she comforted herself.

On the other side, Qiao Wanyan returned to Yongning Pavilion first. When Jin Xianyu came back, Qiao Rushi had already prepared four dishes and a soup by herself.

In addition to rice, the staple food is osmanthus cake made by Sun Tian.

Qiao Wanyan wanted to ask, but was afraid that her mother didn't know about this. If she said it rashly, it would scare her. She lowered her head and ate osmanthus cake with a nonchalant look.

But Qiao Rushi and Jin Xianyu looked at each other and smiled.

"Don't worry, Dad and Mom will do their best to protect you."

These words were said by Jin Xianyu.

Mother knows.

Qiao Wanyan put down her chopsticks and asked, "Dad really betrayed the country?"

Qiao Rushi said seriously: "The emperor doesn't tolerate the Qiao family. If he finds the slightest opportunity, he will not hesitate to uproot the century-old tree of the Qiao family and not give it any chance to survive. Daddy is very cautious in every move, but what if there is a conspiracy approaching? If Daddy is framed, what will happen to Yanyan? What about your mother? What about the Qiao family?"

"I know. I know that Dad has been working very hard for so many years. But if such a thing were to be discovered, it would be a serious crime that would punish the entire clan. Qiao Yihuan accidentally learned that the Second Prince..."

Qiao Wanyan was interrupted by Qiao Rushi before she finished speaking.

"Qiao Yihuan was an accident. No one in the Qiao family would betray the Qiao family except her."

"In the face of huge benefits, the Second Prince will not be moved by the small benefits at the moment."

Qiao Wanyan frowned, "Dad, I don't understand."

"You don't have to understand. If you tell me something like this, you will be scared and worried. Dad just wants to save the Qiao family. The Qiao family, a century-old family, cannot be destroyed by Dad."

Qiao Wanyan was silent. Behind her father was not only her, but also hundreds of people from the main and side branches of the Qiao family.

But if the Second Prince was not moved by the opportunity of treason, which would result in the dethronement and reinstatement once meritorious service, then what would move him?

There is nothing else except the throne. What deal did father make with him?

"Dad is on the side of the Second Prince?"

Qiao Rushi said: "The second prince was deposed but can still live in the East Palace. This is the emperor's intention. Everyone in the world knows that the emperor favors Prince Jing and his lifelong love is Concubine Hui. But Concubine Hui's cause of death is related to the queen, and the queen's position is still stable. Moreover, after Concubine Hui's death, her mother's family was born, and the queen's son was named the crown prince."

"Yan Yan thinks, is the emperor's preference for Prince Jing really a preference? After the death of Concubine Hui, the emperor was in great grief but still had countless new concubines. Is he a lovelorn man who misses his deceased wife?"

Qiao Wanyan: "But Prince Jing has 300,000 troops given by the emperor."

Qiao Rushi said: "Three hundred thousand troops is a formidable fighting force, but the troops that the capital can mobilize are not impossible to suppress."

"Prince Jing has an army of 300,000 soldiers under his command, and is favored by the emperor as is known to everyone in the world. The second prince was once the crown prince, and the queen is legitimately born. Even if many things happen, he is still acting as regent for the emperor. His position in the capital is deeply rooted, and his connections are incomparable to those of Prince Jing. Not long ago, he blocked an arrow for the emperor, and it is only a matter of time before he succeeds in deposing and reinstating the emperor."

"The princes are dead or injured, and now there are only two people who have the hope of becoming the crown prince. Yanyan, have you ever thought about why there are only two people left?"

Qiao Wanyan's expression slightly changed, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Check and balance each other. If only one person is left, he will definitely covet the throne of the emperor."

For a moment, Qiao Wanyan felt that the description of the emperor as ruthless was indeed too accurate.

Qiao Rushi said: "The emperor never favored any of his children. He only loved himself the most. In his pursuit of immortality, he wanted no one to have time to think about his position as the emperor."

If a man is sincere to the woman he loves, why would he let her become his concubine?

So what if she was a noble concubine? She was still below the queen, and when she saw the queen, she still had to bow, greet, and give way.

If it were him, he would definitely not be willing to let his wife become a concubine and be inferior to others.

Qiao Wanyan felt that she was indeed too young. No matter what the process was like, the Second Prince still had a solid position in the capital, and Prince Jing had military power but nothing else.

The two were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine the winner for several years.

Oh, what I said was so extreme at that time. How can I turn back?

Qiao Rushi found her angry look a little funny, "Why are you so angry? Do you like King Jing so much that you are unwilling to accept it for him?"

Qiao Wanyan hung her head. "I told the Second Prince that day that I only wanted to be the Crown Princess. He, he......."

Qiao Rushi's expression changed slowly, "Did he bully you? Or was he mean to you?"

Qiao Wanyan shook her head. "He, he cried."

Qiao Rushi was stunned for a moment, and then an extremely shrill laugh rang out, scaring even the servants who were sweeping outside.

Jin Xianyu: “…”

Qiao Wanyan: “…”

After laughing for a long time, Qiao Rushi finally wiped away her tears. Her stomach felt a little choked from laughing, and if she laughed any more she would have to lie in bed and couldn't get up.

"Yan Yan, Daddy is not on the side of the Second Prince. Daddy does not stand on anyone's side. It is a temporary bond of interests. Once the interests disappear, he will be nothing. The basic way for an official to establish himself is to get along with both sides."

"Don't worry, don't worry about those things. Daddy will definitely make you the most noble woman in Dayu, and Daddy is willing to do anything for this."

This statement was a bit too much, but Qiao Wanyan believed it very much.

Since she was little, her father promised her that he would do everything for her, and she believed in him.

Qiao Rushi added: “Don’t worry that the Second Prince will bear a grudge against you. Even if you make him cry, make him cry…hahahahahahahahahahahahaha…”

A quarrel can make the Second Prince cry and Prince Jing so angry that he wants to commit suicide.

The old emperor is a heartless man, but all his sons are romantic.

Let him be on guard against himself, his son is being played around by his own daughter!

Should! ! !

Qiao Wanyan: “........”

Is it that funny?

Qiao Rushi didn't finish her dinner because she laughed so hard that she choked and was carried to the bed.