"Well, several years."

Qing Yunyao paused before speaking.

"Have you been in contact with this master in the past few years?"

Qing Leishan asked again.

Qing Yunyao stopped talking, just pursed her lips, her eyes red from holding it in.

Qing Leishan felt distressed when he saw his daughter like this, but he had to ask clearly, whether for Yue girl herself or to find out the identity of this person.

"When your second brother was poisoned and dying, did you contact him to help him detoxify?"

Qing Leishan then asked.

Qing Yunyao was extremely panicked at the moment. She was afraid that if she said anything wrong, she would reveal the truth. With red eyes, she said, "Daddy, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but Master won't let me. Master's whereabouts are uncertain. He is usually not in the Great Zhou. Sometimes I don't see him once a year..."

This time, it was because my second brother was poisoned, so I tried to contact my master, hoping that he would come to Jingdu City to save my second brother. I never thought that the master would actually contact me, but when he arrived, my second brother was kidnapped. At the same time, my brother Ayan was broken into at night and not only was he stabbed, but he was also poisoned...

So in desperation, I revealed my master's identity and begged him to save Brother Ayan's life.

Daddy, the Queen also knows about this. If the master is a bad guy, why would he save Brother Ayan?

The master is a good man, he will never kill my second brother."

Qing Yunyao gritted her teeth with red eyes and said that she would never let her master bear the crime of murder, otherwise the Qing family, the imperial palace, and Prince Yu's Mansion would join forces to wanted her master. Where would her master have a place to stay in the Great Zhou Kingdom?

Qingyue has such a vicious mind!

When Empress Xiao heard Qing Yunyao mention Chu Yan's assassination, she was furious. "General Qing, don't let Qin Wan fool you. This matter itself is full of doubts. I witnessed Senior Wushuang's medical skills with my own eyes. I saw him bring Yan'er back to life. Why would you rather trust an outsider than your own daughter?"

Empress Xiao said angrily.

As Empress Xiao finished her words, Qing Yunyao's tears began to fall. Somehow, the wound on her face suddenly opened, and blood gushed out, immediately staining the gauze red.

"Yue girl, your face is damaged! Call the imperial physician!"

Empress Xiao saw blood oozing from Qing Yunyao's face and immediately cried out.

Qing Yunyao covered her face and shook her head, tears welling in her eyes. "Mother is fine. It's just that the wound is torn. I've already applied medicine. There's no need to call the imperial physician."

This scene immediately made Qing Leishan's eyes redden. "Girl, don't cry. Daddy doesn't doubt you or blame you. It's just that Daddy is afraid that you will be deceived by this person. Your second brother is gone. Daddy only has you and your eldest brother as children. Daddy will always seek justice for your second brother and find the murderer..."

Qing Leishan choked up when he said this.

He really didn't doubt his daughter, he was just more worried about her. The second child was gone, who knew what the bad guy's purpose was? What if he hurt his daughter?

He couldn't afford anything to happen to anyone anymore.

"Dad, I'm also very sad that my second brother got into trouble, but it's absolutely impossible that Master did it. If this matter gets to Master's ears, how sad she will be."

Qing Yunyao choked up.

"Princess You, since you trust your master so much, why don't you call him out so we can confront him face to face?"

At this moment, Qing Yue suddenly spoke, her tone sharp and threatening.

Qing Yunyao's long eyelashes hid the hatred in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at Qin Wan coldly, "Qin Wan, do you think you can see my master whenever you want? She is so busy every day. She is in the capital of the Great Zhou today, and she may be in a neighboring country in a few days. I don't know why you put the blame of killing my second brother on my master. But even if you can prove that you didn't kill my second brother, why did you destroy my face?"

Qing Yunyao questioned angrily, looking extremely hateful.

Her words brought everything to her face. This was real harm, and destroying someone's appearance was no less vicious than digging up someone's ancestral graves!

"What Miss Yue said is very true, Qin Wan. I really admire your ability to argue. Let's not talk about Qing Zhan's matter for now. You cleared yourself of the charges and pinned the blame on Senior Wushuang. Then, first, talk about the matter of disfiguring someone. Miss Yue is already my daughter-in-law, the current Princess of You. What right did you have to slash her face with a knife? How vicious are you? Just for this one thing, you let me believe that you would save Qing Zhan. It's simply ridiculous!"

Empress Xiao sneered.

Since Qing Zhan's matter cannot convict her, then use this matter.

"Pingyang, you saw it. Qin Wan slashed Yue's face with a knife, and Yan'er too... They all saw it. What else can you say?"

Empress Xiao named him.

Pingyang opened her mouth. She had indeed seen it and was extremely angry at that time, but at this moment she could not say anything.

And Chu Yan... also did not speak.

His pale thin lips were tightly pursed, and his cold eyes were now somewhat deep. He was thinking of something. He had just seen Yue'er clench her teeth. When General Qing asked her about her master, she clenched her teeth with enough force to cause the wound to burst and bleed.

Sure enough, the next moment the Queen Mother spoke, General Qing burst into tears, guilt appeared in his eyes, and then he changed the previous topic and started talking about Yue'er's cheek injury.

He could see that Yue Yatou was plotting against her father.

Why? The master who protected her?

"Don't you know why she destroyed your face?"

At this moment, Feng Ling's cold and mocking voice suddenly rang out.

"She saved your second brother and risked everything, but you insisted on saying that she was the murderer of Qing Zhan and wanted to put her to death. Repaying evil with kindness, is there a problem with her just slashing your face? She didn't cut your neck directly because you were General Qing."

"This is too much! This is too arrogant! Your Majesty, you heard it. Listen to what Feng Ling said. He destroyed someone's appearance and acted so confidently. This is really too much! Your Majesty, you cannot cover up this matter. You must punish him severely!"

Empress Xiao was furious.

Qing Yunyao's eyes were red and she was about to cry but she didn't, yet she looked strong and forbearing.

Chu Yan felt his heart skip a beat, and that piercing feeling of heartache surged over him again.

"Father, Princess Yu should give me an explanation for this matter."

He spoke, looking at Qin Wan, as if wanting to see his panic.

But after he finished speaking, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Everyone knows that he loves his woman dearly, and there is no reason for him to just let it go after his woman's face was scratched.

"snort……"