It must be Fu Xuechen's hand
"Jin Qian, it's rare for us to go out. You've been handling official business in the court, and I'm sure you've been getting tired of it for a long time."
In Su Qingli's opinion, Qi Jinqian was not an ambitious person, nor was he as shrewd and scheming as Fu Xuechen. He was able to hold an official position entirely because of the Qi family.
Qi Jinqian may not be able to fully adapt to the intrigues in the officialdom.
"Ali, I have no choice. We can't leave the court to people like Fu Xuechen. His Majesty and the people need us."
Qi Jinqian dragged Fu Xuechen out to take the blame, and now Fu Xuechen's power is becoming more and more overwhelming. Su Qingli must realize how greedy Fu Xuechen is and further destroy the impression of Fu Xuechen in Su Qingli's mind.
Perhaps out of a little guilt for killing Su Huaihai, Qi Jinqian struggled a little in his heart, but he still hardened his heart and bribed the people of Changfeng Village to do it.
Taking Su Qingli out for a walk was just to adjust my mindset.
"Jin Qian, you are a good person. The Prime Minister certainly cannot be compared with you. He was able to assist Your Majesty to sit on the throne. If Your Majesty does not obey his wishes, he may kick Your Majesty off the throne."
Although Su Qingli spent most of her time in the Qi Mansion and had not been to the palace for a long time, she had heard about Fu Xuechen's reputation and the saying that the Prime Minister of the dynasty had almost absolute power.
"Ari is the one who knows me best. Your Majesty had a request for Fu Xuechen, promising him the position of Prime Minister, second only to the emperor, and entrusted all court affairs to Fu Xuechen. However, Fu Xuechen formed a clique for personal gain and replaced his own people early on, causing Your Majesty's throne to remain unstable."
Qi Jinqian kept saying bad things about Fu Xuechen in Su Qingli's ear.
"As a powerless woman, I have no influence over the affairs of the court. If you and your father confront the Prime Minister, you must be careful. The Prime Minister is not someone you can easily deal with."
Su Qingli did not want to see the people from the Qi Mansion and Fu Xuechen fight to a bloody end. No matter who won or lost, it was not the outcome she wanted to see. Unfortunately, the two sides seemed to be incompatible.
Qi Jinqian knew when to stop and stopped talking at the right time, pretending to be helpless and changing the subject, "Ali, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I shouldn't have confided all these troubles in you. Let's go and not talk about these unhappy things."
Su Qingli got on the carriage, and Qi Jinqian followed closely behind.
Yinhan drove in front and, following Qi Jinqian's orders, rushed to Su's house first to accompany Su Qingli to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
"Li'er, you and your son-in-law are finally back. Your father hasn't been home for many days. Zhaoming and I have searched almost all over the capital, but we can't find any trace of him."
Mrs. Su was so anxious that several strands of hair on her forehead turned white. Her husband Su Huaihai had been away for several days and had not returned. Su Zhaoming asked her to wait and see, saying that maybe her father was safe and sound and was with her brother-in-law and sister.
But only the young couple showed up, there was no sign of Su Huaihai. Mrs. Su broke down and burst into tears.
"Mother, don't worry. Jinqian and I will help look for her. If we can't find her, we'll report her to the authorities and have them investigate."
Su Qingli had no other choice. If she couldn't find Su Huaihai, she could only ask the government for help in a thorough investigation.
Holding Mrs. Su, who was crying her heart out, Su Qingli stroked her mother's heaving back with a certain calmness. Mrs. Su was crying so sadly, as if the sky had fallen.
The old couple had depended on each other for more than 20 years, and her husband suddenly disappeared. How could she bear such a blow?
"Li'er, do you think something has happened to father and he won't be able to come back?" Mrs. Su had a bad feeling.
"Before you find your father, mother, please don't overthink it and scare yourself." Su Qingli pretended to be calm and wiped the tears from Mrs. Su's face with heartache.
Qi Jinqian pretended to persuade her a few times, "Mother-in-law, Ah Li is right. Don't be too sad. Who knows, maybe good things will happen to your father-in-law."
Mrs. Su looked up at Qi Jinqian with tears in her eyes. If she wanted to pay off her gambling debts, she would have to rely on her son-in-law. "Master loves gambling. I wonder if he has offended the people in the gambling house this time."
"Mother, the people in the gambling house will definitely not destroy the body quietly. They opened the gambling house for money. They will definitely use father to threaten us and ask us for the gambling money."
Su Qingli had keenly noticed the strangeness of this matter, and her father was most likely not in the hands of the people in the gambling house.
Su Qingli couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.
"You are right, but your father has never offended anyone except the gambling house." Mrs. Su was also very puzzled. Su Huaihai was not greedy for women except for gambling, and never went to brothels.
"Mother-in-law, Ah Li, why don't you think about it for a while and see if father-in-law has ever offended anyone he can't afford to offend."
Qi Jinqian was methodical and led the mother and daughter towards Fu Xuechen step by step.
"Father used to be an official in the court and never offended anyone, so he had almost no enemies. Now that our mansion has fallen into decline, these people will at most step on us, look down on us, and stay away from us. It is impossible for them to attack Father."
Su Qingli frowned and thought about it, but couldn't figure out who would target Su Huaihai.
My father's corruption offended the common people, and the marquis's mansion had been ransacked. Although the people resented him, my father had already been punished, so no one among them would deliberately harm him who had nothing.
"Li'er, could it be that the Prime Minister attacked your father? He's the only person our mansion has wronged. He's so powerful now, it's not impossible for him to seek revenge."
A familiar icy face suddenly flashed in Mrs. Su's mind, and she thought to herself, oh no, her husband Su Huaihai might have fallen into Fu Xuechen's hands.
In the entire capital, the person who was most blatantly oppressed by the Marquis' Mansion in the past was none other than the son-in-law Fu Xuechen. Now that he has been chosen to be by the emperor's side, he has become the most powerful official in the capital. It is understandable that he wants to retaliate against the Su family.
"Mother-in-law, I will go there myself and ask Fu Xuechen for the person."
Qi Jinqian was waiting for Madam Su to say this, and it was worth it for him to rack his brains to put the blame on Fu Xuechen.
Su Qingli held Madam Su's hand with worry, "Mother, I will go with Jin Qian. Father might still be in his hands. He hates our Su family to the core."
After being reminded by Mrs. Su, Su Qingli naturally connected it to Fu Xuechen's doing. He had a history of taking revenge on her, and of course there was a great possibility that he would take revenge on her parents and brother.
"Ah Li, I'm your husband. I'll be the one to intervene. You have a feud with Fu Xuechen. Although I'm also an enemy of him, I'm an important official in the court. He's more or less afraid of His Majesty and wouldn't dare to do anything to me."
Qi Jinqian acted very responsible and wanted to go to Fu Xuechen to get Su Huaihai back.
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