Chapter 458 Mother and son meet in prison
While she appeared to be asking for protection, she was actually expressing her loyalty to Emperor Xiaozhao.
She wanted to tell Emperor Xiaozhao frankly that she welcomed him to place people around her, that she had nothing to hide, and that she was not afraid of any surveillance.
Emperor Xiaozhao rubbed his forehead and waved weakly, signaling Min Qiaoshi to leave.
Min Qiaoshi knew that Emperor Xiaozhao had agreed, but she did not leave. She continued to press her advantage and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to go to the Dali Temple prison to see Min Rong."
Emperor Xiaozhao glared fiercely at Lady Min Qiao, then ordered Liu Xin, "Pass on my decree: within one day, any member of the Min family, no matter where they are, may go to see Lady Qinghe."
Liu Xin quickly replied, "Yes, sir."
Emperor Xiaozhao then looked at Lady Min Qiao and said, "I hope you are a sensible old lady."
This is telling Min Qiao Shi that you can see whomever you want, but you can't save whomever you want!
Min Qiaoshi naturally understood Emperor Xiaozhao's meaning and was even more aware of his bottom line.
He immediately responded respectfully, curtsied, and took his leave.
Once outside, Madam Min Qiao finally let out a long sigh of relief.
It wasn't that she had great courage to make demands in front of Emperor Xiaozhao repeatedly; she mainly wanted to test Emperor Xiaozhao's tolerance for her.
By getting a sense of the situation first, you can better control your actions in the future.
"Congratulations, Madam Qinghe! Congratulations, Madam Qinghe!"
Upon seeing Min Qiaoshi emerge, Li Sanqi, who had been waiting outside, hurriedly greeted her with a smile and affectionately took her arm.
Madam Min patted Li Sanqi's hand and replied with a smile, "I also congratulate the princess. With a title and a new residence, she can even make her own decisions about marriage. From now on, the princess's life will truly be filled with joy and happiness."
Li Sanqi pursed his lips and lowered his voice, saying, "The old lady knows that what I want is not happiness and carefree joy."
Min Qiao smiled awkwardly and didn't reply.
Li Sanqi then changed the subject, "Father has granted the old lady special privileges. Has the old lady thought it through, who will she protect?"
Madam Min smiled wryly and said, "This isn't something I can decide on my own."
Changing one's surname! Abandoning one's family and ancestors—not everyone can do that.
Once you do that, your reputation will be completely ruined.
Therefore, she wasn't really sure how many members of the Min family were willing to change their surname to hers.
Li Sanqi thought for a moment and then reminded him, "I don't know about others. But there is one person who definitely doesn't care about these things."
Madam Min Qiao turned to look at Li Sanqi with a puzzled expression, "Does the princess mean..."
"Princess Qi!" Li Sanqi was surprised that Madam Min Qiao had forgotten about Min Yuexi.
Madam Min gave an awkward smile, "I fell ill as soon as I got back, and before I was fully recovered, the Marquis's mansion was besieged. I really haven't had time to think about her."
After a moment's thought, Madam Min Qiao nodded in agreement, saying, "The princess is right. I suppose Princess Qi wouldn't mind changing her surname to mine."
"However, before going to the Prince of Qi's residence, I must first go to the Dali Temple prison."
Having fulfilled his duty to remind her, Li Sanqi didn't say anything more to Min Qiaoshi. After watching her leave in the direction of the palace exit, he went to the Empress's palace instead.
I've received all the compensation I was owed by my father, and I won't be shortchanged by the compensation my mother and grandmother owe me either.
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After leaving the palace, Lady Min went directly to the Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple had already received word that Lady Min Qiao was coming to visit Min Rong. Therefore, after explaining her purpose, Lady Min Qiao was able to meet Min Rong in the prison without any obstacles.
The mother and son, one inside the prison and the other outside, faced each other across the iron bars, speechless.
Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, Min-young broke the silence.
"Are you here to laugh at me, or to rescue me?"
He chuckled lightly, turned his face away from Min Qiao Shi, and said coldly, "Go away. I don't want to see you. I don't need you to save me."
Madam Min carefully examined Min Rong before calmly asking, "Have you met Min Ji before?"
The sentence is a question, but the tone is affirmative.
"Min Ji is back, right? You must have seen him before, right?"
Madam Min Qiao stared intently at the changing expressions on Min Rong's face. "Did he tell you that I ruined his plan, forcing him to fake his death again to escape?"
"You killed me, wasn't that at his behest?"
Min Rong stiffened for a moment, then regained her composure. "I don't know what you're talking about. My father died more than ten years ago!"
Madam Min scoffed, "You really are your father's good son!"
"Do you know that Min Ji deliberately spoiled you, just so that I could control you?"
"And do you know that Min Ji's so-called plan was to fake his death and escape, taking Wang Yun and her son to Da'e!"
"And you, me, are all the pawns and hostages he left for Emperor Xiaozhao?"
"Do you think everything he did was for the sake of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion and the Min clan?"
"No! You're wrong! He doesn't care about either the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion or the Min family!"
"From the moment he betrayed Dayan, the destruction of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion and the Min clan was destined!"
"Tomorrow, His Majesty will issue an edict to announce the crimes of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion and the Min clan."
"And you, too, will surely die!"
Min Rong glared at Min Qiao with bloodshot eyes, and roared hysterically, "You're lying! Father is dead, he's been dead for a long time! He didn't abandon me, nor did he abandon the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion, nor did he abandon the Min family!"
"It's all because of you!"
"You ruined the reputation of the Marquis's mansion, and you ruined my reputation!"
"It's because you've made too many enemies that the Marquis's mansion has fallen to such a state!"
"It's all your fault!"
"If it weren't for you, that rebellious Min Yuexi wouldn't have gone against me! And she certainly wouldn't have poisoned me!"
"If it weren't for you, I would still be the glorious Marquis of Xuanping! Why would I be imprisoned?"
"It's all because of you!"
"You ruined my life! You ruined everything!"
"I hate you! I hate you!"
Min Qiao closed her eyes, suppressing the bitterness and helplessness in her heart. When she opened her eyes again, all that remained in her eyes was indifference and disgust.
"You are absolutely stupid!"
"I have come to see you only to tell you that tomorrow will be the day the Min clan is destroyed."
"As for me, I have already obtained His Majesty's permission to divorce Min Ji and completely break away from the Min family."
"Not only that, I will also take the Min family descendants who are willing to change their surname with me and leave the Min family together!"
"Want to guess who will change their surname to Qiao with me?"
Upon hearing this, Min Rong's eyes widened in shock. "How dare you do this?! How dare you?!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Madam Min Qiao scoffed. "Didn't you say before that without the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, I'm nothing?"
"Now, I'm going to tell you, and tell Min Ji behind you, that even after leaving the Xuanping Marquis's residence, I am still Lady Qinghe, Qiao Qinghe!"
"But without my support, the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion will only head towards destruction!"
"No! It's not like that! It shouldn't be like this! I don't believe it!..." Min Rong shook his head frantically, his expression one of madness and agony.
Min Qiao ignored Min Rong and turned to leave the prison.
She came to see Min Rong not to ridicule or mock him, but to test him.
Now she's certain that Min Rong may have actually seen Min Ji recently!
Now, she has given Min Rong enough of a shock. The next step is to see if Min Rong can get Min Ji to come see him.
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