Chapter 419 You silly boy, you've been fooled.
If it weren't for them, Min Pan'er wouldn't have been humiliated, wouldn't have harbored resentment towards all of them, and wouldn't have done anything to hurt A-Jiu!
Seeing this, Wei Jia turned to look at Min Qiao Shi with some anxiety, hoping that Min Qiao Shi would persuade Li Sanqi to stop.
Madam Min sighed and instructed, "Do as the Seventh Princess says."
"Madam!"
Wei Jia wanted to persuade her again, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Min Qiao Shi.
"Don't use your men for this. Leave it to Lao Qiao and Huan Zhen."
"Yes." She readily agreed.
She might be outmatched in a direct confrontation. But when it comes to assassination, that's definitely her forte.
"Madam, don't forget me. I can kill too!" Wenxiu pleaded at this moment.
Min Qiao refused, saying, "No, you have other tasks."
As she spoke, Madam Min Qiao looked at Li Sanqi and said, "Take advantage of the opportunity of Min Pan'er going to the border, you should also go to the border, and then find a chance to return to Dayan."
"Wenxiu will accompany and protect you."
Li Sanqi paused for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Can we leave?"
Now, the entire Qiao residence is probably under the watchful eyes of countless people. Want to leave? Is that even possible?
Madam Min Qiao looked at Wei Jia, "Didn't you gather some people under your command? Have them dress up and take the Seventh Princess away."
Upon hearing Madam Min's instructions, Wei Jia did not immediately agree. She frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally couldn't help but remind her, "Madam, have you forgotten what we discussed before?"
They had previously considered Min Ji's plans and devised a set of countermeasures.
Li Sanqi is the most crucial link in this chain.
If they send Li Sanqi away, how will they carry out their subsequent plans?
Min Qiaoshi naturally knew what Wei Jia was talking about.
But she still shook her head firmly, "Life is unpredictable. Min Pan'er alone could put Ajiu's life in danger. The Seventh Princess and Wenxiu were also almost harmed."
"If Marquis Pingyan and the Crown Prince really attack us, we will have no chance to resist."
Everyone fell silent.
Wei Jia was also somewhat frustrated.
This is Daxi. Here, they are like rootless duckweed. No matter how clever they are or how much they scheme, they can never overcome the power of the strong.
Wei Jia was the first to break the silence, "The old lady is right. Xijing is not safe. In that case, why doesn't the old lady leave with the Seventh Princess?"
"The old lady and the seventh princess can pretend to be grandmother and granddaughter, so they can look after each other."
Li Sanqi nodded and said, "Yes, Madam, why don't you come with me?"
Everyone tried to persuade him.
Madam Min shook her head and refused, saying, "I cannot leave for the time being."
"Firstly, Ajiu's condition is still uncertain. Even if she survives, she may not be able to travel long distances in the short term."
"If I'm leaving, I'll take Ajiu with me."
"Secondly, since the Seventh Princess has secretly left, I must frequently appear in public to distract those people. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult for the Seventh Princess to escape."
"Finally, and most importantly, I must do something before I leave. Otherwise, even if we return to Dayan, we will have no way to survive."
As for what to do, need I say more? Naturally, it's to find a way to eliminate Min Ji, the culprit!
That bastard definitely figured out the Dayan royal family's Achilles' heel and instigated the infiltration plan.
As a result, during his time in hiding, he betrayed his country and ingratiated himself with the Crown Prince of Da'an, supported the pro-war forces, and orchestrated a marriage alliance, preparing to turn around and bite back at Dayan.
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Just as Min Qiaoshi and others were plotting to secretly send Li Sanqi away, Ji Huailang's convoy escorting Min Pan'er to the border had also successfully left the city.
Marquis Pingyan escorted Lady Wang all the way to the outside of the city.
"You volunteered to go to the border to join the negotiating envoys when you told the Crown Prince that you were absolutely certain of success?"
Marquis Pingyan looked at the smug Ji Huailang and couldn't help but pour cold water on him, "If things don't go as you expect, have you thought about the consequences?"
The Crown Prince is not Emperor Taihe.
The crown prince was an ambitious and aspiring man, and what he hated most in his life were people who were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.
Conversely, he is also very tolerant of those who are capable and talented.
This is precisely why Min Ji dared to reveal his undercover identity to the Crown Prince, turning from covert to overt and completely siding with Da Yi.
As for Ji Huailang...
Despite the fact that the Crown Prince and Ji Huailang have been like brothers all these years, it's actually because Ji Huailang has his father behind him, offering advice and strategies to the Crown Prince.
If it weren't for his help in helping Xia Linyuan ascend to the position of Crown Prince in his early years, and his efforts in the past two years to persuade Emperor Taihe to relinquish power and allow him to recuperate, thus assisting the Crown Prince in overseeing the country.
How could Xia Linyuan tolerate Ji Huailang's insolence and rudeness?
He originally planned to take it slow, but Ji Huailang disrupted his plans and brought everything forward.
The crown prince agreed. It was too late for him to say anything more.
Hearing Marquis Pingyan's words, Ji Huailang was not discouraged at all. Instead, he said with high spirits, "Father, rest assured, I am fully confident!"
As he spoke, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he took out a secret letter wrapped in oiled paper from his pocket and waved it around proudly.
"Look, I've already obtained Lady Qinghe's handwritten letter. With this, what's there to fear about Dayan's reputation being ruined? What's there to fear about those small neighboring countries not standing on our side?"
Min Ji frowned subconsciously. "Are you sure this was written by the Qiao family themselves?"
"Of course!" Ji Huailang said proudly, "I saw her write it with my own eyes!"
Min Ji was still somewhat skeptical. "Are you sure what she wrote is what we want?"
Ji Huailang was somewhat displeased and handed the letter to Min Ji.
"After she finished writing, I read it carefully twice. Apart from some minor issues with word choice and sentence structure, the content was generally fine."
"If you don't believe me, Father, you can see for yourself."
Min Ji took it, opened the outer oil paper package, unfolded the letter, and read it carefully.
After reading it, he nodded slightly. "It is indeed a letter from Mr. Qiao. The content is exactly as you said, and there is nothing wrong with it..."
"etc……"
Min Ji's eyes narrowed suddenly. "Something seems off to me."
A moment later, Min Ji suddenly shook his head and laughed, "Well done, Qiao family! Well done, Qiao Qinghe! You truly live up to your reputation!"
Ji Huailang was confused and looked at Min Ji with a bewildered expression.
But Min Ji had no time to care about him at that moment. All he could see was Min Qiao's handwritten letter.
Ji Huailang turned to look at Wang Shi beside him, and asked with surprise and doubt, "Mother, what's wrong with Father...?"
Wang shook her head. "I'm afraid there's something wrong with the letter Qiao wrote to you."
Wang said with a nostalgic expression, "You don't know, when Qiao was young, she was the most famous talented woman in Jiangnan."
“Your father took a liking to her at first sight, saying that she would definitely be able to protect the Marquis’s mansion after he left.”
"Is Mother referring to the Xuanping Marquis's residence in Dayan?" Ji Huailang asked.
Madam Wang nodded slightly. "Yes. The Marquis of Xuanping's residence. That should have been our home."
"Unfortunately, the Marquis of Xuanping's residence is already riddled with holes..."
So, from the very beginning, they never intended to go back!
All their plans in Dayan were preparations for coming to Daxi.
Therefore, from the moment they arrived at Daxi, they had already abandoned everything in Dayan.
However, to succeed and rise above others in Dae, one still cannot do without everything from Daeyan.
That's why they've been able to change their appearance and remain in secret for so many years.
Just as the mother and son were reminiscing about the past, Min Ji finally looked away from Min Qiao's handwritten letter.
He looked at Ji Huailang, handed him the letter, and said with a wry smile, "Silly boy, you've been fooled!"
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