Chapter 531 Threatening Letter
Qiao Qinghe waved for everyone except A Shuang to leave before asking Wei Jia, "What exactly happened?"
Wei Jia said with a worried expression, "Didn't Mother expose Princess Feng's scheme in public at the Jiang family's banquet before the New Year?"
"Could it be that she's still up to her old tricks and is coming to cause trouble for Rongrong?"
For some reason, Qiao Qinghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that it concerned Feng Yudie.
Wei Jia nodded, then shook her head, her expression complex as she said, "It is indeed Feng Yudie who is causing trouble for Rongrong. However, she seems to have found out something."
He wrote a seemingly plausible letter to Rongrong, implying that the massacre of the Su family was related to the Earl of Enping.
"They even secretly arrested Uncle Wu."
Qiao Qinghe's expression changed drastically. "How could Feng Yudie know about what happened back then?"
Then Qiao Qinghe couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath: "That useless Yan Jin! So much time has passed, yet people still managed to trace it back to him! Doesn't he know how to cover his tracks?"
Wei Jia gave a wry smile; she also felt that the Earl of Enping was being a bit too careless.
Qiao Qinghe calmed herself down before asking, "What is Feng Yudie's purpose in using that incident from back then as a threat?"
Wei Jia sighed helplessly: "Marry the Earl of Enping as his principal wife. Let Rongrong ask to leave the marriage, or make the wife a concubine."
Qiao Qinghe frowned. "I exposed her scheme in public, yet she still dares to force the Earl of Enping to marry me?"
Wei Jia gave a wry smile and guessed, "Perhaps it is precisely to prove to the world that what you said is false that she insists on marrying the Earl of Enping."
Qiao Qinghe sighed, "That's true. If she gives up the idea of marrying the Earl of Enping because of what I said, then it means she has a guilty conscience. It also indirectly proves that what I said was true."
"Alas, it seems I've made a fool of myself." Qiao Qinghe was somewhat dejected and guilty.
Wei Jia shook her head with a wry smile, "This is not Mother's fault. It can only be said that we all underestimated Feng Yudie's cunning and determination."
How is Rongrong doing?
Qiao Qinghe changed the subject, "I heard she was quite thorough when she came. Did she become suspicious of the Earl of Enping?"
Wei Jia looked at Qiao Qinghe with a somewhat complicated expression, "He's just a fool, how could he possibly suspect the Earl of Enping?"
"She cried purely because she was worried about Uncle Wu being arrested."
Hearing this, Qiao Qinghe was also somewhat speechless. "So, what you just said was all just your guess?"
Wei Jia shook her head and handed Qiao Qinghe a letter.
Qiao Qinghe opened it and was immediately shocked. "This is a threatening letter from the person who kidnapped Uncle Wu to Rongrong?"
Wei Jia nodded. "The hint in her mind was already quite obvious. But Rongrong only saw that Uncle Wu was arrested. She overlooked the more important thing."
"Of course, this is also a leeway that the other party deliberately left."
After reading the letter, Qiao Qinghe felt both relieved and terrified, but mostly she was amazed at how cunning the other party was!
The other party clearly knew Su Rongrong's personality, so they used Uncle Wu's life to force Su Rongrong to give up Uncle Enping.
If Su Rongrong didn't care about Uncle Wu, then the truth behind the things implied in the letter would be revealed to her.
And when the time comes, Wu Bo will likely become part of the process of confirming the truth.
As for why the other party didn't directly use the truth of that incident to coerce Su Rongrong, that's the room they left for her.
As for who it's meant for, it's naturally meant for someone who knows the truth about the matter.
It was her, it was Weijia, and it was also Yan Jin.
"Does the Earl of Enping know about this?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Jia's expression became even more complicated.
She shook her head with a heavy expression, "Earl Enping went to the Xishan camp to train troops a couple of days ago. He won't be back for at least half a month."
"After Rongrong received the letter, she sent people to Wu Bo's estate to look for him. However, none of the people in that estate knew that Wu Bo was missing. It was only after the Enping Marquis's manor sent people to inquire that they learned that Wu Bo had been arrested at some point."
"After that, people were sent to search everywhere, but still found nothing."
"That's why they came to us crying."
Qiao Qinghe frowned. "Didn't she send a message or anything to Earl Enping?"
Wei Jia smiled wryly, "No. He said he was afraid of delaying the Earl of Enping's mission."
After saying that, Wei Jia quickly added, "I have already sent someone to deliver a message to the Earl of Enping. However, I guess someone in the Earl of Enping's residence should have already sent a message to him."
After all, if the Earl of Enping weren't foolish, he wouldn't have completely ignored what was happening in his residence. He would inevitably have left someone to keep an eye on things secretly.
Qiao Qinghe nodded. "Have you made any arrangements for finding that person?"
Wei Jia nodded, "Before Mother returned, I had already sent someone to inform Chen San, instructing him to divide his men into two groups: one to secretly investigate Uncle Wu's whereabouts, and the other to keep a close eye on the people of the Shun'an Prince's Mansion, to see if they could follow the clues and find Uncle Wu's location."
Qiao Qinghe nodded in satisfaction, then thought for a moment and said with some concern, "I wonder if Earl Enping will realize the seriousness of the matter and come back as soon as possible."
Wei Jia also said somewhat uncertainly, "If the Earl of Enping had someone keeping watch in their residence, he should know that Uncle Wu was kidnapped. The person I sent to deliver the message also said that someone was using Uncle Wu's life as leverage to force Su Rongrong to give up her position as the Earl of Enping's wife..."
Wei Jia's lips twitched, and she said with a strange expression, "Do you think the Earl of Enping would just sit idly by and let Uncle Wu be arrested?"
Qiao Qinghe also unconsciously frowned.
"I'll write the letter to Earl Enping myself. Once it's finished, have someone deliver it to him as fast as possible."
"yes."
Qiao Qinghe wrote the letter without hesitation, finishing it in a quarter of an hour. She then sealed it and had it sent away immediately.
From the capital to the Xishan camp, it would take three hours by fast horse. In other words, if things go smoothly, the Earl of Enping will receive the letter this evening and be back first thing tomorrow morning.
After the letter was sent, Qiao Qinghe and Wei Jia went over their story again before sending someone to invite Su Rongrong over.
Upon seeing Qiao Qinghe, Su Rongrong immediately threw herself into her arms and began to sob.
Qiao Qinghe stroked her head, letting her cry.
When she cried herself out and gradually stopped, Qiao Qinghe took a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
"Now that you've cried enough, let's get down to business."
Su Rongrong took the handkerchief from Qiao Qinghe's hand, wiping her tears as she said apologetically, "I'm so sorry to have made Grandmother laugh. I... I just couldn't hold back. Uncle Wu is my..."
Su Rongrong originally wanted to say that Uncle Wu was her only living relative, but she changed her words to "Uncle Wu is different to me."
"He saved my life and accompanied me through all the hardships and displacement from my hometown to the capital."
"He is still a member of the Su family... he is my only family member from my mother's side."
Qiao Qinghe patted Su Rongrong's hand, signaling her not to get agitated. "We understand. We also understand how important Uncle Wu is to you."
"Don't worry, we've already arranged for people from the Qiao family to go out and help look for them."
"We also sent someone to inform Earl Enping."
"I believe that Earl Enping will be back tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Su Rongrong was startled. "This, this isn't appropriate, is it? Brother Yan is on a mission for the Emperor..."
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