The emperor leaned back on his throne, but he was not sleepy at all. He looked at the sky, a touch of sorrow on his face.
"The princes are fighting amongst themselves, and it's between my most valued Crown Prince and my most beloved eldest prince. Born into an imperial family, is it inevitable that brothers will fight each other and blood will flow like rivers?"
Yes, the emperor, with his keen insight, guessed that the eldest prince did this because the crown prince's gratitude towards Qiao Lian'er last time made him feel that the crown prince intended to win over the Qiao family.
Suppressing the Qiao family is tantamount to taking action against the Crown Prince. At the same time, since the Pei family is close to the Qiao family, they can be dealt with as well.
The eldest prince is too suspicious, and he will not be the one to sit on the throne in the future. With such a personality and situation, he is likely to cause endless trouble, so the emperor is very troubled.
It was very late at night, and Da Meng still hadn't come home.
The Qiao family found him at Du Qinglan's house. They only saw him sitting in the yard, holding Du Qinglan's body in his arms. Du Qinglan had obviously died by poisoning. Black blood was flowing from her eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and her face was bluish-black, which was a bit frightening in the night.
Seeing this scene, Da Cheng was only glad that he hadn't let Pei Qingrong come along.
Everyone remained silent, unwilling to disturb Da Meng.
"Brother Da Meng, don't be sad anymore, bury her." Finally, Qiao Zhizhi spoke up.
Regardless of what Du Qinglan did in the past, she is already dead, and the debts are settled with her. Besides, even if she didn't say it, Brother Da Meng would still bury her.
Da Meng saw the Qiao family members standing in the night. Only then did he realize how late it was. He looked down at the person in his arms. Du Qinglan was already cold to the touch, like holding a block of ice.
A sharp pain shot through his numb heart, and that bitter and hopeless feeling swept over him once again. He slowly got up, holding the person, and walked out of the courtyard.
Then he settled the people on horseback, mounted himself, and said to everyone, "I'll be back tomorrow, don't wait for me."
"Okay, then you take good care of yourself." Old Qiao San did not stop his son.
Even if Du Qinglan is not worthy of him, she is still someone Da Meng treated with all his heart, and she is also Da Meng's fiancée. If Da Meng doesn't bury her himself, he might have a lingering resentment.
They sent the soldiers along, adding even more men. Since the Qiao family had been targeted like this, those people wouldn't give up easily; they still needed to be cautious.
The Qiao family looked at the carefully arranged courtyard. The colors were so festive and grand, but under the light of the two lanterns, it seemed particularly bleak and desolate, making the Qiao family's mood even heavier.
Yes, Du Qinglan is dead, and she deserved it, but they couldn't be happy at all; they only felt that their hearts had been deeply hurt.
When they got home, they saw Qiao Lian'er and Pei Shijiu playing Go in the warm room.
Lian'er remained calm and composed, as if no matter what storms she weathered, her heart would not be affected in the slightest, displaying such composure and magnanimity.
Compared to them, they are not as good as a little girl, not only in terms of ability, but also in terms of character.
At this moment, the Qiao family felt that the stagnation in their hearts had dissipated considerably. Everything would pass, and there was a brighter future to look forward to.
Their steps became much lighter.
However, no one bothered Li Lian'er. Perhaps Lian'er still needed to review what had happened during this period.
“I just went to check, and both Deputy General Chen and Pang Da have been imprisoned. They will be scheduled for a joint trial by the three judicial departments in three days,” Qiao Lian’er said.
“Since His Majesty has already guessed the First Prince’s scheme, and the First Prince has been punished, these two who follow the First Prince will certainly not fare any better.” Pei Shijiu said slowly, placing a piece on the board.
If possible, Qiao Lian'er sincerely hoped to be sentenced to be executed in the autumn.
"The eldest prince is too busy taking care of himself to spare the time to protect the two of them."
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