Zhao Rushuang spoke with a very firm tone.
She saw it clearly: Mu Xinghe was thrown out of the carriage like a sack, and he could no longer move.
"Most likely, the Qiao family is unwilling to give up and refuses to admit the truth. They are desperately trying to save the man surnamed Mu, but what's the use of trying so hard when someone is almost dead?"
Zhao Ruye said, "Even if he doesn't die, he'll be paralyzed for at least half a year. Maybe in two or three days Father will be better and able to take over again. At that time, the benefits will still go to the Zhao family."
Zhao Rushuang remained noncommittal. She suspected that since someone was plotting against him, it would take at least half a month for Master Zhao's condition to improve. It would drag on until the foreign dignitaries returned home and the matter was settled. Therefore, she could forget about any benefits this year. She had only one goal: if the Zhao family didn't get any benefits, the Qiao family shouldn't even think about getting any either.
In the end, she didn't gain anything; it was just a matter of paying the price. She still felt a little resentful about it.
At this moment, a servant hurriedly ran up to the waterside pavilion, covered in sweat.
"How is it? Has the Qiao family announced the death?" Zhao Rushuang's eyes lit up.
The servant wiped away his sweat, seemingly having something difficult to say.
Zhao Rushuang's face darkened: "Speak."
The servant shuddered, his face filled with disbelief: "The Qiao family first kept their doors tightly shut and refused to see anyone. More than an hour later, the door opened, and Mu Xinghe walked out unharmed, without a single sign of injury."
"What?" Zhao Ruye and his sister exclaimed almost simultaneously, exchanging a glance, both thinking they had misheard.
"It's true. Mu Xinghe is now traveling by carriage to the Honglu Temple, with Qiao Dayong and Qiao Dacheng leading men to follow and protect him."
The brother and sister were stunned for a long time, only feeling shocked.
It felt as if the most bizarre thing in the world had just happened before my eyes.
“Impossible.” Zhao Rushuang said decisively, “He was half-dead when he fell out. Even if he didn’t really die, he would have had to stay in bed for at least two months to recover.”
“Miss, how could I dare to speak nonsense? If you don’t believe me, you can verify it for yourself.”
Zhao Rushuang's face stiffened as she slowly sat down.
“I knew it, I knew Qiao Lian’er was hiding some kind of crooked magic. It must have been her who saved Mu Xinghe and made him recover in such a short time.”
Zhao Ruye took a deep breath and finally forced himself to accept this fact.
Wouldn't that mean watching the benefits fall into the Qiao family's mouths for nothing? No matter how you look at it, you can't accept that.
Seeing the intense disappointment on their faces, Qiao Lian'er was basically certain.
Thinking further ahead, the person who was hiding the deepest was indeed quite cunning. First, he brought down Master Zhao and Master Bai, and then he put Mu Xinghe in their place. In this way, Mu Xinghe became a thorn in the side of the Zhao family. The two families fought each other, while that person hid in the shadows, watched coldly, and profited from it.
She believed there was a bigger conspiracy behind it all, and that what the other side wanted was not just a simple conflict between the two families.
They even wanted to use Mu Xinghe to bring great misfortune upon the Qiao family.
She had important matters to attend to and had to investigate immediately. Moreover, she needed to go to the site in person and couldn't use time zones or spatial differences, so every minute and second counted.
She would remember this mess of the Zhao family for now, and once the truth came out, she would see how the Zhao family would react.
The Court of State Ceremonial also heard similar bad news, but the Qiao family had not yet reported the death. Lord Gu planned that if Mu Xinghe did not appear by noon, he would go to the Qiao family in person to take a look.
His task is important; if he can't continue, someone else should be found to take over.
Not long after, Mu Xinghe arrived at the Honglu Temple.
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