"Yu'er, if I heard correctly, the imperial decree clearly stated that you should be married to a disabled or impoverished person. The Su family does not meet the requirements at all. Did Qi Lianli secretly help us?"
Xiao Lingyu filled a cup of hot ginger tea for Xiao Su. "Lord Qi doesn't have the guts to disobey the imperial decree. The Su family's conditions a few months ago were completely in line with the emperor's wishes."
"Tell Daddy what's going on."
Xiao Lingyu said slowly, "When I first arrived at the Su family, Su Xingyi's legs and feet were not very flexible and he was in a wheelchair all day. He was also blind."
"What?"
Xiao Su was stunned.
"Not only that, the four children don't have enough to eat. The second child is weak and gasps for breath after walking a few steps. The third child can't speak..."
Xiao Su: "Why did the Su family suddenly get better? Did they meet a miracle doctor?"
"I taught myself medicine during the three years of mourning for my mother. Before I could tell you about it when I returned home, our Xiao family was confiscated and exiled. I used the skills I learned to treat the Su family, young and old. I thought I'd give it a try, and I actually cured them."
Xiao Lingyu felt uneasy when she spoke, worried that Xiao Su would find out that she was not the original one.
"Hahaha...it turns out my Yu'er is that miracle doctor."
Do you believe her words?
"Dad, I'm self-taught after all. Aren't you worried that I'll become a quack and neglect my patients?"
Xiao Su smiled and said, "You've been smart since you were little. You can learn anything and excel in everything. Even painting, you were very talented when you first started learning. If you continued painting, you would be much more famous than that Lin Yuan monk. Learning medicine on your own will definitely not be a problem for you."
In Xiao Su's eyes, Xiao Lingyu is an omnipotent being.
"The Su family must have had a hard time back then. Treating them, feeding them, and providing them with medicine all cost a lot of money. This money is..."
Xiao Su thought that Yu'er must have worried a lot about the money at that time!
Xiao Lingyu said, "When the soldiers came to search our house, I hid a silver note worth five hundred taels in advance, so I didn't have to worry about not having money to spend. Su Xingyi is a hunter, and he lives better than other families in the village. He has saved a lot of money in the past two years since he became blind and disabled. There are also four children that Su Xingyi picked up and raised..."
Xiao Lingyu told Xiao Su in detail about the situation of the five members of the Su family, how she discovered rare ingredients and made a fortune from them, and how she met the Lu family, the Si family, and the Meng family.
"So you were the one behind our redress?"
Xiao Lingyu shook his head. "It was mainly because the eldest prince warned me that the Cui family might be suspected of cheating in the imperial examinations. He also gave me two people, and I arranged for them to secretly investigate the Cui family. Unexpectedly, things went smoothly. We even followed the clues and discovered that the Cui family was smuggling iron ore. The investigation led us to Feixia Waterfall, where the second prince was privately manufacturing weapons and raising private soldiers."
"Also, in Huayang County, because Brother Jie is a descendant of the Lu family, the Si and Lu families have made great efforts. Most importantly, Lord Qi is fair and strict, and has not been bribed by the Cui family. That's why things are going smoothly. As for the capital, in addition to the Meng family, there is also the influence of the eldest prince in Beijing, which is why the Cui family was overthrown so quickly..."
"It's hard for you, kid."
"Dad, I'm not suffering at all. My life is still like that of the Duke's Mansion, with servants serving me. Su Xingyi and the children all dote on me."
When Xiao Su saw Xiao Lingyu talking about the Su family with a smile in his eyes, he secretly said that this was not good!
Could it be that Yu'er really has a crush on that boy Su Xingyi?
Although Su Xingyi is good-looking, kind and loving, and he picked up the child and raised him as his own, he is not worthy of Yu'er.
"Oh, Dad, the imperial edict just arrived in Huayang County today. Even if it's expedited, it'll take another ten days to reach the place of exile, even if it's eight hundred miles away. How come you came looking for me so soon?"
Xiao Su lowered his voice and said, "We didn't go to the place of exile at all. After you were taken away by Qi Lianli, we were escorted by officials to a four-story house on the outskirts of Anyang County, a hundred kilometers away from Huayang County."
Xiao Lingyu's eyes widened upon hearing this. "How could this be? Back then, the Emperor didn't believe our Xiao family was innocent and insisted on confiscating our property and exiling us. Even worse, he even married me off midway!"
Xiao Lingyu really couldn't understand. Since Emperor Qianyuan didn't want the Xiao family to be exiled, why did he marry her off instead of sending her to Anyang County?
Otherwise, the original owner wouldn't have died of depression and illness halfway!
It would be unacceptable if there was no conspiracy behind this.
Xiao Su: "We can't figure it out either. After all, our Xiao family is powerful, so it's inevitable that the emperor will be suspicious of us. He's using the eldest prince's incident to suppress us. Your grandfather was a veteran of three dynasties and made great contributions to Beiyi. The emperor may feel that it would be difficult to explain to his ancestors a hundred years later, so he sent us off halfway to Anyang County."
"Then the Emperor hasn't revoked my title of Protector of the Nation. I guess he hasn't forgotten about it, and that's why he hasn't revoked it yet. He doesn't want me to suffer too much."
"Perhaps so."
Then shouldn't she thank him?
This emperor really knows how to humiliate people. Now that the truth is out, the Xiao family and Feng Jinyu have been recalled to the capital by imperial decree.
He didn't even say anything to her!
At this moment, Xiao Lingyu had no good feelings towards the current emperor.
"Yu'er, we received the imperial edict last night, requiring us to return to the capital in three days. Your grandparents want you to come back with us."
"I can't seem to return to Beijing without an imperial decree."
Xiao Su: "As long as Su Xingyi writes you a divorce letter, you will be free and can return to Beijing with us..."
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