"I……"
"Hey, isn't this the brother who came to sell fruit wine yesterday?" Qingxu blocked Qinglian behind him and said to Nie Jiu and others with a smile, "Your fruit wine has a unique taste. I was just about to give it to a friend. Are you guys on our way?"
Nie Jiu chuckled, "Master Qing, I'm very sorry. I'm afraid you can't give this wine to your friend. This batch of fruit wine doesn't taste good enough. My master, as a token of his sincerity, has prepared some fine wine and ordered me to invite you to his house for a drink and a chat. Will you please?"
Qingxu gave a dry laugh and said, "Thank you for your master's kindness. I have something else to do. I will visit you another day when I have time."
As Qingxu spoke, he slowly moved backwards, waiting for an opportunity to break out and slip away with Qinglian.
"My master can't wait, so please come with us immediately. Don't even think about escaping us. The fact that we've chased you this far means you can't escape. Oh, and by the way..."
Nie Jiu subconsciously clenched his fist and cracked his wrist, "...We are all rough men and don't know the severity of the situation. If we accidentally hurt your precious daughter Qinglian, you would be heartbroken. I advise you to come back with us!"
Mo Feng was stunned when he heard this. "Nie Jiu, you are talking nonsense. Qinglian is an orphan. How could she be this man's daughter?"
Nie Jiu didn't respond to him, but looked directly at Qing Xu. "Qing Xudong, have you thought it over? Are you going to fight to the bitter end, or are you going to go back with us?"
go back?
Are they still alive?
Also, they cannot betray the Empress. As long as they go to Dongjun, Feng Jinyu will not be able to do anything to them.
"Lian'er."
"I always listen to Dad!"
When Qinglian heard Nie Jiu say that they were father and daughter, she realized that Prince Shun was determined to avenge Princess Xiao.
"Okay, rush out with Dad."
Nie Jiu sneered, "Even if you and your daughter manage to escape, where else can you go? Hiding in Dongjun? I advise you to give up this thought. I have plenty of ways to bring you back!"
Qingxu was shocked that this person could actually guess his plan.
"Is your master Prince Shun?"
"That's right. You should know that my eldest young master is the Little Prince Fu. My Prince Shun is asking for someone from Dongjun. The Dongjun royal family is looking after you and your daughter for the Little Prince Fu's sake. Do you think the Dongjun royal family will protect you and your daughter? Or do you have a powerful backer in Dongjun? One more powerful than the Dongjun royal family?"
Qingxu's face froze. How could he have such a powerful backer? The only connections he had in Dongjun were from wealthy businessmen.
I thought they could escape to Dongjun quietly, but I didn't expect that King Shun sent people to catch up with them. They all knew my intentions, so going to Dongjun would be unsafe.
"Okay, I can go back with you, but my Lian'er needs to leave safely."
"Do you think it's possible? Miss Qinglian won't let you go back alone." Nie Jiu looked at Qinglian, "Don't you think so, Miss Qinglian?"
"Dad, I want to stay with you."
[Master, I'm back!]
"Yunshuang, go to the kitchen and take that basin of small yellow croaker to the bamboo forest."
Xiao Xier said this and went to the Purple Bamboo Forest.
"Nie Ying, inform everyone that I want to meet Lin Fang in person tomorrow."
"Okay, Your Highness. Xiao Deng just came to me and asked if Mother Zhang could return to the First Prince's Mansion."
Su Xingyi caught a glimpse of Xiao Xier's small body from the corner of his eye and said, "You can let her go back, but she must keep a low profile."
Su Xingyi finished speaking and ran after Xiao Xier, "Xiao Xier, where are you going?"
"Go to the Purple Bamboo Forest, Huanghuang is back."
"Then let's go together."
When the father and daughter arrived at the purple bamboo forest, Yunshuang flew down from the treetops holding a basin of small yellow croaker.
"Sister Yunshuang, are you doing Qinggong again?"
Yun Shuang smiled and nodded, "Use Qinggong faster, the small yellow croaker is still warm..."
Before he could finish his words, a fiery red figure came over, picked up a small yellow croaker and started eating it.
Qing Xudong and his daughter were caught up by Nie Jiu and his group. They are currently on their way back and will arrive in the capital by noon tomorrow at the earliest.
Xiao Xier smoothed its feathers and said, "I understand. Eat slowly and don't choke."
Xiao Xier asked Yunshuang to accompany Huanghuang to have dinner in the Purple Bamboo Forest, and took Su Xingyi back to the main house of Youhuang Courtyard.
"Xiao Xi'er, you can tell me now."
"Huanghuang said that Nie Jiu will bring Qing Xudong and Qing Lian back for interrogation at noon tomorrow."
Su Xingyi was a little surprised. "So fast? Aren't they both very good at Qinggong? How come they didn't run too far?"
"Huanghuang said they ran very far, but just took a shortcut. Nie Jiu will bring them back and will take that shortcut again. Can we not put on a show tomorrow?"
"Of course." At this time, Xiao Lingyu came over and said, "Come on, let's go to the west wing and talk to your great-grandmother."
Ever since Old Lady Xiao learned that Shangguan Lan had brought a lot of baby clothes, shoes and socks, she felt that her daughter Yu'er had married the right person. After interacting with Shangguan Lan in the past few days, she discovered that she was kind to Yu'er from the bottom of her heart.
"My dear relatives, when this drama is over, we can go through the three letters and six engagements again, and have the wedding ceremony and banquet all over again. What do you think?"
Old Madam Xiao was overjoyed when she heard this. She had had this idea for a long time, but she had not mentioned it before because Su Xingyi's parents were not around.
Who would have thought that Su Xingyi actually had a wealthy maternal family.
My mind became active again, and I planned to bring up this matter later.
I never expected that Mrs. Lan would take the initiative to bring it up today.
"Then follow Mrs. Lan's wishes..."
"Grandma, Grandma, what happy things are you talking about?"
"Yu'er, you've come just in time. Grandma is asking you how long this play will last. It won't last until your father and second uncle return, will it?"
Shangguan Lan agreed: "Yes, we can't act for too long."
She thought that Su Xingyi wanted to re-enact the wedding before revealing his true identity.
"There will be no performance after tomorrow."
What?
Shangguan Lan and Old Madam Xiao looked at each other. They didn't expect that the performance would end so soon.
"Have you found the murderer who persecuted you?"
"Not yet." Xiao Lingyu led Xiao Xi'er to a seat. "The person behind the scenes won't take action anymore. Tomorrow, the person who poisoned them will be sent back for interrogation by Nie Jiu and the others. We can only force them to reveal the murderer."
Madam Xiao frowned. "Why would the person behind this suddenly stop? Are they sure that the person Nie Jiu and his men brought back alive?"
Xiao Lingyu said, "If they were assassins, they would have committed suicide by taking poison long ago. The fact that they, father and daughter, were able to escape overnight shows that they value their lives and don't want to die."
"The people who poisoned them turned out to be a father and daughter. What's going on?"
Xiao Lingyu briefly explained the reason to them.
Madam Xiao said, "Tomorrow we will directly interrogate the father. For the sake of his daughter's life, he will confess the truth."
"Okay, grandma, what happy things were you talking about in the room just now?"
Shangguan Lan glanced at Old Madam Xiao and said to Xiao Lingyu, "It's like this. Grandmother plans to hold a new wedding for you and your wife, following all the necessary procedures, so that you can marry Xingyi in a grand ceremony."
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