Chapter 315 My parents have such a good relationship!
"Father, back then, the Qi family shouldn't have been the Minister of Works, right?"
Could it be that Grandfather Emperor felt the Qi family wasn't qualified to become a prince's consort?
Yunxuan shook his head.
"This matter concerns events from before your grandfather ascended the throne, forty years ago."
Your grandfather's elder brother, Prince Qi, was executed along with his entire family for treason.
The Qi family had close ties with Prince Qi, but no connection was subsequently found between them.
But your grandfather always harbored resentment, and so for so many years...
They never gave the Qi family any important positions, but later, for reasons unknown, Qi Ling still became the Second Prince's consort.
"Then what does this have to do with Uncle Xun's letter?"
Yun Zhao asked hurriedly.
Looking into his daughter's innocent eyes, Yunxuan felt a little embarrassed.
He coughed lightly twice.
"Your Uncle Xun went to see that midwife, but she seemed to have vanished into thin air."
They couldn't find any trace of it at all, and later, thanks to the help of the doctor from Medicine King Valley,
Her family was found; it is said that the midwife died of illness not long afterward.
Your Uncle Xun sensed something was wrong and personally questioned everyone connected to that midwife.
Finally, they obtained a clue that pointed to Qi Ling.
At this point, Yun Zhao noticed that her father had changed the name of her imperial aunt to Qi Ling.
"Did she bribe the midwife to switch us?"
"She didn't switch you; she was going to kill you."
Yunxuan hugged his daughter, his face turning exceptionally cold.
"But that midwife was timid. That day, she encountered a group of merchants who were temporarily staying at Huguo Temple."
The family's child broke into the house, but she didn't have time to do anything about it.
"It's only thanks to that family that you were switched; otherwise, that midwife probably would have succeeded."
When Yunxuan read the letter, he felt a wave of fear wash over him.
If that family hadn't unexpectedly settled in Huguo Temple, his precious daughter would probably have been killed by those treacherous villains!
"Why would the Empress order the midwife to kill me? What could I, a mere infant, possibly have done to offend her?"
"She wasn't targeting you. She... your Uncle Xun found a maid who used to be a concubine in the Qi family mansion."
It's said that the Second Prince's wife didn't want to marry him back then; she liked me. In short...
She was forced to marry your imperial uncle, which caused her to resent your mother and not want her to marry me.
Therefore, she tampered with the gifts bestowed by your mother, and even more so, she wanted to harm you and Xiao Jin.
Yunxuan felt somewhat uncomfortable talking about this with his daughter.
Yun Zhao never expected that Empress Qi Ling would plot against the Third Prince's wife and even try to kill the Third Prince's two children simply because of her jealousy!
Such things are very common in palace intrigues.
This is the first time I've seen it used in another prince's residence.
"But Father, this isn't your fault, please don't take it to heart!"
Yunxuan smiled bitterly, "How can you say it's not Father's fault? If it weren't for Father, your mother..."
You and your brother would never have experienced any of this, and you certainly wouldn't have suffered five years of hardship at the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence!
Yunxuan was filled with hatred.
Why did I help Qi Ling back then, making her fall in love with me?
This caused his wife and children to suffer in vain.
Whenever he thought about this, he didn't know how to explain it to his wife.
Yun Zhao buried her face in Yun Xuan's arms.
"Father, it's not your fault that you helped her out of kindness. It was her jealousy and the Qi family's desire to climb the social ladder that ruined her!"
"Our Zhaozhao is the kindest girl in the world!"
Yunxuan stroked his daughter's head gently, his heart melting completely.
"Father, once your leg is healed and Mother has recovered, you can go for a walk in the clouds!"
My brother Jun told me that the scenery there is extremely beautiful! The sunset over the desert is especially magnificent!
"Alright, then we'll have to rely on Zhaozhao to heal Father's leg!"
The father and daughter were whispering to each other in the room, unaware that Xu Qingyi had overheard them from outside the door.
She waited until they started talking about something else before knocking on the door.
"The medicine is ready."
"Zhaozhao is all better now, Mother, come in quickly!"
Yun Zhao said with a smile.
Xu Qingyi pushed open the door and couldn't help but chuckle as she saw the father and daughter looking perfectly fine.
These two thought she knew nothing?
She grew up in the general's mansion and was raised by the first wife.
She was able to raise her three younger brothers safely under her stepmother's care, so how could she be an ignorant and clueless girl?
After her husband received the letter and felt uneasy, she knew that the contents of the letter were not good news.
Considering everything that had happened before, and being a woman herself, Xu Qingyi had long since guessed the reason.
Perhaps because he had told his daughter about it, Yunxuan felt that it was not difficult to say it.
That afternoon, Yunxuan handed the letter to Xu Qingyi.
He waited anxiously for his wife's questioning, but her reaction was beyond his expectations.
"I knew it all along."
Xu Qingyi calmly folded the letter and handed it back to him.
"I...I'm sorry..."
"You didn't do it, so what are you apologizing for?"
Xu Qingyi glared at him and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense in front of Zhaozhao in the future. What do you mean by maidservant or love at first sight? Aren't you ashamed!"
Yunxuan then realized that Xu Qingyi had overheard everything he said to his daughter today!
His ears immediately turned bright red.
"Hey, well, it's not like I fell in love at first sight back then, it's not something I can't talk about!"
"You still dare to talk! Back then, who was it that defied the imperial decree and refused to marry!"
Xu Qingyi glared at him fiercely.
"I was worried you wouldn't like me, what if Father Emperor bestowed a marriage upon us?"
You have someone else in your heart, yet you are forced to marry me, a prince. This will only make you resentful. Why bother?
I just don't know who overheard it and spread it around!
When Yunxuan talked about what happened back then, he became extremely angry.
He clearly spoke about this privately with his father, but someone or some palace servant overheard and spread the word.
And the rumors just kept getting worse.
It is said that the Third Prince disliked the General's daughter for being vulgar and unbearable, and would rather defy the imperial decree and be punished than marry her.
He was punished because he told his father that he had fallen in love with Xu Qingyi at first sight, but was unwilling to use his imperial power to force her.
That's why he was reprimanded by his father, the emperor, for being a prince and not being able to show excessive affection for any one person.
"But thanks to this person who relayed the message, I was able to openly and legitimately ask you for your hand in marriage!"
Yunxuan took his wife's hand and kissed it as if it were a precious treasure.
"The child is so big already, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Xu Qingyi tried to pull her hand back, but he held it even tighter.
outside the house.
Hearing that her parents had a very deep affection for each other, Yun Zhao felt relieved and went back to her room to sleep.
As for the Empress?
Let her be angry on her own!
Anyway, her parents' relationship won't be affected, and the empress tried to kill her and her brother but failed.
With her around, both Mother and Father will get better!
Hmph, let her stay angry!
The Qi family's shadow organization has been severely weakened, and it won't be easy to take action against them again!
Just as Yun Zhao had predicted, the Qi family had disappeared from the scene, the emperor was busy with maritime trade and matters in the northwest, and the Fifth Prince was up to something again.
For a time, Linjia Village enjoyed a period of peace and tranquility.
As winter approached, Yunxuan gradually regained the ability to stand up and walk.
New news has finally arrived from the North.
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