The chirping of insects outside the flower hall stopped at some point, but at this moment, the situation was completely exposed and the situation was tense.
Yu Qizhe's voice was very gentle, like a gust of wind that disappeared before it hit the ground, but the coolness it brought on this hot summer day made people's backs chill.
Liu Yu stared at him, his usually gentle face turned cold, "What do you know?"
Yu Qizhe remained calm and said, "Teacher, don't be nervous. The ruins of Zanmao Hutong have been deserted for many years. I just want to marry Yu Jiao. I hope you can help me."
Seeing that he even pointed out the Huaiyang Princess Mansion that was burned to ashes, Liu Yu was sure that Yu Qizhe had indeed found out the life stories of Yu Jiao and Liu Ziqi. This man was really too smart. The people sent by Emperor Mingzheng had been secretly investigating for many years and had not been able to get to the truth, but he guessed the life stories of Yu Jiao and Ziqi based on clues.
There was a hint of fear in Liu Yu's eyes as he looked at Yu Qizhe, and the thought of killing him to silence him flashed through his mind.
"The truth cannot be hidden. Young Master Liu has big plans. Teacher, do you think the Liu Mansion is not eye-catching enough?" Yu Qizhe easily saw through Liu Yu's thoughts. He pinched the mutton-fat jade on his waist and said lightly, "I will protect Yu Jiao for the rest of my life."
This man was really smart, and he had grasped Liu Yu's weakness. The Liu family was a big place that attracted the wind. Yu Qizhe was able to find out that Ziqi raised private soldiers in Pingliang Prefecture, so others might be able to find out. If something happened one day, their Liu family would probably not have a good ending.
"How can you protect Yu Jiao?" Liu Yu said coldly, "Do you think that a mere 3rd rank Dali Temple Shaoqing can get whatever he wants? You are the only one who is useful right now."
Cheng Ying's sword became heavier and heavier, and it was not very useful after years of use. If he used it forcefully, he was afraid he would hurt himself. Emperor Ming Zheng wanted to replace it with a better sword, so he promoted Yu Qizhe. Now Yu Qizhe was useful, and Emperor Ming Zheng just wanted to use him.
But such a knife can be replaced at any time. How long has Yu Qizhe been an official? He is just like a fish in water at the moment. How can we know what will happen after he is no longer useful?
Yu Qizhe could naturally understand the deep meaning of Liu Yu's words. He said, "I have no party or faction and come from a humble family. This is enough to reassure His Majesty."
Since Yu Qizhe was summoned by Emperor Mingzheng to participate in the Fengtianzhai Chongdao fasting and prayer ceremony, he has had less contact with the Qingliu. He only worshipped Liu Yu as his master, but he did not have a deep friendship with the Qingliu.
Emperor Ming Zheng might have been attracted by this point at the beginning.
He was still somewhat concerned about the involvement of Yu Qizhe and Yu Jiao. He heard from Yu Qizhe that Yu Jiao was his wife for good fortune, and that after the Liu family found Yu Jiao, they did not recognize the marriage and simply erased the past. Emperor Ming Zheng was completely relieved and could not wait to make the marriage between Yu Qizhe and Yu Jiao come true.
In the eyes of Emperor Mingzheng, the reason why the Liu family refused to acknowledge that their third daughter was Yu Qizhe's bride was because the Liu family considered this a scandal. They looked down on Yu Qizhe for being a country boy and for coming from a poor family.
And Yu Qizhe now wants him to grant the marriage and remarry the third daughter of the Liu family. Naturally, this is a kind of revenge after he has achieved success.
After all, Yu Qizhe is physically impaired and cannot have sex and have children!
Cheng Ying's adopted daughter, the daughter of the Prime Minister of the Qingliu clan, married his woman. Emperor Mingzheng was very happy to make such a good show happen.
Otherwise, if it were someone else, Emperor Mingzheng would have to worry about them forming cliques for personal gain, but Yu Qizhe had no one to rely on behind him. His desire to grant him a marriage with the third daughter of the Liu family had already made him an enemy of the Liu family, so he didn't have to worry that Yu Qizhe would turn to Liu Yu, his father-in-law with whom he had an enemy.
Therefore, after Emperor Mingzheng summoned Liu Yu to the Yangxin Palace and saw that he had flatly rejected the marriage, he became even more in favor of the marriage.
If nothing unexpected happens, the imperial edict granting the marriage should be seen tomorrow. Yu Qizhe does not want any unexpected changes, so he came prepared and used Liu Ziqi and Yu Jiao's background as an excuse to force Liu Yu to agree to the marriage.
"I hope the teacher can help me." Yu Qizhe spoke slowly and calmly, still with the demeanor of a gentleman. However, Liu Yu had seen his true face and felt that he was very deceitful.
He looked grim and didn't speak for a long time.
Yu Qizhe stood up and said, "I agree to be your teacher. I will go see Yu Jiao."
Liu Yu pursed his lips, called him, frowned and said, "The Xue family is such a good family, it can help you have a smooth career and rise to the top. Why do you have to go far away and sacrifice Yu Jiao's second half of her life?"
"Students don't marry for a career." Yu Qizhe raised his eyes, his clear and deep features were extremely sincere: "I only want to marry Yu Jiao in this life, she is my wife."
After saying this, without waiting for Liu Yu to speak again, Yu Qizhe bowed respectfully, turned around and left.
Liu Yu was extremely unhappy, but he could not vent his anger and could only watch him leave. He had really underestimated Yu Qizhe in the beginning. He did not know how this man had found out about the backgrounds of Yu Jiao and Ziqi.
In fact, Yu Qizhe was just deceiving Liu Yu. He just felt that there was something strange about Yu Jiao's life experience from the things Lu Jin found out. Fortunately, he had a good memory. When Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi found Qingyu Village, they claimed that Yu Jiao was Su Jian. During this period of time, he asked people to investigate under the name Su Jian and finally found the Princess Xiangyang Mansion.
In this way, all of Liu Ziqi's strange remarks surfaced. When Liu Ziqi forced him to leave Yu Jiao, he kept saying that he could not protect Yu Jiao. It was probably because Yu Jiao was the orphan of Princess Huaiyang.
But if Yu Jiao is the daughter of Princess Huaiyang, then Liu Ziqi and Yu Jiao are not biological siblings. But Liu Ziqi treats Yu Jiao so well, which makes sense.
His father was already a junior chancellor, so it made no sense for a young man from an aristocratic family like Liu Ziqi to maintain private troops in Lingnan.
Combining all these anomalies with the tragedy at Princess Huaiyang's Mansion that year, Yu Qizhe deduced that there were also serious problems with Liu Ziqi's life experience.
Liu Yu's attitude in the front hall just now confirmed this.
Yu Qizhe walked to the pavilion at the second courtyard, raised his eyes and saw the slender figure standing in the pavilion. He stopped and the expression on his face softened.
There was no one else in the pavilion. Yu Jiao stood there alone. She didn't sleep well last night. She tossed and turned, thinking about Yu Qizhe asking Emperor Mingzheng to grant her a marriage.
I just heard that Yu Qizhe was coming, so I came here to wait for him.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Yu Jiao looked up. Although it had only been more than three months, it seemed like they hadn't seen each other for a long time. It was not until Yu Qizhe entered the pavilion that Yu Jiao realized that he seemed to have grown a little taller.
"Please sit down." His eyes were deep and heavy. Yu Jiao didn't dare to look at him any longer and took the initiative to speak.
After the two sat down in the pavilion, Yu Jiao poured two cups of tea and held the tea bowl. After a while, Yu Jiao asked, "Fifth brother, what's the matter with the arranged marriage?"
Hearing her call him fifth brother, Yu Qizhe's expression became much lighter. He did not touch the bowl of tea. He thought his attitude was obvious. "The marriage is granted to you to marry me."
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