Chapter 442 Attacking the Heart
During the day, Qiao Yihuan took a lot of effort to escape from the long street. On the way back, she accidentally met Lu Gousheng again. If the officials had not passed by, she didn't know what the consequences would be.
She wanted to go back to the palace directly, but the palace gate was too far away, so in order to avoid any accidents on the way, she returned to the Shangshu Mansion.
Qiao Yihuan asked Xiaoying to go back first and not to guard the room, under the pretext of taking a rest. After the door was closed, he saw Xiaoying also went back to the room. After observing for a long time, he did not see the door open again.
At the hour of You, there was a sudden knock on Xiaoying's door.
When Xiaoying opened the door, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.
"Miss!"
Qiao Yihuan smiled tenderly, walked in with the clear soup noodles in her hand and placed them on the table, pinching her ears with both hands to relieve the heat in her hands.
Xiaoying lit the candle, only to see that Qiao Yihuan's second hand was a little red from the heat.
The clear soup noodles were steaming hot, and she held the rim of the bowl and brought it over.
"Miss, your hand..."
Qiao Yihuan shook her head. "I'm fine. Today is your birthday. It's not convenient to do it at Huasheng Temple, so I pretended not to know and planned to give you a surprise. Every year on your birthday, I will personally make you a bowl of longevity noodles. Try it and see if the taste has changed."
Xiaoying felt mixed emotions. She was an orphan who grew up with the young lady. She didn't even know when she was born, so the young lady set her birthday on the day they first met.
Every year on her birthday, the young lady would make herself a bowl of clear soup noodles with two eggs at the bottom.
"What are you standing there for? No matter what happens tomorrow, we will celebrate your birthday happily today."
Xiaoying's eyes were moist, "Thank you, Miss."
Qiao Yihuan smiled gently, "Try it quickly. My status in the mansion is not as high as before. This clear soup noodle doesn't have lard in it, so it probably doesn't taste as good as before."
Xiaoying sat down and picked up the chopsticks. "The clear soup noodles made by the young lady are naturally the most delicious in the world."
Qiao Yihuan didn't say anything else. Looking at her eating noodles in big mouthfuls, he felt relieved.
The kindness I showed to Xiaoying was real.
She would give anything for herself, even if she lost an arm to save herself, she never resented herself, which was enough to prove that no matter what happened in the process, she was still loyal to herself in her heart.
Even though she was not as good as before, even though she needed to remind herself how good she was to him in the past, in Xiaoying's eyes, she was still more important than anyone else.
Small favors cannot move her. Xiaoying is an orphan and is not someone who values material things.
Her family can't threaten her, and money can't tempt her. Xiaoying is a weapon given to her by God.
The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Qiao Jibai came to the Shangshu Mansion.
Qiao Wanyan got up early today and planned to go to He Baozhu to have breakfast with her, but she didn't expect to meet Qiao Jibai on the way.
He did not come alone, he was followed by silver-armored guards.
This outfit is not from the ordinary Imperial Guards or Tianshu Camp, but from the Imperial Envoys.
Qiao Jibai now works in the Imperial Censorate, the case-handling agency directly under the emperor.
"Wanyan, it's best if you are here. The emperor ordered the Imperial Envoys to investigate the case of the evil monk. Judge Li is handling more important cases outside the capital, so I will handle the case of the evil monk from beginning to end."
Qiao Wanyan nodded slightly, "What do you need my cooperation for?"
"All you need to do is to come with me to the Imperial Envoy's Office and give a statement of what happened that day."
Qiao Wanyan: "Of course it's no problem. Looking at the direction my cousin is going, is he going to look for my eldest sister?"
Qiao Jibai responded, "That's right. Abbot Jingxin has been escorted to the Imperial Envoy Department overnight. I came here today to invite you and Qiao Yihuan to go."
"My eldest sister lives in the inner house, so it's not a good idea for my cousin to go there with the guards. If possible, I can go and call my eldest sister, and my cousin can wait in the front hall with his men, okay?"
"In that case, I'll trouble you."
Qiao Wanyan turned and left. Qiao Yihuan never slept in, so when he arrived at Mingxiang Pavilion, he didn't see her.
After asking the servants, I learned that she was in the ancestral hall and saw her kneeling on a cushion.
"Sister is so filial, I can't even compare to her."
Qiao Yihuan didn't look back at her but opened his eyes, "Are you here to laugh at me?"
Qiao Wanyan: "You have too many jokes. Which joke of yours do you want me to laugh at?"
Qiao Yihuan lowered his eyes and swallowed his anger.
Xiaoying was kneeling beside her, and when she turned her head, she saw her lady's aggrieved and forbearing look.
"The emperor has ordered the Imperial Envoy to investigate the matter between you and Jingxin. Qiao Jibai is waiting for you in the front hall."
Qiao Yihuan frowned, Imperial Envoy?
She originally thought that the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple would investigate, but she didn't expect that the Imperial Censorate would be alarmed?
Qiao Yihuan stood up and walked in front of her. "Jingxin and I are innocent. It was Shen Lingyi who framed me, and it was the Shen family who framed our Qiao family. You can't tell right from wrong and now you are laughing at me here. How do you know that you are not laughing at yourself?"
Qiao Wanyan clicked her tongue twice. "If you really find evidence that the Shen family framed you, you would have helped daddy a lot. If the Shen family hadn't framed you, the Qiao family could have just abandoned you. You're different from Qiao Chuxue. If they abandoned you, the second branch wouldn't cause a fuss."
Qiao Yihuan clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves and walked past her without saying a word.
But Qiao Wanyan stretched out her foot and tripped Qiao Yihuan, who was about to leave in a hurry.
"Oh, sister." Qiao Wanyan covered her lips with a handkerchief and said in embarrassment, "How can you walk in front of me? Wouldn't that force me to bully you?"
After saying this, he left, ignoring Qiao Yihuan's slightly distorted expression.
Xiaoying helped Qiao Yihuan up with one hand, "Miss, are you okay?"
Qiao Yihuan shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm used to this kind of bullying. It's nothing. Let's go. If we delay, Wanyan will probably exaggerate the situation."
Xiaoying nodded and helped her move forward.
The Imperial Emissary's carriage was stopped halfway when it was approaching.
It’s Jiang Qiyun.
The guard said, "Young Marquis, please don't make things difficult for us while the Imperial Envoy is handling the case."
Jiang Qiyun raised his head slightly, "I won't make things difficult for you. Call out Sister Wanyan. Sister Wanyan is the victim. What do you want to do by taking her to the Imperial Envoy's Office?"
The guard replied, "Miss Qiao is indeed innocent, but since she was there that night, we naturally have to ask her to go to the Imperial Envoy to give a statement. Young Marquis, rest assured, we will not let Miss Qiao come to any harm."
"I don't care. The Imperial Envoy's Office is a place where you will never come out intact once you enter! Even if you promise, what if she is frightened? If you want to leave a confession, you can do it outside. Why do you have to take her back? Let her go!"
The guard had no choice but to say something more. He turned around and said something to the carriage behind. Qiao Jibai got off the carriage himself.
"It's no use for you to come down, just let him go."
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