Chapter 143: Beating Around the bush, the handwriting of the letter
Bailipu pointed at Xiao Qingxu and said "you" for a long time, but couldn't utter the following words.
"I am guilty of not clarifying my identity to you, my Lord..."
Seeing this, Xiao Qingxu immediately raised his arm to salute. Before he could finish his words, Bailipu suddenly held his forearm.
Baili Pu's eyes were filled with excitement: "Your Highness, this is a righteous act!"
Shang Yuwan, who hadn't discussed the matter with Qiao Ai and Xiao Qinggu at the time and was therefore unaware of the situation, asked: "?"
Yuan Ji: “…” He was the one that the teacher nagged all day long. All the good reputation went to Xiao Qingxu and the fifth princess, right?
Xiao Qinggu, who had just carried Xiao Tao out of the carriage, said: "Puff."
Xiao Qingxu glanced at her out of the corner of his eye: "......"
Xiao Qinggu hurriedly led Liu Mengyao's three children into the inn to rest.
Xiao Qingxu supported Bailipu with his backhand and smiled politely, "Sir, there's no need to be like this. If it weren't for the princess's travels among the people and her awareness of the situation, we wouldn't have known that there were so many pitiful people in Caixia Town."
Baili Pu nodded repeatedly and followed Xiao Qinggu.
Xiao Qingxu breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see Shang Yuwan looking at him meaningfully.
"Give me an explanation."
Xiao Qingxu smiled and nodded.
"good."
What Qiao Ai talked about with Xiao Qinggu and Xiao Qingxu at that time was very simple.
"His Majesty has sent me a message to you two: everything that happened in Caixia Town this time is entirely due to His Royal Highness Prince Qi and His Royal Highness Princess. Yuan Zhongcheng will convey this to Lord Baili. If anyone questions you, you can directly invoke His Majesty's reputation. This way, His Royal Highness Prince Qi's status as the building owner can be mitigated. I don't need to elaborate on the benefits to Her Royal Highness, as I believe it will benefit Her Royal Highness."
Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu looked at each other. The latter was about to ask something, but Qiao Ai opened his mouth first.
"As for the Shang family, there's no need for you two to beat around the bush."
Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.
Qiao Ai's expression was very serious. "No matter what you want, as long as it doesn't endanger the country of Dayu, as long as you can do it, go ahead and investigate, find, and overturn the case. But there is only one thing: Shang Yuwan cannot be put in danger."
Xiao Qingxu was slightly stunned, and Xiao Qinggu was caught off guard and took a breath secretly.
Qiao Ai said, "These are His Majesty's exact words."
Before Xiao Qinggu could react, Xiao Qingxu secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes.
She came to her senses and knelt down with Xiao Qingxu towards Kyoto.
The falling hair obscured the deep thought in Xiao Qingxu's eyes.
Madam Lu Xu's influence on Emperor Chengming...is really not small.
Xiao Qinggu was so excited that she almost cried.
I just hope that the emperor doesn't have any murderous intentions towards my sister-in-law!
"......" Shang Yuwan listened to the whole process and watched Xiao Qingxu use the extra pair of chopsticks to pick out the bones from the steamed fish and pass it to him.
"Oh."
Shang Yuwan suddenly lowered his head and sneered.
Did Emperor Chengming feel regret? Or guilt? It didn't matter to her anymore.
She would not touch the country and people of Dayu, nor would she let the people of Dayu fall into national crisis for her own selfish reasons.
But she will definitely make all those who deserve to die die.
Those people will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame for eternity. All those who harmed the Shang family, everything they cared about and were passionate about, Shang Yuwan will destroy it all before their eyes.
Shang Yuwan wanted them to experience firsthand how heartbroken she was on the day the Shang family was wiped out.
"Have you read the letter?" Shang Yuwan collected her thoughts, took a bite of the fish that Xiao Qingxu had picked out for her, and temporarily put Emperor Chengming out of her mind.
Xiao Qingxu nodded, "It doesn't look like Qi'er's handwriting."
Since he admired Shang Yuwan, he naturally paid more attention to her favorite family members.
Shang Yuwan also nodded, "It says he went to Kyoto."
She was familiar with Shang Mingqi's handwriting. Although the letter looked about 70% similar, the character "Jing" on it was still different from the one written by Shang Mingqi himself.
That was clearly not a letter written by Shang Mingqi, but it clearly pointed to Kyoto. Anyone would be suspicious, but Shang Yuwan had no choice.
Putting aside her own safety, Shang Mingqi's existence was also related to Twelve. Ever since the Shang family was wiped out and Princess Qi died, Twelve was the only surviving member of the Shang family. After she disappeared, some people also said that she followed her master and committed suicide.
Shang Yuwan "faked his death" to escape and conspired with Prince Qi. Emperor Chengming could still use the events of Yanmen and Caixia Town to cover up some of these, but Twelve could not.
Who dared to say that Shang Mingqi's continued existence had nothing to do with Shang Twelve? Who would believe it? If Bai Li Pu knew about this, he would report it to the court, no matter how much Yuan Ji tried to stop him.
Baili Pu cares about the people and is an extremely upright person. He was already somewhat dissatisfied when Yuan Ji showed that he wanted to stand on Xiao Qinggu's side. Otherwise, after Shang Yuwan brought Lu Xu out, there was no obvious effect, and he would not have just remained silent and watched.
They had caused so much trouble. If Emperor Chengming had not attributed all the credit for Caixia Town and Yanmen City to Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu, and had not considered Yuan Ji's sake, Baili Pu would have been extremely tolerant for not scolding them.
Shang Junhu's collaboration with the enemy was very strange, and Baili Pu was aware of it, but he would never tolerate the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Xiao Qingxu shook his head, "It can't be him."
Shang Yuwan also knew that it couldn't be that old Emperor Chengming.
They were going back to Beijing anyway, so there was no need for Emperor Chengming to do this.
Shang Yuwan kept eating, but her mind was also busy.
The Shang family is not without enemies, but those people are not qualified...Shang Yuwan paused in picking up the food.
Xiao Qingxu spoke up to comfort them in time: "It can't be them. The military report from Yanmen has been sent to Kyoto urgently. Now is not the time for them to relax."
Yanmen City was in a state of panic because of Qiao Ai's arrival, and Emperor Chengming was also firmly controlling Kyoto. Xiao Tong and Xiao Qingji were afraid that their hands would be cut off before they could even reach Kyoto.
There has been no news of Miao Gu and Cui Xing since they returned to the inn. Perhaps they were "sent" to Langjiang by Qiao Ai, and the empress was probably unable to reach them.
According to that guest, Ji Suxian and Lu Heying ordered all the guests to go out and search for someone. The noise was so loud that Shang Mingqi, who had been practicing martial arts in Baijia Tower, noticed something was wrong.
He took advantage of the guest's distraction and sneaked out of Baijia Tower. Later, the guest quickly found him and told him that Xiao Qingxu and Shang Yuwan had been found and were both fine. He wanted to bring the child back to Baijia Tower.
But the guest never expected that such a well-behaved child would suddenly run away again. He sent many guests but couldn't find him. Just as he was about to report the incident, he received the letter.
Shang Yuwan thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any solution.
The letter concerned the lives of Shang Mingqi and Twelve. Her mind was blank at this moment, and she couldn't help feeling a little panicked.
Shang Yuwan pursed her lips and poked a piece of stewed meat in the bowl.
Xiao Qingxu picked up a piece of food for her with his chopsticks and said, "Don't worry, it's just a trap. It's not like we haven't encountered this before. Why don't you take good care of yourself first and make plans after arriving in Beijing. I've already sent people out to look for Baijialou."
Shang Yuwan forced a smile, ate in silence, and said no more.
It's not that easy.
Shang Yuwan would always unconsciously feel a little more frightened and uneasy about the affairs of the Twelve Monks Mingqi.
But Xiao Qingxu was right, it was useless to overthink it now.
The most urgent thing is to return to Beijing first.
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