Chapter 31: Evidence of Family Extermination, Princess's Heart Moved
"Oh? So, Your Highness, Princess, knows who I am?"
Shang Yuwan was not panicked at all.
Xiao Qinggu shook his head. "No, I don't know who you are. You two look completely different, and I'm not blind. I heard your name from a little boy."
She sat down on the stool and supported her head with one hand.
"I wasn't sure before, but when those two people left just now, I took another look and confirmed that the one who desperately saved you at the critical moment was my sister-in-law's personal maid."
Shang Yuwan dressed neatly and waited for further words.
"But even though I recognized her as Shang Twelve, I can't figure it out."
Xiao Qinggu frowned. "Everyone knows that Shang Twelve is loyal to my sister-in-law. She disappeared after the Shang family was wiped out. Why would she be loyal to you, a woman who bears my sister-in-law's name?"
Xiao Qinggu's eyes slowly lit up, "Could it be?!"
Shang Yuwan raised her hand to stop her, "I'm not her, I just happen to have the same name as her."
"......oh."
I thought I had encountered the strange story of a wronged ghost returning for revenge in a storybook.
"As for what Your Highness wants to know, why don't you come with me to see someone?"
Xiao Qinggu thought for a moment, "Who is the owner of your Baijia Building?"
She heard very clearly the howl that Shang Yuwan had made to delay time.
"Um... okay, let's go. Do you want me to give you a hand?"
Shang Yuwan refused directly: "No, Your Highness, just take care of yourself."
Xiao Qinggu didn't insist, so as to avoid making it look like he was crippled by the fight.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qinggu went to find Xiao Qingxu. After knocking on the door, they were answered. As soon as they opened the door, they smelled a strong smell of medicine.
"Master OP...are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Qinggu remembered that their host had only been finishing off the enemy from behind during previous fights, and sometimes even needed Shang Yuwan's protection.
No wonder it wasn't a hero saving the beauty, but rather two girls fighting back to back.
Xiao Qingxu ate three bottles of tonic. He suppressed the urge to vomit the medicine and extended his hand to invite the two to sit down.
"Tell me, what grudge do you have against my second brother, and why are you so protective of me?"
Xiao Qingxu said simply and bluntly: "Because we want to nominate you as the new emperor."
Xiao Qinggu: "...hiss."
She raised her right eyebrow, lowered her left eyebrow, opened her mouth slightly, and looked at someone as if they were a fool.
Is it possible that the poster is too weak and has become stupid after this battle?
Shang Yuwan continued, "As for making enemies."
Never mind, let her talk.
Shang Yuwan could see the bitterness in Xiao Qingxu's voice, "It's because the Shang family was wiped out."
Xiao Qinggu's expression changed and his gaze fell on Shang Yuwan's face.
"The extermination of the Shang family is related to my second brother?"
Shang Yuwan nodded, and Xiao Qinggu gradually lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
"evidence."
Xiao Qinggu raised her eyes and lowered the corners of her mouth, "If you want this princess to trust you, hand over the evidence."
Shang Yuwan was not in a hurry. They had indeed not brought any evidence with them on this trip. "If Her Royal Highness wants evidence, I will present it to you in a few days."
Xiao Qinggu stared at Shang Yuwan, unwilling to miss any change on her face.
"Are you going to avenge the Shang family?"
"yes."
"Why?"
"The Shang family has done me a favor."
Xiao Qinggu was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "To be honest, I also owe the Shang family my life."
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu exchanged a glance, and Shang Yuwan asked, "Princess, what do you mean by that?"
Xiao Qinggu was unwilling to say it clearly: "Nothing, just a casual mention."
She changed the subject and asked Xiao Qingxu, "What about you? Why did the lord of the building take a fancy to a princess like me who lived among the common people?"
"The princess has the potential to be a wise ruler, and the people need her."
Xiao Qinggu: "......"
She looked at Shang Yuwan: "Do you think so too?"
Shang Yuwan didn't know why Xiao Qingxu insisted on helping Xiao Qinggu ascend the throne and become emperor, but she could only nod.
"Push me up, and then what?"
Xiao Qinggu spread his hands and said, "Shall I teach the people how to grow vegetables?"
Shang Yuwan denied it: "Of course... not."
Xiao Qinggu uttered an "oh," "Are you all stupid for treating me as your second brother or your father?"
"Also, Dayu has never had a woman inherit the throne. Are you still dreaming with me?"
"Why can't a woman be emperor?" Xiao Qingxu finally eased the bitterness in his mouth, "Didn't the Empress Langjiang still inherit the throne?"
Xiao Qinggu said with a dull expression: "Langjiang Country is currently experiencing constant civil unrest, both large and small. This is known to everyone."
"That's because she's incompetent."
Xiao Qinggu's eyes widened in disbelief: "So I'm capable? The food I sent people to fetch is still being held by my second brother!"
"Princess, you're willing to spend money to send food. You're obviously thinking of the people. If that's the case, why don't you choose to fight for it?"
"The emperor's health is declining, the crown prince has framed the loyal ministers of the Shang family for treason, and Prince Qi has become disfigured and rarely seen. Why is the princess refusing to comply? Is she unwilling? Or is she afraid?"
“......You......” Xiao Qinggu’s eyes gradually changed.
"Who are you?"
How many people in Dayu can speak in such a tone and be so disrespectful to His Majesty?
Xiao Qingxu simply said, "I am here to help you ascend to the throne."
He left room for maneuver by not saying that the emperor was also involved in the Shang family's injustice.
Shang Yuwan interrupted at this moment: "The princess asked us to kill those people before. I wonder if the princess knows who they are?"
Seeing that the two of them were trying to hide something, Xiao Qinggu didn't bother asking them and continued speaking according to what Shang Yuwan had said.
"Longwu Army, my father sent them to take me back."
Xiao Qinggu didn't care, "I said, if the Longwu Army doesn't die, we will die."
Shang Yuwan became interested and asked, "Why?"
"If I'm taken back to the palace, what's the difference between that and death?"
Xiao Qinggu picked up the pastry on the table, took a bite, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and took a sip of tea.
"I'll be coming of age at the end of the year. If I go back, I'll just get married, have children, and be imprisoned for life. It would be better for me to let you kill them, so I can have a few more days of happiness."
Shang Yuwan asked her, "Do you want someone to bring some food?"
Xiao Qinggu shook his head. "No, it's unreasonable to ask people to get up and work before dawn."
Xiao Qingxu understood what she meant, "The princess likes freedom."
Xiao Qinggu nodded, "Or I like to roll around in the mud outside?"
She was a little hungry, so she ate a few pieces of cake and drank half a pot of tea. After filling her stomach a little, she looked at Shang Yuwan and then at Xiao Qingxu.
"Don't you have evidence to show me? Why don't we discuss this matter after I've seen the evidence?"
Xiao Qinggu was not without some temptation to ascend the throne and become emperor.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu also knew that they shouldn't push people too hard, so they didn't continue talking.
"Then I'll go see Liu Niang and the others. I wonder if Your Highness the Princess..."
Shang Yuwan stood up, and Xiao Qinggu called her: "Go and do your thing first, I have something to ask the host."
Shang Yuwan looked at Xiao Qingxu and saw that he nodded. Without any hesitation, he said goodbye and pushed the door open to leave.
Xiao Qinggu listened to the footsteps going away before looking at Xiao Qingxu, "Master, you want to help me become emperor, not just because of the excuse that I have the potential to be a wise ruler, but also because of her."
Beneath the mask, Xiao Qingxu raised his eyebrows, "Princess, what do you mean by that?"
Xiao Qinggu smiled. "I don't know which Shang family member she is from who was left out of the Shang family massacre, or if she is indeed someone who has received favors from the Shang family, but I can be sure of that."
"Like the Shang family, she is loyal to Dayu and has compassion for the people of Dayu."
Xiao Qinggu picked up the teacup and skimmed off the foam. "She has the integrity of the Shang family. No matter how talented she is, she will never declare herself emperor."
Xiao Qinggu has been working among the people for many years. She admits that she may not be as clear-headed as a mirror or as wise as a god, but she is not stupid either.
The reason why Xiao Qingxu and Shang Yuwan had wasted so much time on her was that they just wanted to clear the Shang family's injustice while finding a way to survive for the people of Dayu.
"And you, the owner of Baijia Building."
Xiao Qinggu's phoenix eyes stared at Xiao Qingxu. The smell of medicine lingered in the room for a long time. She had only smelled this kind of smell when an old man was lying on his sickbed.
"You won't live long."
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