Chapter 97: After the loyal ministers, a quick battle and a quick decision
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“…”
Yuan Ji and Xiao Qingxu looked at each other, and the latter spoke first.
"Your Highness, Princess Qi is not dead."
"What did you say?"
Xiao Qinggu's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously grabbed Xiao Qingxu's wrist.
"What did you say?!!"
She was so frightened that her voice broke and her tears shattered into several pieces.
Xiao Qingxu was thin, and his wrist bones were so painful from being clenched, but he remained calm.
He reached out and took off the mask, and Xiao Qinggu's pupils began to tremble with this action.
As a result, her whole body was shaking like a sieve.
A face shaped like a kind bodhisattva came into view, with a dull left eye and a dark right eye as dark as a pool, staring at Xiao Qinggu quietly.
He said, "Little sister, it's me."
“...Big...” Xiao Qinggu’s teeth were chattering.
“…Big…Big, bro…?!”
"Yes." Xiao Qingxu agreed, "It's me."
Yuan Ji watched silently, thinking that this person was really good at scheming.
Sooner or later, Xiao Qinggu will know that she is Xiao Tong's daughter. In order to make the future new emperor truly stand on their side, they revealed the news that Xiao Wan is still alive and took advantage of Xiao Qinggu's kindness that has not been completely eroded by power, causing her guilt and heartache to reach its peak at this moment.
Before Xiao Qinggu returned to Kyoto to see Xiao Tong, or was captured by Xiao Tong's people, Xiao Qingxu wanted to pierce her heart with a needle, so that she would remember it forever:
Her relatives killed a loyal family.
It was the descendants of loyal ministers who went through untold hardships, endured countless pains, swallowed countless hatreds, and used their own scarred bodies to send her to that position.
The loyalty, injustice and hatred of the Shang family.
Shang Yuwan's repeated indulgence towards Xiao Qinggu is full of loyalty.
Xiao Qingxu wanted Xiao Qinggu to remember all of this until his death, and to keep it firmly engraved in his bones.
"Brother, you said my sister-in-law is still alive? Is that true?"
Xiao Qinggu was at a loss. If that was true, then Shang Yuwan had gone to Langjiang alone!
Xiao Qingxu nodded, "It's true. Yue Zhu's arrow was dangerous, but my little sister, Ji Suxian, and her master, Yao Lao, are both exceptional doctors. They brought Wanwan back from the brink of death."
The real reason why Shang Yuwan is still alive is because of rebirth, but Xiao Qingxu will definitely not tell the two of them everything, so he covered up the truth a little.
"In order to prevent being recognized, I asked them to help Wanwan change her shape and appearance."
As for how the eye color changed, Xiao Qingxu didn't say. But Xiao Qinggu didn't think much about it. Even if she thought about it, she would think that Ji Suxian or Yao Lao were excellent doctors and might have used some method she didn't know about.
"She, she should..." Xiao Qinggu's tears fell like rain.
"How painful it must be for her."
"......" Yuan Ji remained silent and said nothing.
Xiao Qingxu also paused.
It hurts.
At that time, he followed the method given by Wen Qijun and worked together with him to bring Wanwan back to life. While doing so, it seemed as if his soul was being torn apart and his chest was as if pierced by an arrow.
Wanwan...maybe she felt the same pain when she was about to die.
Xiao Qinggu seemed to have thought of something and covered his face with his hands.
After a while, she wiped the tears from her face and said, "Next, we have to make a quick decision."
Yuan Ji asked, "What does Your Highness mean?"
"What we know, they may not necessarily not know."
Xiao Qinggu's voice still had a hint of crying in it, but judging from the look in her eyes, she had obviously calmed down.
"Also, is the Empress of Yinxian Temple really an Empress?"
Yuan Ji suddenly had an idea. "Is their real target really Xiao Wan?"
Xiao Qinggu glanced at him and said, "That's my sister-in-law, Lady Yuan. Please address her appropriately."
Yuan Ji: “…”
Xiao Qingxu took a sip of tea and said, "So we should make a quick decision and rush to Langjiang while keeping Ah Ying safe."
If Lu Heying cannot be rescued, he will go to Langjiang. Not to mention whether Ji Suxian will agree, even Shang Yuwan will never allow it.
Xiao Qinggu nodded, "Brother is right, we can't let sister-in-law bear it alone."
"After we have a quick victory, we will go to Langjiang."
Xiao Qinggu repeated these four words and uttered them: "Pick her up... and bring her back."
Xiao Qinggu didn't dare to say the word "go home", nor could he say it.
After discussing countermeasures, Yuan Ji left first for personal reasons, leaving Xiao Qingxu and his sister staring at each other.
Xiao Qinggu felt relieved for a moment, and immediately thought of Shang Yuwan.
How did she get through all these years?
Xiao Qinggu lowered his head slightly, his lips turned down, his eyes filled with a mixture of heartache and helplessness.
"Little sister." Xiao Qingxu called her softly.
Xiao Qinggu raised his head.
"No one ever blames you."
Xiao Qinggu was stunned, pursed her lips, felt a sore nose, and reached out to wipe away the tears that were about to burst out.
"I'm fine..."
"She likes you very much."
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu both knew that Xiao Qinggu had been constantly anxious and fearful since Xiaoman.
Her guilt began from the moment Shang Yuwan died in her previous life.
The affairs of the Shang family and Shang Yuwan would certainly not be kept secret from her forever. Now that Xiao Qingxu's identity has been revealed, Xiao Qinggu is really... devastated.
"Shang Mingqi is still alive. You can meet him when you have the chance in the future."
Xiao Qinggu blinked, a look of surprise in his eyes, "Is there still a member of the Shang family alive?!"
Xiao Qingxu nodded.
Shang Yuwan said that he would find a suitable time to let Xiao Qinggu know about this.
Time goes back to Yinxian Temple——
"Your Majesty, why not just say what you want? Why resort to such vehement violence and harm the harmony between Dayu and Langjiang?"
Xiao Qinggu said this with a smile, but he was unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss.
"How about this, Your Majesty, return the person to us, and we pretend we know nothing?"
The Empress raised an eyebrow, "Really?"
Xiao Qinggu seemed to see something interesting was going on, her eyes lit up, "This princess will keep her word."
She was secretly complaining in her heart.
Nonsense, of course it's fake. Once this is over, let's see if she can beat this old woman to death!
The empress clapped her hands, and two women in black brought Lu Heying up.
The clothes he was wearing were a little dirty, but there were no visible wounds.
Ji Suxian observed carefully in secret and found that her senior brother did not seem to have any signs of poisoning.
"Is this the person?" the empress asked knowingly.
Xiao Qinggu nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
The empress smiled and said, "No."
Xiao Qinggu was stunned for a moment, then smiled again.
"So there's nothing to talk about?"
"Oh, that's right. There's nothing to discuss."
Xiao Qinggu's expression changed.
Her voice suddenly turned cold: "Kill them all."
Before he finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, the flashes of swords and sabers flickered, and the splattering blood illuminated the fierce murderous intent in the eyes of Xiao Qinggu, Xiao Qingxu and others.
At this time, in the Longcheng Inn on the other side, Yuan Ji gently blew the steam rising from the hot tea in the cup and took a sip.
Well, it's okay.
He put his left leg on top of his right leg, his back leaning against the table. Walking a few dozen steps to the right, he saw Bailipu sleeping on the bed.
The candlelight flickered, and five men dressed in Dayu style but with Qu Qiren's unique rugged features knelt at his feet.
Yuan Ji's eyes curved with a smile, but his gaze was as cold as the knife across Qu Qiren's neck.
"Go ahead."
The voice was light and fluttering, with a hint of temptation, tightly entwined with Qu Qiren, the leader.
As he spoke, the tip of the secret guard's knife moved closer to Qu Qiren's neck.
Yuan Ji said with considerable interest, "Qu Qiguo's Second Prince, Yi Buyuan. What do you intend to do in my Great Yu territory?"
"For you, I have waited a long time tonight."
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