When Sudan saw Qu Cheng'an coming back, he made sure that no one was around before lowering his head and asking in a low voice:
"She didn't suspect anything?"
Qu Chengan also knelt down beside him and answered in a low voice:
"No, don't worry! Now that this hurdle has passed, you never know when she will suddenly attack you. Do you have any plans or intentions for the future?"
After a while, Sudan Ruo finally spoke:
"Now half of Jingyong State's military force is in my hands, and the other half is in the hands of Marquis Qi.
If I want to raise an army, I must ensure that Marquis Qi is on my side, or at least ensure that Marquis Qi will not stop me.
But Marquis Qi is your Majesty's younger brother, so this is almost impossible to do."
Qu Chengan comforted Sudan Ruo,
"There's always a way! Don't worry, I'm always here."
Su Danruo was suddenly moved by Qu Chengan's simple words.
It’s like a drifting duckweed suddenly has a place to stay.
At this moment, Sonny suddenly came to Sultanruo and whispered in her ear:
"Master Xinyuan has come to offer his condolences."
Then she heard a burst of hurried footsteps.
Qi Xinyuan walked quickly to Sudanruo's side, and slowed down when he saw Sudanruo sobbing with her head down.
He wanted to say something to comfort Sudan Ruo, but he didn't know what to say.
He had no choice but to follow Qu Cheng'an's example, kneeling down on the other side of Su Danruo and kowtowed several times to the spirit tablet of General Su.
"Uncle Su, don't worry, I will take good care of Ruoruo!"
If the Sultan looks at Qi Xinyuan,
"Why are you here? Does the Marquis know you're coming?"
Qi Xinyuan was choked. He had heard that General Su had passed away and was worried that Sudan would be depressed and run away secretly.
The Marquis originally had a very good relationship with General Su, and Qi Xinyuan thought that he would support him in coming to pay his respects.
But he didn't expect that the Marquis would lock him up after he found out.
Duke Qi knew that his sister was now afraid of the Su family, and that the death of General Su might have been caused by his sister.
Ever since his sister ascended the throne, he has become moody and often suspicious of the old heroes.
Even his younger brother was not spared from being warned.
The current empress came to power by stepping on the emperor's corpse, and her methods were so cruel that it is unimaginable.
Before she ascended the throne, Marquis Qi and General Su fought together on the front lines and were brothers who had risked their lives for each other.
Now that his brother has passed away, he can't even go to pay his respects.
Duke Qi was also very sad. Although he had locked up Qi Xinyuan, he had expected Qi Xinyuan to run away.
He turned a blind eye and let Qi Xinyuan go to pay respects to his old friend on his behalf.
Mrs. Qi looked at the sad face of Marquis Qi and stepped forward to hold his arm.
"My Lord, are you sad about General Su's situation?"
Qi Bohou nodded and sighed.
"Yes, all those old buddies who helped the late emperor conquer the world are dead or scattered. I wonder if I will be the next one!"
Madam Qi comforted her:
"The Marquis and His Majesty are biological siblings. Your Majesty wouldn't be so cruel as to attack the Marquis, would you?"
Marquis Qi sighed and said:
"Her Majesty is no longer the little girl who was manipulated by others back then. She is now eliminating those who are dissidents!
Her father had forced her into the palace to be a concubine, hoping that she could give birth to a prince and then support the prince to ascend the throne, but she was framed and became infertile.
Not only did the late emperor not stand up for her, he also showed favoritism to the person who framed her, causing her to feel resentful.
Later, her father didn't treat her as well as before because she couldn't have children.
After suffering a series of setbacks, she actually plotted step by step to ascend the throne herself. She is no longer the sister I knew."
Madam Qi only knew that the late emperor had passed away suddenly that year and had left a will to pass the throne to the current emperor.
She didn't know the secret.
Now that I heard about it, I was a little shocked and then started to worry.
"Then Your Majesty was used as a pawn by my father. Wouldn't he bear a grudge against the Marquis' Mansion now?"
Qi Bohou frowned.
"I was able to inherit the title because of my good relationship with His Majesty. Otherwise, His Majesty would have confiscated the entire Marquisate and exiled them long ago."
Mrs. Qi finally felt relieved and stood aside to massage Marquis Qi's shoulders.
Qi Xinyuan stayed with Su Danruo at the general's mansion and did not go back until the old general Su's coffin was buried, and then he said goodbye to Su Danruo.
"Ruoruo, I've been out for so many days, I have to go back first. If you need any help, be sure to come to me, I will do my best to help you!"
Sudan Ruo nodded, but did not take Qi Xinyuan's words to heart.
Qi Xinyuan is different from Qi Bohou. Qi Bohou is a brave general who leads troops to fight.
However, Qi Xinyuan did not know any martial arts. Instead, he studied literature and was about to take the imperial examination.
She was worried that General Su's affairs would affect Qi Xinyuan's imperial examination, so she said:
"Then you must work hard and strive to pass the imperial examination and come back. Then we can all become officials together and you can help me!"
Qi Xinyuan took Su Danruo's words to heart and promised that he would definitely enter the palace examination with the first place.
Qu Chengan looked at Qi Xinyuan's back and said to Su Danruo:
"Perhaps you can make use of this Mr. Qi?"
The Sultan immediately rejected the idea: "No! A righteous and kind person like him should have his own place. I don't want to use him."
Qu Cheng'an looked at Su Danruo meaningfully, turned around and left without saying anything else.
Sudan Ruo also found that he seemed to be a little extreme.
But she really didn't want to take advantage of innocent people.
She was able to use Qu Cheng'an with peace of mind because she knew that Qu Cheng'an also wanted to use her.
Su Danruo followed Qu Cheng'an back to the general's mansion.
Qu Chengan felt a little jealous. He had done so much for Sudan Ruo and helped her solve her problems.
However, Sudan Ruo seemed to only care about that young man Xinyuan.
Sudan Ruo took the initiative to find Qu Cheng'an to discuss what to do next, but Qu Cheng'an remained silent.
"Your Highness, are you angry when I told you not to take advantage of Qi Xinyuan?"
Qu Chengan's eyelashes twitched slightly, "No."
"Then why don't you speak?"
"Tired."
If the Sultan thought he was really tired, he would say:
"Then you should have a good rest today, and I will come to discuss it with you tomorrow."
Qu Cheng'an looked at Su Danruo's back and decided to go directly to Qi Xinyuan.
If the Sultan cared about his Qi Xinyuan's comfort, he didn't care.
He will do whatever it takes as long as it helps him achieve his goal.
Moreover, with Qi Xinyuan's help, the success rate of this matter will be greater.
Otherwise, if we really go to war with the Marquis, both sides will suffer losses, and the Empress will benefit in the end.
He made up his mind and changed into casual clothes. As soon as it got dark, he climbed over the wall and went to the Marquis' Mansion.
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