As soon as Zhang Dehai left, Qiao Wenyuan immediately put on a serious expression. This expression brought back the childhood shadow of Emperor Yu.
He still remembered how Qiao Wenyuan hit his second brother's hand with a bamboo stick. The saying "hitting a donkey startles a horse" was probably a true portrayal of him back then.
"Teacher, what do you want to say?"
Emperor Dayu saw Qiao Wenyuan staring at him, and alarm bells immediately went off in his heart.
"Whether you believe it or not, what I'm going to say next is true!"
"Empress Xie's sister, Xie Zhiyuan, will arrive tomorrow at the latest, and tonight at the earliest. If you want to know about Empress Xie, you can come to my house to find her then."
"But you have to keep this a secret. The assassination of Empress Xie was caused by the collusion between spies in the palace and people outside!"
"This palace is not safe. Perhaps this is why Empress Xie is unwilling to come back."
Qiao Wenyuan told the story according to Zhou Sisi's instructions.
"Teacher! Are you saying that Ayi is really not dead? Is it because there are spies in this palace who want to harm her that she has not dared to come back for so many years? Is that what you mean!"
Emperor Dayu stood up suddenly, his face full of excitement and his lips trembling.
"How did you know? Who is the spy in the palace? Who wants to harm Ayi?"
"Your Majesty, please don't get excited. I can only say that you can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Sometimes, you may look gentle but you may not be gentle to others. You should be more careful!"
"You'd better not alert the enemy now. If you provoke him, he might even plan another assassination."
"You! Please pay more attention to the people around you, especially women! This is all I can say to you, as an old minister. I get sleepy easily as I age. I will leave now. No need to see you off!"
While the emperor was still thinking, Qiao Wenyuan ran away. The mission was accomplished, so what was he waiting for?
Yes, at this moment, Emperor Dayu was confused. Woman? Teacher, does that mean the killer outside is colluding with a woman? Who could it be?
Queen Mother? That's impossible. His mother had always been upright and aboveboard all her life. Even if she wanted to fight, she would do it openly. There was no way she would collude with outsiders to assassinate Ayi. There was no need for that!
So it must be the other women in the harem? Concubine Mei? Concubine Yu? Or some other concubines? Who could it be?
Only then did he remember that wasn't Ayi's sister the Queen of Liang Xia? It seemed that some time ago, a spy had sent a message saying that the Queen of Liang Xia was kidnapped from the palace. At that time, Helian Xiuhan was so angry that he vomited blood!
No! Wait! Who robbed this? Could it be Zhou Sisi, the daring girl? And Ling Yun, this is not a timid person either.
Moreover, they seemed to have not shown up since the end of the grand court meeting. The most important point was this girl Ling Yun. She wanted to avenge Ayi so much that she became a little crazy.
Zhou Sisi and Ling Yun had always had a good relationship, so it was normal for these two bold girls to conspire together. There was also Bai Wanyue, the young master of Phantom Island. If the two of them asked the people of Phantom Island for help, then this matter must have been done by them.
And how did the teacher know about this? There is only one answer, either Zhou Sisi is back? Or Zhou Sisi has contacted the teacher.
By the time he came to his senses, he wanted to ask Qiao Wenyuan other questions, but there was no trace of Qiao Wenyuan. The old man had run away at some point in the past.
The teacher said that we should not alert the enemy, so I started to investigate the people around me little by little to see who is so cruel and ruthless.
In a gorgeous carriage, three little heads huddled together, hiding behind the curtains, looking at a young scholar who was walking out of the study.
"Sisi, is this the man your eldest niece likes? Are you sure? What does she look like?"
The person who was complaining was none other than Bai Wanyue, who only liked handsome guys, and the disgust on her face was almost overflowing.
"Isn't it okay? Just a little thinner? A little shorter? The mouth is a little bigger, the nose is not straight enough, the temperament is a little worse, but I think the rest is okay?"
Tan Yalan was still counting on her fingers and chattering, but Bai Wanyue slapped her on the head.
"Do you want to listen to what you said? You call this okay? I advise you to eat something good!" Bai Wanyue released her grip on Tan Yalan's neck and pushed her aside.
"Sisi! Say something? What do you feel?" Bai Wanyue poked Zhou Sisi, who remained silent, with her hand, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"I think she is blind! She has read too many storybooks and her brain has been damaged!" Zhou Sisi rolled her eyes. She knew that there was something wrong with Qiao Yuchen, and she found out just now.
How did she find out? Isn't it easy? Money is the key! Then she bribed the maidservant next to Qiao Yuchen, and finally found out what was going on.
It’s actually very melodramatic and cliché!
The naive rich girl falls in love with the cunning poor boy!
"What should we do now? Sisi, are you going to do something? If you need me to seduce you, I think my current looks should be enough!" Tan Yalan stroked her long hair proudly, her little eyes almost flying away.
However, her little wink was thrown to a blind man, and Zhou Sisi and Bai Wanyue pinched her ears together, causing her to grimace in pain and beg for mercy.
"This guy is not smart. You'd better leave her at home next time. Seducing her? Seducing her is bullshit!"
"I've asked someone to follow him to see what secrets this kid has. Let's go back and wait for news!" Zhou Sisi rolled her eyes at Tan Yalan, and gave Bai Wanyue a blow on the head, then let the coachman drive the car back to the Qiao Mansion.
The carriage slowly returned to the Qiao Mansion, but Zhou Sisi and the other two were chatting and laughing when they entered the yard and were immediately dumbfounded.
Wow! Let her father spread rumors, how could he invite the emperor?
Zhou Sisi winked at Qiao Wenyuan frantically. Qiao Wenyuan also died unjustly. How could he know that the emperor would fall as soon as he returned home!
Did he mess up this time? Did he not perform well?
"Yongjia, you two should stop making eye contact with each other. I am not blind. Tell me what is going on."
Emperor Dayu coughed lightly. He wanted to pretend that he didn't see the two men's winking at each other, but it was too obvious and it was hard not to be exposed.
"I knew that I couldn't hide anything from you, Your Majesty! You are so wise! Hehe!"
Zhou Sisi and others hurried forward to pay their respects, walked up to the emperor with a smile and sat down.
Tan Yalan's heart was beating fast. This was Emperor Dayu! Looking very majestic, Sisi just sat casually opposite Emperor Dayu. Was this appropriate?
Tan Yalan couldn't help but recall that although she was very arrogant in the Dongyan Palace, she was still very respectful when she saw the empress, so when she saw Zhou Sisi being so casual, she was really worried for her.
As she thought about it, Tan Yalan couldn't help but look at Emperor Dayu a few more times.
Emperor Dayu also felt that someone was watching him, and then he met Tan Yalan's eyes as she looked at him.
"Yongjia, who is this? Won't you introduce her?" Emperor Dayu glanced at Tan Yalan, then looked at Zhou Sisi who was sitting on the side drinking tea with a questioning look.
"Her! Just call her Xiaolan. She's a friend I met in Northern Dynasty. There's nothing special about her!" Zhou Sisi said nonchalantly.
Tan Yalan also retracted her head immediately, not daring to peek at Emperor Dayu again. Oh my God! How come this emperor's eyesight is so good that he can even detect her peeking. His eyes are too sharp.
"Stop talking so much and tell me what's going on!" Emperor Dayu knocked on the table with impatience in his tone. He came to understand the situation, not to be treated like a monkey and be looked down upon.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to tell you. If you want to know what happened, you have to wait for Sister Yun to come back and let her tell you."
Zhou Sisi directly refused. After all, this was someone else's family affair and had nothing to do with her. Why should she let others talk about their family affairs through her mouth!
"So what can you say now?" Emperor Dayu looked helpless. He knew that Zhou Sisi was tight-lipped and it would be a waste of time for him to come here, but he still wanted to give it a try. The result was pretty much what he expected.
"I'm sorry! I really can't tell you!"
"Your Majesty, you should wait for Sister Yun to come back! Tomorrow night at the latest, and tonight at the earliest. You have already waited for so long, so you probably don't mind waiting one more day."
In the end, the emperor returned to the palace hesitantly, and his trip out of the palace made many people in the palace anxious.
The first one was the Empress Dowager. She thought that the Emperor did not listen to her and really ran out to Tianqi to look for someone. But when she found out that he went to Qiao's Mansion, she finally felt relieved.
Secondly, there are several concubines who are afraid that the emperor will travel far away for love. Now the position of the crown prince has not been decided yet, and everything is uncertain. If something goes wrong, their lives will not be easy!
After the emperor returned to the palace, Zhou Sisi was pulled into the study by Qiao Wenyuan. As soon as she entered the room, Qiao Wenyuan pointed outside the door and looked at Zhou Sisi who was sitting on a chair and asked, "Girl, who is that Xiaolan?"
"What? You want to acknowledge your daughter again?" Zhou Sisi teased with a grin.
"You little rascal, stop talking nonsense. You should know what I mean, right?" Qiao Wenyuan glared at her unhappily.
"Hehe! She! It's Tan Yalan from Dongyan Country! Have you forgotten, dad?" Zhou Sisi winked at Qiao Wenyuan and replied.
"What? Isn't Tan Yalan dead? She doesn't look like this now, does she?"
Qiao Wenyuan hadn't even sat down yet when he stood up again in surprise at Zhou Sisi's words. He had also seen Tan Yalan before. She was indeed that tall, but her appearance was definitely not like this. What was his little girl doing again!
Seeing that his cheap father was so surprised, Zhou Sisi told Qiao Wenyuan about Tan Yalan's story, which made him widen his eyes in surprise. What a guy! Faking death and escaping from the palace, what are the young people thinking nowadays? They are so bold.
When it was almost time for lunch, the person Zhou Sisi sent out to investigate the news came back. Bai Wanyue was delighted when she saw him. Isn't this Song Moli's big and silly brother?
"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?" Song Ziyu touched his face puzzledly, a little confused. He felt embarrassed to be stared at by two girls like that.
"Just because you look good!"
"Come and tell us what you found out!"
Bai Wanyue waved at him, signaling him to speak quickly and stop wasting time. However, her words made Song Ziyu, the innocent boy, blush.
This is the first time someone has praised him for his good looks. He really has good taste.
"Sisi, just as you guessed, this guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!"
"This man is called Peng Fengnian. He is a student taking the imperial examination in the autumn. He has some talent, but he is extremely utilitarian. Do you know where he got the money to come to Beijing to take the exam?"
Song Ziyu picked up the cup and took a big sip of water. Then, facing the murderous looks from the three people, he put the cup down and continued his speech.
"His family was not wealthy to begin with. This boy hooked up with a rich girl while selling calligraphy and paintings on the street, and that's how he collected enough money to go to Beijing to take the exam."
"It would be fine if this boy lived a peaceful life, but he got addicted to spending women's money. On the way to the capital, he hooked up with several prostitutes. He is an expert at seducing women. These prostitutes are waiting for him to pass the imperial examination and redeem them and take them home!"
"After arriving in the capital, this kid used the same old trick again, selling calligraphy and paintings on the street, and that's how he hooked the big fool Qiao Yuchen!"
"What you can't imagine is that this guy has three girlfriends at once. In addition to Qiao Yuchen, the big fool, there are also two daughters of ministers!"
Song Ziyu told everything he had found out. He was so scared when Zhou Sisi asked Xiaobai to deliver a letter to him early this morning that his father thought someone was trying to assassinate him and hid under the table. His mother was also frightened and overturned the soup bowl. The scene was quite chaotic.
"This kid is really good! I never knew he could become such a gigolo!"
"He just looks like that, at most handsome. These people are crazy! They really have never seen the world!" Zhou Sisi rolled her eyes in disgust. She really had no idea what these women were thinking. The end result of those who are love-brained is very miserable.
"I think this man is quite ambitious. He knows that he is not qualified, so he looks for rich women. In the future, he can just lie down and enjoy a good life. He is quite smart!" Tan Yalan muttered with a frown. She really thought that this man was quite smart.
"See! I knew Ran-chan wasn't smart!"
"You better stop talking! You call this smart? If you were really smart, you wouldn't be playing around with three women at the same time when you don't have the ability!"
Zhou Sisi looked at the silly Tan Yalan speechlessly and rolled her eyes at her.
"Then what does it mean to be smart?" Bai Wanyue asked quickly like a studious baby. She actually thought that this man was quite smart. The money came so quickly. It was just a matter of talking.
"Alright! You two, listen carefully. I'm only going to tell you this once. If you run into someone like me in the future, run, run immediately. If you don't run, I'll gnaw you to pieces!"
"There is a unified name for such men: Phoenix men!"
"First, his family is poor, and then he passes the imperial examination with his own ability and becomes a minor official. Then he will try to find out the family backgrounds of all the girls he can get in touch with, preferably an only child. If he meets a girl whose father is a high-ranking official and whose mother is rich, this combination is their first choice!"
"As long as we can coax this girl into marrying him, and we can successfully make the relationship a done deal, and it would be best if she is pregnant, then the parents will have no choice but to marry their daughter to him. Then, his father-in-law can help him get promoted to a higher position, and his mother-in-law will have to give him money!"
"Do you think he will be honest? When he becomes a high-ranking official and has strong influence, if he takes the initiative to divorce, then he is considered to have a conscience. Most of the time, he will poison his wife to death, including his parents-in-law. Then, all the money of the family will belong to him. This is called eating up the whole family, and it is the most vicious trick!"
"So I said this Peng what is it, he is not smart, at most he is smart!"
The other three people were also shocked. Oh my god! How could such a shameless person exist in this world? Is he still a man? He is a beast!
"Sisi, you didn't see it in the storybook too, did you? Are there really such cruel and ruthless people in this world?" Bai Wanyue couldn't digest Zhou Sisi's words for a while, so she could only ask.
"How can there be no one? Don't I have one at home? Have you forgotten?" Tan Yalan finally understood. It seems that this guy named Peng Fengnian is not really smart. The one in her family is really smart.
When Bai Wanyue thought of the gossip in the Dongyan Palace that Tan Yalan had told her before, she broke out in a cold sweat. Yes, isn't this the Emperor of Dongyan? And he has big plans.
"Then what are you going to do? Are you going to tell the truth to this big fool Qiao Yuchen?" Song Ziyu didn't know what Tan Yalan was talking about. He was really worried about Qiao Yuchen. After all, they were friends, and maybe even relatives in the future. He couldn't just watch her get deceived.
"Yeah! How about I send this guy back to his hometown? It's all over!" Bai Wanyue made a gesture of wiping her neck, which made Song Ziyu gasp. This is also a female devil!
"You'd better not do anything reckless. If Xiao Chenchen finds out about this, he will definitely break up with you!"
"Do you know what kind of love is the most unforgettable?" Zhou Sisi quickly spoke out to stop Bai Wanyue who wanted to mess around. She was really afraid that this guy would rush out and kill people to silence them.
"What kind?"
Three puzzled faces made a sound at the same time, and they all leaned forward, fearing that they might not hear clearly.
"Just when two people are attracted to each other, the other person suddenly dies! This is enough for the living one to remember forever, and will continue to magnify the other's advantages, making oneself regret this relationship even more!"
"Of course, there are real ones and fake ones. The real ones are called romantics, and the fake ones are called whining!"
The three were stunned by Zhou Sisi's words again. They all thought in their minds what would happen if they met someone they liked and suddenly died. It was exactly as Zhou Sisi said.
"What are you doing? Who died? Why do you all look so serious? Didn't you ask me to come over for dinner? What's the problem? Tell me, I'll take some people to take care of them!"
At this time, Bai Qianshan and Shao Yiling walked in from the door one after the other. Bai Qianshan, who was walking in front, only heard someone say who died, and didn't hear the rest of the words at all.
But he didn't expect that Bai Wanyue hugged him just after he finished speaking, making him a little confused.
"Dad! You've suffered so much over the years? Woohoo! Dad, I will be filial to you in the future!"
"You don't have a fever? Did you take the wrong medicine?" Bai Qianshan was a little confused by his daughter's words. He thought Bai Wanyue was sick. He touched her forehead and felt that she was normal. This surprised him even more. It would be good if his daughter didn't make him angry. When did she become so sentimental? He felt embarrassed.
Zhou Sisi was also confused, as were the other two. What was Sister Bai thinking? What on earth was going on?
In fact, Bai Wanyue was thinking of her mother. When her mother passed away, her relationship with her father was probably the best, so her father never thought of remarrying for so many years.
She was raised by one person silently. Although she was loved since childhood and her master, uncles and aunts were all very kind to her, she still missed her mother when it was late at night.
She missed her mother so much, let alone her father. After listening to Zhou Sisi's words today, she realized that her father was a so-called romantic man.
"Okay! Everyone is watching! If you really want to respect me, find someone to marry and give me a grandchild as soon as possible!"
Bai Qianshan always wants his precious daughter to get married as soon as possible, find a good home, and stop fooling around and running around all day long!
"Dad! You're such a master at ruining the atmosphere!"
"Senior Sister, when can we eat? Hurry up and shut my father's mouth!" Bai Wanyue was overwhelmed when she heard her father urging her to get married!
Does she not want to get married? Isn't there anyone suitable? Mainly because there are no good-looking ones!
"You kid, you run away when it comes to this. I wonder how long you can wait? By the time you become an old maid, your days will be cold!"
"I think this boy is pretty good, tall and strong, just like your father and me, not any better than that rookie named Song!"
Song Ziyu stared at Bai Qianshan in a daze, his head almost cramped, what did he mean? He was a dark-skinned sports student, not like this bear-like beard!
And there's this little rookie named Song? Who is he? Could he be talking about his uncle Song Guan?
The fact that Bai Wanyue was chasing Song Guan was known to everyone in the family. Oh my God! This bearded man should not mess around with the couple! He still wants to live a few more years! This Miss Bai is not his type!
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