Hearing Jiaojiao's response, Shen Yuanbai raised the corner of his mouth wickedly, and his eyes revealed strong curiosity and interest.

"First it was Meng Guxue, then you. It's really interesting."

Jiaojiao met Shen Yuanbai's gaze, and her eyes fell on Shen Yuanbai's face unscrupulously.

I have to say, the author really favors this male protagonist. His appearance, wisdom, character, and connections are all first-rate. He is simply a god-chosen one with full buffs!

When I read the novel before, I just skimmed through it without thinking deeply about it. Now that I think about it, the heroine Meng Guxue is just like a tool to help the hero succeed. She gives him money and knowledge, and falls in love with him to fill the void in his heart...

From this point of view, the heroine is not the biological daughter at all. It is obvious that the hero in front of us is the biological son of the bastard author!

"You won't kill me?"

Jiaojiao tilted her head and went straight to the point. After all, there is no need to beat around the bush when talking to smart people.

Shen Yuanbai seemed to like this way of speaking. He shook his head and replied frankly:

"When I first discovered the clues that night in the other courtyard, I did have the intention to kill you. I even thought that it would be a good choice to take you to the North Country and keep you firmly under my control."

"Why did you give up?" Jiaojiao asked again.

Shen Yuanbai raised his eyebrows slightly, "Maybe it's because after deep thought, I found that you are not omnipotent, and my confusion is getting deeper and deeper, and I am unwilling to give up until I solve it."

Jiaojiao also raised her eyebrows, "You know this again?"

Shen Yuanbai was stunned for a moment when he saw such a meaningful expression on the face of a child, but he quickly nodded:

"From rescuing Xiao Si from the study room and pinning down Di Zaiying, to rescuing Xiao Si again at Yuhua Lake, and Qiao Zhongguo escaping death from my arrow when escorting Meng Guxue to marry, Qiao Diyi's poison being inexplicably cured, and the Nanli royal family's originally unconscious wife suddenly waking up, and Meng Guxue who was unharmed that night..."

"If I'm not mistaken, your ability seems to be more used to save people rather than harm them. Otherwise, you would have attacked me directly. Why would the Qiao family and I have to fight like this? Why would you and I be sitting here today?"

Jiaojiao was secretly shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect Shen Yuanbai to be so sharp that he even thought of this.

"But it's not that I can't kill people. Blind justice and kindness are foolish. If the other person is a heinous criminal, even if my hands are stained with blood, isn't that acting in the name of justice?"

Shen Yuanbai smiled faintly when he heard this, "But you don't plan to kill me today, right?"

Jiaojiao immediately became serious when she heard this, "So the reason why the Fourth Princess saw the letter from your mother was really because of you on purpose?"

This question was a bit broad, but Shen Yuanbai understood it instantly.

He leaned against the pavilion pillar behind him, raised his lips and said, "Yes."

"You really have a good plan."

Jiaojiao sighed slightly, Shen Yuanbai's scheming was so comprehensive and pervasive that it was simply horrifying!

"How did you guess it? Tell me." Shen Yuanbai's eyes showed interest. He was very curious about how much Qiao Jiaojiao could guess.

Jiaojiao sat up straighter, put her arms on the stone table, and said calmly:

"If I'm not mistaken, this move of yours actually leaves you with two options."

"If Nan Li succeeds, you will spare no effort to help the Fourth Princess bring down the First Prince. With the help of Silver Pearl, this step will not be difficult."

"At this time, if you take control of the Fourth Princess, it will be equivalent to controlling Nanli's help. At that time, whether it is against Yong Dynasty or the Northern Kingdom, you will have the confidence."

"In this case, whether the letter is seen by the Fourth Princess or not is no longer important."

"This is the first option, but given your personality, you won't be blindly optimistic."

"If Nanli fails, the Fourth Princess, as a princess of the Emperor, has never openly participated in the fight for the throne, so it is unlikely that she will be executed."

"You are sure that she is arrogant and will definitely provoke and retaliate against Meng Guxue, but how can she win when she is alone? In the end, the Fourth Princess will only be counterattacked."

"If you were to interrogate her now, the Fourth Princess would have already noticed your use of her, and there would be no reason for her to cover up for you, so she would definitely expose the letter."

"Meng Guxue is now on good terms with my Qiao family. There is no reason for her to hide this matter, so the news will eventually reach my Qiao family."

"You deliberately lost the letter that day, and returned in a hurry, timing it so that only the fourth princess could see the first half. Wasn't this just a way of playing hard to get, so that my Qiao family would take the initiative to find out your ultimate goal?"

"Just with this small move, you have calculated people's hearts to this extent."

"But I have to say that you did it, because I am very curious now, since your mother wants you to destroy the Northern Kingdom's royal family, what will you choose?"

Shen Yuanbai sat quietly opposite Qiao Jiaojiao, listening to her analyze his plan word by word, the smile on his lips gradually widened.

"Did you guess this yourself, or did Qiao Tianjing tell you?"

"What's wrong?"

Jiaojiao frowned and looked at him.

She scratched her head desperately that day and finally came up with this guess, but there were still many loopholes in it. Now she was just talking about it casually, waiting for Shen Yuanbai to give the correct answer.

Shen Yuanbai tapped his fingertips on the stone table out of habit, but did not answer. He just said in a calm voice:

"I guessed it almost right. The reason I went to so much trouble was that I hoped the contents of the letter could be leaked to your Qiao family without leaving any trace. For me, it was just a casual performance."

"If the Fourth Princess doesn't work, I naturally have other ways."

"I planned this in the hope of attracting your Qiao family to investigate, and then find an opportunity to kill you. Now it can be said that I have succeeded unexpectedly."

Seeing him speak so lightly, Jiaojiao recalled Meng Guxue's retelling, and realized that this plan was indeed just a piece of cake for Shen Yuanbai.

"Then what is your choice? There is no place for you in Yong Dynasty or Nanli. You can only go to the North Country."

"You will either be extremely rich or die without a trace. I can't think of a third option for you unless you are willing to give up everything."

Jiaojiao's eyes were burning, which also affected what strategies her father and brother the emperor would adopt towards the Northern Kingdom in the future, and when the opportunity for the Northern Expedition would appear.

At this time, Shen Yuanbai sat up straight, tilted his head and said, "It has always been Miss Qiao who has been asking me questions. Now, can you allow me to ask a question? It is fair for us to have a give and take."

Jiaojiao was slightly startled, then she remembered Shen Yuanbai's urgency just now and became slightly prepared.

Shen Yuanbai was so smart that the only things he couldn't understand were probably those mysterious things that were beyond his cognition. Of course, she could only answer according to her discretion.

So Jiaojiao nodded, "You say."

Shen Yuanbai's expression gradually became serious after hearing this. He asked in a deep voice, "Miss Qiao, why did you choose to meet me today?"

"If I remember correctly, today is your birthday, right? You were born three years ago today, and as far as I know, Meng Guxue also started to behave strangely on the same day. Is there any connection between them?"

Jiaojiao: “…”

You are making it difficult for me...