"What? How could my uncle be so foolish! Collaborating with foreign enemies is a grave crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan. How could my uncle want to do that?!"
Even Empress Dowager Xue could say the word "innocent". She was indeed as hypocritical as her brother. In his previous life, when Xue Chengyi was captured, he still talked about being righteous, saying that he was doing this to protect his soldiers from dying on the battlefield.
All this was just a cooperation treaty signed by Xue Chengyi and the barbarians. As for the ultimate benefit, it was of course to obtain the throne that was piled with blood and souls.
"Don't you think your uncle was wrongly accused?"
Empress Dowager Xue frowned, her hands tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, as if she felt that if Qiao Yu said no, she would be the first to die.
"Whether Lan'er believes it or not is of no use now. The key is whether the emperor believes it or not. Aunt, don't worry for now. Let Lan'er think about it again."
It does make sense, but she is almost like an ant on the hot pan right now, how can she not worry?
"Lan'er, can you just watch your uncle go to jail? Have you forgotten who has been supporting you to your current position? Think about how young Bocheng is, huh?"
Everyone knows this. Empress Dowager Xue was afraid that Qiao Yu would not plead for Xue Chengyi just to protect herself, and that everyone would flee when disaster struck.
"Auntie, it's not Lan'er who doesn't want to..."
Qiao Yu pretended to be hesitant to speak, his face pale as he sighed and tightly grasped Empress Dowager Xue's hands:
"Lan'er will try her best to convince the emperor, Zhu'er!"
Hearing the summons, Zhu'er immediately trotted in from outside the door: "The servant is here."
"Lan'er will go and plead with the Emperor now, so please don't worry, Auntie."
Finally getting the answer she wanted, Empress Dowager Xue's expression brightened a little and she breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Lan Jie'er knew that in this deep palace, she could not do without the support of the Xue family.
Little did she know that Qiao Yu wanted to sneer at the so-called help from her "mother's family". She would never completely follow Empress Dowager Xue's wishes.
Arriving at the Imperial Study, Yu Yuanting spotted Qiao Yu's sedan chair from a distance and trotted over to stop it:
"Noble Concubine Lan, be well and good. If Your Majesty is here to plead with Lord Xue for mercy, I think you'd better go back. The Emperor was furious in the court today, and if Your Majesty goes in now, I'm afraid you'll be affected."
"Is it your intention or the Emperor's?"
Seeing that the other party had no intention of returning, Yu Yuanting said in embarrassment: "This..."
This means that he has both. Yan Fu's 90% favorability is indeed not enough for him to choose the beauty over the kingdom, but Qiao Yu has already thought of a way to have the best of both worlds.
In his previous life, without Hua Yunlan's "plea", Xue Chengyi did escape the disaster. After his "wrongs" were cleared, he asked Gao Lao to return home, but did not mention the military power at all.
It was obvious that retiring and returning home was just a pretense. How could Yan Fu touch him without any real crime? In the end, Yan Fu did not resign, and the matter was left unresolved.
Xue Chengyi also learned his lesson and handed over the military power to his son little by little. Later, the new Lord Xue became the biggest boss of Dongxu and created many obstacles for Yan Fu and Qiu Ziqiang.
Qiao Yu doesn't live long enough to wait until the boss comes online and then goes offline, and Qiu Ziqiang has been driven away by her. Is there anything in this world that can be said for sure?
Therefore, Qiao Yu planned to take the initiative to propose to Yan Fu that the military power be handed over to Xue Chengyi's son for management, but the power given was not real power, and it had to be taken back first and then returned.
As for Xue Chengyi, Qiao Yu wanted him dead. She didn't like any uncertain factors threatening her head.
"Get ready."
"Empress...Empress"
Although the Imperial Household Steward was blocking the way, the young eunuch who raised his foot was more afraid of Concubine Lan who was riding in the sedan chair.
Yan Fu, who was reading the memorial in the room, sighed when he heard the sound of the door opening. Now, no one except the little ancestor dared to frown at him.
"Your Majesty, may I beg you to forgive me..."
Qiao Yu was about to kneel down when he said that, but fortunately Yan Fu stood up when he heard the sound of the door, and then quickly stopped Qiao Yu from kneeling:
"Lan'er, what are you doing? Just tell me what you have to say. It's not a crime or not. Besides, you are not in good health. If you have anything to say, send someone to tell me. I will come to find you, right?"
Yan Fu felt disappointed and distressed. He was disappointed that Qiao Yu did not stand by him without hesitation in the end. He believed in him and believed that he could protect her without the Xue family.
I felt sorry for her because she had just rushed over from the Empress Dowager, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, but her hands were so cold.
"Lan'er knows her mistake, but Lan'er..."
"If it's about General Xue Zuo, then there's no need to talk about it. Lan'er, can you trust me?"
Believe that a man will love you forever. I would rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than believe a man’s stinky mouth. This is Qiao Yu’s life motto.
But she won't say it.
"Huai Wu, Lan'er naturally believes you, but this time Lan'er is not here to plead with uncle. Please listen to me first."
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Even though Yan Fu was annoyed by the pleadings of officials from Xue Chengyi's faction in the court today, he still listened to Qiao Yu patiently. He didn't expect that the person in his arms could always give him endless surprises.
"My uncle's influence has spread throughout the court. Even if one Xue Chengyi is gone, there are still millions of Xue Chengyis. To deal with a cunning old man like my uncle, we must dismantle him step by step."
He had not been able to eliminate Xue Chengyi in his previous life because he had no military power, and he did not dare to believe that the Regent was on his side.
Qiao Yu wrapped her arms around the man's neck, like the demon that bewitched Tang Monk, her beautiful eyes making it impossible for anyone to look away from her for even a moment:
"This is just Lan'er's immature and self-righteous idea. No matter what Huaiwu decides to do, Lan'er will always support you."
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