Chapter 259

Chapter 259 What Princess Xuan taught me

Liu Yuerong and Qiao Xinyu entered the door one after another.

Because of Qiao Teng, Emperor Liang De used to see Qiao Xinyu as a kind elder.

But today, his eyebrows and eyes were cold, and when he looked down, he was overwhelming.

"You have been missing for more than a month." Emperor Liang De paused and asked, "Where have you been? Don't you know what crime you should be punished for leaving the palace without permission?"

Liu Yuerong immediately turned her head and stared at Qiao Xinyu.

She wanted to see how Qiao Xinyu answered.

Was she going along with what Xiao Ma said?

But Xiao Ma was dead.

Does she want to die too?

Liu Yuerong's body trembled slightly because of excitement.

Now she knew what her mother said-being in the inner house, even if there was no sword in her hand, she could kill people invisibly.

"Why don't you speak?" Emperor Liang De's tone became colder, "Why? Are you scared now?"

Qiao Xinyu took a deep breath.

Xue Qingyin's words swirled in her mind.

"The highest level of lying is not to lie." Xue Qingyin said, "especially to someone like the emperor."

Although Emperor Liang De always showed that he valued the Qiao family, Qiao Xinyu rarely saw the emperor.

But she clearly remembered that there was a period of time before, when King Xuan was ordered to pacify the Western Army, Xue Qingyin had to go to the palace almost every day to see the emperor...

She... chose to believe Xue Qingyin.

Qiao Xinyu knelt on the ground with a "thump", and then kowtowed twice, saying: "I dare not deceive your majesty. A month ago, I went to Yizhou with the King of Wei's army."

Liu Yuerong looked at her in disbelief.

Qiao Xinyu was crazy?

She actually said it herself!

"The army went out to fight, but brought their families with them. It violated military regulations and was punishable by death." Emperor Liang De's face sank and said coldly.

Qiao Xinyu thought helplessly, yes, but the King of Wei is already dead and can't die anymore...

Then will the emperor... let her die?

Qiao Xinyu lowered her head and said, "Yes."

There was no intention to refute.

Emperor Liang De's face was slightly cold, and he asked again: "Is it your idea to follow the army, or is it the idea of ​​the King of Wei?"

Liu Yuerong was a little anxious.

Qiao Xinyu would definitely say it was the King of Wei.

But Qiao Xinyu moved her lips, she kowtowed again, and said, "I asked Your Highness to take me."

Liu Yuerong was completely confused now.

Has Qiao Xinyu gone crazy?

Emperor Liang De said calmly: "I know that the King of Wei is too arbitrary in these matters. You don't have to cover up for him. Honestly, whose idea was it?"

"It's me, it's me..." Qiao Xinyu raised her face and choked up: "I heard the news that my father disappeared in Yizhou, and I was anxious and restless day and night. I thought that when I entered the King of Wei's mansion, my parents were not able to see me off. Now I am pregnant, but my father has no chance to see his grandson... I really couldn't hold it back, so I went to ask the King of Wei."

"Your Highness had no choice but to take me with him in disguise."

"But I didn't expect that this time, the King of Xuan saved my father. But I have lost my husband since then."

Qiao Xinyu couldn't hold back her tears as she spoke.

She talked about how she missed her parents at that time.

It was natural to cry.

Liu Yuerong panicked immediately.

Is this... a self-torture plan?

Is this a retreat to advance? To seek forgiveness from the emperor?

Liu Yuerong turned her head to look at Emperor Liang De who was sitting on the seat.

Emperor Liang De frowned and sighed, "The only thing in the world that is hard to give up is the kinship between family members. You risked your life to go to Yizhou regardless of your pregnancy, which is also filial piety."

Qiao Xinyu said, "I said these words in front of Your Majesty today, not to ask Your Majesty to forgive me easily. I know I made a big mistake. I just thought that since I have made a big mistake, I can no longer deceive Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty asked, I will answer truthfully."

Emperor Liang De asked her again, "But since you have reunited with your parents, why are you in a hurry to return to the capital? Isn't it because you are afraid that I will find out that you are not in the mansion and punish you?"

Qiao Xinyu said, "After hearing the news of King Wei's death, I thought that I must keep this child no matter what..."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "I dare not stay in Yizhou any longer. And my parents are no longer worried about their lives. Even if I am far away in the capital, I can be happy in my heart."

Emperor Liang De did not ask her why she did not dare to stay in Yizhou any longer.

He only said: "You are a good child, and you should be a good mother. ... Get up, no need to kneel. This child must be well protected. The King of Wei has only this one heir."

Qiao Xinyu looked at Liu Yuerong with a bewildered look on her face.

Emperor Liang De said: "The Princess of Wei failed to keep this baby."

Say this to Liu Yuerong in person, it was a great humiliation for her.

She was shaking and could hardly stand.

Could this matter... just... just be revealed so lightly?

"I wonder how Concubine Qiao came back all the way?" Liu Yuerong couldn't help asking.

Emperor Liang De's eyes also darkened: "Yes, how did you, a weak woman, come back? There must be bandits and thieves along the way."

Qiao Xinyu said: "It was a group of people..."

A group of people?

Liu Yuerong sneered in her heart. What kind of explanation is this?

Qiao Xinyu paused and said: "I... don't know how to tell Your Majesty."

I dare not say it. Liu Yuerong thought.

Qiao Xinyu then hesitated and said, "They look shabby, with long swords on their bodies, as if they have been wandering for months. But I see that they... look like military personnel. My father is a soldier, so we have something in common, and that cannot be concealed."

This is too outrageous. Liu Yuerong frowned.

Are the aliens here to escort you?

Emperor Liang De asked, "Oh? Are there any other characteristics on them?"

Qiao Xinyu hesitated and said, "There seems to be some pattern painted on the wrist, but it's not clear."

Emperor Liang De had already guessed it in his heart.

"What a coincidence." He said.

In this way, everything is right.

He initially thought that they killed people in the suburbs to deliberately demonstrate to him.

But now their families have come to the palace to beg, obviously in a posture of surrender.

Then the people they killed were the killers who came to Qiao Xinyu.

Who doesn't want Qiao Xinyu to be alive?

She is low-key, has few friends in the capital, and rarely makes enemies with others.

And who is so urgent that he has to kill before entering the capital?

Who knew that the killer was dead, and after failing to succeed, he hurried into the palace at night to "complain"?

Emperor Liang De's eyes fell on Liu Yuerong: "Princess Wei, do you have anything else to say?"

Liu Yuerong didn't know what to say.

Continue to interrogate Qiao Xinyu? Or play dumb and let the matter pass vaguely?

She was unwilling to accept it...

Liu Yuerong said: "Where did such an army come from?"

She paused and said: "My daughter-in-law is not suspicious of the concubine, but just wondering how she returned from the battlefield unscathed? Even His Highness failed to return... Could it be that the divine soldiers from heaven only protected her? I don't know what relationship they have with her?"

Emperor Liang De looked strange.

Why did the Qinggui Army protect her alone?

He knew the reason.

They claimed to be gentlemen, and when they saw a weak pregnant woman in danger, they would help her.

This group of people has always been like this...

It really hasn't changed for many years.

"Father..." Liu Yuerong couldn't help but speak again.

Emperor Liang De looked at Qiao Xinyu: "I will punish you with three years of monthly salary, no reward within three years, and house arrest for another six months. Leaving Beijing to save your father should be a good story, but it's a pity that it can't be known to outsiders. Do you have any objections to this treatment?"

Qiao Xinyu felt relieved.

"Liu Yuerong can't hide her little thoughts in front of him. No matter how innocent and harmless she makes herself sound, it's useless. He doesn't believe in pure and innocent little white flowers. In front of him, you should first expose your shortcomings, which will make him trust you more."

This is what Xue Qingyin said.

At that time, Qiao Xinyu asked what "little white flower" was.

What Xue Qingyin said... is right, it's all right!

Qiao Xinyu gathered her thoughts and wanted to kneel down to thank him, but was supported by the eunuch beside her.

The eunuch said, "Take care of yourself."

Qiao Xinyu could only say, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

This scene greatly stimulated Liu Yuerong. She threw all her forbearance behind her and asked, "Father, are you not going to ask about that army anymore?"

Emperor Liang De said indifferently, "I have seen them and I know who they are. Since Princess Wei is so curious, let's go and see them in two days. By then, I will ask them who they killed... who they are."

Liu Yuerong's heart trembled suddenly, and she felt as if she was seen through by the emperor.

"Go back." Emperor Liang De said.

Liu Yuerong could only bow and turned to walk out with anxiety in her heart.

Qiao Xinyu was about to leave, but was stopped.

"Did you meet someone on the road who wanted to kill you?" Emperor Liang De asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, how did you know?"

"Do you know who wants to kill you?"

"I..." Qiao Xinyu paused and said, "I suspect it was the princess."

Emperor Liang De smiled: "You are telling the truth."

Qiao Xinyu was about to leave again.

Emperor Liang De suddenly said: "Who taught you?"

Qiao Xinyu froze.

She never expected that there would be such words waiting for her here!

"Why? You told the truth before, but now you are lying?" Emperor Liang De's tone was neither cold nor hot.

Qiao Xinyu took a deep breath, and all kinds of thoughts flowed in her heart.

What effect would it have on Xue Qingyin if she said it?

She still wanted to be the eyes and ears of Prince Xuan's Mansion. If she said it, wouldn't it be impossible?

Will Emperor Liang De still suspect that she colluded with Prince Xuan's Mansion to kill the King of Wei?

Here, Emperor Liang De did not urge her, but just stared at her coldly.

The pressure was silent, but extremely heavy.

After a while, Qiao Xinyu raised her head and said, "...It's Princess Xuan."

"It's her." Emperor Liang De paused, "Doesn't she know how eye-catching her style is? It's really out of place on you."

Qiao Xinyu's heart tightened, and she didn't know what to say.

It's like this in front of the emperor, no matter how tactful you are, it's useless.

Emperor Liang De asked immediately, "How did she teach you?"

Qiao Xinyu exhaled, she knew this.

She said, "Princess Xuan taught me that the highest level of lying is not to lie."

Emperor Liang De had a gloomy expression on his face. He said, "She didn't teach me wrong. Is it because of what she taught you that you chose to confess her now?"

Qiao Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief, glimpsed the expression of Emperor Liang De, and tentatively agreed, "Yes. It was also Princess Xuan who taught me what to do on the road, so I was safe and sound until I met those killers."

"Hmm? What else did she teach you?"

Qiao Xinyu then told her about what happened on the road.

The corner of Emperor Liang De's mouth twitched: "...It's something she can do. Now she almost taught you bad things."

Qiao Xinyu listened to the words and felt indescribable awkwardness.

She didn't know whether Emperor Liang De liked the intimacy of the younger generation or the yin and yang of the superior.

At this time, Emperor Liang De asked another fatal question: "Do you think King Xuan had anything to do with King Wei's death? Why do you think the Queen of King Xuan helped you?"

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