Hongli glanced at the things placed on the imperial desk one by one, including an emerald hairpin, a chiseled gold ring inlaid with southern pearls, and a pair of white jade bracelets. They were all jewelry worn by his daughter's family; and these things, regardless of material or quality,
The carvings are all top-notch, and any one of them is worth tens of gold, which is definitely not something Qiao Yan'er said she could have from her family background.
If Qiao Yan'er is a remnant of the Yehenala clan, then everything makes sense, including Xianyue once mentioned that Qiao Yan'er's hands were white and fine, without any trace of labor.
"Qiao Yan'er!" Hongli gritted his teeth and spit out these three words. He didn't expect that he, the majestic king of a country, would be tricked by a little girl. It was really hateful. He was silent for a moment and said in a cold voice: "Who is helping her secretly?"
"My servant has checked with many people, and they all said that except for the man who went to Wanhua Tower with Qiao Yan'er that day, she had never been seen getting close to anyone. After that, she entered the palace to serve the emperor, and based on my guess, with her
With her identity, no one should dare to interact with her." Although Hongli never mentioned Qiao Yan'er's identity, the spy leader had been conducting interrogations in Hangzhou for so long, so he could guess some of it.
Hongli's eyes turned and landed on Xiao Wu, "I asked you to monitor Qiao Yan'er, did you find anything?"
Xiao Wu bowed and said: "Returning to the emperor, I specially arranged Qiao Yan'er to live in the same room as Hong Ling for the purpose of monitoring. I also try to go through her things every few days, but I haven't found anything weird, just like
A very ordinary palace maid."
Si Xi took over and said: "Except she has been trying to deliberately please the emperor."
Xiao Wu also noticed this and said sarcastically: "Isn't it true? I remember that she once said in front of the queen... that she admires the emperor. Doesn't she want to be the master?" He had not guessed Qiao Yan'er yet.
I just thought that she did so many things because she wanted to be favored by Hongli and become a phoenix like many other women.
Hongli sneered and said: "How can a mere master satisfy the wishes of Miss Yehenala!"
As soon as these words came out, Sixi and Xiaowu both changed their expressions in shock and looked at each other. What did they hear, Miss Yehenala? Wasn't that person already dead when she was in Hangzhou? Why did she suddenly appear again?
, and from what Hongli meant, it seemed that he was referring to Qiao Yaner, could it be...
Before they could figure it out, Hongli already said: "Go and tell Qiao Yan'er to come see me!"
"Hey!" Xiao Wu responded hurriedly and left quickly, disappearing into the dark night. The house where Qiao Yan'er lived was in the row behind Yangxin Hall. He arrived soon, and there was still light in the house.
, obviously the people inside haven't fallen asleep yet.
Not long after the knock on the door rang, someone came and opened the door. Hong Ling didn't expect that it was Xiao Wu standing outside. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she quickly knelt down and said, "Fifth Eunuch."
, why are you here?"
Xiao Wu glanced at Qiao Yan'er who was sitting in the room embroidering a handkerchief calmly, and said: "On the order of the emperor, our family invites Miss Qiao to go to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart."
Qiao Yan'er stood up in surprise, "The emperor wants me to come over?"
Xiao Wu has worked with Si Xi in the Yangxin Hall for many years, and has long since learned the ability to express emotions and anger. He said with a gentle expression: "Exactly, Miss Qiao, please invite me."
Qiao Yan'er nodded, put down the needlework in her hand and followed Xiao Wu out. Jin Yu said sourly from behind: "It's so shameless. She usually makes her work slowly, but now she walks very fast when the emperor calls her.
"
As for Qiao Yan'er, after walking with Xiao Wu for a while, she asked tentatively: "Fifth Eunuch, why does the emperor send this slave over so late?"
Xiao Wu smiled slightly and said, "Miss Qiao, you will know later." As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of the Yangxin Hall. He raised his hand and said, "Miss Qiao, come in quickly, the emperor is waiting for you."
Qiao Yan'er nodded, opened the door and walked in. The spy leader was no longer in the hall. Hongli was sitting behind the imperial desk with his eyes closed, and Si Xi stood beside him.
Qiao Yan'er took a look at Hongli, who showed no emotion or anger, and bowed her head and said, "My slave, please see your Majesty. May your Majesty be blessed."
Hongli slowly opened his eyes, stared at Qiao Yan'er who looked respectful, and said softly: "Should I call you Qiao Yan'er or Min Rong?"
Hearing this, Qiao Yan'er's body trembled, and her eyes that suddenly raised were filled with disbelief. Min Rong...how did Hongli know this name? He...where did he find it?
Hongli picked up the things on the table and threw them in front of Qiao Yan'er. The valuable jade hairpin and white jade bracelet were broken into several pieces when they hit the ground. "Do you know these?"
Qiao Yaner bit her lips tightly. Of course she knew them. They were pawned when she was in embarrassment. Now they fell into the hands of Hongli. The latter called out her real name. No need to ask, he must have seen through her.
Identity, she knew that there was no airtight wall in the world, but she didn't expect that it would all happen so quickly and without any warning in advance.
How did Hongli find out? It was obvious that Gao Bin regarded Alian as her scapegoat. Logically speaking, it was impossible to find out again. Could it be that... Gao Bin betrayed him? As soon as this idea appeared, he was
She denied it. Gao Bin had been managing floods in the south of the Yangtze River and had never entered the capital. Besides, even if he did enter the capital, with his hatred for Hongli, he would never betray himself.
Qiao Yan'er reached out to pick up the broken bracelets on the ground, spliced them together one by one, and whispered: "Minrong... no one has called me slave for a long time."
"So you admit it?" Faced with Hongli's cold and piercing voice, Qiao Yan'er sneered: "The emperor has already found these things, how can I deny this, this bracelet... I am fifteen years old
On my birthday, the eldest sister gave me this emerald hairpin as a gift.
It was given by E Niang. The slave liked it very much and kept wearing it until the slave was defrauded of all his money and had no money to eat, so he had to pawn these things. I thought that when the slave had money, he would
Go and redeem things, but now it seems... it’s not necessary.”
Hong Li narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly: "From the beginning, have you been deliberately trying to get close to me?"
Facing his cold eyes, Qiao Yan'er sneered: "You are wrong, this is God's will. God's will allowed me to meet you and give me the opportunity to avenge the tragic death of my eldest sister and her family!"
"Although I want to take revenge on you, I know that you are the emperor, and I am the daughter of the guilty minister and a fugitive. I have no chance to get close to you, not to mention that I am still in a brothel, so the chance is even slimmer; but you are the one who chooses me.
During my southern tour at this time, I also came to Hangzhou. It was such a good opportunity.
How could I not give it a try? It was a coincidence that when I was about to be captured by Nanny Lin’s people, you saved me. Isn’t this God’s will? From that time on, I told myself over and over again that I must
You must seize this opportunity to avenge your family members who died tragically in your hands."