"If it is, then you have repeatedly failed during this period, and you will become an abandoned child in a short time."
Seeing that there was no emotion on Qiao Qingqing's face, Jun Sumo knew that she had not surrendered to the prince.
He raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled:
"I didn't want to be troublesome, but Lianyi is kind-hearted and can't bear to leave you as my sister."
Qiao Lianyi seized the gap and hurriedly held Qiao Qingqing's hands, "Third sister, did you really vote for the prince? Do you know that he is by no means a kind person!"
"Why do you say that?"
Seeing her hesitate to speak, Qiao Qingqing became curious.
"The emperor's uncle planned to use the Qian family's property to give you a dowry. Miss Qiao San, do you know how many taels of gold a quarter of the family property is equivalent to?"
"How many taels?"
"One hundred thousand taels."
"One hundred thousand taels?" Qiao Qingqing's eyes widened, "That's equivalent to RMB 200 million! My whole family doesn't eat or drink, and I started working like a monkey. I'm afraid I won't be able to earn this amount..."
Jun Sumo was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his composure:
"Does Miss Qiao San really think that the one hundred thousand taels of gold just came from the Qian family's pocket?"
Qiao Qingqing raised her hand and pushed up her shocked chin, "I know that the Qian family's money is the prince's money, so these one hundred thousand taels of gold were actually taken out of the prince's pocket."
"A dowry of one hundred thousand taels naturally requires a betrothal gift of the same price to match it. But the emperor's uncle has tried so hard, how could it be just for a meaningless exchange? I'm afraid that by then both the dowry and the betrothal gift will have entered the palace, and Qiao
Third girl, you will be the scapegoat."
Qiao Qingqing's heart sank and she was speechless for a long time.
Seeing this, Qiao Lianyi patted her shoulder comfortingly and said, "Third sister, you keep saying that I favor Xiaoxiao, but in fact, the person I care about most is you."
She looked at Jun Sumo, sighed softly, and secretly lowered her eyes:
"Third sister, even though I am the legitimate daughter of the family, your fate and mine are so similar. My father married an equal wife. This is a slap in my mother's face. She was so angry that she indulged in the Buddhist temple all day long, so she gave
An opportunity for the second lady to show off her power."
She looked around and continued in a low voice:
"Now the entire Prime Minister's Mansion belongs to the prince, and my father only looks after the prince. You and I are already helpless, and we must not wade into troubled waters. Do you understand?"
Qiao Qingqing wrinkled the tip of her nose and explained, "But the person I want to marry is someone who is in a whirlpool of right and wrong. What can I do? I am also very helpless..."
"Third sister, please stop," Qiao Lianyi frowned and said with pity, "I will get married before you, and I will take you with me when the time comes. Brother Su Mo can keep you safe for the rest of your life. My eldest sister really can't bear to see you die.
…”
As she spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes, and a few drops of fragrant tears wet the brocade handkerchief.
"Actually... Your Majesty, he is quite good. Putting aside the facts, have you misunderstood him..."
Qiao Qingqing is still struggling pointlessly.
"Third sister, are you in love with the prince?" Qiao Lianyi's face was full of disbelief.
"no……"
"That's good..." Qiao Lianyi put her hand on her chest and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Qiao Qingqing speak again:
"I have always been in love with him. I pretended to submit to the prince before. As you know, the prince has been away for two years. I don't know the current affairs. I will definitely not survive. Now that he is back, I have been granted a marriage to him as I wished.
Of course there is no need to pretend anymore..."
Before Qiao Qingqing finished speaking, Qiao Lianyi was already unsteady on her feet.
"Sister, I know you are doing it for my own good, but you took me with you when you got married. You didn't know it, but you thought I was going to be the second prince's concubine. The prince would also misunderstand me..."
Qiao Lianyi was speechless and choked.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Jun Sumo's handsome face.
After a long moment of silence, he finally said, "Since Miss Qiao San is stubborn, then just ask for more blessings."
As he spoke, he raised his eyes without trace and looked at the treetops.
Qiao Qingqing followed his gaze, but only caught the swaying branches.
After that, she returned to her residence and waited until the moon came up.
Since her aunt never showed up, Qiao Qingqing felt a little worried, so she had to dress up, sneak out quietly, and go to the countryside to look for her.
When passing by the foot of the mountain, Qiao Qingqing discovered that there were white mushrooms on the moist land.
Out of curiosity, she used the moonlight to take a closer look, and then a "Oh!" echoed throughout the valley!
The white poisonous amanita with scaly handles quenches a seemingly harmless cold light under the moonlight.
However, just this "Oh haha" made several hurried footsteps suddenly appear behind her.
Qiao Qingqing's heart skipped a beat and she blurted out, "Who?!"
She pricked up her ears to analyze it carefully, but there were footsteps behind her?
The cold wind of early winter blew away her cloak, and Qiao Qingqing suddenly thought of the most common warning in supernatural stories:
When walking alone at night, never look back, because there is a lamp on each shoulder of the person, which symbolizes the flame of life. Turning back will blow it out, and the dirty things will follow you.
"Don't follow me! I'm not afraid of you, Lin Zhengying is my ancestor!"
After Qiao Qingqing said this, Sayazi ran away!
In order to embolden herself, she sang to cheer herself up while running:
"Red umbrella, white pole, let's lie down together after eating; lie down on the plank, buried in the mountains..."
The sound became farther and farther, and behind her, a doubtful inquiry sounded in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, since I came back from Northern Xinjiang, my subordinates have felt that Miss Qiao San has been stimulated by something. It seems like..."
Cangsong pointed to his head, but the man with his arms folded and a solemn expression remained calm.
He ignored Cangsong's questioning and asked calmly, "Did you find anything?"
Cangsong immediately calmed down and said, "Back to the prince, after the prince came down from the mountain, he sent people to visit Miss Qiao San's village one by one. The strange thing is that his subordinates sent people to ask again. Those people seemed to be bewitched and had no idea about this matter.
Not a word was mentioned.”
Jun Muxi frowned, "Auntie returned to the village this time, did you find any clues?"
"Apart from some verbal disputes with the villagers, it was nothing. But as soon as she left the village, there was a killer waiting on the road, and my subordinates have already taken care of it."
"Did she notice anything unusual?"
Cangsong looked firm, "No, she's just a village woman with no skills. She's just a subordinate who keeps secrets."
Jun Muxi nodded, "Well, continue to follow."
He looked far into the distance and saw that petite figure had long since disappeared into the mist on the official road.
After a while, the fog became thicker and thicker. Qiao Qingqing's eyes widened and she kept complaining:
"What's wrong with the weather? You can't tell the difference between a male and a female from fifty meters away, and you can't tell the difference between a human and an animal from a hundred meters away. This stupid lady is looking for trouble for me!"
If it hadn't been for Jun Sumo and Qiao Lianyi's warning today, how would she have returned to the countryside in the middle of the night?
Just as he was complaining, he suddenly bumped into a figure running towards him!
Just hearing the sound of "Ouch", a figure seemed to fall down in response. Qiao Qingqing was so frightened that she ignored her instinctive apology:
"This good man, with my monthly salary of two thousand, I really can't afford to hit you. Just do your best and ask someone else to blackmail you..."
"Girl, run!"
Huh? Is it your aunt?
Qiao Qingqing raised her eyebrows, and before she could shout, she saw the tip of a cold sword striking between the two of them!
