If there was anyone she wanted to share this good news with most, it would definitely be Wu Chao.
And at this moment he happened to come.
She has walked quickly towards him.
Wu Chao was slightly startled when he heard this voice, and then he also quickened his pace.
Under the moonlight, the girl held the letter's hand and held up her skirt at the same time, trotting towards him, her heart full of joy seemed to be immersed in the pair of pear dimples beside the snowy cheeks.
Wu Chao didn't know why she was so happy or excited, but seeing her like this, he couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, everything he could see made him feel as if all the beautiful and brilliant things in the world were rushing towards him.
Until the girl came to him, she stretched out her hands and hugged him.
"Wu Chao, my grandfather is fine and will be back soon!" Xu Mingyi's voice was filled with unabashed joy.
Sharing joyful things with the people you like is a very joyful thing.
"That's good." Wu Chao was hugged by her and showed a dazed smile. No wonder she was so happy. It turned out that the Duke of the country saved the day.
This news also made him happy from the bottom of his heart, and his happiness was twofold, one was because of the news itself, and the other was because the news was of great significance to her.
And now he is thinking...
Should he hug her back?
Feeling the joy and happiness of the girl in his arms, the young man slowly stretched out his slender white hands.
When his hands were about to touch the clothes stained with the fragrance of roses, he felt that the girl suddenly let go of him and wanted to show him the letter in her hand: "Look, this is a letter written by Mingshi."
She unfolded the letter and handed it to him, and Wu Chao had to accept it silently - he had lived for nearly nineteen years, and it was rare that he felt so unfulfilled.
Although she let him go, the two of them were still very close to each other. Sensing her growing unprepared approach, Wu Chao unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.
And when he said he was reading the letter, he clearly recognized every word in the letter, but he couldn't understand what was written and what it meant at all - was there something wrong with his brother-in-law's wording?
Seeing him smiling while reading the letter, Xu Mingyi stood beside him with a smile until his eyes left the letter and looked at her. The two looked at each other and smiled again.
"Thank you very much for my grandfather's successful escape this time." Xu Mingyi looked at him and said with a smile.
The young man folded the letter with his slender fingers and stuffed it back into the envelope. He spoke in a gentle tone with a slight smile: "It's my job."
What is his responsibility?
Xu Mingyi was grateful in her heart, but she didn't say anything more. She clearly remembered his kindness.
"By the way, why did you come here at such an hour?" Xu Mingyi took the envelope and asked casually.
"There are some follow-up matters today that need to be taken care of in time."
His aunt was in charge of arranging things inside the palace, and he needed to take care of things outside the palace.
As he spoke, the young man looked in the direction of the back hall: "Can anyone see it?"
"I've seen you. You should have just had dinner at this time. Do you want to go and see me?"
Wu Chao nodded and took her hand.
Xu Mingyi was slightly startled—does this mean he wants her to accompany him?
She did not take her hand back or say anything more, but instead held his hand, and the two of them walked to the back hall together.
Looking at the two people walking hand in hand, Xiao Qi Shouming and others tried their best to look calm enough.
In the dark room, Qiao Bingying was leaning on the head of the bed with her eyes closed and a light blue quilt in front of her. When she saw the two people coming in, she sat up straight and raised her hand to salute.
Wu Chao raised his hand in return and said straight to the point: "I took this risk to save you from the palace because I have old affairs to inquire about. And I promised you that I only want the truth and who the mastermind is, and I will never implicate other people. So
I also hope that you will tell the truth——"
Qiao Bingying couldn't guess the identity of this young man with extraordinary temperament, but he didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, judging from his appearance, he must be at least the grandson-in-law of Duke Zhen Guo, so he just nodded and said: "Sir, please tell me..."
Wu Chao looked at him and asked: "Princess Xianyan died prematurely that year - is there another secret behind this matter?"
Hearing this question, Qiao Bingying was not surprised at all.
Naturally, he is aware of the evil things he has done. How can someone who feels guilty day and night be surprised?
I don't know if he dared not look directly into the young man's eyes. He lowered his eyes and slowly closed them, saying hoarsely: "Yes... I was ordered by the late emperor to nurse the pregnant Princess Xianyan's body... Later it was indeed me.
He tampered with the princess's medicinal diet, causing her to give birth prematurely and both mother and child died..."
That's two lives...
Hearing this answer, the young man straightened his thin lips slightly.
He never had the chance to meet his real mother——
But since he learned his identity, he had seen that figure in his dreams several times. Although it was vague, he had never seen her appearance clearly. She did not speak, and just stood quietly in a field.
In the mist, he knew clearly that it was his mother.
That is a wonderful feeling that only exists between blood relatives.
But now he was listening to the story of his mother's murder. Although it was only a few words and the narrative was straightforward, it still made him feel a dull pain in his heart, as if he was in it.
No, he had indeed been in it——
He had personally experienced and witnessed everything his mother had suffered, but he had no memory of it.
Xu Mingyi used the cover of her sleeves to hold his finger again.
"Who ordered it?" Wu Chao asked this question at this time, and there was almost no suspense.
"..." Qiao Bingying recalled everything that happened back then with difficulty: "At that time, the previous emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne, and King Yan was fighting abroad with his life and death unknown... The new emperor threatened the lives of my wife and children at home, forcing me to do it secretly
Let's do this..."
He knew that the last half of the sentence was even redundant.
Because no matter what the difficulties were, they could not alleviate his sin.
He was too young at the time, even young and energetic, and because something unexpected happened, he thought he had no choice...
At that time, the young man did not know that there were some things in this world that he could not do no matter what. Once he did it, he would not be able to free himself from the condemnation of his conscience until his death.
His eyes were red, and he looked at the empty lower body under the quilt and said: "Over the years, I have often thought that all this may be the retribution I deserve. This is how reincarnation is in heaven..."
"No, what you owe is Princess Xianyan and her son, not the emperor. Even if there is retribution, it should not be done by him. What qualifications does he have to represent the way of heaven?" Xu Mingyi looked at him and said firmly: "You
It is an indisputable fact that you owe the Yan Palace a life, but the emperor is the initiator, and he also owes you justice——"
All in all, it is the Dog Emperor who deserves retribution the most.
And the debt Qiao Bing owes will not be erased at all because of the torture he has suffered over the years - this kind of torture was not inflicted by the victim.
