Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 148
"Prime Minister Qiao, what else do you have to say!" In the Golden Luan Hall, the emperor almost threw the booklet in his hand at the face of Prime Minister Qiao who was standing in the first row, wishing he could kill him immediately.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged! I have never replied to the letter."

"That is to say, you knew about it, but kept it a secret from me?"

"Chen, Chen..." Prime Minister Qiao didn't know how these two letters, which he had forgotten long ago, would be rediscovered. He knew that there was such a thing, but he never took it seriously. He felt that As long as you declare that you have cut off contact with your daughter's family, you will be fine.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qiao declared long ago that he would sever ties with the Song family and even sever the father-daughter relationship with his daughter. All the ministers think that if Prime Minister Qiao really did not reply to the letter, it means that this is just a conspiracy by the other party to disturb my calendar. Chao Gang." Someone stood up to speak for Prime Minister Qiao.

The emperor looked at Prime Minister Qiao, his eyes seemed to stare at him, "Prime Minister Qiao, you have never replied to the other party, and you have never had any contact with the Song family again?"

The emperor's voice carried a hint of a rhetorical tone that lures the enemy into in-depth questions, as if he was saying that I know everything, don't be so stubborn and deny it, or you will die when I show the evidence.

After hearing this meaning, Prime Minister Qiao replied affirmatively: "Return to Your Majesty, everything said by the old minister is true." He did not have any contact with the Song family again.

The emperor sneered, waved his hand, and Shen Yu stood up, "Your Majesty, this is the evidence collected by me about Prime Minister Qiao's contacts with his daughter's family who stopped at the border. There were still items shipped from the capital to the Song family until last month. Including food and clothing and some silver. According to the people in the warehouse, Mrs. Qiao commissioned the delivery."

The booklet in Shen Yu's hand was taken over by the servant and presented to Prime Minister Qiao. It clearly printed the seal of the housekeeper of Qiao's residence, as well as a specific list of goods. More than a dozen copies lasted for more than two years.Prime Minister Qiao just felt dizzy looking at this list, my life is over!

Prime Minister Qiao knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, these ministers don't know about it! It's the minister who failed to restrain her family and let her do such a rebellious thing. The minister is guilty."

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Qiao did such things without telling Prime Minister Qiao out of her love for the child. Your Majesty, please be aware."

"Your Majesty, please investigate clearly." Four or five people stood up to intercede for Prime Minister Qiao at the same time.

"Father, my son has something to say." Xiao Yan stood up, "This matter can be big or small. To put it mildly, it's just a mother pitying her daughter's hard life. It's not an exaggeration to send things to help her. Of course, the premise is that Qiong Chengxiang really doesn’t know about it. But on a larger scale, we don’t know if there is anything in these items, such as the customs of our capital, the political situation of the imperial court, or the defense of the entire capital.”

"General Song is such a smart and transparent person, he may be able to infer the recent court movements from Madam Qiao's greetings or complaints. If he is aware of it, then the Khmer woman may also know that today is her senior The father of the cotton country, and then the entire Khmer court. Father, this matter needs to be carefully considered, should we call General Song back to Beijing to ask for clarification?"

There was something in Xiao Yan's words that related this matter to General Song who was stationed at the border, and all the ministers dared not speak up for a while.

"Your Majesty, I guarantee my life. My wife will never write about the current situation in the capital in a letter. She is just a vulgar woman who doesn't understand anything. Where did she get the insight to do these outrageous things. Your Majesty knows that."

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I also think that my mother-in-law does not have that kind of insight, but it is meaningless to argue about it now. I have a plan. Your Majesty can issue an edict to General Song to arrest the Khmer woman who troubled my important minister in Dali. For justice or escort to Beijing, if General Song is willing to cut off a beauty for the justice of the court, it means that he doesn't value that woman, and it can also prove that the things Mrs. Qiao sent are to help his daughter."

"On the other hand, if General Song is angry because of the confidante, and refuses to follow suit and refuses to return to Beijing, it means that he has a different intention to collude with Khmer domestic and foreign countries to overthrow the imperial court." Fang Zhongan skillfully avoided directly pleading for Prime Minister Qiao Embarrassed, he turned the key to this matter on General Song.You made your attitude clear, you are all sons-in-law, I can't help you, now only General Song can save you.

Shen Yu stood aside and did not speak. Today, Prime Minister Qiao is in danger. Even if General Song is willing to kill the Khmer woman for loyalty, it is impossible and dare not trust him and entrust him with a heavy responsibility.Regardless of General Song's attitude towards this matter, after what Xiao Yan and Fang Zhongan said, there is no room for change.

There is no need to show the evidence he kept in his sleeves, the imperial court is about to lose its prime minister, and the border is about to lose a general Song.

The emperor sent an urgent edict to the border, asking General Song to take the Khmer woman back to Beijing immediately.Prime Minister Qiao was dismissed from his official position and placed under confinement in the mansion to wait for news from the border before deciding whether to kill or stay.

Su Tiange tapped the record about Prime Minister Qiao on the account book, Mrs. Qiao loves her daughter dearly, and every three months will arrange for money, food and cloth to be sent to Miss Qiao at the border.Miss Qiao has fallen out of favor in the mansion, and she can only meet General Song and please him by taking the opportunity of giving things.The concubine ate the food she brought and wore those silk satins, bearing the favor of General Song with confidence.This has almost become a joke at the border, and it is said that Ms. Qiao is bewitched by ghosts.

All this news can be known after a little inquiring, but who leaked those two letters from the Khmer country.Where did Fang Zhongan get this news from?

How could Prime Minister Qiao be ignorant of the dangers of communicating with foreign enemies after being immersed in the officialdom for many years, but the other party took these two letters when he was not prepared, and waited three years before revealing them.She didn't believe that there was no manipulation behind it.Is this the dark game played by the eldest princess?
Su Tiange looked carefully at the record book, and now Prime Minister Qiao is down.Fang Zhong'an's crime of buying a murderer will not be investigated again, not to mention that he has found out the traitors who intend to overthrow the court for the court twice in a row. With Xiao Yan's support, Fang Zhong'an's official career has gone smoothly.

The spring breeze is proud!Su Tiange tapped the account book.She hasn't found out who is behind Chen Wan, and the other party's hiding his face means that he hasn't caught a good opportunity yet, but she can give him a chance.

Someone knocked on the door, and it was Ding Xiang who opened the door with Sixi, who looked heavy with a purse in his arms.

"Girl, look at Sixi's dishonesty now. Before the news comes out, she asks the butler for money. Take a look, this bag is heavy." Ding Xiang curled her lips as she spoke.

Sixi scratched her head, "Girl, it's true that a friend of mine was hit by a carriage yesterday when I was following her. The extra money I asked for was to get medicine for him."

"Well, you go to the pharmacy to see a doctor and get medicine, and save the money to buy some supplements for him to support him."

"Thank you girl for him." Sixi put the purse into her bosom, "I found the place where the guy went, and it's the same place as the lady went before. The guy went there not long ago. A carriage came out and went to Fugui Lane." Sixi counted on her fingers, "The fifth one from the left."

Prince Rui's Mansion!
(End of this chapter)