Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qiao Jinniang thought that it would be good for Fulu to be her sister-in-law.
But in the end, it was up to her brother. Besides, in her eyes, Qiao Lu was still a child.
The Prince Consort said to Fulu, “That’s not what a girl should say. I told you not to fool around.
“Now you know how difficult it is to find a husband? Might as well behave yourself and whitewash your reputation.”
Fulu hummed, “I didn’t fool around. Qin Miaomiao demeaned you in front of me first, so I started a fight with her.
“You were supposed to be Duke Qin. If you hadn’t surrendered this position to your second uncle, how could Qin Miaomiao be the miss of Duke Qin Mansion today?!”
Prince Consort Qin said, “Shut up. It’s all in the past. I always think it’s worthwhile to give up the position of Duke Qin and marry your mother.”
Princess Shou’an looked at his husband tenderly.
Fulu whispered to Qiao Jinniang, “Do you have a toothache because of their cloying words?”
Qiao Jinniang nodded. Yes, she did feel a little sore in her teeth.
After returning to Duke Mansion, Qiao Jinniang was called to the main courtyard by the Duchess.
“Jinniang, what are you going to do with Ruoshui? She has been locked in the woodshed for a day.”
Qiao Jinniang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, “Oh, I forgot about her.”
The Duchess said, “Ruoshui has never been respectful to you. Although she is my niece, I won’t pity her. It’s just that she doesn’t deserve to die.”
“She is rude, stupid, and willful, but she hasn’t done anything lawless.”
Qiao Jinniang hummed. “Qiao Ruoshui doesn’t deserve to die, but since Prince Mediocre dares to frame her, he must have been fully prepared.
“Even if we ask the Ministry of Public Security to check the Prince Mediocre Mansion, nothing may be found out.
“I think we can claim that Qiao Ruoshui is already dead and send her to the frontier to reunite with the Zheng family.
“Prince Mediocre’s purpose is to make Qiao Ruoshui vacate the position of his concubine, so he won’t care whether she is truly dead. ”
The Duchess held Qiao Jinniang’s hand and said, “My daughter, you’re really kind-hearted. You still want to send her to reunite with her family.”
However, Qiao Jinniang knew that for Qiao Ruoshui, she would rather die than be sent to the frontier with the Zheng family!
The Zheng family had just left Chang’an for two days, and they walked extremely slowly.
‘When the guards of the Duke Mansion sent Qiao Ruoshui to the Zheng family, Mrs. Zheng hurriedly shouted, “Ruoshui, Ruoshui.”
“Are you here to save me? I don’t want to go to the frontier!”
Qiao Ruoshui snapped, “You are not my mother. You are not worthy of my mother. You are just a bitch like Qiao Jinniang!
“If you’re really my mother, you would have kept this secret with your life.
“Why did you speak out? You should have kept this secret even if you were to die! ”
Uncle Zheng slapped Qiao Ruoshui in the face. “She is your mother. How could you talk to your mother like that?”
Qiao Ruoshui said, “I am Consort Mediocre. How dare you hit me?”
‘A guard of the Qiao family dismounted and said to Uncle Zheng, “Mr. Zheng, Prince Mediocre intends to get rid of Concubine Zheng, and the Qiao family told Prince Mediocre that Concubine Qiao is already dead.
“And our Madam and Miss sent her to reunite with you.”
Uncle Zheng cupped his hands to the guard. “Thank you.”
Qiao Ruoshui said, “Qiao Jinniang, Qiao Jinniang wants to frame me! I am clearly wronged. She didn’t help me prove my innocence, but tried to send me to the frontier. She is up to no good! I’m going back to ask her why she did this to me!”
Uncle Zheng grabbed Qiao Ruoshui’s arm. “Are you out of your mind? If you go back to Chang’an, you’ll lose your life. Qiao Jinniang is saving you!”
“I don’t believe she is saving me! I want to go back!”
Qiao Ruoshui broke free from Uncle Zheng’s grasp.
Mrs. Zheng was crying bitterly. If she had known that her daughter would point at her and scold her “B*tch”, she would not have swapped her daughter with that baby.
But just when Qiao Ruoshui was walking back, an arrow pierced her heart abruptly.
She fell to the ground with her eyes wide open.
‘Mrs. Zheng hurriedly ran over and screamed, “Daughter, my daughter!”
Then came the arrows one after another.
Uncle Zheng gnashed his teeth and stared at the man who came on horseback. “Prince Mediocre, my daughter has been married to you. How can you be so cruel to her?”
The man on the horse looked at Qiao Ruoshui, who had not closed her eyes yet.
“A worthless idiot. She will only be a scourge if she lives.”
Prince Mediocre turned around and coldly instructed his guards, “Get rid of them. Leave no survivors!”
“Yes!”
When the news that the Zheng family encountered robbers and were all killed on the way, no one in the Duke Mansion dared to tell the news to the Duchess.
‘When Qiao Jinniang heard the news from Yuyan, she froze.
She didn’t think it was done by robbers. Which robbers were stupid enough to rob people to be exiled to the frontier?
Those people had no money left.
Besides, this was openly opposing the imperial court. Did the robbers think that their lives were too long?
After Qiao Jinniang learned the news, she went to the East Palace to find Lu Chen.
Seeing Qiao Jinniang coming, Lu Chen asked, “Are you here for the Zheng family?”
Qiao Jinniang nodded. “Do you know who killed them?”
Lu Chen said, “Who else can it be except the person you think?
“Prince Mediocre has always been self-willed and ruthless. How could he allow Qiao Ruoshui to come back alive to ruin his plan?”
‘When she saw the Right Prime Minister’s home searched and his property confiscated, Qiao Jinniang felt the majesty of imperial power for the first time.
Then this time learning that the entire Zheng family died miserably, Qiao Jinniang felt the cruelty of the imperial power.
Lu Chen took her into his arms. “Are you sacred? Don’t worry. You have my secret guards protecting you. You’re safe.”
Qiao Jinniang pursed her lips. “If my husband in Lin’an was Prince Mediocre, maybe Xi’er and I would have died by now.”
Lu Chen frowned. “Don’t think too much. Your husband in this life can only be me.”
Qiao Jinniang said, “You must not surrender the position of crown prince to Prince Mediocre.
“Since you know that it was he who set you up, can’t you get rid of him?
“He killed Qiao Ruoshui today. No one knows who he will kill tomorrow!”
Lu Chen held Qiao Jinniang’s hand and said, “I was away from Chang’an for three years, so I need to make a lot of redeployment.
“If I rashly attack Prince Mediocre and fail to defeat him in one fell swoop, I’ll be lashed by the ministers.
“Although my father favors me, Prince Mediocre is still his son. No father likes to watch his sons kill each other.
“However, Prince Mediocre is just a grasshopper after autumn to me. Just watch him jumping around blindly. It won’t last long.”
Qiao Jinniang said, “I only know that this autumn grasshopper can still kill.
“To you, he is indeed a mayfly and cannot shake you, a big tree, but to others, he is that big tree.”
Qiao Jinniang’s style of doing things had always been simple and straight. She only knew an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
“[ don’t care if he is your brother or not. I just want to see him dead.”
Lu Chen rubbed Qiao Jinniang’s bun. “Since you can’t tolerate him anymore, it’s not that he can’t be disposed of as soon as possible..”
