C636 Wily mind (2/2)
”Your Highness, is the Xiao family finished? What was going on this time? His father was fine, why would he rebel? ”Father is an important official of the Great Zhou Empire. Even if foreign rentals were to start an army and rebel, father would not help grandfather.” She used to have a smooth sailing life, but after she broke her leg and became a cripple, she was still able to marry a man as elegant as the Fourth Prince. It was all because she was the daughter of the Duke of Xiao; if it were anyone else, they would never want her in their lives.
But now, her mother had become like this. How would she live her life in the future?
”Your father was set up by someone. That person wanted to kill both your king and your father-in-law, so he plotted to turn your father into a rebel!” Feng Qianyue recounted how Xiao Zhenhai had been tricked by Feng Yunzheng and Lianyue, and purposefully left out the part where they framed Prince An Qing, Pan Lin, for the purpose of framing His Highness.
”It's them again!” Xiao Rou's eyes exuded intense hatred. ”Why does the Ninth Prince have to protect that slut Lian Ru Yue? I wish I could kill them all!”
Now is not the time to be loyal. They will kill, but right now, the most important matter is the matter of the Xiao family. If the matter of the Xiao family is not resolved quickly, there will be no future for the Duke of Yue's family. Feng Qian frowned as his hypocritical gaze fell on Xiao Rou's face.
Xiao Rou clenched her fists tightly as her distracted eyes rotated. She nervously asked, ”Your Highness, do you have any ideas?” What can I do? ”
”This prince will arrange a sedan chair for you to go to Xining Hall to plead with the empress dowager. The empress dowager is your mother's adopted mother, Madam Xiao. Now that you're in uniform and carrying an imperial grandson, she will open a net for you.”
”Then, then when I see the empress dowager, what do I request?” Xiao Rou asked.
”You can't beg her to let your father and brother go. If that's the case, she will either avoid you or immediately chase you away. You can only beg her to let you meet your father.” Feng Qianyue slowly taught Xiao Rou what to say and how to do it.
”Yes.” Xiao Rou nodded. ”Then what should I say when I see father?”
Feng Qianyue stood up and slowly let go of Xiao Rou's shoulder with both hands. A complex expression flashed across his face as he pursed his lips without saying a word.
Xiao Rou became slightly anxious. ”Your Highness, the two of you are fathers, and now that you are living through tribulations together, you don't have to worry about anything anymore. You can just say whatever you want to say.”
”Tell my father-in-law that I, Feng Qianyue, will live and die with him, and will not let him bear the responsibility of the crime. I will confess this matter to my royal father tomorrow, and this matter was not done by my father-in-law alone.
When Xiao Rou heard this, her heart trembled. Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked at Feng Qianyue. ”Your Highness …”
”All these years, I, Feng Qianyue, have been extremely careful in front of royal father. I have tread on thin ice, and have plotted step by step, but I have still been suppressed for many years. Now, with great difficulty, royal father has finally opened his heart and accepted me, and treated me like how he treated Feng Ye and the others.
The pained expression on his face deepened as tears flickered in his eyes. He smiled bitterly and said, ”Go. For your father's sake, you must beg the empress dowager's mercy. I'll arrange a sedan chair for you.”
As Feng Qianyue spoke, he prepared to get up and make the arrangements …
”No!” ”Your Highness, now that Father has fallen, you absolutely must not let anything happen to him. If you admit to the emperor that this is your plan in order to act on your own will, not only will you be unable to save Father, but you will also never be able to turn the tables on yourself. What will I do then? Thus, Your Highness, you cannot admit it. You have to think of a way to get rid of this responsibility! ”