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Chapter 97: The Truth Behind Being Captured (Part 2)

  Jian Yu Bai fell silent for a moment when his wife asked him, before saying: "I mentioned to you last time that Dai Guo's aunt and Cui Gui Fei have a grudge against each other. Do you know the specific circumstances?"

  Song Yi smiled and pursed her lips: "Don't you know my background? Such a secret, unless it's spread throughout the court and the countryside, how would I have heard about it?"

  "That was many years ago, and I only learned about it after I grew up," said Jian Yu Bai. "One spring, Empress Cui went to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers, but when she arrived, she saw that her favorite flowers had been trampled and were scattered all over the ground. She was naturally very disappointed and scolded a few sentences in anger. It just so happened that those flowers were taken care of by the imperial concubine's pet civet cat, and at that time, the imperial concubine had temporarily left to chase after the civet cat. When she came back, she coincidentally overheard Empress Cui's scolding and immediately became furious!"

  As the eldest princess of the previous emperor, although she was not as free as in the current dynasty, with older brothers and sisters above her, it was not too much pressure when it came to her. When it came time for marriage arrangements, she did not escape the political marriages of her sisters, but instead met a loyal and talented husband who was perfect in every way.

  Before her downfall, she was a pampered princess, with the empress dowager, imperial brothers and sisters all doting on her excessively.

  After falling down, Ji Wei looked at Ai Ru with affection, as if holding her in the palm of his hand.

  In this case, the emperor's daughter who grew up would not tolerate any humiliation.

  So she rushed up without saying a word, grabbed Concubine Cui's collar and gave her a good scolding!

  Things didn't end there: after hitting someone, the princess didn't care that Empress Cui was shaking with rage, and the palace staff of Xifeng Palace tried to explain things to her, but she just stormed off and found Emperor Xianjia to tattle on him!

  Xian Jia Emperor was notoriously lenient towards his sisters, and upon hearing the news, he didn't investigate at all. He directly ordered the Empress to issue a decree, punishing Cui Guifei by having her confined for half a year and deducting a full year's worth of allowance. In the end, it was the Dowager Empress who mediated, revising the punishment to confinement for three months and deduction of half a year's allowance.

  Song Yixiao listened and really didn't know what to say: "Such a grudge, it's no wonder that the Empress Dowager wants to change the heir."

  Even if she were Cui Guifei, she couldn't repay kindness with enmity!

  Now that Emperor Xian of Jin is in power, even if Guifei was the birth mother of the Crown Prince, she would still have no way to deal with Duan's daughter, the Princess of Langya.

  But when in the future Empress Cui becomes Empress Dowager Cui, can Princess Dae still have good days?

  "But the Empress Dowager of Dai Guo dislikes Zhao Wang's personality for being too bold and firm, and the Imperial Aunt and the Su family are not easy to deal with either. Once Zhao Wang ascends to the throne, the Empress Dowager of Dai Guo will be unable to gain absolute power!" Jian Yu narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Yet he chose the one whose birth mother is humble, and whose adoptive mother's family has far less influence than the Fu Yang Hou Mansion - Wei Wang."

  He said, "Although the plan of the State of Ji to make us fall into the hands of the Wuhuan was secret, more than five years have passed and the Emperor's uncle is still in power. Our family backgrounds are not something that can be ignored, and gradually some clues were found out. The Su family knew that things were hopeless, so they gave up their plan to seize the palace and instead cooperated with the people sent by several families to rescue us."

  In this way, "the war of Wu Huan was unimpeded, and the army attacked and captured it. What Ji Guo Gong worried about was how to explain to the emperor's uncle who had already doubted him after returning to the court!"

  "For example, rescuing you from your uncle's hands?"

  But then again, "What did Qiū Biǎo's uncle want to harm you for?"

  "Because he supports the legitimate heir!" Jian Yu's thin lips curled up, his tone mocking, "And the greatest advantage of Zhao Wang usurping the throne, apart from being the legitimate son, is that he is the uncle of Ji Guo Gong, a veteran of two dynasties! So naturally, Qiu Xue Xia would also protect Ji Guo Gong - as for himself, do you think the Qiu family now has only this one male heir? For the sake of the emperor's grandmother's face, even if he openly rebels, the emperor's uncle may not necessarily take his life - what is he afraid of?"

  So, Qiu Xuanxia and Ji Guogong secretly communicated with each other and decided to take advantage of the situation before Jian Yuxiang and others were rescued from Wuhuan. Under the banner of "beheading first and reporting later, upholding justice and eliminating relatives", they sent assassins to poison Jian Yuxiang - and Ji Guogong naturally descended from heaven at a critical moment, capturing the assassins and saving them. In this way, they could gain the gratitude of the imperial family members such as Princess Longgong of Jin State. With these powerful and influential family members interceding on behalf of Ji Guogong in front of Emperor Xian of Jin, it would naturally be easier for him to get away with his schemes.

  However, the two of them were good at abacus calculations! Jian Yu Bai sneered slightly, "But they didn't expect that the Prime Minister of Wuhuan was not reliable and was bribed by my mother's people. They deceived the Lord and released us! So, our escape time is naturally earlier than their calculated time. Qiuxia sent someone who was a bit quick-witted, seeing this situation, blocked our way back to Dari, trying to impersonate Wuhuan's pursuers and capture us again!"

  But the person who responded to Jian Xu Bai's words was not easy to mess with. Seeing that the situation was not right, he took Jian Xu Bai and others into Wu Huan's prime minister's mansion, where they spoke eloquently and persuaded Wu Huan's prime minister to abandon his dark ways and join the light. Not only did he use his authority to gather people and have them kill off Qiuxi's followers, but he also convinced all the officials to betray Wu Huan's ruler and his entire family!

  "I was able to immediately take up the position of Langzhong in the Ministry of War, aside from the compensation from the Su family, it's because the merit of turning against the Wuhuan Chancellor was done by one of my mother's servants, so naturally it was credited to me." Jian Yu Bai fell silent for a while after saying this, before continuing with a gloomy expression, "Not just me, but also Brother Ji and the others all had their own compensations. The most wronged is Xue Pei: his injury will never heal, he'll never be able to take office for the rest of his life! As for other things, titles or wealth, he doesn't lack either."

  Song Yi thought that Yuan Xuepei was indeed unfortunate, if it were someone else who had fallen into the hands of Ju Shuangxia, they might not have really gotten into trouble. But Yuan Xuepei, although he was a hereditary marquis, his parents had already passed away, and there was no elder who could plead for mercy on behalf of the Duke of Ji. In Ju Shuangxia's eyes, his only value lay in finding Jian Yubai - how could this process not be painful?

  "So you're saying it's Qiu Xixia who owes you an apology, and yet he still has the nerve to cause trouble?!" Song Yi had originally been calling him "Uncle", but now that she understood what was going on, she couldn't bring herself to say those two words anymore.

  "Originally, when Ji Guo Gong returned to the court and asked to retire, he also wanted to ask for retirement." Jian Xu Bai Man said carelessly, "But let's not mention Ji Guo Gong for now - does Qiu Xuan Xia think she can leave that easily?!"

  He sneered, "Retirement in officialdom is like washing one's hands in a golden basin in the Jianghu world. All past grievances and old debts must be written off! Qiuxi Xia is also my cousin, if he really wants to retire, then how can I settle accounts with him and Xue Pei?!"

  Although it can be done privately, how can it compare to the satisfaction of a grand and majestic revenge?!

  So at first, Qiu Xia's petition was handed over, and Jian Yu Bai publicly sneered in a not-so-private setting: "He wants to leave? Good riddance! This will come back to haunt him. When the Crown Prince ascends to the throne in the future, he'll investigate his support for Zhao Wang's usurpation of the throne. As a commoner, he has no official position or noble title; apart from his family's lives, what else can he use to atone for his sin?"

  "When this remark reached Qiu Shuoxia's ears, he naturally didn't dare to leave?" Song Yi smiled to herself, thinking that this Qiu fellow was really looking for trouble - how many people were afraid of being pulled down by the muddy water of being in contention? Yet someone like him who had the empress dowager's protection and no one dared to plot against him was actually volunteering to join in!"

  Jian Yu Bai gave her a faintly smiling yet not quite smiling glance: "Those words of mine weren't said for his benefit!"

  He said with a playful tone, "I was talking to the Su family!"

  "Ah, I see!" Song Yi laughed with sudden realization. "It's clear that if we're talking about supporting Prince Zhao, the Su family and Prince Zhao are closely connected, like broken bones linked by tendons. If even Jiufu Xingyun can't escape future reckoning, how could the Su family?"

  So the Su family doesn't want to end in tragedy, they can only go all out and see this matter of seizing power through to the end - only when King Zhao ascends to the throne can the entire family's crisis be resolved!

  At this time, Ji Guo Gong was destined to no longer hold power. Those who supported King Zhao, how could they let Ju Xiangxia, the Minister of Rites who held a crucial position in the court, step down?

  Jian Yu Bai's words provided them with an excellent reason for their farewell.

  After understanding the grudge between Qiu Xiaoxia and Jian Xubai, Song Yixiao still felt puzzled in her heart. "Just because of Pei Junchang, even if it's really difficult for me, I won't be able to blame you for being a bad teacher and not knowing how to teach your wife! You just need to give me a divorce letter, and you can leave freely! Qiu Xiaoxia went to so much trouble, and even sent Liu Zhenxi personally to the capital to plead her case, was it just to let you divorce your wife?"

  If it weren't for the fact that she was certain she had never met Qiu Xiaoxia, Song Yishao would have suspected that this matter had nothing to do with Jian Xubai and was purely aimed at herself!

  The person who came up with this idea is really going to screw over Jian Yu Bai, isn't he?

  "Are you going to quit?" Jian Yu Bai's eyes narrowed slightly as he heard the words, his gaze swept over her before he coldly smiled and said, "We haven't even had a proper fight yet, and you already think I've lost for sure?"

  Song Yi Xiao only then realized she had misspoken, and hastily smiled: "I think that Qiu Xiao Xia's actions are suspicious - how could he be your opponent? If not for the Empress Dowager's protection, how could this kind of person still be so carefree?! He should have been dealt with long ago!"

  Jian Yu Bai heard the words and smiled, suddenly without warning overturned the small table between them to the ground!

  Even with a thick brocade blanket as a buffer, the heavy purple sandalwood small table and tea set on it still made a considerable noise.

  Song Yi laughed and was shocked, the servants outside were also in a panic: "Master, Madam?"

  "Accidentally knocked something over." Jian Yu Bai's voice was calm as he said towards the outside, "We'll clean it up later, don't come in for now!"

  It seems that the outsider has misunderstood, hastily said "yes", and immediately heard the footsteps going away, so as not to disturb the fun between the masters.

  He beckoned to his wife, his expression careless, but with a hint of sinister intent in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. "Come over here!"

  Song Yi Xiao hesitated for a moment, seeing that his gaze towards her had become fierce and menacing, she felt a chill in her heart, and quickly put on a gentle and obedient expression, cleverly snuggling up to him.

  Jian Yu Bai wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her onto his lap, just like last night. He rested his chin on her shoulder, their ears touching in a very intimate pose, but there was no emotion in his eyes.

  His slender white palm gently stroked his wife's back, and after a long time, he said with a hint of a smile: "You'd better really think so. I'm telling you, once you enter the gate of this national duke's mansion, you're mine! My person, no matter what mistake they make, what sin they commit, what disaster they cause, whether to beat or scold, kill or punish, only I can do it myself! What national law and family rules, I don't recognize any of them!"

  He said this with his lips against Song Yishang's ear, the words interspersed with hot breath that brushed against her cheek - Song Yishang had just been startled by him, and couldn't help but be suspicious and uncertain, her whole body stiff like a tightly strung bow.

  He nodded randomly and had no idea what he would do next.

  But Jian Yu Bai simply raised his head, pinched his wife's chin with his fingers, forcing her to turn around and look into his eyes. On Shao Xiu's face, there was only coldness. "So you'd better not even think about divorce - husbands as easy-going as your father are rare in this world. At least you're not as lucky as your mother-in-law. I'm telling you, this lifetime, either you follow me through thick and thin, or I'll make sure you die a violent death!"

  Song Yi smiled: "......"

  She's really too naive!

  I used to think that I was too cruel for always thinking about murdering my husband, but who would have thought that this guy had already decided on a conclusion of "if it's not successful then die" for himself?!

  Isn't this just not being one family, not entering one household?!