Yes, Kyoto is a place of right and wrong, a filthy sewer full of bloodshed, seemingly prosperous, but actually extremely filthy.
It was here that her mother lost her life.
Her brother may have also lost his life.
And she was only thinking about revenge, thinking that as long as she had evidence, she could repay her parents and give justice to the Yu family.
But the fact is that those almost hundreds of lives were ultimately not worth the importance of the emperor's face.
And her brother's life is not as important as the power in her husband's hands.
No, if her brother really died for this, then from this moment on, the prince she once regarded as her childhood sweetheart and an important person would no longer be her husband.
Qing Wu thought that she and Xie Jinyan were two different people after all.
From the beginning, they were not on the same page.
Maybe they shouldn't have met in the first place.
That night, Xie Jinyan did not come back, and Yu Qingwu also stayed up all night.
When she woke up the next day, she still hadn't heard that Xie Jinyan had returned home. However, many officials and their families came to visit. The marquises and princes and concubines who had looked down on her in the past were all as close to her as if they were biological sisters.
Even those who used to sneer at her now act as if nothing had happened. Instead of sending her jewelry, they would invite her to participate in poetry gatherings.
Qingwu neither accepted the jewelry nor agreed to go to the poetry gathering.
I just took the trouble to go to the gate again and again, waiting for Xie Jinyan's figure on the deep and wide path again and again.
Finally, in the evening, when the sun was setting, we returned to the Xie Jin Banquet.
There was a proud smile in his eyebrows, and his deep and beautiful face was back to its former glory.
When he entered, Yu Qingwu noticed that he had changed his clothes.
As I got closer, the smell of ointment hit my nose.
This smell is like that of a woman.
Ah……
Very good, now that I have come back and regained my power, I have returned to my former dandy self and amused myself in such a debauched life.
In the past, we always said something to confuse the public, but what about now? And why?
Qing Wu was sarcastic in his heart, but he had no intention of exploring this.
She sat in front of the couch, raised her eyes to look at Xie Jinyan who came in, and called him, "Your Highness, are you free now? I have something to ask you."
"What do you want to ask, senior sister?"
Xie Jinyan raised his lips, walked to her side with a lazy attitude, and took her into his arms.
The close contact made the scent even more pungent.
Yu Qingwu frowned at the pain, suppressing his emotions and pushing the person away.
"What's wrong, Wu?"
"Is the smell on my body making you uncomfortable?"
Xie Jinyan was very keen and immediately noticed the change in Yu Qingwu's expression.
He smiled, hugged her into his arms again, kissed her eyebrows again, and explained, "I went to the palace last night to discuss matters with my father, but because it was too late, I stayed there."
"I have been staying in the palace all day today. Unexpectedly, during the nap time, a maidservant actually offered herself a pillow mat. When she came up, she threw herself into the lonely arms. She was heavily made up and wore a transparent gauze dress in broad daylight.
Not to mention Gu Yi’s smell, I was really shocked.”
"I became angry at that time, and immediately gave her twenty lashes and sent her to Youzhou. As a result, the maidservant was beaten and frightened. She immediately shook out everything, saying that it was the Qin family
The person who sent her here was Qin Yiliu's adoptive father. Thinking that if Qin Yiliu was gone, the Shen family and Prince Ning would have no hope, and there was no daughter in the family, he sent her, the niece of the clan, into the palace.
..."
"In short, that old man Qin is really brave. But now, I think he is so scared that he will pee his pants. When my father finds out about this, he will be furious. I am afraid that the title of the Qin family will not be preserved..."
"Your Highness, this is not what I want to ask."
Xie Jinyan was chattering endlessly when the woman's clear and cold voice interrupted him.
She raised her eyes, glanced at him lightly, and naturally broke away from his arms, whispering, "Your Highness, I want to ask you when can I see my brother."
"Since my brother is going to Youzhou on official business, there must be a deadline, right? When can he come back?"
She spoke softly, trying her best to pretend she didn't question anything.
However, even so, she still saw dodge in his eyes again, feeling guilty.
Even at that moment, Xie Jinyan's smile suddenly froze.
After a pause, there was a forced smile on his face again, and he replied to her gently, "I don't know about this, after all... Prince Ning's eldest son has escaped to nowhere, and the time limit for catching him is uncertain.
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Is the time limit uncertain?
Or is my brother’s life or death uncertain?
Yu Qingwu's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm, and he said no more.
However, his body was invisibly distanced from Xie Jinyan.
In fact, she didn't expect to get anything out of Xie Jinyan's mouth.
However, she could read the answer from his expression.
And now, he once again gave her the accurate answer.
"Your Highness, what would you like for dinner?"
His nails dug deeply into his palms, and Yu Qingwu finally controlled his emotions.
At least, before her enemy dies, she must control her emotions, and she must try her best to be gentle, courteous, and thrifty as a princess should.
After all, Xie Jinyan is also a person who avenges private enemies.
If you annoy him, he will do something to disgust himself.
Isn't what Xie Jinyan is best at disgusting people?
She said that with a smile on her face and stood up.
Xie Jinyan was sitting beside the bed. Under the dim light, his peach blossom eyes were dark and cold, and his hands hanging between his legs were already clenched into fists.
But soon, a gentle smile appeared on his face again. He stood up and walked towards her. While putting his hand on her shoulders, he whispered softly, "You can eat whatever you want, even if you are alone."
As he spoke, he suddenly leaned over again and kissed Yu Qingwu on the face.
The sudden kiss shocked Yu Qingwu, but she only froze for a moment, then returned to her normal expression, and then let Xie Jinyan hold her in his arms and stepped out of the room.
They still look like a loving couple, but Qingwu knows that she and Xie Jinyan may never go back to the past.
She could forgive him for pushing her into an icy lake out of ignorance because of their mutual dependence in childhood, and she could also forgive his hurtful admiration, but... she could not forgive him for using her brother's life to fight for power.
That is her only relative in this world.
Qingwu thought that even if she couldn't leave Xie Jinyan, then in the future, the relationship between her and him might just be like that of Empress Zhou and Emperor Jing.
On the surface, they looked at each other with deep affection, but when the fig leaf was lifted, what came out was a foul, extremely dirty smell.
However, she is as tolerant as Queen Zhou.
So, a month later, after King Ning was executed, and his members, the Qin family, the You family, and those nobles who had harmed the Yu family were executed one by one, Yu Qingwu made a major decision.