After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Yue'er can swim, and considering Shangguan Qing'er's words, of course he believed Shangguan Qing'er's words without a doubt.

But at this moment, recognizing Shangguan Qing'er's true face, he recalled that day when he came to the lake, the old woman slapped her thigh in anxiety, and only said that Shangguan Qing'er fell into the water, without mentioning Yue'er. He looked into the lake and saw Shangguan Qing'er struggling in the lake, up and down with his eyes closed, and his hands seemed to be pressing on something.

It's Yueer...

Could that old woman be the grandmother she was talking about?

What did they do behind the scenes?

What hurts more than the wounds from the whip is his heart.

If he really didn't know people well, then was there a previous life in which Yue'er fell into the water innocently and tried to save herself instinctively, but was pushed into the water by Shangguan Qing'er and drowned, and in the end was accused of bringing it upon herself?

That day, the image of the little guy fluttering around with his eyes closed became his nightmare day and night.

His little sister...

He never gave her a good look. In fact, he liked her very much. She was so pretty and cute. Even if she was a little naughty, he was used to it. But there was a pair of big hands in his heart. Whenever he wanted to get close to her, he would think of Shangguan Qing'er, her words, and her tears.

He couldn't be too nice to Shangguan Qingyue, because Qing'er would be sad...

He was locked in a dark room, and Shangguan Qing'er came to torture her from time to time to vent his anger.

She could never have imagined that the person she tortured and vented her anger on every day was the big brother she missed so much.

It was precisely because she couldn't think of it that he could see her true face.

Terrible!

Finally one day, he was released.

The person who came told him that it was Miss Liu Er who asked him to take her there. Shangguan Qing'er had changed her name to Liu Er. Later he learned that the family that saved him had met with disaster.

They were merchants from Dali who sold Furong Powder. The sale of Furong Powder was prohibited outside of Dali. If caught, the punishment would be exile at the very least and beheading at the worst.

The tea cakes that accompanied him out of Beijing were not ordinary tea cakes, they were mixed with hibiscus powder.

The master of that family usually sold tea openly, but actually transported lotus powder secretly.

I don't know what went wrong, but the master's family was investigated. Before he was arrested, the master entrusted Shangguan Qing'er to the head of the Liu family, a clan in Dali. When Shangguan Qing'er was leaving, he insisted on taking her with him and wanted her to be his slave and work like a cow or a horse.

He was disobedient, but the Liu family was not a pushover. They directly gave him Furong Powder to control him. His will finally collapsed. He no longer thought about escaping, going home, or taking revenge... Those things were too far away from him. He felt that he would never see his relatives again in his lifetime.

If he had not heard that day that his mother had come to Dali and given him the faith to fight one last time, he thought that one day he would die silently in the Liu family, then be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave.

Their mother taught them in the past to cherish what they have now. Even if they are lucky enough to be rich and prosperous in this life, it is not certain in the next life.

He was extremely noble. He was the eldest son of the princess and the future prince of a duke's mansion. His future was bright. However, he was just one step away from a mass grave.

How absurd!

How sad!

"Zhai Jingxuan" finished speaking. It was already late at night. Shangguan Shu listened. His usually indifferent and serious face had a crack, and a flash of anger passed through his eyes.

How dare they! How dare these people do this to his son?!

He thought of himself as a strict father who played the good guy in front of his children, but at this moment, he couldn't say anything else, so he said softly, "Just go home, it's all over."

He personally poured him a cup of milk and pushed it in front of him, "Don't be afraid, you are poisoned by the Furong powder. When we return to the capital, I will call the imperial physician to treat you."

"But you must remember today's lesson from now on. No matter you are a man or a woman, old or young, do not judge people with your eyes or ears, but with your heart."

"Zhai Jingxuan" looked at Shangguan Shu and nodded with sobs, "I understand, Daddy."

He then remembered something and asked, "Dad, are you here to look for Mom and Yue'er? I saw Yue'er."

"Zhai Jingxuan" told Shangguan Shu about the whole story of how she met Shangguan Qingyue. Shangguan Shu became more alert when Zhao Ying and Shangguan Qingyue were mentioned. He said biasedly, "It's all your fault for not thinking it through. Yue'er is so young, how could he think so much!"

"Zhai Jingxuan" pursed her lips and said weakly, "I didn't say I blame her."

The father and son chatted for a while, and Shangguan Shu said, "Take a good rest for a day, and follow me to Dali early the day after tomorrow."

"Zhai Jingxuan" nodded in agreement.

……

Dali.

The army slowly entered the city.

This time, Zhao Ying was welcomed by all the clan leaders in Dali.

"I pay my respects to the princess!"

There was a great cheer and excitement.

There were four people standing at the head. Wen Ruhai introduced them to Zhao Ying, "Princess, these are the Liu family masters, the Bai family masters, the Xiao family masters, and the Chen family masters!"

"For this expedition, the Liu family will contribute four points of the food and military pay needed, the Bai family will contribute three points, the Xiao family will contribute two points, and the Chen family will contribute one point."

Zhao Ying sat on a tall horse and said in a loud voice, "No need to be polite. You have contributed money and grain to my expedition this time. Your loyalty to the country is known to everyone. I am grateful for your kindness to the people of Dali. After returning to the capital, I will ask the emperor for a reward for you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Yi stood up with a smile, as if he had never had any disagreements with Zhao Ying, and said with a cupped hand, "Your Highness, I have prepared a celebration banquet for you, and I hope that Your Highness and the generals will honor you with their presence!"

Zhao Ying was surprised, and smiled proudly for a while, "In that case, I will not refuse."

After that, 40,000 troops led by Zhao Ying entered the city.

This southern expedition to the six states took two months and only 10,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. It was a great victory among great victories!

Perhaps because of this, Zhao Ying became too proud of himself.

Liang Su's horse did not advance with the army, but stayed beside Liu Yi.

Liu Yi retracted his sinister and cruel gaze from Zhao Ying and looked at Liang Su, "General Liang, how are you these days?"

Liang Su was puzzled, "What does Master Liu mean?"

"I thought General Liang would forget who his master was when he returned from this trip!"

"That's not what Elder Liu said. Without Elder Liu and the other family heads, how could Liang Su be so powerful today?"

Patriarch Xiao snorted coldly, "It's good that you know!"

The head of the Bai family frowned and questioned, "If that's the case, why don't you transfer your 100,000 troops to help Dali?"

The news needed to be blocked before, but now they want to spread the news that Zhao Ying secretly mobilized troops!

Liang Su said earnestly, "I am doing this for your own good. If we withdraw early, if someone comes tonight, won't it cause trouble?"

A few people thought about it and nodded after a while.

That’s right, at this point, there’s no need to wait any longer.

What's more, they are no longer satisfied with letting Zhao Ying leave Dali alive.

They did this to test Liang Su.

Liang Su naturally did not dare to turn against them, as the lives of his family were in their hands.

They looked at each other, with cunning in their eyes.