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"My wife?" Jing Qishan asked, "What happened to my wife? Wasn't she treating the emperor in the palace before? Isn't the emperor better now?"

The Grand Tutor shook his head. It seemed that Jing Qishan knew nothing.

"Minister Jing, when we go to the palace to see His Majesty, don't say anything for now. I will tell you in detail after the welcoming ceremony for the eldest prince is over."

Jing Qishan became more and more nervous.

……

When the eldest prince returned, Concubine De hosted a welcoming ceremony for him.

Now that the queen is in the cold palace, Concubine De sits next to the old emperor.

The old emperor was very happy to see his son returned.

He has only three sons in total, and if one is missing it’s a waste.

Speaking of which, he also has to thank Jing Qishan.

However, sending Li Yujiao away was also a way of thanking the couple.

After half a round of drinking, the old emperor asked Xiao Yuzhe, "Yuzhe, how did you come up with the idea of ​​hiding in that lawless market?"

Xiao Yuzhe said, "At that time, I, Yuzhe, had finished my mission there and wanted to return early to serve my father, but I was ambushed. I thought that I could not escape back to the capital, and it would be best to run in the opposite direction. I pawned my belongings and lingered in that market for a while. Fortunately, Lord Jing found me."

The old emperor raised his glass to Jing Qishan and said, "Then I offer a toast to you, my dear Jing, to thank you for helping me find my son."

Jing Qishan drank the wine and said, "This is my humble servant's job."

The old emperor asked again: "But I heard that Minister Jing has been lingering with a prostitute all the way north. How did you think of going to the market to find Yuzhe?"

Xiao Yuzhe explained for Jing Qishan: "Father, Minister Jing and that prostitute were just playing around. He was not actually obsessed with the woman's gentleness. He deliberately let Prime Minister Sun let his guard down."

"Oh?" the old emperor asked, "Just for fun? But people all over the street say that Minister Jing is addicted to wine and women and not doing his job properly."

Jing Qishan explained: "At that time, my wife was in the palace tending to His Majesty. Prime Minister Sun threatened me a few times. I was worried about my wife's safety, so I pretended to indulge in wine and sex."

The old emperor was surprised and asked, "Are you doing this for your wife?"

"Your Majesty, I only have my wife in my heart."

"But your wife heard about you and she's so angry she wants to divorce you!"

Jing Qishan said quickly: "Then please allow me to leave first, Your Majesty. I will go back and explain everything to my wife!"

"But your wife is no longer in the capital." The old emperor said apologetically.

Jing Qishan was surprised: "Not in the capital anymore? Where did she go?"

The old emperor looked guilty, "My dear Jing, there is one more thing you may not know. Your wife is the daughter of a criminal."

Jing Qishan said quickly, "It's impossible. My wife is just an ordinary peasant woman. She had a miserable life. She was adopted and then abandoned. She married me, who was paralyzed at the time. But my wife not only didn't despise me, but also cured me. How could she be the daughter of a criminal?"

The old emperor shook his head, then looked at the Grand Tutor and motioned him to explain to Jing Qishan.

The Grand Master sitting nearby said to Jing Qishan, "Minister Jing, it's not convenient to talk here. How about I go out and talk with you?"

The two of them said goodbye first.

After leaving the palace, Jing Qishan couldn't wait any longer: "Grandmaster, please tell me right here. I want to know what happened to my wife."

The Grand Tutor sighed and said, "Your wife has offended the Queen and Marquis Ding'an. Marquis Ding'an found out that her real identity is the daughter of Zhao Cheng and has also invited witnesses."

"What a crap witness! I don't believe it. I demand a retrial." Jing Qishan said.

The Grand Master said, "I was there at the time, and it's hard not to believe that. Zhao Cheng's entire family was executed, and when they counted the number of people, they found that a little daughter was missing. The servant who escaped was also caught and brought back. They said that the little daughter was kidnapped. It just so happens that your wife was kidnapped, and she has a hemorrhoid on her waist."

Jing Qishan was stunned.

Li Yujiao did have a hemorrhoid on her waist.

"What if it's a mistake?" Jing Qishan asked.

"Whether she is wrong or not, once she is convicted of treason, she cannot escape. The king hates having such people around him. Your wife must leave. She may have chosen to divorce and left alone in order not to drag you down."

"So where did she go?"

"Only His Majesty knows." said the Grand Tutor.

Jing Qishan wanted to cry but had no tears.

The reason why he fought hard for the position of Shangshu was not to let Li Yujiao and her daughter live a life of luxury?

But unexpectedly, he couldn't even save her in the end.

"I want to see His Majesty." Jing Qishan said.

The Grand Master stopped him and said, "Master Jing, please don't be impulsive. His Majesty is not in good health and the Crown Prince has just returned. If you mention these things in front of him again, I'm afraid you will be disobeying him. Remember, there should be no suspicion between the monarch and his subjects. Once suspicion arises, your career will be over."

Jing Qishan returned to the Shangshu Mansion in a daze.

When Xiao Huaning saw Jing Qishan, she started crying again.

Without mother coming back, father couldn't be seen either. Now father is finally back.

Jing Qishan was awakened by little Huaning's crying. He hurriedly hugged little Huaning. In little Huaning's warm and milky little hands, he also started crying.

Did he do something wrong?

Why did God punish him like this?

"Daddy, where have you been? Mommy said you were going to bring back some candied haws for Ning'er, where are the candied haws?"

Jing Qishan was still crying.

"Daddy, I want Mommy."

"..."

It started to rain at this time, and the father and daughter were in the rain. Seeing this, Li Zhongping hurried over to hold an umbrella for them.

The wind and rain are merciless.

……

Jing Qishan was ill.

Even though he was sick, he struggled to go to court. He wanted to see the old emperor and ask him where Li Yujiao had gone.

But the old emperor used the excuse of poor health, so Xiao Yuzhe was in charge these days.

He submitted invitations several times in a row, but never met the old emperor.

When Huang Xiangfu came out to see him, he either said that the old emperor was in poor health or that Jing Qishan was sick. He was afraid that the illness would be passed on to the old emperor, so he asked him to go back and recover first.

Jing Qishan then wrote several memorials, expressing his intention to resign from his post and look for his wife.

I would rather quit this job than not find my wife.

But there was no response to the memorial.

……

Dong Qiqi returned to Liulefang.

After Prime Minister Sun fell from power, the managers of Liulefang ran away with the money. The girls were left without a leader, and the entire Liulefang was in chaos.

Some girls stole their indentures and ran away secretly.

Dong Qiqi also wanted to steal her indenture contract. As long as she could steal the indenture contract, she would be free and could marry Liu Mingxu.