Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

At this moment, the trace of self-doubt in Jiao Xue's heart completely disappeared, but before she could say anything, Qiao Shinian's face darkened slightly: "But, you forgot, Wen Jiu is my person, my foundation. If you choose someone else, it means you are against Wen Jiu and want to destroy my foundation.

So, if you die, I won’t save you.

The moment you chose Princess Shenghe, we became enemies."

Jiao Xue looked at Qiao Shinian for a long time before speaking, "I don't regret anything I've done so far. You don't have to save me. Winners win, losers lose. I accept this."

"Jiao Xue, you're a little impatient. Perhaps you should wait until Wen Jiu has many wives and concubines. Then choose a baby girl from his descendants. I think Wen Jiu will be much easier to talk to than Emperor Gao Wen."

Jiao Xue's face was gloomy: "I can't wait any longer. I can't bear to see those people's ugly faces. I can still clearly remember how they laughed at us.

I earnestly hope that the Chuwen government will be restructured and that those male officials who have been openly or covertly exploiting our lowly female officials will be punished."

"Girl, you know, we have a hard time at home, and it's also hard to go to school. After finally becoming an official, I still have to sell my looks and body, which is also hard.

It felt like we weren't officials, but prostitutes disguised as officials to solicit patrons."

Qiao Shinian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiao Xue: "Why... did you go to Wen Jiu to tell him?"

"He can't protect us forever. Even his own life and death are unknown. How can I tell anyone? Am I supposed to tell everyone that I was raped by so many people?

Those men would only say that I was being immoral and that I was shameless enough to seduce them."

"I see. Are they still there?"

"Yes, how could they not? They are still the ones in a high position. They use my leverage to threaten me, and they want to threaten more people. My position as a second-rank official is partly due to my own efforts, partly due to the secret support of Prince Yongle, and partly due to the tacit approval of those people."

Jiao Xue looked at Qiao Shinian with tears in her eyes: "Miss, the waters in the capital are too deep. Behind them are centuries-old aristocratic families, and behind me is a woman who needs to be protected.

I can't fight him, I can't defeat him, I hate it!"

"I'm sorry, Jiao Xue, I'm sorry." Qiao Shinian reached out and hugged her, "I'm sorry, I couldn't save you. I'm sorry, I wasn't there when you were most helpless."

Jiao Xue couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears when Qiao Shinian hugged her: "Girl, I won't accept this!

I can’t accept this! I worked so hard, but in the end it was all a joke.”

"sorry Sorry."

After a long time, Jiao Xue recovered and whispered in Qiao Shinian's ear, "Don't just say sorry. If you really feel sorry for us, then you can step into that position and make the decision for us.

If you can't do it, then let your daughter come. If your daughter can't do it, then let another woman come up.

You promised me that you would fight for our women's honor, let women sit in that position, and make those men kneel at our feet!

Not only should women step out of the backyard, but female officials should also be able to freely play their roles in officialdom without being restricted by men!

Promise me! Otherwise, I will not rest in peace, and even as a ghost I will haunt you and let you decide for me! "

"Okay. I promise you, I will devote my entire life to cultivating a future empress. I will take away your hatred."

After hearing Qiao Shinian's promise, Jiao Xue let go of her for a long time: "I have always believed in you, so I will always watch over you from heaven to support you.

After I met you, I lived a good life. Although I encountered some bad things after you left, overall my life was very fulfilling and I didn’t waste it. "

Qiao Shinian's hands in her sleeves were clenched into fists. Her emotions told her that she should save Jiao Xue, as Jiao Xue was not wrong.

But she couldn't save him.

Half an hour later, Qiao Shinian held the three pieces of paper written by Jiao Xue and watched her being escorted out of the cell.

Jiao Xue turned around and looked at Qiao Shinian who was standing at the cell door and smiled.

Qiao Shinian had seen this smile on Jiao Xue's face many times. The girl's smile was very innocent, the kind that was a little shy but also had the courage to say hello to her.

She died for her ideals and had no regrets.

Qiao Shinian pinched her palms tightly, she couldn't save him, she couldn't save him.

"I'm sorry, she's going to die." Wen Jiu stood beside Qiao Shinian.

Qiao Shinian nodded: "I know that deterrence requires the blood of the leader."

Wen Jiu didn't say anything. Qiao Shinian folded the letter and put it in his arms: "Take me to see He Huan."

The cell further inside was where Hehuan was imprisoned. Hehuan did not sit on the stool. She squatted beside the bed with her head buried in her legs.

"Hehuan." Qiao Shi called out in a young voice.

He Huan looked up after a long while. She looked at Qiao Shinian and asked in a puzzled tone, "Girl? Why are you back?"

"Hehuan!" Qiao Shinian called her again.

He Huan stood up, her hands and feet shackled, and walked to the prison door: "Why did you come back? If you leave, don't come back."

Qiao Shinian took a deep breath and wiped away her tears. She handed the box to Hehuan: "I know you have your own ideas in your mind. I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but now..."

He Huan tilted her head slightly: "If only the prince hadn't fallen in love with you, then maybe he wouldn't have died. He should have lived well, and the world should belong to the prince!"

He Huan's spirit seemed to be a little off, and she shook her head again: "No, no, if the prince doesn't like you, he will die too."

"Your Highness! I must protect everything you cherish." He Huan suddenly stared at Qiao Shinian and burst into tears. "I can't do this! You belong to your Highness! He wants you to live well. I want you to stay with him forever, but I can't kill you."

"It doesn't matter. He might be living well in another world." Qiao Shinian shook his head and put the box upright in her hand. "They will come to find you in two days. Yingzhu told me that you once said you wanted to die at the hands of your own people, so they will come to see you off."

Hehuan took the box, opened it and took a while to react.

"is this real?"

"Really." Qiao Shinian nodded, "I want to make you happy, but you don't seem to need it anymore."

"Thank you, I really need it." He Huan carefully placed the box on the table, picked up one of the photos and looked at it obsessively, "I'm sorry, I still can't tolerate Wen Jiu's behavior."

Qiao Shinian took Wen Jiu away.

He Huan is a dedicated person. She has always protected Qiao Shinian and suppressed her inner feelings.

Finally, Qiao Shinian left and she no longer had to protect him.

After leaving the Mingjian Bureau, Qiao Shinian forced a smile at Wen Jiu: "You go ahead and do your work. I'll be back tonight. I left some things for you yesterday, so I'll go take care of them."

Wen Jiu looked at Qiao Shinian, who was pale and almost staggering as he walked, and bent down to ask, "Can you come back tonight? Do you want me to pick you up after I'm done?"

"All is fine." Qiao Shinian pointed at the carriage and said, "I'll use this carriage. Let Yueyu drive it."

"Okay." Wen Jiu found a horse at the Mingjian Bureau, jumped on it, and finally looked at Qiao Shinian before whipping away.

The carriage stopped in front of the courtyard prepared for her by the Cao family, and Qiao Shinian got off.

When she reached the bedroom, she could no longer hold on and collapsed to the floor, covering her face and crying silently.

·

"Wow, you guys made up so quickly?" Gan Lin leaned against the door and looked at Wen Jiu who was packing his things himself.

Wen Jiu didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth turned up to reveal his good mood at the moment.

Gan Lin asked curiously, "You killed her student and were about to kill the guards her lover left for her, and she doesn't blame you at all?"

Wen Jiu paused what he was doing, then continued to tidy up.

Gan Lin shrugged, rather helplessly: "Okay, you really don't care. If it were me, I would have to keep one eye on it when I sleep at night, for fear that my neck would get cold and I would wake up to see the King of Hell."

"What do you want to express?" Wen Jiu said calmly.

"What did her student do to deserve being killed?" Gan Lin did not answer, but asked first.

Wen Jiu didn't answer. He put his hands on his hips and looked at the quilt on the bed with satisfaction.

Then she walked to the wardrobe, looked at the nightgowns inside, and nodded with satisfaction.

"If she has the intention of replacing me, Your Highness, you will be in danger," said Gan Lin.

Wen Jiu glanced at her and said, "Let's stop here with the discord-mongering. How far have you come in terms of your mission?"

Gan Lin's expression changed slightly, and he immediately became servile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely keep an eye on these two little brats of yours and will never let them disturb the wonderful life you and Miss Qiao have."

Wen Jiu sighed, walked up to Gan Lin and looked at her seriously. He sighed, with a hint of pity in his tone: "I know your calculations, and Yue Yu knows them too. That's why I have been able to keep you by my side without fear for so many years."

"Your Highness, please don't say it out loud. It's so embarrassing. Rumor has it that that gentleman is a carefree person, but it seems the rumors are wrong." Gan Lin covered her mouth and smiled, but there was no regret in her eyes. She shrugged and said, "Your Highness, you are handsome, rich, generous, and infatuated. I am moved."

"Back off. Just like before, you help me and I help you. A win-win situation, isn't that good?"

"Okay!" Gan Lin turned around and walked out. "Then I wish the prince to win the beauty soon."

As the sun sets, Wen Jiu waited for the return of Qiao Shinian. Qiao Shinian's face always had a hint of sadness. She didn't say much, but just talked about the past with Wen Jiu while having a drink at dinner.

From their first meeting, from Qiao Shinian's first time stepping into the capital of Chuwen, to the two of them huddled among the fake rocks in the imperial garden and overhearing the conversation between Emperor Gao Wen and Eunuch Gao.

Then Qiao Shinian thought he was going home to say goodbye to Wen Jiu, and the two met again in the territory of Zhou State, and then they experienced all kinds of past events together.

"Sister, do you know? In the past, I didn't have any feelings for you. I even wanted to find you the best man in the world to be your husband after I came back, so that you would forget about that married neighbor."

In the bedroom, the two of them were talking as intimately as when they lived together before. Wen Jiu was lying on the floor, looking at the beams.

"Then why do you suddenly like me again?" Qiao Shinian was still a little drunk.

Wen Jiu seemed to recall some beautiful moment, his face filled with happiness: "I had already found a way out for you, but you came back to live and die with me. At that time, my heart suddenly beat differently.

I fight the tiger, you fight the wolf, you and I fight for each other, I am actually very excited."

"Excited? I almost thought I was going to die." Qiao Shinian's hand unconsciously touched his thigh, which had been bitten.

"But God let us survive, didn't he?" Wen Jiu stood up and lifted his legs to get on the bed. He lay inside and pulled Qiao Shinian's hand against his cheek. "Sister, please like me, okay?"

Qiao Shinian breathed slowly, blinked slowly, and after a long time, he replied, "Let me think about it. You're pretty and like me so much, so I don't think I'll be at a disadvantage."

"Okay!" Wen Jiu held Qiao Shinian's hand tightly against his chest. "In this life, I only love you. In this life, we should only belong to each other."