After Xiao Qiwu finished speaking, he looked at Song Yao and said, "I remember that Mr. Song was not only an official, but also a businessman. I also heard that Mr. Song made a lot of money. Is there a possibility that the fault of Song Shu and your sixth uncle was just a gimmick to copy your Song family?"

"What?" Song Yao frowned and didn't understand what Xiao Qiwu said for a moment.

Xiao Qiwu said, "The Emperor is deliberately using their mistakes to accuse you. He claims to be exiling you, but in reality, he's after your Song family's wealth! It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone. Haven't you considered this?"

Song Yao's face was pale, and his eyes were full of disbelief. "We didn't think about these things at all. I didn't expect that his goal was to take our family's money! I said it, Song Shu and the others made their own mistakes, so he could just kill them directly. Why would he involve their families? And all the servants in the family were exiled. So this is his goal."

Xiao Qiwu said, "I've known him for a long time. If I wanted to fight for the throne, it wouldn't be his turn. But I don't want to fight anymore. There's no need, really."

He was not the emperor at the time, but for the sake of the throne, he sent people to frame him, causing his leg to be broken immediately.

The palace was full of intrigues and deceptions, and he didn't like it at all, so he left and came to Shanghu.

Song Yao glanced at Xiao Qiwu's legs before saying, "Then your legs..."

Xiao Qiwu said: "I met a miracle doctor, and he cured me."

"I didn't expect there would be such a genius!" Song Yao said, "Then have you ever thought about competing for the throne?"

"I simply disdain this damn throne!" Xiao Qiwu said, "If he had asked directly, I would have given it to him without hesitation, but he played dirty tricks on me. This kind of person is not worthy of being emperor. Sooner or later, he will get his comeuppance!"

It is one thing that he does not want to be emperor, but it is another thing that he is being plotted against.

If he had asked directly, Xiao Qiwu would not have refused, but this bastard played dirty and caused his leg to be broken. If he had not met the miracle doctor, he would probably still be unable to walk.

It's just so abominable.

If he gets the chance, he must be killed!

Seeing Xiao Qiwu so angry, Song Yao knew that he must have been unable to let it go all these years. Otherwise, after so many years, he wouldn't be so angry when it was mentioned now.

The maid brought the tea. It was quite cold after traveling outside for so long, so she drank some tea to warm herself up.

Everyone sat together, and Xiao Qiwu asked Song Yao what they had encountered on the road.

Before Song Yao could even open her mouth when she asked this question, Song Qing and the others couldn't stop talking. They said they had encountered wolves taller than humans, many refugees, the man-eating Zhu Huai, and extremely huge giants.

After hearing what Song Qing and the others said, Xiao Qiwu was obviously stunned, his eyes full of disbelief, "Have you really encountered these beasts?"

Song Mingxuan said, "Yes, thank goodness A Yao said those beasts are afraid of fire, thank goodness A Yao is a good archer, and thank goodness Prince Heng and Prince Jing followed us, otherwise, we would definitely be in great danger!"

Xiao Qiwu looked at Song Yao, very curious, "Song Yao, how do you know those beasts are afraid of fire?"

"I also saw it in a book." Song Yao said calmly.

"That's all thanks to you," Xiao Qiwu said. "However, I never imagined such a terrifying beast could exist. If anyone else encountered it, they would surely die!"

He once came to Shanghu along the same route as Song Yao and the others, but at that time he did not see the ferocious beasts they talked about.

He thought it didn't exist, but it turned out that he just hadn't encountered it.

Song Zizhou said: "It's our good fortune that A Yao can follow us."

"It's the result of everyone's joint efforts." Song Yao said.

At this time, Steward Zhou from Prince Rui's Mansion came to the main hall.

He walked up to Xiao Qiwu and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the room is ready."

Xiao Qiwu hummed, then looked at Song Yao and the others and said, "How about this, you've been traveling for most of the day and must be very tired. Why don't you go back to the house and rest, and have a New Year's Eve dinner tonight."

Song Yao stood up and said, "Prince Rui, thank you for taking us in. We are really sorry for bothering you."

Song Yuanbai said, "Prince Rui, thank you very much!"

Xiao Qiwu stood up and waved his hand, saying, "You're welcome. Go and rest first. I'll have someone call you for the New Year's Eve dinner later."

"Okay!" Song Yuanbai nodded, and they followed Butler Zhou out of the main hall.

The rooms prepared by Butler Zhou were in the east and west wings. Because there were so many people, the rooms were not enough, so two people had to be arranged in one room.

However, Song Yao and the others didn't mind.

Finally, Song Yao and Song He came to the west wing. E Yu first carried the child to the room before leaving.

Now only Song Yao and the two children were left in the room.

However, as soon as E Yu left, Xiao Sui Sui started crying.

Song Yao had no choice but to pick him up and coax him. Fortunately, this time she worked and coaxed Xiao Suisui easily.

In Song Yao's arms, she was holding little Youyou.

Little Youyou has fallen asleep and is very quiet.

Song He pursed her lips and looked at Song Yao, hesitating whether to speak.

Song Yao glanced at her and saw that she was hesitant to speak, so she asked casually, "Ah He, do you have anything to say? But you can say anything, but you can't persuade me to be with Xiao Chi."

"I don't want to talk about this," Song He said. "I want to talk about Xiao Yan."

Hearing this, Song Yao looked at Song He with curiosity in her eyes, "Really? What are you going to say?"

Song He pursed his lips, still hesitating, not knowing how to start.

Song Yao didn't urge her and waited until she had thought it over.

Xiao Sui Sui fell asleep quickly.

She knew why Xiao Suisui was crying just now. He must have been sleepy, and E Yu suddenly put him on the bed, so he started crying.

I guess he has this habit because E Yu and Song He always hold him in their arms. They are used to holding him in their arms, so they can't let him go easily.

"Sister..." Song He finally spoke.

"Hmm?" Song Yao looked at Song He.

Taking a deep breath, Song He said, "I like Xiao Yan."

Song Yao's head buzzed, and after a while, she came back to her senses, "What did you say?"

Song He knew that if she told Song Yao in person, Song Yao would definitely show this surprised expression.

Song He spoke again, "I said I like Xiao Yan. I've always liked him, and that's never changed. It's just that the gap between him and me is too big, and he doesn't show any interest in me, so I want you to help me."

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