The men from the Qiao family brought back soldiers and stared at the hands and feet of the people who were searching.

So, they have no room to play.

Indeed, in full view of everyone, someone discovered that there was something in the incense burner.

The Qiao family members suddenly became nervous and looked at each other, asking who had put something in there.

But the answers were all negative.

Everyone couldn't help but feel their scalp tighten.

It’s over. I’m afraid the conspiracy has really come back to haunt me.

Deputy General Chen laughed heartily. "No wonder Second Master Pei said no one was collaborating with the enemy. It turns out he was defending his daughter and son-in-law's family. I wonder if Second Master Pei was involved in this or if he was colluding with them."

Master Pei didn't expect that there would be something in the incense burner, but he knew the Qiao family and knew they would never do such a treasonous thing.

He said, "It's just a letter. You don't know what it contains, but you want to accuse me of something? That doesn't make sense."

Mr. Pei had this confidence, but the Qiao family did not, because they also had no idea why a letter appeared in the incense burner and when it was put in.

Seeing that everyone in the family looked confused, someone must have done something in advance.

Their hearts were hanging high, and they had a sense of crisis that a disaster was about to happen.

"If the letter contains information about collaborating with the enemy, then Second Master Pei would be implicated or even an accomplice. The entire Pei family would be implicated and would be punished together." The eldest prince said.

Upon hearing this, Master Pei felt his scalp tingle. He suddenly realized that if someone was plotting against the Qiao family and wanted to sentence them to death, he would have fallen into the trap with the entire Pei family.

The current situation is probably closely related to the life and death of the Qiao and Pei families.

Mr. Pei suddenly became nervous and felt cold all over.

"Not everyone can afford to take this risk." The Crown Prince said calmly, "My eldest brother, you are being too sensational."

"The incense burner on the shrine is rarely moved except during festivals. Family members are not allowed to desecrate it, and others are even more reluctant to approach. Hiding the letter inside is precisely because they are sure no one will go through the incense burner." The eldest prince said, "If there is no trick, why would they hide the letter in such a place?"

Lord Liu said, "The eldest prince may be exaggerating. Even if the Qiao family was cautious and placed the letter in the incense ashes, it can only be said that they did not want others to see the letter, and it does not necessarily have anything to do with treason."

"It's a letter sent openly and honestly, but it has to be done secretly and hidden. This in itself speaks volumes." The eldest prince had a firm attitude.

Seeing that Qiao Jian'er didn't say anything and remained silent, as if she was trying hard to maintain her composure, he couldn't help but feel very happy. No matter how smart Qiao Jian'er was, she didn't expect this move.

Now that the letter was in their hands, she had no idea how to respond.

It was like being caught off guard and becoming a fish on the chopping board for them to slaughter.

"Our Qiao family is loyal to the Emperor and would never collaborate with the enemy," Boss Qiao said firmly. "Also, we don't know how a letter ended up in the incense burner. Someone must have hidden it there to frame our Qiao family. If it says something bad, we wouldn't acknowledge it."

Lieutenant General Chen laughed heartily. "It's too late to say this now. It's not that easy to clear your name for the crime of collaborating with the enemy."

Pang Da also started laughing. He had no tongue, so he could only make a weird "ahhh" sound, which sounded extremely uncomfortable. The look of a smug villain was fully reflected on his face.

Seeing these people looking triumphant, the Qiao family confirmed their guess.

Everyone felt like they had fallen into an ice cave, feeling cold from skin to bones.

Old Mrs. Qiao, who was old, held her chest, and Old Man Qiao's hands were shaking.

In this situation, even Kamaer would be helpless.

Everyone looked at Qiao Jian'er, but saw that there was no expression on her face. She lowered her eyes and flipped her palms, not knowing whether she was praying for a chance of improvement or lamenting the end of the Qiao family's fate.

At this moment when a clear answer was needed, everyone was completely disappointed because they couldn't figure out Qiao Jianer's thoughts.

Seeing Qiao Xier’s face turn pale, Mu Xinghe quickly protected her shoulders and held her in his arms.

"Xi'er, it's okay. We don't even know what's in the letter yet. Don't give up."

The first child encountered such a situation, and this time he might have to face an even more serious situation. He was very angry, but now, he could do nothing.

Qiao Dacheng also coaxed Pei Qingrong in a low voice, saying that she was pregnant and could not bear such a big emotional fluctuation.

The prince said, "Brother, you haven't even read the contents of the letter yet, and you're already condemning the Qiao family. Isn't that a bit biased?"

"What is written in the letter? Do I need to tell you? I know that the prince favors the Qiao family. Maybe he is also involved in the Qiao family's affairs, so he is so anxious to clear the Qiao family of any connection."

The eldest prince then took the opportunity to drag the crown prince into the matter. It would be so satisfying if he could catch all these unpleasant people in one fell swoop.

Success or failure depends on today's battle.

A hint of sarcasm flashed across the prince's eyes, the look one would have when facing a fool, but it disappeared in an instant.

"Since my eldest brother wants to put the blame on me, it seems I have to prove my innocence as well."

The prince moved his body, and before anyone could see clearly, he had snatched the incense burner from the eldest prince's hand and took out the half-exposed letter.

Then he handed the letter to the attendant beside him and said, "Read it."

The attendant read the contents as they were written: "The Qiao family has been blessed by His Majesty's grace and has prospered. We are always grateful. May our country be blessed and His Majesty be blessed for thousands of years and prosper forever."

Everyone opened their eyes wide when they heard this, but their moods were different.

There was absolutely no problem with the letter, and the Qiao family members breathed a sigh of relief, their worries completely at ease.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Qiao Jianer. It turned out that Jianer was not panicking, but was confident and was laughing at these people.

For a moment, I felt very happy.

The eldest prince and his men changed their expressions. Du Qinglan had clearly done as she was told, but for the sake of her parents, she would never dare to disobey the eldest prince's orders.

But why did this result occur?

They were fooled, really fooled, like clowns.

Pang Da couldn't believe it at all and couldn't accept that his plan had failed. He pointed at the letter, screamed and gestured. What he read out was definitely not the real content. He had to see it with his own eyes to believe it.

The eldest prince took two steps forward and took the letter from the prince.

After seeing the words clearly, his face suddenly turned pale and he completely gave up.

Deputy General Chen, Pang Da, also looked at the letter, his face as ugly as if he had eaten a dead fly.

Qiao Jianer said, "Actually, I wrote this letter."

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