Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

If the Zhao family came to apologize and show enough sincerity, Qiao Jianer would not take it too seriously.

If the Zhao family feels that they are not wrong, then don't blame her for being rude.

Zhao Rushuang hurriedly found Zhao Ruye and said, "Brother, the results of the three-court trial of Li Zanran are out. Dad and Lord Bai were secretly drugged by Li Zanran, which caused them to suddenly fall ill. It's similar to a cold, and they will slowly recover in half a month."

"Li Zanran also strongly recommended Mu Xinghe, hoping to make the Bai and Zhao families hate the Qiao family. This is just a side purpose. He has a more ulterior motive."

Zhao Rushuang explained the other reasons in detail, involving the feud between the eldest prince and Qiao Jianer, as well as the matter of the 50,000 war horses, which aroused the anger of the Qinu Kingdom.

"In that case, it is our Zhao family who is wrong." Zhao Ruye pondered.

"I don't think we're wrong."

Zhao Rushuang said this, and Zhao Ruye looked at her.

"It's all Qiao Jian'er's fault for provoking the Crown Prince and going to such great lengths to import 50,000 war horses from the Kingdom of Qiluo. That's what brought disaster upon herself. It was her actions that led to the subsequent incident with Li Zanran."

"Dad was poisoned by Li Zanran because of her and is now bedridden. In previous years, our Zhao family would receive benefits from entertaining foreign guests. Who got the benefits this year? Maybe Mu Xinghe will even get a promotion. I heard that after Li Zanran was exposed, the emperor praised Mu Xinghe."

Zhao Ruye thought about it and it seemed that this made sense. Who would be willing to admit that they were wrong? Now that he had a logically consistent explanation, he felt that the Zhao family was really wronged.

He said, "Because of the grudges caused by Princess Feiluan herself, our Zhao family has suffered such an unprovoked disaster and lost the benefits of this year. Even if Mu Xinghe died at that time, it would only be barely enough to atone for his sins."

Zhao Rushuang sneered, "Qiao Jian'er must have guessed it was us. The reason she's holding back is that she's just waiting for us to make a statement and apologize. She might even be hoping we'll prepare tens of thousands of taels of gold."

Yes, Qiao Jian'er has been abnormally calm these days and did not come specifically to investigate the matter of the frightened horse. Now that the truth is out, it is easy to guess what she is thinking.

"She is really dreaming. What is she going to do with so much money? Use it to support her cavalry?" Zhao Ruye also said coldly.

A servant entered the courtyard and said outside the door: "Master, Miss, the master wants you to come through."

Li Zanran calculated the time and gave the medicine. Now, a few days have passed since the reception of foreign guests, and Lord Zhao has begun to recover.

He dragged his still frail body and sat on the armchair to drink tea. A thin layer of mist covered his face, making it difficult to see his expression.

"Dad, you're getting better. That's great. We were so worried during this period." Zhao Rushuang entered the living room.

"Hmm." Lord Zhao put down the cup in his hand and asked directly, "You haven't caused any trouble recently, have you?"

He vaguely remembered that when they fell down, the brother and sister were muttering about settling accounts with the Qiao family.

Zhao Rushuang and Zhao Ruye looked at each other guiltily. They had agreed that no matter what, they would not tell anyone about that matter, but they still felt a natural fear in the face of Lord Zhao's majesty.

"Don't worry, father. We have always behaved well and have not caused any trouble for our family," said Zhao Ruye.

Zhao Rushuang: "The three courts have already found out that this incident was Li Zanran's from beginning to end. Li Zanran was bribed by the traitorous eldest prince and became a lackey of the Qinu Kingdom, which is why he made so many moves. My father is the victim. If Li Zanran is dealt with, the royal family will definitely provide comfort."

"That's not what I want to hear." Lord Zhao, however, read the brother and sister's expressions and said, "You'd better tell me the truth. Otherwise, if you really offend the Qiao family, I won't be able to save you."

He had come to his senses a little two days ago. Everything was calm in the Qiao family, but he just had a bad feeling, probably because he had been immersed in officialdom for too long.

"Dad, you just don't trust us. You fell ill, and my brother and I were so worried that we didn't have the time to care about anything else. We were just making some guesses at the time. Who would really go against the Qiao family?" Zhao Rushuang patted Lord Zhao's back and gave Zhao Ruye a wink.

Zhao Ruye came over and filled Mr. Zhao's cup with tea.

"Father, don't worry. Just wait until you feel better and report to the Honglu Temple. There is nothing wrong with our family."

After the brother and sister persuaded them and asked them to give assurances again and again, Mr. Zhao finally gave up.

In the garden, Zhao Ruye frowned, "Sister, with Qiao Jian'er's temper, I'm afraid she won't let this go. Before we can apologize, who knows what tricks she'll pull."

Zhao Rushuang, however, didn't take it seriously: "Brother, you are too worried. It's not just Daddy who's sick, but also Lord Bai. How can Qiao Jian'er be so sure that this must have been done by us, and not the Bai family?"

Her words reminded Zhao Ruye, and Zhao Ruye lowered his voice: “You mean?”

"That's right, we can shift the blame. Qiao Jian'er isn't sure it was us, so we can put the blame on the Bai family." Zhao Rushuang raised his lips. "This way, the matter will be resolved without anyone noticing, and we'll have a true explanation in front of Father."

Zhao Ruye nodded: "This is a good idea, but how do we start?"

"That's easy. The horse is frightened and violent. It must have been stimulated by something." Zhao Rushuang whispered to Zhao Ruye: "Just give it that medicine..."

Zhao Ruye laughed and said, "That's a good idea. I'll immediately find someone with good Qinggong skills to sneak into the Bai family."

After the charges were established, all members of Li Zanran's family who were over fourteen years old were executed, and all those under fourteen were sold into exile.

Mu Xinghe was promoted to the fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Personnel, a half-level promotion. To reach the position of fifth-rank official, one generally has to be at least thirty years old. Mu Xinghe was only twenty years old, so this promotion was very eye-catching and for a time, it attracted everyone's envy.

The foreign envoys returned with gifts, and the matter came to an end, but the Zhao family did not make any comment.

"It's impossible for the Zhao brothers and sisters to come and apologize." Pei Shijiu said: "Jian'er, what are you going to do?"

These days, Qiao Jianer went to Puchen Country to identify dozens of piles of raw stones and received a large number of caravans, earning tens of millions of taels. When he came back, he found that seven or eight days had passed, and the Zhao family was still acting like dead pigs.

Lord Zhao also went to the Honglu Temple to report.

She laughed. Did the Zhao family really think that she was kept in the dark and knew nothing?

She originally planned to give them a chance. As long as they showed enough sincerity to compensate Mu Xinghe and his wife, she would let bygones be bygones.

Now it seems that they won't cry until they see the coffin.