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

Qiao Zhizhi stopped an old lady and asked, "Auntie, what happened? Why are you so surprised?"

The old lady sighed, "Dongyu said the peonies were starting to bloom, so we went to see them. But, for some reason, all the peonies have wilted. It looks like the plants themselves won't survive."

Another woman said, "What's even more frightening is that some of the peonies seem to be dripping blood. You can see blood spots on the leaves and the soil. Oh, is this a bad omen? I'm afraid I'm going to have nightmares tonight."

Seeing such a strange thing, Qiao Zhizhi and Lin Songyan looked at each other.

"Little girl, you're still young, so you'd better not go and watch it. That situation will leave a shadow on you." The lady in front kindly advised.

Then the group continued talking and walked away.

"The Sun family wants to make a big deal out of this." Lin Songyan judged.

"That's right, it seems to be in line with that line in the poem." Qiao Zhizhi said, "Let's go and take a look."

Beneath her sleeves, her fingers clenched into her palms.

Seeing that she was not afraid at all, Lin Songyan didn't care.

However, the Sun family's move made him feel more worried. Would the Qiao family be safe and sound? Would his marriage with her be able to proceed smoothly?

There was a figure next to them, who knew when it appeared, as if waiting for them.

Lin Songyan bowed and saluted: "Princess Zhenguo."

Qiao Jianer said, "Together."

She could have gone directly there, knowing that the two of them were also here.

"Jia'er, you've also heard what those aunties said. Peony is the national flower. The Sun family is so arrogant. Aren't they deliberately framing the Qiao family for this misfortune? Someone will definitely spread the rumor that the Qiao family is going to bring bad luck to Daze Country." Qiao Zhizhi's heart was boiling with anger, and her tone became a little excited when she saw Qiao Jia'er.

But for the last sentence, she covered her mouth and lowered her voice.

"It is a good thing that the Sun family is so rampant." Qiao Jianer said lightly.

Lin Songyan's face looked thoughtful.

Princess Zhenguo remained calm and composed, as if she didn't care about this matter at all. She must have more information, or there must have been some progress that they were not aware of.

When we arrived at the east corner, we saw a lot of people gathered outside the railing of the flower garden, discussing the situation inside.

"They all died overnight. This is too strange. This is the first time I've encountered such a strange thing."

"Blood is still dripping from the flowers. Where did this blood come from? The more I think about it, the more creepy it becomes."

The three of them squeezed into the crowd and looked into the flowerbed. They saw that the peonies that had just bloomed had their heads drooped, lifeless. Many flowers had even broken off and fallen to the ground. The stems of these peonies were soft, the roots were black, and there was blood stained on the green leaves and soil.

Looking around, no one was spared, it was shocking.

The onlookers also looked surprised.

"What else could it be?" A woman's voice laughed, drawing everyone's attention to her.

Sun Hetang crossed his arms and looked at the flower garden with interest, his eyebrows raised. "Haven't you heard that the daughter of the Qiao family, the great painter Qiao Zhizhi, created a painting and inscribed it with the poem of Lu Guchuan, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice, which goes like this: 'Peonies blossomed overnight, and the whole garden was splashed with vermilion.' They even printed many copies and spread them around the streets, cursing our Daze Kingdom with bloody disasters and unrest in the capital. Lu Guchuan has been arrested, suspended from his position, and imprisoned. Qiao Zhizhi's crime is no less than Lu Guchuan's. This kind of thing is not just the idea of ​​one person. I'm afraid the entire Qiao family harbors this evil intention. Soon the royal family will settle accounts with the Qiao family. Let's wait and see."

When she said this, the people present immediately connected the withering peony and the bleeding with the painting and the poem, and they all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

"So, the curse that Lu Guchuan and the Qiao family cast on the fate of Daze Nation has come true, which is why these peonies have become like this?"

Sun Hetang was very satisfied with this answer and continued, "Tianhe Province is now the fiefdom of the Princess Zhenguo. It is hard not to suspect that the Princess Zhenguo and the Lu family are colluding to cause these incidents."

"Well said." A penetrating voice passed through people's ears, like a clear spring hitting rocks, intimidating and cold.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bright and heroic woman standing in front of them. She clapped her hands together, and each clap was crisp and powerful.

Seeing the badge hanging around her waist with the words "Princess Zhenguo" inscribed on it, everyone present immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

This is the princess who controls more than 40,000 elite cavalry and Tianhe Province, one of the eight provinces outside the capital. She is also deeply trusted by the emperor and can interfere in internal affairs.

As long as she wants, as long as she is unhappy, everyone here will lose their heads.

Qiao Jian'er did not let them stand up immediately. She had to establish her authority and let people know that the Qiao family's gossip was not irresponsible.

"But Miss Sun, have you ever considered that this poem was already widely circulated last year, and Lu Guchuan was promoted because of it. Everyone praised it at the time, even the emperor praised it. How come it suddenly became a prophecy of disaster this year? Who is being slapped in the face by this? Miss Sun, please be careful with your words, lest you scold someone you shouldn't, or the entire Sun family will be unable to bear the consequences."

Sun Hetang choked at her question, but she quickly adjusted her thoughts and responded, "Yes, Lu Guchuan wrote this poem last year. There really wasn't anything wrong with it then. You could say there wasn't much wrong with the poem itself. It's just that someone used it to create a fuss this year, cursing the Heavenly Family and the fate of the Great Ze State, hoping to cause panic and unrest."

"Now, the peony has withered and died, still dripping blood. This means that someone's goal has been achieved, and someone's curse has come true."

Qiao Jian'er said, "They're just plants. So what if they die? Just plant some new ones. Does that mean the curse has come true? That they're going to bring disaster to the world? They can even convict people of this. They're just trying to frame someone. They're trying to build momentum and spread rumors, and then when no one's looking, they're secretly poisoning the plants. And then they claim it works. This is such a childish trick, only a fool would be capable of it."

Sun Hetang pressed on: "The painting was painted by Qiao Zhizhi, and the calligraphy was written by Qiao Zhizhi, right? It's impossible for your Qiao family to clear this charge."

Although Qiao Jianer's rebuttals were all on point, she was not afraid or worried at all. After all, Lu Guchuan had been locked up, so she had the advantage.

Suddenly, she felt that the look in Qiao Jianer's eyes when he looked at her seemed to carry a certain pity. This pity was a mocking pity, which made her feel confused.

"Why can't I paint a picture that's perfect? ​​Why can't I write a poem that's perfect?"

"But the person who spread rumors and caused trouble, and even poisoned Mudan, is the one with the real evil intentions, cursing the fate of the nation."