Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Seeing that the two men were silent, Zhao Chongqing thought they were blaming him for his rash agreement.

"Aunt Leng, Uncle Li, I know I..."

Leng Youran raised her hand to interrupt him before he could finish, "It's okay, Chong'er, we don't blame you for making this decision. Aunt Cui saved your life, so you should agree to this..." As for saving Yan Niang and Qin Suian's lives...

It's not impossible.

It's just a matter of keeping them alive, which isn't difficult.

As for how to live, that is not up to her.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about everything, let's eat first. After dinner, I'll go see Aunt Cui."

Things in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were proceeding in an orderly manner.

It’s different in the South.

Qin Zihao, who had just returned to the capital of Nandi, was called to the study by Qin Zhaohai as soon as he entered the mansion. Without saying a word, he was slapped to the ground.

"Dad?" Qin Zihao looked at him in disbelief.

Qin Zhaohai stared at him with bloodshot eyes, almost gritting his teeth and said, "Tell me, is Xi Hu's matter related to you?"

Qin Zihao would not admit it and shook his head, "Dad, what do you mean?"

Qin Zhaohai sneered, "What do you mean, you dare to say that you haven't colluded with the people in the north?"

Qin Zihao shook his head innocently, "Dad, where did you get the chance to say such a thing?"

Qin Zhaohai looked at him quietly, his scrutinizing eyes unconcealed at all.

Qin Zihao stretched his neck to meet his gaze, without a trace of guilt in his eyes.

After a long time, Qin Zhaohai frowned slightly, the vicious look on his face disappeared, replaced by his usual smile.

He reached out his hand to help Qin Zihao, who had fallen to the ground, and said kindly, "Hao'er, don't blame your father. It's really that your behavior is too suspicious."

He received countless messages in the past two days, all about Xihu.

Especially after learning that Zhao Tongqi was dead and the other three families had also declined one after another, his suspicion of Qin Zihao became even greater.

Besides, the news he received in the past two days...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask, "Where have you been all these days?"

After Qin Zihao was helped up, he kept his head down, pretending to have suffered a great injustice. When he raised his head again, his eyes were misty, "Dad, I... I..."

Qin Zhaohai felt annoyed by the look of wanting to say something but not being able to.

"Just tell me what you mean. When did I ever teach you to be a timid man?"

Qin Zihao gritted his teeth and then looked at him angrily, "Dad, you asked me where I've been these days, why don't you ask your good sons what they've done to me?"

It was the first time Qin Zhaohai saw Qin Zihao get angry. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Haha, I was arrested, I was arrested by Chu Weian. And you asked me about Xihu. If I remember correctly, Zhao Tongqi was still fine when I left Xihu. I was arrested by Chu Weian after leaving Xihu. How can you involve me in the Xihu incident?"

"I was also wondering if Chu Weian couldn't stand Zhao Tongqi, so he deliberately arrested me and wanted to frame me!"

If he said that he didn't know about Xihu's affairs, Qin Zhaohai would definitely not believe it. He had been away for so long, and the news of Xihu's change of power had already spread. It would be too fake for him to say that he didn't know.

Qin Zhaohai stared at him closely, and said word by word, "Are you sure you are not lying?" He really didn't know that Chu Weian had arrested him.

He is naturally suspicious.

To be honest, he knew what his sons were thinking, but it didn't matter.

Even if they later developed rebellious intentions, he would not give them the opportunity to cause chaos.

The people who were handed over to them back then were not only their helpers, but could also turn their guns against them at important moments.

Unfortunately, before those rebellious sons could seize power, they exposed their ambitions one by one, and now they have even lost their own lives.

"I'm not lying. You can just take me with you to confront Chu Weian." If he was really willing to go with him, it would be beneficial to Leng Youran and the others' plan.

If he doesn't go, that's okay. Since he said so, I believe he won't doubt it anymore.

The reason why he dared to say this was because he knew that Leng Youran and the others had kept the news of Chu Weian's death a secret.

Long before he returned, he received news that the new emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had ascended the throne.

All officials who had contact with Chu Weian were also taken under control.

Although there are still many fish that have escaped the net, the North City has quietly sent people to control all the exits leading to various places in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It can be said that Qin Zhaohai will not receive any news from there for the time being.

Qin Zhaohai had no idea that his eldest son was plotting against him in front of him.

"Then how did you escape from Wei... from him?"

Qin Zihao shook his head innocently and sneered, "It's ridiculous. I don't even know why he let me go. When he arrested me, he just had me detained. Then, I don't know what happened, but suddenly a group of people in blue came and knocked me unconscious. When I woke up again, I had left the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and appeared in Tao County, not far from the capital."

"I saw no one was following me, so I pawned my belongings for money and returned to the South."

There was a mixture of truth and falsehood in his words, and he almost glossed over the falsehood in an instant. Even though Qin Zhaohai was staring at him closely, he didn't notice anything wrong.

He waved his hand, his eyes lingered outside the door for a moment, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "Okay, you've suffered. Dad will teach him a lesson when he has the chance. Go ahead!"

If he doesn't go out soon, the princess will probably get restless.

As he expected, Qin Zihao just opened the door and saw his mother rushing over. He was afraid that his mother would say something that would arouse his father's suspicion. Before she could fly to his side, he quickly went to meet her, "Mom, I'm fine, let's go back!"

As he spoke, he winked at her, then glanced at the Crown Prince's wife who came with his mother, and smiled at her.

Ever since he experienced the situation where his father's illegitimate son was hunting him down, he felt that he could not be like his father.

The last time he came back, he directly dismissed the people in the backyard. The concubines who gave birth to illegitimate sons and daughters bought courtyards for them. In the future, he would only send people to deliver money there regularly, and he would never set foot there at other times.

Although the Crown Princess didn't know why her husband suddenly changed, as a woman she was happy in her heart.

Which woman would want to share her husband with others?

Back to the present, Princess Zhao received his eye signal and glanced at the closed study without leaving any trace.

"Okay, let's go back and talk about it."

Qin Zhaohai stood by the window of the study, watching their every move through the gap.

He didn't trust Qin Zihao, and even said that he didn't trust anyone.