Chapter 198: Drive Away
After returning to the main room, Su Qingqing immediately called Nanny Xu for questioning, while Jixiang went to find Minglu and told him everything.
"This man's name is Jiang Hui. Before the accident, he was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He was a poor student who worked hard to get into the imperial examination. His Majesty thought highly of him. It was His Majesty who personally selected him from the Hanlin Academy to be the imperial recorder. After two or three years, he was sent to the Ministry of War for training.
What happened that year happened suddenly. Afterwards, His Majesty personally interrogated him and used all kinds of severe tortures. However, he just insisted that he was drunk and recognized the wrong person, and he said nothing else.
Your Majesty was so angry that he stripped him of his official position and exiled him to the frontier.
In all these years, I have never heard any news about this man."
Jiang Hui suddenly arrived this time with gifts from the Zhao Kingdom and appeared in front of Su Qingqing as an envoy. Aunt Xu was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
What on earth is the reason that makes such a person come here?
Su Qingqing calmed down and analyzed the situation carefully. She was certain that he had not come here privately on someone's behalf, but had been ordered to do so.
But what happened in Zhao State that would send such a person here?
If the emperor sent this person on his own initiative, that would be fine, at least the emperor would not harm her. What Su Qingqing feared most was that the emperor fell into some threat and the entire Zhao Kingdom's government was controlled by someone.
Especially since Dou Xun came here a while ago.
Thinking of Dou Xun, Su Qingqing became a little anxious . She asked Wang Yu to send someone to capture Dou Xun. It has been a while, but why is there still no news?
Su Qingqing changed her clothes and took Jixiang to the reception room.
Rong Que had been accompanying Jiang Hui the whole time. Just now, Minglu whispered to him what Jixiang had said, under the pretext of reporting on the affairs of the mansion. However, in front of Jiang Hui, Rong Que remained silent and only talked to him about trivial things, maintaining a chatting state, neither enthusiastic nor overly unfamiliar.
Can advance or retreat.
It was not until Su Qingqing arrived that Rong Que stood up, gave them a chance to talk alone, and then left.
As soon as he left the reception room, Rong Que immediately went to see Jixiang and Nanny Xu.
He was frightened by Ming Lu's reply after only hearing the general idea. Now he had to ask carefully and clarify.
Su Qingqing sat in the reception room, looking at Jiang Hui coldly.
As a married princess, she should have given a cold face to her old enemy when she saw him.
With a cold snort, Su Qingqing said, "Master Jiang, how are you?"
Jixiang rolled his eyes bluntly, "I didn't expect to see you again! Bah!"
Jiang Hui slid down from the chair and fell to his knees, "You sinner deserves death."
Su Qingqing didn't look at him, but didn't ask anything either. She didn't know the other party's intentions, and Su Qingqing was afraid that he would be tricked if he opened his mouth.
Jiang Hui, on the other hand, knelt down and said, "I was wronged in the past. It was Dou Xun who forced me. Your Majesty is wise. You have found out the facts and given me justice. I am so sorry, Your Majesty."
Jiang Hui cried with tears streaming down his face.
If Su Qingqing had not known that Dou Xun had visited the Kingdom of Yan a while ago, she would have almost believed it a little.
"At that time, the princess loved Lord Shen, and Miss Dou also loved Lord Shen. At that time, Lord Shen didn't have any feelings for Miss Dou. In fact, Lord Shen had feelings for the princess at that time. Miss Dou was jealous, so she forced me to destroy the princess's reputation in public."
Jiang Hui burst into tears.
"My son was less than three years old at that time, and he was kidnapped by Miss Dou. I had no choice."
Su Qingqing looked at Jiang Hui, "Why? Has my father found out that it was Dou Ziruo's fault?"
Jiang Hui knelt on the ground and wiped away tears. "After His Highness got married, Miss Dou and Shen Ye had a few arguments, and Miss Dou let the cat out of the bag herself."
Su Qingqing sneered, "So, after my father learned the truth, he released you from the border without charge, and then reinstated you to your post, and finally asked you to come to the Great Yan Kingdom to visit me?"
There was sarcasm in the laughter.
Jiang Hui's face turned pale. "I know Your Highness hates me, but it was Your Majesty who sent me here. I am not reinstated now. Even if Your Majesty knows that I was forced, the crime I committed is still unforgivable.
Not to mention that Your Majesty will not forgive me, even I myself feel uneasy.
Your Majesty sent me here because you are afraid that this matter will be exaggerated by others, which will affect the relationship between Your Highness and the Crown Prince of Great Yan. "
Su Qingqing looked at Jiang Hui scrutinizingly.
Jiang Hui's eyes were full of sincerity, tears falling one after another, "Every word I said is true, I hope Your Highness will believe me. Your Highness should tell His Highness the Crown Prince about this matter in advance. If His Highness the Crown Prince learns about this from others, I'm afraid it will be a mess."
Su Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "Others, whose place?"
Jiang Hui looked at Su Qingqing with wide eyes: "Your Highness, haven't you heard? The third prince of the Great Yan Kingdom wants to marry the daughter of Lord Dou Xun's family."
Su Qingqing immediately laughed heartily as if she had heard some incredible joke.
"You mean to say that my father knew that it was Dou Ziruo who harmed me, but he still wanted to make her a princess and let her marry the third prince of the Great Yan Kingdom?"
Jiang Hui was in a dilemma. "I know this is unbelievable, but the Great Yan Kingdom is powerful and we in the Zhao Kingdom cannot afford to offend it. The Third Prince has taken a fancy to Miss Dou, so even if Your Majesty is unhappy, you have to agree."
After a pause, he added.
"Just like your highness's marriage at that time, your majesty had to agree no matter how reluctant he was. Your majesty had no choice."
Su Qingqing hummed, neither saying whether she believed it nor whether she didn't. She just stood up and said, "I won't host a banquet in the mansion to entertain you. Please make yourself at home. See you at the palace banquet tomorrow. Good luck. Send you away."
Jiang Hui was stunned. "Your Highness, even if you are angry with me, you still have to save face. Otherwise, if I leave now, what will happen to the officials of the Great Yan Kingdom..."
Jixiang has a quick temper.
She didn't want to listen to this bastard's chatter.
After receiving Su Qingqing's order, he pulled out the whip from his waist and whipped Jiang Hui in the mouth.
Jiang Hui screamed in pain and covered his mouth. Jixiang took two steps over and knocked him out with a palm. He leaned over and carried him on his shoulders, carrying him away like a dead pig.
There were a total of eight people in the delegation from Zhao State this time. Except Jiang Hui, the rest were followers. These followers were originally entertained by the people in the Prince's Mansion and waited for their master's orders at the second gate. As a result, Jixiang carried Jiang Hui out, and they were directly driven out.
For a time, the news that Su Qingqing had driven away the visitors from her mother's family spread like wildfire in every corner of Kyoto.
When the news reached Xiang Zheng's house, Xiang Zheng was writing the big word "静心". Upon hearing the words, he threw away the wolf-hair brush in his hand and laughed bitterly.
