Chapter 1434: 1429: Entering the Garden to Find Su Miaoyan

Chapter 1434: Chapter 1429: Entering the Garden to Find Su Miaoyan

“Yan’er, I will never let anyone take you away.”

Even her family, if they wanted to snatch her away from him, it wouldn’t be allowed!

The next day, Chu Yihan summoned Xiao Yu, and Xiao Qingyu was called as well.

Before Xiao Yu left, he ordered Zhuiying to guard the courtyard, forbidding Su Miaoyan to leave or anyone to enter.

Xiao Qingyu wanted to visit Su Miaoyan, but he wasn’t allowed.

He was taken by Xiao Yu and sat in the carriage heading to the palace.

Xiao Qingyu chuckled, “Brother, even though you don’t want the emperor to know that sister-in-law has already come with us to Jiang Du City, not bringing Zhuiying with you will definitely raise suspicions and draw unnecessary attention.”

Xiao Yu’s handsome face turned stern, “Apart from Zhuiying, no one can stop Su Yingxue.”

“Empress?” Xiao Qingyu was puzzled.

Xiao Yu said, “Mother-in-law saw Yan’er a few days ago.”

“Madam Su? She is sister-in-law’s mother. Surely, knowing that her daughter was in danger, she must have come to inquire. Having seen sister-in-law, she will definitely plead with the empress to find her in Qilin Garden no matter what,” Xiao Qingyu analyzed the situation but was more worried, “Although Zhuiying is skilled in martial arts, by the empress’s side there is someone called Seventeen, and they are evenly matched. If the empress exposes us, I fear the emperor will blame us.”

Xiao Qingyu kindly advised, “Brother, wouldn’t it be better to tell the truth? The empress has exquisite medical skills and would surely be able to cure sister-in-law, allowing her to recover her memory sooner. Don’t you want that?”

Now, Su Miaoyan detested Xiao Yu, hitting and kicking him every day, his face even scratched, and the two of them showed no semblance of being a married couple.

Wouldn’t everyone be overjoyed if she were cured?

“No.” On Xiao Yu’s thumb, there was a jade thumb ring that Xiao Qingyu had previously gotten for him at Jingyun Temple, saying it suppressed the malevolence within him.

He fiddled with the jade ring, his voice growing colder, “Letting Su Yingxue know would certainly mean she would take Yan’er away from me, and the Su family would never allow her to stay by my side.”

Xiao Qingyu was instantly stunned, “This…”

He was about to say, since when do parents bring a married daughter back home?

Besides, his brother loved his sister-in-law so much and would never mistreat her, why would they take her away?

But then he thought, perhaps other families wouldn’t, but the Su family was different. The Marquis of Martial South’s Manor was the empress’s family home, gloriously reputable with three generals, their power too formidable.

Given the tragedy that occurred in Xiao’s house, how could the Su family not blame them?

And now that Su Miaoyan detested his brother so much, how could she not wish to return to the Su family?

If she went back, his brother might never be able to bring her back in this lifetime.

Xiao Qingyu sighed softly, “It’s a helpless situation, brother, but you can hardly keep it hidden for long.”

Surely one could not hide Su Miaoyan forever?

“No one can take her away from me, not even for a day, not even for a moment.”

Xiao Yu closed his eyes; his voice cold, Xiao Qingyu had no doubt that if the Su family forcefully tried to take Su Miaoyan away, Xiao Yu would fight back with the fiercest means to take her back.

The situation was sincerely… too tragic.

Xiao Qingyu had no choice but to help his brother keep the secret.

At the palace, the two of them knelt before Chu Yihan.

When Xiao Qingyu saw that Su Yingxue wasn’t by Chu Yihan’s side, he guessed that Xiao Yu had planned this well in advance.

He was slightly distracted, which Chu Yihan noticed immediately.

“Xiao Qingyu,” Chu Yihan called him.

“Your Majesty, this humble commoner is present,” Xiao Qingyu quickly bowed in response.

“Last time I heard that there was a manslaughter at your road construction site. What happened, and how was it handled?” Chu Yihan asked, lifting his teacup.

“Your Majesty, it was because the road was rugged and difficult to navigate. The construction was challenging, and with much mud in the mountains, landslides would occur when it rained, injuring a worker who could not be sent for medical treatment in time and died. However, Your Majesty, rest assured, I immediately led people to the worker’s family to offer condolences. Under the escort of officers from the government office, adequate funeral and settlement fees were provided. The family has been well taken care of, and we have been extra cautious in the subsequent construction, with no further mistakes,” Xiao Qingyu answered.

Chu Yihan nodded. “In the future construction process, you must strictly control and ensure the safety of the workers.”

“Yes, I shall strictly follow Your Majesty’s command.”

After Xiao Qingyu finished speaking, Chu Yihan asked him for more details about the construction—where the roadworks had reached, the materials used, and the expenses involved—all of which Xiao Qingyu answered meticulously.

Chu Yihan was indeed satisfied with him.

However, Xiao Qingyu noticed that Xiao Yu had been kneeling the whole time, and Chu Yihan had not asked him to rise.

Xiao Qingyu, knowing that Xiao Yu was incapacitated in his legs, took the opportunity to propose, “Your Majesty, my elder brother has not yet been told to rise.”

Given the circumstances, since Xiao Yu was his brother-in-law, Chu Yihan wasn’t likely to treat him so harshly.

Chu Yihan waved his hand, instructing Xiao Qingyu to wait outside the hall.

Inside the hall when only the two of them remained, Chu Yihan set down his teacup, his voice slow and deep, “Xiao Yu, having knelt for so long, have you thought things through?”

“I do not know what Your Majesty wants me to think about,” Xiao Yu slightly nodded, his gaze indifferent.

“Before I question you, you still have time to think it over. After all, if you deceive me, you are committing a crime of misleading the emperor, and there will be no way out for you, even if you are Xiao Yu.”

Chu Yihan’s kindly reminder bore a heaviness that pressed down on Xiao Yu.

Yet Xiao Yu seemed not to take it to heart, “Your Majesty, please ask your questions.”

Chu Yihan frowned, his voice cold and stern, “Where is Su Miaoyan?”

A murderous look quickly flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes, soon replaced by a wave of indifference, “I haven’t found her.”

“You haven’t found her?”

Chu Yihan pulled out a letter and threw it in front of him, “There is a village at the base of the cliff, dozens of households, and overnight more than a dozen lives were lost, even two people mysteriously vanished from the Xiao family. Xiao Yu, I need an explanation.”

There was a hint of anger in Chu Yihan’s eyes. He could sympathize with Xiao Yu’s grief for his lost wife and child, but he could not tolerate his causing trouble right under his watch!

Those people, regardless of their faults, have laws to punish them.

They cannot be the targets of Xiao Yu’s disregard for human life!

“Xiao Yu, I don’t know,” Xiao Yu’s words were mostly indifferent.

Void of emotion, cold as ice.

“Xiao Yu, I advise you to think thrice before answering me.”

Chu Yihan stood up, leaving Xiao Yu to kneel alone in the hall, and went to the imperial study to handle government affairs.

Xiao Qingyu could only wait outside the hall, unable to intercede for Xiao Yu.

But he knew this was a confrontation between his elder brother and Chu Yihan, both strong-willed, each waiting for the other to compromise.

However, by this time, Su Yingxue had already stormed into Qilin Garden with Madam Yin.

Upon receiving the message from Chu Yihan, Su Yingxue immediately brought Madam Yin to visit Qilin Garden. However, she didn’t forget her manners, merely stating that Madam Yin, yearning deeply for her daughter, wanted to visit every corner of Qilin Garden to see where her daughter had lived.

Despite the orderly conduct of Qilin Garden’s servants, they couldn’t keep up with Su Yingxue and Madam Yin’s extensive tour.

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