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Chapter 610 A huge conspiracy
Fu Jichang seldom talked about official matters with Ji Xiaobei.
Ji Xiaobei had only heard from others that the emperor thought highly of Fu Jichang.
But today she saw the way the emperor looked at Fu Jichang, and she knew that the emperor did not trust him.
But why did the emperor often meet with him alone?
The emperor also conspired with Fu Jichang about the difficult problem he posed to the princes last time - the battle plan for the northern border.
Is this a huge conspiracy?
Ji Xiaobei didn't have time to think about it and told her everything he had heard.
Fu Jichang's face was pale and gloomy.
After a long while, he finally calmed down and said, "Don't tell anyone about this. Stock up some food at home!"
Ji Xiaobei's expression also turned serious: "Will there be a mutiny?"
Fu Jichang frowned, shook his head with a melancholy look and said, "The situation is complicated. The emperor announced to the public that he was ill, and even I didn't know..."
Ji Xiaobei said: "I'll go first, you calm down and think about it carefully!"
Fu Jichang had not yet recovered from the shock and, rarely, did not go out to see Ji Xiaobei off.
When Ji Xiaobei returned, he found Jiaojiao was not in the room.
It’s getting dark, where has she gone?
As soon as Ji Xiaobei sat down, a waiter brought him hot water and said, "Sir, here is a letter for you!"
Ji Xiaobei took it and looked at the lines of beautiful small characters.
She saw that the signature was left by Jiaojiao.
She read the contents for a long time but still couldn't understand them.
She was so anxious. Jiaojiao was really something. She didn't even leave a verbal message, but had to leave a note.
She could only go upstairs to find Fu Jichang.
Fu Jichang was explaining things to Xuyu and Yongheng in the room when there was a knock on the door.
Fu Jichang frowned.
The two men quickly slipped into the secret door at the back.
Fu Jichang then went over to open the door, and when he saw that it was Ji Xiaobei, he smiled stiffly.
Ji Xiaobei saw that Fu Jichang looked worried and knew that he was worried about that matter.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but I want you to help me read a letter from Jiaojiao... I'm a little worried about her!"
Ji Xiaobei handed over the letter.
Fu Jichang glanced at her and said, "She said that she met Old Madam Ruo at the door of the inn. Old Madam Ruo asked her to talk about the child. She told you not to worry!"
Ji Xiaobei took the letter and said, "Okay, I got it, you go ahead!"
"Do you need my help?" Fu Jichang asked.
"No need, go ahead and do your work!" Ji Xiaobei said, and strode away.
After closing the door, Fu Jichang continued to instruct the two secret guards on tasks.
He couldn't take care of Ji Xiaobei for the time being.
According to Ji Xiaobei's personality, dealing with Ruo's family would not be a problem. Although he thought so in his heart, he was still a little worried.
Ji Xiaobei is very worried about Jiaojiao.
That old lady Ruo was not an easy person to deal with, and she was afraid that the straightforward Jiaojiao would suffer.
Now that Jiaojiao's grandfather, Lord Qiu, has passed away, the Ruo family knows that Jiaojiao has no one to rely on.
Thinking of this, Ji Xiaobei didn't even bother to change his clothes, and rode the little white horse out of the inn.
Ji Xiaobei went directly to Ruo's house.
After walking around Ruo's house, I found their back door.
The back door was closed tightly.
It was dark, and when I looked through the crack in the back door, there was not a single light.
She carefully recalled the topographic map of Ruo Xiaolian's home, but to no avail.
Last time, thanks to the little white colt who helped her, a road-blind person, she lowered her head and looked at the little white colt.
She patted the little white colt on the head and said, "Are you okay?"
Little White Horse: Ah...ah...
"That's fine!" Ji Xiaobei stroked its head, "For your master, we two sisters will fight..."
The little white horse nodded heavily.
Ji Xiaobei muttered something into its ear.
I don’t know if you, little white horse, understood it. Ji Xiaobei led the little white horse to the gate, and she raised her big hand and slapped the little white horse’s butt hard.
She was heartbroken.
The little white colt was suddenly attacked by a strong force, and he lifted up his front legs and rushed forward: Ah...
It went straight for the back door.
Ji Xiaobei ran towards the front door, and heard the shouts of men and women and the neighing of horses behind him...
Ji Xiaobei ran to the front door, picked up a brick and threw it inside.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement.
Ji Xiaobei was delighted: Xiao Baiju is really a capable assistant.
Ji Xiaobei remembered that the Ruo family’s stable was right next to the rockery in the backyard. The panicked roar of the little white colt would surely alarm the horses in the stable, causing chaos.
She wanted to take advantage of the chaos to go to Ruo's house to find out what was going on.
Ji Xiaobei pushed the door, but it was locked tightly.
There were chaotic footsteps inside.
The wall of Ruo's house was too high and she tried several times but failed to jump over it.
She really missed Xiaoyaozi's Qinggong. She wanted to learn it, but Xiaoyaozi only taught her a few key points. At that time, she was pregnant and her body was too heavy, so he refused to teach her anymore.
This time when I go back, I will definitely ask him to teach me.
She thought of a good idea and took out the small ladder that Zheng Guo used to organize the shelves from the space, leaned it against the wall, and climbed up.
She sat on the wall of the Ruo family and observed secretly for a while under the cover of the big tree.
Two servants ran out from the gatehouse, saying as they ran: "The horses in the backyard are startled. Quick, the housekeeper, let them all go..."
When Ji Xiaobei and the two servants disappeared, she jumped down from the wall.
I saw two men hurriedly coming out of a yard.
"Brother, has the third brother's wife really come?" a man asked.
"Now that the third brother's little girl is in his hands, how can she not come?" said another man.
"Is it really that little girl?"
"Shh... Let's go and take a look!"
……
With the dim light coming through the room, Ji Xiaobei could see clearly that one of them was Ruo Xiaowei.
Ruo Xiaolian’s elder brother.
She followed the two men to the backyard.
The backyard, like the old lady's yard, was brightly lit.
The housekeeper stood in the yard, holding a stick and taking orders.
Inside the house, the old lady sat upright in the middle of the main room, tapping the ground with the cane in her hand.
"My third son has become mentally ill because of you. A husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace. You can't just watch him fall into depravity!" Old lady Ruo glared at Jiaojiao.
"So you kidnapped my daughter to threaten me?" Jiaojiao asked gritting her teeth, holding An An's clothes in her arms.
"That's my Ruo family's granddaughter. Isn't it my duty to bring her here?"
The old lady's triangular eyes looked at Jiaojiao provocatively.
"I've already divorced. After the child was born, you gave her away. My elder sister got the child back from someone else's family. Don't even think about taking the child away. An An is mine."
Jiaojiao was in tears and couldn't control her emotions when she mentioned her daughter.
"An An is from the Ruo family. Even if we file a complaint to the government office, she is still the granddaughter of the Ruo family!"
The old lady has been through many battles and has already figured out Jiaojiao's weaknesses.
"What conditions do you want?" Jiaojiao asked.
Ever since Zheng Dafu opened his business, the Ruo family's silver shop has gone from bad to worse, and the Anzhou shop has been even worse.
"Humph! Conditions? You are not qualified to negotiate with me. Our Ru family only wants our granddaughter back!"
The old lady raised her eyelids and said mercilessly.
The sound of a child crying could be heard faintly from the back of the yard.
The tension in Jiaojiao's heart broke immediately, and her tone softened: "I can give you money, and you let me take An An away!"
"impossible!"
The old lady's face darkened and she replied coldly.
"Save me...ah..." The voice from the backyard seemed louder.
"An An..." Jiaojiao rushed out.