EBE Chapter 208 She is the Daughter of a Criminal
Chapter 208 She is the Daughter of a Criminal
"My original name is Li Yujiao."
"Where do you live?"
Li Yujiao thought, are they here to check the household registration?
She simply recounted her birth experience: "I am from Rongcheng. I was adopted by a family in Rongcheng when I was a child. Later, by some strange coincidence, I married Jing Qishan and followed him to the southwest, and then came to the capital."
After that, she continued, "I dare to ask your Majesty, didn't your Majesty know about my past?"
The old emperor looked at Li Yujiao. Perhaps because she had saved him, he couldn't bear to ask any further.
At this time, Marquis Ding'an came out to ask questions.
"Do you know Zhao Cheng?"
Li Yujiao shook her head: "I don't know."
Ding'an Hou snorted coldly: "What about Li Bifan?"
Li Yujiao shook her head: "I don't know."
Then she asked back, “Are these people related to me?”
Ding'an Hou said: "Of course they are related, they are your biological father and mother!"
Li Yujiao was stunned for a moment, then asked: "How do you know they are my biological parents? If I have a biological father and mother, where are they?"
Ding'an Hou sneered, "They were beheaded more than ten years ago!"
Li Yujiao felt her head buzzing and her face turned pale.
Behead?
Is she the daughter of a criminal?
Li Yujiao asked: "You said they were beheaded, so what crime did they commit?"
"Your biological father was originally the governor of the capital, responsible for maintaining the capital's law and order. However, he participated in a rebellion that nearly cost His Majesty's life. At that time, his entire family was sentenced to death, but someone knew the news in advance and protected you. After that, you became a wanderer among the people and your whereabouts are unknown. If I hadn't sent people to search carefully, I would not have known that you were the remnant of the rebellion!"
Li Yujiao trembled all over.
It's like the sky is falling.
She shook her head and said, "I don't know these things, and I don't know any Zhao Cheng. You say I'm his daughter, do you have any evidence?"
Ding'an Hou said: "Of course!"
After a while, a couple in their fifties were brought up.
Ding'an Hou asked them to identify Li Yujiao: "Look carefully, is she the child you kidnapped?"
The old couple looked at Li Yujiao for a while, but they didn't dare to recognize her. The woman said, "She's so old now, I can't recognize her face clearly, but I remember she had a hemorrhoid on her back."
Ding'an Hou summoned a palace maid and said, "Take Madam Jing to the back to check if she has hemorrhoids."
Li Yujiao said coldly at this time: "No need, I do have a hemorrhoid on my back, but what does that mean?"
Ding'an Hou asked the woman, "You found her in Hezhou that year, and then abducted her to Rongcheng, right?"
The woman nodded quickly, "That's true. She was only two or three years old at the time, and she followed an injured old man. The old man was obviously not going to be happy. If we hadn't kidnapped her, I'm sure her life would have been even worse. We sold her to a wealthy family in Rongcheng, and she must have no worries about food and clothing."
After asking the question, Marquis Anding turned around and saluted the old emperor, then said, "Your Majesty, this is the truth of the matter. Li Yujiao is the daughter of a criminal and a fugitive. She should be beheaded."
Li Yujiao felt weak all over after hearing this. At that time, she had only one thought in her mind: If she was beheaded, what would happen to Ning'er? Would she be implicated?
That’s right, the only person she cared about was Ning’er, not Jing Qishan.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she suddenly felt that she could not sit still and wait for death. She forced herself to cheer up and knelt in front of the old emperor: "Your Majesty, I don't know if what the Marquis said is true. I think it is unfair to accuse me based on a hemorrhoid and two inexplicable people. If I were the daughter of a criminal and had the intention of treason, I would not save Your Majesty. When Your Majesty was bedridden, I served you day and night. Have you forgotten all this?"
The old emperor had a gloomy expression on his face and it was impossible to tell what he was feeling at the moment.
Marquis Anding fanned the flames at this time: "Your Majesty, the daughter of a guilty minister must not be tolerated. She must either be beheaded immediately or exiled to Lingnan. This must be done immediately, lest she develop a rebellious heart!"
The old emperor did not listen to Marquis Anding. He just said, "First, take Li Yujiao to the side hall and wait for her fate."
……
Li Yujiao was locked up in a side hall.
At this moment, she was anxious, sad and heartbroken.
Working beside the emperor is like living with a tiger.
She clearly saved him, but he turned against her and didn't recognize her at all.
Maybe she admitted a little, otherwise she would probably be in jail now.
She was not afraid of being beheaded. She had space and perhaps she could go in and hide at a critical moment. But she didn't know if she would implicate Jing Qishan and Ning'er?
Of course, it doesn’t matter if Jing Qishan is implicated, but I’m afraid of implicating Ning’er.
……
Just when Li Yujiao was feeling anxious, word had spread outside the capital: Li Yujiao was the daughter of Zhao Cheng.
This was certainly the work of Marquis Ding'an, who had spread the news in restaurants, teahouses and various gatherings: the Shangshu's wife was the daughter of a criminal and had bad intentions.
Many people in Beijing are discussing this matter.
"Wasn't Minister Jing originally a nouveau riche? But he is obsessed with prostitutes."
"I originally felt sorry for Madam Jing, but I didn't expect her to have such a background."
There were also some sober ones: "Mrs. Jing was abducted at such a young age, and she didn't know her own life experience, how could she have the intention of treason?"
But someone will immediately refute: "Otherwise, how could she have come to the capital step by step? I don't think this is a coincidence."
"..."
Jing Qishan was unaware of what was happening in the capital.
Because Dong Qiqi had comforted the eldest prince and had made great contributions, Jing Qishan arranged for her to ride alone in the carriage.
The carriage could not go too fast, so their journey was not fast.
Moreover, the eldest prince had been injured during his previous escape, and the pain flared up for two days, so he could only rest at the post station.
Dong Qiqi is in charge of the eldest prince.
On this day, Dong Qiqi came out of the house and saw Jing Qishan standing outside the door.
Ever since their relationship was made public, Jing Qishan became the cold Jing Qishan again and no longer flirted with her.
Dong Qiqi couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but in her heart she felt more admiration for Jing Qishan.
Among all the men she had met, there was no one who did not have evil thoughts about her. Even Xiao Yuzhe had obviously had a crush on her these days, but she just pretended not to know.
But Jing Qishan didn't.
When he carried her back to the room for the first time, he told her that he had a wife and he could not do anything to let his wife down.
He also threatened her, saying that he knew Liu Mingxu and if she did not cooperate with him, he would kill Liu Mingxu.
In the following interactions, he would rather let her pretend to gasp and moan in the room than touch her.
She thought he thought she was dirty, but he respected her very much and never treated her like a prostitute.
It's like meeting a close friend you've known for a long time.