PFC Chapter 142 Where is Taige'er?
Chapter 142 Where is Taige'er?
A smile touched Qiao Qingshu's delicate face in the darkness.
Her father started drinking this tea that supposedly brings misfortune and childlessness after her mother's family died, and he's been drinking it for several months now.
After drinking it for another month, his father became completely infertile.
He can take as many concubines as he wants then, since the Qiao family will truly be extinct from now on.
After a moment's thought, Qiao Qingshu turned back and continued to give instructions.
"I've already sent all those secret letters to the Ministry of Justice."
Qiao Qingshu thoroughly investigated the salt smuggling case involving Liu Zhiyong in Ganzhou back then, and wrote all the evidence he had collected about his father into a secret letter. This letter was so powerful that it might even take his father's life!
Qiao Qingshu had already calculated the timing. After sending the secret letter, she would instruct the Bai family to secretly assist in reopening the investigation of the case from that year.
This case caused quite a stir back then, and now that those who were trying to evade punishment have been implicated, it will definitely be a major focus of the imperial court's investigation.
With the year-end approaching, the progress of the investigation will definitely slow down, and it will be after the spring when the case is fully investigated.
By then, both she and Qingqiao will be married.
According to the laws of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, confiscating property does not apply to married women.
That's why Qiao Qingshu arranged for Qingqiao's marriage to take place at the same time as her own, so that they could escape the Qiao family and avoid punishment.
What she needs to do now is to remove all those who don't want to work with the Qiao family.
The first one is Qiao Antai.
Three days later.
While the Qiao family was having lunch, Butler Lai burst in, shouting...
"Second Master, something terrible has happened! Young Master Tai has gone missing!"
Qiao Jizhou didn't put down his chopsticks at this moment, and continued to pick up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth to chew.
He spoke slowly and deliberately.
“This idiot has been running around like this before. Just send people to look for him. Look at the nearby vendors; he must have sneaked off to buy candy again!”
Lai Da shouted with a bitter face,
"Second Master! He disappeared yesterday morning. We've been searching all day, looking everywhere around the neighborhood, but we haven't found him. That's why we've come to report to you."
At this moment, Old Madam Qiao spoke up disdainfully.
"Why make such a fuss over a fool, sending so many people to look for him? If he's lost, he's lost. It even saved us a lot of money."
At this moment, Qiao Qingqiao, who was sitting at the lower end of the table, frowned and stood up, unusually speaking out of turn.
"Grandmother, my brother has intellectual disabilities. What if he gets kidnapped or bullied by bad people? Let's report it to the authorities."
“Our family only has one male member left now, how can we let our second brother get lost as well?”
Qiao Jizhou pouted, clearly displeased.
"Bullshit! What do you mean there's only one male left!"
“Our Qiao family will definitely have another son in the future. As for your stupid brother, he’s just a lowly wretch anyway.”
The third sister, Qiao Qingle, was also making sarcastic remarks at this moment.
"Second sister, I know that second brother is your own brother, but now that Aunt Chen is gone, what good will it do you to have a mentally challenged brother? It would be better if he were gone, and it would be over. You would be relieved, and everyone would be relieved."
Qiao Qingqiao's eyes reddened with anger at these words; she covered her mouth and sobbed.
"How could you do this! That's a young master from the Qiao family! He's a member of the Qiao family!"
"No, I have to go out and find my brother!"
Qiao Qingqiao had just lifted her foot to walk outside when she was startled by a shout.
"stop!"
Qiao Qingqiao turned her head in disbelief and looked at Qiao Qingshu, the owner who had made her stop.
Qiao Qingshu hadn't spoken until now, but slowly put down her chopsticks and said with an air of authority,
"Sit back down."
"If an idiot is lost, he's lost. Don't look for him."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Qingqiao's mind went blank; she never dreamed that Qiao Qingshu would say such a thing.
She shouted at Qiao Qingshu with rare excitement,
"Big sister, how could you be like this too! I thought you were the best one in the family!"
Qiao Qingshu glared at her with a stern look, then slammed the teacup in her hand onto Qingqing's feet.
"Know who you are! You have no right to speak here!"
After saying that, he gave instructions to the servant outside the door.
"Take the second young lady back to her courtyard, and she is not allowed to come out for the next few days!"
Qingqiao struggled and cried as she was led back to the courtyard.
Qiao Jizhou looked at his daughter with satisfaction; she was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at her.
This girl always thinks ahead of me in everything, and she acts decisively and efficiently. She is truly a master at managing a household.
During the meal, Qiao Jizhou served her food, showed concern for her well-being, and even gave her extra money from her dowry.
This left Qiao Qingle and Madam Qiao feeling quite uncomfortable, watching with disdain.
When Qiao Qingshu appeared in Qingqiao's room at night.
Her delicate eyes were swollen from crying. She rushed towards her older sister as soon as she saw her.
"Big sister, why are you like this! Why! My brother didn't do anything wrong!"
"You have an older brother too. Do you want my brother to suffer the same fate as Anlan?"
Qiao Qingqiao cried until her legs went weak, and she collapsed slowly at Qiao Qingshu's feet, completely exhausted.
Qiao Qingshu calmly helped her up and draped her cloak over her shoulders.
He whispered in her ear,
"Come with me."
As the carriage traveled along the main streets of Lin'an at night, Qiao Qingqiao felt a sense of fear.
"Big sister, where are you taking me?"
Qiao Qingshu kept her eyes closed and slowly began to speak.
"You'll know when it arrives."
Qiao Qingqiao shrank back in fright, feeling very scared.
When the carriage stopped at a farmhouse courtyard, Qiao Qingqiao was so frightened that she didn't even dare to get off the carriage.
At this moment, it was An Ge's voice that attracted Qiao Qingqiao's attention.
"Young lady, you've arrived!"
Qiao Qingqiao knew that this girl was her brother's maid, so why was she here!
She couldn't help but lift the curtain to look.
Then they saw Qiao Antai, supported by An Ge, running happily towards their carriage.
Qiao Qingqiao excitedly dismounted and rushed to hug her brother.
She looked Qiao Antai up and down carefully and found that her brother had no injuries, was all smiles, and even let out a few hearty burps.
Qiao Qingqiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head and looked at Qiao Qingshu with disbelief.
"Big sister, what exactly happened?"
Qiao Qingshu smiled at her, as if to say that Qiao Antai would be better off living if he left the Qiao family.
She did not reveal her full plan to destroy the Qiao family.
Qiao Qingqiao was very clever and understood almost immediately. She knew that her older sister must have something to do with the Qiao family by sending Qiao Antai out.
But she didn't care about any of that; all she cared about was that her brother was safe.
She didn't even ask Qiao Qingshu how she got her brother out; she trusted Qiao Qingshu completely from the bottom of her heart.
An Ge stood beside Qiao Antai, and Qiao Qingshu gave further instructions.
"You will be provided with thirty taels of silver per month for food and drink. If you need anything, just send a message to me."