Chapter 115 Surrender
Chapter 115 Surrender
Qi Guyu was dragged to eat with a few children. With Wen Jiuzhao around, He Yuanyao became a lot quieter.
It was rare that the table wasn't too noisy.
After dinner, Wen Zhimiao took Qi Guyu to Hande Hall.
Wen Zhimiao saw the guards outside the door and asked, "Is the Queen Mother in the palace?"
"Your Highness, the Queen is discussing matters with the Envoy and others."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll go to my mother's study and wait." Wen Zhimiao turned around and waved to Qi Guyu.
The guard let Wen Zhimiao go in directly.
After Wen Zhimiao came in, he directly asked Qi Guyu to sit down.
Su Qingluo and Yun Zhou were still discussing matters nearby, and Wen Zhimiao pulled Wen Jiuzhao to help her cut paper.
Wen Jiuzhao played with her and helped her pick up the scraps of paper on the ground.
The main thing is that Su Qingluo will definitely scold people when she comes back and sees the paper scraps all over the floor, so Wen Jiuzhao dare not fail to clean them up.
Qi Guyu, who was sitting next to him, was extremely nervous.
Half an hour had passed since they waited. When Su Qingluo and Yun Zhou came in, they saw Qi Guyu sitting there nervously, while Wen Zhimiao and Wen Jiuzhao were still playing.
Qi Guyu saw Su Qingluo coming in and quickly stood up: "Your humble servant greets the Holy Queen."
Su Qingluo saw that she was about to kneel and said, "No need to kneel, sit down."
When Wen Zhimiao saw Su Qingluo coming back, he ran to her and reached out to hug her.
"No." Su Qingluo rejected her coldly.
Wen Zhimiao hugged her thighs tightly: "No, mother~"
Su Qingluo was annoyed by her pestering him, so he reached out and picked her up.
[Hehe, I succeeded in hugging someone’s thigh.]
Su Qingluo reached out and pinched the tip of her nose: "Are you not going out to play recently?"
[Mother, what are you saying? How can I be considered to have gone out to play? I am very honest, and besides, I am working for you, right?]
"There's nothing wild about this, it's all business!" Wen Zhimiao not only thought so in his heart, but also said it with confidence.
Su Qingluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, you have a lot of work to do. Does part of your work include going to the amusement park in the master's mansion?"
"Yes, it's packed." How can this not count for a child?
Yun Zhou smiled teasingly.
Qi Guyu didn't expect that the relationship between Wen Zhimiao and the Queen would be like this.
Su Qingluo held Wen Zhimiao and sat down. Wen Zhimiao sat on her lap and said to Su Qingluo, "Mother, Miss Qi wants to talk to you."
"Not your aunt anymore?" Su Qingluo asked half-jokingly.
"You don't recognize it..." Wen Zhimiao muttered softly.
Su Qingluo watched her reach out to grab something on the table and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
"I wonder what Miss Qi wants to talk about?" Su Qingluo asked indifferently.
Yun Zhou did not participate, but just sat quietly next to Wen Jiuzhao drinking tea.
By the way, I watched Wen Jiuzhao clean up Wen Zhimiao's messy table.
Yun Zhou was too lazy to help her clean up. Wen Zhimiao was like this in his previous life, very casual, and Yun Zhou was not as particular as Wen Jiuzhao.
Qi Guyu stood up and said, "I have been thinking about what Your Highness said to me for several days after I returned home."
[Oh, you were thinking behind closed doors, so you came to surrender after thinking?]
Wen Zhimiao didn't know why she came here today.
Su Qingluo listened to Wen Zhimiao's speculation without saying anything, but just looked at Qi Guyu calmly.
Qi Guyu suddenly became less nervous: "I came here today to expose my father's conspiracy to rebel."
This is no longer a secret, but it is still a bit surprising when Qi Guyu says it.
[So direct?] Wen Zhimiao didn't expect her to speak so directly.
"Prime Minister Qi is plotting a rebellion. If it succeeds, then Miss Qi would be the princess. Why expose it?" Su Qingluo didn't play tricks on her and just asked with a smile.
"But the princess is far from the prince. Your Highness is right. I did regret that I was not born a man, but I just refused to admit it. But what Your Highness said that day made me feel that there was nothing wrong with being born a woman."
"Qi Guyu has thought very clearly these past few days that her father's choice was wrong. As a daughter, she cannot watch her father go down a path of no return."
"Are you willing to help me persuade your father?" Su Qingluo asked with a faint smile.
Qi Guyu stood in the middle of the room and kowtowed to Su Qingluo respectfully: "I am willing to obey the orders of my lord."
There was silence in the room for a while. Su Qingluo looked at Qi Guyu who was kneeling on the ground, but just looked at him without saying anything.
Wen Zhimiao looked at Qi Guyu and then at Su Qingluo.
[Mother, please say something, you are so silent.]
Seeing that Su Qingluo hadn't spoken for a long time, Qi Guyu felt a little uneasy and began to wonder if Su Qingluo thought she was just pretending to surrender.
"How can I trust you?" Su Qingluo asked calmly.
She did have some doubts in her heart. Perhaps what Wen Zhimiao said to Qi Guyu had some impact on her.
But there is more than one path before Qi Guyu. She can also choose to help her father ascend the throne and then sit on the position of the crown princess herself.
"After all, your brothers don't have your abilities."
Qi Guyu laughed: "Indeed not."
"This is also a way, but now it is a blocked road." Qi Guyu straightened up, still kneeling with his back straight.
"Xiao Yuanju will not let my father succeed, and the Holy Queen will not let my father succeed either. There are too many pieces on this chessboard, and anyone can be the chess player, and anyone can be a chess piece."
"Father, from the very beginning, Xiao Yuanju had his eyes on a good standout, right?" Qi Guyu didn't know the truth, but her guess was almost right.
"You are a smart person." Su Qingluo did not deny her.
"The other day, Mr. Baihe asked me, wouldn't it be good if there was a female ruler in the world?" Qi Guyu spoke again.
"I didn't have an answer that day, but today Qi Guyu already has the answer in his heart."
"I hope the Holy Queen will believe in my sincerity. When the Holy Queen ascends the throne, Prime Minister Qi Taihong will personally lead all officials to greet her and congratulate her."
It was naturally the best thing for Su Qingluo that Qi Taihong, the prime minister who originally intended to rebel, personally led all officials to welcome the new emperor to the throne.
"Get up." Su Qingluo said indifferently.
"Then what do you want?" Su Qingluo asked again.
"I just hope my family is safe."
"I'm afraid you can't protect your brothers." Qi Taihong could perhaps be forgiven, but the eldest and third sons of the Qi family had dealings with Beirong and cooperated with Xiao Yuanju, which Su Qingluo could not tolerate.
Qi Guyu was silent for a long time, and finally said in a hoarse voice: "I understand, my brothers have made a big mistake, and I will not be confused."
"Okay." Su Qingluo smiled faintly: "Then I will wait for your news."
Qi Guyu bowed again.
"I want a copy of Xiao Yuanju and your father's troop deployment map." Su Qingluo said again.
Yun Zhou smiled at Qi Guyu and said, "If you need any help, please tell me."
Qi Guyu had only heard of Aunt Yunzhou, and knew that she was a person highly respected by the Holy Queen, but this was the first time he had seen her.
She never thought that this person who was feared by so many officials was such a gentle and elegant woman.
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