Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Jingzhao Prefecture does not arrest people at will. As they are in charge of the emperor's feet, apart from anything else, they need to have a keen eye and know who can be offended and who cannot be offended. Everyone has a scale in their heart. A branch of the Qiao family like Qiao Huai may not have much ability, but he has Prince Qi as his backer, so he cannot be easily touched. If he is touched, one must be prepared to break off relations.

But this time, Jingzhao Prefecture acted without any hesitation or scruples.

Because they all know clearly that the people behind them belong to different camps and have been irreconcilable for a long time. Even if they want to pretend that everything is fine, how can they miss the opportunity now?

Of course we have to suppress them to death.

If we destroy the other party's power, what else can they use to compete with our own?

Besides, this time it’s not that they deliberately framed someone, but the evidence is solid.

Therefore, Jingzhao Prefecture had every reason to arrest people, and even if Qiao Huaijin stepped forward, it would be of no avail.

Five people were captured from Qiao Huai's room at once, including the master and servants.

Qiao Huai's eldest son, Qiao Huaixian, was one of them. When he was arrested, he was drunk and making a scene in his concubine's room. His clothes were disheveled and he was cursing. If the servant had not stopped him, he would have almost fought with the officers. It was a complete disgrace to him.

The other female relatives did not dare to stop them. They could only cry and beg Qiao Huai to find a solution. After seeing Qiao Huaijin, they rushed over to beg him, but he did not respond and knelt on the ground and threw a tantrum.

The whole yard was in chaos and everyone was in panic.

Qiao Huaijin was having a headache seeing this, but he did not ignore it. He lowered his attitude and said all the nice things he could, but it was useless. The Jingzhao Prefecture did not give him any face at all and its tough attitude was frightening.

Seeing this, Qiao Huaijin knew that there was no room for maneuver.

He knew very well who was backing Jingzhao Prefecture. Right now, it was no longer a problem for Qiao Huai's branch, but a struggle between Prince Duan's Mansion and Prince Qi's Mansion, which had finally come to light.

Once the conflict breaks out head-on, I don’t know how many people will be dragged into it.

Qiao Huaijin came in a hurry and left in a hurry, heading straight for Prince Qi's Mansion.

Afterwards, the incident spread to the streets and alleys at an astonishing speed.

The spectators seemed to have eyes that could discover the truth. They could easily see through the truth layer by layer.

Because they understood, they were both excited and uneasy. They were excited because there would be a lot of big gossips to eat in the future. Royal gossip was the most attractive to ordinary people. They were uneasy because the people in the capital knew that since ancient times, the fight for the throne in the royal family was a life-and-death battle. If they were not careful, innocent people would be affected. If the situation got bigger, there might even be a mutiny, and they would suffer as well.

This matter was widely spread in the capital, and Gu Huanxi naturally heard about it. Her first reaction was not that Prince Duan and Prince Qi were fighting, nor was she looking forward to Prince Qi's reaction, but to wonder whether Xu Honglian would make things difficult for her.

Qiao Huaixian is Qiao Huai's eldest son, and is to inherit their family business. Now that he is in prison, Qiao Huai cannot just ignore it. He has to ask people for help everywhere, and who knows, Xu Huaiyi might be the one to think of.

No matter what, Xu Honglian is Xu Huaiyi's biological sister. If she really comes to visit, it would be difficult for her to refuse to see her.

Although Xu Huaiyi's current official position is not very high and he cannot get into the Jingzhao Prefecture, he has military merits and is a disciple of Sun Yu. A world-famous scholar like Jiang Yong lives in his home. He even has close contacts with the Lu family, the chief minister of the cabinet. If he makes good use of such powerful connections, what is there to worry about not being able to get things done?

At night, Gu Huanxi met Xu Huaiyi and told him what happened in the past two days. He emphasized, "If your sister comes to my house, I won't care. If she cries and makes a fuss, I can't compromise. I can only have someone drive her out. Then someone will inevitably jump out to blame our family. You know this..."

Xu Huaiyi frowned, "She shouldn't be that stupid, right? What's the point of asking us for help? This is Prince Duan and Prince Qi arm wrestling, and we don't want to follow the dragon. Unless we are crazy, we will not take the initiative to get involved! Besides, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Prince Qi ordered Qiao Huai's son to do this. It's not unfair to arrest him. Why should we save him?"

The more he cursed, the more excited he became. "How can he be a good person if he uses such despicable means as destroying a woman's reputation to attack his opponents and fight for power? Pah! It's a good thing that he was caught. Let him stay in jail, so that he won't harm others again when he gets out!"

After scolding her, he reminded her, "If Xu Honglian shamelessly comes up to you to beg you, just have someone chase her away. Anyway, we have long severed our relationship with the Xu family, and the Xu family has been expelled from the clan. They have nothing to do with us. You don't have to worry about it. If there are people who find fault, don't be afraid. We are only loyal to the emperor and don't get involved in the fights between the princes. Is there anything wrong with that? If anyone talks nonsense, just say this to them and see who dares to find fault!"

Gu Huanxi nodded and comforted him, "You don't have to be angry. It's not worth it. Maybe Xu Honglian knows her own limitations and won't come to our house."

Xu Huaiyi snorted dejectedly, "If only she really had that kind of brain..."

"When something happens to the Qiao family, the first person they want to find is definitely Prince Qi. Prince Qi still has to count on them to help him fight in the future. He won't abandon them so early. It will chill the hearts of other supporters."

"Prince Qi is also a fool now. He has become so arrogant just because of a title. He doesn't know how much he thinks. Do you think Prince Duan and Prince Jin would be willing to let the Xiao family marry Prince Qi? But he is the most impatient and tries to sabotage. It's fine to sabotage, but he has to use such a low-class and insidious method. He thinks that he has not offended the Xiao family by just taking away the girl from the Xiao family without beating or scolding her? Ha, he is so stupid!"

Hearing this, Gu Huanxi didn't know what to say about Prince Qi's behavior. He was so stupid that he was a little naive. He thought that he didn't hurt the girl from the Xiao family and it was just a show? But if it got out, the reputation of the girl from the Xiao family would still be damaged. Not only that, the other female members of the Xiao family would also be implicated. How could he not hate the person who planned all this behind the scenes?

He created an enemy for himself without thinking twice. Did he really think that others were stupid and that without any evidence, they didn't know it was him who did it?

Now that the Qiao family has been exposed, he can't hide even if he wants to. After all, the Qiao family and the Xiao family have no grudges against each other, so why would he harm the Xiao family's daughter?

It could only be Prince Qi who ordered it.

The purpose of Prince Qi doing all this was simple and clear, which was to prevent the Xiao family from becoming the in-laws of Prince Qi. The idea was correct, but the means were too brutal.

Xu Huaiyi calmed down for a while and asked, "The King of Qi must have heard the news. What's his reaction?"

Gu Huanxi shook his head.

Xu Huaiyi had an unbelievable look on his face, "No reaction? The murderer of his future princess was caught, and he didn't react at all? Even if he couldn't rush into the prison to beat up Qiao Huaixian due to his status, at least he should send someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to inquire about the case, right? Put some pressure on Qiao Hong to handle it impartially. If he's tough, he can also force Qiao Hong to expose Prince Qi to others. In this way, he can not only vent his anger, but also gain favor in front of the Xiao family. Most importantly, he can add fuel to the fire between Prince Duan and Prince Qi. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone. How could he not seize this opportunity?"

Gu Huanxi sighed helplessly, "Who knows what he is thinking? Maybe he is considering getting married soon and doesn't want to cause any more trouble. Anyway, after the wedding, he will go to the northwest to supervise the war. The affairs of the capital have little to do with him. He doesn't want to be promoted, so he doesn't bother to care."

Xu Huaiyi rolled his eyes. "It's okay if he doesn't want to be in power, but if he doesn't fight for anything or make plans, he won't even be able to save his life. He really is..."

Gu Huanxi interrupted, "Say less, he is Xiaoyu's biological father after all."

Xu Huaiyi didn't care, "We can talk here, no one can hear us."

Gu Huanxi reminded, "I'm not afraid that Xiaoyu would hear you, but I'm worried that you'll get used to saying these things. If you say something wrong one day, I'll accuse you of disrespecting the royal family. Don't forget that the King of Qi will be the emperor in the future. The emperor is the most important person to protect. Your words will always reveal your respect for him. We'll have to deal with him in the future. What will you do then?"

Xu Huaiyi's eyes flashed and he remained silent, obviously aware of this problem.

It's okay to complain behind his back, but the important thing is to get used to it. It will expose his dissatisfaction with the King of Qi, and that would be troublesome.

The next day, things escalated into a big fuss.

The cause was that Qiao Huaixian was bullied in prison and looked quite miserable. When he was on trial, he kept shouting that Qiao Hong was unfair, partial and corrupt, and deliberately targeted him in order to force him to confess in order to frame Prince Qi.

If someone hadn't rushed over and covered his mouth, he would have shouted out something else.

Qiao Hong's face was gloomy at that time.

The others were also furious. They had never seen such a fool!

In this way, Prince Qi would lose face, and Prince Duan would also have a hard time getting away with it. After all, Qiao Hong was from the Prince Duan family, and that was no secret in the court.

After that, the two factions started to fight openly. Either you impeached me or I impeached you. They exposed each other's shortcomings, made trouble for each other, and racked their brains to find each other's mistakes. Once they got the evidence, they tortured them to death.

Prince Duan was originally the most powerful among the princes, but no one expected that Prince Qi was not bad either now, especially since he was biting people like a mad dog and was not at a disadvantage.

During this period, the King of Jin also added fuel to the fire and sowed discord, which led to more and more intense fighting between the two factions, which consumed each other's strength.

Perhaps the King of Chu and Emperor Jianxing also had their hand in this.

The only one missing was the King of Qi.

This disappointed the crowd of people who were waiting to watch the show. As for the King of Qi, they didn't know what to say. He was so bad that he didn't care about his status at all?

As for the Xiao family, they are really not afraid at all that they might go back on their word and not marry their daughter to them!

The spectators secretly hoped that the Xiao family would have some backbone, but, the wedding went on as usual.

On the wedding day, Xu Honglian came, and she was not alone.

Gu Huanxi was a little surprised to see Uncle Xu, but not very surprised.

She originally thought that Xu Honglian would go back to her parents' home to ask Xu Maoshan for help and bring up her father-in-law's identity. Even if Gu Huanxi was unwilling, she would have to be cautious.

Who would have thought that Xu Honglian would return to Hutian Village and invite Uncle Xu to act as a lobbyist.

That’s right, compared to Xu Maoshan, it is obvious that Uncle Xu’s words carry more weight.

After they were invited into the flower hall, the maid brought hot tea to them. Xu Honglian knelt down in front of Gu Huanxi, wiping her tears and wailing, "Third sister-in-law, please save me and your poor niece. Give us a chance to live!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Huanxi's face suddenly darkened.

Uncle Xu was so angry that his face turned blue. He pointed at her with trembling hands, but he couldn't curse at all.

Gu Huanxi was afraid that he would get hurt by anger, so she quickly asked the maid to come forward, pat his back to help him calm down, and fed him half a bowl of hot tea. Only then did he recover.

Uncle Xu beat his chest and cursed, "What a misfortune our family has. What sin did we commit to deserve such unfilial people like you..."

These words were naturally a curse on Xu Honglian. The married woman knelt down to her sister-in-law as soon as she entered the house, in front of so many maids. This was not only coercion, but also put Gu Huanxi in an unjust position. In order to achieve her wish, she used this little trick. It was selfish and hateful.

Uncle Xu stood up and said to Gu Huanxi with a guilty look on his face, "Uncle is getting old and confused. Huaiyi is not at home and it is causing you trouble. I will take her away now..."

Hearing this, Xu Honglian immediately burst into tears, "Uncle, I am your niece. You watched me grow up, can you bear to watch me die? My parents don't care about me anymore, and now even you don't care about me? Woohoo, then I might as well just hit my head and die here, and that will fulfill the wish of all of you..."

As she spoke, she stood up and was about to bang her head against the wall.

The maid who came with her naturally stepped forward to stop them, and the two of them started to fight, one trying to push and the other trying to pull.

Gu Huanxi looked at them coldly for a moment, then slammed the table, "Has that been enough?"

Xu Honglian was frightened by the sound and stood there in a daze.

Even Uncle Xu was startled. He fell back into his chair and stared at her in a daze.

Gu Huanxi pretended not to know and sent all the maids out. When they were the only three people left in the room, he sneered, "Don't act with me. I've seen a lot of crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang yourself. If you really want to die, go back to the Qiao family and die. This is the Gu family, there's no place for you to act like a spoiled child!"

"Third sister-in-law..."

"It's no use shouting. I didn't force you to commit suicide, and you shouldn't have come to me. I stay in the backyard all day, never leaving the main door or the secondary door. I can't help you at all. As for your third brother, he is still fighting in the south, so I can't help you. I can't rely on him."

"No, Third Sister-in-law, if you can help, you can go to the Sun family. Mr. Jiang lives in your house. As long as you say a few nice words to him and ask him to help, your niece and I will have a chance to survive!"

"I'm not that shameless, so you'd better give up on that idea."

She refused without hesitation, not giving Xu Honglian any hope or chance.