The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

This bandit leader had learned martial arts in his early years and had some real skills. Moreover, they deliberately let several people enter Xiao Liqiu's yard.

Why is Xiao Liqiu still standing here? And he has tied up the bandit leader?

Looking at Xu Shangming and Hua Jingqian's faces who were unable to hide their surprise, Xiao Liqiu sneered in his heart.

"You two gentlemen seem surprised to see that I am still alive?"

Xu Shangming reluctantly pulled the corner of his mouth and replied:

"Master Xiao, you really misunderstood. I was overjoyed to see that Master Xiao was safe and sound. Haha, overjoyed."

Although Hua Jingqian was also extremely shocked, he was still more shocked than Xu Shangming. After all, he had the prince behind him.

After saying a few polite words like "It's great that Lord Xiao is okay", he began to test how Xiao Liqiu escaped this disaster.

"I've heard that Lord Xiao was a civil servant, but I didn't expect that he was so powerful and righteous that he could even take down this vicious bandit leader."

Xiao Liqiu shook his head and smiled:

"Minister Hua thinks highly of me. I know nothing about martial arts."

"It was just that a knight happened to pass by the prefecture, and he stepped forward when he heard me calling for help."

Unexpectedly, there would be such an episode. Hua Jingqian's eyes turned fierce. If he could find this person, he would definitely kill him to vent his anger!

"Oh? I wonder where this knight is now?"

"This chivalrous hero came and went without a trace. He saved me and left without even leaving his name. I really want to know who this lifesaver is."

Xiao Liqiu was still lamenting the knight's hasty coming and going, while the unknown knight Ye San had already left Longcheng.

At this moment, he was galloping back to Anyang City while cursing:

"That bastard Ye Er said that there was a peerless master and I had to take action to defeat him. Bah! Is it worth it for me to run so far and wait by Xiao Liqiu's side for several days just to kill a petty thief who knows a few fancy moves?"

"This is really too much! This matter can only be resolved with two jars of good wine!"

Xiao Liqiu captured the bandit leader and tortured him that night.

Although this bandit leader has some "righteousness" and is willing to risk killing an official of the imperial court in order to avenge his brother, he is obviously not someone who can withstand punishment.

But after a few whips, he confessed everything about his and Xu Shangming's secret conspiracy to kill Xiao Liqiu.

As soon as Hua Jingqian and the other man were imprisoned, Lin Hai told them everything about the falsification of accounts and the contraband salt sales.

It was urgent to go north to investigate Han Bing's matter. Xiao Liqiu had been delayed in Longcheng for several days. As soon as the case was solved, he sent people to escort several criminals to the capital while he continued to go north.

It took several days for Hua Jingqian to be escorted back to Beijing, but the news of his illegal salt trading had indeed long been passed on to Hua Zhukong and others through Hua Wuke.

Upon learning about this, Hua Zhu threw the cup in anger, "This bastard!"

Hua Rongyu didn't expect that his second brother was so bold that he dared to get involved in smuggling salt.

"At this point, I don't know how the emperor will deal with my second brother."

When Hua Wujing heard his father's words, alarm bells rang in his heart and he said hurriedly:

"Dad, please don't go to the emperor to beg for mercy! We finally separated the family, so that we, the Duke Dingguo Mansion, can get out of this matter. Please don't get involved!"

Hua Rongyu only protected Hua Jingqian because she was deceived in the past. Now that she knows his double-faced face, she naturally won't care about him.

"Do you really think your father is confused? I just feel a little sad seeing my second brother end up like this."

Hua Zhukong thought about how Hua Jingqian not only bought and sold contraband salt, but also wanted to kill Xiao Liqiu, the Minister of the Dali Temple. He asked Hua Wuke:

"How is this Lord Xiao? Is he okay?"

Hua Wu Ke replied:

"The prince has sent people to secretly protect Lord Xiao, so he is naturally safe."

"That's good. Lord Xiao still needs to investigate Han Bing's matter thoroughly to uncover the underlying issues. Lord Xiao's safety is not only important to the court, but also to the Black Iron Army and the Hua Family Army."

Hua Wu Ke didn't want his grandfather to worry about these things, so he comforted Hua Zhu Kong:

"Don't worry, Grandfather. We know what's going on."

This "we" naturally refers to her and Ye Buhuo.

Hua Zhukong nodded, knowing that they knew their limits, and said no more.

A few days later, Hua Jingqian was finally taken back to the capital and directly imprisoned.

The evidence handed over by Lin Hai has been presented. The evidence is conclusive and Hua Jingqian has no way to refute it, but he has not signed or sealed it yet.

Upon hearing the news that Hua Jingqian was imprisoned, the old lady almost fainted. After she calmed down a little, she quickly called Sun Ruhui to go to the prison to see Hua Jingqian.

As a result, he was blocked outside and was not allowed to see anyone.

"I want to see my son! My son is a minister, and my husband is a general! How dare you stop me!"

The prison guard glanced at her, and let go of the old lady's hand, causing her to stagger.

"All the prisoners here are serious criminals of the imperial court. No one can enter unless there is an order from above!"

Seeing the guard's behavior, the old lady gave up the fight and quickly stuffed all her valuables on the guard. Seeing that the guard was unmoved, she searched Sun Ruhui's possessions.

Crying out for the truth:

"Please, sir, let me see my son! My son must have been wrongly accused!"

The guard weighed the gold and silver jewelry in his hand, revealed a satisfied look, and then returned to his sullen expression.

"Since you love your son so much, I will help you."

When Hua Jingqian fell into Rome, the old lady also lost her reliance on her power. Now even a small jailer dared to call himself "master" in front of her.

"But the rules are the rules. You can't see the person. I can only be kind and pass on the message for you."

Although he said that he couldn't help her get in, he didn't hesitate at all and put all the gold and silver jewelry into his arms.

"What?! You took so many things from me and you can't do anything! Give them back to me!"

Those jewelries were brought out from the general's mansion by her and Sun Ruhui, and they were all priceless treasures.

When the old lady thought about taking out so many things and still not being able to see Hua Jingqian, she got so angry that she didn't care about her status and reached out to the jailer to take the things back.

The jailer would never let her do that to him, and he pushed her away. Sun Ruhui reached out to help the old lady, and she did not fall to the ground.

"What did I take from you? How come I don't remember? If you dare to talk nonsense here again, don't blame me for being rude."

The jailer said as he pulled out half of the knife in his hand with a 'swish' sound, frightening the old lady so much that she took several steps back unconsciously.

In the past, the old lady always did such shameless things. Now that someone was playing shameless to her, the old lady was so angry that she gritted her teeth.