Reborn to overthrow the throne, I became the new emperor's dark moonlight

Chapter 171: Marriage

When the barbarian delegation entered the Qiao family, Xiaoman went to the small house through the secret passage to inform Qiao Xi.

Qiao Chengwang said gently, "Go, little sister. Be careful. Nothing is more important than your life."

Qiao Xi did not hide the cooperation with the barbarians from him.

He knew that Qiao Xi went there to conspire with the barbarians to attack the emperor.

The emperor is the enemy of the Qiao family, and so are the barbarians.

The Qiao family has guarded the northern border for a hundred years and repeatedly dealt heavy blows to the barbarians, preventing them from realizing their ambition to invade Dayou. The barbarians hated the Qiao family very much.

The Shatan family is a barbarian tribe after all.

Moreover, even though the entire Qiao family was killed by the emperor, the one who led the troops was the barbarian General Shatan. My father and uncles all died at the hands of the Shatan army, and they also killed many Shatan people.

Although both parties have a common goal at the moment, there is no guarantee that they will not take the opportunity to make things difficult for my younger sister.

It even harmed my younger sister afterwards.

Qiao Chengwang clenched his knees, hating himself for being useless and unable to stand in front of his sister, leaving her to bear all this alone.

After taking Qiao Xi away, he asked Su Que, "Miss Que, could you please ask Doctor Lai to help me break my right leg and re-set it tonight?"

In fact, he made this request as soon as he was rescued, but Qiao Xi saw that he had been imprisoned for so many years and his health was seriously damaged, so she was worried that he could not bear the pain of reattaching his broken leg.

He asked the barefoot father and daughter to take care of his body first, and then treat his right leg after he felt better.

After that, the treatment for the headache was also extremely painful, and the problem with the right leg was delayed until today.

"Are you crazy?"

Su Que was shocked. "You just did acupuncture during the day, and you've already exhausted a lot of energy. If you continue to treat the leg, he won't be able to endure it, and my sister-in-law won't agree."

"At first I wasn't sure if I could remember everything, and I was worried that being around my little sister would only do harm."

Qiao Chengwang smiled and said, "Now that I have recovered my memory, I hope that I can be by my side when I punish the emperor.

I am a member of the Qiao family and the eldest brother. There is no reason for me to hide behind my sister."

Su Que couldn't bear it, "It will be very painful."

She tried to persuade him, "In fact, you don't necessarily need to show up. As long as you are well, you will be my sister-in-law's confidence."

Seeing Qiao Chengwang remained silent, she continued, "When I was first captured and taken to the medicine furnace, Cao Ying often fed me various poisons.

Many medicines make people suffer from excruciating pain. Every time I feel so uncomfortable that I want to die, I hate my father so much.

But it was my father who supported me through it again and again. My mother is gone, and he is all I have in this world.

I want to see him, and as long as I am alive, I can see him.

Once, Cao Ying developed a new poison, which she named "Bodhisattva."

She looked at Qiao Chengwang, "Do you know why she named it that?"

Qiao Chengwang shook his head, "I don't know."

"Because after drinking that kind of poison, your throat will become red, swollen and itchy, and then your whole body will become extremely itchy. That kind of itching is not on the skin, but comes from the bones.

Even if I scratched my entire body until it was bloody, it couldn't relieve the pain at all. My throat felt like it was being bitten by millions of ants, and I wished I could poke my throat apart to end the itching and pain.

She said that even a Bodhisattva who could endure the eight sufferings of the world and was extremely tenacious would not be able to help but cry out if poisoned by this poison, so she named it this way.

I hit my head against the wall and stabbed my heart with a hairpin, but I didn't die. It's not that I'm lucky.

It’s because I can’t bear to let anything happen to myself. I want to see my father, and my father must want to see me too.

Later, I tied myself up with ropes and endured for three days and three nights. When Cao Ying saw that I was still alive, he gave me the antidote.

My father is to me like you are to my sister-in-law. As long as you are well, I will never let anything happen to myself.

Of course, my analogy isn't quite right. My sister-in-law would never suffer as much as I did. I just want to tell you that you are her concern, her source of strength and spiritual support, so you must take good care of yourself."

Qiao Chengwang looked at the girl in front of him, thinking about the hardship he had endured when he was tortured. He suddenly raised his hand and stroked her head, "Miss Que, it's all over.

All your sufferings are over, and you will be able to live a happy life from now on."

Su Que had only been touched on the head by Su Heting and his grandfather, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"Yes...it's in the past. I have my father by my side now, and my brothers, sister-in-law, and grandfather all love me. I will definitely live a peaceful life, and so will you.

So, you can wait a little longer for your leg. It’s not too late to take action after your body has recovered.”

Qiao Chengwang smiled and said, "Thank you, but today I can only let you down.

Compared to the suffering you and my younger sister have endured, the pain of a broken leg is nothing. I can endure it."

You must also endure it.

Seeing that he was still smiling but his attitude didn't budge, Su Que could only pat his shoulder and said, "You stubborn donkey."

He glared at her again before turning around to look for the bald man.

The bald man outside the door heard the footsteps and quickly dodged.

After Su Que disappeared, he wiped the tears from his eyes and went into the house. "If you can endure the pain, I will do it tonight."

Qiao Chengwang bowed and said, "Thank you, Doctor Lai."

Laibajiao nodded and sat down beside him. "If your leg can be cured, what are your plans for the future?"

After several months of massage and medicinal baths by Su Que, Qiao Chengwang's left leg has regained some feeling.

Lai Chijiao thought this was a good sign. If he persisted, there might be a chance of recovery.

Qiao Chengwang saw him sit down and asked again, his eyebrows moving slightly, "Take the imperial examination and become a powerful official."

"The Qiao family is a family of military commanders, and has never produced a civil official. Why do you have such thoughts?"

"Only those with power can protect those they want to protect. The Qiao family has guarded the borders and quelled civil unrest for a hundred years, living up to the trust of our great-grandfather.

It was the royal family that betrayed my Qiao family, so that now I am the only man left in the Qiao family.

Even if my leg is healed, I am too old to be a military commander anymore, and I don't want to continue to guard the border away from the court."

He looked at Lai Chijiao and said, "Although I have grievances against the royal family, the Qiao family is loyal to Dayou and will never forget the ancestral precepts of protecting the people.

If one can hold a high position, prevent treacherous officials from taking power, and protect the integrity of the court, then one can be said to have followed the ancestral precepts."

The most important thing is that he has to be a support for his sister, and he has to hold great power so that the Qiao family will not be let down or plotted against again.

Lai Chijiao couldn't help but pour cold water on him, "But the imperial examination is not easy, and being a powerful official is even harder. You have neglected your studies for decades, so I'm afraid it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky."

Qiao Chengwang smiled, "The world's most difficult things can only be solved with a determined heart. Chengwang has been imprisoned in the Ji family for many years. Although he has no books to read, he can still chew on the teachings of his father and brothers and what he learned in the past."

Lai Chijiao lowered his eyes to look at the pile of books beside him. These books were all sent by Qiao Xi.

Since being rescued, Qiao Chengwang has been reading every day, which shows that he had long planned to take the imperial examination.

The leprous man asked again, "What if your foot can't be cured?"

Qiao Chengwang paused, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Then I should cheer up and do my best to become a useful person.

This is my father's expectation for my brothers and sisters, and we will never forget it."

Laibajiao pursed his lips and nodded, "Okay, be a useful person, be a responsible person, that's what a real man should do."

Qiao Chengwang looked back at him and said, "Doctor Leper, please speak frankly."

Lai Chijiao was not telling him these things today just for idle chat, and he vaguely understood the purpose.

But he squeezed his left knee again.

Then he heard Laibajiao say, "I want you to marry Su Que, are you willing?"