C23 [Released]

She lowered her head and quickly walked behind Zhao Mohan, not daring to take a single step.

However, she did not expect that the next moment, she would bump into his warm chest. Zhao Mohan's voice came from above her head, "You don't need to hide. The more you hide, the more curious people will be."

Then, as if nothing had happened, Zhao Mohan continued to walk forward.

Sun Yingyi was stunned for a moment before she reacted and hurriedly caught up to him.

"We're here. You can enter the garden from this small door." Zhao Mohan carefully looked around before he told Sun Yingyi.

"Aren't you going?"

Sun Yingyi looked at Zhao Mohan's doubtful gaze and smiled, "I will be guarding here. Besides, since you guys have reunited, why would I bother you? Don't dawdle around. Hurry up and go back."

Sun Yingyi bent down and moved through the small door. This was a closed path. It was as if this place was custom-made for her. If it was someone else, they might not be able to pass through.

"Here."

Just as she came out of the small path, Sun Yingyi saw Qiao Yu waving at her from outside the window and whispered to her.

She carefully ran over and placed her hand on Qiao Yu's palm. With Qiao Yu's pull, Sun Yingyi also climbed onto the brick and slipped into the house.

Qiao Yu closed the window cautiously before she could calm down and look at Sun Yingyi's face.

The two of them looked at each other for a long time, but no one broke the silence in the room.

For some reason, two lines of tears appeared on Qiao Yu's cheeks. First, it was quiet, then it became sobbing, and in the end, she couldn't even sob.

Sun Yingyi didn't know why, so she was at a loss. She approached Qiao Yu and gently caressed her back to help her catch her breath.

"Why did you suddenly become like this?"

After calming down a little, Qiao Yu raised her hand and wiped away the remaining tears on her face.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't do what you asked me to do before you left."

Because reality was too cruel, Qiao Yu couldn't bear to say it out loud. But even so, Sun Yingyi knew what she was referring to, so her heart sank.

However, this feeling didn't last for long.

"This is not your fault. My brother passed all of his Spiritual Force to me before he left, and he damaged more than half of my vitality. Although I didn't see my brother again, I didn't have any resentment."

Qiao Yu shook her head silently. In the end, she failed to keep her promise, so when she faced the daughter of her benefactor, she naturally couldn't do it without feeling guilty.

"I came here today to thank you for saving my life that day. To me, this is already a great favor. If it wasn't for you, we siblings would have died in the prison. My brother wanted me to live that day, so he gave me his hope. What you did was fulfilling my brother's last wish. I think even if my brother went, he would be at ease."

Sun Yingyi was magnanimous and comforted Qiao Yu, but it was far from enough. Because there were still many unspeakable secrets in Qiao Yu's heart.

"I just want to ask you a few questions, but I don't know if I should say it or not." Sun Yingyi said bluntly.

Qiao Yu's emotions were still unstable, so she only nodded and did not say anything.

"Why did you save me that day? Just because we met once?"

These words hit Qiao Yu's heart. She paused for a moment and did not immediately answer.

In order to prevent her misunderstanding, Sun Yingyi added, "I don't mean anything else. I remember your kindness. I just don't know why you were in such a dangerous situation for two people who have nothing to do with each other."

Knowing that she couldn't avoid this question, Qiao Yu did not avoid it anymore. "This matter happened a long time ago. At that time, not only you, your brother had not been born yet."

Qiao Yu's story made Sun Yingyi curious. She opened her eyes wide and sat quietly by the side to listen.

"At that time, my mother was still the top dancer in Mautrem. She was loved by many people. Even after she married a man, many people still admired her. One day, when she went out, she accidentally ran into a few lecherous men and was almost bullied. At that critical moment, your father, General Sun, suddenly appeared. He saved my mother from those people, and she was saved."

Hearing this, Sun Yingyi finally understood why Qiao Yu had risked her life to save her. It turned out that Sun Xiangzhong had saved her family first.

"So that's how it is. I never thought that Father would be able to rely on the good deeds he had done to protect us after he was wrongly accused and disappeared."

She muttered to herself with a slightly sad expression.

At the same time, Qiao Yu was also unhappy. She was struggling internally, hesitating whether or not she should tell Sun Yingyi about the matter in her heart.

"Although Her Majesty remembers Father's kindness, it doesn't mean that everyone else remembers it. I wonder what kind of person Father is in the hearts of the common people?"

Thinking of Sun Xiangzhong, a trace of bitterness surged up in her heart. She recalled the things that happened when she was young. No matter what, she could not connect the honest and upright father with the traitor who was wanted by the imperial court.

"Your father is an extremely outstanding person. The common people also love him very much. There are many common people who have received your father's kindness. The people in the market also spread the good name of your father."

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Qiao Yu comforted her.

"So that's how you feel, Your Majesty. But what kind of outstanding person is my father? How could he …"

Qiao Yu could not bear it. She struggled in her heart for a while. She gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, but she still did not have the courage to tell her thoughts.

She was afraid that she would be hated by Sun Yingyi, and she was afraid that she would not be able to endure such torture in her heart.

She thought for a moment and came up with a perfect solution.

Sun Yingyi wanted to say something, but when she saw Qiao Yu's serious expression, she did not dare to say anything. Her past experiences made her very observant. Seeing Qiao Yu's expression, Sun Yingyi knew that she had something on her mind.

Therefore, Sun Yingyi did not say a word and waited for Qiao Yu to speak.

"I wonder if you have heard of this saying, ‘the tree attracts the wind'?" Qiao Yu asked Sun Yingyi seriously after a long time.

Sun Yingyi nodded. She did not know what the meaning of her question was.

"General Sun is a talented man in Mautrem. In the entire country, there is no one who can be compared to him. People with power and influence like him are naturally envied by others."

Since she had said that, Sun Yingyi was not stupid. She naturally understood.

However, Sun Yingyi did not know that Qiao Yu was just a concubine in the harem. How could she know about such things?

Qiao Yu recalled what she had seen and heard that day. In the end, her conscience could not bear it. If she kept this matter as a secret, she might not be able to die in peace.

"If he is too powerful, it will make the officials afraid of him hindering their career, and the royal family will be afraid of his strength. These feelings of fear are enough to threaten his life." Seeing that Sun Yingyi did not speak, Qiao Yu continued, "These slanderous words are dreadful. Those villains are vicious and ruthless. No matter what it is, they can do it, let alone just talking."

Although Qiao Yu's words seemed to be clear, they were also a little obscure, but Sun Yingyi already knew what she was trying to express.

The charges of rebellion had been fabricated from the beginning. This entire matter was also planned by someone.

Sun Yingyi wanted to know more details, but she was worried that she wouldn't be able to hear the news she wanted to hear.