Chu Jiao followed the bumpy road, but at this time, she listened to the footsteps behind her getting heavier and heavier, and her intuition told her that there was friend or foe behind her.

Sure enough, someone immediately followed.

"Pick up the pace!" Chu Jiao said loudly.

The horse's front hooves roared like rage, and then galloped wildly, but behind them followed closely as if they were haunted.

Qin Shao and the others saw that there were not many soldiers and horses, so they divided the matter by dividing five by two.

Looking at the few corpses on the ground, Qin Shao seemed to suddenly realize: "It's not good, she's in danger!"

The thousand ghosts also understood at this time, and the two hurriedly rushed to another road.

By the time a few people caught up, the situation was different.

There are many corpses of their own people around, and the corpses are all over the field, and the scene looks shocking.

The scene was chaotic for a moment, and everything around was terrifying.

Qin Shao did not find any trace of Chu Jiao and the others.

A bad thought arose in my heart, and according to this situation, eighty percent of them were arrested.

Qin Shao and the others were about to go back to find someone, but at this time, they heard a faint voice in the corner, and he looked in that direction, only seeing a small figure.

Chu Jiao poked her head out, saw him, and smiled slightly.

"We hid, fortunately we weren't discovered, but we also sacrificed a lot of people." Chu Jiao said.

"Well, let's go back." Qin Shao said.

......

On the other hand, the people of the prince of the Li Dynasty did not find anyone, and they were careful to return to their lives when they went back, but when the prince got the news that he had not caught anyone, he was not angry.

"Go down, don't keep chasing." After the prince finished speaking, a faint smile curled up on the corner of his lips.

"Also, tell the other side to be careful, the people you want to get rid of, the things you want to explain, you can do it now." He said again.

The people below answered.

And when Qin Shao and the others went back this time, they took a Miss Wan with them, and their identity was not easy to hide, so they only said that they were maids.

Miss Wan is depressed every day, she doesn't like to talk anymore, and she is full of hatred for Chu Jiao and others, but she doesn't know why, she gradually thought about it, and gradually became friends with several people.

The situation is also improving day by day, Qin Shao has also sent more manpower, and he has been investigating the situation in this dynasty to see which suspicious people have all been arrested, but these people are like small fish and shrimp, and after being caught, they quickly surrendered to the law, and never caught any big heads.

At this time, Chu Jiao's father, Chu Zhennan, was suddenly condemned by the saint, and this happened suddenly, and everyone was unprepared.

Chu Jiao woke up and learned about this, and she hurriedly asked, "How could it be?" What is the sin of my father? ”

"The news from the palace said that it was the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason." The father-in-law in the palace said.

Chu Jiao only felt that her mind was in a trance for a while, and the whole person couldn't stand steadily, and her face was very pale.

Treason with the enemy.

This is the sin of destroying the nine clans, and the saint is not such an arbitrary person, so he must have obtained some definite evidence.

"Let go of me, I'm going to go to the palace." Chu Jiao's heart can count on the palace one is the queen mother, the other is Zhaoyang, enter the palace to see the two of them, and both of them can speak in front of the saint.

But he was stopped by Qin Shao.

"I'm afraid you can't enter the palace now, the sage has arrested all the people of the Chu family now, you and Chu Qing are fine now, but because of our relationship, if you go out, I'm afraid there will be danger."

Chu Jiao also knew that what he said now was not wrong, but in this case, how could he sit idly by, what should he do if something happened to his father?

"You calm down first, you haven't figured out what's going on yet, you have to be able to understand." Qin Shao said.

Chu Jiao gradually calmed down, and then came back to her senses.

"Then please."

Qin Shao naturally sent someone to inquire about the situation.

But after a whole day, the matter was just a rough idea.

"It was said that someone reported Prime Minister Chu, but I don't know the specific situation, and then the situation inside is unknown now.

Who knew that the saint believed it, and then went to the prime minister's house to search it, but he didn't expect to really investigate some evidence, and the saint was angry, and immediately sent the prime minister to the prison, and then the saint didn't say the reason now, but I was afraid that ......"

Qin Shao's words hadn't finished yet, but looking at the sage's thunderous means, he knew that it was unlikely that the sage would release the person, and it was very likely that his life would be in danger.

Chu Jiao's legs were a little weak, but she still had to calm down at this time.

"I want to see my father now, can you arrange it for me?"

Qin Shao also felt that this matter was a little difficult now, but he didn't directly refuse her.

"Don't worry, I will do this seriously."

Before the evening, Qin Shao arranged for the two of them to meet, and Chu Jiao's whole body was tightly covered and entered the prison.

Even though it wasn't the first time she had entered this place, she felt that this place was unusually cold, and her fingers were cold.

When he saw Chu Zhennan, his court clothes had been taken off, he was wearing a white prison uniform, his expression was a little haggard, and his hair was scattered indiscriminately.

She stepped forward with some excitement: "Father! She didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear of attracting the attention of others, and hot tears rolled down her cheeks with hot tears in her eyes.

When Chu Zhennan saw her, a touch of color appeared in his originally gray eyes, and he stepped forward to grasp Chu Jiao's hand: "This place is so dangerous, why are you here?" ”

"Father! What the hell is going on? How could it be so sudden? What kind of treason, it must be a misunderstanding, right, I will definitely find a way to save you. ”

Looking at his daughter, who was calm on weekdays, and now her flustered fingers were cold, Chu Zhennan felt a little guilty.

"My father did not collaborate with the enemy and commit treason." He said.

When Chu Jiao heard this, the big stone in her heart fell to the ground at once.

"If that's the case, what kind of evidence is there, and what's going on?" Chu Jiao asked.

Chu Zhennan's eyes were as firm as a rock: "Father did not collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, but this matter is not as simple as imagined, there will be nothing wrong with the Chu Mansion, and the saint will not hurt you, what the saint wants is just my life, my father's life alone is nothing, but you must take care of yourself in the future."

Father tells you that the saint wants my life for something else.

Everyone who knows about this is dead, and my father can't drag you down, so don't investigate this matter in the future, and never touch it. ”

When Chu Jiao heard this, she was very anxious, how could she give up living like this, it must be a very serious matter.

"Father..."

"Don't say it, hurry up, the people who are checking the prison over there are here."

Chu Jiao's body was dragged away, and when the father and daughter were parting, she only saw him waving his hand at her, looking downish on life and death.

When she was brought out, she was all confused, and the doubts in her heart became heavier and heavier.

At this time, she suddenly thought of what the Queen Mother reminded her in the palace before.

My father refused to say, could it be... The Queen Mother will know anything, maybe she can't say.

"Let me enter the palace, there are some things that she can only understand when she meets the Queen Mother."

Since Chu Jiao knew that the sage would not harm the rest of the Chu Mansion, he was able to enter the palace.

The Queen Mother was sincerely burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, but at this time, she heard the people behind her say that someone outside was asking to see her.

Chu Jiao didn't know how long she had waited, but she got the news that the Queen Mother's personal mother said that the Queen Mother was unwell and couldn't see each other.

She understood that the Queen Mother did not want to see her.

"Mama I know, I just hope that when the Queen Mother will be a little better, she will be able to see her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law will wait for the Queen Mother here."

Saying that, Chu Jiao knelt on the ground, and the whole person was very calm.

After the Queen Mother finished dinner.

"Queen Mother, that one has been kneeling for three hours, haven't you seen it yet?" Mama said softly while rubbing the shoulders of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and enjoyed: "I don't see." ”

Mama understood and said to the outside that the Queen Mother would not see her.

"Mama, it's troublesome, even if you can ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye." Chu Jiao's tone was a little pleading.

Mama turned around and went back again.

Until late at night, on the top of the moon, the stars in the sky twinkled and flashed, and the sound of cicadas chirping was very noisy under the window, Chu Jiao's somewhat thin figure was still kneeling at the door of Cining Palace, her back was very straight, in fact, her body was already shaky, but she was still desperately persevering.

Be sure to meet the Queen Mother.

In the second half of the night, the candles in Cining Palace were extinguished.

When the sun was rising, after Mama was dressed neatly, she saw Chu Jiao's figure when she didn't want to go out.

The Queen Mother was finally willing to see her, and when Chu Jiao knew about it, she supported herself to get up.

But the pain in her knee made it impossible for her to get up, and the red sleeves supported her body and walked inside.

"The daughter-in-law has seen the Queen Mother, please say hello to the Queen Mother." Chu Jiao said and knelt again.

The Queen Mother looked distressed: "Hurry up, you kid, why are you so serious." She turned to her and said, "Go and get a goose feather cushion." ”

"Thank you for the Queen Mother's concern, it's just that the daughter-in-law is so anxious, she wants to..."

"You haven't eaten yet, come here, get some food and give it to Concubine Qin." The Queen Mother said kindly.

She blocked everything Chu Jiao wanted to say, she knew that she couldn't be in a hurry about this matter, she could only wait.

After a quiet meal, she spoke.

"That's it, the mourning family knows what you want to say, but this matter is not simple, the saint also has his own considerations."

The Queen Mother sighed and said.

"Queen Mother, daughter-in-law, please... Father is my hope, the daughter-in-law just lost her mother, and the daughter-in-law was really desperate, so she came to find the queen mother. Chu Jiao said and knelt down again with a "plop".