When Qiao Xi woke up, he felt dizzy and had a fever, but what pained him the most was what happened in the carriage.

In a daze, he fell asleep again, and when he woke up again, Jiang Hao was beside the bed.He turned his head and didn't want to say anything, but Jiang Hao didn't want to do what he wanted.

"It's just in time for you to wake up. I have something to tell you. I don't want to say anything about what happened that day, but I will make you my concubine."

Qiao Xi sat up immediately, and he stared at Jiang Hao blankly, making sure that Jiang Hao was not joking. "Your Majesty, I... I don't want anything." When he was speaking, he realized that his voice was a little hoarse, and he had no strength to listen to.

"You don't want to be named concubine, do you?" Jiang Hao immediately pointed out Qiao Xi's concerns.

There is an old mother on Qiaoxi, and his mother does not want to see her son become the emperor's harem concubine.Qiao Xi himself is also an ambitious man, of course he doesn't want to enter the palace, and he doesn't want to bear the infamy.

"I hope Your Majesty will make it happen." Qiao Xi kowtowed to Jiang Hao, he felt very wronged in his heart, he was obviously the one who was hurt, but in the end he wanted to beg the emperor for mercy.

Jiang Hao raised Qiao Xi's face and smiled faintly: "Of course I will help Ai Qing, but it depends on Ai Qing's performance in the future." His words made Qiao Xi pale instantly, but Jiang Hao was very happy. Qiao Xi is very interested, of course he must take good care of this person.

Qiao Xi didn't know how she returned home, but felt that the sky was about to fall.When he returned to the mansion, he found out that the official department told his mother that he was busy with government affairs, so he didn't return to the mansion two days ago.His mother was happy that he was reused, but he didn't dare to look at his mother's smile.

The most ironic thing is that two days later, when Qiao Xi was handling affairs in the official department, Father-in-law De suddenly came over and asked Qiao Xi to take over the order.Qiao Xi knelt down anxiously, and only after listening to Eunuch De's words did he realize that the emperor had promoted him to an official position.He is now a fifth grade doctor, but he is not happy and always feels that he has been insulted.

The other ministers were envious and jealous, but Qiao Xi didn't notice at all. He was carrying heavy shackles, and he no longer had a clear conscience like before.

That night, the emperor called him into the palace again. Of course, it was a one-night affair with endless affection.But for Qiao Xi, this was a double attack from the body to the spirit, and he felt that he might faint at any time.

However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Two months later, Qiao Xi returned from a night in the palace, took another bath, and then lay down on the bed to rest.His mother thought he was too busy with government affairs, so she cooked him soothing soup, and when she came to look for him, she accidentally saw the hickey under his collar.

Mother Qiao almost fainted, the soup bowl fell to the ground, and with a plop, Qiao Xi was also awakened.Qiao's mother asked Qiao Xi what happened to the traces on her body, but Qiao Xi beat him to death without saying anything. In the end, Qiao's mother was angry and punished Qiao Xi to kneel in front of the ancestor's spiritual tablet, and began to enforce the family law.

"Say it or not!" Mother Qiao asked Qiao Xi while beating her with a cane, but Qiao Xi just gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Qiao's mother was very disappointed. She thought that Qiao Xi was concentrating on government affairs, and with Qiao Xi's repeated promotions, she thought that their Qiao family could reproduce the glory of their predecessors.Unexpectedly, Qiao Xi was not doing government affairs at all, but fooling around outside or betraying herself. Qiao's mother was very angry in her heart, and she used her hands very hard.

Soon, blood stained Qiao Xi's coat, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing.He was sorry to his ancestors and his mother, he hated himself, and also hated Jiang Hao, who was aloof.

When Jiang Hao got the news, he rushed to the Qiao Mansion immediately, and his appearance surprised everyone in the Qiao Mansion.Jiang Hao went all the way unimpeded, and came directly to see Qiao Xi. When he saw that Qiao Xi was covered in blood, his mind went blank.

"Stop!" He immediately went into the room to check on Qiao Xi's situation.

When Mrs. Qiao saw the emperor, the rattan in her hand fell to the ground, but when she saw Jiang Hao helping Qiao Xi up, she instantly understood something and almost fainted.

"Your Majesty, you...you and Xi'er, you..." Mrs. Qiao stared, not daring to say the following words.

With a cold face, Jiang Hao hugged the fluttering Qiao Xi, and said, "Madam Qiao, no matter how you look at it, Qiao Xi belongs to me, and I won't allow you to treat him like this again."

"Your Majesty!" Qiao Xi interrupted Jiang Hao loudly.

"This is the truth," Jiang Hao glanced at Qiao Xi, and then said to Mrs. Qiao, "I originally wanted him to enter the palace, but he was afraid that you would be angry, so I let it go. Mrs. Qiao, do you want to let him go?" I'm angry with me, if I move Qiao Xi's finger again, I won't be polite." As he spoke, Jiang Hao picked up Qiao Xi, took Qiao Xi back to the room, and ordered someone to call the imperial physician.

The imperial doctor helped Qiao Xi treat the wound well, and then left. During this period, Jiang Hao stayed by the side, watching Qiao Xi silently.

"Your Majesty, we cannot continue to make mistakes..."

"Do you think it's possible?" Jiang Hao interrupted Qiao Xi. He straightened Qiao Xi's hair and said, "Don't worry about other things. I'm here. Don't worry. I'll keep our secrets. I won't let you enter the palace. I'll make it clear to your mother again, you can recuperate at ease. "

Jiang Hao went to see Qiao's mother again, expressing his importance to Qiao Xi, and hoped that Qiao's mother would not stop her.What Qiao's mother could say, the emperor's words were the imperial decree, and she dared not object at all.

"Madam Qiao, maybe you don't believe me, but I still want to say that I am serious about him." After speaking, Jiang Hao left Qiao's mansion.

Mrs. Qiao stood in the living room, recalling Jiang Hao's words in her ears, and felt that everything was so incredible.

……

Jiang Hao himself felt incredible. He thought that he would never be able to love others in his life, but seeing Qiao Xi hurt, he finally understood his heart.

Back in the palace, Jiang Hao had the original Ninghe Palace demolished, and then started to build a beautiful underwater palace.In order to take care of Qiao Xi's thoughts, he couldn't call Qiao Xi into the palace, but he still wanted to give Qiao Xi the best treatment.

Qiao Xi didn't know about these things while recovering from his injuries. When he found out later, he didn't feel that the emperor built the palace just for him.His mother no longer cared about his affairs, and Qiao Xi felt sorry for her old man.Sometimes standing in the court hall, he felt like a walking corpse. If he hadn't insisted on supporting his family, he might have committed suicide.

However, he clearly felt the change in Jiang Hao's attitude. Although Jiang Hao still frequently let him enter the palace, if he didn't want to, Jiang Hao would not force him.In front of him, Jiang Hao looked less and less like an emperor, on the contrary, he was sometimes very reserved.

Sometimes when dreaming back at midnight, Qiao Xi looked at the emperor who was sleeping with his arms around him, and suddenly felt that everything was so familiar.He touched Jiang Hao's face, feeling sad for some reason.All kinds of hatred in the past were slowly resolved by Jiang Hao, Qiao Xi thought maybe he had accepted Jiang Hao.

However, rumors and rumors gradually arose in the palace. Some people said that Qiao Xi knew the art of witchcraft and was best at deceiving people.Someone also found a puppet in the emperor's bedroom, with two people's hair tied on it, indicating that the two people would be together.

At the beginning of the rumors, Jiang Hao sent someone to thoroughly investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, he didn't believe such rumors at all.However, the people who served Qiao Xi in the Qiao Mansion died gradually, making Qiao Xi more and more suspicious.

Qiao Xi was very troubled by this, and he asked Jiang Hao: "Could it be because of witchcraft that we are together?"

"Don't think so much, I don't believe those nonsense, I know who I'm pretending to be in my heart." Jiang Hao laughed.

One wave of ups and downs followed another. When the palace was not peaceful, turmoil broke out in the northern frontier again.It turned out that the son of the former uncle fled to the northern prairie tribe with his remnant soldiers, and reached an agreement with the tribe leader to attack Chen Guo together.

Because the enemy is very familiar with Chen Guo, they attacked suddenly again, losing five cities in a row in the north.These prairie people are so fierce that even the tall city walls can't stop them, and the north is in dire straits.

Jiang Hao decided to attack the north again, and Qiao Xi wanted to follow, but Jiang Hao refused.Qiao Xi is weak, so he can't go to war with the army, and he also needs someone he trusts to handle the matters in the court.

So Jiang Hao directly appointed Qiao Xi as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, which surprised the courtiers. They heard that Qiao Xi had an improper relationship with His Majesty, but they dared not say so.Qiao Xi could feel the hostility of many ministers. He didn't take it to heart, but relied on his outstanding skills and government affairs ability to convince many doubting ministers.

After Jiang Hao went out, Qiao Xi and the ministers worked hard to stabilize the rear, so that the generals in front would have no worries.

Half a month later, Qiao Xi discovered that there were many outsiders pouring into the capital. He became vigilant and immediately told the generals of the defenders of the capital about it.

When the war broke out on the border, there was also a turmoil in the capital. The remnants of the empress dowager hiding in the dark suddenly attacked the palace, causing the entire capital to fall into panic.Fortunately, the defenders of the capital had been prepared for a long time, and they cooperated with the imperial guards to fight and wiped out a conspiracy.

In this way, Qiao Xi further dug out the hidden forces of the Queen Mother's faction, and really pulled out these hidden dangers.In addition, Qiao Xi is also very concerned about the situation of the people during the civil strife, and his outstanding talents make him deeply loved by the people.

After Jiang Hao heard about it, he quickly ordered to deal with the civil strife.At the same time, he also wrote privately to ask about Qiao Xi's situation.

Qiao Xi naturally replied that everything was fine, and then asked about Jiang Hao's situation.At this time, under the leadership of Jiang Hao, Chen Guo's army has driven the enemy out of the border, but the battle still cannot end.

Qiao Xi was worried about Jiang Hao's safety, and spent almost all his time on government affairs.On this day, on his way to the Ministry of Officials, someone suddenly stopped him, saying that the imperial concubine had an invitation.

In fact, Qiao Xi didn't want to see the imperial concubine, his relationship with Jiang Hao made him very embarrassed, and he always felt that the imperial concubine already knew something.

When he came to the harem, Qiao Xi felt strange things around him, and the person who led the way hurriedly urged him, so Qiao Xi had no choice but to follow.He was a little worried, but now that he was the Lord Shangshu, even if the imperial concubine had objections to him, she couldn't deal with him directly.

When I came to the palace where the noble concubine was, I saw the noble concubine Zhou sitting in the main hall, and after the ceremony was over, the noble concubine asked directly: "My lord, have you heard of the strange things in the palace recently?"

"Slightly heard."

"What's your opinion on this, Your Excellency?" Zhou Guifei asked.

"Your Majesty, this minister is a civil servant. You should ask the lord of the Ministry of Punishment about this kind of matter." Qiao Xi knew that the imperial concubine was coming for him, but he was not afraid of the shadow, so he replied calmly.

The noble concubine was deflated, and she was even more annoyed: "You think you can fool me with just a few words, but let me tell you, I have already found enough evidence." After saying that, the noble concubine asked someone to bring a witness to come up, and soon, a person from Qiao's mansion The servant walked in slowly.

Qiao Xi frowned slightly, watching the servant knelt down to confess, saying that he behaved abnormally, and that there were things used by witchcraft in his room.Then, the imperial concubine showed Qiao Xi the things handed over by the servants. They were puppets, red paper and other things.

"Mother, this is just his one-sided opinion. I think it's better to invite the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment to come over and interrogate the minister." Qiao Xi can be sure that this servant is here to frame him on purpose, no matter what he says is meaningless.

"Speaking so much, you just don't want to admit it. That's right. Who would take the initiative to admit that you know witchcraft? Did you just rely on these methods to deceive His Majesty? Unfortunately, no matter what you say today, this palace will not believe it. Come, arrest Master Qiao to this palace!"

The guards rushed in from outside the hall and surrounded Qiao Xi. Qiao Xi looked at Concubine Zhou calmly: "Mother, I am the imperial court official, you have no right to arrest me."

"Hmph, I have the final say here."

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