Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 145 The murderer is her

Xiao Mo was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed, completely unaware of what was happening in front of her.

Qi Yue just looked at her quietly, as if he could never look enough.

Xiao Mo also tried her best and remained facing him without turning over.

After a long time, Qi Yue couldn't help but move closer to her and gently placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

This time he didn't leave in a hurry like before.

Instead, he paused for a moment when he kissed her forehead, and then slowly left.

Before meeting Xiao Mo, Qi Yue had never thought that he would have someone he liked so much, and that this person didn't like him.

Having lived in the deep palace where he was admired by thousands of people since he was a child, he thought that anything he liked could belong to him.

It was not until he met Xiao Mo that his arrogant idea was broken.

Perhaps, this is also one of the reasons why he fell in love with Xiao Mo.

Follow your heart and don't be oppressed by power.

But when she rejected him, he hated this about her.

Sometimes, he wished she was someone who was greedy for fame, wealth and power, so that his chances of winning would be much greater than Qi Minxiu's.

Qi Yue lay on the edge of the bed, listening to Xiao Mo's kitten-like breathing, and slowly closed his eyes.

The next morning, just after dawn, Qi Minxiu and Concubine Liang arrived.

When they walked around the screen and came to the inner room and saw the scene in front of them, their expressions were different.

Xiao Mo was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly. Her hand, which was resting on the edge of the bed, was held tightly in the hand of Qi Yue, who was sleeping soundly beside the bed.

Hearing the noise, Xiao Mo frowned and slowly opened her eyes. At the same time, Qi Yue also woke up leisurely.

The two looked at each other, and Xiao Mo quickly pulled back her hand as if she had been electrocuted. She raised her eyes and saw two people standing not far away.

Qi Yue noticed that her eyes were not right, and when he turned around, he saw Concubine Liang and Qi Minzheng staring at them.

Xiao Mo lifted the quilt and was about to run towards Qi Minxiu, but Qi Yue fell heavily as he just stood up by the bed because of the numbness in his legs.

She was startled and quickly squatted down to help him: "How are you? Are you okay?"

Qi Yue smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine, just my legs are a little numb."

Xiao Mo lowered her eyes with some self-blame and helped him sit down on the bed: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

He rubbed his knees and looked at Qi Minxiu: "I don't blame you, you don't know how well you slept last night."

Xiao Mo's self-blame disappeared all at once when he said this.

She rolled her eyes at him, took two steps back, and looked back at Qi Minxiu.

"I'm blaming myself. If you hadn't stayed up all night and peeked at me, would your legs be numb?" After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.

Qi Yue got anxious and stood up to hold her, but his legs went weak and he fell straight towards her.

The two men rolled down the stairs to the middle of the room, both grimacing in pain.

Concubine Liang was shocked by the scene before her, and only then did she remember to care about her precious son.

"Yue'er, are you okay? Why did you sleep on the edge of the bed all night? Did someone not let you get into bed?"

While supporting Qi Yue, she looked at Xiao Mo with ill intent.

Xiao Mo didn't dare to say it, and she didn't expect Qi Yue to sleep by her bed all night. She could only look at Qi Minxiu for help.

But not only did he not come to help her, he also looked at her with an unreadable expression.

When his eyes met hers, he looked away.

Xiao Mo's clear eyes dimmed instantly, and the words she wanted to explain were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely cold, especially for the two of them.

Qi Yue was sitting on the stool next to her. Just as she was about to explain her previous problem to Concubine Liang, she heard the eunuch's voice at the door.

"Your Highness, General Xiao, Prince Su said that the person who stole his token has been found and is currently in the Qinzheng Palace awaiting sentencing."

When the people in the inner room heard this, they instantly became energetic.

In the Qinzheng Hall, Qi Suyuan stood by the side of the hall, waiting for the emperor to leave the court.

When Qi Yue and others arrived, they happened to meet the emperor at the door, who had not yet had time to take off his court robes.

He raised his hand to exempt everyone from greetings and strode into the hall.

Qi Suyuan lowered his eyes and walked into the hall, cupping his hands and saying, "Father, I captured a thief last night and brought him here today to await your decision."

Behind him stood a woman being escorted by guards.

Although the woman lowered her head, Xiao Mo recognized her at a glance after entering the hall.

She stared with her eyes wide open, and her expression went from shock to confusion to anger and disappointment in just a moment.

The emperor looked solemnly at Qi Suyuan and the woman behind him.

"Who is the criminal? Look up."

Xiao Xiang seemed to be terribly frightened. She raised her head tremblingly, but before the emperor could see her face clearly, she lowered it again.

The emperor's cold eyes darkened. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes alone were enough to make people tremble with fear.

Qi Suyuan looked at Xiao Xiang, and his men immediately understood what he meant and forced Xiao Xiang to kneel on the ground.

"How dare you! The Emperor told you to raise your head. Didn't you hear me?"

Xiao Xiang shivered, as if she didn't hear what he said.

Just when Qi Suyuan was about to speak again and force Xiao Xiang to look up, Xiao Mo couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to stop him.

"Prince Su, are you saying that my sister stole your token to assassinate me?"

She pretended to laugh, "She was almost scared to death. Didn't Your Highness see that?"

Qi Suyuan looked up at Xiao Mo and smiled: "General Xiao, are you saying that because she was frightened, she can't be the murderer? Besides, who knows if she was just pretending?"

Qi Minxiu sat next to Xiao Mo, his eyes moving between Qi Suyuan and Xiao Xiang.

"I wonder what evidence my royal brother will present? Bringing someone here without explaining anything clearly is indeed hard to convince people."

Qi Suyuan looked at him, walked into the hall and reported what had happened to the emperor.

The general meaning is that his people investigated and found out that yesterday morning, a woman wearing a puffy and curtained clothes went to the secret guard camp of Prince Su's Mansion with a token and mobilized several secret guards.

And the only person who came to Prince Su's Mansion on the day he lost the token was a woman named Xiao Xiang.

He followed the clues and sent people to follow, and finally saw Xiao Xiang take out the token with his own eyes.

"Can these be used as evidence?" Qi Suyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Qi Minxiu and Xiao Mo.

Qi Yue, who had been silent all this time, raised his bottomless eyes and glanced at Xiao Xiang.

"Miss Xiao Er is a woman from a secluded place, how could she understand these things? She might be being used by someone with ulterior motives."

Xiao Xiang, who had been in a daze, heard Qi Yue speaking up for her, and her eyes, like dead water, suddenly became starry.

She slowly raised her head and looked at him aggrievedly.

Qi Yue did not look at her, but stood up and walked to Qi Suyuan.

"Father, there are too many strange things about this matter. We still need to investigate it thoroughly."

This was the first time in such a long time that Qi Yue stood on Xiao Xiang's side and spoke up for her.

She was so moved that tears fell down her face like free pearls.