Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 166

Lu Shuqing followed behind Madam Qiao to greet the princes and princesses. After the formal greetings, she turned and saw her sister still sitting calmly, making her eye twitch.

“Do you think you’re so special? Get over here and greet them properly,” Lu Shuqing signaled to Lu Tang with her eyes.

But Lu Tang’s mind was blank, filled with nothing but “Oh my god!”

This morning, the people blocking her were Qin Mo’s brothers and sisters-in-law?

What did they say then?

Did they say they’d buy her food?

Did they say they’d take her out to play?

Did they say they all liked her?

Qin Mo must have introduced her to them, right? The way they acted, it was like future in-laws doting on their daughter-in-law.

But Qin Mo hadn’t contacted her for months, so what were his siblings doing here?

Lu Tang had one question after another in her mind.

Behind her, the Four Young Masters of Qinshui were also stunned, with Liang Cheng feeling particularly bitter.

Seeing Lu Shuqing signaling to Lu Tang, and Lu Tang still not moving, the Crown Princess smiled, “Did we scare Little Tang? I thought Qin Mo had mentioned us. We didn’t introduce ourselves this morning, but don’t worry, I’m the eldest sister-in-law.”

Then the others followed:

“Second sister-in-law.”

“Sixth brother.”

“Parrot.”

Madam Qiao: ?

Lu Shuqing: ?

Lu Tang: !

“The nerve of that Qin Mo! He wrote so many letters, but not one mentioned us, causing this awkward situation.” The Second Princess Consort smiled at Lu Tang. “This morning, when you met Qin Mo, no, when you met him, he was actually coming to see you. You met He Yujiao too, right? She’s always liked Qin Mo, but don’t worry, Qin Mo is clean inside and out; he doesn’t like her at all. He Yujiao is a national hero, so even the Emperor gives her some leeway, and usually, we all do too. She said she twisted her ankle and asked Qin Mo to help her to the carriage. Qin Mo, being the fool he is, didn’t think much of it. But don’t worry, we’ve already scolded him for you. He knows he was wrong. As soon as you left, he rushed to Dong Fabric Shop, but you had already returned to the capital.”

Madam Qiao: ?

Lu Shuqing: ?

The Third Princess Consort continued, “We wanted to come to the courtroom, but when we saw that the magistrate was handling things fairly, we didn’t want to get involved and make it look like we were using our power to bully others. Don’t be mad at Qin Mo; he truly cares about you.”

Madam Qiao: ?

Lu Shuqing: ?

Were they misunderstanding something?

Lu Tang, stunned for a moment, licked her lips. “Qin Mo wrote me letters?”

The Fourth Princess Consort immediately said, “Yes, he wrote many.”

“I can vouch for that. On the battlefield, whenever he had a moment, he’d write to you. They were sent through the fastest official channels,” the Sixth Princess Consort added. “I even teased him about it.”

The Fifth Princess Consort was puzzled, “You didn’t receive them?”

Lu Tang shook her head.

Because ever since Qin Mo left, she had completely lost contact with him. She had been heartbroken for a long time because of it.

But he wrote her letters?

They weren’t out of touch?

The Sixth Princess Consort was confused. “That can’t be. Qin Mo borrowed ten thousand taels of silver from you in one of the letters. I even joked with him about it, asking why he needed to borrow money when he wasn’t short on military funds. Qin Mo said it was for romance. We received the ten thousand taels. If you didn’t get the letters, where did the money come from?”

Everyone’s eyes widened.

“I really didn’t get any letters. Not a single one. And I was so worried about not hearing from him that I had someone check if he was okay. But the person I sent didn’t say he was on the battlefield. Were you at war?”

The Sixth Princess Consort, being a general, had gone to battle with Qin Mo.

“Yes, it was an emergency. Qin Mo was summoned directly from Qinshui to the battlefield, and Song Qingzhan returned to the capital to gather supplies. You really didn’t get any letters or send any money?”

Lu Tang shook her head.

This was strange.

Yuan Bao suddenly interjected, “Didn’t Dong Yuzhu say in the courtroom that the woman asked him to prepare ten thousand taels and send it to Fengtai?”

“He Yujiao intercepted Qin Mo’s letters to Tang? That doesn’t make sense. The letters were sent through military channels, which are highly secure. Even if she had the nerve, the couriers wouldn’t allow it,” analyzed the Sixth Princess Consort, looking at her husband.

The Sixth Princess Consort had been fighting alongside her father since she was thirteen and had more experience in these matters than anyone else.

After a moment’s thought, she looked at the Crown Princess.

“If He Yujiao really has connections with Zhao Kingdom, it might not be impossible. If she intended to intercept military reports to send to Zhao Kingdom but found Qin Mo’s love letters instead, her admiration for him could have led her to keep them.”

The Crown Princess nodded.

“That would also explain why she tampered with the Qiao Family Inn’s order.”

After their analysis, the rest of the group looked shocked. “How dare she! If this is found out, even if she isn’t really colluding with Zhao Kingdom, intercepting urgent military documents, even if it’s just love letters, is a serious crime.”

The Crown Princess sneered, “She thought she was untouchable.”

The Sixth Princess Consort followed, “Given her status, if the magistrate hadn’t been so upright today, how do you think things would have gone?”

How would they have gone?

Of course, the magistrate would have smoothed things over!

The magistrate feared He Yujiao, and with Gu Zhongming backing her, he wouldn’t dare to cross her.

Even if the princes wanted to help the Qiao Family Inn, it would have ended with compensation and nothing more.

A national hero like He Yujiao would have gotten away with it.

But today, the magistrate did his job!

He shattered He Yujiao’s sense of security.

Not only did he not fear her, but he also went to the Emperor for permission. Although the Emperor usually tolerated He Yujiao, he would be pleased if someone finally put her in her place.

Who could have guessed that the magistrate would be so bold?

Not only did he scold her, but he also forced Dong Yuzhu and He Yujiao to turn on each other, revealing the involvement of Zhao Kingdom and the missing ten thousand taels.

Connecting directly to Qin Mo’s missing letters.