Fu Jiujiao looked at her with interest, "What's the matter? Helping me isn't cheap, you know."

Tang Haojing smiled and took out the prepared gift, which was a pure white frog. Fu Jiujou had lived two lifetimes but had never seen such a colored frog before. When he was in Huancang Country, the ones he saw were gigantic and their colors were normal.

"This is a snow toad, it eats all kinds of poisons. I caught it three years ago and raised it just for you." Tang Haojing looked at her with a pleasing smile.

"Fu Jiujiu was quite satisfied, a smile rippling at the corner of her lips. "As expected of my child, you know what I like. You must have put a lot of thought into getting this snow toad for me,"

"Whatever hard work you put in is well deserved, sir." Tang Haoxing was a smooth talker.

Fu Jiujiu looked at his calculating expression, but her heart was filled with joy. He seemed sunnier than when they first met. Before, he was a gloomy and sullen young man burdened by hardship, but now he was confident and radiant.

"Well then, for the sake of this gift, tell me. What can I do for you?" Fu Jiu Jiu asked with a smile, and even gently teased the snow toad. The snow toad had poor eyesight, normally nearsighted, it only sensed the stranger's breath and arrogantly glanced in Fu Jiu Jiu's direction before turning its back to her.

Fu Jiujiu took a breath and thought, "What kind of character is this little guy?"

Auntie Qi, you know, the reason I'm here this time is to find a wife to take back home. If you don't help me, I'm afraid I'll be a bachelor for life." Although Tang Haojing was joking, he also made his stance clear: he would marry Hong Qixing in this lifetime.

Fu Jiu Jiu looked at him, taking a deep sigh. "Five years ago, when you came back, what exactly happened? The little one was a gift you gave to Qi Xing, so why did you kill it? Qi Xing has been unable to let go for a long time. I asked her, but she refused to say anything. I've been waiting for you to come back and give me an answer."

Tang Haojing's face flushed red, then paled. His smile vanished as he nodded and began to tell Fu Jiujiu about what happened five years ago.

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Five years ago, he returned, full of vigor and confidence. After all, as the only son, he had quelled the rebellion and executed the traitors. In five years, he had grown from a boy to a man, and he had governed Nanyu very well.

To still be able to see the girl he'd been thinking about, how could he not be excited?

Everything was going well at first, and he never expected things to become so complicated.

"You said the little cute one hurt someone?"

Fu Jiaojiao suddenly interrupted him, "The little cutie was raised well, how could it hurt people?"

Fujujiao has seen cute little ones and even interacted with them. Although they can be a bit wild, it's unlikely they would hurt anyone.

"I saw it with my own eyes. If I hadn't stopped it in time, that lady would have been bitten, and it was even going to attack me. The little thing's venom had grown stronger, capable of killing anyone instantly. I had no choice but to kill it."

Fūjiu jiū jiāo yáo tóu, tā bù shì bù xìn rù Dàng Hàojìng, kěshì zhè shì qíng nǎlǐ bù duì gēn.

"It's your tamed pet, how could it not listen to you?" Fu JiuJiu found this unbelievable.

Don't say that it's an animal. Actually, domesticated snakes are still very loyal to their owners. Don't talk about five years, even fifteen years they can recognize their own owner.

"I can't bring myself to kill the little one. I'm worried, what if it goes crazy one day and attacks Qixing when I'm not around? Its venom is so strong, I'm afraid..."

Fu Jiujiu nodded, "I understand, but things are still a bit strange. How could Xiao Ai's toxicity increase? And how did it attack people? There must be something wrong here. Qixing is a good child, she would never teach Xiao Ai to hurt people, let alone Xiao Ai hurting you, that's unacceptable."

Tang Haojing also nodded, "At the time, I just thought it was a beast acting out of instinct, but these past few years after raising Xue Chan, I feel like Xiaocuai must have been fed something poisonous, which caused its toxicity to increase. It definitely wasn't Qixing who did it."

"Do you know Qixing?"

"I told you so, but..."

"Well, it seems you didn't explain clearly. Who is this young lady? Does she have feelings for you?"

Tang Haojing cleared his throat. “This... I'm not too sure either, it should be.”

"Yes is yes, no is no. You're being so indecisive, Qixing would definitely not be happy with you." Fu Jiujiao sighed. "Qixing's personality naturally likes a decisive man. Your hesitation will only push her further away."

"Yes, Seventh Aunt, I understand." Tang Haoning said, "This time I came here to ask Seventh Aunt to help me find out what happened that year. It's not very convenient for me to investigate here. Once it's clear, I can give Qixing an explanation."

Fu Jiujiu nodded, "Qixing is probably going to hate you. You gave her Xiaokeai and then you killed Xiaokeai yourself. The only way is..."

Tang Haojing leaned forward, ready to listen attentively.

Fuju giggled, "Then you can be her little cutie."

Tang Haojing's face flushed red, "Auntie Seven, I know that in these five years, with your love for Qixing, if you wanted to give her a marriage, you would have done it long ago. You were just waiting for me."

“I originally wanted to see you solve this yourselves, but now look at it. Such a small matter has been dragged on for so long.” Fu Chi-Chi sighed, “Young people, don’t think time is endless and can be wasted casually. Remember, finding someone you like to spend your life with isn’t enough even for a lifetime.”

"Is it like this for you and Uncle Qi?" Tang Haojing asked.

Fujujiao thought about what Ah Wu had said, about her and Tang Xian's relationship across three lifetimes. What would she be in the next life? And what would he be?

"Actually, these past five years, I haven't been idle. Back then, I thought I was already strong enough to protect Qixing, but I realized that I was still quite naive."

Tang Haojing shifted his tone and stopped joking around.

"Are you good enough now?" Fu Jiujiao asked again.

"At least it can sufficiently protect Qixing."

Fu JiuJiu smiled. The children had a misunderstanding, she naturally had to help resolve it. However, the person who could silently feed poison to Qixing was the one that needed to be dealt with more.

Fu Jiujiao first looked up the woman from back then. Five years had passed, and she had already married and had children. It was considered a good match, and her life was chaotic. She gave birth to a daughter, but her husband took a concubine, who gave birth to a son. Now, the concubine's son is about to ride over her head.

If she had the ability to poison, she probably wouldn't have ended up like this. After all, five years is enough time for someone to relax their guard and show their true colors.

But since five years have passed, it is indeed difficult to find those people from back then.

And Fu Jiaojiao also lost the ability to speak with animals and plants.

But since they've all come to her side, she has to deal with them.

Is it the skill in poisoning that's higher, or is this person's mind deeper, their plotting more intricate?