NOVEL NEXT Chapter 574 I Think I Have It Under Control
Because the emperor vomited blood and fainted during the morning court session, the atmosphere that had finally eased a while ago became solemn and gloomy again. This was the case in the palace, not to mention outside the palace.
Because of what Duke Chengguo did, the capital city is now in an uproar, like water poured into boiling oil!
Since returning to Beijing, Xu Dexing's family has been living a colorful and comfortable life.
And the painstaking efforts to gain favor seemed to have paid off. Either Xu Dexing went out with this official to drink, eat and watch a play, or Li and that lady made an appointment to go out to enjoy the flowers, the autumn, the lake, the mountains, and worship Buddha.
Even Xu Yuyao was as close to many young noblewomen in Beijing as her besties. Su Ziqiao seemed to have also taken advantage of this and made many acquaintances, as if he had already integrated into this circle.
Since General Xu has chosen to take action and sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice, he will not fail to make any preparations.
He was well prepared before he lifted the veil at the morning court and let everything be exposed.
So Xu Dexing's family was caught off guard. They didn't even have time to receive any news, let alone make any preparations, before they were all thrown into jail!
Su Zijiao didn't even have a chance to escape!
In fact, he was still confused when he went to jail!
Not to mention others!
Even Xu Yuyao, who was originally attending a party outside, was caught and thrown into prison with the other female members of the Xu family. The youngest Xu Chong was so scared that he kept crying, making people's ears buzz and making people even more upset.
Finally, Xu Dexing was so annoyed that he could no longer bear it and slapped him. Li immediately protected her youngest son and yelled at him: "Why did you hit him? He is still young, he knows everything, he is just afraid!"
Xu Dexing glared and yelled, "He doesn't understand, don't you understand either? Don't you see what time it is now? You keep quarreling and crying, just wait for death!"
Li closed her mouth, protected Xu Chong, and soothed his fearful emotions through the thick railings.
Su Zijiao quickly calmed down, sat in the corner without saying a word, his mind working rapidly.
In the end, he had to wonder if his identity had been exposed. Otherwise, he couldn't explain what kind of situation would cause them all to be thrown into jail all of a sudden without any warning!
Thinking of this, the panic in his heart slowly disappeared. His mood calmed down and he became calm, as if he had a plan in mind.
If that's the case, he really doesn't have to worry!
After all, the ones cooperating with him are the royal family of Dayong!
If the people and officials knew that the royal family of Dayong was colluding with the royal family of the enemy, the royal family of Dayong would lose their reputation. For this reason alone, the royal family of Dayong would never allow such a thing to happen. So they had to save his life, otherwise...
Xu Dexing paced back and forth restlessly. He looked around and found that his son-in-law didn't seem to be panicked at all. He walked over and asked, "Ziqiao, have you thought of a solution?"
Su Ziqiao just smiled faintly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, just wait patiently, you will be able to get out soon."
Xu Dexing's face lit up with joy, "I knew that you, my son-in-law, were so capable that you would definitely be able to get away!"
Su Zijiao smiled and said nothing.
What he didn't say was that he would indeed be able to get out soon, but it was hard to say whether the Xu family could get out together.
but……
He thought for a moment and said, "Father-in-law, such a big thing has happened. We have no power or influence. I think the most urgent thing is to ask someone to go to Duke Cheng's mansion and ask Duke Cheng to help us deal with it and find out what happened."
"Didn't you say you had an idea?"
Su Ziqiao sighed, "I have an idea, but I can't guarantee it will be foolproof! But if Duke Cheng is willing to help us, it will be different! Isn't this for us to get out of this damn place as soon as possible? The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for us!"
"But... we are all in prison now, how can we pass the message?"
Su Ziqiao pretended to think for a while and then said, "How about this, my mother-in-law and Yuyao are both wearing jewelry, so we can use these jewelry to bribe the jailers outside, ask them to give us a piece of paper and a pen, and then ask them to send a letter to the Duke Cheng's mansion!"
Xu Dexing felt that this was the only way now.
He asked the women in the mansion to take out their jewelry to bribe the jailer, in exchange for paper and pen, and wrote a letter to the jailer. The jailer was a little hesitant at first, but Su Ziqiao saw his hesitation and simply gave him all the valuable jewelry on the women of the Xu family.
Bracelets and gold hairpins are so valuable!
Finally, the jailer took the letter and promised to deliver it to Duke Chengguo's Mansion, but he could not guarantee anything else.
The jailer did deliver the letter, and it reached General Xu. Unfortunately, General Xu burned it after reading it, as if he had seen nothing.
He also felt a little reluctant, as there were people in the Xu Mansion next door who were unaware of the situation. However, Xu Dexing had chosen this path in the first place, so he could only blame Xu Dexing.
But he didn't seem to have any sympathy for Duke Cheng's Mansion.
If Mu Hua hadn't known all this in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous!
The people in the prison were confident, but in the end, instead of getting what they hoped for, they got severe torture!
At first Su Zijiao was very confident, but when it was his turn to be tortured and interrogated, he could not hold on for a while and shouted, "I want to see the emperor!"
"See the emperor? Just forget about it. The emperor is not feeling well now, and all government affairs are handed over to the crown prince! The Prime Minister can't even see the emperor, and you still want to see the emperor? Dream on! I advise you to tell the truth, otherwise you will be punished by our Dayong!"
Su Zijiao was stunned for a moment and realized that there might be something seriously wrong with the emperor's health!
He became even more anxious, "Then I want to see the prince! Let the prince come to see me, otherwise I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Su Zijiao insisted on seeing the prince, and finally had to report to the prince.
The prince thought about it and actually went to the prison to meet Su Zijiao.
"Your Highness, please dismiss everyone first. If a third person hears what I am about to say, I am afraid that the person who will be worried in the end will be you, Your Highness!"
Zhao Chengye waved his hand to let the others leave. "You want to see me? What do you want to say?"
Su Zijiao revealed his collusion with the royal family of Dayong.
In fact, he could more or less guess who was colluding with him. He found it unbelievable at first, but in the end he found it ridiculous, and at the same time he was happy.
Because this handle is bigger.
Su Zijiao concluded that the prince would be wary after knowing this secret.
He felt that the prince would not dare to kill him because the evidence was in his hands. Once the prince killed him, the evidence would be made public!
The prince dares to joke about the reputation of the Dayong royal family. Do you want to bet?