Chapter 100 Convicted (Second Update)
Xie Lin felt that something was not right today. After Su Rong sent Zhou Gu away, she didn't seem to return home. She was also missing at dinner at night, and the prefect Su and the eldest lady seemed to have no appetite, and put down their chopsticks after eating a little. Su Xing was the same as usual, but he felt that he was too quiet.
After the meal, Xie Lin quietly asked Su Xingze, "Brother Su, what happened? Why do I think uncle and aunt are not in a good mood?"
Su Xing smiled, "Zhou Gu left, and Xiaoqi went to live in Xie's Mansion for a while. There were two people missing at once. Parents are not used to it, so it's okay."
Although Xie Lin was puzzled when he heard this, he couldn't ask Su Rong why he went to Xie's mansion for a short stay, so he could only nod.
Backing to the residence, Xie Lin called his personal guard, Qingfeng, and told him, "Secretly go and find out what happened to the Su family today? Why do I always feel like something happened?"
Sunny wind should be.
Xie Lin lay back on the bed, thinking that once Zhou Gu left, he found that Jiangning County wasn't so much fun anymore, what the hell.
Qingfeng spent some effort, came back and lowered his voice to Xie Lin and said: "My lord, I heard that Miss Su Qi went out of the city today to see off Young Master Zhou, and then went to the Xie Mansion. The Xie Mansion then invited the doctor from Huichun Hall. Not long after that, Governor Su hurried to the Xie Mansion. After the Governor Su came back, Mrs. Su and Su Xingze also went to the Su Mansion, but they didn't stay long, and came back before dinner. Afraid of being discovered, I didn't dare to investigate further, no matter how much news I found, I didn't find out."
"You mean, Miss Su Qi fell ill after seeing off Zhou Gu?" Xie Lin sat up from the bed.
"should be."
"Why did she go to Xie's mansion? Why didn't she go back to the prefect's mansion?" Xie Lin asked: "Is it because I live in the prefect's mansion? Afraid of being known by me?"
Qingfeng nodded, "Perhaps this is the reason. After all, everyone in the Su Mansion thinks that you and Young Master Zhou are inseparable, probably to hide it from Young Master Zhou, lest you tell Young Master Zhou?"
Xie Lin tsk tsk, "Who is inseparable from Zhou Gu? I am not the kind of talkative person."
He pinched his chin, thoughtful, "On weekdays, Miss Su Qi is alive and kicking, she doesn't look like someone with some kind of illness, but I heard that she often fights and gets injured. Could it be that after sending Zhou Gu away, did she fight with someone again? Was she injured?"
Qingfeng asked in surprise: "Miss Su Qi loves to fight and get hurt? Who did you hear?"
"Jiang Sheng's daughter, Jiang Yunying, Miss Su Qi and Ji, stopped me that day and said a few words to me. She said something very tactful, but it probably meant that." Xie Lin sneered. Annoyed, but dare not say anything in front of Su Rong, but also unwilling, so she passed me tactfully, wanting to give Su Rong eye drops."
Qingfeng came to a sudden, "It means that it is true that Miss Su Qi likes to fight with others?"
"Maybe!" Xie Lin was also surprised. Does Su Rong, who looks gentle, soft, delicate and weak, really like to fight with others?
He wanted Qingfeng to investigate again, but when he thought about it, Su Rong was Zhou Gu's fiancée, and he was always inquiring about something. Too much inquiring was not good, especially the people in Su's house were kind to him. He lived in other people's homes, ate and drank other people's food, and secretly sent people to inquire about other people's private affairs.
So, he waved his hand, "Okay, don't worry about it, go down!"
Qingfeng nodded and retreated.
Xie Lin lay back on the bed again, thinking about whether Su Xing would postpone his trip to Beijing, and where would he go to play tomorrow.
On the second day, Su Xing really told Su Rong that he would go to Beijing after she recovered from her injury. Su Rong disagreed, "Brother, you should go to Beijing earlier, and you can't lie in bed for me to recuperate? What are you doing at home? Go to Beijing early, get used to the environment, communicate more with the students, and find out the rules of the examination room, that's what you should do."
After she finished speaking, she said solemnly: "My life experience is not good, and it is very troublesome. You must go to high school this autumn, and I still want you to protect me in the future!"
Su Xing said: "Even if I leave a few days later, I will definitely be able to go to high school."
Su Rong admired his self-confidence, but still refused, "That's not okay, you'd better leave early, everything must be prepared early, so that you will be safe. If the journey is too short, if you are in a hurry, or if there is something else, you can't afford to delay it."
Su Xing saw her seriousness and pointed out, "You don't want to see me every day, do you?"
Su Rong was confident, "Who would like to listen to you read history to me while recuperating?"
After the eldest lady left yesterday, she thought he was going to say something to her, but who knew that he turned around and asked someone to find a volume of the history of the Southern Chu Kingdom in Xie Yuan's study, and began to read it to her. Although, it is true that she should understand the history of the Southern Chu Kingdom thoroughly. After all, it is the history of her ancestors, so it is convenient for her to understand Southern Chu, but she is not in a hurry. It is not necessary for her to start learning while she is recuperating, right?
Su Xing laughed, "Okay, I'll leave in three days."
Although it was two days later than expected, Su Rong did not object when he agreed, and said, "All right!"
The next day, Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion murdered the prince. The evidence was solid, and the news of Zhujiu Clan spread to Jiangning County.
This imperial decree came so suddenly that the officials in Jiangzhou didn't even hear the slightest wind. Jiang Sheng was also stunned by the imperial decree. When the officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court took him down, his face turned pale and he screamed for injustice. But no matter how much he yelled, it was useless. The officials from the court did not put him in prison, but took him directly to the vegetable market, and announced his thirty-five major crimes except murdering the prince. After the announcement, he beheaded him immediately for public display.
Among them, there are five crimes, which come from the confession and evidence of Jiang Xing's father. The court thought that Jiang Xing's family had killed their relatives righteously, and thoroughly investigated that his family did not participate in it.
When the eldest lady came to see Su Rong, she told him about the Jiang family being punished by the nine clans. She stared at Su Rong's face, "Did you already know about it? That's why I was able to accept the large gift from the Jiang family at ease that day?"
"Yes." Su Rong nodded.
"Did you hear what Zhou Gu said? He went to Jiangzhou ahead of time for something important, just for Jiang Sheng?" the eldest lady asked.
"Um."
The eldest lady sighed, "I didn't expect that Jiang Sheng, who had oppressed your father for many years, would suddenly be convicted and punished. I heard that Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yunying cried miserably before they died. I still remember when they arrogantly scolded you in front of me."
Su Rong didn't have any extra emotion to share with the Jiang family, "If he dared to stand in line early and murder the prince, he should have thought of the consequences of failure."
The eldest lady nodded, "You deserved to murder the prince. I don't know which new governor will be appointed by the court to come to Jiangzhou? Will it be easy to get along with?"
Su Rong said: "It must be easy to get along with."
The eldest lady looked at her suspiciously, "You know again? Zhou Gu also told you this?"
Su Rong nodded.
"Who is it?" the eldest lady asked.
Su Rong smiled at her, "My father."
Madam: "..."
She was surprised, "How is it possible? Your father won't leave Jiangning County!"
Su Rong looked at her surprised look, and sighed, "Mother, my father has been living in Jiangning County for me. He has been living in Jiangning County for so many years, which is enough. Since His Royal Highness promoted him, how can he not be promoted? Didn't you always say that my father can't be counted on? Now that you are counted on, you should be happy. Father is the governor of Jiangzhou, and the sisters' marriage will be more settled."
The eldest lady snorted, "I'm just saying, why are you happy? After leaving Jiangning County, your father said that he might not be able to protect you."
The eldest lady couldn't sit still, "Is that true? The court really ordered your father? Before the imperial decree comes, I have to hurry up and get your father to submit."
"Mother." Su Rong called her, "It's different now. After I recovered from my injury, I decided to go to Beijing. So, father doesn't need to stay in Jiangning County anymore."
"Are you going to Beijing after recovering from your injury?" The lady stopped in her tracks.
Su Rong nodded.
"What are you going to do in Beijing? Even if you are negotiating marriage with the Duke Protector's Mansion, you still have to wait for the people from the Duke Protector's Mansion to come." The eldest lady was puzzled.
Su Rong wanted to say, "I'm going to Beijing to resign the engagement.", but she was afraid of irritating the eldest lady. After all, she has really treated Zhou Gu as her son-in-law for a while.
The eldest lady looked at her, and suddenly changed her face, "I heard from your father that you told Zhou Gu yourself that you are not in a hurry to marry her? You don't mean to..."
Su Rong breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that her father had given her a vaccination. She met the eldest lady's gaze and nodded, "Well, I want to come to the door to divorce the engagement myself."
See you tomorrow~
(end of this chapter)