"Ajing, what happened?"

When Liang saw the father and his two sons coming back with gloomy faces, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

In particular, Xiao Tianci returned to his room angrily and locked himself in the room, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

"Madam, the Emperor has restored our positions, promoted us to higher ranks and given us titles of nobility, and has also granted my eldest brother a marriage!"

"What?!"

Liang suddenly found it unbelievable and too outrageous. The Xiao family had one duke and two marquises, and their power was too great. It would be strange if they were not suspected.

"Have the 300,000 Xiao family soldiers been returned?"

Xiao Jing nodded and then shook his head. "The Xiao family army is now under the direct command of the emperor. Only 80,000 soldiers have been returned. It seems to be an increase in titles, but in fact it has weakened their power. In three days, my eldest brother will lead 30,000 elite troops to the southern border to strengthen defenses and accompany the envoy to Nankun."

"Aren't you going to grant your eldest brother a marriage? Why are you sending him with the troops to deploy defenses?"

"Big brother naturally disagrees with the marriage. We originally wanted the Emperor to revoke the honor bestowed upon us and give it to Yu'er so she could return to the capital soon. We simply wanted Yu'er to have the freedom to divorce... but the Emperor avoided mentioning it... He only restored Yu'er's fief, granting her 30% of Huayang County's annual fief. He also granted Yu'er the Cui Mansion in Huayang County as the residence of the Princess of the Protectorate, and all the confiscated property from the Cui Mansion was given to Yu'er. The imperial edict has already been sent to Huayang County..."

Liang immediately understood why her father-in-law was angry.

This means that Yu'er will not be allowed to return to Beijing and will stay in Huayang County for the rest of his life.

"So Yu'er is like a prince who is exiled to another kingdom. He can't return to the capital unless summoned. Even during festivals when he wants to reunite with his family, he can't?"

Xiao Jing nodded, "That's right, I'll go and comfort our father with my eldest brother. We can't hide this from mother."

"You go and comfort our father, I'll go talk to our mother. Wait, do you think the emperor knows the current situation of the Su family?"

Xiao Jing thought for a moment, "We've been waiting in the side hall of Taiji Palace for a long time. Yang Shenglin met the emperor in advance. The emperor must have known about the Su family's situation..."

Madam Xiao nearly fainted upon learning about this, but after calming down, she said, "The Emperor is considering that the Su family is healthy and wants to make the best of a bad situation. After all, in the Emperor's eyes, the two of them have already made a fait accompli. If the Su family were still a family of disabled and poor people, it would be possible to allow Yu'er to divorce freely, and at the same time appease the Su family. But the Emperor's refusal to allow Yu'er to return to the capital freely is simply unacceptable!"

"Su Xingyi seems like a good person now, but who knows what will happen if he becomes evil once he's living a life of wealth and luxury? After all, wealth and luxury can easily lead to losing one's true nature."

"As for the matter of Yu'er being able to divorce freely, I will go to the palace to see the Queen Mother in three days. No matter what, I will ask for Yu'er's right to divorce freely. The days ahead are long. If you are bullied in the future and still cannot divorce, how frustrating it will be!"

Liang said, "Then send Yu'er's dowry over in three days?"

"That's it. Pick out some good stuff from the Zhonggong warehouse and send it over."

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"Master!" Duan Yuzhuo's joyful mood was exposed as soon as he opened his mouth. "Our troops have disguised themselves as a caravan and are hiding outside the city. We can pick up the princess and retreat at any time!"

Duan Yuzhuo took out ten silver notes with a face value of one thousand taels from his pocket and handed them over. "This is the ten thousand taels we got in exchange for the money. We did it very covertly, so no one will discover our identities."

Baili Xuanlang took it and stuffed it into an ordinary purse. "Tonight, quietly put the ten thousand taels in Nanny Liang's room."

"yes!"

"Pick up my eldest sister tonight and prepare hot water and a change of clothes in advance."

"Master, everything has been arranged."

Two quarters past midnight.

Song Heng was a little uneasy and went to the pavilion in the middle of the lake with his spear.

On the way, he ran into Song Linyuan who was delivering the tranquilizing soup. "Dad, it's so late, where are you going? You have to attend the grand court meeting tomorrow, and it won't end until noon. You should get some rest early."

"You are indeed filial." Song Heng took the tranquilizing soup and drank a few big gulps. "Dad wants to go to the Lakeside Pavilion to take a look. You should come with him."

Arriving at the lakeside pavilion, Song Linyuan saw Song Heng about to enter the dungeon and quickly stopped him, "Qingluan has already fallen asleep, let's not disturb her. Once the iron door is opened, a cool breeze will blow in."

Song Heng snorted softly, "You still feel sorry for her? Even if you do, she won't let us, the Song family, off. Open the door!"

As the sound of unlocking was heard, Baili Qingluan broke the black iron chain on his right foot.

Why didn't you come earlier or later, but at this time?

Should she just kill them and run away, or continue to play the weak role?

As the second iron gate was opened, Baili Qingluan felt murderous intent in his heart!

Song Heng suddenly stopped.

"Dad, what's wrong? Let's go back if we don't go in. If we wake Qingluan up, she'll get angry and hurt herself..."

Baili Qingluan's hearing became more sensitive after recovering her internal strength, and she could hear Song Linyuan clearly even when he lowered his voice.

Even if this guy cares about her, she won't show mercy!

Song Heng gripped his spear tightly and asked Ji Yun to open the third iron gate.

The murderous aura dissipated in an instant, as if it had never existed.

One could only sense a very weak breath in the dungeon, revealing a sense of death.

Song Heng walked forward with a lantern, and Song Linyuan followed closely behind him.

Through the hollow lattice above the wooden door, Song Linyuan saw that Baili Qingluan seemed to be out of breath, and rushed in anxiously, "Qingluan——"

"Why are you here in the middle of the night?" Baili Qingluan slowly turned around, a look of anger on her face, her tone weak and impatient, "You came to see if I'm dead or not?"

Song Heng suddenly felt embarrassed and retreated awkwardly.

"...No, it's just too cold at night. I was worried you'd be cold, so I came to cover you with an extra blanket."

As Song Linyuan spoke, he took out a quilt from the cabinet, quickly covered Baili Qingluan with it, and quickly stepped back.

He knew that Baili Qingluan would be very angry because she was forced to wake him up, and she was afraid of being beaten!

Seeing Song Linyuan standing at the door, Baili Qingluan was angry and annoyed. She tightly grasped the black iron chain under the quilt. If she exerted a little force, it would make a sound. The force was enough to smash his dog head with one punch!

If she hadn't wanted to take Langlang away from Beiyi and back to Xirong safely to avoid any complications, she would have wanted to kidnap Song Linyuan directly and bring him back to Xirong to torture him!

“…Don’t leave yet.”

Song Linyuan didn't know why, but he felt that if he walked out of this door, he would lose her forever...

"Don't be angry, I'm leaving now. Dad and Big Brother are going to a big court meeting tomorrow. I'll bring you a lot of food. You have to wait for me..."

After Song Linyuan said this, he looked at Baili Qingluan's profile for a few breaths before reluctantly retreating.

He stood outside the door for a long time before leaving.

When the last iron gate was locked, Baili Qingluan let out a long sigh and sat up from the bed.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he gathered all his strength and used all his strength to pry open the other three black iron chains that bound his feet.

She can finally go out!

Soon, Baili Xuanlang opened the skylight and entered the dungeon.

"Eldest sister, the meal is here."