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Chapter 149 Execution in the Street
"This is impossible..." Su Shengsheng stood there in a daze, his eyes full of disbelief.
She had imagined that Xie Xuan's men had not withdrawn yet and might still be secretly monitoring her.
But she always sent people to monitor the situation to ensure that nothing went wrong...
Especially the newly bought maids in those families were all kept under her strict supervision, and no news would ever leak out.
She originally thought that as long as she was there, even if Xie Xuan was staring at her, he would never expect her to take action so quickly.
Therefore, she took the decision without consulting her family.
However, she was shocked to find that he knew all of this...
Su Shengsheng's mind buzzed, and her whole body seemed to be paralyzed.
"I want to visit Shuo'er, but I don't even know where he was kidnapped." Mrs. Bai looked anxious.
Seeing Su Shengsheng staggering, she quickly supported her and said, "Shuo'er has never been involved in any illegal activities. Don't worry too much."
Su Shengsheng felt a tremor in her heart, and a chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her feel cold all over.
How could she underestimate Xie Xuan's determination?
She originally thought that he would only stare at her, but she never expected that he could see through her plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Su Shengsheng was like the setting sun. As night fell, she fell into an endless abyss in an instant.
"Miss Su, what's wrong with you?" Madam Bai looked at her worriedly. "I've already asked Ping'er to take the money and bribe them. I'm sure they won't do it easily even if they want to make things difficult for you without evidence."
Mrs. Bai said this at the end, but there was a hint of uncertainty in her tone.
Because this time is different from the competition in the business world, the opponent is the Xuanming King who holds the power of life and death.
Although she didn't understand why Xie Xuan acted so quickly, she knew that this matter must be related to Su Shengsheng.
Su Shengsheng closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried hard to steady her trembling body.
After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes and gently took off the jade bracelet on her hand.
"Madam Bai, I'm sorry for scaring you." She handed the jade bracelet back to Madam Bai, who was staring at her blankly. "Actually, my relationship with Mr. Bai is fake..."
Having said this, she was a little unable to continue.
Because she couldn't involve her fourth sister in her affairs.
"Mrs. Bai, you only need to make public the fact that the Bai family and I have broken off the engagement, and Mr. Bai will be safe."
Madam Bai stared at her blankly, clearly not believing what she said. "Although King Xuanming is extremely powerful, I believe in Shuo'er. He would never do anything illegal. All we need to do is..."
Su Shengsheng shook her head and interrupted her.
Maybe at another time, but now...
Fourth sister is already frightened, how can she withstand such torture?
If you delay, it will only make things worse.
Madam Bai looked at her, then at the jade bracelet in her hand: "Is it necessary to do this? Shuo'er really likes you."
Su Shengsheng's emotions were mixed: "We can't beat him."
She once thought that she could protect her fourth sister and leave, and protect her family from all this.
However, her clumsy methods will only implicate more people.
Now, whether she was facing Xie Xuan or the people behind him, she was powerless to turn the tide...
Even her family became prey to the slaughter...
Mrs. Bai put the jade bracelet back on Su Shengsheng's hand and said, "I believe in Shuo'er. Don't give up. Wait for my news."
After saying that, she hurried away regardless of Su Shengsheng's calls.
Mrs. Bai went straight to the palace and wanted to denounce them in the street for relying on their power to abduct women, but she was ruthlessly driven away by the soldiers.
They said that Xie Xuan went to patrol the border and never came back.
The next day, Su Shengsheng went to the palace, but failed to see Xie Xuan at all.
His people told her: Only Xie Xuan could order the release of the prisoners.
For three whole days, even though Su Shengsheng had spread the word that the two families had broken off the engagement, she still waited for three whole days before seeing her fourth sister.
It seemed as if he was telling her: Don't challenge his authority.
When Su Shengsheng saw her fourth sister Su Yuanling imprisoned in the depths of the mansion, she was so drowsy and seemed to be lifeless. She really hated him.
"Sixth sister, I'm really pregnant..." After Su Yuanling woke up, she just cried without stopping for a moment.
At this moment, I want to leave but I can't.
She had originally just told her family that she was taking her fourth sister out to relax, but over the past three days, rumors about them had flooded in like a tide, and her family could no longer stop suspecting them.
If they went back like this, she really didn't know how her fourth sister would face it.
Su Yuanling cried and vomited, vomited and cried again. Su Shengsheng knew very well that now was not the time to make any decision.
"Fourth sister, let's go to the outer house." Su Shengsheng said softly. After the fourth sister recovered a little, she helped her up.
When she was sending her fourth sister to the carriage, she caught a glimpse of Xie Xuan and his group coming towards her, but Su Shengsheng did not stop.
"Brother Bao, let's go."
Xie Xuan pulled the reins and watched the vehicle slowly pass by.
Seeing this, the old woman in charge of guarding Su Yuanling hurried forward to report.
A moment later, Xie Xuan's eyes narrowed instantly, staring at the carriage that had already gone away.
She couldn't blame him because they had indeed violated the law by disguising people who could not leave the country as cargo.
But he shouldn't have disappeared for three days just because she disobeyed him...
"Sixth sister, I think I saw General Xie just now..." Su Yuanling glanced outside and said softly.
Su Shengsheng just pretended not to see it, "Really? I didn't notice."
There are some things that Fourth Sister is better off not knowing. Even she doesn't know that he could be so cruel and ruthless.
However, the carriage did not go far before it was stopped.
Looking at the Fan and Feng families who were surrounding them, Su Shengsheng's face suddenly changed.
Before she could ask Brother Bao to speed up the carriage, the guards of the Fan family had already grabbed hold of the carriage and climbed up.
"Everyone listen, the child in this woman's belly is the blood of my Chang'er! My family has no male heirs, and this child is the only continuation of my Chang'er in this world. We have reported to the police, and this child must be raised by our Fan family!" Feng shouted loudly.
Su Yuanling was so frightened that she screamed repeatedly. Su Shengsheng protected her and scolded Feng Shi outside, "What nonsense are you talking about? Get out of here!"
The other side came prepared. Several burly men competed with Brother Bao for the reins, and several carriages surrounded them from the front and back, making it impossible for them to get through.
Feng watched Su Shengsheng struggle in vain, sneered repeatedly, and glanced disdainfully at the frightened Su Yuanling, "Humph, do you think this child is just yours? Don't forget, he also has my Chang'er's blood in him! Moreover, according to the laws of our dynasty, descendants belong to the clan, and women have no right to raise them alone. We must have this child!"
Just then, Xie Xuan's troops came over.
Feng Shi refused to give in. "Even if Your Majesty wants to favor the Sixth Miss Su, he cannot disregard the laws of this dynasty."
At this moment, County Magistrate Sang was brought in by the Feng family.
When he saw this situation, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The Feng family was well prepared. Not only did they have thugs to guard the house, but they also brought many ordinary people to watch, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Seeing County Magistrate Sang arrive, Feng Shi showed no fear. "With a single order from Lord Sang, my Chang'er was stopped from forcibly defiling the Fourth Miss of the Su family. Now she's pregnant. If it's not my Chang'er's, could it be that they're trying to frame him? I've already called in a doctor, and I ask you to examine him in the street."
When Magistrate Sang was caught by Xie Xuan's gaze, his face immediately darkened. "How dare you! Do you think this court is privately set up by your Feng family?"
After saying this, he ordered the officers he brought with him to take away the Fan and Feng families who were blocking the vehicle.
When Feng saw this, she immediately fell to the ground crying, "Chang'er, your death was so unjust! You were framed for no reason and accused of defiling someone. You deserved to die..."
She wanted to howl again, but was interrupted by Su Yuanling, who was shaking with anger. "He's innocent? He forcibly defiled me, causing me endless pain and leaving me with this humiliation. Now he's dead, and you're still trying to humiliate me with this child?"
Mu Ze said to Xie Xuan with a cold expression, "General, don't you find it strange? The person who came with the secret letter seems to be asking us to send troops to intercept the Bai family caravan, but it seems that he had anticipated this and is waiting for us here."
Seeing Xie Xuan's face suddenly become gloomy, Mu Ze quickly fell silent.
Chu Zhao said: "I'm afraid this person is not only in the Su family residence..."