Chapter 498 Who is the Big Fish?

"He said that such a big incident happened in Xinba, Cangjiang, and the emperor was furious. My father was the one responsible for this incident, so he will be held accountable sooner or later. At that time, the whole family might be executed. But if my father is seriously ill or dies, the emperor might let the rest of the Su family go for the sake of his reputation."

Su Yuyan didn't want to die, and after receiving all kinds of good words and assurances from Xiao Shihang, she decided to kill her own father after a struggle between her conscience and her own desires.

Su Ying knew clearly that people can do anything for themselves.

But Su Yuyan grew up under the care and love of Su Yulun after all. She would kill her biological father without hesitation in order to save her own life. I don't know whether we should say that Su Yuyan is cruel or that Su Yulun is a failure as a father.

"Write down everything he asked you to give Su Yulun to eat."

Zhou Qing brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Su Yuyan picked up a pen and wrote down the recipes Xiao Shihang told her one by one.

After writing, Su Ying picked it up and took a look, "Hmm?" Any food on this recipe is fine if taken out alone. For example, the ginkgo and duck soup is absolutely fine to eat alone, but if it is paired with a steamed fish, the two mixed will produce toxins.

Because the amount consumed is not large, people will not notice anything abnormal when they first eat it, but over time, toxins will accumulate. In addition, Su Yulun's physical fitness was not so good at that time, and he was more likely to fall ill with poor resistance.

The housekeeper said that when Su Yulun was not feeling well at the beginning, he was not unconscious like he is now, but was a little confused. Until a few days ago, he fell into a coma completely.

Old Madam Su really didn't want anything to happen to Su Yulun. When she felt that Su Yulun was about to die, she sent someone to the palace to tell Su Ying to come and see Su Yulun.

"He promised that as long as Su Yulun died, he would come to marry you in a sedan chair?"

Su Yuyan pursed her lips tightly, her face full of embarrassment, "Yes."

"Stupid, lock him up first."

Su Yuyan said angrily: "I confessed, you said you would let me go!"

Su Ying raised her eyelids, "Did I say that?"

"You, Su Ying, don't be so proud. None of these men are good. Do you think that you can be so domineering just because the emperor favors you? Sooner or later, you will suffer!"

The imperial guards directly blocked Su Yuyan's mouth and dragged her away.

Behind the screen on the other side of the main hall, Su Yulun, who was sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by the imperial guards, looked extremely ugly.

He never thought that it was Su Yuyan who caused him to become like this!

"Su Yulun, look at how much of a failure you are. Even Su Yuyan doesn't take you seriously."

Su Yulun's expression became even uglier. He stared at Su Ying with cold eyes, "Why? Don't you want me to die too? Why did you save me?"

"You deserve to die, but the emperor is merciful and intends to spare your life."

Su Yulun didn't think Xiao Jin was kind! He still kept her, so she must still be useful to him.

"Prime Minister Su, aren't you curious about who wants to kill you?"

Su Yulun frowned. Looking at the current situation in the court, the ones who would benefit the most from his death would be the Jingguo Mansion. However, this is something that anyone can think of. Would the Jingguo Mansion be so stupid as not to know about it?

By then, the Jingguo family will be the most powerful one. Aren’t you worried that the emperor will be wary?

The reason why the Jingguo Mansion has been able to stand firm in the State of Chu for many years is that they know how to avoid the limelight and never be the first to stick their heads out.

"Prime Minister Su, think about it carefully. As for your beloved daughter, I will not dirty my hands. I will leave it to you to deal with."

Su Ying turned around and left the main hall, took Zhou Qing away, and also withdrew the imperial guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After the carriage started slowly, Zhou Qing was still puzzled: "Your Majesty, is the Emperor going to let Prime Minister Su go so easily?" This kind of thing happened at the Cangjiang Dam, which was a serious mistake.

Su Ying opened the small drawer in the car, took out a bag of snacks and opened it. Inside was the chestnut cake that Dabao gave to Baishuang before he went to school, saying that it was for her to eat whenever she felt craving it.

The chestnut cake is particularly fragrant and soft, with a strong chestnut aroma and sweet but not greasy. Dabao understands her taste.

"Let him go? As long as the emperor doesn't hold him accountable, this matter will be like a knife hanging over Su Yulun's neck. When the knife will fall is up to the emperor to decide."

It is not so easy to forgive someone who has made a serious mistake.

"Your Majesty is right, but I didn't expect that this matter would involve the Prince of Jiangning's Palace."

Xiao Zhenghang gave Su Yuyan a recipe and asked her to use it to harm Su Yulun, but he was extremely careful and did not leave any evidence, so it was difficult for them to arrest him. Even if he gave Su Yuyan some gadgets, it was too easy to explain where those things came from.

Now Su Ying doesn't want to touch him. He is the long line that has been released. She wants to know who is the big fish behind Xiao Shihang.

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Xiao Shihang's face darkened after he left the Prime Minister's Mansion, but his heart, which had risen in his throat, took a long time to fall back into his stomach.

He didn't expect Su Ying to find out about him so quickly, but fortunately he didn't leave any loopholes.

When Xiao Shihang returned to the palace, he met Prince Jiangning who was about to leave the palace.

King Jiangning's fat trembled as he watched Xiao Shihang walk by him without saying a word. He stopped him with a stern face, "Hang'er."

Xiao Shihang was startled and stopped abruptly, looking back at King Jiangning, "Father? Where are you going?"

King Jiangning frowned, "What are you thinking about? You don't say a word when you see your father?"

Xiao Shihang collected his thoughts and said, "Just now, my son was thinking about some business matters and didn't notice my father for a while."

Prince Jiangning snorted, "All you do is deal with business all day long. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the mansion. Okay, my father is a little short of money again. Hurry up and bring me a thousand taels. If it's not enough, I'll ask you later."

Xiao Shihang looked at the carefree appearance of King Jiangning and let out a breath of annoyance. He took out a few banknotes from his pocket and said, "Father, take this."

Prince Jiangning took the banknote with satisfaction and put it away. "Wait, with this one thousand taels, your father will earn ten thousand taels for you!" Before he finished speaking, he left happily.

The smile on Xiao Shihang's face gradually faded, and his eyes became increasingly darker as he looked at the back of King Jiangning. He was clearly a person who could stand in a high position, but he had to be stepped on by others!

Princess Jiangning died of illness at an early age, and Prince Jiangning never remarried, but this does not mean that he loved the princess deeply. After all, his backyard was almost full of concubines.

Nowadays, the household affairs of the Prince of Jiangning’s Mansion are managed by the First Madam Yang.

When Yang learned that Xiao Shihang had returned, she brought her maid to greet him.

"The eldest son is back."

Yang was born into a proper aristocratic family, and her every word and action was in accordance with the rules unique to ladies, but Xiao Shihang thought such words and actions were old-fashioned and he had no interest in them.

Without a smile on his face, he took the tea from her hand and took a sip.

Yang obviously sensed that he was in a bad mood, so she spoke cautiously, "Did the eldest master encounter any difficulties?"

Special thanks to "乖" Baozi for the reward~~~~

(End of this chapter)