Chapter 353 Liang Yongan betrays the Queen

Dali Temple Prison!

Liang Yongan knelt before the old marquis and said, "Father, please save me. I was foolish at the time and believed what Concubine Yue said. I know I was wrong..."

The old marquis hadn't come to listen to his sophistry. He risked his dignity to get a chance to speak to Liang Yongan alone. Not wanting to waste time, he whispered, "Let me ask you, is there any hidden reason behind your false accusation against the Crown Princess?"

Liang Yongan paused in his tears, "What does father mean?"

"If there's something hidden, I might be able to think of a solution." The old marquis lowered his eyes and looked at Liang Yongan's legs, which were bloody and mangled from torture. "Your mother and I only have one son left."

He knew very well that Liang Yongan would not tell him the truth easily, so he had to deceive him first. The old marquis comforted himself in his heart that all is fair in war, and in tactics this is called a strategy of luring the enemy.

But he couldn't help but clench his fists, because he had to lie to this evil beast so many times.

"Father wants to save me?" Liang Yongan was surprised but also a little suspicious, as his father had always been a very strict person.

The old marquis glared angrily, "I didn't want to save you, but your mother was soft-hearted. When she heard that you were sentenced to death by slicing, she fainted from tears several times.

Your death is not a pity, but your mother is innocent. I am willing to sacrifice my reputation just for this chance to see you. You'd better tell the truth. If it's too late, even if your mother tries to commit suicide again, I won't care about you. "

Liang Yongan finally believed this familiar argument. He wanted to be rescued, but...

If he tells the truth, can his father really save him?

The Queen is still in power now. She has always disliked stubborn old ministers like his father, and the Prince does not think he can seize power from the Queen.

If he betrayed the queen and his father was unable to exonerate him, based on his understanding of the queen, his fate would be a thousand times more painful than death.

What's more, the Queen still has leverage over him. Even if he is rescued in the end, as long as the Queen reveals his secret, not to mention his father, even his mother can strangle him to death with her own hands.

But if he didn't say it, he would probably die, and he didn't want to die.

His eyes rolled around behind his half-closed eyelids. Was there any way he could let his father know the truth without letting the queen know that he had betrayed her?

But before he could figure it out, he heard hurried footsteps.

It's the jailer.

The jailer bowed to the old marquis and said helplessly, "Old marquis, someone is coming, you have to leave."

Liang Yongan thought of something, his face turned pale, and he whispered, "Father, I have my own difficulties, please save me."

Then he shouted, "Father, please forgive me. I never intended to kill you. The medicine only made you unconscious. I never intended to take your life."

The old marquis's face darkened, and he took one last look at Liang Yongan before leaving the cell. "How could this old man still believe your lies? You didn't take your mother's life, not because you cared about the mother-son relationship, but because you didn't dare!

Because you don't know what magical powers the Crown Princess has, you're worried that if your mother is really dead, her spirit will find the Crown Princess and tell her the truth."

Seeing the old marquis striding out, Liang Yongan said again, "Father, if I am guilty, Fusu is my son, and he will suffer as well. Please save me."

The old marquis paused and said angrily, "I only wish I could kill you, this shameless thing, with my own hands. You didn't treat him as your son before, but now that he has committed a crime, you remember that he is your son.

I want to thank you on Fusu's behalf for giving him the letter of severance. For this, I will have him throw your body into the lake to apologize to Zhuzhu."

After that, the old marquis didn't stop and strode out.

He has already got the answer. Liang Yongan's hesitation shows that there is indeed a reason behind his false accusation against the Crown Princess. Liang Yongan's silence is because he is weighing the consequences of speaking or not speaking.

Apart from the Queen, the old marquis could not think of anyone else who could make him so fearful.

It is impossible that Liang Yongan did not remember that he had given Fu Su a letter to break off the engagement, but he still mentioned Fu Su, which shows that his false accusation against the Crown Princess was related to Fu Su.

Fu Su is kind and upright by nature, and would never work with Liang Yongan to harm the Crown Princess. So it was the Queen who instructed Liang Yongan to frame the Crown Princess, and this matter involved Fu Su.

Fu Su has kept a low profile in recent years and only got a sinecure. What could be the matter that could be related to Fu Su?

If Liang Yongan could kick his son out of the house, it is impossible for him to be threatened by the Queen for protecting Fu Su. So what is the reason?

While the old marquis was deep in thought, he arrived at the gate of Dali Temple. At this moment, Xia, the female official beside the queen, came in from outside with the Dali Temple chief.

Lady Xia said to the old marquis, "Liang Yongan and Concubine Yue have committed heinous crimes. Her Majesty is worried that there may be omissions, so she ordered me to come and investigate.

I understand the old marquis's feelings, but Liang Yongan is such a serious criminal, so the old marquis should not come here in the future."

Something flashed through the old marquis' mind. He frowned and snorted, "If the old woman at home hadn't threatened to die, I would never have even looked at that beast."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

When he arrived at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, he jumped off his horse and punched the stone lion at the door with all his strength. A crack immediately appeared on the stone lion, and there were traces of bright red blood where he had punched it.

The old gatekeeper hurriedly took a handkerchief and handed it to him, saying dissatisfiedly, "You are already so old, no matter how angry you are, you can't use your body to show off. Be careful or I will tell the old lady later."

The old marquis took the handkerchief and casually wrapped it around his hand, then instructed the old man, "You and Nanny Xi should gather up the important things in the mansion, and don't touch the gold and silver treasures."

The title of Marquis of Zhenbei is gone, and this house will probably be taken back by the court. This is where his Liang family has lived for generations, and it is also where he was born. Naturally, there are old things in it that are more important than money.

The old man understood what he meant and nodded, "I understand. Please don't hurt yourself again, otherwise I will really tell the old lady and ask her to treat you."

The old marquis wanted to scold him for being long-winded, but when he thought of this old man with almost no teeth and hair, who was a servant of the Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion, who came to his side at the age of six, practiced martial arts with him, went to the battlefield with him, and the first time he followed him to the battle, in order to get a good start, he insisted on changing the name given by his parents to Jixiang.

The master and servant luckily survived many battles. Later, he gave up his position as the chief steward of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and moved to the manor with the old couple. He was one of the few old people left in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

He didn't say anything scolding, but just nodded, "I know, go ahead."

Seeing this, Jixiang turned around with satisfaction and ran away, shouting, "Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi."

The old marquis' eyes instantly turned red. This was his home, and it was also a lucky home.

But their home was destroyed.

He glanced in the direction of the palace, his eyes filled with resentment.