"Madam Su, you saved Xiao Bao's life back then, can you please spare our family?"
"Mrs. Mo, I have given each other a chance, please do not pester me."
Su Luo's departure cost hundreds of lives.
Fu Yinghua knelt before Su Luo, his eyes resolute. "Deputy Minister of Agriculture, I will give you the explanation you want, but please spare the lives of the Fu family and others. They are all innocent."
Su Luo looked at the man, wondering how he was going to explain this to Su Luo, given his wife.
"explain!"
"Wei Tongrui has violated the imperial edict and harmed court officials. I, Fu Yinghua, hereby divorce him and remove him from the Fu family genealogy. Wei Tongrui, unwilling to accept this, hanged himself..."
Upon hearing this, Wei Tongrui collapsed to the ground. Her husband was going to divorce her and even wanted to kill her.
“Fu Yinghua, you dare to touch me. Murder is punishable by death. Zheng Qing is right here. You dare to touch me and see what happens.”
Wei Tongrui seemed to have forgotten that Fu Zhengqing was now in dire straits himself.
"Guards, arrest Wei Tongrui."
Fu Yinghua gave the order, and several people immediately came over to arrest Wei Tongrui.
Almost all the prominent figures in Lucheng were here; Wei Tongrui was truly putting the Fu family's reputation to shame today.
Because she is Lord Fu's elder and because Old Madam Mo always supports her, she is arrogant and disrespectful to everyone.
Lord Fu is a filial son and incorruptible man. His only stain is this aunt. Today, she has really bitten off more than she can chew.
"Vice Minister of Agriculture, are you satisfied with this explanation?"
Fu Yinghua also knew what the consequences would be if Wei Tongrui poured that bowl of soup on a child, but fortunately the child was saved.
He had previously thought that Su Luo was just a businesswoman and couldn't do anything to them.
Fu Zhengqing was also concerned about his reputation and did not want to embarrass everyone at the banquet. Now, only the death of Wei Tongrui could save the Fu family.
“Lord Fu, what do you think?” Su Luo turned to ask Fu Zhengqing, who had been silent all along.
He was willing to take responsibility, but this responsibility would cost the lives of hundreds of people, and he had no words to face his ancestors.
"Your humble servant..."
For a junior like him to utter the words to take the life of an elder was something Fu Zhengqing simply couldn't bring himself to say.
"Lord Minister of Agriculture, we commoners beg you to spare Lord Fu. He is an honest official who protects our Lucheng. It is because Lord Fu is too filial that this tragedy has occurred."
"The destruction of the imperial edict and the injury to you were both done by Wei Tongrui alone. Killing her would avenge you, but Lord Fu is truly a good official."
Everyone knelt down to save Su Luo and protect Fu Zhengqing.
Fu Yinghua probably thought the same way: to exchange his wife's life for the lives of hundreds of people from three different clans.
"I'll be staying at Tongming Inn! I'll set off for the capital tomorrow. As for what kind of message I'll take with me, that depends on what message you give me tonight."
Su Luo's meaning was clear: she didn't intend to go on a killing spree, but she had to receive an explanation from the Fu family before tonight.
"Thank you, Vice Minister of Agriculture."
Fu Yinghua knelt down to express her gratitude, while Wei Tongrui struggled to tear her husband apart, filled with resentment, rage, and fear.
"No, you can't do this! You can't! Zhengqing, you're an official! You have to save your aunt!"
Su Luo no longer cared about what happened to the people behind her; she took Yi Huan back to the inn.
When Xie Wanwan saw the mother and daughter return in such a disheveled state, she had no choice but to ask the waiter to bring hot water for Su Luo to wash up.
After changing clothes, the snow and ice had melted for another day, so the official road would probably be much easier to travel on tomorrow.
After the group finished their dinner that evening, someone from the Fu family came to inform Su Luo that Wei Tongrui had hanged himself.
Su Luo only replied with three words: "I understand."
The next day!
The four of them resumed their journey to Beijing. In the two days that followed, just as Xie Wanwan had said, the capital was even colder than their Yongle County.
The further you go, the more snow there is on the road.
"Madam Su, we'll be at the inn ahead in another hour."
Su Zuo said from outside the carriage that the entire journey was covered in ice and snow, making the road extremely difficult. They could normally reach an inn in a day, but after two days, they arrived late at night.
"I understand, Su Zuo, be careful while you're driving."
"Yes, madam."
There was a charcoal fire inside the carriage, so the temperature wasn't too cold.
They had only traveled for the time it takes to burn three incense sticks when it got dark. Su Luo lit lanterns on the carriage, hoping they could reach the post station quickly.
Suddenly the horse was startled, raised its front hooves high, and stopped moving forward.
"Whoa!"
Su Zuo controlled the reins, and Su Luo, standing on the pedal, was almost thrown off.
"What happened?"
Su Luo hadn't even hung the lantern on the carriage yet, and she was glad that it was her who had come out.
If it were Xie Wanwan, she would have been left behind by Ma Gang's actions long ago.
"Mother, what's wrong? What happened?"
Yi Huan poked her little head out, and Xie Wanwan hugged her from behind.
"It's alright, you two stay here, I'll go check on things."
Su Luo and Su Zuo each carried a lantern as they disembarked from the carriage.
Only when they reached the front of the horse did they see three snow foxes fleeing along the official road.
Seeing that there was no major problem, the two returned to the carriage, but no matter how much Su Zuo whipped the horse, it wouldn't move.
Animals have a spirit, so since it stopped moving, Su Luo told Su Zuo to wait.
In just a few moments, the sound of the road collapsing came from ahead, one sound louder than the next.
"Oh no, there's a cliff ahead, it must be an avalanche, Su Zuo, turn around immediately."
Hearing this sound and considering the previous geographical location, Su Luo's judgment was definitely correct.
The horse, which had been standing still, turned around and went on its way.
After driving back about three kilometers, Su Luo finally told Su Zuo to stop.
"Madam Su, we're in the middle of nowhere. It'll be daylight before we find a post station on our way back. What should we do?"
Su Zuo wasn't worried about food; they had brought plenty of radishes and cabbages, as well as dry rations.
The problem is, how will the three of them endure this desolate, snowy landscape?
"With me here, this location is open and there's no need to worry about avalanches ahead. We'll camp here tonight."
Xie Wanwan was very worried about Yi Huan, who was still a child, and that she had to endure the elements with them while sleeping in the snow.
Su Luo opened a wooden box containing all her own belongings. Using the box as cover, she took out two camping tents from her spatial storage.
"Su Zuo, come and lend a hand."
Xie Wanwan also went to help. This thing was strange, but once assembled, it was indeed habitable.
"Wow, Mom is so amazing! Huanhuan loves these two little houses."
Yi Huan followed Su Luo around happily.
This tranquility was broken by the sound of footsteps and horses' hooves.
The footsteps grew louder as they approached, until they were right in front of the four of them. Only then did they realize that it was an army of over a thousand men.
The leader was wearing armor and was tall; his face was obscured in the darkness.
But he exuded a murderous aura, an aura that Su Luo was all too familiar with. Only someone who had been through many battles could have such a strong sense of coldness.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com