Chapter 89: Capital City Storm
"Dad, it's me! Ah Qian!"
Su Qian removed the mask from her face and softly called the person inside!
Su Wusheng's body stiffened, then he rolled over and sat up, using both hands to push away the messy hair that covered his face.
Seeing Su Qian with a faint smile on her face, his pupils shrank slightly, "Ah Qian, why are you here!"
Su Qian whispered, "Of course I'm here to save you!"
She took out a thin hairpin from her sleeve pocket and fiddled with the lock of the prison door a few times, and the chain slipped to the ground.
"Let's go, let's go out first!"
Seeing that Su Wusheng was hesitant to speak, Su Qian quickly opened the cage door and helped him out.
The Second Prince's Mansion was quiet late at night, and with the owner away, the defense was not strict.
Su Qian and Su Wusheng quickly left through the side door behind the kitchen of the Prince's Mansion, but the guards of the Prince's Mansion did not notice at all.
Su Qian smoothly brought Su Wusheng back to the newly purchased mansion.
Not long after they returned, an imperial decree was issued from the palace, closing the city gates, imposing a nighttime curfew, and searching every household for thieves.
Listening to the noisy shouts of the officers and soldiers outside, Su Wusheng frowned slightly, "What's going on? Why is there such a big commotion?"
Only the Second Prince knew that I had returned to the capital. He didn't want anyone to know that he had imprisoned himself, so why were there so many Yulin Guards?
Su Qian smiled awkwardly, "Well, I heard that a thief broke into the palace! I guess they are catching him outside!"
"Well, let's change our clothes quickly. I need to find a place to hide. The Yulin Army might come to search for us soon!"
After taking a look outside the house, Su Wusheng said in a low voice.
"good!"
A quarter of an hour later, someone knocked on the door of Su Qian's house.
At this time, Su Qian was already dressed as a woman, with a big belly. "Who is it?"
The guards at the door looked at Su Qian's thin body with a bulging belly and couldn't help but frowned, "Young lady, have any strangers come to your house?"
Su Qian held her belly with both hands and took a few steps back, shaking her head and saying, "I didn't see it."
"My dear, are you alone in your family?"
The Yulin Guard asked again.
"Yes! The young lady's husband just passed away, leaving only this posthumous baby in her belly."
Su Qian looked sad, "There is not much money left at home, so I dismissed the servants!"
Upon hearing this, the Yulin Guards who were about to go in to search also stopped, "In that case, you should be careful. If there is anything, just shout loudly."
There was always a lot of gossip around a widow, and they didn't want to get involved in that, so they gave her a few instructions and left.
After the Yulin Guards left, Su Qian closed and locked the door, then took out a pillow from his stomach.
"Girl, when did you become so clever and weird?"
Su Wusheng, who was hiding on the beam, jumped down and said helplessly, "By the way, where are your mother and second uncle?"
Before, Dong Fangqi said that he had captured all his family members and brought them to the capital, but when he saw Su Qian, he felt that things might have taken a turn for the better.
"Oh, I have placed them in a ruined temple outside the city. I plan to reunite with them after I rescue you!"
Su Qian said softly, "Dad, what are you going to do now? Are you still planning to clear your name?"
"Of course! I, Su Wusheng, am loyal to my country and cannot bear the charge of treason!"
Su Wusheng's face was filled with justice. "And Dongfangqi has evil ambitions. I already have evidence that he and Beicang have framed me!"
"Oh? Where is it? Was it searched?"
Su Qian asked in a low voice.
"Of course not. I hid in a secret place outside the city before entering. Unfortunately, the city gate is sealed now. I'm afraid I can't get out for the time being!"
He looked outside and sighed.
Su Qian rolled his eyes and smiled, "It's okay, I'll find a way."
After a night of searching, the entire Yulin Guard still found nothing.
Just as they were about to continue their investigation, another wave of trouble arose.
The children in the capital sang a well-known nursery rhyme, "The boss has three sons. The eldest son died, the second son abandoned, and the third son became rich! The second son killed his brother and poisoned his father for the sake of wealth and richness. How proud he was! Once the door is closed and the knife is drawn, the boss's second son is the boss! He is the boss!"
In just one morning, the nursery rhyme spread throughout the capital.
All the people in the capital city understood the meaning instantly.
The old emperor had three sons. The eldest son died with the empress when he was born, leaving only two princes, Dongfang Qi and Dongfang Yi.
The second prince's former name was Qizi, and the third prince was born to the imperial concubine.
So what about Mie Di Du Dad?
I heard that the third prince was pushed into the sea and nearly died when he went out to sea to suppress bandits. Although the murderer took all the blame, anyone with a discerning eye knew that the matter was not that simple.
And the toxic dad?
I heard that the old emperor has been unwell recently.
So, after hearing the nursery rhyme, all the officials rushed to see the old emperor and asked him to find another miracle doctor.
For a moment, the whole capital was in turmoil.
In order to quell the rumors, the originally closed city gates were forced to open.
If we don't open it, it will be like the saying goes, "Once the door is closed and the knife is drawn, the second son of the boss will be the boss."
Therefore, even though the Second Prince discovered Su Wusheng's disappearance after returning to the Prince's Mansion the next day, he did not dare to say a word.
I can only swallow my anger and bear it!
Su Wusheng also took the opportunity to leave the city to get the evidence of his crime that he found in Beicang State.
Three days later, the old emperor was diagnosed by other imperial physicians together with the miracle doctor invited by the court officials. They found that the so-called Nine Revolutions Golden Pill was actually a chronic poison. It could refresh the mind on the surface, but actually it harmed the human body from the inside out.
At this moment, the old emperor had been taking poison for several months and was seriously ill!
The old emperor immediately became furious and had the imperial physician and the beauty serving him thrown into the Ministry of Punishment and tortured them to extract a confession!
In the end, both of them said that it was the Second Prince who ordered it!
At the same time, the Third Prince also came before the old emperor with the evidence found by the Shadow Guards that the Second Prince had sent people to harm him.
In the palace hall, faced with so many witnesses and evidence, the second prince had a miserable look on his face.
Just when the old emperor was about to announce the verdict, the palace guards reported that Su Wusheng brought evidence of the second prince and the state of Beicang and begged His Majesty to clear his name!
Dong Fangyi immediately knelt down and begged the old emperor to summon General Su, "Father, General Su has always been loyal to you, please give him every opportunity to prove his innocence!"
Afterwards, General Su handed the evidence given to him by Yan Qinghan to the old emperor.
After the old emperor checked, he was furious. "Come here, execute Imperial Physician Xu and Concubine Zhou! Degrade Dongfangqi to a commoner, feed him chronic poison, and imprison him until he dies!"
He glanced at Su Wusheng weakly, "General Su was framed by Dong Fangqi, and now he has been reinstated, awarded 100 taels of gold, a general's mansion, and all members of the Su family have been released without charge!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"