The prison was dark and damp, rats scurried about, and the stench was nauseating.
Seeing the plight of the Su family, Su Rongqing felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mother!"
The jailer gave a few instructions and then left.
The old princess, who had been sitting for a long time, was excited to see Su Rongqing and tried to stand up, but her legs went numb from sitting for too long and she fell heavily to the ground. She struggled several times but could not stand up.
Meanwhile, those few people were still pulling his hair and hitting him.
She shouted angrily, "Stop it if you don't want to die!"
The four men, who were wrestling together, finally saw Su Rongqing standing outside the cell. They immediately stopped fighting and rushed over to her.
"Your Highness, please ask the Emperor to release us! We are all innocent and knew nothing about this!"
Su Qinghe had already helped the old princess up.
The others then made way for them.
Looking at her mother, whose hair was gray and whose face was aged, Su Rongqing could no longer hold back and knelt on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
"Father... why did Father do this?"
In the dark, hellish prison, only her mournful cries remained.
The old princess felt a metallic taste rise in her chest, which she swallowed back forcefully.
She held Su Rongqing's hand and asked, "How is Su Weichuan?"
Su Rongqing sniffed.
"He's dead, my father is dead! His body has been ordered to be buried in the Su family's ancestral tomb. I thought that the Emperor, out of consideration for our past relationship, might not make things difficult for the Su family, but I never expected..."
She wept again.
"Mother, aren't we all Father's children? Why does he disregard our lives and deaths, acting so... so insanely!"
The repeated accusations made the old princess suddenly chuckle.
He laughed for a long time, then suddenly burst into a tirade of curses.
"Su Weichuan, you heartless bastard, how could you die? I should tear you to pieces! Tear you to pieces!"
She screamed shrilly.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
The past events, like sharp blades, cut into her heart layer by layer.
She hated it so much, but she didn't know what to hate.
As Su Weichuan said, the wealth and honor of the Chen family, including their three daughters, were all earned through his illustrious military achievements as a prince of a different surname.
It was all accomplished by stepping on the blood of that woman named Qi Baisu.
But how could she not hate?
Since that woman appeared, Su Weichuan has never touched her again.
Who can understand the loneliness of decades?
Su Qinghe said anxiously, "Grandmother, please think of something! The Imperial Concubine is here too. Please think of something to save us. I don't want to die in a place like this."
Su Yulan no longer had the heart to fight to the death with anyone at this moment.
Quickly agree,
"The Emperor did not strip Aunt of her title of Imperial Concubine and even gave Grandfather a proper burial. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't intend to exterminate the Su family? Aunt, please go and beg the Emperor to let us go first."
Su Rongqing shook her head.
"The Emperor refuses to see me."
The group of people were stunned.
The newly ignited hope was shattered once again.
The old princess felt a surge of turmoil in her heart and clutched her chest, coughing repeatedly.
Su Rongqing quickly stepped forward to help her catch her breath.
But then I saw blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
He panicked even more immediately.
"Mother!"
The old princess waved her hand.
"How is the Chen family doing now?"
"The Emperor did not imprison them, but the Imperial Guards have sealed off the mansion. Everyone is under house arrest in the mansion, waiting for the next decree. Even I... I can't even see the old master."
Su Rongqing pinched a handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Her once stunning face now looked haggard.
The old princess sighed and reached down to pull a small lucky bag from around her neck.
The embroidery on it is worn and worn, and it is unknown how many years have passed.
The three Su sisters all recognized it; it was the talisman their mother always wore.
The old princess took off the lucky bag, slowly opened it, and took out a piece of yellowed silk paper from it.
There were a few lines of text written on it, and the signature at the bottom read "Yan".
“Rong Qing, take this to the Emperor and he will definitely see you. Tell him that, out of consideration for our past relationship, you should ask him to forgive the women and children of the Su family. The Chen family can relinquish all official positions and honors, return to being commoners, and go back to their ancestral home, never to enter the capital again.”
Su Rongqing stared at the handwriting on it.
The handwriting seemed very familiar.
"Mother, this...this is the Emperor's handwritten letter?"
The old princess nodded.
"Back then, before the emperor ascended the throne, Yan was his title. Su Weichuan went to the Chen family to ask for my hand in marriage in order to help him establish support in the army. Although the Chen family has declined over the years, they did contribute to the emperor's smooth ascension to the throne back then. This letter was given to me by him at that time."
That handwritten note was neither an imperial edict nor a promise.
It was just a few words to express my gratitude.
If he is still not the King of Yan, then he will be of little use.
But now he is the emperor!
Su Rongqing didn't know if it would be of any use, but right now, no one could help the Su family and the Chen family.
"Mother, rest assured, I will find a way to see the Emperor."
The old princess nodded, then suddenly turned to look at Su Rong'an and Su Ronghui.
"The three Su sisters were once the three most renowned beauties in the capital. You were your mother's pride, but now..."
Suddenly, she couldn't hold on any longer and vomited blood.
Everyone was terrified.
They all knelt before her.
She was already lifeless.
They lost the will to live.
She leaned against the cell door, her eyes unfocused.
"Stop fighting! Leave this place, live your lives well, and stop...stop hoping for things you shouldn't be hoping for..."
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