The jailer and several guards were all startled.
"That's impossible, he was definitely not breathing just now."
Liu Ruzhi didn't think the jailer would lie about this.
However, he had no time to care about Luo Ruyan at the moment.
"Everyone, go out and look for those prisoners. They're so badly injured, they can't have gone far. Send people to the city gates to search secretly, but don't make a fuss. The rest of you, go to the pharmacies in secret, and don't wear the yamen runners' clothes. If this gets out, none of us will be in good shape."
At that moment, Luo Ruyan suddenly rushed over and stared straight at him.
"I need to see the Emperor. I have something important to confess, and I can only speak to him when I see him."
Liu Ruzhi was concerned about the fugitive at the moment, and waved her hand upon hearing this.
"This matter should be discussed again when the Ninth Prince returns."
He left after saying that.
At the same time, he instructed the jailers.
"Keep an eye on them, don't lose them again."
...
Su Rongqing finally met the Emperor with the handwritten letter.
They also managed to save the Chen and Su families as they wished.
Because the Chen family was not involved in the case, they were stripped of all their official titles, expelled from the capital and returned to their ancestral home. All their descendants within three generations were prohibited from taking the imperial examinations or joining the army.
The Su family's crimes were beyond redemption. The Emperor, being benevolent, spared the Su family's life, exiling them to Ningguta in consideration of Consort Su's voluntary decision to become a nun, to remain forever by the lamplight, to pray for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and to atone for the Su family's sins.
At the gates of the capital,
The Su family members, with shackles on their feet, were handed over to the escorting soldiers.
On the other side, Qin Minglang was also brought over in shackles, along with Zhang Shi and Qin's father.
The escorting bailiffs handed the documents to the soldiers.
"Upon investigation, it was found that Qin Minglang had not divorced Su Yulan and was still the county princess's husband at the time of the crime. All three members of the Qin family were on the list of those to be exiled."
The handover of documents is not yet complete.
Su Yulan spat on Qin Minglang's face.
"Qin Minglang, you've caused me so much suffering!"
Upon seeing his enemy, Su Rong'an pounced on him.
The woman was only shackled on her feet, while the man was shackled on both his hands and feet.
Qin Minglang couldn't dodge and Su Rong'an bit his ear, causing him to let out a shrill scream of pain.
It struggled desperately.
Su Qinghe rushed over and grabbed his hair, pulling it hard.
"Give me back my father's life! Give me back my brother's life!"
Qin Minglang winced in pain.
Zhang was extremely anxious.
One person can't stop two.
"Su Yulan, what are you doing? Minglang is your husband. You'll be relying on him for a living when you go to Ningguta. Aren't you going to help him?"
Reminded by her, Su Yulan suddenly came to her senses.
She is no longer a county princess; her maids and servants have all been sold off. Even in Ningguta, there are still men in her second household.
Su Ronghui clearly realized this as well and immediately rushed over to help.
A group of people were wrestling together.
The scene was extremely comical and ridiculous.
The surrounding area was filled with onlookers, pointing, shaking their heads, and sighing.
At that moment, a soldier suddenly rushed over, raised his whip, and lashed it down hard.
"Let go of me, all of you! If you dare cause any more trouble, I'll deal with you on the way!"
The men were in soreness from the whipping, and none of them dared to lay another hand on them.
At that moment, someone shouted from ahead.
"The Regent and Regent's Consort are returning to the capital!"
The imposing formation exuded a powerful sense of authority.
The Great Zhou King's flag, held high, fluttered in the wind, its imposing presence like a rainbow.
Two soldiers forced the Su family members to kneel on the ground.
The surrounding people also knelt down.
The carriage, escorted by the caravan, slowly approached from the center.
Twelve horses, with a flowing gauze curtain embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon.
The Regent's carriage is a ceremony befitting a semi-emperor.
Suddenly, the people began to whisper among themselves.
"The Ninth Prince has rendered meritorious service in protecting the country and has been granted the title of Regent. I heard that the Regent's wife was once divorced from her husband's family. Now she enjoys the favor of the world. I wonder if her former husband, who abandoned her, will regret it with a heavy heart when he sees this."
"The Regent's wife is a woman of great talent who has quelled the chaos in the capital palace. Those who abandon her are truly not blessed."
A woman's stunningly beautiful face was revealed through the fluttering gauze curtains.
She leaned gracefully on the shoulder of a handsome man, radiant and elegant, receiving the adoration of the masses.
That was someone who was once within his reach.
Qin Minglang stared at him intently, and finally couldn't help but murmur aloud.
"Wan'er, my Wan'er!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yulan slapped him in anger.
"Your Wan'er? She's the Regent's Consort! Even now, you still can't get enough of that bitch. You ruined the Su family, you ruined me, and you're still eyeing other women!"
She became angrier and more aggrieved as she spoke.
He kept slapping Qin Minglang's face with his hand.
Back then, she was a county princess, while Jiang Qingwan was just a lowly merchant.
She kicked him out of the house, leaving him nowhere to go.
On what grounds?
Why was she able to win Mo Yunhan's exclusive favor and rise all the way to become the Regent's Consort, enjoying the privileges of an Empress?
She hated him to death.
Qin Minglang, seeing this, desperately lowered his head and angrily pushed Su Yulan away.
Looking at her ugly face, I almost threw up.
"If I hadn't been bewitched by you, how could I have given up on Wan'er! And how could things have ended up like this?"
Su Yulan collapsed to the ground.
After a brief pause, he pounced on her even more frantically, hitting and cursing her.
"What did you say? What do you mean I bewitched you? It's clearly you who coveted the Su family's power and fawned over me! You bastard, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
The carriage finally passed by, and Zhang could no longer contain her anger. She grabbed Su Yulan and slapped her twice.
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