Meanwhile, at the Chu County Prince's residence.
Su Wanshi had already run away and hid in the distance, watching as the Imperial Guards from the palace surrounded the Chu Prince's mansion and confiscated everything inside.
Old Madam Su and Su Yu had already escaped. They sensed something was wrong when people from the palace came looking for Qi Yinyin in the morning, so they fled.
Seeing the entire Chu County Prince's mansion being searched and ransacked, they were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Wanshi, what exactly happened? Wasn't it said that today would be the day that that bastard Su Zhen and the Crown Princess would be in trouble? Why did the Emperor send people to search for the Prince of Chu instead?"
Madam Su huddled in a corner, trembling, watching the guards coming and going in the distance.
"Could it be... that the King of Chu has failed?"
Su Wanshi stammered, her heart filled with utter shock.
If the King of Chu fails, where will she find refuge?
Her only consolation now is that she is just one of Xiao Churen's concubines. Her status is not qualified to be listed in the royal register, so even if she escapes when the family is raided, no one will find out unless they investigate carefully.
"This is definitely a failure, but we don't know if this incident will implicate us."
Su Yu stood to the side and said worriedly.
They were also involved in this matter; they were the ones who suggested it to the King of Chu. Now that the plan has failed, they are really unsure whether they will be implicated.
"So what do we do now? It's all your fault, why did you have to come up with such a terrible idea?"
Upon hearing that she might be implicated, Su Wanshi couldn't help but complain about Su Yu.
She didn't say a word about this incident; it was all their instigation that led Xiao Churen to do it. Why should she suffer along with them?
Su Yu's face darkened after Su Wanshi's words, but seeing so many guards outside, he dared not make a sound.
He could only whisper, "Let's hide first, and then secretly find out what happened today and why the Chu Prince's mansion was raided."
They soon found out how things turned out.
They were astonished to learn that Xiao Churen had been exiled by Emperor Wenjian, that Consort Liu had been sentenced to a death by hanging, and that even the Liu family, far to the south, had suffered the same fate.
"How could this happen? The evidence was so overwhelming, shouldn't it be the Crown Prince and Crown Princess who ended up like this?"
Su Yu said incredulously.
"Father, this is all your fault for being too impulsive! Now look what's happened, not only have we harmed the Prince of Chu, but where are we going now? The Prince of Chu's residence has been raided, and we have nowhere to go!"
At this moment, Su Wanshi began to complain about Su Yu and the others.
Upon hearing this, Su Yu realized that their biggest problem now was that they had nowhere to stay.
He thought this would definitely succeed, so he separated from Su Zhen and left with nothing.
But now...
"Mother, can we still go back to the Su residence?"
Su Yu was at a loss and could only look helplessly at Old Madam Su.
He felt that she was the eldest in terms of seniority, and after all, she had been Su Zhen's legal mother for so many years. Could it be that as long as his mother went back and said something, they could still return to the Su family mansion?
Madam Su was also very annoyed. She had arrogantly followed her son to sever ties with Su Zhen and the others, thinking that she could return to the Su family in glory in a few days, but she never expected it to turn out like this.
"How...how should I know? We're all out now, and we don't even know if that bastard will still acknowledge us."
Actually, she was also quite unsure.
"Let's go find our elder brother first. At least he still has an official position and a salary. Let's ask him if he has a place for us to stay."
Seeing that none of them seemed to have a solution, Su Wanshi had no choice but to make a suggestion.
So the three of them quickly went to the place where Su Lianwu was working to find him.
Because Su Lianwu held a minor official position at the city gate, he was unaware of what was happening in the imperial court.
When he saw Su Yu and the other two looking flustered and anxious as they found him and told him what had happened, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Dad, what did you just say? Say it again?"
Su Lianwu couldn't believe the result and stared wide-eyed at Su Yu.
"The King of Chu has failed. His mansion has been sealed off, and Consort Liu has been sentenced to death. We have nowhere to live. Fortunately, the Emperor did not order us to be punished this time."
Su Yu sighed.
However, at the same time, he was also very relieved that they hadn't been implicated this time.
However, they will face difficulties from now on.
"how so......"
Su Lianwu was equally incredulous, muttering to himself in a low voice.
Does the defeat of the King of Chu mean that their biggest backer and hope have vanished?
As expected, Su Liluo and his group had everything under control. They thought they had everything under control this time, but they never expected that the Crown Prince and his group would still be able to turn the tables and win.
This is absolutely terrifying!
For a moment, Su Lianwu felt a deep fear of Su Liluo, fearing that Su Liluo might really be trying to kill them.
“Lianwu, don’t you have a salary? Is your salary enough to buy us a house to live in? Now that the Chu Prince’s mansion has been sealed off, we have nowhere to live.”
At this moment, Old Madam Su looked at Su Lianwu expectantly.
Given the current situation, all she hopes for now is a place to retire.
“Grandmother, my salary is only ten taels of silver a month. For the past six months, I’ve had to support all the members of our second branch of the family. Where would we get the money to buy a house?”
Su Lianwu said with difficulty.
He truly had no money left to buy a house, not only because his salary was too low to support two wives, but also because a few months ago he had used all his savings to buy a house outside the city and imprisoned Ayu there.
After being discovered by the Second Princess, he moved his location, not because he was afraid of being discovered by the Second Princess again, but because of Ayu's identity.
"What do we do now? Aren't we stuck with nowhere to go?"
Upon hearing what Su Lianwu said, Madam Su began to panic.
She's enjoyed a life of luxury and doesn't want to end up homeless.
Su Wanshi, standing to the side, also frowned, inwardly blaming them for being so foolish and causing her to suffer, while pondering what to do next.
After thinking for a while, Su Wanshi still spoke up: "Now we have no choice but to go back to the Su family mansion to find my uncle. My grandmother is an old woman, and it's not like she can just disown us like that. If my grandmother is murdered and dies in front of the Su family mansion, they will probably be unable to hold their heads up high."
"Wanshi, you don't mean for me to run myself over in front of the Su family mansion, do you?"
Madam Su looked at Su Wanshi in shock, thinking that her granddaughter was going to use her own death to force Su Zhen to let them return to the mansion.
“Grandmother, I’m not telling you to run over and die, I’m telling you to pretend to be dead. Make a scene in front of the Su family mansion in front of the neighbors and passersby, and make your uncle give in.”
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