After everything was ready, when Chang Suining was about to go out, he suddenly heard a servant say that Yu Gong had arrived.
Although there were officials guarding outside the Chang Mansion, they had no right to interfere and stop guests from visiting, especially since the visitor was the chief steward of the Sigongtai.
Chang Suining had already left the courtyard, and upon hearing this, he went straight to the side hall to meet Yu Zeng.
Seeing her outfit, Yu Zeng, who was sitting there, signaled his attendants to step back.
"You're going out?" Yu Zeng frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"
He usually had a bad face towards others, and at this critical moment, his narrow eyes looked even colder.
Chang Suining did not sit down, but simply replied, "Go do something."
"What risks are you taking?" Yu Zeng's eyes were filled with disapproval, and he scolded, "Can't you see clearly what the situation is now? Do you have to put your own safety at risk before you give up?"
Chang Suining understood that his harsh words came from the good intentions of an elder, at least that was most of the intention.
So she did not refute him, but she did not answer him either. Instead, she asked, "Mr. Yu entered through the main gate today without hiding from others. So did you come here on the orders of the emperor?"
Looking at the girl with sharp and clear mind, Yu Zeng said after a moment: "Half of it is."
Recently he had tested the attitude of the Saint, trying to find a way out for Sui'an in front of the Saint, but the Saint's attitude was irreversible, so he knew that some roads were doomed to be blocked.
That's why he came here in person to meet this stubborn girl today.
The saint seemed to have anticipated his trip and asked him to convey a message:
"That day, you claimed outside the Dali Temple that you had found the real murderer. The emperor then asked me to ask you if you knew who the real murderer was and if you had any evidence. If you did, you would be allowed to accompany me to the palace today to meet the emperor and explain the matter to his face." Yu Zengxian conveyed the original words.
But he did not understand the saint's intention.
Both sides knew the answer to the question of who the real murderer was. Since the emperor had already made his decision, why did they have to listen to the child's personal statement? Or was there something else hidden in this child that the emperor cared about or was afraid of? Outside the hall, the rain was noisy. Chang Suining lowered his eyes for a moment to hide his emotions.
Was this a chance for her to prove her brother's innocence? How could she "prove" something that they both knew? What kind of sincerity would she need to show to "impress" the saint? For example, admit that she was Li Shang?
But even if she showed her "sincerity" and knelt down to beg the other party, what could she get in return? Could she return her brother's innocence? Of course not.
The biggest delusion she could have about the Queen was that the Queen might show mercy and secretly let her brother live. The crime would still be on her brother, and her brother would die in front of everyone, or at most become another person and live on.
Afterwards, the Queen can use this favor to control the people and things she cares about, as well as the so-called natural shackles of the mother-daughter identity, and naturally regain control of everything about her.
When Chang Suining raised his eyes again, he said to Yu Zeng, "I'm not going."
If she had to choose, she would rather choose Prince Rong. At least she wouldn't have to kneel down and beg, right?
Although he also walked into the trap, Prince Rong could escape better than Queen Ming.
Yu Zeng looked at her.
Chang Suining: "Please report to His Majesty for me. I don't have any decent evidence to prove anything before the Emperor. I just said it casually to deceive people outside the Dali Temple."
Yu Zeng: "Is the lady from the Feng family in your hands?"
"It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not." Chang Suining said, "Anyway, I won't go to the palace. I'm afraid I'll never come back and be detained or silenced."
After hearing such straightforward words, Yu Zeng was silent for a moment and said, "Although I don't understand the sage's intention, it's better not to go."
"What is Mr. Yu's other half's intention?"
"I went to the Dali Temple when I came here." Yu Zeng lowered his voice: "Since the addition of a 'witness', Sui'an has been severely punished in prison."
Chang Suining clenched his fingers.
Previously, the case was limited to "physical evidence" and was presided over by Yao Tingwei, so there had never been any torture or forced confession. But now...
This is to torture her brother severely and force him to confess.
"Brother, do you admit it?"
Yu Zeng shook his head.
Thinking of the young man's bloodstained prison uniform, Yu Zeng said, "Sui An is too straightforward... but if he continues to hold on like this, he will only suffer in vain, and the crime will eventually fall on him."
He looked at the girl who had been standing there: "Sui Ning, perhaps you are the only one who can persuade him now."
"So, Mr. Yu wants me to persuade my brother to plead guilty?"
"This is just a temporary solution." Yu Zeng lowered his voice even lower: "Afterwards, I will do my best to rescue Sui'an——"
"Is it a scheme to fake death and escape?" Chang Suining said, "But a saint must be on guard, so this method probably won't work."
Besides the Queen Ming, there is also the Prince of Rong who will be destroyed if he cannot get her.
She didn't even know how much power Li Lu had in Beijing, or where they were stationed. With such an undefended situation, how could she have any chance of escaping?
Outside the big net is another big net.
"Yes, this method is not guaranteed to work." Yu Zeng did not lie to her, but told her: "But this is Sui'an's only way to survive."
Is the only way to survive to retreat first and then escape?
Chang Sui Ning remained silent for a while.
"Whether it's a battlefield or a court, wherever interests are contested, wherever the will of the Holy Spirit is directed...if you are involved, you can only survive between the blades."
Yu Zeng said: "Sui An is so innocent. I know you are unwilling to give up, but before your life is in danger, everything else is useless. You must abandon it in time to gain a chance of survival."
The girl couldn't tell if he was convinced, so she asked him, "Have you ever discarded such 'useless' things, Mr. Yu?"
"I've thrown away a lot." Yu Zeng looked at the rain outside the hall, as if he was distracted for a moment: "It's more than just useless things."
Chang Suining silently clenched the scabbard of the dagger hidden under his cloak, and after a moment, calmly let go.
The loud sound of rain made the hall especially quiet.
After a moment, Chang Suining responded to Yu Zeng's proposal: "Okay, I'll go."
Yu Zeng looked at her, as if to confirm the truth of her words.
Their eyes met, and the girl said, "I want my brother to live."
…
Not long after Yu Zeng left, Chang Suining brought Chang Ren and others out through the secret passage of Chang's mansion.
This secret passage had existed many years ago, but had been abandoned for a long time. It was only recently that Chang Suining had it reopened in order to prevent the possibility that the Chang Mansion would be unable to act under surveillance.
After leaving Xingningfang, the rain became lighter.
Listening to the sound of rain outside the car, Chang Suining's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene of Chang Sui'an practicing shooting under the corridor on that rainy night.
At that time, Adian was with him, and he was preparing to be admitted to the vanguard camp of the Xuan Ce Army.
At that time, she didn't think that scene had much impact on her.
Sometimes when an event or a picture appears, people often cannot immediately judge its value until one day it appears in the form of a memory.
At this moment, Chang Suining felt that the scene was very precious. What was precious was the young man's passion, expectations, high spirits, diligence and courage.
Now, the injustice and injustice are devouring and corrupting everything. One pair of hands after another is trying to drag the young man who is ready to go to the battlefield to be tempered, to protect the people with his own body, and to build achievements into the abyss.
…
"Two days have passed. It's already two two days."
Prince Rong stood in front of the window, sighed softly, and whispered to himself: "It seems that he has chosen another person to cooperate with..."
Is it the Changsun family? It is said that the officials failed to find the whereabouts of the girl from the Feng family in the Chang family... Was she given to the Changsun family by her? Prince Rong sighed again.
The Changsun family, who only care about their own interests and treat others as worthless, are not soft-hearted good people.
They would probably be more happy to see Chang Sui'an being unjustly killed so that they could use this as an excuse to publicize the saint's faults... They would not give up the future benefits to save an unrelated person, which is such a time-consuming, laborious and useless thing.
If Madam Chang chose the Changsun family and abandoned him, she would be foolish.
At least he really wanted to save people.
Li Lu looked at the rain and fog outside the window, and the scene of Chang Suining coming here the other day flashed before his eyes. He always felt that a girl like that should not be so naive and confused.
Could it be that the cooperation with the Changsun family was fake, and they were trying to divert attention and confuse his attention?
So what exactly did she want to do? Thinking of the girl's usual bold behavior, Li Lu couldn't help but guess - was she planning to break out of prison? Chang Suining had thought of this before.
She made many different plans, but the prison break was the first to be rejected.
This is a risky move that would incriminate oneself and is truly the worst possible strategy.
"Girl." At a fork in the road, the driver Chang Ren asked through the curtain, asking in his tone, "Are you going to the Dali Temple?"
Chang Suining: "Not going to the Dali Temple."
Since her brother was unwilling to compromise, she could not persuade him to compromise or compromise on his behalf.
Everyone thought that she and her brother should surrender, retreat, and escape at this time - but perhaps, this was a good time to fight back.
Who said that when facing the emperor's manipulation, one can only accept it, and try to retreat as much as possible, but not fight back? She and her brother are indeed weak. Even with all the people they can use, they definitely don't have the strength to fight the emperor head-on. But where they are weak, they can outsmart him, avoid his strengths, attack his weaknesses, and take him by surprise.
So, she would not retreat or escape, but would fight and attack.
Chang Suining spread out his palm, looked at the half token in his palm, and said, "Let's go to the Tai Tower."
She wanted to use this token as a bargain with Meng Lie.
In the past, she secretly set up the predecessor of Dengtai Tower to facilitate the secret transmission of information to various places. The word "information" not only refers to internal transmission, but also involves investigating the private affairs of powerful officials in the capital.
Throughout history, in any court dispute, having sharp ears and eyes is essential to seize the initiative.
Dengtai Tower secretly planted secret agents in various places in the capital, dividing them according to the degree of urgency. Although the Ming family was not among the critical ones, two people were planted in the family for equal treatment.
Wu Jue said that Meng Lie has been working hard over the years, so it seems that the Ming family still has people who can be used.
She needs to borrow it now.
To be cautious, she does not plan to recognize Meng Lie rashly now. She will show this token and make an agreement with Meng Lie to tell him the truth after the matter is accomplished - as for what happens next, she will decide based on the situation.
The intelligence force led by Meng Lie is independent of Xuan Ce's mansion. In order to ensure the confidentiality of this place, she has issued a clear death order that without her permission, their identities must not be revealed and they are not allowed to interfere in any struggle.
Meng Lie seems to have kept it in mind all these years.
But times have changed, and she must be prepared for Meng Lie to change his mind. If he does not recognize this token, she still has a knife.
In short, today she must get the secret agent planted in the Ming family.
Only in this way can she successfully carry out her next plan.
As the carriage passed through a long street, Chang Ren's vigilant voice reached Chang Suining's ears: "Girl, it seems someone is following us!"
Chang Suining did not lift the curtain to look, but immediately said, "Turn around and go west."
She couldn't expose Dengtailou and Menglie.
The carriage rolled all the way westward. When it passed the downtown residential area, a long river appeared before their eyes.
Chang Ren drove onto the bridge when suddenly two black shadows appeared, one on the left and one on the right, and landed on the bridgehead. In a moment, a trip rope was tightened in the hands of the two men and wrapped around the bridgeheads on both sides.
Chang Ren immediately reined in the horse and controlled the carriage. The horse neighed and raised its front hooves high. The bluestone bridge was slippery due to the rain, and the carriage fell backwards uncontrollably!
At the same moment, the girl with black hair tied up high in the car suddenly broke through the curtain and flew out, with the dagger in her hand unsheathed. When her figure landed on the bridge, she swung the knife at the man in black who was attacking from behind.
The extremely sharp blade pierced the chest as easily as piercing window paper. The moment Chang Suining pulled back the knife, warm blood splattered.
Soon, more and more people in black appeared.
Chang Suining did not bring only Chang Ren with him this time. The guards who followed him secretly also showed up, and the two sides fought.
Chang Ren and his companions were all experts picked from hundreds, but there were only a dozen of them, while the other side was roughly estimated to have nearly a hundred people, and their skills were not weak either. They used deadly moves, and their purpose was clear, and it was obvious that they came to take Chang Suining's life.
"Protect the girl!"
Chang Ren kicked a wounded man in black into the river, but more people immediately surrounded him, making it impossible for him to escape. He could only shout, "Quick, escort the girl away from here first!"
It doesn't matter if they die or get injured, but nothing can happen to the girl! Although the girl has martial arts skills, she lacks experience in fighting these vicious men. If she is not able to cope with them, she will be in danger!
Chang Suining was covered in blood. She seemed not to have heard Chang Ren's words and never retreated behind the guards.
Faced with a man in black holding a knife, the girl did not retreat. Instead, she jumped up and kicked the knife out of the man's hand. Then she suddenly threw the man to the ground, knelt on him, and slashed at his neck with the short knife in her hand.
The girl with blood on her face raised her eyes and looked at one of the people in front of her.
She had been observing for a long time and knew that the man was the leader of the group of men in black. The enemy was numerous and we were few, and a long battle would be disadvantageous, so she had to capture this man.
The man in black keenly noticed her gaze, their eyes met for a moment, and then he immediately attacked her.
Chang Suining picked up a long knife, stood up, and held the knife with both hands, one long and one short.
When the two were about to fight each other, suddenly a hidden arrow came from the side!
Chang Suining suddenly became alert - is there a third party?
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