Chapter 52 Chapter 52 [VIP]
Chapter 52
Qian Tong's self-recommendation did not attract even a glance from Prince Song.
Young Master Lan was also a little surprised. He didn't know where Prince Song was going to take him, but since the prince wanted him to go, he had to go. Lan Yi let go of Lu Daozhong and walked out of the cell.
Lu Daozhong stopped shouting and stared blankly at the seventh uncle of the Qian family, who was called 'Prince Song' by Qian Tong. He seemed to have been mute, and no sound came out of his throat.
"Prince..." Seeing Song Yunzhi leading Young Master Lan straight out without any intention of paying attention to her, Qian Tong said anxiously, "Yunzhen, please pay attention to me. I just have one thing to say, really..."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunzhi stopped in front of her cell door, but did not face him. Instead, he twisted his neck and waited for her to say something.
Qian Tong climbed onto the prison door, looked at him with sincerity, and said solemnly, "I was wrong."
She practically buried her head in the railing as she stared at his face, which had tilted back again. Her eyes were filled with sincerity as she apologized for what she had said yesterday. She also promised, "From now on, the jade pendant the prince gave me will be my life. I will treasure it for the rest of my life. Even if the prince asks for it in the future, I won't give it to him."
When Song Yunzhi left her yesterday, she knew she had made a wrong bet.
She shouldn't have traded the prince's sincerity for other conditions.
Prince Song is not only of high moral character, but also has very pure requirements for love, and will not tolerate any taint. Before he gives up, she cannot speak first to end this alliance.
And now Prince Song is fulfilling his promise and trying to prove her innocence, but she asks to return the jade pendant to him at this time. How can he not be angry?
That was a disrespect to the character of Prince Song.
Therefore, she was wrong.
She looked at Prince Song eagerly, praying for her forgiveness.
Song Yunzhi probably didn't expect that she would say this instead of begging him to let her out. He stopped there and didn't leave immediately, giving her the opportunity to say a third sentence.
Qian Tong continued, "The prince is a man of his word. I am also a man of my word. I will definitely do what I promised others." She suddenly looked at Young Master Lan behind him and asked, "If you don't believe me, ask Young Master Lan. He knows me best."
Young Master Lan was shocked by her flexible and pointed remarks. He was unable to react for a moment and looked stunned. He felt that Prince Song in front of him had turned his head and his eyes fell on him. Only then did he come to his senses and lowered his head in panic.
He secretly thought that Qi Niangzi was good in every way except scaring people.
His face turns red when he is frightened.
Song Yunzhi noticed his blushing reaction. He had seen her ability to attract women, so he stopped trying to please her. Before leaving, he said something, "If you are innocent, I will let you go. Just be kind."
Qian Tong changed his previous quarrel and responded obediently: "Okay, I will listen to you, my lord. I will wait for you to find out the truth and clear my name..."
As she finished speaking, she suddenly grabbed Lan Yi, who was walking behind her, and said, "Young Master Lan, don't be afraid. Prince Song is a righteous man and will not do anything to you."
Young Master Lan curled his lips and looked up to thank her. With a casual glance, he saw a few words on her palm. He was stunned and saw her clench her fist very quickly. Young Master Lan pretended not to see it and lowered his head to catch up with Prince Song in front of him.
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Young Master Lan left, leaving only Qian Tong and Lu Daozhong, the head of the Lu family who lived diagonally across from her. One was a victim and the other a suspect. They had no conversation and ignored each other.
Lu Daozhong finally came to his senses from the truth that Prince Song was the seventh brother-in-law that the seventh lady of the Qian family had snatched away at the dock. He looked at the young lady who was sitting in the cell opposite with her head supported by her hands, calm and composed, and roughly knew how he was defeated.
Since she had already established connections with the court, she was able to take Prince Song for herself. As she said, the Qian family didn't care at all whether the Lu family would stand in her way.
She was not that stupid. She was clearly at the top, but she still wanted to get herself involved in a case of family annihilation, ruining her future.
Lu Daozhong wanted to ask her something, but due to their current situation, he didn't know how to start a conversation. He raised his head and lowered it again, hesitating and hesitant, when he heard Qian Tong say, "Master Lu, do you want revenge?"
Lu Daozhong was stunned and looked at her.
The darkness and lights in the dungeon were intertwined, and the dim firelight shone on the heads of the two families. Separated by the cells, the two men could not see each other's expressions, but at this moment they inexplicably felt a sense of mutual understanding and sympathy.
The four major families of the past no longer exist.
Ever since the imperial court came to Yangzhou, the four major families have never stopped struggling. Initially, the Cui family seemed to have the upper hand and climbed up to the Lan family, but was later defeated by Qian Qi Niangzi, and both the Cui family and the Lan family were destroyed.
Then there was his Lu family. They thought they had climbed up the imperial court and gained status early on, but in the end, their entire family was wiped out.
Among the four big families, only the bottom three fought each other to the death. Looking back now, it seems more like they were killing each other. The Cui family is gone, and the heads of the two Lu families are in jail. Who benefits?
The four major families are like towering trees that are difficult to shake.
Who else but the Pu family would dare to destroy his Lu family at this juncture? He felt sorry for the Pu family. Although he occupied the court, he was also afraid of offending the Pu family and said things that he shouldn't say.
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Especially when he thought that maybe the other party just wanted to put the blame on the Qian family and let Qian Qi Niang learn a lesson, it was even more difficult for him to accept it. Has his Lu family become so insignificant?
Lu Daozhong's eyes were red and swollen, and tears streamed down his face again. This time he didn't cry out loud, and replied, "Madam Qian, what do you want me to do?"
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Song Yunzhi went out tonight, taking Chen Che with him, and only Wang Zhao stayed in the prefectural government.
The situation was dire recently, and he dared not relax for a moment. Just as he finished dealing with the pile of things at hand, the prison warden came to report, "Master Wang, the head of the Lu family has fainted again."
Wang Zhao was annoyed and said, "Seek a doctor."
The jailer said helplessly, "We looked for him, but it was useless. We tried to wake him up but he fainted again within half an incense stick. After waking up this time, he was talking nonsense, saying that we bullied him. If we hadn't locked him up in the dungeon, the Lu family wouldn't have suffered this misfortune."
Wang Zhao had a headache. Out of sympathy, he had been quite considerate of Lu Daozhong these past two days, but he couldn't tolerate him making any more noise. He said to the jailer, "Ask him what he wants."
Lu Daozhong did say so, and the jailer said, "The head of the Lu family said that more than a hundred souls of the Lu family died unjustly and there is no one to lead the way. He asked the adults to do him a favor and let him go outside to burn some paper money."
All the members of the Lu family were killed, and only Lu Daozhong had accidentally escaped the disaster. It was natural for people to see the old and young in their family off. Wang Zhao agreed and said, "Let him burn it, and don't let anyone see it."
The jailer took the man to the backyard of the prefectural government office and bought a stack of paper money. He gave it to Lu Daozhong and warned him, "Master Lu should be aware of the current situation. After burning the paper money, go back home early and don't cause any trouble."
Lu Daozhong knelt on the ground and burned paper money while crying.
"Second brother, why did you walk ahead of me..."
"Madam, I'm useless. I didn't protect you..."
"My sons, you have suffered..."
"My grandchildren, it is my Lu family that has let you down. It is in vain that you were reborn into my Lu family..."
He cried so sadly that the jailer couldn't bear it and took two steps back to avoid him.
As the fire burned, someone didn't know what it was burning, but suddenly there was a 'whoosh' sound. Before the jailer could react, Lu Daozhong stared at the wisp of green smoke, raised his head and cried emotionally, "Look, it must be the descendants of my Lu family who sensed it. They are responding to me..."
Firecrackers are often sold in places where paper money is sold, so it is understandable that one or two were accidentally mixed in. The jailer did not suspect much and urged him, "Master Lu, finish burning it and go back to the house as soon as possible."
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In the past few days, the Qian family was surrounded by government troops again. Mr. Qian was lying in bed unable to move, Qian Tong was in prison, and the whole family was in a panic, like headless flies, flying around everywhere.
The second and third masters' wives, Mrs. Qian, went to see the old lady one after another. The old lady didn't say a word, but gave them a copy of the scriptures and asked them to copy it slowly.
Madam Qian came again tonight. As soon as she left, Nanny Xing received the news. She went in and whispered to the old lady who was kneeling in the Buddhist hall and chanting scriptures, "Madam, it's the signal from Seventh Lady."
The old lady stopped chanting, opened her eyes, and looked at the Buddha statue in front of her. She said slowly, "The Pu family can no longer hold back. The pot is falling. Tongjie'er must go this time. Let the second and fifth brothers pick her up."
Nanny Xing nodded and said, "I'll do it right away."
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Lan Yi came out of the prefectural government alone, with a knife hidden in his sleeve, and went straight to the Hongyuetian Casino of the Pu family.
After entering the door, he stood in the lobby and raised his voice to shout inside: "Where is Mr. Park? Get out!"
The noisy clamor suddenly quieted down, and everyone around looked at him.
The steward of Hongyuetian turned around and said something to the servant behind him, then looked at Lan Yi who was standing in the hall trembling all over with a flushed face. He seemed to have used up his greatest courage when he said that, but his tone was fierce and his momentum was insufficient.
It looks like an angry pufferfish, with no attack power at all.
The steward smiled, a look of sarcasm on his face, and said in a veiled tone, "Oh, isn't this our prefect's son, the young master of the Lan family? I heard that the young master refused to leave the prefect's mansion and insisted that the court find the kidnapper for you. So, you came to my Red Moon Sky to find the second young master, so that he could make the decision for you?"
Young Master Lan blushed and gritted his teeth, "I'm going to kill him!"
The steward was stunned, wanting to laugh but holding it back, "What deep hatred does Young Master Lan have with the Second Young Master?"
Laughter and teasing erupted from the crowd around.
"Young Master Lan is still dreaming. The prefectural government no longer has the surname Lan. Without your father, the prefect, who can you kill?"
"I'm afraid I still think I can get whatever I want, and that I can do anything..."
"Young Master Lan, can you hold the knife steady with your body? Be careful not to hurt yourself..."
Someone made a joke, and as soon as the words fell, Young Master Lan suddenly pointed a knife at his throat and said to the steward in front of him, "If I can't see the Second Young Master before dawn, I will shed my blood on you, Hongyuetian. I came here today and reported it to the authorities. Let's see how the Second Young Master explains it then!"
After he finished speaking, he pressed the knife to his neck, leaving a bloody mark. Seeing that he was serious, the manager's face changed and he said to everyone, "What are you making noise about? Disperse!"
He was not afraid of the government officials coming to his door.
But everyone around Mr. Park knew what he felt for Mr. Lan.
Last time at the Lu family gambling house, the person was rescued and ended up in the hands of the prefect. The second young master was furious and executed the person who was guarding the door that day.
Afterwards, he asked people many times to find a way to rescue the person.
But the government was guarding too tightly and there was no place to start.
Now that he had come to the door himself, the steward was just teasing him, fearing that he would get stubborn and really die, and then his life would be gone. The steward did not dare to provoke him anymore and said in a gentle tone, "Young Master Lan, please be patient. I will go find the Second Young Master and see if he is here."
He turned around and told his subordinates to close the door and refuse visitors. After most people had left, he led Young Master Lan to the private room on the second floor to wait for the Second Young Master to arrive.
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When the gambling house's servant went over to look for him, Mr. Park was being guarded in the room by the third lady. He was extremely bored and was lying on the soft couch drinking and having fun.
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