Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Is the Su family really no longer safe?
The Minister of Justice is named Liang Fangfang. The name sounds a bit feminine but also decent, but his personality is completely opposite to his name, he is smooth and sophisticated.
His daughter Liang Guier dealt with her close friends at home, while he also had to deal with colleagues, superiors or relatives who came from all over the Ministry of Justice to inquire about information.
After finally finding a little free time to sit down, the jailer guarding the death row came again and brought back a piece of news he didn't want to know - Xuan Jinyu was pregnant.
"Let me tell you," Liang Fangfang said seriously, "I, your master, can't stand jokes." He tried to keep a straight face.
The jailer shook his head hurriedly, "Sir, how dare I? I just sent the doctor out!"
That's true! The Xuan family girl is really pregnant! Liang Fangfang thought, her scalp tingling.
"Are you telling the truth?" He scratched his head and confirmed with the jailer again and again.
Oh my God!
How did he take on such a job?
Young Master Su Guanzhang is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Your Majesty is afraid that he will be imprisoned there. It is a good idea to avoid the Dali Temple because the Dali Temple favors the Su family.
But if he puts the person in the Ministry of Justice, can he treat him harshly?
Not to mention the deep roots and power of Duke Su's Mansion in Shengjing, with families close to them being either high-ranking or noble. Just looking at the families they married into, aside from the Xuan family, the rest were all families of generals holding regional military power.
Does he dare to make things difficult for others?
What's more, the precious girls of the Xuan and Lin families are still staying in there!
What he didn't dare to mention was... the thoughts of the person sitting on the dragon throne.
He watched coldly, and saw that His Majesty was still thinking about her all these years.
This incident that caught everyone off guard today was probably more than just the treason mentioned in the imperial edict—could the Duke Su's Mansion actually commit treason? Go out and ask around, even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it.
And at this moment, my God, she is pregnant!
I haven’t been pregnant for three years after marriage, so how come I got pregnant after something happened?
What is this?
"grown ups?"
The Minister looked rather absent-minded.
The jailer was a little anxious. He was put into the prison of the Ministry of Justice through his wife's connections. Last month, he asked his wife to visit the wife's parents' home of the Minister of Justice, and only then did he get the good and leisurely job of guarding the death row. He couldn't lose it.
The ordinary cells in the Ministry of Justice Prison were filled with the most heinous villains, all of them very tyrannical. With his small body and little courage, he absolutely could not be transferred back, otherwise he would be scared to death by the bad guys sooner or later.
How good is death row? Normally, no one is imprisoned there, but once they are, they are usually high-ranking officials or powerful families, and most of the prisoners are women and children.
These people are easy to get along with and have high self-cultivation. Even if they know they are going to die soon, they will not cry out loud or curse all day long.
He has been here for a month, and only today did he see someone being locked up.
That's the Su family! How could he normally get in touch with such people?
Just now, Mrs. Lin, the mistress of the Xuan family and the daughter of Master Lin, came and kept calling him "little brother". She was so beautiful that he almost lost his way.
"Sir, sir?" The jailer called out twice in succession, but failed to call back the soul of the Shangshu.
He thought for a moment, then knelt down decisively, knocking his head loudly. He then answered again, "Sir, how dare I lie? Madam Xuan is truly over two months pregnant. This is all according to what the doctor Madam Lin brought with her."
The sound of kowtow finally brought Liang Fangfang back to her senses.
"Are you looking for death? So loud." Liang Fangfang didn't have the demeanor of a minister at all. He hurriedly rolled down from his chair and ran to the door to take a look.
Fortunately, he sent everyone away.
"Get up, why are you kneeling?" He walked back and passed by the jailer, kicking him angrily.
Outsiders say that the Ministry of Justice is full of cunning people, and they really should take a good look at this guy.
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"Mom," before Lin Qingwan was about to leave, Xuan Jinyu pulled her sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Am I really pregnant?" She was still a little unsure.
Lin Qingwan looked at her daughter gently.
She has been married for three years, but her eyes are still as clear as before she got married. At this moment, her face is full of nervousness, just like the way she looked at herself on the eve of her marriage into the Su family.
Her heart softened.
"Yes." She replied gently.
"Don't be afraid," Lin Qingwan comforted her daughter. "Your father, two uncles, and brothers have all gone to get information. Your grandfather and uncles won't just sit there and wait."
"I've already taken care of everything in the Ministry of Justice. They won't make things difficult for you."
"Just stay here and take good care of your baby. I'll come see you again."
When she was about to walk out of the cell, she looked back and saw that her daughter and son-in-law were seeing her off, with more than three people between them.
She felt sad and painful.
What's going on? They were just a nice couple.
She walked back again.
"Since the divorce agreement has not yet taken effect, you are still husband and wife." She could see clearly that not only her daughter was interested, but her son-in-law was also affectionate.
Considering the current situation of the Su family and the incident that had occurred at the Su family earlier this morning, anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on. Her daughter, with all that pretty face, simply refused to use her brain.
After three years of marriage, she still doesn't understand her husband's feelings?
She took Xuan Jinyu's hand and handed it to Su Guanzhang, "My daughter is spoiled, and you are the only one who spoils her."
Ignoring her daughter's dissatisfied "Mom", she continued, "We've come this far in the past three years. Don't keep thinking about pushing her away at this juncture. My daughter from the Xuan family is not so pampered that she can't endure any hardship."
Su Guanzhang opened his mouth. He disagreed with what was said, but he knew he couldn't refute it in front of Xuan Jinyu, so he had to remain silent.
"Take good care of her." Lin Qingwan said finally.
"I will." Su Guanzhang said, not as a promise, but as long as he was alive, he would protect her.
Xuan Jinyu snorted, but didn't shake off his hand, allowing him to hold her fingers.
They haven't been intimate for over a month. Even though she knows she shouldn't, she subconsciously can't bear to do so.
What a loser! She cursed herself again in her heart.
Lin Qingwan went to look at the rest of the Su family.
"Mother-in-law, thank you for your help today." Xu Yu Niang held Lin Qingwan's hand tightly and said with emotion.
She also heard what she said to her younger son and daughter-in-law, but she felt embarrassed to distance herself from her and call her "Mrs. Lin" for fear that she would be angry.
Yes, the Su family is in prison, and His Majesty's attitude is unclear. I'm afraid Jingzhao Prefecture will not dare to stamp the divorce agreement again. They are still in-laws.
Lin Qingwan smiled and asked, "What did Sister Xu say?"
She looked at Madam Su again and said, “The old lady has suffered.”
Madam Su waved her hand dismissively. She had lived long enough to see through all the hardships she could endure. Even if her entire family were guillotined one day, in her view, it was all fate.
It's a pity for the missing second son, as well as the two daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law who never left him. The little granddaughter-in-law is pregnant with another one! She's afraid she won't be able to see it.
"Since my mother-in-law came, this death row has changed a lot." Old Lady Su said with a smile.
There was nothing in the original cells. Apart from the living people in their family, there was not even an ant to be seen. It was extremely shabby.
As soon as Lin Qingwan arrived, everything was arranged, including mats, mattresses, curtains, tea tables...even the washbasin and toilet were not left out.
This is much more respectable than before. Apart from the bad name of the death row, this environment is no worse than that of an ordinary family outside.
When Lin Qingwan returned to Xuan Mansion, Xuan Zhao had also recently returned. Their eldest son, Xuan Wenwei, was still out gathering information. His two uncles and nephews had yet to report back.
"Have you passed the message to Wensheng?" Lin Qingwan asked him.
Xuan Wensheng is their second son and the third child in the family. Among all his brothers, his daughter Jinyu likes this third brother the most.
Xuan Zhao nodded, "I've sent a message asking him to come back."
Only my second son's whereabouts are uncertain. A month ago, he wrote me that he was still in Suzhou. But based on past experience, he might be off doing business somewhere else. It would take at least a month or two for him to return. By then, the Su family affair will probably have been settled.
"Jinyu is pregnant, more than two months." Lin Qingwan told her husband.
Xuan Zhao stood up in shock.
"No, I have to take her back. What kind of place is the death row? How can she stay there?" She is pregnant. Xuan Zhao's scalp is about to explode just thinking about it.
Lin Qingwan held him back and said, "Sit down first."
Xuan Zhao had no choice but to follow his wife's instructions and sit down.
"Who can ask you to pick someone up under the order of His Majesty?" Lin Qingwan asked unhappily, "Did father enter the palace?"
Xuan Zhao nodded, "I'm afraid His Majesty doesn't want to see anyone." How could he sit still? He was panicking, thinking about his daughter who was just pregnant.
He was about to become a grandfather, but his daughter and unborn grandson were still suffering on death row. He couldn't bear the thought of it.
"I'm just asking you," Lin Qingwan said carefully, "Is the Su family really no longer safe?"
Just now, she had some conversations with Duke Su and Su Guanzhang in prison. Judging from their attitudes, the situation seemed very serious.
"There have been generals in the past who have been accused of collaborating with the enemy and betraying their country," Lin Qingwan said. "The Su family has been loyal and brave for generations. How could it be that they are no longer able to protect their family?"
Xuan Zhao looked deeply at his wife, then whispered in her ear, lowering his voice, "There is no room for negotiation, because this is the result Your Majesty wants."
The king wants his subjects to die.
Since ancient times, which minister could have a good end after hearing these words?
Lin Qingwan's heart skipped a beat.
"Did I do something wrong?" she asked Xuan Zhao, and then said nervously, "I thought the matter wouldn't be so serious, and I wanted them to reconcile, so I brought the court doctor to the prison to check his pulse."
I thought that after having a child, the young couple could sit down and have a good talk, and they could live happily together in the future.
Not to mention that she, as a mother, is not partial to her own daughter. She knows her daughter's temper very well and she can't stand any grievance. She can only live a good life if she marries Su Guanzhang.
If it were someone else, they would have been unable to bear it and wanted to divorce long ago.
What's more, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. She could see that her daughter liked Su Guanzhang, otherwise she wouldn't have been making a fuss for three years and still be reluctant to divorce.
The man is in love with the woman, so how could she bear to let her daughter go home with the baby?
Xuan Zhao pulled her to sit in his arms and hugged her, "Madam, don't think too much. Let's see what your father-in-law says when he comes back." He comforted her.
Indeed, this is not the time to panic.
Lin Qingwan also slowly calmed down.
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