Chapter 416 The Shu Family's Fate is Revealed
There was no one in the alley. Shu Yu, familiar with the place, arrived at the gate of the Meng family. Just as she was about to knock, the gate opened.
Zhao Xi took a step back to let her in.
Shu Yu pouted and walked into the main room, where she indeed saw Meng Yunzheng had prepared fruits and snacks and was waiting for her.
"You knew I was coming?" Shu Yu sat down in the chair next to him.
Meng Yunzheng laughed and said, "I guessed it. I thought you must be eager to know about the Shu family and probably can't wait a few days."
Shu Yu poured herself a glass of water, gulped down a couple of mouthfuls, and got straight to the point, "So, how is the Shu family? You went to Dong'an Prefecture with Shu Feng, nothing happened, right?"
Meng Yunzheng raised an eyebrow; she did seem to care about him quite a bit.
"Nothing happened. They were so focused on the painting that they neglected everything else and didn't expect that we would follow his lead and uncover the Shu family's other influence in Dong'an Prefecture."
After a pause, Meng Yunzheng said, "The Shu family is finished."
Shu Yu probably guessed it; what she cared about more was the final fate of the Shu family.
"Given their crimes, what kind of sentence will they likely receive in the end?"
Meng Yunzheng pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes and said, "The eldest patriarch of the Shu family is not a particularly daring person, so his main crime is embezzlement. The amount is not huge, but it is not small either. According to the laws of the Great Su Dynasty, at most he himself will be sentenced to beheading, and the other members of the Shu family will not be greatly implicated."
At most, their property will be confiscated, and the Shu family members will be imprisoned. After a few years, they will be released.
Unfortunately... the Shu family got caught up in the struggle for the throne.
"Someone above is clearly targeting the Shu family, so the Shu family's crimes are serious. The eldest patriarch of the Shu family has been beheaded, and the rest of the Shu family will likely be exiled."
Shu Yu silently drank her water, and sure enough, the result was the same as in the book.
She thought for a moment, "Then, what about the imposter who was the third young lady of the Shu family?"
Speaking of this, Meng Yunzheng's expression suddenly became much more serious. He sat up slightly and said, "This is also the most important thing I want to tell you today."
Shu Yu looked up. "What?"
"The person presiding over the Shu family case this time is Lord Jing, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He interrogated the Shu family members carefully, and many of them know your identity. In particular, Aunt Xue explained your background very clearly, and she said that you escaped and that the Shu family's third young lady who was arrested was an imposter."
Shu Yu, “…” Damn it, there’s no escaping it after all.
She rubbed her temples. "So, I'm going to be exiled with the Shu family too, right?"
Although she already knew this would be the outcome, hearing the confirmed news still made her feel agitated.
However, what was originally a lot of uncertainty has now been resolved.
Meng Yunzheng's lips tightened. "There's not much of a problem with Lord Jing, and Xiang Weinan already told him about your identity. He even knows that you were the one who retrieved that painting. However, Lord Jing isn't the only one handling the Shu family case; several other forces are involved, including those targeting the Shu family."
“Although your presence in the Shu family is weak, it’s not nonexistent. They will definitely find you. Even if you are just an adopted daughter of the Shu family, even if the Shu family wants to kill you, they will not let you go out. In fact, they suspect that the Shu family may have received advance notice and deliberately sent you away in this way to keep a backup plan.”
(End of this chapter)
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