He knew that Ye Zeyu had always sent bodyguards to protect his safety, and now that he had been arrested and imprisoned, those bodyguards might show up to protect him.
Although he believed that the guards Ye Zeyu sent to protect him must all be highly skilled in martial arts.
But after all, two fists can't fight four hands, so it's best not to make unnecessary sacrifices.
The enemy is in the shadows, so he can be in the light.
Those who were already in the shadows should continue to remain in the shadows.
Only in this way can we have a chance to find out the truth, spread the news from Fukang County, clear his name, and save the Su family from the Wei family's schemes.
As it turned out, he was right.
Last night, someone threw him a note through the ventilation window.
The note read, "The princess will enter the city tomorrow."
Su Xing was surprised that Su Muxi would come, but he wasn't entirely surprised by her arrival.
If he remains imprisoned, he will become a bargaining chip for Jia Ren to threaten Xi'er, so he must find a way to get out of prison!
Originally, he didn't want to hurt Wei Huan. After all, Wei Huan was about the same age as Xi'er and was still a young girl to him. She had also taken good care of him along the way. But now, he had no choice but to poison Wei Huan.
Only in this way could he have a chance to get out of the prison without any casualties.
Looking at Wei Huan curled up on the ground, Su Xing took out a silver needle from the jade belt at his waist and whispered to Wei Huan, "I will use the silver needle to seal the poison for you first. After I get out, I will try my best to treat you."
Upon hearing this, the look of infatuation and grievance in Wei Huan's eyes finally disappeared, replaced by a look full of resentment and malice.
"Su Xing, how cruel you are! What did I do wrong?! Why did you reject me?! You should have just agreed to marry me!"
She was originally going to marry into the Tao family, but fate played a cruel trick on her. Just as she was about to get married, her future husband suddenly contracted a serious illness and passed away.
Although the Tao family did not say it explicitly, rumors circulated outside that she was a jinx to husbands.
She cried bitterly and felt resentful, but in the end, she could only stay in the mansion and wait for the rumors to subside.
However, this wait lasted for three years.
It turned her from a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl into an old maid in her twenties.
A woman's youth is fleeting, yet fate has wasted three years of her life.
She thought that after three years, the head of the family would arrange a good marriage for her, but she never expected that the head of the family would make her marry Su Xing, who was old enough to be her father!
“Huan’er, I know you are unwilling. Marrying Su Xing is really a disservice to you. But Su Xing is Su Hongshuo’s biological son and will surely become the next head of the Su family.”
If you marry him, you will become the next matriarch of the Su family!
I know you've suffered a lot of injustices over the past three years, but now is the perfect opportunity for you to wash away those injustices and shame!
Once you become the matriarch of the Su family, those who used to secretly laugh at you and mock you will surely look up to you in awe!
I won't force you. If you really don't want to marry Su Xing, I'll find you an ordinary person, and you can live a simple, uneventful life together. That wouldn't be bad either.
After listening to the patriarch's words, Wei Huan, though unwilling, made a decision.
She is going to marry Su Xing and become the next matriarch of the Su family!
So she deliberately bumped into Su Xing so that he could see her beauty first.
Unexpectedly, Su Xing rejected the marriage proposal!
She was already being ridiculed, but now the ridicule is only growing louder.
She just couldn't understand why Su Xing wouldn't marry her, a woman so young and beautiful!
It was this incident that made her make up her mind.
She was determined to make Su Xing marry her!
She thought this trip to Fukang County would allow Su Xing and her to truly understand each other through thick and thin, but she never expected that Su Xing would cruelly poison her.
Moreover, judging from Su Xing's words, the poison she was given was life-threatening.
Tears of resentment streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.
The way he looked at Su Xing was as if he could devour him.
Su Xing sighed, inserted the silver needle into Wei Huan's body, and looked at Wei Huan's gradually unfocused eyes, and said softly, "What did I do wrong again? Should I marry you knowing that you approached me with ulterior motives? I just didn't want the people I care about to get hurt."
Wei Huan gradually fainted. After regaining consciousness and putting away the silver needles, she shouted loudly towards the door, "Something terrible has happened! Miss Wei has fainted!"
Hearing the commotion, the jailer guarding the cell door rushed in and became tense upon seeing Wei Huan lying unconscious on the ground.
The county magistrate instructed that Miss Wei's safety must be protected.
Unexpectedly, Miss Wei fainted.
"I'll go fetch a doctor right away!"
Seeing the jailer turn to run away, Su Xing hurriedly said, "It's too late! Miss Wei has suddenly fallen ill and needs immediate medical attention, otherwise her life will be in danger!"
I was formerly the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, and I am confident that I can cure Miss Wei!
Going to other doctors will not only waste your time, but they might not even be able to treat you!
Seeing that Su Xing looked anxious and that what he said didn't seem like a lie, the jailer hesitated for a moment, then took out the key and opened the cell.
The magistrate led a group of officials to the city gate, but there was no one in the yamen who could make a decision.
If something really happens to Miss Wei, he, a mere prison guard, cannot bear the responsibility.
Anyway, this Su Xing looks very honest and he's thin, so I doubt he'd dare to do anything funny!
And so, Su Xing walked out of the prison in a dignified manner, followed by the jailer carrying Wei Huan.
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Meanwhile, outside the city gate, McQueen knocked on the door for a long time before someone inside answered.
"Princess Yong'an and the Heir Apparent of Marquis Anyang have been ordered by the Emperor to govern the epidemic in Fukang County. You all must open the city gates immediately!"
McQueen shouted, and after a long while, people inside the city gates finally reacted.
"The city is now full of people infected with the plague. I haven't received any imperial decree, so I need to inform the magistrate. Please wait outside the city gate for a while!"
After saying that, there was no further movement.
In reality, there were guards on the city gate who, upon seeing Su Muxi's large entourage in the distance, went to report to the county magistrate.
The reason the city guards said that was simply because they were waiting for the county magistrate to arrive.
After all, such a big matter was not something a mere city guard like him could handle.
Seeing this, Su Muxi stopped Mai Kun, who was about to continue knocking on the door, and instead stood on the carriage and said to the people behind her, "The people in the city speak with great vigor, so the plague in the city is not as serious as we imagined."
As long as you all follow my instructions after entering the city, the plague in Fukang County will surely be quelled soon, and the people of Fukang County will surely be able to return to their original peaceful lives soon!
"When the Crown Prince and I return to the capital, we will certainly report your merits to the Emperor!"
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