It came from the palace.
At this moment, Emperor Yan had already summoned the court officials to discuss his father's alleged collusion with the Xiongnu in a rebellion, attempting to find a plausible pretext...
No, that's not reasonable.
It should be an excuse that can convince the people.
The name Zhou Zhenguang is a pillar of stability for the people of Yan. Emperor Yan cannot rashly touch the Zhou family, nor does he dare to!
After all, compared to eliminating the Zhou family, a minor threat, prestige and credibility in the hearts of the people are obviously much more important!
Emperor Yan did not want to bear the infamy of the ages, nor did he want the people to think that he was discarding a useful tool after it had served its purpose!
"Uncle Cheng actually went to the palace?"
"Because the Crown Prince spoke well of Uncle Cheng, the outcome of Uncle Cheng's punishment was suppressed, and now they want to summon Lin Jiaoyun to the palace for questioning?" Zhou Cheng looked at these two sentences and sneered inwardly.
A dark glint flashed in Cheng Xianyi's eyes as she stood quietly by her side.
Then, it vanished in an instant.
With an innocent and harmless expression, she tilted her head to look at Zhou Cheng, who was muttering to himself while reading the letter: "Cheng, what's wrong? Is it about Uncle Zhou?"
"Yes." Zhou Cheng did not hide anything from her and directly told her about the situation in the palace: "The Crown Prince used the excuse that Uncle Cheng was not familiar with the Zhou family and his words were not convincing to try to exonerate Uncle Cheng."
"Emperor Yan has now summoned Lin Jiaoyun to the palace."
"Everyone in the capital knows that I pursued Lin Jiaoyun wholeheartedly for three years. She is the one who understands me best and knows the Zhou family's situation best."
"If she were to accuse the Zhou family of treason and cite some vague and unfounded examples, Emperor Yan could use that as a pretext to immediately send troops to arrest the Zhou family members."
"The main thing is to arrest me. If they arrest me, the Zhou family will surely perish."
Just as I expected!
Cheng Xianyi lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment.
Her slender fingers were held in Zhou Cheng's hand the whole time. Why wasn't Cheng's hand sweating at this critical moment?
Aren't you worried, Ah Cheng...?
Once this charge is leveled against them, or rather, if Lin Jiaoyun dares to implicate the Zhou family, the entire Zhou family will likely be imprisoned.
"Then, you... you can still go find Lin Jiaoyun now." Cheng Xianyi pursed her lips, suppressing her anxiety, and looked up to say:
"But can you not go?"
I don't want you to go.
"I can protect you too."
"Pfft." Zhou Cheng chuckled at the cuteness of the middle sentence, but he didn't take the last part, "you can protect me," to heart at all.
Such a simple, obedient, weak, gentle, and helpless woman.
If I used even a little force, it would probably make her cry from the pain.
How can she protect herself?
He reached out and touched the back of Cheng Xianyi's head, saying calmly, "Why are you still worried that I'll go to Lin Jiaoyun to get back together with her and beg her to help the Zhou family because of this?"
Cheng Xianyi's long, dark eyelashes trembled slightly as she blinked.
No?
In that instant, she had already imagined countless scenarios.
What she feared was that Zhou Cheng, for the sake of General Zhou's innocence, would go back to Lin Jiaoyun and reconcile, and would abandon her...
"Of course not! What she says doesn't matter!"
"Your fiancé is about to confront Emperor Yan right now!"
"Don't worry, it's alright." Zhou Cheng pinched Cheng Xianyi's fair and smooth face, and then asked a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Xianyi, if, if I have to leave the capital."
"Are you and Uncle Cheng willing to give up your current wealth and status and come with me?"
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