Alas, my third sister's husband bumped into a local tyrant on his way to the market and was beaten to death. My third sister went to the authorities to report him, but the officials and tyrants colluded and imprisoned her, exiling her. Poor thing, she died on the way to exile!
"How pitiful!" Several people echoed this sentiment.
[Niu Dan's team has grown by two more members, and Fourth Sister... is dead!]
The emperor's lips twitched.
[Fifth sister...died! 】
The three generals' lips twitched.
[Sixth Sister...is dead!]
Zheng Yan's lips twitched.
[Is Niu Dan some kind of harvester for the Liu family?]
Chuan Wen sighed, but the others all had doubts: was it Niu Dan who was suffering, or the Liu family?
[This is totally a male protagonist's script! A hidden past! Everyone who was kind to him is dead! And he has a bunch of followers behind him! It's just a pity that if our emperor hadn't been so wise and seen through the Star Worshiping Cult's rebellion plot in advance, maybe Niu Dan would have actually succeeded!]
The emperor smiled, quite moved. It was truly rare to hear praise from Chuanwen! Although it wasn't because he was exceptionally brilliant that he uncovered the Star Worship Cult's rebellion plot, but rather because he heard Chuanwen's heartfelt words!
"Go check it out."
The emperor dismissed the three men. He needed to think about how to deal with the eldest son of the tenth prince. From the tenth prince's perspective, the child was wronged, but he had indeed committed a serious crime of treason. If he wasn't severely punished, he wouldn't learn his lesson and there would be a next time!
However, the emperor was still somewhat annoyed. His son had rebelled, and the tenth prince's son had also rebelled. Why were they all so ambitious?
After the three of them came out, they looked at the moon overhead and sighed. They would have to work overtime again tonight!
He tightened his clothes and headed to the jail.
With so many people being shoved into the jail, Hu Tong asked curiously the man who had just been brought in to the next cell, "Hey, bro, what did you guys do?"
Niu Dan, dressed in black, glanced at him but ignored him. The tall, burly man next to Niu Dan retorted in a rough voice, "Rebellion, huh? What are you going to do about it?"
Seeing how fierce they were, Hu Tong got annoyed too. They were already inside and still making a scene; they deserved to be arrested! He chuckled contemptuously, "Not so great, we're in the same line of work."
The tall, burly man was taken aback. He looked Hu Tong up and down and couldn't help but sneer. With such a small frame, he dared to rebel. He deserved to be arrested!
The Third Prince, who was resting with his eyes closed not far away, heard the commotion and opened his eyes to look over. Seeing that it was just a group of roughnecks, he didn't take it seriously and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
The three generals and the Minister of Justice walked in at this moment. Seeing that they were still chatting, they glanced at Hu Tong, their former colleague, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "If only we had known this would happen!"
Hu Tong, ashamed, hid back in the dark corner. The Hu family could be said to have been ruined by him!
The group interrogated Niu Dan. Although they already knew everything from Chuan Wen, they still had to put on a show for Chuan Wen.
"Name?"
Niu Dan remained silent.
"Household registration?"
Niu Dan remained silent.
The Minister of Justice, who was asking the questions, darkened his face. He had already learned from the three generals that Niu Dan was the son of Prince Rong. If he had encountered such an arrogant rebel under normal circumstances, he would have ordered him to be tortured long ago, but now, he would endure it.
He asked again, but Niu Dan still didn't speak. He just looked at him with a cold smile. When asked again, he replied, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you. Why ask so many questions?"
Minister of Justice: Very well! You won't talk, huh? If I can't hit you, can't I hit them?
He turned his gaze toward the other members of the Star Worship Cult in the cell!
Chen Mian shrank her neck, cursing inwardly, "Despicable! It's that trick again!"
In the cell where more than a dozen people were crammed together, although they appeared to be standing scattered, the sharp-eyed Minister of Justice noticed a thin man being surrounded in a protective manner.
Who is this person?
While wondering, I suddenly smiled. He's the one!
Whoever it is, they must be an important person, otherwise they wouldn't be able to be protected.
"Bring him out!"
The Minister of Justice gave the order, and seeing the direction he pointed, Niu Dan and his brothers all showed panic on their faces.
The jailer was obstructed when he tried to drag the man out; he lashed out with his whip several times but couldn't get him out. He was even beaten by the tall, strong man and the fat, dark-skinned man.
"Brother Su! Come and help!"
The scholar surnamed Cheng shouted anxiously, saying that among their group, only Su Xie could be bribed, and besides, hadn't Su Xie been an official in the court? If they called him out now, he might be able to put in a good word for them.
After being arrested, Su Xie had been hiding in the back pretending to be invisible. He had practically dug out a three-bedroom apartment. When he didn't come out, the scholar surnamed Cheng came over and dragged him out.
"Brother Su! Please save Xiaoyu!"
Su Xie was exposed in front of everyone and had no choice but to look up. He saw the Minister of Justice and three generals looking at him with a half-smile, and his face turned red instantly.
"Um... Little Fish..."
Remembering how good Xiaoyu had been to him and his wife in the past, he still forced himself to speak, though he stammered.
"Lord Su is barely able to protect himself, how can he possibly have time to save others?"
General Shen Congliang of the Imperial Guards sneered at his former subordinate. If Su Xie hadn't eloped with Consort Zhao, would he have been so afraid to raise his head every time he saw the emperor?
Su's face flushed even redder, and the tall, burly man shouted, "You corrupt officials! You persecute loyal and virtuous people, causing Brother Su's family to be destroyed and his family of more than ten people to be reduced to just him and his wife! You will all be finished sooner or later!"
Whether they're finished or not, I don't know, but you Star Worshippers who got arrested are definitely finished!
However, Shen Congliang and the others found these words a bit strange. What did they mean by persecuting loyal and virtuous people? What did they mean by causing Su Xie's family to be destroyed, leaving only him and his wife?
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