Chapter 366 Imprisonment
Composing herself, Lin Yu changed her clothes, put on a mask, and walked up to Su Tingwan and Ji Chen.
She asked with concern, "Young master, has your wife woken up?"
Seeing that she was wearing a mask, Ji Chen asked, "Are you... the girl who saved us?"
“My surname is Yu, you can call me Yu Niang. This is my temporary residence. I just happened to meet you. You can stay here to recover from your injuries and then leave.” She explained, “I am an assassin, so it is not convenient for me to show my true face.”
"Understood." Ji Chen was rescued when he was in his most desperate moment. He did not doubt the other party's purpose in saving them. After all, his survival was a coincidence. He was so eager to save Su Tingwan that God gave him the chance to live.
Su Tingwan said, "You're an assassin, do you think you can kill whoever you want?"
Lin Yu said, "Madam seems to have enemies. As long as you can afford the money, we will obey whoever you want to kill."
Su Tingwan's eyes were cold. Thinking of Jiang Fenghua still enjoying a life of luxury in the palace in this life, she said, "The person I want to kill is very difficult to kill. She has experts protecting her."
"Leave professional matters to professionals. Killing is our specialty as assassins. We only care about money, not people." She twirled her longsword beautifully, and the perfectly intact bed curtains instantly fell like snowflakes.
Su Tingwan knew martial arts, but she wasn't diligent. She only knew some simple fist and foot techniques. When she saw what was happening before her, she was stunned. "Such a fast sword! How did you do that?"
"As an assassin, I naturally cherish my own life. If I don't even have the ability to protect myself, what kind of assassin am I? My skills are all thanks to diligent practice since I was a child."
Su Tingwan thought that she had no money now, otherwise she would hire an assassin to kill Jiang Fenghua. Her older brother also trained assassins, but what happened to her brother now? What happened to the Su family? She thought she was dead, but she was alive again. Ji Chen was also dead long ago, but he was alive too. It seems that even God does not want Jiang Fenghua to be so smug!
Lin Yu reminded him, "I heard that the government troops are now arresting traitors everywhere. You two are not traitors, are you? If so, you should pack your things and leave quickly. If I save you, I will be implicated, and I can't stay here anymore."
That is to say, her elder brother failed to seize the throne. She remembered when the fake royal physician stabbed her in the back with a dagger, she knew that the man was Xie Shang. He hated her so much that he did not hesitate to kill her with his own hands.
Su Tingwan clenched her fingers. "I want to avenge the Su family and my elder brother," she said coldly. "I need you to kill someone for me. Name your price, how much silver do you need?"
"Well...we assassins also have to price our kills based on the difficulty of the kill. For ordinary people, it's only a few dozen taels of silver. For officials of the imperial court, it varies depending on their rank, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels. And for those of the highest ranks, like dukes, marquises, and princes, it's at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. Living on the edge of a knife is like trading your life for money. The harder the kill, the more dangerous it is for us."
Su Tingwan was speechless. "So expensive."
"That depends on who you kill. I charge two taels of silver for killing a chicken for you, Madam," she said.
Ji Chen said, "Wanwan, who do you want to kill right now?" Right now, he only wanted to talk about his feelings with Su Tingwan.
“You were killed by Jiang Fenghua, don’t you want revenge?” she said.
Ji Chen glanced at Lin Yu and whispered to Su Tingwan, "She's in the palace, how can we kill her? We barely escaped, and they're hunting down traitors everywhere. Let's run away quickly, back to the border, where the emperor is far away."
Seeing his timid appearance, Su Tingwan suddenly said, "My older brother told me about you..."
She leaned close to Ji Chen's ear and whispered, "Your body belongs to a prince of the Hu tribe. You will return to the Hu tribe to seize the throne in the future. If my elder brother escapes, we will go find him. Once you become the king of the Hu tribe, we will come back to kill him."
Ji Chen never expected that he would become a prince.
Lin Yu had excellent hearing and overheard their plot. A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. She thought, "Does she really think she can rebel with that little brain of hers?"
Tsk tsk, Su Tingwan really overestimates herself! Now that she's in your hands, this old lady will definitely teach you a lesson about how arrogant you are.
"I'm leaving now. I still have a killing mission to complete. Will you stay here for now, or leave?" Lin Yu said, "I'm worried that the government troops will find this place. You can go to our usual rest room to recover. There are many people in our organization, all of them are assassins. If you need money or are interested in joining us, you are welcome to join us anytime."
She first calmed them down, and then decided to contact Jiang Fenghua to see what to do. Now she finally understood why Jiang Fenghua wanted to deal with the Su family, and she was eager to see Jiang Fenghua.
It turns out she had been bullied for twenty years, and she would make them pay for all the suffering she had endured.
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On the other hand, the entire city of Shengjing was plunged into panic, with soldiers searching for fugitives on the streets.
Adding to the woes, the Su family's ancestral home exploded, and on New Year's Eve, the fire burned all night without stopping. This house was bestowed upon the Su family by the royal family, signifying supreme honor, and the common people all felt it was a great pity.
Some ordinary people even felt indignant on behalf of the Su family.
The government's notices announcing the arrest of wanted criminals were posted all over the streets and alleys. Only then did the people realize that the Su family had rebelled.
The entire Su family was imprisoned by the government, except for Su Xuan, who escaped.
Meanwhile, news from the border reached the palace and the Crown Prince. The Su family's power on the border was gradually dismantled. General Peng temporarily took over all affairs on the border with an imperial edict. However, the Su family army on the border still did not believe that the Su family would rebel, and they demanded an explanation from the court.
The situation is tense now; I'm afraid the soldiers might kill General Peng and then rebel.
For a time, all the officials in the court were so busy that they forgot to eat and sleep. Officials from the Censorate, the Grand Commandant's Office, the Six Ministries, and even the Court of Justice were all handling the Su family's case, trying to account for all the evil deeds, wrongdoings, embezzlement of public funds, and exploitation of the people that the Su family had committed over the years.
Exposing all of the Su family's crimes to the world as soon as possible.
In the Golden Palace, the Emperor was ill and did not attend court. All state affairs were handled by the Crown Prince, with the Censor, the Grand Commandant, and the Ministers of the Six Ministries assisting in the administration.
The imperial desk was piled high with memorials all about the Su family. Some of the Su family's supporters even tried to exonerate the family, saying that the Su family had been framed or misled, and that they should be given another chance in consideration of their hard work and great contributions.
The death of Madam Su in the palace further intensified the matter.
The Crown Prince sat on the dragon throne and said coldly, "The Su family has colluded to harm people, commit embezzlement and bribery, and steal military funds. They can't see any of this evidence. They are all pretending to be blind and deaf. They are trying to help the Su family cover up the truth. I will definitely punish them severely."
When the Crown Prince gets angry, the court officials will only say one thing: "Please calm down, Your Highness."
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