Chapter 797 Conviction (4)
Shen Dongling could only defend herself. How could she have known Huangfu Hao would die inexplicably? This was all a conspiracy. Someone was plotting against the crown prince and had implicated them both. Shen Dongling was innocent.
Today, a jailer came and brought them a different meal than usual.
The food was very fresh, even mixed with meat. Shen Dongling was a little delighted. The prison food they had eaten these days was often rotten, or dry and hard to eat. Seeing such a rich feast, he was a little surprised and asked, "Brother, is this for us?"
The jailer glanced at her, smiled strangely, and said, "Yes, it's for you."
Wang Bi suddenly realized something, and his expression turned grim. He asked, "Brother...what does this mean?"
"Ah, finally someone who understands." The jailer added, "Let's finish this last meal and then we can get on with our journey."
The chopsticks in Shen Dongling's hand fell with a "click" sound, and she could hardly believe her ears.
Wang Bi, on the other hand, fell to the ground with a thud, as if he had expected this. It was as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, and he could no longer stand up.
"Brother, what's going on!" Shen Dongling suddenly became excited, as if she couldn't believe the fact. Her voice was distorted and a little sharp. She asked: "When can we be released? Are we being wronged? The assassination of Prince Qin really has nothing to do with us. We have been detained for so long, and the matter has not been clarified yet? When can we be let go home?" She spoke quickly and urgently, as if this could dispel the fear in her heart.
It was the first time that Wang Bi saw Shen Dongling lose her composure like this. He stared at her blankly without saying a word.
The jailer frowned at Shen Dongling's words and took two steps back before impatiently saying, "Forget about you guys. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been convicted. How can you claim to be innocent?"
Wang Bi was stunned and asked, "Your Highness, has your Highness pleaded guilty?"
The jailer snorted and said, "That's right. Regardless of whether you are innocent or not, it is a blessing for you to be with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Besides..." The jailer laughed maliciously, "Even if you are innocent, the Wang family's illegal salt trafficking is no small crime."
Wang Bi trembled, and asked in a trembling voice, "How...how did you know this?"
"How should I know?" The jailer waved his hand impatiently, "That's what people say outside." He glanced at Wang Bi again and said, "I heard that when the Wang family's house was raided, they carried out all the gold and silver in boxes, and it took them an entire morning! Since you've enjoyed wealth and prosperity, this life has not been in vain. Young Master Wang, don't worry about anything else. Just enjoy this bowl of rice in peace and find a good family in the next life."
Shen Dongling's heart sank. If she had a glimmer of hope before, then once the illegal salt business was exposed, she and Wang Bi would have no way out.
Now the national treasury is empty and Emperor Wenhui is not rich enough, while the Wang family is engaged in the business of buying and selling private salt and is rich. How can we be willing to accept this without severely punishing them? Now that the Wang family has been ransacked, I am afraid that no one in the Wang family can escape.
Shen Dongling felt her world spinning. She had tried every possible means to arrange a marriage exchange with Shen Yue, and she was extremely satisfied with the Wang family. While the Wang family wasn't incredibly powerful, they had money and no worries about food and clothing, and their lives would always get better and better. But why was he imprisoned now? How could his wealth and prosperity be gone in the blink of an eye?
She is unwilling to accept it!
If she hadn't suggested this to Wang Bi, could they have escaped the disaster, Huangfu Hao wouldn't have died, the Crown Prince wouldn't have been wrongly accused, and they wouldn't have become innocent victims? Why did she become so obsessed with plotting against Shen Miao that day? She knew that those who opposed Shen Miao would end up with a bad ending, so why did she go through with it herself and get herself hurt?
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