Chapter 46 Sweet
Fan Jingrui nodded, and Chu Ci was not polite: "Can you do a document of exoneration?"
Chu Ci was asking Fan Jingrui, but he was looking at the Fifth Prince and An Qi.
Fan Jingrui really liked his young wife now, and he deliberately waved the exoneration document in front of Chu Ci again and again. "My wife, look. What is this?"
"A document of exoneration. Are we no longer criminals? Can we buy land and build farms?" Chu Ci was overjoyed. He blurted out what he was thinking.
Fan Jingrui and An Qi were already accustomed to Chu Ci's style of behavior, but the Fifth Prince was unfamiliar with it. Surprised, he asked, "Is this the only reason you want the pardon?"
"Of course not." Chu Ci answered without hesitation. The Fifth Prince secretly sighed that it was a good thing that he was not completely stupid.
But Chu Ci's next words were even more shocking: "Others may not know, but cousin, don't you know clearly? The Fan family has been wronged. If that's the case, isn't it only natural for you to clear yourselves?"
The Fifth Prince couldn't help but wonder which master had taught Chu Ci such a unique way of thinking. He couldn't help but say, "Exonerating a crime and overturning a verdict are not the same thing."
"Don't we have to do it step by step? Do you want us to be trapped in Yazhou forever, waiting for others to have a change of heart?" The fifth prince should not be so naive. After Chu Ci finished speaking, he stared at the fifth prince, and his expression seemed to say no, no, do you really think so.
Fifth Prince: ...
It cannot be said that there is no reason, it can only be said that few people succeed on this path.
Fan Jingrui held Chu Ci's hand tightly in his palm. "Thank you, my lady."
An Qi: I never thought the air could be so sweet. He should just stay invisible!
midnight
"Ah, don't take my Ling'er away--" Li Yanran's miserable cry woke up everyone in the inn.
The escorting officers and the Fan family had received the news early in the morning, so there was no movement. The Liu family, on the other hand, had also disappeared. Thinking back to the cry just now, the Liu family felt a surge of a feeling of "finally coming."
After that, he couldn't fall asleep again, so the elders discussed it with each other.
So he decided to follow the example of Chu Ci and found the Fifth Prince, telling him everything about Concubine Ming's plot to murder the Crown Prince.
It has to be said that the Liu family has a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.
This news is insignificant to the emperor, but it is of great significance to the fifth prince.
"Is there any evidence?" The Fifth Prince had never expected that staying here would bring him such a pleasant surprise. His heartbeat quickened. If, if...
Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince was too happy too soon. The Liu family was just a minor player, and even if they had evidence, it would be insignificant, let alone prove the Crown Prince's innocence.
But since they dared to come, they must have glimpsed little-known information. "The Fukang Bank was established in collaboration between the Tatars and a powerful figure in the capital. Their purpose was to secretly transport gold from a mine to the capital, thereby bribing officials within the court."
"Okay, you can leave first. If it is true, this prince can plead for your Liu family." After calming down, the fifth prince looked at the Liu family members with displeasure.
With just a plea, the Liu family was dismissed, effectively leaving the Liu family with nothing. "Does the Liu family really have no chance?"
The head of the Liu family said unwillingly.
"Now that things have come to this, we old folks can only try our best to keep some fire alive for the family." Compared to the unwillingness of the elders, Liu Balang's grandmother's mentality changed more quickly.
The Liu family elder's eyes lit up: "Are you talking about the Fan family?"
Old Mrs. Liu was so angry that she wanted to slap the old man in the face for always trying to take shortcuts.
He had already led the family into trouble before, and now he's using this trick again: "Give up on this idea. The Fan family won't help. If the Liu family wants to make a comeback, there is only one way, and that is to rely on themselves."
The elders were about to retort, but Old Lady Liu spoke first, "Our ancestors were able to rise from a peasant boy to a second-rank official. Can't our descendants do the same?"
The Liu family elder said: "How difficult it is."
"It's difficult, but we have to do it. The Liu family has no way out. If I'm right, the emperor knew about Concubine Ming's affairs a long time ago." So as long as the emperor is on the throne, the Liu family can only lie dormant. Even if a new emperor ascends the throne, the Liu family will have to continue to lie dormant.
Thinking of this, Old Lady Liu said, "Think about it carefully."
Others understand it too, but it is precisely because they understand it that they find it difficult to accept.
Chu Ci had no idea that the Liu family was imitating her. If she had known, she would have given them a cold shoulder. She was so straightforward because she truly had no desire for power. On the contrary, she possessed too many things that were beyond her time.
But the Liu family has lost some sense of themselves.
Of course, Chu Ci didn't know this, so when Liu Balang led several young men from the Liu family over, she was a little confused. She turned to look at Fan Jingrui beside her and said, "Husband, is it that the world is changing too fast? Or is it that my thinking is too slow?"
Fan Jingrui smiled and said, "Maybe he has realized something?"
The Fifth Prince had already gone to see Old Master Fan early in the morning, and Fan Jingrui also knew about the existence of the nameless gold mine. He also had no good feelings towards the Liu family.
Chu Ci blinked when he heard that. When he wanted to find Qianxue and Qianyan to ask what was going on, he found that they were not there. "Husband, have you noticed that Qianxue and Qianyan have been avoiding me these past two days?"
The culprit, Fan Jingrui, almost vomited blood when he heard Chu Ci's question. But he had to bear the consequences of his own sins. "Serving the sick."
"Ah, will this work?" Chu Ci seemed to remember that he was also part of the original plan?
Fan Jingrui finally realized the pain of having to use countless lies to cover up one lie, "It will be our turn tomorrow."
Chu Ci: "By then, do I need to do anything?"
The illness was fake, and his wife didn't play by the rules. Fan Jingrui could only say, "Just treat it as a replacement car."
So, the bewildered fifth prince sat on the noble single-person carriage.
Chu Ci was a little nervous when she saw Mrs. Fan up close for the first time. "Grandma, are you hungry? I have some delicious dried meat here. Would you like to try it?"
"Are you nervous? Are you afraid I'll set some rules for you? Or are you just unwilling to confront me?" Old Madam Fan had been assisting the old man his entire life, and she had a deep understanding of people. Chu Ci's little thoughts naturally couldn't be hidden from her.
"No, no." Chu Ci waved his hands repeatedly: "I just don't have the experience of getting along with elders. Just get used to it, just get used to it."
In his heart, he secretly complained that the ancients were just born earlier. In front of these shrewd people, he was just a weakling with no ability to fight back.
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