Chapter 141: Three months, I will definitely come back, okay?
Sang Zhixia secretly regretted her hasty words. She pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, turned away and said sullenly, "Since you've made up your mind, why should I stop you?"
"But are you sure it's safe?"
Sang Zhixia pointed to the top of her head, and said with lingering fear, "Don't forget the rules. This is taboo."
Exiled criminals are not allowed to leave the place of exile without permission. Otherwise, if the escorted person turns around and runs away when he arrives at the place, what is the point of exile?
They were able to settle down in Luobei Village thanks to the fact that the emperor was far away and no one could interfere with them, but this did not mean that Xu Yu could freely measure the mountains, rivers and land beneath his feet.
If the news leaks out and gets known to others, the crime will be even more serious!
Xu Yu had already thought of this, so he took her hand back and held it in his palm, saying, "That's why I only told you this."
"When I mention this to Mother later, I'll say I went to the county town to find a job and won't be home for a while. If Mother gets suspicious tomorrow, I'll have to trouble Madam to help me cover up a little."
At first, he actually didn't want to tell the truth to Sang Zhixia.
But Sang Zhixia is different from Xu Wenxiu. She is too smart, so smart that the slightest clue is enough to arouse his suspicion.
Rather than letting Sang Zhixia realize that I'm worrying in vain, it's better to be honest now.
Sang Zhixia hadn't expected to have an extra mission. He paused and sighed with worry, "Are you sure you can keep it a secret?"
"Sure."
"Are you sure it's absolutely safe?"
"certainly."
"you……"
Sang Zhixia stared at Xu Yu with a complicated expression, and asked delicately, "Do you really have to take this risk?"
"You have to go this time, don't you? Aren't you afraid of something happening?"
"What on earth are you going to do?"
Saying that traveling for business can make money sounds good, but Sang Zhixia doesn't believe a single word of such excuse.
Xu Yu shook his head and smiled, then said calmly, "What could possibly happen?"
He spread out Sang Zhixia's palm and wrote a few words on it. Under Sang Zhixia's terrified gaze, he whispered, "I've always felt that something was fishy about what happened back then, but I've never had the chance to investigate. Now that the opportunity is right in front of me, of course I have to go."
"Zhizhi, father will not collaborate with the enemy, nor will he betray his country."
Everyone said that his father was a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country, but he didn't believe it.
Xu Yu looked up and saw the trembling in Sang Zhixia's eyes. His eyes gradually darkened. "Zhizhi, the Xu family has been exiled here. Our descendants will never have a chance to rise again. Our ancestors will be charged with treason and betrayal, and we will never be able to turn our lives around."
"I won't give up."
He can live here for the rest of his life, but what about the children he and Zhizhi will have in the future?
Even if he took the false accusation, would the sin be passed on to his descendants for eternity? Wouldn't he be able to clear his name in his lifetime?
Sang Zhixia's heartbeat nearly jumped out of her throat, and she was speechless. Xu Yu didn't care that he didn't get a response. He lowered his eyes and said, "Zhizhi, I have to check it out."
It's not just to clear his father's name and the Xu family's name.
Sang Zhixia was really stunned.
Xu Yu's words contained too much information. Word by word, they bombarded my brain and ears, and all that was left was a buzzing sound.
She had no chance to meet her father-in-law, and had no way of knowing what kind of person the Marquis of Jiaxing was, who had single-handedly supported the glory of the Xu family.
But she knew how serious the crime committed by Marquis Jiaxing was.
The grand scene of the house search that day and the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves that accompanied her as she was escorted out of the city were still vivid in her mind. It was really difficult for her to remain calm.
Sang Zhixia pushed Xu Yu's hand away and bit the quilt. She gritted her teeth, took a breath, thought for a long time, and said with a struggle, "Are you sure you can check it?"
"sure."
Xu Yu turned around and leaned back as if he was exhausted, resting his head directly on Sang Zhixia's legs.
He closed his eyes and said, "Zhizhi, if father really did collude with the enemy and commit treason, the entire Xu family will be executed."
"But the Xu family only lost the father."
"You said that the emperor showed mercy because he really remembered the Xu family's past loyalty?"
Sang Zhixia opened her mouth but didn't say anything, but what she was thinking was: Of course not.
If the crime of treason could be confirmed as a sure thing, the butcher knife extended from the palace would kill not only the Xu family but also the fish in the pond.
If he was let off the hook, there must be something else going on.
only……
Sang Zhixia lowered her head in embarrassment, gritted her teeth at Xu Yu's face, and said, "The Xu family is so powerful, yet it has fallen into such a predicament. Wouldn't it be like trying to stop a chariot by taking risks now?"
Her thoughts raced through her mind, and she said without a single stutter, "How about you just be patient and wait a little longer until we earn more money?"
"Don't say money is useless, but if you go out and investigate secrets like this, it costs money anyway. Without money, how can you find the way to get to the bottom of this?"
"The Xu family finally managed to avoid the guillotine and finally settled down. If you rashly alert the enemy now, what's the difference between that and committing suicide?"
If there is indeed something hidden behind the treason, it must be a man-made disaster.
Once people find out that Xu Yu is investigating this matter, will the situation be easily resolved?
cannot.
Sang Zhixia seemed to see Xu Yu's head being thrown to the ground and kicked, and her tone couldn't help but become more anxious.
"We've been waiting for so long, why do you have to go now?"
"The grain in the greenhouse will be ready this year. If the breeding goes well, we'll buy more land next year and hire more people to help. Within three years, I guarantee that the Xu family will be able to make a lot of money from the doubled grain production. Then you can..."
"You said I know, but I can't wait that long."
Xu Yu opened his eyes and looked at her from bottom to top, a hint of helplessness mingled with the smile on his lips. "Bai Ziyu has passed on the news that the emperor fell ill a few years ago, and his energy is declining."
He can wait, but the person who can make the decision to turn the Xu family around cannot wait.
If the emperor suddenly passes away one day, the new emperor will not touch the sealed case files in the hands of the previous emperor, nor will he go against any of the previous emperor's orders. The Xu family will have no hope.
Sang Zhixia choked instantly, feeling as if a lump of water-soaked cotton was stuck in her throat, choking her and causing pain all over her heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys.
She repeatedly inhaled and rubbed her face vigorously. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "So I have to go?"
"Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"
Xu Yu stared at Sang Zhixia for a long time, and when Sang Zhixia could no longer bear it and wanted to cover her eyes, he grabbed her hand.
"Zhizhi."
"Don't tell me..."
A slightly cool kiss fell on the wrist, and Sang Zhixia's throat was blocked and she instantly forgot what she was going to say.
Xu Yu kissed her trembling wrist again and again as if to promise, and said in a hoarse voice, "I know my limits, but I'm ashamed to have made you worry."
"Three months, I will definitely come back, okay?"
"I will come back alive."
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