Chapter 478: The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked

How can I not hate it?

She wished she could cut Luo Jingfeng into pieces so that he would return their best prince to her.

But His Highness can't come back.

Never coming back.

On the seventh day, Luo Jingfeng died.

Upon hearing the news, King Zhennan rushed over and started a rebellion, but it was too late.

Military power had been taken back by the royal family. Zong Zhao was rewarded for his contribution in capturing Luo Jingfeng, and was appointed General Zhenxi by the emperor. Soon he led his troops to quell the rebellion in southern Yunnan.

In less than half a year, King Zhennan died in battle, and the Luo brothers, who had threatened the imperial court for more than a decade, were killed one after another.

The people cheered and the whole country celebrated.

Zong Zhao returned the military power to the emperor. He walked on the bustling streets, listening to the celebrations of fireworks and firecrackers, and the depression in his heart was relieved a lot.

It's getting better, he thought.

Zong Zhao walked with big strides, but stopped when he passed an alley.

In the alley, Xu Wan was running after a little boy: "High school list, hurry back to school to memorize the lessons, with your character of fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, how can you get on the list?"

Zong Zhao was completely stunned.

Although her tone of voice and smile did not change, her clothes were no longer as luxurious as before. She did not even dress well in the Shangshu Mansion. She had no makeup on her face and no red hairpin. She was even dressed in linen clothes and looked very poor.

she……

How did she become like this?

Zong Zhao didn't know what happened to Xu Wan, so he quickly chased after her. After running through a long alley, he saw her dragging the kid named Gao Xuebang back to the shabby house.

There were six or seven wild children sitting inside, dressed in rags. Two or three of them were reading a book together, reciting passages from the Book of Rites.

"Master, how do you pronounce this word?"

Xu Wan took a look and replied, "This word is pronounced as . What's wrong with you, kid? I've taught you three times and you still haven't memorized it? I'll punish you by making you write this word ten times. You must remember it well today."

The student asked back, "Oh, okay, but Master Xu, the floor is almost full of my drawings, and there is no place to write."

Xu Wan said, "Then use water to mop the floor to wash away the dust from the previous writing. When the floor is dry, you can write again, right?"

"That makes sense! Master, you are so smart!"

"The teacher is already very smart. Not only does she know the Four Books and Five Classics, she can also write policy essays. If she can also take part in the imperial examination, she will definitely win the first place!"

"Wow! So amazing!!"

“…”

In the small shabby house, several children surrounded Xu Wan. They seemed to be completely unaware of the poor environment here. They were only focused on this small world and listened to her lectures attentively.

Zong Zhao felt very distressed when he saw this, but he did not rush over to disturb them. Instead, he left quietly and immediately went to find out what had happened.

Butler Liu told him: "Three months ago, Duke Jin's eldest son Chen...divorced his wife."

Zong Zhao slammed his palm on the stone table and asked angrily, "Divorce? How dare he do that? Xu Wan is still the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, and Shangshu Xu is just watching like this?"

Steward Liu was terrified. He never thought that the general still remembered Xu Wan. He quickly replied, "Yes, there are rumors outside that Master Chen has a prostitute and a child. Miss Xu insisted on getting a divorce, but Master Chen refused. In the end, he wrote her a letter of divorce on the grounds that he had not had any children for more than two years. His daughter was divorced because of the trouble. Minister Xu was so angry that he severed the father-daughter relationship with Miss Xu. Miss Xu then, no one knew where she went..."

The husband's family divorces the wife, and the wife's parents cut off ties with her.

She had no one to turn to and nowhere to go.

Zong Zhao ran out quickly. He wanted to find her and tell her that he liked her, that he wanted to marry her, that he would treat her well, and that he could be her support.

In the dilapidated little school, after class, the orphans gathered around the fire to keep warm.

A child asked, "Master Xu, I heard that you used to be the wife of a wealthy family. Do you feel sad that your good life has gone downhill to this?"

Xu Wan smiled and said, "No, there are many pitfalls in the rich and powerful families. I don't like life there. Studying with you is the most interesting. It's clean, pure and happy."

"Ah? Really? Then Master Xu, if another wealthy family wants to marry you as their wife, won't you go?" The children were afraid that she might leave at any time, and then they would become orphans with no one to take care of them.

Xu Wan was used to taking care of her younger brothers and sisters in the welfare home, so she could certainly guess what they were afraid of.

So she replied with a smile: "No, no, there is no place like home. As for me, Master Xu, I will never leave you. I want to watch you grow up, get into government, get married and start a family. This is what makes me happiest."

"Wow! That's great! Master Xu will never leave us!"

The children stood up with joy and ran around her in a circle.

Xu Wan looked up and watched them play, her beautiful eyes clear and pure.

It started to drizzle outside, extinguishing the new-born hope.

People who have a secret crush are all cowards.

I didn't dare to go forward, didn't dare to contact, didn't dare to express my feelings.

Zong Zhao was thinking: Was his arrival a salvation or a disturbance to her?

He couldn't come up with an answer.

Zong Zhao left a money bag outside the hut.

Later, he often visited her without disturbing them, helped her fight off the thugs who tried to seize their territory, and gave her bags of silver.

But their lives never get better, and they don't know why.

After watching her leave again, the emperor summoned him to the palace to discuss important matters. Zong Zhao originally wanted to send her some books after he came back, but he didn't expect... he couldn't come back.

A large number of secret guards and imperial guards swarmed out of the palace, threatening him with his family, forcing him to surrender.

By the time Zong Zhao came to his senses, he had already been taken to jail.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked.

The emperor was jealous of him.

Fearing that he would become the next Luo Jingfeng, before he had any intention of rebelling, he was thrown into prison on charges of treason, along with his family and nine relatives from the Yuanyang Marquis's mansion.

In the prison, Jin Cheng came to see him.

This child who was entrusted to him by the prince and whom he raised as his own son for ten years, did not reveal his true identity even when he was fighting the fiercest with Luo Jingfeng.

At this time, she cried and threw herself into his arms, regretting, "Dad, how could this happen? Why is our whole family going to die? What should we do? What should we do? Wuwuwu, why am I so useless? I can't do anything. I can't save you. I can't do anything..."