Chapter 203: Fighting the Dog Emperor
I have to say that Cao Liang is quite good at hiding things.
If he hadn't taken the initiative to confess, the secret decree would never have been found.
Han Chong went to get it in person.
Cao Liang coaxed his grandson softly and soon stopped him from crying.
He stood up and looked at Qi Yanzhou, "If you don't keep your promise, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
Qi Yanzhou's gaze fell on the child whose face turned red from crying for too long.
"I always keep my word. Let's go and explain to the people what this drama is all about."
Han Chong has returned, which means that Qi family’s substitute has been caught.
He suddenly remembered his parents who had been kidnapped.
"Cao Liang, where are my parents?"
These words made Cao Liang, who was struggling to stand up, stiffen all over and his face suddenly changed.
If Qi Yanzhou knew that the two elders were buried in the secret passage, would he let his grandson go?
Qi Yanzhou noticed something was wrong, grabbed Cao Liang by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
"Tell me! Where are they?"
Cao Liang met Qi Yanzhou's eyes full of murderous intent and immediately turned his head away.
"They...they are..."
When he was about to lie and fool around, Ye Chutang spoke up.
"Azhou, don't worry, Dad and Mom are safe."
She was the one who collapsed the secret passage, and only Cao Liang's men were buried inside.
Cao Liang looked at Ye Chutang in disbelief, not understanding why she would lie to help him.
After all, this lie will soon be exposed.
Ye Chutang saw what Cao Liang was thinking, and said to Han Chong who was holding the secret decree: "Sir Han, take Cao Liang to the court first and invite the people to watch. Ah Zhou and I will be there later."
After saying that, she gave Cao Liang acupuncture again.
Burn his last bit of life to ensure he recovers to normal in 25 minutes.
Cao Liang's pale face regained its rosy color and his whole body was filled with strength.
Han Chong responded and took Cao Liang to the court.
Ye Chutang returned to Qingya Courtyard and detoxified the Qi family.
After Aunt Su revealed her identity, she knew that the Qi family would definitely not tolerate her, so she knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Second Master, Madam, I don't want to betray the Qi family, but I have to obey the emperor's orders. Don't worry, I will never do anything that is detrimental to the Qi family in the future. I will work like a slave for the Qi family without any complaints!"
Qi Yanzhou briefly talked about what Aunt Su had done before.
"Atang, how do you think we should deal with this?"
"Unforgivable!"
When Aunt Su heard this, she immediately knelt down in front of Ye Chutang and kowtowed continuously.
"Ma'am, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time."
She hit the forehead so hard that it soon became swollen and broken.
Ye Chutang looked at Aunt Su who was regretting her decision and said, "Come with me to the court later and tell the people about your affair with the emperor."
Aunt Su quickly agreed, "Okay, but I don't have evidence, and the people may not believe it."
"Then you turn yourself into evidence."
"Madam, what do you mean by this? I don't understand."
Ye Chutang spoke each word slowly, "After you finish speaking, you will hit your head against the court and die. Use your life to tell the people that what you said is true."
Aunt Su collapsed on the ground, blood flowing into her eyes, turning them blood red.
"You...you want me to die?"
"Yes, I want you to die, but if you die, Qi Jingyao can live."
When Qi Jingyao heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
She explained in a panic, "I don't know anything. It's none of my business."
Ye Chutang looked at Qi Jingyao coldly and exposed her lies.
"You enjoy the glory and love brought to you by Aunt Su, and stay with her day and night. Don't you really know that she is the dog emperor's woman?"
Qi Jingyao subconsciously wanted to say "I don't know", but was frightened by Ye Chutang's next words and immediately changed her words.
Ye Chutang said: "If you lie, I will kill you right now."
"Yes, I knew from a very young age that my mother was the emperor's person. The jewelry in the palace and the abnormalities of the maids were too obvious."
After Qi Jingyao finished speaking, she looked at Qi Yanzhou.
"Second brother, father and mistress, you should have known for a long time that my mother was working for the emperor, right?"
Qi Yanzhou nodded calmly.
"Of course, I deliberately revealed a lot of information to your mother and asked her to pass it on to the emperor."
Several times when he went out of the capital to suppress bandits, he pretended to be ill so that the emperor would take advantage of his illness to kill him and send him to suppress the bandits.
In this way, he could not only achieve merit, win the hearts of the people, but also win over the officers and soldiers, achieving three goals at one stroke.
Aunt Su was a little dumbfounded and laughed crazily.
"It turns out that both the emperor and I have been fooled by you."
Ye Chutang spoke, hitting the nail on the head, "No one forced you to betray the Qi family. It was your own choice."
The laughter stopped abruptly.
Aunt Su looked at Qi Jingyao and said, "Yao'er, your future path will depend on you."
The implication was that she agreed to the conditions proposed by Ye Chutang.
Qi Jingyao helped Aunt Su up, tears welling up in her eyes.
Although she always looked down on Aunt Su's skinny family background, she also disliked her for being as stupid as a pig.
But she knew that Aunt Su was the best person in the world to her.
"Mom, my daughter has grown up, don't worry."
After saying this, she hugged Aunt Su and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I'm an unfilial daughter. I've always ordered you around and never fulfilled my filial duty for a single day."
"It's mother's fault for not giving you a good background, so you can't hold your head up high."
Aunt Su pushed Qi Jingyao away and raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"From now on, you must learn from Madam, not rely on anyone, and be independent and strong."
"Mom, I know."
Qi Jingyao took a step back, knelt down in front of Aunt Su, and kowtowed three times.
"Goodbye, my daughter!"
Aunt Su felt both distressed and relieved as she watched her daughter grow up overnight.
She said to Qi Yanzhou: "Let's go to the court."
Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou took Aunt Su to the court.
As soon as the three of them left the yard, they heard Qi Jingyao's heartbroken cry.
Aunt Su did not stop or look back, she walked away resolutely.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the court.
The gate of the prefectural government was crowded with onlookers.
In the courtyard of the mansion stood the students from Liangzhou, led by Song Jingning, as well as wealthy businessmen and gentry.
On both sides of the court stood officials of different ranks.
It can be said that all the important people in Liangzhou City have come.
In the middle of the court, kneeling were Cao Liang and Chen Weiming.
The three stand-ins of the Qi family were held down by the National Defense Army, with their disguised faces facing outside the court.
Although the disguise technique is crude, it is enough to fool the people who are not familiar with the Qi family.
But when Qi Yanzhou himself appeared, the people knew they were wrong.
It’s a fake, not even a hair’s breadth away from the real thing!
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