Just after the coronation ceremony ended, Xiao Yanchu received a secret report.
"The Su family has betrayed the country and their property has been confiscated. They will be executed along with their entire family on a chosen date."
It happened without any warning.
Xiao Yanchu had no idea that the Su family had betrayed the country; there must be something he didn't know.
The mother and son had been very quiet during this time, but this unexpected incident happened.
"Ah Jin, don't worry, Shen Yu will definitely not let anything happen to the Su family." Xiao Yanchu saw a rare look of panic on Su Ruojin's face.
Su Ruojin hadn't returned to Da Chu and didn't know the specifics of the Su family's situation, so how could she possibly feel at ease?
Xiao Yanchu knew he could no longer persuade her, so he could only accompany Su Ruojin on her journey.
Because of the constant travel day and night, Su Ruojin felt a slight bloating in her lower abdomen. She took the pregnancy-stabilizing pills prescribed by her master and also secretly checked her pulse at any time. Only when her body could no longer bear it would she find a town along the way to rest for the night before continuing her journey.
They changed horses countless times along the way, and finally returned to the capital in less than half a month.
Upon entering the capital, Su Ruojin first went to General Su's mansion, only to find the gates tightly closed, sealed with two strips of paper, and several guards standing at the entrance, preventing anyone from approaching.
Seeing that there was no one left in the mansion, Su Ruojin went to the Marquis of Anguo's mansion to find Shen Yu without saying a word.
She knew that acting impulsively now would be useless; she needed to figure out the situation first.
Upon arriving at the Marquis of Anguo's residence, they met Shen Yu.
"What exactly happened?" Xiao Yanchu asked bluntly.
"Your Highness, the matter is very strange. Half a month ago, palace guards suddenly broke into General Su's mansion and found letters between General Su and Bei Li, which were full of information about the defense deployment of our Great Chu."
Furthermore, General Su promised that when General Su arrived in Mohan, he would secretly help the Northern Li border army.
Not only that, the guards also found ledgers showing that Su Wu Gongzi was secretly selling iron ore and weapons to Bei Li.
The entire Su family had been imprisoned and was originally scheduled to be executed. However, many ministers in the court still did not believe that General Su would collude with the enemy and betray the country. Imperial Censor Zhang threatened to smash his head against a pillar, which made the Empress Dowager and the Emperor postpone the punishment of the Su family.
The Emperor has already ordered Liu Ze, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Xu Jingnian, the Minister of Justice, and Zhang Feizhi, the Left Censor-in-Chief, to jointly try this case. Shen Yu briefly explained the situation.
Any one of the three points Shen Yu mentioned is enough to constitute the crime of treason.
The palace guards went to the Su residence to arrest people?
Logically, when a court official is accused of treason, the Imperial Guards would usually be the ones to arrest him, but this time it was the palace guards who were arrested.
Su Ruojin understood after a moment's thought. Her second brother, Su Ziyang, was the commander of the Imperial Guards and a member of the Su family. Empress Dowager Wei and the Emperor would never allow her second brother to do this.
It's likely that they kept it a secret from my second brother even before arresting him; I must have felt bad for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
"What stage is the investigation at?" Xiao Yanchu asked.
"The handwriting in the letters and ledgers all match. Based on the ledgers, we also caught several spies from the Northern Li who were lurking in the capital. They confessed that they were indeed doing business with Young Master Su in iron ore and weapons."
They came to the capital only to make the arrangements. Young Master Su will transport these items along with other goods to Mo Han, and then General Su will arrange for them to be sent across the border.
These people also provided account books for the transactions with Su Wu Gongzi in Bei Li, and they all matched. General Su Xiao was already on his way back to the capital.
The entire Su family was imprisoned in the Dali Temple jail, and none of them confessed.
The statement "No one confessed" reveals the extent of torture the Su family endured.
Su Ruojin laughed angrily, "These people really planned things meticulously."
Not only were there correspondence, but even spies from Bei Li were prepared.
If it weren't for the fact that General Su's family had always been loyal to the emperor and loved the country, and had many supporters in the court, the Su family would probably have been executed long ago.
Xiao Yanchu looked at Su Ruojin with some guilt in his eyes, "I'm sorry, Ruojin, it's my fault for dragging the Su family down with me."
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