The housekeeper readily agreed and made the arrangements.
However, when the butler found Jiang Qingshan and told him what had happened...
Jiang Qingshan suddenly stopped.
"What did you say?"
"You're saying the Imperial Guards have surrounded our Jiang residence?"
Jiang Qingshan immediately panicked.
The butler nodded.
"Yes, sir, the master wants you to come over immediately, there must be something important to discuss, you should go quickly!"
However, Jiang Qingshan looked flustered.
"Then... what is the matter that the Imperial Guards are concerned about?"
"How would we know that? They only said there was an imperial edict and that we should go and receive it as soon as possible."
"this……"
Jiang Qingshan still didn't want to move; his movements were hesitant, and his tone was full of panic.
"Butler, what do you think it could be?"
The steward said, "How would this old servant know? But since it has come to the point of besieging the Jiang family, it must be no small matter."
But the master is always there for you, so you don't need to worry. He must have something to tell you, so please go quickly.
However, Jiang Qingshan panicked even more upon hearing this.
He suddenly remembered what he had done a few days ago, and his heart started pounding.
Could it be that something I did has been exposed?
But he didn't do anything significant; he just sold some information.
The other party said that as long as he got this information, he could get an official position and make him proud in front of his father.
He hesitated for a long time before taking the route map from Ding Changyuan's arms and tracing it out while his father and General Ding were drunk.
However, the other party assured him that there would be no accidents. It was just that they had some conflicts with Ye Wenxi and wanted to trip him up on the way, delay him, and make him suffer some punishment.
Only then did he give the item to the other party.
But this has happened in just a few days.
Presumably, his scheme has been exposed, and they came specifically to arrest him.
He absolutely cannot go.
Thinking of this, he could no longer hold back, shook off the butler's hand, and rushed out.
The butler had no idea that Jiang Qingshan would run away and was completely unprepared.
By the time he wanted to catch up, it was too late.
Seeing that time was running out, the butler sighed and stopped chasing after them, then hurriedly went back to inform Jiang Chongfan.
When Jiang Chongfan learned that Jiang Qingshan had run away, he felt that there must be something more to it.
He sighed, and without saying anything more, said, "Let's go!"
As he spoke, he led his men to the front yard.
Meanwhile, Jiang Qingshan hurriedly returned to his room, packed his belongings, and prepared to leave.
However, when he went to the backyard and tried to climb over the wall to leave, he found that there were soldiers guarding the outside. In the end, he could only hide in a corner of the backyard and wait for the soldiers to leave before he could sneak away.
At this moment, Jiang Chongfan had already led everyone in the mansion to the front yard.
Li Ce stopped the officials who were originally going to leave.
They didn't want them to leave.
Upon seeing Li Ce, Jiang Chongfan immediately stepped forward, "Lord Li!"
"What wind brought you here..."
Li Ce took a step back, nodded to him, and indicated that he did not want him to get closer.
Jiang Chongfan's heart skipped a beat.
Li Ce stood at the front, looked at everyone, glanced around, and finally asked, "Lord Jiang, where is your master?"
Jiang Chongfan then said, "My eldest son is ill and cannot get out of bed. Please forgive him, sir, for not being able to come to receive the imperial decree."
Li Ce didn't say much, and directly gestured to his subordinates behind him.
"Go search."
The people behind him immediately led their men inside.
Half an hour later.
The officers and soldiers dragged Jiang Qingshan, who was covered in weeds and looked disheveled, over.
Looking at his son's appearance and the bundle on his body, Jiang Chongfan felt extremely ashamed.
He closed his eyes helplessly and sighed softly.
She could only lament that she was too soft-hearted and hadn't given up on her son.
Now, surprisingly...
Why……
Jiang Chongfan sighed again.
At this moment, Li Ce stood before the crowd and directly issued the imperial edict.
"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees."
The Jiang family is suspected of treason and collusion with the enemy. By order of the Empress, all members of the Jiang family have been imprisoned to await trial.
So be it!
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chongfan suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Ce in disbelief!
"Treason and collusion with the enemy?"
"How is this possible!"
"Is there some mistake?"
"This old minister has devoted his entire life to serving the country. Even if I had a grudge against Her Majesty the Empress, I could never be guilty of treason!"
But Li Ce had already closed the imperial edict.
"Lord Jiang, let's discuss this matter after the interrogation later!"
As he spoke, he looked at the other officials kneeling to one side.
"Jiang Chongfan is suspected of colluding with the enemy and committing treason, so you are also suspects. Take you away with him."
The officials were devastated.
They immediately shouted that they were innocent.
However, Li Ce ignored everyone's advice, imprisoned all the people, and sealed off the Jiang residence.
Even after Jiang Chongfan arrived in prison, he still couldn't believe that the crime Gu Jingchun had accused him of was treason.
He was filled with intense hatred and shouted, "Injustice!"
He vehemently denounced Gu Jingchun as "a cruel and wicked man, an act that cannot be tolerated by Heaven."
But then, a scream suddenly rang out.
"ah--"
"It's you, isn't it?"
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