Chapter 834, conditions
The door of the ancestral hall was opened. Looking at Luo Honghao standing outside the door, the old Duke Wei, the Duke Wei, and the Duke Wei's wife all looked embarrassed and humiliated. They avoided looking at Luo Honghao.
Luo Honghao walked into the ancestral hall with a wooden face, stepped forward and helped up the wife of Duke Weiguo who was knocked to the ground by Duke Weiguo, and then looked seriously at Duke Wei Laoguo and Duke Weiguo.
"Son of the Eighth Prince Xiao Yechi?"
Duke Lao of Wei and Duke Guo of Wei were both silent, knowing in their hearts that their conversation had just been overheard by their grandson (the legitimate son).
Luo Honghao spoke again: "Is our family a member of the Eight Kings' faction?"
Duke Lao of Wei and Duke Guo of Wei still did not speak.
Seeing that the two had tacitly agreed, Luo Honghao clenched his fists in pain, then looked at the wife of Duke Weiguo: "Is the child in my sister's belly Xiao Yechi's?"
The wife of Duke Weiguo was a little afraid to look into her eldest son's eyes, and she lowered her head and remained silent.
Luo Honghao's chest rose and fell more and more, and he spoke again with difficulty: "Mother asked Father to bring my little sister back because Xiao Yechen found out about this?"
The wife of Duke Weiguo nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Luo Honghao's eyelids twitched fiercely, and he asked anxiously, "Mother, is Princess Ma's death related to my younger sister and Xiao Yechi?"
At this time, both Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei looked at the wife of Duke Wei Guo.
Under the gaze of the three people, Lady Weiguo nodded again.
At this moment, the three most powerful men in the Luo family all changed color.
After admitting it, Lady Weiguo quickly grabbed Luo Honghao and said, "Hao'er, save Qiong'er, otherwise, Xiao Yechen will kill her."
Luo Honghao looked at the wife of the Duke of Wei with a gloomy expression: "How does mother plan to save my little sister?"
The wife of the Duke of Wei looked at Luo Honghao and the other two and said, "The maid who came to tell me the news said that Xiao Yechen did not disclose Qiong'er's matter to the outside world. We still have a chance to rescue Qiong'er."
"If...if the Duke's Mansion can't intervene, you can tell Xiao Yechi that Qiong'er is still pregnant with his child. He will find a way to save Qiong'er."
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Wei couldn't help himself and immediately pointed at his wife and shouted, "Xiao Yechen already knows that Qiong'er is cheating on him, how could he let her go?"
"You also want to tell Xiao Yechi that if Xiao Yechi is discovered, then our entire Duke's Mansion will be buried together."
"How could I marry such a jinx like you? You were a burden to me when I was young, and now that I'm old, you're a burden to my son and grandson."
Duke Wei was panting heavily, "Qiong'er herself was unfaithful to her husband. Even if she was beaten to death by Xiao Yechen, it was her own fault."
The Duke of Wei's wife looked at him with red eyes: "How can you be so heartless? She is your own daughter!"
Duke Weiguo said directly: "I don't have the intention to bring trouble to my daughter's family. If she still remembered the kindness of the Luo family in raising her, she wouldn't have gotten involved with Xiao Yechi."
They had originally agreed with Xiao Yechi that this would be the last time the Duke's Mansion would help him, and after that, everyone should just live their own lives.
Unexpectedly, his good daughter was pregnant with Xiao Yechi's child.
In this case, can the Luo family still get on board Xiao Yechi's ship?
Luo Honghao did not stop his parents from arguing. Looking at his three closest relatives in the world, and thinking of what he had heard outside the door before, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. It turned out that the Duke's Mansion, which he was so proud of, actually hid so much filth.
"Grandfather, Father, I came to the ancestral hall to look for you."
Duke Lao of Wei and Duke Wei couldn't help but look at Luo Honghao.
Luo Honghao: "I found the secret guards outside our house. I wanted to come over and ask my grandfather and father if our family had offended anyone recently, but now there is no need."
Upon hearing this, Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei Guo's expressions changed drastically.
Duke Wei asked anxiously, "Whose secret guard is this?"
Luo Honghao looked at the wife of the Duke of Weiguo: "Xiao Yechen is not very capable, but there is still Xiao Yeyang in the palace. Even if he and Princess Ma don't get along, even if it's for Prince Ping and the palace, he will probably investigate the cause of Princess Ma's death, right?"
Having said that, he looked at Duke Lao of Wei and Duke Guo of Wei.
"Grandfather, Father, tell me, has Xiao Yeyang noticed anything?"
Listening to his grandson's words, Duke Wei felt dizzy.
He had long experienced Xiao Yeyang's methods. When the Eighth Prince case happened, if he had not hidden it deeply and had not had the emperor's trust, the Weiguo Mansion would probably have ceased to exist long ago.
After a pause, Duke Wei immediately said to Luo Honghao, "Send your son away now, immediately, and quickly."
As he said this, he looked towards the secret door.
"The secret passage leads directly to the east city gate. Let's leave tonight."
Lady Weiguo: "Qiong'er."
"Shut up!"
The Duke of Weiguo fiercely scolded his wife. If Luo Honghao had not been present, he would have wanted to slap her in the face.
"As long as Xiao Yechi is gone, our family can live a peaceful life. But you and Qiong'er are really good friends. If the emperor knew that we were members of the Eighth Prince's faction, the entire Duke's Mansion would be doomed."
Duke Wei said: "Alright, it's already late. What's the point of saying this? Let's find a way to send more children away first."
What happened tonight was a big blow to Luo Honghao, but he had no time to digest it. If Xiao Yeyang really set his sights on the Weiguo Mansion, then their family would be doomed. The thought that his five-year-old son might be implicated and beheaded made his heart ache.
Duke Wei looked at Luo Honghao and said, "Even if Xiao Yeyang discovered something unusual about Princess Ma's death, he probably wouldn't know much. We still have time. Let's send the little ones away first. If everything turns out alright, we can bring them back later."
Luo Honghao thought of the fate of the Eight Kings' followers and turned around to leave without hesitation. However, his arm was tightly grasped by the wife of the Duke of Wei.
The wife of the Duke of Wei's eyes were blurred with tears: "Child, Qiong'er is your sister after all. We can't just watch her die."
Luo Honghao reached out to wipe away the tears on the face of the wife of the Duke of Weiguo: "No, we will die with her." After that, he pried open the wife of the Duke of Weiguo's hand and strode away.
At this moment, Luo Honghao didn't want to blame anyone. He had only one thought, which was that he couldn't let the innocent child lose his life at such a young age.
Son, you must be sent away.
Late that night, Luo Honghao personally led several children from the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion out of the East City Gate through the secret passage.
However, as soon as the secret door opened, he froze in despair.
Outside the secret door, the Jinling Guards held up torches and blocked the road in a fan shape.
Xiao Yeyang came out and looked at Luo Honghao: "It's late at night, you should take the children home to sleep."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang, Luo Honghao closed his eyes in despair. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at him straight: "Let these children go, they are innocent."
Xiao Yeyang's face remained unmoved: "Everyone is innocent. My words don't count. Everything has to be decided by the emperor."
After seeing off Luo Honghao and the others, Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei Guo both knelt silently in the Luo family ancestral hall, looking at the tablets of the Luo family's ancestors, and praying in their hearts that the Luo family could overcome this difficulty.
However, not long after, the secret door opened again.
Seeing Luo Honghao bringing the children back with a dejected look on his face, Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei both had a bad premonition. When they saw Xiao Yeyang following behind, their lips couldn't help but tremble.
"It's so late, let the child go to rest." Xiao Yeyang said to Luo Honghao with a smile.
Luo Honghao looked at Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei Guo.
Duke Wei nodded and said, "Go down."
After everyone left, Duke Wei looked at Xiao Yeyang and said directly, "You wanted to arrest Xiao Yechi, but unfortunately Xiao Yechi is very cautious. I'm afraid you haven't found any trace of him yet, have you?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Duke Wei, without saying a word, and motioned him to continue.
Duke Wei said: "I can help you lure Xiao Yechi out, but on the condition that all males under the age of ten in the Duke Wei's mansion must be released."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang smiled: "Old Duke, do you think the Luo family is still qualified to negotiate conditions now?"
Duke Wei said, "As long as you haven't captured Xiao Yechi, the Luo family will have the right to negotiate terms." He smiled and said, "If Xiao Yechi was so easy to capture, you wouldn't be sitting here listening to my nonsense, right?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at the old Duke Wei silently for a while, then stood up and said, "I will convey your words to the emperor. I hope the Duke Wei's mansion will behave itself during this period. If Xiao Yechi is alarmed and allowed to escape, you all know what will happen to the Duke An's mansion."
After saying that, he turned and left.
As soon as Xiao Yeyang left, Duke Wei Lao and Duke Wei Guo both fell to the ground in despair.
Duke Wei gritted his teeth and looked at Duke Wei Lao and said, "Father, you should have killed that bitch Du when you took her for yourself."
Duke Wei closed his eyes in pain. The thing he regretted most and the most shameless thing he had done in his life was that he fell in love with his daughter-in-law Du, and could not resist his desire and forced himself on her.
(End of this chapter)
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