Chapter 301 Sending someone to assassinate Old Liao
Yun Zhaoxue shook her head and said calmly, "Why do you ask such a question, Miss Su? You have the right to like someone, it's not illegal. Why should a man be able to have women on both sides, while a woman who is not liked can only stay with him and waste her life?"
"If you're afraid of being looked down upon, you're looking down on yourself. It's only natural that men are unkind and women are unjust."
Su Wan'er was taught the three obediences and four virtues from a young age. If it weren't for the need to save her life, she would never dare to seduce Zhao Jiu, even if she were beaten to death.
"So, Miss Su, you don't need to feel guilty. We didn't see or hear anything just now, right?"
The other two men nodded slightly.
Yun Zhaoxue continued, “The silks of the Su family in Lin’an are famous throughout the Great Zhou and overseas. Their cargo ships depart from Mingzhou Port, sail south along the coast to Panyu, and are sold far and wide to Southeast Asia and the West. You can try to find the Su family’s ships and tell them about your situation.”
“Yes, how could I not have thought of that? Now that the crisis in Lin’an is over, he will definitely send someone to find me. If I take the initiative to contact them, they will find me more easily.” Su Wan’er smiled through her tears.
She said to Zhao Jiu, "Zhao Jiu, I'm sorry, I made things difficult for you just now. I won't do it again."
Go to the dock and inquire if any of the Su family's ships have recently sailed south.
Zhao Jiu nodded, "Alright, as long as I'm in Panyu, I'll go to the dock every day to inquire."
Su Wan'er looked grateful. "Zhao Jiu, thank you."
Su Wan'er was also a pitiful person in her previous life.
Zhao Xuan rushed to Lin'an to ascend the throne, and the Su family gave him half of their wealth to help him become emperor.
After becoming emperor, he turned his back on everyone and confiscated the Su family's property to fill the national treasury.
She offered advice to Su Wan'er mainly for her own selfish reasons: without the financial support of the Su family, she wanted to weaken Zhao Xuan's power.
Old Liao sat in his chair listening to Old Liu's rambling on and on, feeling extremely uncomfortable, until finally they returned.
Not wanting to lose his temper in front of outsiders, he said in a deep voice, "It's getting late, we should go."
The two followed, but Zhao Jiu was distracted.
"Brother Feng, do you think she really likes me?"
How would I know?
"Brother Liao, when are we leaving for Beijing?"
Old Liao said, "We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."
"Huh? So fast?"
"Nonsense! I'm only staying a couple more days to get the money; otherwise, I'd be on my way already. If you don't want to leave, you can stay too. I won't stop you. It'll be good for two people to look after each other."
A few months ago, rebels caused trouble in Jiangnan, and now fighting has broken out on the border. Who has time to care about a few lowly jailers?
Upon returning to the capital, they reported to their superiors that the two had died on the way.
He would make the informants keep quiet.
Zhao Jiu leaned close to Hu Feng's ear again, "Brother Feng, are you really planning to stay?"
"It's decided, I'm staying here and not going back."
"Brother Feng, are you throwing away your future? Is it worth it for a woman?"
Zhao Jiu always kept his promise to Su Wan'er in mind.
Hu Feng added, "It's not entirely for her sake. The north is unstable, and the Great Jing could attack at any time. Lingnan is much better; the emperor is far away, so they can't reach here and won't be bothered by war."
“I’m trying to make a living and establish myself here. If you want to escape south, you can come and join me. We’ll always be brothers.”
After thinking for a while, Zhao Jiu finally made up his mind, "Then I'll stay with you. I won't leave. I'm afraid of being conscripted and sent to the battlefield to die if I go back. I'm scared."
As officials of the imperial court, they knew that the two sides were vastly different in strength. If it weren't for the Xiao family army's well-trained and desperate resistance in defending the north, the Great Zhou Dynasty would probably have been finished long ago.
Sure enough, when the Xiao family ran into trouble, 200,000 troops were dispatched to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, but half of them were killed or wounded.
You have to understand that the rebels' weapons are mostly farm tools, which they can't even defeat. If they go to the battlefield, they'll just be throwing their lives away.
He's still young and doesn't want to die.
Anyway, he has no other family in the capital, so it doesn't matter where he goes.
"Are you really sure? You're so young, is it worth it for a woman?"
"If I'm lucky enough to become the live-in son-in-law of the Su family, wouldn't I be set for life?"
"Well, so you're bolder than me. You even dare to covet the prince's woman."
"You even dared to covet the Marquis's woman, that's why we became good brothers, hahaha."
They passed by thatched huts, where a family had hired someone to repair their house.
Everything inside the house has been moved out.
Yun Jiaoyue rested on a rocking chair under a makeshift shed outside, with a maid fanning her.
Hearing the laughter, he looked over and saw Old Liao at the front, his eyes flashing with intense hatred.
Old Liao threw Wang's body off the cliff, and her remains were never found.
She had sworn to kill him and avenge her mother.
Those of you surnamed Liao, none of you will return to the capital alive.
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