The room was silent. After an unknown amount of time, Xu Shun's second son knocked on the door: "Father, there are guests."
Xu Shun knew who was coming at this time. He calmed down his anger, hummed, and said, "Please come in."
He didn't move at all. Not long after, the door creaked open and Shao Wenxun appeared in front of him with an uneasy and even frightened face.
Shao Wenxun did not hesitate. He walked up to Elder Xu and knelt down without saying a word: "Elder Xu, save me!"
He had heard about the strike in the morning. When the imperial edict to supervise the trial of the Xu family arrived at the Fenyang Palace, he almost fainted.
He put a lot of effort into this matter, but he did not go with Lord Wei to search the Su family.
If the Xu family gave him up...
Old Xu looked at him with sharp eyes, and laughed after a while: "What are you talking about, County Ma? You are of noble status, but you are the son-in-law of the royal family, and..."
He paused, and when he saw Shao Wenxun looking up at him, he said unceremoniously: "Besides, with your ability, you can make Wei Tao commit suicide out of fear of crime. What else are you afraid of?"
The room was filled with suffocating silence and awkwardness. Mr. Xu snorted in his heart.
They did the job together, but the most direct thing Shao Wenxun did was to let Wei Tao handle the matter of the bell tower. Once something happened, Shao Wenxun received the news and silenced Wei Tao without discussing it with anyone.
It can be seen how much he wants to distance himself from the matter.
If it weren't for the fact that the Xu family still had leverage over him, he wouldn't have been able to reach out so far to take action against Xu Rui and Xu Yonghong. I'm afraid he would have killed the Xu father and son without hesitation.
Shao Wenxun was feeling uneasy. He had been worried ever since the accident. In just one night, he seemed to have aged more than ten years, and his entire face was black.
Hearing what Elder Xu said, he cried and said, "Elder Xu, I have no choice. I didn't know that Xu Rui and Lord Wei were also arrested. I just heard that something happened to Wei Tao and he fell into Song Heng's hands..."
Who knew that Lord Wei and Xu Rui would both fail? Only then did he realize that things were bad.
Old Xu looked at him for a moment, and seeing that his face was full of panic, he knew in his heart that what he said was most likely true. He snorted, "Stupid! How could you possibly take advantage of Song Heng?!"
Fear rose in Shao Wenxun's heart, and he felt as if he was on edge. He jumped up in shock: "Then... is this another trap?!"
Now they have no idea how many cards the Su and Song families have in their hands.
Shao Wenxun was frightened by the Su family. At this time, he couldn't help but say: "How did the Su family know our plan, and they set a trap for us to fall into..."
Xu Chong, who had been silent the whole time, coughed and said, "It's meaningless to worry about these things now. Why don't we think about how to remedy the situation?"
Shao Wenxun was a little confused.
Things had come to this point, and he felt that there was no way out.
But this matter was still related to Mr. Xu. He looked at Mr. Xu with hope and said in a low voice, "Mr. Xu, you have to think of a way. You can't let us lose money together, right?"
Mr. Xu snorted.
Not long after the news of Xu Yonghong and Xu Rui being imprisoned came out, the Xu family was surrounded. Second Mrs. Xu, who had been accompanying Madam Xu, was originally comforting her, but when she heard the news that the house was surrounded by soldiers, her eyes immediately darkened.
Although she had separated from the family and lived on her own, she had never experienced such a big thing. She was so frightened that she had no choice but to go see Mrs. Xu.
Madam Xu had expected this. She smiled with a swollen face and red eyes, stroked her hair, and said softly, "Second brother's wife, go and call all the women in the mansion to come over to us. We will search the house later, so don't let the women be humiliated."
It has actually reached such a serious level?!
Mrs. Xu felt as if her soul had flown away from her body. She tightly grasped Madam Xu's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? What happened?"
She was already crying uncontrollably.
Thinking about how Mrs. Xu had asked Xu Tongzhou and Xu Tongji to be sent away, she felt a little dazed.
Did Madam Xu know that something bad was going to happen, so she asked Xu Tongzhou and Xu Tongji to go outside the city to pay tribute to the gods
Madam Xu glanced at her and saw that she was in a state of panic, so she said softly, "Don't ask so many questions, second sister-in-law, don't worry, you and second uncle will be fine."
They knew nothing and had separated from the family. Besides, Mrs. Xu's family had been scholars for generations, so they would always have a way out.
The Xu family incident caused a big fuss, but it happened in just one day. Everyone knew that the An Ning Marquis's mansion was surrounded and ransacked, and everyone immediately thought of what happened last night.
Now we understand the reason for today's suspension of court.
"Xu Yonghong won't confess." Old Xu pressed his temple, looked at Shao Wenxun, and said this fact calmly: "He knows that if he doesn't tell us, we will protect his wife and children. But once he tells us, it will be a disaster."
After giving Shao Wenxun this reassurance, the fear in his heart finally dissipated a little, and he could barely speak: "But if he can do it, can Xu Rui do it too? Even if Xu Rui can do it, there is still Lord Wei... and Su Mingqing, the advisor. They are now going to frame us for collaborating with the Japanese..."
Old Xu looked solemn, and after a long pause he asked in a cold voice: "So what? Do you dare to do it again like you did to Wei Tao?"
I'm afraid Song Heng and the others are just waiting for them to really take action.
Shao Wenxun was speechless. He stood up and paced anxiously in the room like a headless fly: "This won't work, that won't work either. We can't just wait like this, right? What should we do?"
Mr. Xu was a little annoyed.
Shao Wenxun's brain really isn't very useful.
It is completely useless to panic when something happens.
He said slowly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Is it a matter of a day or a night to try a case?"
To try such a big case, no matter how fast it is, it will take at least three to five months, and there are so many things that can be done during this period.
At least you should clear yourself first.
Xu Shun shook his head calmly at Shao Wenxun: "Don't panic, County Ma, just wait and see. The Su and Song families have put so much effort into this, I'm afraid they may have some tricks up their sleeves."
Next move?!
Shao Wenxun lost his temper and almost wanted to jump up.
What? This is not enough. The Su and Song families are not satisfied. What else do they want to do? They are lucky to have escaped this disaster! What? Do they want to continue to pursue us