Xu Chong was extremely annoyed. Ever since Xu Shun chose the right position and rose rapidly to the top, he had become accustomed to the life of being high and mighty, so much so that he had lost his patience in dealing with people at the lower levels, especially someone like Zhang Gu, a low-ranking official who would not even have the chance to carry his shoes in the past, but now he was standing in front of him as if he had caught something on him.
Gao Ping is even more hateful.
Although he is currently at a disadvantage, Xu Chong knows very well that Gao Ping's intervention must have been the work of Yang Bo. After all, Yang Bo's faction is dissatisfied with Sun Yongning being forced to retire, so they took this opportunity to retaliate.
Or maybe I went too far and was too careless at the beginning.
His panic did not last long. After all, he was an old man who had been immersed in the court with his father for many years. He understood the purpose of Gao Ping and others. He simply used the tactic of procrastination and smiled coldly: "Are you trying to slander me, Lord Gao? I don't know anything about the Qi family. As for what you said about me instructing people to kill, that is even more nonsense. If Lord Gao has evidence, you can show it. Otherwise, even if you are the Lord, you have no right to interrogate me!"
He didn't need to be afraid at all. The commotion here was so loud that even if his father didn't know, he would know. As long as he waited for his father to react, he would be able to think of a way, and then he would be able to get away.
Lord Gao naturally knew what he was planning and understood that he was trying to drag it out, but it just didn't go as he wished.
Indeed, Xu Chong had honors and an official position, and without solid evidence, he could not put anyone in jail or torture them, but he could do that to Xu Yuanbo.
Gao Ge Lao glanced at Zhang Gu, and Zhang Gu immediately spoke up: "Sir, the coroner has confirmed that the lips, fingers and toes of the deceased Deng Jidong are all black, which means he was poisoned first."
Gao Ge Lao then turned his gaze to Xu Yuanbo: "Xu Yuanbo, before he jumped off the archway, he was having dinner with you. Do you know what poison he was poisoned with?"
Xu Chong wanted to delay, so he wanted to see how long Xu Chong could hold on.
Anyway, if one of the two cases is solved correctly, it will be enough to cause serious damage to the Xu family.
Xu Chong looked at his son solemnly, still feeling a little anxious - he didn't know whether Qi Yunxi had thought of any other solutions.
At the same time, at the gate of Yongding Marquis's Mansion, Su Yao was asking Xiao Heng about his future plans, but He Jian rode his horse quickly from the archway. When he arrived in front of Su Yao and Xiao Heng, he immediately jumped off his horse and said, "Your Highness, Miss, the Song family sent someone to say that Ding Cheng and the others are dead."
Ding Cheng and the others are dead.
The smile on Su Yao's face suddenly disappeared.
Although they had already guessed the clues and confirmed that there was something wrong with the identities of the Qi aunt and nephew, the other party's actions were obviously much faster than they imagined.
Ding Cheng and his men had clearly been caught red-handed and sent to the Daxing County Court, yet they were silenced so quickly, without even waiting for the chancellor Gao to send someone to investigate...
At this moment, Su Yao and Xiao Heng both had a deeper understanding of the weight of the four words "power over the government and the country".
Now that Ding Cheng is dead, the clues about Qi Yunxi are naturally gone, and no one can identify Qi Yunxi anymore.
So what about the people that Gao Ge Lao arrested
Su Yao and Xiao Heng exchanged a glance, and Xiao Heng immediately said, "I'm going to Guangcheng Marquis' Mansion."
Since Song Che and Song Xiangyu knew that Ding Cheng was dead, they must have some other clues. He had to rush over to take a look first.
Su Yao was silent for a moment before nodding heavily.
Seeing Xiao Heng walk away, she still stood at the gate of Yongding Marquis's Mansion, looking at the clouds in the sky. After a while, she asked He Jian: "Uncle Jian, if you were Xu Ci Fu now, in order to alleviate the current predicament, what else should you do besides killing Ding Cheng and others to silence them?"
He Jian has been following Su Rong for a long time, and his knowledge and perspective are different from those of ordinary servants. Recently, he has been following Su Yao, and he knows everything about Su Yao, so there is no need to hide many things from him.
He Jian saw some anger between Su Yao's eyebrows. He also understood that although the girl in front of him seemed to have everything planned out, who could really control everything? She would naturally be unable to do anything. He was silent for a moment before he spoke softly, "Are you worried?"
I'm worried. How can I not be worried
Seeing that the big net set up by Xu Jia and Qi Yunxi was finally torn open, how could the people who set it up tolerate the fish banging around in the net? If they found that the net was about to break, what would they do
Naturally, they would just burn the net and the fish.
Su Yao's eyebrows twitched suddenly, and his face suddenly changed: "Uncle Jian, go to the Shen family!"
Xu Shun can kill Ding Cheng and others without hesitation now, so if she were Xu Shun, she would definitely not mind doing things more drastic, so as to attack Wei to save Zhao and make them lose their composure.
Xu Shun might not be able to move on the Song family's side.
The Shen family is naturally the best target.
Su Yao's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't even sit still when she thought of this. She asked Yan Cao to ask Hu Ying to drive the carriage out again. But before she could get in, another carriage appeared in front of them even faster. Steward He grabbed the reins with a pale face and said to Su Yao, "Miss, the carriage of the Madam and the Second Mistress had an accident on the way to the city and rolled into the river. It's still unknown whether they are alive or dead!"
Su Yao took a step back. A chill went straight from the soles of her feet to her heart, making even her teeth ache.
Xu Shun!
Good! Very good!
Su Yao's tone seemed to be covered with a layer of frost: "Have you reported it to the authorities? Who are the people following the car? What did the authorities say? Have we gone to look for them ourselves? There are always boats in the river. Have you asked anyone for help?!"
Her state was so wrong at the moment. Manager He nodded anxiously and panickedly: "We have reported to the police. The one who followed the car was Master Wang, because our eldest aunt is also coming to the capital. Madam and Second Madam went to the temple to pray for blessings. Who knew that everything was fine when they left, but something went wrong when they came back. Master Wang sent someone back to report the incident. By now, the Wang family has also known about it and sent people to look for her. I thought that such a big thing should at least inform you..."
After all, Mrs. He trusted Su Yao wholeheartedly and discussed all the family matters, big or small, with Su Yao.
Su Yao nodded, got on the carriage and said to Steward He, "Let's go home first."
Then he turned around and looked at Manager Li who followed him out: "Go back and tell grandmother that I have to go out for something and ask her not to worry. If big brother comes back, you can ask him to go to the He family to find me!"
Manager Li was now completely obedient to Su Yaozi. Hearing this, he did not dare to ask what had happened and why he was leaving without even entering the house. He nodded hurriedly.