In the room, the atmosphere was extremely serious, and everyone had their own thoughts.
With Mr. Cui here, Li Wei dared not speak out in anger.
But he waited patiently for a long time. Mr. Cui didn't say anything and had no intention of letting them go.
Finally, Li Wei couldn't wait any longer.
When he was speaking, Fu Lie stood up before him, looked directly at Wen Qingzhu and said, "I want to talk to Mr. Ning alone."
"No!" Li Wei immediately stood up and retorted.
Cui Lao slowly raised his eyes: "Both princes are the pillars of the country, it's better not to get angry."
"Mr. Cui, this is not because I want to get angry. His Majesty entrusted Ningping to me. I will never let him make mistakes."
Obviously, Li Wei had the emperor's order and was more confident.
Fu Lie didn't speak, but his expression said everything. He would never let Ning Ping go.
"Hey..." Mr. Cui glanced around the two of them, and finally asked Li Wei, "Li Hou is coming to the Criminal Department now. Is there anything important?"
Li Wei said directly: "This matter is something that His Majesty has told to keep secret. It is not convenient to tell you at the moment."
"What about Fu Hou?" Mr. Cui turned around and asked again.
Fu Lie's eyes never left Wen Qingzhu: "My request is very simple. I just need to chat with Mr. Ning for a quarter of an hour."
The two sides were arguing again. Mr. Cui turned to look at Ning Ping with a knowing smile on his lips: "Does Master Ning have any ideas?"
"Of course I will listen to your Majesty." Wen Qingzhu raised his head and calmly held his hands in his hands, "Fu Hou, I'm sorry."
Li Wei was very satisfied, nodded slightly, glanced at Wen Qingzhu, flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Wen Qingzhu followed closely without giving Fu Lie a spare look.
After turning several turns, the two of them arrived at a heavily guarded door.
Li Wei took the emperor's warrant and handed it to the guards.
Wen Qingzhu, who was following behind, looked sideways and found that the warrant Li Wei took out was different from the one issued by the emperor before.
After the captain of the guard confirmed that it was correct, he immediately gave way to let everyone pass.
"Two adults, please come inside."
After entering, not long after walking, an unusual door appeared in front of me.
In the middle is a Bagua mechanism lock.
Li Wei stopped, took out a secret letter, looked at it carefully, and turned the mechanism lock one by one.
Wen Qingzhu stood behind and wrote it down silently.
With a click, the door finally opened and slowly retracted toward both sides.
After putting away the secret message, Li Wei looked at her sideways: "Let's go."
Wen Qingzhu followed him in and looked at the place secretly without saying a word.
As she walked forward, she looked more and more familiar. Could this be another machine city
Li Wei in front stopped, and Wen Qingzhu stopped and looked up.
He found that there was a cage in front of him, forged from black iron.
There are beds, tables and other living furniture inside, as well as tea and snacks.
There was a man with his back to them, his body slightly arched, wearing a sky-blue gown, with gray hair, holding a pen in his hand and writing something.
"Master Su, the person chosen by Your Majesty is here."
Before he finished speaking, the man in the cage put down his pen, stood up and turned around slowly.
Under the illumination of the light, Wen Qingzhu saw the man's appearance clearly and immediately opened his eyes.
how come-
Wen Qingzhu suddenly felt as if his throat was being strangled and he couldn't breathe.
The people inside looked at Wen Qingzhu's reaction, their wrinkled faces moved, and they introduced themselves: "I am Su Yun, Su Huo's father."
"You... you're not..." Wen Qingzhu gasped for air, his mind in chaos.
Su Yun is still alive!
And it’s in the Ministry of Justice in the capital! The place where Soho was previously in charge!
Li Wei looked at Su Yun with complicated eyes and said in an unclear tone: "He is Ning Ping. He comes from a poor family and has no connection with the noble families in the capital. You can rest assured. I will leave first."
After saying this, Li Wei turned around and left without any hesitation.
Wen Qingzhu stared blankly at the people in the cage, carefully recalling everything that had happened in his past and present lives.
The Su family was clearly wiped out back then, and Su Yun was beheaded, leaving only his body.
But now, the man in front of him was so similar to Su Huo that Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but believe it.
"Are you really still Mr. Su Yun?" Wen Qingzhu took two steps forward involuntarily.
Su Yun nodded: "Yes, I am Su Yun."
Finally, Wen Qingzhu calmed down and regained consciousness.
She stared at Su Yun in front of her and asked in a deep voice: "Since you are not dead and are locked up here, the Su family was wiped out and there is another secret behind it."
"You are very smart, but since you agreed to the emperor's coming to see me, there is no turning back." Su Yun didn't look old, but his tone seemed to have experienced vicissitudes of life.
Wen Qingzhu closed his eyes and began to push back.
Su Huo's house arrest this time must be related to Su Yun.
According to records, no one in Su Huo except Su Huo should have been spared, but now Su Yun is still alive and locked in a dark cage by Jiang Yue.
There are many things that were recorded in the past that are unclear, and basically all those who opposed Jiang Yue were bloodbathed.
The destruction of the Su family gave Jiang Yue a reason to be ruthless.
Wen Qingzhu suddenly opened his eyes and had a terrible thought in his heart.
She remembered clearly that when the Su family was wiped out, Emperor Shunde was furious and started a purge, and has been constantly tracking down the murderer.
In the past, many people were the object of suspicion. Jiang Yue insisted on preferring to kill by mistake rather than let go, and eliminated many forces.
But Wen Qingzhu has memories of her previous life, and she remembers it very clearly. The real murderer of the Su family has not been found.
Even for the most suspected Yue survivors, there is not enough evidence.
But what if it was Jiang Yue who wanted the Su family dead, or Su Yun who was still alive in front of him
"Are you really only in your twenties?" Su Yun looked into Wen Qingzhu's eyes and felt that they were too mature.
The calmness and composure in his eyes were not what he should have at his age.
Wen Qingzhu chuckled, and his tone became more relaxed: "Master Su must know my information. Could it be that the emperor would still lie to you?"
Su Yun didn't reply. He felt a sense of hostility from Wen Qingzhu's words.
"Master Su, tell me, what are your plans?" Wen Qingzhu stopped looking at Su Yun and began to look at the environment inside the cage.
The most obvious thing is the canopy bed made of huanghuali wood. I just took a cursory look and found nothing special about it.
Now looking carefully, Wen Qingzhu found that this bed looked quite familiar.
Isn't this made by the most powerful craftsmen of the Hu family in Yangzhou
There are also other cabinets, desks, porcelain, etc., all made by famous artists.
Looking at them one by one, I realized that they were all out-of-print items.
"The Emperor is very kind to Mr. Su." Wen Qingzhu's eyes stopped at the incense burner on the desk, "I heard that after the death of the old craftsman, there are no more red sandalwood incense burners from the Southwest Sea. There are only four in the palace, none. I think Master Su has one here."
After saying these words, Su Yun finally realized something was wrong: "Who are you?"
Wen Qingzhu immediately bowed his head respectfully: "I am a lowly official, Ning Ping, and I am just a scholar from a poor family."
Su Yun was doubtful and stared at Wen Qingzhu for a long time before finally convincing himself.
He was sent here by Li Wei and appointed by the emperor himself. It was not the time to doubt Ning Ping.
No longer hesitating, Su Yun said directly: "Xiaohuo has discovered that I am here. I don't know how much he knows about the Su family now. What you have to do now is to shut him up."
"Then what are Master Su going to do?" Wen Qingzhu laughed. It seemed that her guess was 90% true.
Su Yun turned to the book shelf and brought a box over.
He stretched out his hand and handed it to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Give this to Su Huo and tell him that he must remain silent for the sake of the Su family and the Zhou family."
"What's in here?" Wen Qingzhu did not reach out to pick it up, looking down at the box that was parked in mid-air.
"Something his mother left behind."
Wen Qingzhu reached out and took it, opened it and saw a pair of old tiger-head shoes inside.
"His mother prepared this for him, but he has never worn it once. When he sees this, he will understand what I mean."
Wen Qingzhu looked up at him and felt that Su Yun was a little naive: "Do you know how he got here all these years? Will he really keep silent for this thing?"
"No." Su Yun's eyes became solemn, "That's why I need you to help him and let him know how his mother died."
"How did you die?" Wen Qingzhu had a bad feeling in his heart.
Su Yun's face showed a calm but self-possessed expression: "Ling Chi died."
"What's the reason? Who did it?" Wen Qingzhu continued to ask, vaguely smelling a conspiracy.
Who knew that Su Yun turned around and only said: "You will gradually know about the Su family's affairs. The emperor is more powerful than you think."
Wen Qingzhu looked at the box in his hand, and suddenly felt that things were getting tricky.
When she turned to leave, Su Yun's voice sounded from behind: "Before the emperor dies, you should never trust anyone. Once you take it lightly, you will never die without a burial place."
Wen Qingzhu stopped for a moment and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Su, for reminding me."
After leaving the prison, Wen Qingzhu finally felt the light of day.
He raised his head and took a deep breath, feeling relieved.
When he straightened his body and looked straight ahead, Fu Lie suddenly appeared in front of him.
Wen Qingzhu squinted his eyes, looked around, and found that Li Wei had left.
Fu Lie walked over quickly: "Master Ning, can we have a chat?"
"Of course." Wen Qingzhu laughed and followed him to a secluded place.
After confirming that no one was around, Fu Lie hugged her.
The rise and fall of his chest gave Wen Qingzhu an indescribable feeling of suffocation.
After a long while, Fu Lie let go of her, looked into Wen Qingzhu's eyes and asked, "Why are you here? Where is Ningping?"
"He was poisoned and I put him in a safe place."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to push Fu Lie's hand away, but Fu Lie didn't let go at all.
"Qingqing, it's very dangerous for you to return to Beijing like this." Fu Lie raised his eyes and looked to the east.
Wen Qingzhu looked at it and asked doubtfully: "Where is Su Huo being held?"
"Yes." Fu Lie nodded and looked at the place where Wen Qingzhu came out just now, "There is also the machine city you just visited. I tried many ways to find out, but I couldn't get close."
Wen Qingzhu smiled bitterly: "Actually, there's nothing in there, but in terms of defense, unless you have the mental skills of Lei Xiushan, or he has your high martial arts skills, it's possible to get inside."
"Then on you..." Fu Lie looked at her sleeves. There were traces of half of the box on the edge of the pocket.
Wen Qingzhu avoided his gaze, looked away, and whispered: "This matter is too dangerous. For the time being, you should deal with the Yang family's affairs first. I will find a way over there in Suho."
Fu Lie didn't speak, Wen Qingzhu pushed his hand hard: "Let me go."
After repeated struggles and stalemates, Fu Lie finally let her go.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and left quickly.
When Wen Qingzhu was about to reach the entrance of the courtyard, Fu Lie took his hand.
"I just want to protect you!"
Wen Qingzhu closed his eyes, turned sideways, and pressed Fu Lie's hand with his other hand: "Master Hou! Please let me go!"