In the middle of the night, Wen Qingzhu stood on the second floor of the Shenxing Department, looking to the north. The Su family had been engulfed in raging fire.
There were noisy sounds in the distance, and people from the Military and Horse Division kept rushing over.
The bright flames reflected in Wen Qingzhu's eyes, coupled with her condensed expression, made Hei Jiren beside him feel a slight chill in his heart.
Fortunately, he was on Wen Qingzhu's side.
The fire in the Su family shocked the entire capital, reminding many people of a certain age to remember the night when the Su family was wiped out.
Cui's house, in a secluded courtyard.
A young man hurried to the door, and when he was about to knock on the door, he noticed a figure in the corridor.
He turned around to look, his eyes condensed, and he quickly walked over to help the old man.
"Grandpa, the Su family... is on fire."
Cui Huan looked at the day-like sky and said slightly absent-mindedly: "Yes, the Su family is on fire again."
Cui Li lowered his head, not daring to let the old man see his remorse and guilt.
"If the Cui family and the Su family didn't compromise back then, would Daqi be better off now?" Cui Huan murmured, not knowing whether he was asking Cui Li.
He thought about what Liang Pingshu and Lei Xiushan said for a long time, and Fu Lie kissed Ning Ping.
The person Fu Lie was kissing wasn't Ningping, it was clearly Wen Qingzhu!
There is only one person who can make Fu Lie lose control.
It turns out that the 'Ning Ping' he saw today was her, no wonder he always felt familiar to her.
"Go and ask Liang Zhao to come over. There are some things we don't dare to do, but she did it, so we old men should help her."
Until dawn, the fire in Su's house was still not extinguished.
Thick black smoke filled the sky over the entire capital, making people look very depressing.
The main hall of Qianyuan Palace.
Wen Qingzhu knelt in front of Jiang Yue, with his back straight. He met Jiang Yue's eyes and replied plausibly: "Your Majesty, this is the best way I have thought of. It cannot be broken or established."
"If you don't break it, you won't stand it?" Jiang Yue's face was livid with anger. He picked up the book on the table and threw it directly into Wen Qingzhu's face.
"I actually misjudged you! If you are so bold, why don't you burn down the palace too!"
Wen Qingzhu answered seriously: "Your Majesty, I did think so, but I was just worried that the emperor would be frightened by this, so I went to burn the Su family. After all, we don't know how much Mr. Su knew."
Hearing this, Jiang Yue suddenly fell silent.
He is a cruel person, but he is far from being emotionless.
Apart from Jiang Yuansheng and Jiang Yuanhuai, the person Jiang Yue valued most was Su Huo.
Over the years, he has regarded Su Huo as his son.
After all, the Su family has made such a big sacrifice, and Jiang Yue must give an explanation to Su Yun, who has never seen the light of day.
After a long silence, Jiang Yue seemed tired.
He held his forehead with one hand and waved with the other: "Go to the Criminal Department and take Su Huo out to see the situation of the Su family."
Wen Qingzhu excused himself and left.
As soon as she left the gate of Qianyuan Palace, she met Concubine Wei who was coming.
"I've met Imperial Concubine Wei." Wen Qingzhu turned sideways to give way.
Concubine Wei nodded: "Master Ning, you don't have to be polite. I hope you can resolve the Su family's affairs properly."
"Don't worry, Madam, I will solve it." Wen Qingzhu raised his head with firm eyes.
Half an hour later, in a side courtyard of the Criminal Department.
Wen Qingzhu stood at the door and took the emperor's warrant before they moved aside.
After walking in, Su Huo was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed. He closed his eyes and said, "There is no need to persuade me."
Wen Qingzhu chuckled: "Master Su, I am Ning Ping."
Su Huo suddenly opened his eyes and instantly saw a pair of familiar eyes.
He moved all over, but his legs were numb and his whole body fell forward.
Fortunately, he even supported Xiao Ji beside him, thus avoiding the embarrassment.
Wen Qingzhu walked over, a shadow hit Su Huo's face, and said with his lips: "I set a fire for the Su family."
After hearing this, Su Huo immediately stood up and left.
Wen Qingzhu held his hand and whispered, "You have to face reality."
"Is it realistic?" Su Huo laughed self-deprecatingly, looking sideways at Wen Qingzhu's face, "But what is reality? The things I know are just what you want me to know."
Wen Qingzhu let go of his hand, stood in front of him, and continued to speak with his lips: "That's why you have to find the truth even more."
Su Huo looked into her eyes and didn't speak for a long time.
Until Zhou Yi's anxious voice came outside: "Brother Su!"
Wen Qingzhu reached out and patted his shoulder, then turned and walked to the door.
"Miss Zhou."
"Are you... Lord Ning Ping?" Zhou Yi looked her up and down, doubts emerging in his heart.
"Yes, I'm here to save Su Huo." Wen Qingzhu showed a smile.
When they arrived at the door of Su's house, the entire Su family had been surrounded by people from the Military and Horse Division.
The man on horseback directing the soldiers' actions happened to look familiar.
He heard the movement at the door, turned his horse's head and came over, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Master Su?"
This person was Fan Yu. He immediately got off his horse and walked over quickly.
"Master Ning?" Fan Yu's tone was very unkind.
Wen Qingzhu didn't mind at all, but became more friendly: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Fan. Is there an open fire inside?"
"There are still some in the west courtyard. It will probably take half an hour to completely extinguish them." Fan Rong was very afraid of the 'Ning Ping' in front of him.
After explaining quickly, he turned to Su Huo and said, "Mr. Su, we tried our best to take out everything in your room, but we still destroyed most of it."
"Where are those things?" Su Huo asked Fan Yu as he walked inside.
Fan Rong immediately took him in: "It's in the yard in front."
Wen Qingzhu followed them in and saw a pile of objects burned into black charcoal, including dozens of large and small objects.
Su Huo walked to the pile of burnt objects without saying a word.
"I'll help you find it." Zhou Yi rolled up her sleeves.
Just as she was about to take action, Su Huo stopped her: "No, your hands are not used for this."
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward: "Then let me help you."
Su Huo looked over sideways, his eyes a little dark: "I don't need Master Ning's help, I can do it myself."
So Su Huo started to do it alone.
After searching for a long time, I finally found a square-inch box.
Opening the box, there was a blackened rectangular thing inside.
After taking it out, Su Huo shook it, revealing its original appearance.
Wen Qingzhu took a closer look and saw that these weren't... tiger-head shoes
Su Huo patted the ashes on his shoes, but he couldn't completely pat them off.
The heat had completely destroyed the shoe.
"Brother Su, wuwuwu..." Zhou Yi burst into tears.
Su Huo turned around and was about to raise his hand to comfort her, but found that his hand was black, so he took it back.
"It's okay. You can make a pair for our children in the future."
When Zhou Yi heard this, she immediately threw herself into his arms and cried louder.
Wen Qingzhu was a little dazed for a moment. She had never seen Zhou Yi cry so sadly.
Hearing this hurts like a knife stabbing one's heart.
At this time, Su Huo raised his eyes, looked into Wen Qingzhu's eyes and told her: I promise you.
Wen Qingzhu was startled and suddenly regretted.
Things went more smoothly than she imagined, and there was no need for her to deploy anything else.
Just a fire made Suho change his stubbornness.
"I'm sorry." Wen Qingzhu thought that at that time, she might ask Su Yun why Su Huo valued these tiger-head shoes so much.
Soon, Zhou Sang also rushed over.
"Suho, are you okay?"
Su Huo shook his head: "It's okay. Uncle, take Xiaoyi back first. I still have some things to discuss with Mr. Ning."
Zhou Sang looked towards Wen Qingzhu and said in a rather unkind tone: "Su Huo, I suggest you not to get too close to Ning Ping."
"Uncle, don't worry, I will be measured." Su Huo repeatedly stated that he was fine, and Zhou Sang took Zhou Yi away from here.
Su Huo turned around and asked Fan Rong to go first, but Fan Yu hated not trusting Ning Ping.
Unable to resist Su Huo's repeated requests, Fan Yu had to warn Su Huo carefully, and then looked at Wen Qingzhu with disdain before leaving.
Finally, the surroundings became quiet, and there were no more disturbances from outsiders.
Su Huo turned to look at Wen Qingzhu: "Where did you put the other tiger-head shoe?"
"Yao Ban's house." Wen Qingzhu didn't hide it.
She knew very well that Su Huo was a very direct person, and the two of them had cooperated before, so the tacit understanding was always there.
Su Huo thought for a while: "Do you think Yao Ban is more difficult to deal with than Li Wei?"
"Well, there are some things you don't know for the time being. I can only tell you that Yao Ban is a very powerful person. Li Wei won't be able to embarrass him for long. When King Ning comes back, the Li family will probably lose King Ning's trust immediately."
Su Huo was about to speak when he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the east wall.
Wen Qingzhu slowed down a moment and felt that someone was watching them.
But when she looked over, she saw Fu Lie.
He stood under the wall and had no intention of coming over.
Su Huo looked away, looked at Wen Qingzhu and asked, "What's the problem between you and Fu Lie?"
"Nothing, let's go to Yao Ban's family first." Wen Qingzhu immediately turned his head, obviously not wanting to talk about this topic.
Su Huo looked at the east wall again and found that Fu Lie was gone.
He frowned. It seemed that he was really irrational when he forced the investigation, which led to his being placed under house arrest.
The situation outside seems to be more complicated now than when he came in.
After getting on the horse, Su Huo first went back to Dali Temple and counted his troops.
Just as I was about to go out, I heard Eucommia ulmoides shouting: "Master Su! The eldest princess is here!"
Wen Qingzhu was confused as to why the eldest princess came here at this time.
Not long after, Jiang Wuyang arrived at the house, looked at the two of them and said directly: "Mr. Cui and father-in-law have entered the palace, requesting a thorough investigation of the Yao family."
"A thorough investigation of the Yao family?" Wen Qingzhu stretched his neck instantly.
Jiang Wuyang glanced at Wen Qingzhu, but did not take her to heart. He nodded and said, "Well, Yao Ban can't escape this time."
"Why can't Yao Ban escape?" Su Huo looked solemn.
After Jiang Wuyang came in, he stared directly at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Master Ning, where are you from?"
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "It's from Wen Qingzhu's side."
"Are you serious?" Jiang Wuyang's eyes were obviously filled with hesitation.
Su Huo knew that Wen Qingzhu didn't want to reveal his identity, so he took the initiative to stand up: "I can guarantee for him that he is from Qingzhu's side."
"Well, let me tell you that the children of the Cui family did not die of illness back then. Their deaths were planned by Yao Ban. Now my father-in-law and Mr. Cui have entered the palace and used the Liang and Cui families to force Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate what happened back then. Now His Majesty has no choice but to agree."
"Why?" Wen Qingzhu didn't quite understand. According to Su Yun, Jiang Yue must have some trump cards.