On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Hong Xiru, along with a group of servants from the Hong residence, carelessly pushed through the crowd that surrounded them at the Changping Marquis' Mansion, and walked up to Liang with a forced smile.

"I've met the old lady."

He said "I've seen it" but he didn't even bend his back for show.

"I had some minor misunderstandings with the Marquis of Changping before. His Majesty showed mercy and allowed my sister to divorce the mansion. I came here today with His Majesty's handwritten instructions, asking the Marquis to sign the divorce agreement so that my sister and I can return to the Hong Mansion."

Having said that, the expression on Hong Xiru's face was still that arrogant, fake smile.

It seemed as if he didn't notice anything unusual about Liang and the people around him.

It was not until he looked around and found that the surroundings were in ruins and there was no sign of the Hong family anywhere that confusion appeared on Hong Xiru's face.

"This must be Fuyao Hall, right? Am I in the right place? But why has Fuyao Hall become so dilapidated in just one month? Has no one ever lived here?"

As early as the moment Hong Xiru appeared, Liang had already smelled the scent of conspiracy.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Su Qishun had just been taken away and she had just opened the door of Fuyao Hall, and Hong Xiru came eagerly to ask for him?

"Even if Lord Hong holds the emperor's imperial edict, it is not a reason for you to bring people into my Changping Marquis Mansion and injure my servants."

Liang tried hard to maintain her composure on the surface, but she was already in a panic on the inside.

She wanted to change the subject.

Hong Xiru's eyes darkened.

"Who among you attacked the people from Changping Marquis' Mansion?"

The people brought by Hong Xiru all shook their heads in denial.

"You are joking, sir. We all came from the Hong Mansion and represent the face of the Hong Mansion. How could we casually attack the people of Changping Marquis Mansion?"

Hong Xiru looked at Liang's old face, which had turned from pale to red, with great interest, "Then..."

Ding Dagui saw that something was wrong, and immediately walked to Hong Xiru and Liang and knelt down, trembling, "Old Madam, please have mercy, I accidentally stepped on the empty staircase and bumped into it..."

Before Ding Dagui could finish his words, Liang had already kicked Ding Dagui down in a rage, regardless of her image.

"Useless thing, can't even walk steadily, drag it down and beat it to death with sticks."

Hong Xiru didn't even bat an eyelid throughout the whole process.

"I have seen enough of the farce in your house, old lady, it is time to let my sister go."

As he spoke, Hong Xiru's eyes were extremely penetrating, as if he could see through all of Liang's thoughts in the next moment.

"Old lady..."

Nanny Zhao gently tugged at Liang's clothes.

Liang woke up as if from a dream.

"This is the Marquis of Changping's residence. Until my son signs the divorce agreement, Mrs. Hong cannot leave here."

She had a good idea.

He wanted to use this to threaten Hong Xiru to get involved in Su Qishun's murder case.

But how could Hong Xiru be the kind of person who could be easily manipulated?

"It doesn't matter if we don't sign the divorce agreement. The emperor has issued a decree. If the Marquis of Changping disagrees, we can divorce her."

After saying that, Hong Xiru raised his hand, and the servants of the Hong Mansion all stepped forward.

Liang straightened his back, his aura fully revealed, "Let's see who dares to force his way in?"

Her spirit of "anyone who forces their way in will be killed" might be enough to scare some idiots if it happened under normal circumstances.

If the old marquis were still alive, Hong Xiru would inevitably give him a little more face.

But when he learned the true origins of Liang and Su Qishun from someone, he now had nothing but contempt for this bunch of people in Changping Marquis' Mansion.

"If I saw it right just now, the Marquis seemed to be taken directly to the death row by the people from the Jingji government office. Which is more important, a daughter-in-law who is about to be divorced, or his own son..."

Now, Liang was completely certain that this was a trap.

The hand holding the mahogany auspicious beast head cane tightened and loosened, and loosened and tightened again.

After a struggle between himself and others, Hong finally said in frustration, "We don't know where Hong is either."

Hong Xiru raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing Liang's words.

It was as if all the strength in his body was drained away at once, and Hong didn't even bother to argue.

He waved his hand and said, "If you don't believe me, your people can join my people in searching Fuyao Hall."

Since Hong Xiru was able to bring people here in such a high-profile manner to search for someone, there are only two possibilities.

First, he had the emperor's imperial edict and no longer cared about his sister's reputation.

But even for a married woman, her status in her husband's family is still related to the reputation of her parents' family.

Unless Hong Xiru himself has no shame, he cannot be so fearless.

The second one is...

Hong Xiru must know something.

for example...

In Fuyao Hall, is the Hong family still there?

Are you here?

A light bulb went off in Liang's mind, and he reacted belatedly.

She had always been prejudiced.

Thinking that Fuyao Hall was locked, they sent someone to deliver food. When the food was finished, there must be someone inside.

But is the person inside Hong?

Liang was in a panic, and her face showed her usual panic-stricken look.

"Didn't you hear what Lord Hong said? Why don't you go find him?"

After Liang spoke, the servants in the Marquis of Changping's mansion seemed to have regained their backbone and stood up.

Hong Xiru gave him a look.

All the servants followed the people from Changping Marquis' Mansion in an orderly manner to search every corner of Fuyao Hall.

After all, it was the place where the mistress once lived, and Fuyao Hall occupies a large area.

After one stick of incense, talents from both sides came back to report.

Some of the servants of the Hong Mansion came back first, "Sir, no signs of living people were found."

The servants and maids who came back from the Changping Marquis's residence also shook their heads, "We haven't found any trace of the Madam."

"How could a living person disappear here?" Hong Xiru obviously didn't believe this statement.

Liang frowned, and all she wanted was to get rid of Hong Xiru as soon as possible.

"Since we can't find it here, then we..."

"Ah..."

Hong Xiru sneered.

Just then, two people dressed in the clothes of servants from the Hong Mansion and two young men dressed in the clothes of servants from the Changping Marquis Mansion stumbled back.

Seeing Hong Xiru, several people seemed to have regained their souls, "Sir..."

"What's the matter? Why are you so nervous?" Hong Xiru frowned.

His voice was low and a little intimidating. The servants in the Marquis of Changping's mansion were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.

"In the small kitchen at the back, there is a dark room, and in the dark room... in the dark room..."

Before he could finish his words, the servant of the Hong residence had already started retching.

"There were several corpses that smelled bad and were gnawed by rats. Each of those rats was as big as a cat..."

Hearing this, Liang's figure shook.

Hong Xiru had already led his men to the place that the servant had just mentioned.

Nanny Zhao looked at Hong's pale face worriedly.

"Madam, let's..." Do you want to follow?

"No need to go." Before Zhao Mama could finish her words, Hong interrupted her, her unhealthy teeth almost broken.

If she still can't see what Hong Xiru has done with this "positive attitude", then there must be something fishy going on.

"Those people were well prepared. We can't turn the tables this time. What we need to do now is to be one step faster than them and rescue the Marquis."

Hong Xiru came to cause trouble today, and it was obvious that he was just trying to delay time.

What if, as he said, Su Qishun was sent to Gyeonggi Death Row...

Liang no longer dared to think about what would happen next.

Feeling anxious, Hong walked faster and faster.

Madam Zhao followed and asked, "Do you want to tell the young ladies in the mansion?"

Liang hesitated.

"Those few are useless. Going after them will only cause trouble."

Right now, the Marquis of Changping's Mansion is in a precarious situation. If any more news leaks out from those useless things, then the Marquis of Changping's Mansion will be completely finished.

Liang left some people to guard Fuyao Hall to delay Hong Xiru.

He went out through the side door with a few trusted aides and the guards of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.

A group of people passed by the rockery in a mighty procession.

Inside the rockery, Su Xinhe came out from behind the rockery after everyone had passed by.

He glanced at the servants guarding Fuyao Hall, and then glanced at Liang who was walking towards the back door.

"Something big must have happened."

Su Xinhe spoke in a low voice.

She instinctively wanted to tell Su Sui'an the news, but halfway through, she stopped again.

"The Su Mansion is now surrounded by soldiers from the Ministry of Justice. Su Sui'an is in danger. If I go to look for her now, I might even get myself into trouble..."