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

Although the group of people were dishevelled, they all had a stern look between their brows and looked quite chivalrous, more like a gathering of the Beggars' Sect.

This group of "beggars" were none other than the remnants of the previous dynasty who had turned the palace banquet upside down a few days ago.

Because the failed assassination attempt on Emperor Mingqing alarmed the Imperial Guards and Yulin Guards in the capital, and even the Ministry of Justice was secretly looking for their whereabouts, so apart from knowing that their companions had settled in Changping Marquis Mansion, they had not contacted their companions in Luojing for a long time...

Because the number of guards in Luojing is more than three times that of usual days, those who used to be able to enter and exit Luojing as if it were deserted now only dare to disguise themselves and beg around Luojing, while helping the wounded to heal their wounds and inquiring about the current situation in the capital.

Unexpectedly, the news they finally got from Luojing turned out to be bad news.

"It has now been basically confirmed that all the people from the Changping Marquis' Mansion have been arrested and taken to the Heavenly Prison."

The person who was speaking was named He Sangao, the "grand elder" of the group. He had an upright appearance, but his eyes were wandering and he had a strong sense of stealth.

But those who followed him did not notice his sneaky feeling and still followed his lead.

"But because of the previous palace banquet, Luojing is heavily guarded. If we rashly break into the capital, I'm afraid..."

Before He Sangao could finish his words, another middle-aged woman whose face was smeared with mud and could not be seen clearly spoke anxiously, "The young master has been captured. Is there anything more important than rescuing the young master? Without the young master, our actions will be meaningless, right?"

"No, it's not the right time yet." The man interrupted the shrill woman. "If the court doesn't know about our existence, and we show up rashly, it will become a handle for them, and it will be even more difficult to save the young master."

"Even though the situation is dire recently, don't we still have some of our people in the Ministry of Justice?"

Speaking of their people, He Sangao sighed, "This is also why I stopped you."

"What's wrong? Is there something behind this?" the young man standing next to the woman asked softly.

He Sangao shook his head, met the eager eyes of the people above and below, and finally sighed and told the truth, "Our young master... may be a fake."

"what?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several people looked up and looked at him in disbelief.

One of them, a thin middle-aged man with a goatee, blurted out, "But the jade pendant on her hand..."

Another young man took over the conversation, "Seventh Elder is right, she has a jade pendant on her hand, and she also said that the jade pendant was given to her by her mother..."

The young man did not continue speaking, and everyone present understood the reason.

That jade pendant is from the previous dynasty.

It would be fine if other things were mixed up, but taking out things from the previous royal family at will is a capital crime. Who has the guts to have anything to do with the previous royal family?

A group of "beggars" were talking about it.

"Be quiet, I understand what you mean, but..."

In order to better convince everyone present, He Sangao hesitated for a moment before telling them the information he had found out later.

"I have checked Qin Qing's background. She was a little girl abandoned by a prostitute on the roadside. She was picked up by a pair of farmers and raised. No matter how hard we try, she has nothing to do with the person we are looking for."

His voice was so loud that it almost penetrated every corner of the ruined temple.

Almost at the moment he finished speaking, the crowd, which had been talking a lot, suddenly became silent.

After a while, the woman who had just screamed for He Sangao to rescue people asked weakly, "Is it possible that the prostitute was just covering up?"

"Impossible," He Sangao rejected the woman's words without hesitation. "If it was just the wrong location, it would be fine, but according to the information I found, the woman was not born in the thirty-third year of Qinglin. Her birthday was later changed by someone and moved up by three years."

Then, He Sangao explained in detail everything he had found out about Qin Qing's hometown.

Qin Qing was born in Qingshi City at that time, which was confirmed by the midwife who had been found. As for some people who doubted Qin Qing's actual age, the midwife could also testify. The key point was that Qin Qing had an arc-shaped birthmark on the back of her right waist, but according to their impression, the old elder mentioned that when the princess was born, her body was flawless white and without any birthmark.

Now, no one spoke.

Because it is no longer a secret that Her Royal Highness the Princess has no birthmark on her body.

After a while, someone in the crowd spoke up weakly, "If that's true, then where did her jade pendant come from? Didn't that woman do those things for our sake?"

Speaking of the grand plan, He Sangao sighed and said, "I called you here today to talk about this matter."

At this point, he met the eyes of the man called the Seventh Elder, "Before, we were all used by that woman and became the knife in her hand."

In this way, the things that the woman asked her to help do were not for the cause of restoring the country, but for her own selfish reasons.

That woman, how dare she!!

As if he had noticed that He Sangao and some people in the crowd were in a unstable mood, the Seventh Elder's eyes darkened, "If she really dares to do this, then I will make sure she goes to the prison alive and comes out dead."

He Sangao sneered, "I'm afraid without our interference, they won't be able to get out even if they want to."

The entire government "reunited" in the Ministry of Justice's Tianlao, which was tantamount to silently sentencing Su Qishun to his guilt.

There was no need for them to risk the destruction of their entire army for a fake.

...

The next day, it was still dark.

A low-key ebony carriage arrived at the dark alley outside the Su Mansion.

Cong Hui carefully reminded his master, "Young Master, why don't we go back?"

He really couldn't understand why his master was so stubborn.

Even though he is bedridden, he still stays here before dawn, as if as long as he stays here, he can wait for the person he longs to see.

Gu Xiuyan turned a deaf ear to Cong Hui's reminder in his mansion.

He looked at the gold-painted plaque of the Su Mansion with hope in his eyes.

As the lights in the Su Mansion gradually went out and the door opened, guests kept coming in and out.

They were people sent by various prefectures to congratulate Su Sui'an and Fu Jingrong on their wedding date.

Once upon a time, he had a chance, but unfortunately...

Suddenly.

His eyes lit up.

Cong Hui looked suspiciously in the direction of Gu Xiuyan's gaze.

A handsome nobleman was swaggering towards the Su Mansion.

Gu Xiuyan's heart tightened, and he said without hesitation, "Conghui, please invite Miss Su to come over for a chat."

Half a quarter of an hour later, in the back alley.

Su Sui'an looked coldly at the plain and low-key carriage in front of him.

Not long ago, she heard that Gu Xiuyan had given in and was going to marry Zhao Qingwan, and she secretly felt lucky that there was one less burden harassing her.

As a result, not long after, all the people in the Changping Marquis Mansion were imprisoned in the Sky Prison, and it was Gu Xiuyan who did it personally.

She was originally wondering why Gu Xiuyan suddenly had a "change of temperament", but now it seems that he was just pretending to be nice.

However, whether he was taking advantage of Zhao Qingwan or what the situation was, it had nothing to do with her.

The matter of the Marquis of Changping Mansion now depends on how the emperor wants to deal with Su Qishun and others. Basically, the entire mansion has no chance of making a comeback.

But now Gu Xiuyan appeared in front of her again to annoy her. What was going on?

Even though he was resentful towards Gu Xiuyan, he was the one who handed over the evidence of Prince Yun's Mansion to the emperor.

One yard owned by a yard.

It was a fact that Gu Xiuyan didn't love her, broke off the engagement with her, and they lived happily ever after. It was also a fact that he watched her die without rescuing her in her previous life, which precipitated her tragic fate.

However, it is also a fact that this time, Gu Xiuyan helped submit the evidence and temporarily cooperated with Fu Jingrong to help her father and daughter.

Su Sui'an couldn't behave like an ungrateful person.

Otherwise, what's the difference between her and Gu Xiuyan?

While he was thinking, a slender but overly thin hand lifted the curtain of the carriage.

When he saw the people in the carriage, Su Sui'an's eyes flashed with surprise.

Even though he thought Gu Xiuyan would come out to see him.

But when she saw Gu Xiuyan's emaciated body, needing Cong Hui's support to sit up, she was still shocked - Gu Xiuyan's black hair had no luster, his face was bluish-gray, his lips were gray and cracked, and his eye sockets were sunken, a typical look of death.