Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Fan Jingrui nodded, and Chu Ci was not polite: "Can you get a pardon document?"

Chu Ci was asking Fan Jingrui, but he was looking at the Fifth Prince and An Qi.

Fan Jingrui really liked his little wife now, and he deliberately waved the exoneration document in front of Chu Ci again and again. "My wife, look. What is this?"

"A document of innocence. Are we no longer guilty? Can we buy land and build farms?" Chu Ci was overjoyed. He spoke out what he was thinking.

Fan Jingrui and An Qi were already used to Chu Ci's style of doing things, but the Fifth Prince didn't know this. He asked in surprise, "You want the pardon just for this?"

"Of course not." Chu Ci answered without hesitation. The Fifth Prince secretly sighed that it was a good thing he was not completely stupid.

But Chu Ci's next words were even more shocking: "Others may not know, but cousin, don't you know clearly? The Fan family was wronged. If that's the case, isn't it only natural for you to clear your name?"

The fifth prince couldn't help but wonder which master taught Chu Ci his knowledge, and why his train of thought was so unique. He couldn't help but say, "Exoneration and overturning a verdict are not the same thing."

"Don't we have to do it step by step? Do you want us to be trapped in Yazhou forever, waiting for others to have a change of heart?" The Fifth Prince should not be so naive, Chu Ci said and stared at the Fifth Prince. His expression seemed to say no, no, do you really think so.

Fifth Prince: ...

It cannot be said that there is no reason, it can only be said that few people succeed on this path.

Fan Jingrui held Chu Ci's hand tightly in his palm. "Thank you, my lady."

An Qi: I never thought the air could be so sweet. He should just choose to be invisible!

midnight

"Ah, don't take my Ling'er away--" Li Yanran's tragic cry woke up everyone in the inn.

The escorting officers and the Fan family had received the news early in the morning, so there was no movement. The Liu family was different. Hai Bao Niang from their family had also disappeared. Thinking of the shout just now, the Liu family felt that "it's finally here".

After that, he couldn't fall asleep anymore, so the elders discussed it.

So he decided to follow the Chuci's method and find the fifth prince. He told him everything about Concubine Ming's plot to murder the prince.

It has to be said that the Liu family has a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.

These news are insignificant to the emperor, but they are of great significance to the fifth prince.

"Do you have any evidence?" The Fifth Prince had never expected that staying here would bring him such an unexpected surprise. His heartbeat accelerated. If, if...

Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince was too happy too soon. The Liu family was just a small player, and even if they had evidence, it would be insignificant, let alone prove the innocence of the Crown Prince.

But since they dared to come, they must have some little-known news in their hands. "Fukang Bank was jointly opened by the Tatars and a powerful person in the capital. Their intention was to transport gold from a certain gold mine to the capital without anyone noticing, and use it to bribe officials in the court."

"Okay, you guys can leave first. If it's true, this prince can plead for your Liu family." After calming down, the Fifth Prince looked at the Liu family with displeasure.

The Liu family was dismissed with just one plea, which meant that the Liu family got nothing. "Does the Liu family really have no chance?"

The head of the Liu family elder said unwillingly.

"Now that things have come to this, we old folks can only try our best to keep some fire alive for the family." Compared to the reluctance of the elders, Liu Balang's grandmother's mentality changed more quickly.

The Liu family elder's eyes lit up: "Are you talking about the Fan family?"

Old Mrs. Liu was so angry that she wanted to slap the old man in the face for always trying to take shortcuts.

He had already led the family into trouble before, and now he is trying to trick them: "Give up on this idea, the Fan family won't help. If the Liu family wants to make a comeback, there is only one way, and that is to rely on themselves."

The elder was about to retort, but Old Lady Liu spoke up again, "Our ancestors were able to rise from a peasant boy to the second rank. Can't our descendants do the same?"

The Liu family elder said: "How difficult it is."

"It's difficult but we have to do it. The Liu family has no way out. If I'm right, the emperor knew about Concubine Ming a long time ago." So as long as the emperor is in power, the Liu family can only lie dormant. Even when the new emperor ascends the throne, the Liu family will have to continue to lie dormant.

Thinking of this, Old Lady Liu said, "Would you please think about it carefully?"

Others understand it, but it is precisely because they understand it that they find it difficult to accept.

Chu Ci didn't know that the Liu family was imitating her behavior. If she knew, she would definitely give them a cold eye. She was so straightforward because she really didn't want power. On the contrary, she had too many things that were beyond this era.

But the Liu family has lost some sense of themselves.

Of course Chu Ci didn't know, so when Liu Balang led several young men from the Liu family over, he was still a little confused. He turned to look at Fan Jingrui beside him: "Husband, is the world changing too fast? Or is my thinking too slow?"

Fan Jingrui smiled and said, "Maybe he realized something?"

The fifth prince went to see Mr. Fan early in the morning, and Fan Jingrui also knew about the existence of the nameless gold mine. He also had no good feelings towards the Liu family.

Chu Ci blinked when he heard that. When he wanted to find Qianxue and Qianyan to ask what was going on, he found that they were not there. "Husband, have you noticed that Qianxue and Qianyan have been avoiding me these two days?"

The culprit Fan Jingrui almost vomited blood when he heard Chu Ci's question. But he had to bear the consequences of his own sins.

"Ah, will this work?" Chu Ci seemed to remember that he was also part of the original plan?

Fan Jingrui finally realized the pain of having to use countless lies to cover up one lie, "It will be our turn tomorrow."

Chu Ci: "By then, do I need to do anything?"

The illness was fake, and his wife didn't play by the rules. Fan Jingrui could only say, "Just treat it as a replacement car."

So, the inexplicably fifth prince sat on the noble single-person carriage.

Chu Ci, it was the first time that he was close to Old Lady Fan. He was still a little nervous: "Grandma, are you hungry? I have some excellent dried meat here, would you like to try it?"

"Are you nervous? Are you afraid that the old lady will set rules for you? Or do you not want to confront the old lady?" Old Madam Fan has assisted the old man for a lifetime, and she has a deep understanding of people. Chu Ci's little thoughts naturally could not be hidden from her.

"No, no." Chu Ci waved his hands repeatedly: "I just don't have the experience of getting along with elders. Just get used to it, just get used to it."

In his heart, he secretly complained that the ancients were just born earlier. In front of these smart people, he was just a weakling who had no power to fight back.