Shengjing Noble

The old lady was beaten unconscious. Her husband saw this and angrily picked up a hoe from the wall and rushed over.

Upon seeing this, an officer kicked the old man and knocked him unconscious.

Seeing two old people lying on the ground, Su Lanxin's eyes were full of disgust: "Mother, let's go quickly, it's really unlucky."

Liu Ruyan shook her head and advised, "We can't just leave like this. What if they are not convinced and go to the government office? Wouldn't that make everyone know about it?"

"That makes sense, so what should we do?"

"Come here, take them both back to the government office and put them in jail."

"Yes!"

Several yamen runners immediately stepped forward and dragged the two old men out, while Su Lanxin followed Liu Ruyan into the carriage and returned to the yamen.

……

After returning to the room, Su Lanxin immediately asked someone to bring Tongtong over.

She pulled the pendant off the girl's neck and asked seriously, "Tell me, where did this necklace come from?"

Although Tongtong was spoiled by her grandparents, she was just an eleven-year-old girl after all. She shrank her neck in fear and dared not say a word.

Su Lanxin didn't have much patience to begin with, so she slammed the table and said angrily, "If you don't answer my questions obediently, I will lock you up in the dungeon like your grandparents!"

When Tongtong heard that he was going to be locked up in a dungeon, he cried out "Wow" and was shaking with fear.

"That was given to me by my mother... wuwuwu... I don't know anything else wuwuwu..."

Seeing that she was crying so sadly, what she said didn't seem false, so Su Lanxin gave up.

But the prince gave him a complete picture of the jade ring, so where did the remaining half go?

Thinking of this, she asked again: "Where is your mother?"

Since this half is in the little girl's body, wouldn't the other half be in her mother's hands?

Tongtong's face was covered with tears and he said aggrievedly: "My mother is dead... poisoned by rat poison."

"Poisoned? Does she have the other half of the jade ring?"

What she is holding in her hand now is one-third of the jade ring, so the remaining two-thirds must be related to the child's mother.

I only heard Tongtong say timidly: "My mother did have half of the jade ring. She broke it into two pieces and tied them up with a rope so that she and I could each wear one piece. After my mother died, she was buried. The other half should be in the coffin."

Su Lanxin just felt that it was extremely unlucky. Did she really have to open the coffin of the dead person and take the pendant from the corpse?

Although she was extremely reluctant, if she didn't do this, she would never have another chance with Crown Prince Fu Mingheng.

Thinking that she had already lost the opportunity, she was determined to marry into the Prince's Mansion this time no matter what the cost!

Thinking of this, Su Lanxin no longer paid attention to Tongtong but got up to discuss with her mother Liu Ruyan.

……

On the other side, inside the dungeon.

Su Lanyin was sitting cross-legged on a haystack with her eyes closed, when she suddenly heard footsteps getting closer.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw the officers carrying two unconscious old men into the cell, then locking the door and leaving.

Looking at the dying old man, as a half-doctor, Su Lanyin couldn't just stand by and watch him die.

So she went forward to check the situation and fed each of them a rest-relief pill, which saved the two old men.

"Are you two okay?"

"Where are we... old lady...are you okay, old lady?"

"Where's Tongtong? Old man, our Tongtong has been kidnapped..."

The two old people hugged each other helplessly and cried. Su Lanyin felt very confused when she saw this.

So she asked, "Who is Tongtong?"

The old lady quickly explained: "Tongtong is our only granddaughter. Our son died early, and our daughter-in-law also died young. We, the Ma family, only have this little granddaughter left, wuwuwu..."

"Who did we offend? Why did they arrest our granddaughter?"

Su Lanyin frowned. Who would go against a child?

Could it be that human traffickers nowadays have become so arrogant that they would directly come to people’s homes to snatch them away?

"Do you two know who captured your granddaughter?"

"She is a girl about your age. Although she is not as pretty as you, she is dressed very luxuriously. She is accompanied by many officials."

"By the way, she also looked at the half of the jade pendant on Tongtong. Maybe she is after money and is trying to kill me!"

"Wait, what did you say? Jade ring pendant? Or half a piece?" Su Lanyin listened to all the key information and asked hurriedly.

"Yes!" The two old men nodded together, "They must have set their sights on my Tongtong's pendant!"

"The pendant has been smashed to pieces, and you can vaguely see the dragon pattern?"

"How do you know, girl? Have you seen it too?" The old lady was very confused.

"You guys..." Su Lanyin wanted to say something but paused, then asked cautiously, "Is Tongtong the only granddaughter?"

"Yes, Tongtong is my only granddaughter."

Hearing the old man being so confident, Su Lanyin's heart was filled with confusion.

Since they only have one granddaughter, what about Xiaoyu?

Why do both children wear half of the jade ring and even have similar features?

There must be something hidden in this.

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the other side.

After Fu Wuyang learned of Su Lanxin's intention, he went directly to the yamen as the King of Xiaoyao.

Su Yongcheng was just a sixth-rank official in Shengjing, but now he has been reduced to an eighth-rank county magistrate.

Being able to meet the legendary King Xiaoyao is a great gift and opportunity for him.

If he could curry favor with the emperor's most beloved brother, he would definitely have a bright future!

Thinking of this, he immediately took everyone inside and outside the yamen to the door to greet them in person.

The Shengjing talent who usually pretended to be noble now walked down the stairs and knelt on the ground with a fawning face.

"I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, and I didn't come to greet you. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Fu Wuyang looked down at him with a cold look in his eyes: "No need to be polite, I came here just to ask Lord Su for help with something."

When Su Yongcheng heard this, he was overjoyed!

If I could help King Xiaoyao, wouldn't that be a big favor?

He nodded his head to show his loyalty: "If the prince asks me to do something, I will do my best, even if it means death."

Fu Wuyang sneered, raised his foot and strode towards the county government office, and Su Yongcheng hurriedly followed behind.

Arriving at the reception hall, Fu Wuyang, as the King of Freedom, naturally took the seat of honor, while Su Yongcheng knelt obediently below, his eyes full of excitement.

"Master Su, you don't have to be so polite. Please take a seat."

Fu Wuyang said this casually, and Su Yongcheng was so moved that he almost cried.

You should know that this is not only the famous King Xiaoyao, but also the most capable assistant of the emperor.

It is said that King Xiaoyao's mother was once a female general with outstanding military achievements. When the late emperor was alive, his favorite was his mother.

Su Yongcheng thanked with tears of gratitude, then sat aside stiffly.