Going to Beijing to save his father, all the powerful officials in the city are vying to be his fath

Tong Zhongqian asked the guard at the prison gate: "Can the things they brought in be checked?"

The guard replied respectfully, "Your Excellency, I've checked, and they're all everyday items, nothing special."

Tong Zhongqian didn't ask any more questions but walked into the prison. He came to the cell of the man Zhao Liangchen was looking at and saw through the window that the man was eating dried meat.

The man also saw Tong Zhongqian, but he didn't react at all. Instead, he ate even more provocatively.

Tong Zhongqian asked him through the window: "What did Zhao Liangchen tell you?"

The man sneered, "What can I say? They just saw that no one cared about me and felt sorry for me, so they sent me some food to celebrate my death. How could someone like me, abandoned by my family, not deserve to be seen?"

Tong Zhongqian stared at him for a while and left without saying anything. He passed by Zhao Kuo's cell and looked in. Zhao Kuo was lying there bored. When he saw him come in, he immediately stood up and came to the door: "Master Tong, you are here, but someone said they want to let me out?"

Tong Zhongqian asked, "Did you see Zhao Liangchen come in just now?"

Zhao Kuo was stunned: "No? I didn't hear it."

He really didn't hear it. He was lying there just now, imagining what kind of high-ranking official and wealthy life he would lead after he got out, and he didn't pay attention to any movement outside.

Tong Zhongqian saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he walked back inside. Zhao Kuo was still shouting through the window: "Master Tong, is there no one to rescue me?"

Tong Zhongqian ignored him and looked at the other officials and imperial guards involved in the disaster relief silver case. There was nothing unusual. Finally, he walked to Su Jijing's cell. Su Jijing was still lying half-dead. Mrs. Su was still leaning against the wall with her son in her arms, her eyes blank as before. Her daughter leaned against her with her eyes closed.

Tong Zhongqian stood in front of the window and looked for a long time, but left after not seeing anything.

As soon as he left, Mrs. Su slid down, her whole body weakened. Her daughter Su Jin opened her eyes and nervously supported her: "Mom, are you okay?"

Madam Su shook her head and patted her chest: "That was a close call. I don't know if your eldest sister has left."

Just now, she picked up the package given by Su Qin and was about to open it, but Su Jijing stopped her and asked her to pretend nothing had happened and wait until late at night when everyone was asleep to look at it again.

Mrs. Su hid all the things on Su Jin's body, but she didn't expect that Tong Zhongqian would come just as she hid them.

Su Jijing also opened his eyes worriedly and said softly: "Qin'er can come in, which means someone is helping her. I hope this person can protect her and leave safely.

He knew Tong Zhongqian too well. He was a very stubborn person. All he cared about was the case and the court. Although he was not a pedantic person, he was not easy to talk to. In Tong Zhongqian's eyes, he was the mastermind of the embezzlement of disaster relief funds and the person who deserved the least sympathy. Tong Zhongqian would definitely keep a close eye on him and bite to death anyone who was related to him. If he knew Su Qin's identity, he would definitely bite Su Qin.

Madam Su sighed, and Su Jin looked out through the small window on the wall with envy: "Mother, will we never be able to leave? Will we die? Will my sister be fine if she leaves?"

Madam Su hugged Su Jin distressedly and said, "My child, you have suffered so much. You are going to the underworld before you even reach the age of marriage. In your next life, don't join an official family. Be an ordinary citizen, marry an ordinary man, have an ordinary child, and live an ordinary life.

You don't have to envy your sister. She's had a hard life too. She lost her mother when she was young, and your father is gone too. She has nothing in the countryside. Even if she survives, she'll have no family, no status, and will have to endure humiliation and hardship. It's better for us to just die like this and avoid all that suffering."

Su Jin bit her lip and said, "I don't envy my sister. I am happy that I can die with my father, mother, and brother. I hope that my sister can escape and live well for us."

Madam Su patted her head lovingly and said, "Good girl."

Su Jijing felt bad and his eyes turned red as he listened to this. It was all his fault. Not only did he fail to protect his wife, children and mother, but he also implicated them. He was a sinner.

Zhao Liangchen and Su Qin, who left the Ministry of Justice, had no idea that Tong Zhonggong had been keeping an eye on them. Qi Lusheng invited them to have a drink together, but Zhao Liangchen refused and left with Su Qin in the carriage they came in.

Su Qin leaned against the car door and looked at Zhao Liangchen's back, feeling uneasy and hateful. She wanted to run, but she knew she couldn't. Zhao Liangchen was a member of the imperial guards. Once her identity was announced, she would have nowhere to escape and would only have one way to die. However, since she didn't know what Zhao Liangchen's purpose was, she didn't dare to stay by his side.

She didn't know what to do now. She was secretly gesturing behind him. The dagger given by Zhao Liangchen was still in her hand. She was trying to see if she could kill him with one blow. Only Zhao Liangchen knew her identity. As long as he killed her, no one would know her identity. Then she could find a way to escape.

She simulated killing Zhao Liangchen many times in her mind, but looking at the hustle and bustle of traffic around her, she had no chance to do anything, so she had to give up.

Zhao Liangchen was such a perceptive person. He could feel Su Qin staring at him. He was waiting for Su Qin to ask a question, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't speak. Instead, he felt that she was gesturing behind him, not knowing what she was doing. He didn't know that he had been on the verge of life and death several times. He had no choice but to speak first: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

Su Qin looked around and asked, "Where are we going?"

Zhao Liangchen: "You don't have a legal identity yet, so you can't move around freely. So we can't rent you a house or stay in a hotel. I've asked my teacher to take you in, and we'll go to his place now."

Su Qin: "Your teacher?"

Speaking of his teacher, Zhao Liangchen's face rarely showed some tenderness: "Yes, he is my first teacher, he is very good to me, and I regard him as a father. He is a very easy to get along with and a very kind person. You can rest assured to live with him.

But his health is not good, so I would like to ask you to help me take better care of him."

Su Qin nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I have always lived with my grandmother and I am very good at taking care of the elderly."

Zhao Liangchen was probably in a good mood right now. He took out a contract of sale from his bosom and patiently explained to Su Qin: "The court is investigating strictly now, so it's difficult to give you a civilian status. I can only give you a slave status first. You will live with your teacher as a maid. But don't worry, this is only temporary. No one will use you as a maid. After a while, your father..."

He wanted to talk about the day when his injustice would be redressed, but he didn't know if that day would ever come, so he changed his words and said, "Once your father's matter is over, I will find a way to get you a new identity."

Su Qin took the indenture and looked at the name on it. It sounded very similar to her own name: Su Qing.

She smiled and said, "It's a nice name. It's already very difficult for me to be alive. I dare not ask for anything more. I have to thank you very much. No matter what nationality I am, I will cherish my life and live well. You don't have to worry."

She is the kind of person who is very good at hiding her emotions. Even if she hates someone in her heart, she can still face the other person with a smile. This is something she has learned since she was a child, because there are too many people she needs to please since she was a child. In order to get what she wants, she can only smile at people she hates. However, she is very good at pretending to be well-behaved in front of her enemies.

Zhao Liangchen was very pleased with her understanding, but at the same time he felt a little sorry for the little girl. She was able to endure so much hardship and come to the capital alone. Even after such a big thing happened, she was able to accept the reality so quickly. She must have suffered a lot since she was a child.

In his eyes, Su Qin was just like him, having been neglected and ignored since childhood. He was fine. Although his father despised him as the eldest son of a concubine and his mistress didn't care about him, fortunately he was still in Shangjing City, where he had no worries about food and clothing, money to spend, and books to read.

He imagined that Su Qin must be disliked by her stepmother living in the countryside, with little clothes to wear, no books to read, and no one to teach her, which is why she behaved so rudely.

Zhao Liangchen felt sympathy for her and wanted to be nicer to her.