The atmosphere became awkward after Mr. Zeng left. Zhao Liangchen stood there rubbing his hands, not knowing what to say.

Su Qin was full. She could see that Zhao Liangchen had something to say. In the past, she would have brought up the topic by passing it on to him, but today she was in a bad mood and didn't want to pay attention to Zhao Liangchen. Seeing him hesitating and hesitating, she stood up and cleared the dishes.

Zhao Liangchen watched her clean up and quickly said, "Let me do it. If the teacher sees me not doing my work, I'll get scolded again."

Su Qin withdrew her hand: "Oh, then you clean it up yourself. I'm tired and will go back to the house first."

"and many more."

Seeing Su Qin was about to leave, Zhao Liangchen grabbed Su Qin's wrist in a hurry. Su Qin reacted by raising her leg to kick, but Zhao Liangchen was stunned and quickly dodged.

He let go of Su Qin as he dodged. Seeing Su Qin's angry expression, Zhao Liangchen was a little panicked. He explained awkwardly: "Miss Su, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I... I just had something to tell you, and I was afraid you would leave, so I pulled you in a hurry."

Su Qin regretted it after kicking him. She shouldn't have revealed her true emotions in front of Zhao Liangchen. But maybe the more than two months of refugee life made her nervous, so she wanted to fight back whenever someone approached her.

After this commotion, her anger at Zhao Liangchen for eavesdropping dissipated a lot. She regained her composure and sat back down. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I really wouldn't have survived this whole escape if I hadn't been so vigilant. It was just a subconscious reaction."

Thinking of the hardships Su Qin had to endure on her escape, Zhao Liangchen nodded with heartache and guilt: "I know, I was wrong, I won't do it again next time."

Su Qin: "I believe you, say what you want to say now."

Zhao Liangchen took a deep breath, sat down and looked into Su Qin's eyes and said seriously: "I want to tell you about your father."

Su Qin's heart skipped a beat. Did he not overhear anything valuable, so he was going to ask directly? Or was he trying to trick her into telling him something?

Su Qin was a little nervous, but it would be better to ask earlier. At least she wouldn't have to keep guessing what he wanted to do. Maybe she could even get some information out of him.

She calmed herself down and asked without any reaction, "What's wrong with my father?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Miss Su, what I'm about to say is very important. I swear on my life that everything I say is true. So no matter what you hear later, you must calmly listen to me until I finish. After I finish, you can punish me however you want."

Su Qin nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I will stay calm, just tell me."

Zhao Liangchen shook his hand, which was numb from nervousness, licked his lips and said, "What I want to say is that I found the evidence of your father's embezzlement of disaster relief funds and handed it to the emperor."

After saying this, he stopped and looked at Su Qin's reaction. He originally thought that Su Qin would stand up excitedly or scold him, but Su Qin's eyes were only shaken for a moment, and she quickly regained her composure: "So my father really embezzled the disaster relief funds?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "No, he was framed. I only recently learned that I was being used. Someone interfered with my investigation and pointed the finger at a man named Zhao Kuo from the Imperial Guards. This Zhao Kuo is a member of my clan. After I arrested him, he betrayed your father and handed over a lot of evidence proving that it was your father who did this in collusion with the Imperial Guards who were escorting him."

Su Qin didn't know why Zhao Liangchen told her this, and she didn't say whether she believed it or not. She just continued to ask, "Who is using you?"

Zhao Liangchen's expression was filled with hatred and sadness for a moment, and he lowered his head slightly: "My father."

Su Qin raised her eyebrows. How could he reveal the mastermind behind this matter so easily?

What is the purpose?

Was it to gain her trust and get something from her father?

But his father has been locked up in jail, what can he get from him? If he really needs to pry open his mouth, wouldn't it be more direct for her, his daughter who has been raised in the countryside, to threaten Madam Su and his brothers and sisters in jail?

Su Qin couldn't understand why, she decided to go along with Zhao Liangchen. Since Zhao Liangchen wanted her to believe, then she would believe it. Since she believed it, she couldn't act so calm.

How should a girl react when facing an enemy who has killed her entire family?

She looked at the dishes on the table and suddenly had an idea. If a woman goes crazy, her mammary glands will be unblocked.

She swept all the dishes on the table to the ground, then angrily grabbed Zhao Liangchen's collar across the table and said with gritted teeth: "Why are you trying to harm our family? How did my father offend you that you want to frame him? Why did your father want to harm us? If you have harmed our family, why did you bring me here?"

She asked this question with a sincere feeling. She used all her strength to grab the collar of someone. Zhao Liangchen was a little breathless. He wanted to grab Su Qin's wrist, but he didn't dare. He could only swing his hand back and forth: "Su... Miss Su... cough cough."

Zeng Lao was startled by the sound of porcelain breaking, and was even more frightened when he came out to see. He didn't dare to pull Su Qin away, and could only stamp his feet anxiously: "Ahem, girl, ahem, hurry, ahem, let go."

Because of his anxiety, he began to cough violently, and for a while the room was filled with the coughs of him and Zhao Liangchen.

Seeing Zeng Lao coughing, Su Qin quickly let go of Zhao Liangchen and wanted to pour Zeng Lao a glass of water, but when she saw that everything on the table had been swept to the ground by her, she could only go over and pat Zeng Lao on the back: "Grandpa, don't get excited, take a deep breath, breathe with me, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, right."

It took Mr. Zeng a long time to catch his breath. By this time, Zhao Liangchen was already fine and was standing aside with his head lowered and a pleasant look on his face.

Zeng Lao glared at him and said to Su Qin, "Girl, I'm not speaking for this brat. He really didn't mean to harm your family. He was deceived. He knows that he has wronged the case and he regrets it. He saved you to make amends. He will find a way to save your family.

I swear on my honor, he's not a bad guy, just a little stupid."

Zhao Liangchen, who was a bit stupid, didn't even dare to look up when he was scolded. He originally thought that even if Su Qin was angry, she would at most scold him or punch him a few times. He didn't expect that she almost strangled him to death. He touched his neck with lingering fear. It seems that no matter how gentle a woman is, she should not be provoked.

At this time, Su Qin transformed from the Asian lion into Lin Daiyu-Su Qin. She curled her lips and tears fell down: "Who knows if he is a good person? What is his purpose in bringing me here? My family was not killed by him, but by his father. It is all due to him. Grandpa, now my whole family has been locked up in the prison, and I have become an orphan with no one to rely on.

Grandpa, please have pity on me and send me away. I am really scared to stay with such a person. I don’t know when I will be thrown into prison and beheaded.

Su Qin cried sincerely and spoke from the heart. She had been unable to hold it back for more than two months. She was so scared that she wanted to cry when the flood came, but her grandmother still needed her to take care of her, so she couldn't cry. Even after her grandmother died, she had to fight to survive and couldn't cry either. She was afraid that she would be weak and bullied on the way, so she didn't dare to cry anymore. She originally thought that everything would be fine once she arrived in Shangjing City, but who knew that even greater suffering was waiting for her here.

The calmness she had maintained over the past few days was all forced. She had long been unable to hold on any longer, but with no one to rely on, she could only grit her teeth and endure it. Now, taking this opportunity, she could finally cry freely.

Seeing her crying so sadly made Zeng Lao feel very distressed. He kept persuading her, "Child, don't cry. Don't worry, I'm here and you'll be fine. If he dares to catch you, I'll beat him to death. As for your family, we will work together to find a way to rescue them."

These words were just consolation. How could Su Qin believe them? The more she cried, the sadder she became. At first, she just shed tears, but later she started to cry loudly.

Zeng Lao tried to persuade him for a long time but saw no effect, so he kicked Zhao Liangchen and said, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come on and try to persuade him."

Su Qin's crying made Zhao Liangchen's heart ache. His mistake made such a good girl lose everything. It was all his fault and the Zhao family's fault. He swore that he would take revenge.

He knelt down in front of Su Qin with a thud.

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