May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards had already served the Sun family a meal, but before they were done, they actually brought in more wine and meat: "Our commander's wife is kind-hearted and, out of consideration for Miss Sun's righteousness, she's treating your Sun family to some meat."

Sun Wenrui accepted the gift with both hands, his expression extremely complicated: "Please thank Madam Lu for me, young man."

Shao Hongtao, who was standing to the side, scoffed.

Sun Wenrui is truly a dog with a broken spine now, actually calling a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard his brother. He's really reached the end of his life.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard arrived in front of Shao Hongtao's cell and said coldly, "Lord Shao, my commander sent me to ask you a question. Does Lord Shao have the answer he wants?"

Shao Hongtao remained silent, even turning his head to one side.

Seeing this, the Embroidered Uniform Guards did not make things difficult and simply turned and left.

As for serving meals?

That is impossible.

Shao Hongtao refused to confess, so the Embroidered Uniform Guard not only withheld his food, but also subjected him to all sorts of tortures. He was a perfectly healthy person when he entered, but he hadn't even lasted two days in the dungeon before he was already skinned alive.

Suffering from daily torment and lack of food, Shao Hongtao's complexion visibly turned ashen.

This isn't even the most desperate situation.

This dungeon lacks everything, except ginseng soup.

After a bowl of ginseng soup was poured down his throat, Shao Hongtao's voice, which had just weakened, became loud and clear again.

In comparison, Sun Wenrui's family looked quite respectable.

They had food to eat and were spared torture. More importantly, Wen Yuanshu had no idea where she got such kindness, as she would add meat to their meals every now and then. Shao Hongtao went from being dismissive at first to being completely captivated by the aroma after a few days. If he hadn't been unable to move, he would have almost kowtowed to Sun Wenrui to beg for meat.

However, Shao Hongtao also knew that even if he kowtowed, Sun Wenrui would not give him any charity.

After all, the two have always held opposing views.

Just then, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard came over and took Sun Wenrui away.

Having spent so long in the dungeon, Sun Wenrui could only glimpse the outside world through the tiny sliver of light each day. Now, walking in the sunlight for the first time, he felt somewhat out of place.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards took him directly to Lu Chengyuan.

Upon seeing Lu Chengyuan, Sun Wenrui was once again in a daze.

After not seeing him for many days, he was now a prisoner whom no one paid any attention to, and who didn't know when he would die, while Lu Chengyuan was still the same as before.

No, there are still some differences.

After Lu Chengyuan got married, the murderous aura around him subsided somewhat.

Sun Wenrui walked slowly closer and cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Chengyuan: "Commander Lu."

Unexpectedly, he was so submissive that even Lu Chengyuan was taken aback: "Lord Sun is truly flexible and adaptable."

Sun Wenrui gave a bitter smile: "Having been locked up in prison for so long, if I were still the same as before, I would be too blind to the times."

It's one thing if there are no orders from the imperial court, but he's currently on Lu Chengyuan's territory, and if Lu Chengyuan wants to wipe out his entire family, it only takes a single word.

But Lu Chengyuan did not.

Not only did they not eat meat, they also occasionally let them have some. Moreover, after Shao Hongtao went to prison, his family ate meat even more frequently.

Based on Sun Wenrui's understanding of Lu Chengyuan, this man must be up to something.

And it's related to Shao Hongtao.

Lu Chengyuan's summons today has further solidified his resolve.

“Being in the eye of the storm might not be a bad thing,” Lu Chengyuan said. “Now that the Ministry of Justice has forgotten about your Sun family, if there is an opportunity, it is not impossible for your family to leave the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters safely.”

Every word Lu Chengyuan said now seemed to be exactly what Sun Wenrui had anticipated.

He bowed slightly with a calm expression and said, "Commander Lu, please give me your orders."

Since he was so straightforward, Lu Chengyuan didn't like to waste time and immediately asked, "How much does Lord Sun know about Wu Hao's affairs?"

Wu Hao.

Upon first hearing the name, Sun Wenrui was momentarily stunned.

No wonder.

No wonder Shao Hongtao has been turned into this.

Unexpectedly, it was related to Wu Hao's matter.

It's unclear whether bringing up Wu Hao again was Lu Chengyuan's idea or the Emperor's.

Thinking of this, Sun Wenrui said, "Commander Lu, if I may ask, when Wu Hao had his accident, Commander Lu should not have entered the court yet. Why is Commander Lu bringing up such an old matter now?"

Lu Chengyuan looked at him calmly: "If you know you're being presumptuous, then shut your mouth."

Sun Wenrui: ...

At this moment, Sun Wenrui vaguely recalled the suffocating feeling he had when dealing with Lu Chengyuan in the past.

Sure enough, it was still Lu Chengyuan.

Sun Wenrui took a deep breath, frowned and pondered for a while before recounting the events of that year: "Back then, the Empress also noticed Wu Hao and sent me to make contact with him. However, Wu Hao was only focused on political achievements and had no intention of currying favor or forming cliques. At that time, Prince Jin was still young, so the Empress felt there was no need to rush and asked me to stay there for a while longer to leave a good impression on him."

“I stayed there for Wu Hao, but Shao Hongtao was extremely attentive, clearly intending to join him. However, Shao Hongtao is inferior to Wu Hao in many ways. To be honest, I don’t like Shao Hongtao either, so I ignored him.”

"Not long after, the King of Wei's men arrived as well."

"At that time, Consort Chen sent..."

After a long time, Sun Wenrui frowned and pondered for a while.

"Sun Ping."