Reincarnation and Rebirth

Chapter 231 The Su Family is Gone

After the General's Mansion was surrounded by Zi Xingchen's men, the Su family panicked.

Su Ping forced himself to remain calm and went outside to negotiate with Xiao Yunting, who was in charge.

"What does General Xiao mean by this?" His tone was filled with undisguised contempt.

Indeed, he is now a first-rank official, while Xiao Yunting is merely a second-rank military governor.

Xiao Yunting simply stated in an official capacity, "His Majesty received news that the General's Mansion was harboring spies from the Mingyue Kingdom, and dispatched us to arrest them."

Upon hearing this, Su Ping was first taken aback, then gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Yunting, don't slander me. How could our General's Mansion possibly commit such a treasonous act?"

"Whether it is or not, we'll know once we go in and see."

Su Ping said angrily, "Fine, if you can't catch him, General Xiao will have to give me an explanation."

Xiao Yunting nodded silently, raised his right hand to signal, and the people behind him immediately entered the General's Mansion.

At that moment, Madam Chen was grabbing Jiao Jiao and cursing, "You shameless little whore, how dare you seduce my master! I'll scratch your face until it's bruised and battered!"

Jiaojiao was no less formidable. She hid behind Su Youfu while crying pitifully, "Master, I am pregnant with your child, Master, please save me."

Su Youfu had long been fed up with Madam Chen, especially since Madam Chen's family had come to their door repeatedly, demanding money and official positions, which had already angered the Su family. Now, comparing the two, Su Youfu naturally sided with the beautiful and charming Jiaojiao.

“Mrs. Chen, if you don’t want to live a normal life, I can give you a letter of divorce.”

"Are you crazy, Su Youfu? I am Qing'er and Ping'er's mother. How dare you divorce me?"

Normally, Su Youfu might have listened to this, but at this moment, seeing Chen's arrogance and the contrast with his young lover's weakness, his masculine blood was instantly ignited, and he angrily said, "What do I have to be afraid of? Ping'er became a general because of her ability, and Qing'er married into the royal family because of her own efforts. What can you, as a village woman, accomplish? If you don't agree to keep Jiaojiao today, then you can ask to be divorced."

In the courtyard, only Su Youcai's family was standing. They were hoping that the eldest son's family would quarrel so that the power to manage the household would eventually fall to their family. Therefore, even though they thought what Chen said made sense, they did not try to stop her.

When Xiao Yunting led his men in, he happened to hear this. His face darkened, and he asked, "Master Su."

Upon hearing the noise and seeing so many soldiers, Su Youfu assumed it was Su Ping's men and became even more arrogant, pointing at them and asking, "What are you doing at the General's Mansion?"

Su Ping sensed something was wrong and quickly went to Su Youfu's side. "Father, they say they've come to arrest a spy."

"Spies? Bah! Our General's Mansion is dedicated to the imperial court, how could we have spies?"

Xiao Yunting smiled and said, "Oh? And who is this gentleman next to Master Su?"

Seeing the large crowd, Madam Chen quickly cried out, "Oh dear, you've come at the right time! You be the judges! As a wise official of the court, can you divorce your wife who has shared your hardships?"

This Chen family member, having spent some time in the capital, did learn some idioms.

Shunfeng asked, "What makes you say that, Madam Su?"

Su Ping felt that Chen Shi shouldn't be allowed to continue, so she quickly interrupted, "Mother, these are all family matters. There are outsiders here now. Let's wait until later..."

"Shut up. You and your father are in cahoots. You knew about your father's affair with this vixen all along, didn't you?"

Su Youfu objected, "Watch your mouth! I told you, this is the concubine I'm going to take into the family, and she's pregnant. If you have no tolerance for such things..."

"Dad, say less." Su Ping was at his wit's end.

Xiao Yunting narrowed his eyes slightly. "So, this woman is a concubine in your household?"

"No."

"No."

"Yes."

Seeing that the three of them gave different answers, Xiao Yunting looked at Su Youcai and the others, "What do you think?"

Su Youcai stammered, but Xiang Shi said, "Yes, my uncle even said he wanted to divorce Chen Shi. This woman is already carrying our Su family's child."

Su Ping was so angry that his eyes were blazing.

Xiao Yunting sneered, "Then there must be no mistake. The Emperor ordered us to come to General Su's mansion to capture the spy. You must be Lu Jiaojiao."

Jiaojiao was terrified, realizing immediately that her identity had been exposed. She struggled desperately, crying, "Master, it wasn't me, I didn't..."

Su Youfu was heartbroken and comforted him, "Don't worry, you're my man, I'll definitely protect you." Then, he looked at Xiao Yunting and said, "Don't you know any better? You're just a second-rank general, how dare you come to our General's Mansion to commit treason?"

"Father!" At this point, Su Ping could still tell that his father was going to ruin the Su family. "You, you must say it! You have nothing to do with this woman!"

Su Youfu was startled, then suddenly seemed to realize something, "Ping'er, this, this isn't your subordinate?"

Xiao Yunting said, "We are here on orders to make the arrest; it is naturally the Emperor's decree."

Now, the Su family panicked.

"Father, this woman was just someone you rescued by chance. She's not from the Su family, is she?" Su Ping said through gritted teeth.

Su Youfu then came to his senses, "Right, right, she's not my concubine. She has nothing to do with us."

Lu Jiaojiao knew she couldn't escape today, but Su Youfu's behavior infuriated her. She said, "Su Youfu, you just said I was your concubine. Don't forget, the child in my belly is yours. We've been together for half a year. And you even said that Su Ping could become a general, and Su Qing'er could become..."

"Thud..." The sound of a dagger piercing flesh, followed by Chen's arrogant voice, "I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll kill you."

Even if Chen was not a good person, she genuinely loved her children.

Seeing this, Su Ping quickly pulled Chen Shi back and said to Xiao Yunting, "You see, this woman has absolutely no connection with our General's Mansion."

Xiao Yunting, however, did not take it seriously and said, "I still need to go back and report to the Emperor. As for whether your General's Mansion is innocent, that is up to the Emperor to decide."

Xiao Bai had already handed over the evidence he obtained from Jiao Jiao to Su Wan'er, who then sent Su Song to pass it on to Xiao Yunting. Moreover, so many people had heard what Su Youfu said earlier; the Su family was doomed this time.

When Grandma Su, Su Youfu, Su Youlu, and others were taken away, they were still shouting that they were innocent. Jiaojiao was not dead. Xiao Yunting sent people to guard her and had doctors treat her. After ensuring that she was still alive, she was also taken to the prison to await the emperor's interrogation.

On the other side, Su Qing'er kept shouting that she was innocent after being imprisoned, but Zi Xingchen didn't want to listen to any more of her words.

She completely broke down when she saw her family members come in.

Looking at the evidence of Lu Jiaojiao's crimes, Zi Xingchen clenched his fist in anger and slammed it hard on the desk.