Shengjing Noble

Chapter 459 This Journey is Difficult

When Fu Mingheng heard this, he felt that it made some sense, so he put on his clothes and walked to the door.

"What about the letter?"

"Here." The chief guard hurriedly lowered his head and handed the letter over, not daring to look into the house.

Fu Mingheng took the letter, turned back to his room, and opened it by candlelight to read it.

His face suddenly changed!

"Damn you Su Lanyin, how dare you tease me?"

"what happened?"

Su Lanxin walked up to him with her clothes on, then took the letter and took a look at it.

"She is indeed a cunning fox. I told you long ago that Su Lanyin is not an easy person to deal with. Your Highness should not trust her so easily."

"It's too late to say this now. I have already signed the document! It was clearly Su Shengming who broke into the palace and committed the crime, but she deliberately concealed it and told me that Su Shengming was arrested by my fifth brother. It's simply abominable!"

Su Lanxin thought for a moment, and a cold smile appeared on her lips: "Your Highness, although they have your written documents, you now have something on them."

"What do you mean?"

"Tomorrow morning, when Su Lanyin gives you the remaining 40,000 taels of silver, you will release him first, and then send someone to the Lu family to arrest Su Shengming and send him to the Dali Temple to await his fate!"

"Why?" Fu Mingheng looked confused.

"The document says that the money must be handed over in one hand and the person in the other, but it doesn't say that it will offset Su Shengming's crime of trespassing into the palace."

"Yes! Why didn't I think of that?"

He looked excited and hugged Su Lanxin and gave her a big kiss.

"It seems that Xin'er is more intelligent!"

"Your Highness, I can congratulate you in advance."

"What are you congratulating for? It's just the elimination of Su Shengming. He has no achievements and no brains. He is just a useless guy."

"But don't forget, he is a member of the Lu family and the weak spot of Su Lanyin and the others."

"What do you mean?"

"As long as you can control Su Shengming, why worry that the Lu family won't listen to you?"

"This...what you said makes sense!"

"Your Highness, aren't you worried that the Lieutenant General and the Imperial Academy have not been able to place your people as they wish? This time, by using Su Shengming, we can make the Lu brothers give up their official positions together. When the position is vacant, it will naturally be your Highness who has the final say."

Fu Mingheng laughed loudly: "Hahahaha... Great! That's great! This Su Shengming really helped me a lot!"

Su Lanxin curled her lips: "What about me?"

"You are the first meritorious official. When I become the emperor, I will immediately make you the queen. Hahahaha..."

As Fu Mingheng spoke, he picked her up and carried her towards the bed.

……

The next day.

Su Lanyin brought the remaining 40,000 taels of silver to the Prince's Mansion, and soon they released Su Shengming, who was beaten black and blue, and Song Huaizhi, who was frightened.

Without bothering to say anything else, she immediately took the two of them into the carriage and headed straight out of the city.

"Yinyin, aren't we going home?" Su Shengming asked puzzledly.

"Yeah, why does this look like the way out of the city?"

Su Lanyin took out two bundles and handed them to them, then explained: "Time is tight and there is no time to explain in detail. There is enough money in these to support your journey south."

"Go south?" Su Shengming and Song Huaizhi were shocked.

"why?"

Su Lanyin sighed, "Third brother, trespassing into the palace is a serious crime. If you are charged with attempted murder of the prince, your whole family will suffer. Therefore, you must leave Shengjing as soon as possible."

"But didn't you give the prince 50,000 taels? Can't that offset it?" Su Shengming was puzzled. That was 50,000 taels!

"That's because Crown Prince Fu Mingheng doesn't know about this yet. Once Fu Mingli reveals the truth, you will definitely die, and the careers of my elder and second brothers, who have just started, will also be affected by you."

"What will you do if I run away?"

"As long as you leave Shengjing, I will naturally find a way to keep the Lu family safe."

"But..." Su Shengming was still worried, "What if they don't pursue the matter?"

"Impossible!" Su Lanyin said firmly.

"why?"

"Fu Mingheng has been eyeing the positions of the eldest and second brothers, while Fu Mingli covets the Lu family's money. They are like two vicious wolves, and they will definitely seize any opportunity to kill the Lu family!"

"Well... okay." Su Shengming nodded, then looked at Song Huaizhi beside him, "Huaizhi, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you don't want to escape with me, you can stay here, or maybe go somewhere else."

Su Lanyin nodded: "Yes, Sister Huaizhi, if you don't want to leave, you don't have to leave, but I'm worried that Fu Mingli will still have bad intentions towards you."

Song Huaizhi didn't hesitate and grabbed Su Shengming's hand: "Wherever Third Brother goes, I will go!"

In one sentence, the two looked at each other, as if there were thousands of words to say.

Su Lanyin could see that after this incident, the two of them had developed a deep bond with each other.

So he said: "I have arranged for more than a dozen carriages to set out at the same time to confuse the prince. Don't take the pipeline, try to take the small road. This journey is difficult, so there is no need to take care."

As she spoke, she took out two sets of hidden arrows from her arms.

"My eldest brother asked me to give this to you. Take it with you for self-defense on the road. There are medicines in the bag that I prepared for you. They are enough for you to deal with various emergencies."

"Thank you Yinyin, it's my fault that Third Brother is useless... and has caused trouble for you all."

"We are all family, why would we talk about getting involved or not? Third brother, you must take care of yourself."

Song Huaizhi asked worriedly: "Can we meet again in the future?"

"Of course, I will definitely find an opportunity to report this to the Emperor and ask him to forgive my third brother's crime, but the timing is not right now, and I am afraid that I will end up making things worse."

"Then how can we contact you?"

"When you are settled, find a way to send a letter to me, or after the crown prince falls, you can return to the capital directly."

"Will the prince... fall?"

"What if?" Su Lanyin smiled and didn't say much.

The carriage stopped in a remote forest, and Su Shengming and Song Huaizhi got off with their luggage.

The two stood under the car and said goodbye to Su Lanyin.

"Fourth sister... let's go."

"Take care, Third Brother. Sister Huaizhi, you should take care of yourself too."

"Well, I will take good care of the third brother for you."

"After all, it's me, a grown man, who should take care of you."

"You two should take care of each other. There is no time to lose. Let's get going. Follow the map and you will see the carriage I have arranged for you."

"Okay! Make amends to mother for me and say goodbye to my elder and second brothers."

"Ah."

Su Lanyin nodded, and then watched them go away and disappear into the mountains and forests.

She sighed, turned around and went back into the carriage, only then did she feel her cheeks were cold. She reached out and touched them, and found that she had been crying profusely without knowing when.

"Third brother...have a safe journey...make sure you stay alive!"

She choked and felt a dull pain in her heart, and the reluctance was churning in her heart.

The third brother is gone, and the eldest brother is next... I don’t know when the family will be reunited again.