The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Su Hong, who was lying on the bed, was stunned for a moment.

His eyes then lit up slightly.

The sudden change had left him somewhat confused, and he hadn't grasped the key point.

The general didn't kill his mother and niece immediately, so he could indeed do something during this time!

The Su family has had its share of troubles before, and he always managed to smooth things over.

However, this time it was much fiercer, more dangerous, and more turbulent; a single wave could completely destroy the Su family mansion.

Thinking this, he quickly jumped out of bed.

He even looked at his third niece, Su Li, with considerable approval.

They are all the eldest brother's daughters.

My eldest daughter's behavior from before has now been corrected.

The third daughter was well-behaved and sensible from a young age, innocent and gentle. But the second daughter, despite being the legitimate daughter of the Su family, was arrogant and couldn't understand human language at all.

If I had known this would happen, I would have made sure my third niece, Su Li, married the general no matter what.

But right now, we still need to solve the problem.

The Su family had an extraordinary foundation and wielded considerable influence in officialdom and throughout the entire Northern Frontier. However, now that I think about it, it was basically useless.

No matter how powerful or influential the high-ranking officials he befriended in the bureaucracy were, they had absolutely no deterrent effect on General Ren Tianye in Yunji City.

Finding those people, putting aside the question of whether they can keep up with the time, would be counterproductive given General Ren Tianye's current status!

As a result, they couldn't come up with a good solution for a long time.

"Second Uncle, why don't we go and find out about my second sister and grandmother first? We don't even know if they're alive or dead!"

"Right, right, right!" After Su Li's reminder, Su Hong, whose mind had been blank, came to his senses and immediately ordered, "Quickly send someone to investigate."

"Remember, don't be stingy with your money."

"As long as we can find out where Mother and Xiu'er are, no amount of money is too much to ask."

Having served Su Hong for many years, the steward had learned a great deal about Su Hong's shrewdness and immediately found a few quick-footed servants to go and investigate.

He also personally left the Su residence to find the military officials he had known in the past.

He knew in his heart that after General Ren Tianye's purge, the military officials he had previously befriended in Yunji City were basically useless now.

It was just a matter of hoping for the best.

So, everyone in the Su family left the mansion.

Before long, the steward had returned, but the servant who had gone to inquire had already returned like a fast horse.

"Master, we've found out news about the old lady and the second young lady."

"They're hanging at the city gate now."

"Many soldiers are going door to door to notify all the merchants in Yunji City to come and visit. If they don't go, they will be beheaded. They also said that they must look at it for a full hour."

Su Hong's heart skipped a beat.

At that moment, he understood Ren Tianye's thoughts.

Kill the chicken and the monkey!

And the Su family is that chicken!

This tragic situation filled Su Hong with sorrow. When would their Su family become that chicken?

But she managed to control her emotions and asked, "How is my mother?"

The servant quickly replied, "Master, when I arrived at the city gate, the old lady was hanging there, but she was still struggling."

"But when I came back, they had stopped causing trouble!"

I'm done with this!

These few words clearly explain the situation.

This caused Su Hong's body to sway again.

He gritted his teeth and asked, "Where's Xiu'er?"

"The Second Miss is quite the opposite!" the servant replied. "When I arrived, she was slumped over, unconscious."

"When I got back, she started causing trouble."

That means there's still hope!

Su Hong's body trembled slightly.

After all, she was his elder brother's biological daughter and his own mother, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't suppress the panic in his heart.

He immediately said, "Let's go take a look."

"Li'er, you should come along too."

The two of them didn't even dare to ride in a sedan chair when they went out. They ran quickly towards the gate of Yunji City. Before they even arrived, they were squeezed to the edge by the surging crowd, as if they were being washed by waves.

When have they ever experienced such traffic congestion?

But now we can't care about that at all.

Under the protection of several servants, the group made their way to the gate of Yunji City, where they could hear the voices of merchants rushing to the scene.

"Hiss, isn't that Old Madam Qin from the Su family? Why is she hanging here?"

"That moving one over there is Su Xiu, the second young lady of the Su family. Why is she hanging here too? Isn't she about to marry the General? Hmm, could it be that she did *that* with the General?"

"Didn't you hear what the soldiers said? The General treated the Su family with courtesy, but the Su family's betrothal gifts must be given by the General in the form of half of his troops."

"Hiss, is the Su family courting death? It's over, the Su family is finished!"

"But what's the point of bringing us here? To watch a play?"

What do you think?!

"hiss!"

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The merchants in Yunji City were buzzing with discussion, but after their initial surprise and astonishment, and even their skeptical expressions, they quickly became panicked.

The events before them clearly conveyed a distinct signal.

If the Su family, the largest merchant family in Yunji City, met such a fate, what would happen to them if they disobeyed the General's orders?

Unconsciously, they all began to calculate their respective businesses and wallets.

Su Hong had already figured out all this chaos and noise, and didn't care at all. He just kept his eyes fixed on the two people under the Yunji City Wall.

His mother stopped moving completely; it was clear she was beyond saving.

At such an advanced age, having suffered such hardships, and now hanging here, he probably doesn't even have his last breath left.

But the Suzhou embroidery next to it still has a sense of life.

Not only are they full of life, but they're also incredibly lively.

Perhaps it was the connection between blood relatives, but when Su Hong looked at Su Xiu, Su Xiu's gaze also met Su Hong's.

She cried out as if she had found a lifeline, "Second Uncle, save me, save me, it hurts, it hurts so much..."

With her hands tied to the city gate by hemp ropes, even a strong young man might not be able to withstand such force, let alone Su Xiu, who was pampered all her life and would call a doctor even for the slightest bruise on her finger.

No one could withstand such torture.

Although Su Hong was angry that she had ruined the Su family mansion, he was also heartbroken to see her like this.

Su Li, standing to the side, was even more distressed. Her big, round eyes were filled with heartache, and when she opened her mouth, two dimples appeared: "Second Uncle, please save Second Sister."

"Second sister, you can't hold on much longer."

Su Hong's eyes widened: "How can I save you?"

"Those servants in our Su household?"

"If you put them all together, do you think they could defeat any one of the general's fully armored soldiers?"

"She brought it on herself, she deserved it!"

Su Li knew that Su Hong was just saying that out of anger, so she quickly said, "Second Uncle, that's not what I meant."

"I mean..."

"How about we ask Brother Ye Fan for help?"

"Although he only met my second sister once, I know that he has always been deeply in love with her, and he would never leave her to die."

"Let's go find him. If he's willing to help, things might still turn around!"

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