The whole family is in limbo? He went crazy after listening to Zai's voice

Chapter 70 Reaping the consequences
Chu Yao looked away unnaturally.

"On that day, I helped you catch butterflies. Aren't you very happy?"

Chu Yaoyao curled her lips when she thought of the situation at the eldest princess's residence.

[I’m just trying to cheer you up, right? 】

But she soon stopped worrying about it, because the mother-in-law wanted to take her out of the palace!

Hearing that they were asking for the General's Mansion, the two brothers were about to leave when suddenly a shout came from outside:
"The imperial edict arrives——"

In the end, this trip to the General's Mansion failed.

Chu Yaoyao stared blankly at the imperial edict held in her mother-in-law's hands.

The mother-in-law has been named a noble concubine!
And she also has an account!

Qi Yuan, it sounds so good.

Chu Yaoyao bared her millet teeth and smiled happily.

Su Maowen walked forward with a smile and said, "My dear concubine, the emperor has said that when the imperial eunuch chooses an auspicious day, you and the princess can hold the canonization ceremony together."

Concubine Shu slightly clenched the imperial edict in her hand, "Then my father..."

Hearing this, the smile on Su Maowen's face deepened, "The Emperor personally conferred the title of Marquis of Zhenxi, with special approval, hereditary and irreplaceable!"

After all the palace people left, Concubine Shu was a little worried after being surprised.

The Li family is now a big tree attracting wind. If you are not careful, I'm afraid...

She looked at the small dumpling beside her that could be knocked down with one finger, and she felt even more worried.

Qiyuan, is there hope for Daqi?
These two words are too heavy for a two-year-old child.

"Third brother!"

After the palace attendant who conveyed the order left, Chu Yao didn't know what he thought of and ran out with his head down.

When Chu You noticed it, he only saw a back figure.

……

Jail
Xiao Yuankai bent his knees and put them on his stomach, his body curled up and his stomach kept growling.

Looking at the dirty buns on the ground, he swallowed, but he seemed to be even hungrier by doing so, which made him dizzy.

He turned his head and stopped looking, thinking in his heart: After his father rescued him, he must go to Wan Tao Tower, order a table full of delicacies from all over the world, and have a big meal!
"Cuckoo..."

He rubbed his belly and looked at the buns involuntarily, then forced himself to look away.

He licked his lips, which were chapped from lack of water.

Just wait a little longer, the jailer will come to deliver the food soon.

Whatever he thought came to him, a burst of noise came from far away and he looked over expectantly.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

Several jailers carried baskets and barrels and served meals to the prisoners one by one.

When he reached the door of Xiao Yuankai's cell, the jailer was about to pass the steamed buns in when the person next to him stopped him and said in a strange tone:
"This person is a relative of the emperor. He looks down on us coarse grains. Please don't waste the grains anymore."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuankai showed a fierce look on his face and stared at the man fiercely.

The jailer who spoke was startled by his look and lowered his head subconsciously. However, thinking that he was now a prisoner, he became bolder and immediately shouted:

"You've already been put in prison, and you're still showing off the young master's fault?!"

After saying that, several people left with their rice.

Xiao Yuankai stared at their backs, his eyes almost burning, wishing he could burn holes in the jailer's body.

After staring for a while, he walked to the wall and squatted down again.

So hungry.

Looking at the dry buns in the corner, the hunger in his belly came out of his mouth like a small hook.

Suddenly, he ran over and picked up the steamed buns, patted them, and stuffed them into his mouth without caring about the dirt.

Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps. He looked over and saw several guardsmen walking over with a man, followed by two jailers.

Thinking of the jailer's taunt just now, Xiao Yuankai didn't want them to see the joke, so he stuffed the remaining steamed buns into his mouth in one breath, choking him so much that he rolled his eyes, and finally swallowed it down.

"Master Zheng?!"

Realizing that it was an acquaintance who came, Xiao Yuankai stood up excitedly.

"Did my father ask you to save me? Why didn't he come in?"

As he spoke, he craned his neck and looked behind him.

Zheng Fang just glanced at him lightly and ignored him. "Master Zheng, are you here on an errand? Can you give my father a message and ask him to find a way to rescue me quickly? I really don't want to stay here anymore!"

It wasn't until Zheng Fang was put in a cell that Xiao Yuankai realized something was wrong.

what happened?

Zheng Fang is his father's confidant, and he has a high and powerful position. His father will never give up on him easily.

Now that he has been arrested, is it really what Zhao Wencheng said?

My father has too much time to take care of himself, so he abandons his car to save his handsome father?
What about him? What should he do?
At this moment, Xiao Yuankai was completely panicked.

The cell door suddenly opened, and several officials walked in.

"Are you Xiao Yuankai?"

Xiao Yuankai took a few steps back, "Who are you? Are you here to let me out?"

Hearing this, the official laughed and pointed at him, "I'm still daydreaming here."

"What do you mean?"

The other party didn't say any more, he just grabbed him, put him in shackles, and then locked his hands and feet with iron chains.

"Let me go! I am the son of a minister, and my sister is a virtuous concubine. How dare you do this to me!"

"Master Xiao, don't worry, aren't we just going to send you out?"

Seeing their contemptuous looks, Xiao Yuankai's heart pounded.

"Where?"

The official looked at him with a sneer, "Go to the execution ground!"

"impossible!"

Xiao Yuankai struggled and shouted, "You must have made a mistake. My father is..."

A jailer interrupted him impatiently, stretched out his little finger and plucked his ears.

"Your father is Xiao Wentao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and your sister is the Concubine Xian. Needless to say, my ears are about to get calluses!"

"The Emperor has decreed that you and your son will be beheaded!"

"Impossible, this is not true..." Xiao Yuankai looked pale and stood there with a dull expression.

"Collaborating with the enemy and treason, framing loyal people, and killing innocent people indiscriminately. You and your son deserve to die!"

The official pushed hard and Xiao Yuankai was forced to move forward.

On the way to the execution ground, people gathered on both sides of the street and pointed at him.

"Is this the traitor's son?"

"His father colluded with the enemy and framed General Li. He took human life lightly. Neither father nor son is a good person!"

A vegetable seller threw rotten vegetable leaves on Xiao Yuankai's body.

As if they had received a signal, the onlookers threw rotten eggs, garbage, etc. at him.

Xiao Yuankai couldn't avoid it, so he could only suffer it. After being hit several times, he hugged his head and cried.

When he arrived at the execution ground, he saw a familiar figure who was as embarrassed as himself.

"Father!"

Xiao Yuankai's eyes were filled with tears and his voice was choked with sobs, "What on earth is going on?"

Raising his hand to brush away the sand on his head, Xiao Wentao sighed, "Yuan Kai, our Xiao family has failed."

"how so?!"

Even though I have heard it from the mouths of jailers and officials.

He even had some vague guesses in his heart.

But he always had a glimmer of hope.

He imagined that his father would appear at a critical moment and rescue him.

But at this moment, those fluttering words completely shattered his hopes.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Wentao looked sad and wanted to pat his shoulder to comfort him. However, as soon as he reached out, Xiao Yuankai dodged away and his hand fell into vain.

Xiao Yuankai looked at him resentfully.

"Why do you want to collaborate with the enemy! Why do you want to rebel? It's all your fault! Now that the Xiao family is ruined, even I will be beheaded. Now you are satisfied!"

(End of this chapter)