Chapter 317 Predicting the Future
Su Wan received the mother and daughter in the main courtyard. There was no blood in the courtyard, and the clear cold plum fragrance floated in the room, which was refreshing.
She was sitting on the main seat, and Mrs. Cao and Cao Wanqing were sitting on the chairs on the left and right.
The maid served two cups of tea, exited, and closed the door.
"Mrs. Cao, Miss Cao, why did you come to the door today?" Su Wan was the first to break the silence, but she felt that Gu Huaizhi knew what was going on, and someone really came to the door.
She has some friendship with Cao Wanqing, but she doesn't want to let Cao Guangyi go.
Mrs. Cao has a beautiful appearance and a cool and cold temperament, showing a unique charm.
She took a sip of hot tea, suppressed the itching in her throat, and said in a light voice: "My master committed a crime and is being held in a prison. Now that the court has not issued an order to search the house, I am afraid that his accomplices will be interrogated. No more than three days. By that day, the master’s case will be over, and the Cao family building will collapse.”
Su Wan'an listened quietly, fingering the dust in the sun, and fell into deep thought.
"I came here today to ask for a favor." Madam Cao raised her eyes and looked at Su Wan with a serious look on her face: "If the Cao family is implicated, I beg the princess to rescue Qing'er and protect her."
"Mother..." Cao Wanqing was shocked, and the uneasiness in her heart quickly fermented!
Mrs. Cao raised her hand to hold Cao Wanqing's hand to stop her from speaking, with a cold look on her face: "The Queen Mother wants to monopolize power, and the young prince's entry into the palace is a great threat to her. Now that the opportunity has been missed, she still has A glimmer of hope.”
"This glimmer of hope is what you are going to do. When the emperor dies, the new emperor ascends the throne, and the world is amnesty, the deposed prince and Cao Guangyi will be released, and the situation of the queen mother will be reversed." Mrs. Cao brushed her sleeves with her pampered fingers. , holding the sleeve bag containing the heavy token: "I can help you make Cao Guangyi unable to stand up again."
Su Wan narrowed her eyes. Mrs. Cao was not only transparent, but also very smart.
"Mrs. Cao should know that what you are thinking of has also occurred to us. Cao Guangyi broke into private houses and killed people indiscriminately, which is enough to put him in jail. When the new emperor ascends the throne and the world is amnesty, we will settle the old scores again and put him in jail. The evidence of his crimes when he was a magistrate also made it impossible for him to stand up."
"Since we have cleared up all the evidence of his crimes, we are confident that the emperor's amnesty will not be able to punish him." Su Wan chuckled: "To me, your conditions are not even worthless."
Mrs. Cao didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. She was just saying something to the bottom, so she smiled lightly and said, "It made the princess laugh." She took out the token from her sleeve and put it on the small table next to Su Wan: "This is I can't keep half of the Cao family's property. I would like to ask the princess to spare her life. This is a thank you gift for you and Qing'er."
She gave Su Wan a big gift.
"You don't have to pay these false courtesy, I will help if I can." Su Wan quickly supported Mrs. Cao: "You keep this money. If you don't have money in your hands, Miss Cao will be unable to move forward, and life will be difficult in the future."
The big stone hanging in Mrs. Cao's heart fell to the ground and she breathed a long sigh of relief.
Cao Wanqing pursed her lips and stared at the token on the small table. It was probably something her grandmother had given to her mother when she and her mother had a private conversation.
Su Wan handed the token back to Mrs. Cao.
Mrs. Cao refused to accept it: "Princess, you can't help me in vain. Please accept this money. I'm afraid Qing'er will have countless marriages. In the future, when she finds a family, you can give her a generous dowry." That’s good. I still have some savings, which is enough for her to have enough food and clothing.”
She paused for a moment, and her smile became lighter: "My father is a former governor. With his help, Cao Guangyi quickly gained a foothold. Although he has been seized from power, the court sent people to recover it. I'm afraid it will take some time. I Can contribute to this.”
"Madam, you are interested." Su Wan asked them to wait for a moment and went to the inner room to take out a small porcelain bottle: "If the Cao family is liquidated and you are implicated, you mother and daughter can take this pill and I will fish you out. ”
Mrs. Cao was extremely grateful.
Cao Wanqing's mood was complicated. Deep down in her heart, she regarded Su Wan as her friend and savior, but her father was the opposite of her. Now her mother begged Su Wan to save her. She was even more embarrassed and panicked, and she didn't know how to face her.
She called out embarrassedly: "Wanwan..."
"You don't have any intention of harming me, so you don't have to worry about it." Su Wan joked: "Su Jihong wanted to harm Huai Zhi before. Does he want to divorce me?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Cao Wanqing's eyes filled with mist, and she said with shame: "You have saved my life, and my family's kindness will be repaid with vengeance. I'm really sorry for you. I'm afraid that this matter will implicate you, and it's hard to talk about it. ”
"If you feel burdened, you can think about it from another perspective. We are a bargain. To save your life, your mother will give me half of the Cao family's property and provide her with connections. She will not help you in vain." Su Wan picked up the token and placed it on her He waved it in front of his face and said with a smile on his lips: "I am short of money. This is a timely gift to me."
Not only was Cao Wanqing not relaxed, but her throat became more and more congested, "I still have money, I can give it to you."
"Pfft——"
Su Wan couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I'm still short of it, so I'll ask you for it."
The corners of Cao Wanqing's lips curved slightly.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Cao felt more and more at ease.
The mother and daughter said goodbye and returned to Cao's mansion, which was heavily guarded outside.
Cao Wanqing's face turned pale.
Mrs. Cao patted her arm gently and lowered her voice and said, "Don't be afraid. If she promises to protect you, she will definitely do it."
Cao Wanqing also trusted Su Wan, but she was not worried about this: "The money..."
Mrs. Cao said coldly: "Your grandmother wants me to find your grandfather to save this family property and help the descendants of the Cao family to make a comeback in the future."
What does those people have to do with her?
She just wants to protect Cao Wanqing.
"Sister-in-law, how is it?" Cao Guanglin was tired, his eyes were bright and full of hope.
The old lady issued an order that all males should resign and save their lives.
Cao Guanglin was unwilling to resign and wanted to wait and see.
Who knew that the court would soon send heavy troops to guard.
Madam Cao looked in the direction of the voice, with sorrow in her eyes: "The Gu family refused to help."
Cao Guanglin said disappointedly: "No one in the mansion is allowed to go out, only two servants are allowed to go out for daily shopping." He paced in boredom, with an uncontrollable anger in his tone: "They are preventing us from transferring money out and waiting for the opportunity to confiscate the house?"
The last trace of blood on Madam Cao's face faded, and her eyes were sad: "What else can we do?"
Cao Guanglin's eyes flashed slightly, looked around, and came to Madam Cao and said: "Brother is nothing more than infringing on the interests of some people. They want Jinzhou. Sister-in-law can let your father instigate a riot. No one in the court can suppress it, so brother has to come forward. After he calms down the incident, he can atone for his crime."