sbdcsierra Chapter 322 The Liu Family's Dumbfounded
Chapter 322 The Liu Family's Dumbfounded
After Chu Junting recounted what had happened in the court and the imperial study that day, the Song family members all breathed a sigh of relief.
"To atone for one's crimes and perform meritorious service is to be free from trouble. The Liu family and Gu Yunwei have both been punished, which is excellent," Song Yanzhou said with a smile.
Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking about the Liu family's usual behavior. Liu's father cared most about his official position, but unfortunately, he lacked the ability and had not been promoted for many years.
Back when Song Lin was alive, Liu's father had always wanted his help. It wasn't that Song Lin was unwilling to help, but Liu's father was an incompetent ruler who couldn't be helped. Just keeping his current official position was already difficult for him.
Now that they have lost their official positions and the Song family's support, the future of the Liu family is predictable.
Considering what the Liu family has done over the years, this ending is entirely their own fault, and Gu Yunwei's daring to steal the pardon meant she was doomed to die.
"Thank you for informing us of this news, Your Highness."
Liu Ruyan smiled. Although Chu Junting didn't say anything, she knew in her heart that the King of Chu must have pleaded for her.
"Auntie, you can rest assured that I will accompany Grand Tutor Gu during this flood in Jiangnan."
Hearing this, Liu Ruyan felt relieved. Grand Tutor Gu was already quite old, and the floods in Jiangnan had not been resolved for a long time, leaving many people displaced. Today, the number of refugees outside the capital was increasing.
Although she was just a woman, she had experience in disaster relief when she followed Song Lin in the past.
At times like this, Song Lin couldn't help but get angry. The imperial funds had already been allocated, and in principle, if all that money had reached the people, there wouldn't be so many displaced people.
I'm afraid that with each layer of deductions, very little will actually reach the people.
The Emperor sent Grand Tutor Gu and Prince Chu to go together, and this journey is bound to be anything but simple.
"Your Highness, the floods in Jiangnan are extremely serious right now. You must be very careful when you go there," Liu Ruyan said.
Upon hearing that Chu Junting was going to deal with the floods in Jiangnan, Song Ruozhen feared that he might not be able to return to the capital for a while. A hint of worry flashed in her clear eyes, and she subconsciously looked at Chu Junting.
Chu Junting remained calm and said, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I will be careful in everything I do."
No one doubted the King of Chu's abilities. He had made great achievements on the battlefield and was a decisive and ruthless man with superb martial arts skills. It is likely that the emperor chose him to manage the floods because of these qualities.
At the same time, the Liu family was completely dumbfounded after hearing the verdict.
"Resign from office? How can you be dismissed from office?"
Mother Liu's expression changed drastically. "Didn't I already say that all of this was my doing and had nothing to do with my husband?"
At first, she didn't find it difficult to see Liu's father shifting all the responsibility onto her, but after Liu's father explained, she took on all the responsibility.
After all, this is a private matter between the two families, and it won't cost them their heads.
Besides, no matter what, they raised Liu Ruyan to adulthood and even married her to Song Lin. At worst, she would be punished with a beating or something. How could it lead to Liu's father being dismissed from his post?
Liu's father was also incredulous. He had been an official for so many years, which was not easy, and now his son was also useless, failing to pass the imperial examinations after so many years.
He just wanted to stay in his position peacefully, but who would have thought he would be dismissed overnight?
"Father, what will happen to the Liu family if you are dismissed from your post? This is absolutely unacceptable!"
Liu Feiyan looked terrified. From the time she was imprisoned until now, she still couldn't understand how things could have turned out this way.
Yesterday, I went to the Song family to persuade Liu Ruyan to change her mind and continue to serve them. However, I ended up revealing Liu Ruyan's true identity, and everyone was arrested and taken to Shuntian Prefecture.
She waited all day, but her husband did not come to rescue her.
Her husband had already grown tired of her, but she was able to maintain her position as Madam Sun because of the support of the Liu and Song families.
The Song family is now hopeless. If the Liu family is also finished, what hope will she have in the Sun family in the future?
Mr. Liu's face was gloomy, his weathered features filled with regret and resentment. Hearing Liu Feiyan's words, he became even angrier.
"Snapped!"
Liu's father slapped him across the face.
"It's all your fault for coming up with such a terrible idea! If we hadn't caused trouble at the Song family yesterday, none of this would have happened. Are you satisfied now?"
Liu Feiyan was stunned by the beating and said with a wronged expression, "How can you blame me? It was clearly my sister who found me and told me to do this."
Mother Liu also remembered Gu Yunwei and quickly said, "Yes, and Yunwei too!"
Although the Gu family and Yunwei had severed ties for many years, they did not stand idly by when Yunwei was in trouble.
Even though they now know Yunwei isn't their biological daughter, so many years of affection can't just disappear like that. If Yunwei can plead for them, there might still be a chance!
"Yes, yes, Yunwei can definitely help us. Let's find Yunwei after we get out!" Liu Jia Dalang's hope was rekindled.
In fact, he had always been dissatisfied with Liu Yunwei. She was his own sister, and he was living such a good life, yet she had never helped him much over the years.
Now that her family has fallen to this state, she can't just think of herself and ignore them.
As the Liu family walked out of the prison cell, wondering where to find Gu Yunwei, they overheard the conversation of several prison guards.
"Gu Yunwei is incredibly audacious, daring to steal even a get-out-of-jail-free card. What's the use of crying now that she's about to lose her head?"
"That's right. I heard yesterday that he was incredibly arrogant when he came with his get-out-of-jail-free card, but unexpectedly, Grand Tutor Gu immediately reported it to the police and caught him red-handed."
"You all say that Gu Yunwei was raised by Grand Tutor Gu, yet he is so heartless. Isn't he just watching her die?"
"What do you know? Didn't the Gu family break off the relationship because Gu Yunwei went too far? Haven't you heard what kind of life Madam Song has been living in the Liu family all these years?"
"If you were in their shoes, and someone switched your child and continued to bully you, wouldn't you be foolish to still feel sorry for their child?"
The Liu family members listened to this conversation and their minds went blank, feeling a sense of unreality.
"What did you say? Gu Yunwei stole the pardon and is going to be beheaded?" Gu's eldest son asked anxiously.
The jailer glanced at Gu Jia Dalang and said, "Yes, you should think of a way to see her one last time."
Oh no, we can see each other one last time before I behead you.
Liu's mother rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Mother, Mother!" Liu's eldest son quickly helped up his mother.
Mr. Liu's face was extremely pale, as if he had aged considerably in an instant. He said, "Sir, please let me see Yunwei."
The jailer glanced at the silver that Liu's father handed over before nodding. "It's over there. Go take a look, but you can't stay there too long."
Gu Yunwei was imprisoned in the same cell she had been in a few days ago.
She absolutely loathed this place, and she'd only been gone a few days before coming back!