20demayo Chapter 157 Will He Let You Return to Beijing Alive for Trial?
Chapter 157 Will He Let You Return to Beijing Alive for Trial?
The tent was full of familiar faces, but the current situation seemed... not very friendly to him?
In fact, Yu Chengwen didn't know who the person hiding in the darkest place was. He only knew that this person was arranged by the Eighth Prince. Once there was any plan, he would secretly mobilize all the secret operations.
Therefore, Yu Chengwen was indeed very curious about who the mastermind behind this was. He even spent a lot of effort to find this person. It was a pity that this person never showed up in person.
If something really happened, he would send other people to contact him. After observing for a while, Yu Chengwen really couldn't tell which one was the most suspicious, so he had to give up.
Unexpectedly, the person who made him very curious finally surfaced on the night when Chengwen was in such a mess...
There was only one person in the tent, Sun Changfan, who was in the same miserable state as him, with injuries all over his body, and Zhou Qi was pointing a big knife at him.
Yu Chengwen pulled up a smile that didn't look like a smile, and murmured to Sun Changfan in disbelief, "So it's you."
He...had guessed about many people, even Sun Changfan, whom he had suspected at the beginning. However, in Chengwen's opinion, Sun Changfan's family background and abilities were just so-so.
His intelligence and strategy were far inferior to his own, so Yu Chengwen had already crossed Sun Changfan off his list of suspects.
However, he had never expected this result. The person he thought was the most unlikely had actually become the big hand that secretly controlled everything!
Even if that person was someone else, he would not be so unwilling. Sun Changfan was just born in a poor family and his family had been farming for generations. If he had not joined the army, he would have been lucky enough to have made several contributions.
With his background and personality, he could barely become a lieutenant general, let alone a captain of a thousand men.
When Yu Chengwen thought of how respectful he usually was to the tightly wrapped Sun Changfan, he couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know whether he was laughing at the Eighth Prince's "blindness" or at his own judgment!
He actually thought that person was a confidant sent by the Eighth Prince! As long as he flatters the other person, he can get that person to say a few good words for him in front of the Eighth Prince...
The more he thought about the past, the more Yu Chengwen felt that his behavior at that time was ridiculous!
"Deputy General Yu, good evening. I personally don't want to say hello under such circumstances." Chu Xi had a look of regret on her face, but her tone didn't sound regretful at all.
"But, I think you must be curious about the person who has been in charge of everything behind the scenes, so I specially asked you to come and see your...comrade!"
Aren’t they just comrades-in-arms?
Both of them were secret agents arranged by the Eighth Prince in this military camp. From a certain perspective, they were real "comrades-in-arms"!
Sun Changfan looked at Yu Chengwen with a calm look in his eyes. Even when Yu Chengwen laughed uncontrollably, he did not say a word. This showed that he had known Yu Chengwen for a long time.
Only Yu Chengwen didn't know that Sun Changfan was also the Eighth Prince's man...
What does this represent?
There is nothing more heart-breaking than killing someone.
Yu Chengwen glared at Chu Xi coldly, "Chu Qibai, the prince of the loyal and brave Marquis's mansion, really lives up to his reputation. I am willing to admit defeat!"
He did not lose to Sun Changfan, but to Chu Jiang, a young man who was not even an adult yet the best in the capital!
Facing the report, Chu Xi calmly accepted the praise.
"Thank you for the compliment. I invited Deputy General Yu to come over for tea today because I have something to ask you. Of course, it would be best if you are willing to write down everything the Eighth Prince instructed you to do and sign your name on it."
As she spoke, she leisurely picked up her handkerchief and wiped the blood off her sword. Her movements were slow and methodical, fully displaying the elegance and nobility of a noble family.
It's just that this overly calm and composed attitude inevitably gives people the impression that he doesn't take others seriously, which makes people's eyelids twitch!
Yu Chengwen's background was not bad. At least compared to Sun Changfan, his starting point was much higher!
Not many people in this era could go to private schools, especially someone like him who could read so many books, which was enough to show that his family had some financial resources.
Any child who is raised in a wealthy family will be strictly required, at least he must keep his emotions from showing on his face. Even if he is at a disadvantage, he must not lose his composure and bring down the family tradition.
However, after Chu Xi's continuous "attacks", Yu Chengwen's face looked very bad. His face was as cold as ice, and he no longer had his usual smiling face and image of a smiling fox.
Chu Er silently took a step back and stood behind Chu Xi. He no longer needed to hide. As the eldest son of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion, Chu Xi would be in trouble if he didn't have one or two guards following him...
This is likely to arouse suspicion.
Therefore, everyone thought Chu Er's appearance was extremely normal.
Yu Chengwen sneered at Chu Xi's words, "Do you think I will listen to you?"
Whether he confesses or not, he will die anyway. Rather than confessing the matter and offending the Eighth Prince and dying, it is better to grit his teeth and say nothing.
The Eighth Prince Zhou Hanjin has never been a soft-hearted person, and he has the Yao family behind him. If their plan fails this time, they will have to reveal the Eighth Prince's plan in full and sign their name.
Even before the memorial was sent to the capital, Yu Chengwen could already foresee the fate of himself and the Yu family...
He may not care about his own fate, but... with hundreds of people in the Yu family, even if only three clans were implicated, that was not the result he wanted to see.
"I think you will listen to me!" Chu Xi said slowly, "After all, if you and Sun Changfan are the masterminds of this plan, then the guilt you will bear will be unbearable for you. At the very least, your entire clan will be implicated and you will never be hired again."
Her fox eyes looked back and forth between Sun Changfan and Yu Chengwen with a half-smile.
"In serious cases, the entire clan will be implicated, female relatives will lose their official positions, and males will be beheaded. Think about it, is this the result you really want?"
Women in this era did not hold official positions. Even if someone was willing to redeem them in the future, as criminals, they would not be able to leave the brothel until their death.
For the women, that is truly a life worse than death!
Han Yaojun and Chu Xi had a rare moment of tacit understanding. They looked at each other, and as soon as Chu Xi finished speaking, he added slowly.
"Yu Chengwen, based on your understanding of the Eighth Prince, a man who doesn't even care about the common people, even if you don't say anything, will he let you return to the capital alive for trial?"
"Will he let your family live in peace?"
of course not.
Those in power all have one thing in common, and that is they are extremely suspicious!
If Yu Chengwen were the eighth prince, he would never let someone who could threaten him at any time return to the capital alive.
Even his family...will be wiped out.
Thinking of this, Sun Changfan, who had previously looked ready to die, became unusually silent, not knowing what he was thinking of.
Everyone has weaknesses, even Sun Changfan, who had already prepared for death... is no exception.