usatvline Chapter 120 A Liar
Chapter 120 A Liar
After watching the melon for so long, especially seeing Old Man Xu's expression that Xiao Cong would definitely do something to his daughter, Gu Jianchu already had some doubts.
Just as expected.
[It turns out that Xu Suyue had gotten into trouble with a dog-skin plaster in Jiangnan.]
Old Man Xu's business had been struggling for the past few years, so he joined a friend in investing in a shipping business. He was incredibly unlucky; all the ships he invested in capsized at sea, and those that survived were robbed by pirates. He finally managed to ship two more ships to the local area, but his judgment was poor, and the goods he found there were unsellable, leading to a loss of money.
[After several rounds of this, Old Man Xu had lost almost all of his belongings.]
Xu Suyue also had a penchant for climbing the social ladder. Afterward, she discussed with her father the idea of marrying into a wealthy family so she could help him out a bit. Xu's father was delighted, so he asked a friend to help find a good son-in-law. Through that friend's help, she met a con man.
The con man pretended to be a wealthy young man and was in love with Xu Suyue. In reality, he also wanted to find a wealthy daughter to marry so that he could live comfortably for the rest of his life. With this goal in mind, both of them were intentionally deceiving. So, they immediately hit it off and had sex, and the couple even conceived a child.
Xu Suyue and her father wanted to marry the rich young master as soon as possible. However, during the negotiations, they discovered that the rich young master was a fraud. The so-called house he owned was actually rented from someone else's house. He was also a gambler. To force the Xu family to pay, he locked Xu Suyue up. If the Xu family didn't pay, he would tie her up outside like a dog and beat and scold her at will.
[The child was also aborted by the man.]
Although Old Man Xu wasn't a good man, he was still a good father. He found an opportunity, secretly set fire to the house, and took Xu Suyue away. The two of them traveled all the way to the capital, but they were unaware that the so-called wealthy young master would become obsessed with them and chase them all the way to the capital, determined to take Xu Suyue back and squeeze every last bit of profit out of this father and daughter.
Father Xu thought of Xiao Cong. He and his daughter had been plotting for a long time at the inn, determined to get close to Xiao Cong on this very day. As long as Xiao Cong showed up, the so-called rich young master wouldn't dare to do anything to them. They could even use Xiao Cong's reputation to get back the money they'd been cheated out of.
[Xiao Cong must have violated the laws of heaven in his previous life, which is why he has such unlucky relatives like you.]
Xu Suyue deserved what she had ended up like this. If she hadn't been so vain and wanted to climb the social ladder, how could she have ended up like this?
"After receiving the emperor's order, I let cousin Su Yue play alone in Yaoyue Tower and told her not to run around. As for my uncle's daughter, my cousin, where she is now, I don't know." While Gu Jianchu was distracted eating melons, Minister Lin appeared in everyone's sight, supporting Xiao Cong and limping.
Xiao Cong must have just woken up and knew that he couldn't delay any longer, so he hurried over.
He changed into a white and green robe, which made him look even more frail. There were strips of cloth wrapped around his hands and forehead. The scar on his forehead was caused by Xiao Cong banging his head against the bed in order to stay awake.
Without the emperor's consent, the people kneeling on the ground did not dare to stand up.
When he saw Xiao Cong coming, he consciously moved to the side to leave a path for Xiao Cong.
However, Old Man Xu, who was kneeling in the front, looked terrified when he saw Xiao Cong. He never expected that Xiao Cong would appear.
But seeing Xiao Cong in such a mess, and even changing his clothes, he thought that he must have succeeded. His originally frightened expression turned into surprise, "Erlang, what happened to you? Why did you even change your clothes?"
He wanted to see how Xiao Cong explained it.
Xiao Cong has never been able to lie since he was a child, and he would hiccup every time he lied.
"I was in a hurry to find Minister Lin, and I accidentally bumped into a cart selling sweet soup on the way. The sweet soup spilled all over me, and my forehead got bruised from the collision with the cart. I was afraid of damaging His Majesty's appearance, so I changed my clothes before coming here."
Xiao Cong pinched his palm hard while speaking.
Knowing what his uncle had done, Xiao Cong was really heartbroken. He treated them as family, but they schemed against him everywhere.
Restraining the uncomfortable emotions in his heart, Xiao Cong looked at his uncle again, turning the passive attitude into the active attitude, "Did my uncle misunderstand me?"
Father Xu was choked by Xiao Cong's words and stammered, "The little girl next to Su Yue said that Su Yue was missing. Before we couldn't find Su Yue, we saw you coming here. We looked for Su Yue in many places but couldn't find her. I wonder if Erlang saw her."
Now I can only find Su Yue and think about what to do next.
Without the person involved, it would be bad to get involved with Xiao Cong.
"Cousin Su Yue has hands and feet. How would I know where she went? Are you sure you have searched the entire Yaoyue Tower?" Xiao Cong's eyes were cold. He couldn't help feeling sick when he thought of what Su Yue had done to him.
"Are you sure you've found them all?" Old Man Xu nodded vigorously.
Before, he suspected that Xiao Cong had hidden the person, but now Old Man Xu was a little suspicious that something had happened to the person.
[This is so exciting! I'm kind of wondering if this fake rich young master has been a detective before. He actually found Yaoyue Tower. He was stopped outside by the servants because he didn't have an invitation, and now he's throwing a tantrum outside, trying to find a way in.]
If this fake rich young master were to run into Xu Suyue, wouldn't there be even more excitement to watch?
【Just thinking about it makes me excited.】
[Now everyone is stuck in this room, and there's no way to let Xu Suyue out. We have to find a way to end this as soon as possible.]
Without giving Gu Jianchu a chance to rack his brains, Xie Ci'an said, "Since it has been confirmed that your daughter's disappearance has nothing to do with Xiao Aiqing, then those who should be looking for someone should continue looking. If they still can't find them, report to the Dali Temple. I'm not here to handle disputes for you."
There were a large number of officials kneeling behind to deal with the dispute, so it was definitely not the emperor's turn.
Xie Ci'an took Gu Jianchu's hand and left the room first.
Everyone moved away in unison.
Xiao Cong and Minister Lin followed closely behind them.
After the emperor and empress walked away, everyone rubbed their sore knees and stood up to leave, but they were still frightened.
Fortunately, the emperor and empress did not pursue the matter further, otherwise they would all be in trouble.
Old Man Xu wanted to ask others for help to find his daughter, but unfortunately, after what happened, no one was willing to come forward to help.
As Gu Jianchu walked, he fell one step behind Xie Ci'an and whispered to Zhu Xia who was following him, "Find a way to let the man who was stopped by the servant in. By the way, tell him that Xu Suyue is here to celebrate my cousin's birthday."
Although he didn't know why the queen gave such an order, Zhu Xia still did as Gu Jianchu said.
After finishing these things, Gu Jianchu quickly caught up with the emperor, and they all returned to the private room that Xiao Cong had arranged for them.
As soon as the door closed, Xiao Cong fell to his knees with a thud.