On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2088 Sudden Interrogation

Su Shengsheng berated the old men of the Liu family until they were red in the face and their necks were thick with anger.

Su Shengsheng was still not satisfied. He pointed at Liu Guozhong and then at several old men next to him, his eyes sharp: "If your ancestors knew that they had shameless relatives like you, they would be turning in their graves!"

You still have the nerve to talk about his achievements? Don't you feel ashamed?

Yan Ruyu stood to the side, a smile in her eyes.

She knew Su Shengsheng was feisty, but she didn't expect her to be so eloquent, articulate, and to hit the nail on the head with every sentence.

Yin Ding, who was standing outside the crowd, originally intended to report the latest developments at the Liu residence, but unexpectedly caught Su Shengsheng cursing. He found it very satisfying and couldn't help but clap his hands: "Well said! Absolutely right!"

Hearing the sound, Su Shengsheng turned around and his eyes lit up when he saw the silver ingot. As if encouraged, he cursed even more fiercely: "And you! You all followed Liu Guozhong to cause trouble, thinking that you can be unreasonable just because you're old?"

Do you think you can act recklessly just because there are so many people involved? Let me tell you, this isn't over yet!

The old men that Liu Guozhong brought were scolded until their faces turned red and white, their heads almost drooping to their chests, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Liu Guozhong was so angry that his lips trembled. He wanted to retort, but Su Shengsheng's words left him speechless. He could only lean on his cane and gasp for breath.

Seeing that it was about time, Yan Ruyu took a half step back and gave a wink to the guards behind her.

The guards immediately stepped forward, grabbing Liu Guozhong's arms on either side, and were about to drag him away.

Liu Guozhong screamed in terror, "What are you doing? Let me go! How dare you touch me in broad daylight?"

The other old men panicked too, their earlier arrogance vanished, and they all shrank back, pleading, "Don't arrest us! We're just here to settle this!"

"We're too old to take any more risks!"

They originally thought that Su Zhenhai wouldn't dare to do anything to them, the old folks, in public, and they never expected him to arrest them directly. Now that they saw Liu Guozhong being dragged away, they were all terrified.

Yan Ruyu walked to Su Shengsheng's side and whispered a few words in her ear.

Su Shengsheng nodded, cleared his throat, and said to the old men, "You guys are considered accomplices. You came with Liu Guozhong today, so you still have a chance."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the crowd: "Those who know they were wrong now, go back and write down a letter of repentance, listing all the crimes you have committed, your descendants have committed, and all the crimes you know of, one by one, and then put your fingerprints on it."

After you finish writing this, hand it to Envoy Su, promising not to repeat the offense, and I'll let you off the hook for today. But if you don't comply…

"From! We'll go!"

Before Su Shengsheng could finish speaking, the old men quickly nodded: "We'll go back and write it down right away. We'll write it down clearly and we'll never dare to hide anything!"

Fearing they would be arrested again, they helped each other up and hurriedly left, not daring to look even once at Liu Guozhong being dragged away.

The guards dragged Liu Guozhong to a side courtyard in the mansion and forced him into a chair.

Liu Guozhong was still struggling, cursing, "Let me go! I am an elder of the Liu family. If you dare to treat me like this, the Liu family will not let you get away with it!"

Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu walked into the side courtyard side by side, unhurriedly.

Huo Changhe walked up to Liu Guozhong, looked down at him, and said calmly, "Whether the Liu family will let us go or not, you probably won't see the light of day."

Liu Guozhong looked up and saw Huo Changhe's gaze, and suddenly felt a pang of panic.

His previous arrogance vanished almost instantly, and his voice weakened: "You... what do you want to do? Our Liu family has a get-out-of-jail-free card, you can't kill me!"

"A pardon?" Yan Ruyu sneered and walked to Huo Changhe's side. "The pardon bestowed by the late emperor was given to the Liu family who saved him, not to evil people like you who do evil."

Besides, even a pardon can't save someone who has committed treason, right?

Liu Guozhong's face turned pale, and his lips trembled as he said, "Treason? Our Liu family has not committed treason! Don't make false accusations!"

"Whether there was treason or not, you know it in your heart." Huo Changhe pulled up a chair and sat down, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest. "Ding Hengshou tried to escape last night, did you know that?"

Liu Guozhong's eyes flickered, and he dared not look Huo Changhe in the eye: "I don't know... I have no relation to Governor Ding."

"It's alright?" Yan Ruyu raised an eyebrow. "Then why did Governor Ding's escape route pass right by the Liu Family Ancestral Hall?"

Why are members of the Liu family lighting lamps in the ancestral hall? Can you really say these are all coincidences?

Liu Guozhong's eyes widened in shock, his hands gripping his cane tightly: "I don't know... I really don't know."

Huo Changhe didn't press further, but just looked at him, his eyes growing colder: "It's fine if you don't want to tell me."

He raised his hand, and the guards immediately stepped forward, holding a stack of papers. "These are the account books we found at the Liu family's old residence. They contain evidence of your collusion with Ding Hengshou, embezzling military rations, and buying and selling official positions."

And these letters are your correspondence with people in the capital. They mention some 'important matters.' Would you like me to read them to you?"

Liu Guozhong's body began to tremble. Looking at the account books and letters, his eyes were filled with fear: "No... I really don't know anything about this. I only know that I have to preserve the glory and wealth of the Liu family."

"Now you know fear?" Yan Ruyu said coldly, "When you allowed your descendants to bully men and women and drive ordinary people to their deaths, why weren't you afraid?"

The evidence is irrefutable; there's no point in denying it anymore.

Huo Changhe walked up to Liu Guozhong and said in a low voice, "I'm asking you, what are those abandoned lands of the Liu family used for? And what exactly are you and the people in the capital plotting?"

Liu Guozhong opened his mouth, his eyes filled with struggle.

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe exchanged a glance, both of them understanding each other.

Huo Changhe gestured for the guards to release Liu Guozhong and said in a deep voice, "Speak, don't even think about lying, or you know the consequences."

Liu Guozhong gasped for breath, his eyes unfocused: "Those lands..."

"The grass planted on those lands is not ordinary grass. I heard it from Liu Jiulang. I asked him about this issue before."

"He told me that it was a special kind of grass used to feed horses, and that the horses would grow strong and have greater endurance, just like they had eaten grass at night."

Upon hearing this, Huo Changhe's heart skipped a beat.

Raising horses? So much land is used for growing grass and raising livestock, how many horses would you need to raise?

The Liu family was indeed harboring malicious intentions!

"Continue!" Yan Ruyu shouted.

Liu Guozhong shuddered and swallowed hard: "I... that's all I know. He just said it by accident. He's very tight-lipped. He usually doesn't talk about things like this."

"As for the rest, like the account books, the capital, and all those other things..."