Drunk House

  Chapter 74 Xie Lin (second update)

  Su Rong sat up straight, planning to have an open and honest talk with Jiang Xing.

  So, under Jiang Xing's suspicious eyes, she lowered her voice and asked him directly: "If you are implicated by Jiang Sheng and punish the Jiu Clan, do you want to live or die?"

  Jiang Xing was startled, "What, what does this mean?"

   "It means literally." Su Rong stared into his eyes, she wanted to save Jiang Xing, and asking him out today actually put Zhou Gu at a certain risk, after all, if Jiang Sheng leaked the news, it would be difficult for Zhou Gu to explain to the prince.

  Jiang Xing's face gradually turned pale, and he looked panic-stricken, "Be implicated, punish the nine clans, this, this..." He couldn't speak for a while, "Then my parents..."

  His family is an only son.

   "Since it is the Zhu Jiu Clan, your parents will naturally be implicated along with it." Su Rong looked at him and waited patiently for Jiang Xing. After all, anyone who heard this would be frightened.

  Jiang Xing opened his mouth, "You, did you get any news?"

  He was already smart, thinking that Su Rong would not call him here to say this to him for no reason, especially when Zhou Gu was with him.

  Su Rong nodded, "That's right."

   "Then you..." Jiang Xing's expression changed.

  Su Rong said bluntly: "We have known each other for several years, and you and my eldest brother are good friends. You are talented and good-natured. I know you are going to die in Jinqiu. If you are implicated by this, let alone take the exam to become an official, you will die. So, after I got the news, I thought, if you want to live, bring your family with you and think of a way for you. Of course, if you die with the Jiang family, just pretend that I never looked for you."

  After she finished speaking, she said bluntly: "This matter has a lot to do with it. I dragged Zhou Gulai to let him take a certain risk. This matter came out of my mouth and reached your ears. You must not disclose it to Jiang Sheng. Of course, I will not let you disclose it to Jiang Sheng. No one can save Jiang Sheng. He must die."

  Jiang Xing turned pale, and looked at Zhou Gu, who was sitting lazily, as if he was just an accompanying guest, and didn't intend to express his opinion, so he didn't say anything, but from Su Rong's words, he vaguely heard that the news came from Zhou Gu.

  He managed to calm his mind, "My family is an offshoot of the Jiang clan, and Miss Seven knows it, so I don't have much affection for my uncle Jiang Sheng. But...but there are hundreds of people in the Jiang clan, so did my uncle commit any serious crimes?"

  Su Rong could hear from his words that he didn't care about Jiang Sheng's family, but he did care about Jiang's family. It is true that the family is huge and will help the descendants. Even if he is a side branch, he is protected by the family. If the family is gone, he is weak.

  She was not afraid to tell him, "Assassination of the prince, do you think it's a serious crime?"

  Jiang Xing was taken aback, and assassinating the prince was naturally a major crime, a major crime for killing the nine clans.

  Su Rong pointed out clearly with him, "So, if Jiang Sheng's family is the only one, how can we offset such a serious crime? If so, everyone will be able to assassinate the prince. I can't save the whole Jiang family, and you can't save yourself. The only one who can save now is yourself, and at most your parents."

  Jiang Xing nodded. The information was too big for him to digest. After a while, he said in a difficult way: "I was enlightened at the age of two, and went to school at the age of three. My parents cut down on food and clothing, just because I can read good books, get a good name in the exam, and be famous in the family. I don't want to die, and I don't want my parents to die."

  He raised his head, looked at Su Rong, and made a choice, "Miss Seven, thank you."

   "Don't thank me in a hurry." Su Rong shook her head, "I came to you because I wanted to save you, and I also think it would be a pity if you were implicated."

  After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Gu, "I can only tell you this news and let you make a choice. If you want to save your family, you still have to really save yourself."

   "How to save?" Jiang Xing asked.

  Su Rong finished what she had to say, and seeing that Zhou Gu didn't say anything, she stretched out her hand and pulled Zhou Gu's sleeve, "Brother Zhou, talk to Jiang Xing, tell him what he should do."

  Zhou Gu refused to admit that he just wanted to hear Brother Zhou, so he was speechless for a long time. You must know that when he first met Su Rong, he sternly rejected Su Rong calling him Brother Zhou. Unexpectedly, in just over twenty days, he thought her calling Brother Zhou was very pleasant.

   What a ghost!

  Zhou Gu straightened his crooked body, saw Jiang Xing, met his gaze, "Untie the bell, you have to tie the bell. Jiang Sheng assassinated His Highness the Crown Prince, which caused this disaster. His Highness found out. If you want to protect yourself, go to the Crown Prince! His Highness, the Crown Prince, will naturally be lenient towards his own people."

  Jiang Xing murmured, "Take refuge with His Royal Highness?"

   "Yes." Zhou Gu nodded, "You are talented, so I recommend you to join His Highness the Crown Prince. Before the imperial decree to punish the nine clans arrives in Jiangzhou, I will send you a letter asking you to collect some evidence and expose Jiang Sheng's sinful crimes. At that time, you will kill your relatives righteously, not join Jiang Sheng in the same evil, and leave your family for the sake of cleanliness. His Highness the Crown Prince uses this as an excuse to protect your family so that you can still take the scientific examination as scheduled."

   After Zhou Gu finished speaking, he added, "This is the only way."

  Jiang Xing also knew that he had no choice but to kill the Nine Clans. He nodded, and the panic in his eyes faded, "I heard that His Royal Highness is self-restraint and reverence, standing upright, gentle and dignified, possessing both ability and political integrity?"

"good."

  Jiang Xing breathed a sigh of relief, "It is also my wish to follow such a prince."

   Coming out of Drunken Goose Square, Jiang Xing said goodbye to Su Rong and Zhou Gu, and went back to the mansion to prepare.

   Watching him walk away, Su Rong said to Zhou Gu: "You send someone to watch him secretly."

  Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows, "So cautious."

   "Yes, I'm afraid I misjudged the person, I'm sorry." Although Su Rong and Jiang Xing are familiar, they don't have much contact. Even if he makes a decision and speaks sincerely, she can't really trust him.

  Zhou Gu bent the corner of his mouth, feeling happy, "I thought he admired you, and you should have some confidence in him."

  Su Rong was speechless, "That's not how it works."

  Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows, "Then what? I know you are so defensive."

  Su Rong thought that if she was not defensive, she would have died 800 times since she was a child, so she deliberately said good things, "Isn't this about you? I'm afraid that if something goes wrong with Jiang Xing, you and His Royal Highness will not be able to explain it."

  Zhou Gu was noncommittal, waved and called a person, and told him, "Keep an eye on Jiang Xing secretly, if there is anything unusual, kill him."

   This person should be, silently followed the distant Jiang Xing.

  Su Rong had no objection when he heard the words, if Jiang Xing said one thing and did another, he would die sooner or later, even if Zhou Gu's people killed him, he deserved it.

  Zhou Gu glanced at the sky and asked, "Go back home?"

   "Are you tired?" Su Rong asked.

   "Not tired." Zhou Gu shook his head.

  Su Rong smiled at him, "Since you're not tired, let's go to Jinxiu Pavilion? I met Zhou Xi yesterday, and he asked me which embroiderer in Jiangning had good craftsmanship. He said that you didn't bring many clothes when you left Beijing, and you had to make a few. I told him that I packed your clothes, so he didn't have to worry about them."

   Zhou Gu paused, "You want to give me clothes?"

   "Don't want it?" Su Rong looked at him.

  Zhou Gu wanted to say yes, but, he looked at Su Rong, "Do you have any money?"

   "There is still money to give you a few sets of clothes, just like buying wine, Jinxiu Pavilion can keep accounts." Su Rong blinked.

   Zhou Gu saw her saying this, suppressed the joy in his heart, "Yes, let's go!"

   At most, it would cost him a lot to make it up for her later.

  If he didn't see Xie Lin coming to Jiangning, he would be ashamed to ask his fiancée to give him clothes, but isn't Xie Lin coming to Jiangning? Empty words are not easy to convince people, he has to see with his own eyes, if he is wearing the clothes that Su Rong gave her, it will be enough to convince Xie Lin.

  Zhou Gu followed Su Rong to Jinxiu Pavilion with easy steps.

  Not far away, he heard someone behind him calling him, "Zhou Gu!"

   This voice is extremely familiar, he has heard it since he was a child.

   Zhou Gu turned around, and sure enough, he saw Xie Lin calling him, who came out from somewhere behind him, he raised his eyebrows, thinking that this person really couldn't help thinking, just a moment ago, he planned to show off in front of him with his upper body in clothes, and he appeared at this moment, but he appeared just right, so he could be invited to Jinxiu Pavilion together.

  He doesn't have a fiancée to give him clothes, let him be jealous!

  Zhou Gu smiled. He was very happy to see Xie Lin, as if seeing his relatives. Seeing that Xie Lin called him, he stood still. He waved to him enthusiastically, "Xie Lin? Why are you here? What are you doing standing there? Come here!"

   See you tomorrow~

  (end of this chapter)