Chapter 122: Treason 3 (2/2)
It took more than five days to get to Ningzhuo by horse from the capital so by the time Yu Ke delivered the letter, the entire Lu family was arrested. Zhu Fengyin's letter arrived a day letter. Lu Yaozhu had already alerted her of the Prime Minister's movement in his letter so she knew that the arrest was imminent.
She had Baozhai deliver a secret letter to Wu Yao, informing her to get ready for the big day. The Big day arrived three days later in the evening, Su Liya had just finished having an early dinner and was seated by the fire with Rong Rong while Baozhai gave her a massage.
When the residence was surrounded but unlike when the duke's residence was surrounded. The servants of the governor's mansion weren't arrested just only Su Liya and her maids. Before the guards got to the main courtyard Ah Li badged into the room and fell to her knees
”Your highness! Your Highness! The mansion was surrounded by royal guards, they claim to be here to bring you to the capital!”
”What!” Su Liya exclaimed weakly, to pretend to be surprised while also maintaining the pretence of being weak but within her, she thought 'Finally, I don't have to keep taking those bitter concoctions. Building my immunity my a**. Once I get an opportunity, I will get back at Lu Yaozhu for making me take that concoction'.
Boazhai and Rong Rong were already informed of the plan, they stood at either side of her and helped their mistress up.
Su Liya looked down at the kneeling maid m, ”leave here, you might get implicated if you get caught in here”
Ah Li looked up shocked to see the princess standing with a calm expression, ”your highness I... What about you? If you leave now_”
”They will get me and then my punishment would be heavier. Don't worry about me and just leave. This is my fight, I will handle it!” She said firmly.
”I_ Okay” Ah Li stood and glanced at the princess for a minute before running away.
Rong Rong fetched a fur coat for Su Liya from the cupboard and wrapped it around her.
”Rong Rong, the seal!”
”Yes, I will get it” Rong Rong nodded and rushed to the cupboard at the side, opened the box and pulled out the Lu family's seal. She handed it over to Su Liya, who put it inside her sleeve.
”Get a coat for Baozhai and yourself, we will not be going far”
”Yes” Ten minutes later Rong Rong came back with a thick fur coat for baozhai, she already had hers on. Baozha put both hands into the sleeve of the coat tied up the belt.
The living door was pushed open and soldiers rushed in, Su Liya glanced at both of her maids and holding both of their hands walked out of the sleeping chamber to meet them. The leader of the soldiers, a tall muscular man with a bush of black beards on his jaw and under his nose turned to the door at the side of the room as it opened.
When they badged in and didn't see the lady of the house, for a split second he thought that She had escaped and was about sending the guards with hounds after her. The Emperor ordered them to bring the general's wife back to the capital but he didn't say if he wanted her alive or not.
He has worked for the Emperor for over a decade and more, he knew that except the Emperor wanted someone alive. He wouldn't give any extra instructions, even if the general's wife was killed in the search the Emperor won't hold it against them. After all, she is the wife of a criminal and one accused of treason no less.