They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 225 An Awkward Encounter

"Lock them in jail and don't let them out during this time!"

Wu Chengye stopped pretending. Since the die was cast, and the Prime Minister had long seen through her true nature.

When she gave this order, the prime minister did not utter a single word of objection.

They didn't protect either of them, it seems they've been completely abandoned.

Sima Lingchuan struggled to break free. His purpose in coming here was to buy time; he couldn't let them send him to jail so easily.

“Mother, I urge you to turn back, even if you disregard me and Lingyu.”

"We also need to consider the Prime Minister's family and their extended family, if things don't work out."

"You are a sinner who will never be allowed into the ancestral hall, Mother!"

“Mother, what my brother said is exactly what I wanted to say. You have been forcing my brother and me to do things we don’t want to do.”

"They've been using us as pawns all along, and now they're finally going to discard us!"

"Mother! Are you just going to stand by and watch Lingyu and me go to jail? We're your own sons!"

Twenty slaps! Drag him out!

There was not a trace of tenderness in Sima Zongcheng's eyes. Hearing these words only made her hate her two sons even more.

She kept wondering why she hadn't given birth to a daughter! A daughter... she had one before!

She didn't want to recall those past events, and clenched her fists tightly.

They were almost ready to go up and do it themselves when they heard the Prime Minister speak like that.

Those who were stunned below also stepped forward, ready to slap the two of them.

After this incident, Sima Lingchuan and Sima Lingyu finally saw what kind of person their mother was.

They were not important to her at all.

"Mother, since that's the case, just pretend you never gave birth to a son!"

But before the execution could be carried out, someone came to report that Wu Chengji had arrived with his men.

Logically speaking, their meeting and conversation should be considered a secret affair, so how did Wu Chengji find out?

At this moment, Sima Zongcheng and Wu Chengye looked at the two kneeling men and roughly knew what was going on, but they didn't expect it to happen so quickly!

Wu Chengye was furious and didn't care whether Sima Zongcheng was there or not.

He went up and kicked Sima Lingyu in the chest, making him vomit blood.

He even subconsciously glanced up at his mother, watching coldly without showing any concern.

Now, that little bit of guilt was completely gone.

After all, she didn't consider him and his brother when she did these things.

Wu Chengji led his troop of soldiers to knock on the door from the outside, but no one inside opened it for a long time.

They had no choice but to use force to drag the gatekeeper aside and kick the gate open.

She also had a legitimate reason for her actions. If she wanted to pursue the matter further, she could say that a member of the Jiu'an family had gone out against the Empress's orders, and she was ordered to arrest him.

Wu Chengji possessed immense strength, and the people around her couldn't stop her at all. As soon as she entered, she waved her hand, and the two groups of people scattered to search for her.

She dared not let Sima Lingchuan suffer even the slightest harm.

I don't know what's wrong with her fourth sister; she values ​​men's lives more than her own.

The people inside thought something had happened, and when they saw the scene, they all froze in place, like quails.

They didn't know they were resisting until they reached the front of the hall.

They saw the Prime Minister and Wu Chengye standing there, while Sima Lingyu and Sima Lingchuan were kneeling there.

Wu Chengji spoke up: "Since you didn't know the Prime Minister was also at Second Sister's residence, it seems I've disturbed you."

"There's nothing we can do about it. I received a report that someone escaped from Jiu'an Prefecture."

"I heard that they even ran to my second sister's residence, so I brought people to search for them."

"Search thoroughly and see if there are any other people here."

Those people weren't looking for anyone; they were just looking for documents and files. But at that moment, Wu Chengye didn't even dare to breathe.

Cheng Yi and another person beside him went to help Sima Lingyu and Sima Lingchuan up from the ground.

Sima Lingyu looked at Cheng Yi, a woman he had met a few times before.

He placed his hand on Cheng Yi's hand, and when he looked up, he saw a pair of innocent and lively eyes.

It is solid and pure inside, seemingly without any impurities.

Cheng Yi asked, "Ling Yu, are you alright?"

Sima Lingyu shook her head, but the five finger marks on her face were still bright red and obvious.

"Second sister, it seems you are dealing with family matters. I will take Sima Lingchuan with me, and Sima Lingyu."

"I wonder what Sima Lingchuan said to him. I'm afraid I should take him away to ask him as well!"

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Sima Zongcheng was afraid that things would be exposed, after all, they were only one step away from being exposed.

She absolutely couldn't let Sima Lingyu ruin her plans.

"Whether it's appropriate or not, I'm afraid the Prime Minister's word is not the final say. Guards, take him away!"

They came in a grand procession and left in a grand procession. No one in the manor dared to stop them, since they had a legitimate reason to come.

She only asked if she had found anything when she was leaving the house.

However, they were extremely careful and discreet in their conversations, and all those written transactions have been reduced to ashes.

How could they possibly find it?

Meanwhile, Cheng Yi was still foolishly applying medicine to Sima Lingyu with bamboo strips, adhering to the principle of men and women not touching each other.

Moreover, Sima Lingyu was already married, so he was still quite coy.

But when he saw that Sima Lingchuan also had someone apply medicine, he no longer felt awkward.

He just didn't dare look into her eyes; they were too innocent.

Even though I only applied medicine to that one spot, my whole face turned red.

Cheng Yi thought that she had hurt him because of her clumsy hands.

"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at this. Let someone else apply the medicine for you."

"No need, it's fine. Thank you, Cheng..."

"Cheng Yi".

It's not good to call someone by their given name.

Wu Chengji was also puzzled, as Cheng Yi had previously had many men who came to fawn over her.

I've never seen him so gentle before. How come he's interested in someone else's married man?

But now is not the time to talk about these things; let's ask the important questions first.

"Lingchuan, why did you suddenly send a message to my residence? What are the Prime Minister and Wu Chengye discussing?"

"I'm afraid the Prime Minister is hoarding a large number of troops and plans to move them out of the city by tomorrow. There are also many troops on the border."

"I don't know when they'll act. I was going to inform the Fourth Prince, but brother, why are you here?"

No one could say that Wu Ziyan wasn't in the manor, so Wu Chengji could only awkwardly say so.

“It was yesterday. She was flogged and can’t get out of bed.”

Why exactly did he lie to Sima Lingyu?

After all that time he was still at the Second Princess's residence? Who knows if all of this was just a ruse on his part?

"We can't let my brother take this risk!"

"Lingyu, I'm fine. Ziyan doesn't know!"

Just as they were talking in the carriage, they heard another rapid sound of horses' hooves beside them.

Fortunately, Wu Ziyan had sharp eyes and saw it; it was her eldest sister's carriage. She hurriedly called for it to stop.

Several heads popped out, and it was a bit awkward. Everyone had been lying just now, but now the real culprit had arrived.

Most importantly, they all looked at him with those eyes, as if they wanted to see right through him.