Chapter 326 I'll give you a maximum of twenty taels

Blank imperial edict?

When Su Zhen heard them mention this, he immediately thought of the scene when his father handed over that imperial edict years ago.

The father said, "This imperial edict is what I use to ensure that our Su family will never decline or perish. It cannot be used for any trivial matter, unless the emperor issues an order to confiscate our Su family property, in which case this imperial edict can be used to save our lives."

How can such a precious imperial edict be used just to save Su Xuanlang?

That's naturally impossible.

Therefore, Su Zhen directly and sternly refused, "That imperial edict is not for such trivial matters, don't even think about using it!"

“A small matter? Xuanlang is in jail, and two of our three grandsons from the second branch are already in prison. Is this a small matter?”

When Madam Su saw that Su Zhen refused, she immediately raised her voice and shouted.

She was furious. Was it a small matter that her grandson was in jail?

Su Zhen simply doesn't take them seriously, which is why he thinks it's a small matter for Xuan Lang and the others to go to jail. It was one thing for them to stand by and watch their grandson die when he was in jail, but now they're doing the same to Xuan Lang and the others who have the most promising future.

That's absolutely outrageous!

"Brother, Xuanlang is also your nephew. If you don't rescue him this time, his future will be ruined! You yourself don't have a legitimate son. Of my three legitimate sons, Xuanlang is the one with the best chance of survival. Are you really going to just watch him die?"

Su Yu, unwilling to accept Su Zhen's refusal, shouted back.

Su Zhen frowned. "I didn't say I wouldn't save him, but we can't use this blank imperial edict. If Xuan Lang is truly innocent and you can find evidence, I will personally plead with the Emperor."

I have rendered many meritorious services, and I believe that if there is sufficient evidence, the Emperor will still grant me this favor.

"Is it really true that as long as there's evidence, my brother will help?"

"Of course, as long as you can prove that what you are saying is true, I will plead for you before the Emperor."

"Alright, brother, let's go down and find the evidence. If we find it, you can't refuse anymore."

Su Yu quickly replied.

Fortunately, Su Zhen just doesn't quite believe that Su Xuanlang is truly innocent. As long as they can find evidence to convince Su Zhen that Su Xuanlang is innocent, even if the Dali Temple doesn't accept the evidence, as long as they can convince Su Zhen, it will be fine.

With that thought in mind, Su Yu took his leave with Old Madam Su.

At this moment, Sister Qiao, who had been standing silently to the side, looked at the departing figure of the second wife and felt a little strange.

They just mentioned the Crown Prince. Could this matter be related to the Crown Princess and her family?

Unable to contain her curiosity, Qiao Jie decided to write a letter after dinner to ask the Crown Princess.

As night fell, Madam Su and Su Yu were taking a walk in the garden to digest their food, while also discussing how to obtain evidence to convince Su Zhen of their claims.

"Xuanlang didn't do that at all. Wouldn't it be enough to just catch the liar and torture him severely?"

Old Madam Su walked ahead of Su Yu and the others, speaking in a commanding tone.

"Mother, no, that person was really bought by Xuanlang with money, so it's absolutely not okay to go to him."

Seeing that there was no one else around, Su Yu was no longer afraid to tell the truth to Old Madam Su.

"What did you say? Is Xuanlang really trying to poison someone? He's so foolish! How could he do something so dangerous!"

Madam Su was surprised for a moment, then said with some heartache.

Su Yu said with a gloomy face, "Xuan Lang did nothing wrong. If Zhao Liancheng is not eliminated, he will be blocking his way. He was originally going to succeed, but it was the Crown Princess who interfered and made things turn out like this."

If Zhao Liancheng were alive, Xuan Lang would never have gained the dean's favor; he was just taking a gamble.

Even now, Su Yu doesn't think Su Xuanlang did anything wrong.

After all, successful people are those who dare to take risks.

When Madam Su heard this, she felt that it made some sense.

So she sighed and said, "What do we do now? That bastard doesn't believe us and wants us to find evidence for him. What evidence do we have to make him believe us?"

“I’ve been thinking about this too. Since the incident happened at the academy, it would be better to have witnesses from the academy. If we could get one of Xuanlang’s classmates to come to you, brother, and say that Zhao Liancheng is jealous of Xuanlang, perhaps you would believe it.”

But to get someone to lie, I'd probably have to offer some benefits. My son is also very short of money right now, and I don't know where I'll get that kind of silver.

As Su Yu spoke, he looked helplessly at Old Madam Su.

Since being penalized with a year's salary by Su Liluo, he is still in debt and will have to wait two more months to receive his salary.

He knew his mother was stingy, and that she must have secretly saved some money over the years, which was why he specifically came to discuss it with her.

When Madam Su saw Su Yu's intense gaze, she naturally understood his meaning.

She avoided Su Yuxi's hopeful gaze, her words somewhat evasive, "But our second branch's storeroom was robbed, and later that little bitch swindled a lot of money from us. I don't have much silver on me, and now I can't even eat bird's nest more than a few times a month."

“Mother! Xuanlang is the hope of our second branch! Now Wanshi is only a lowly concubine in the Chu Prince’s mansion, and even Wu is being resented by the Second Princess and suppressed at every turn.”

We're all counting on Xuanlang to take the imperial examination next year. If he passes, it will be good for our second branch of the family!

Seeing that his mother was still stingy and unwilling to open her wallet, Su Yu kindly persuaded her again.

Seeing Su Yu so excited, Old Madam Su was also somewhat moved by what he said.

She hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "How much silver do you need? I don't have any more."

"Not much, not much. How much silver do you have left?"

Seeing that his mother had agreed, Su Yu asked with a grin.

Madam Su's expression tightened, and she said reluctantly, "I only have about a hundred taels of silver left, but I can only give you twenty taels at most. I have to keep the rest for my coffin!"

"Twenty taels is enough, Mother, please give it to me quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu's eyes lit up. Twenty taels of silver was more than enough to bribe one or two students.

The mother and son finished their discussion, but little did they know that their conversation had been overheard by Sister Qiao, who was hiding behind a tree.

Sister Qiao covered her mouth in surprise. She never expected that she would overhear such a big secret when she just came out to find a servant to help her deliver a letter!

At the same time, she thought the second wife was really wicked. They were the ones who wanted to harm people, but they still turned around and accused their own father!

No, she had to tell her father the truth; she couldn't let him be deceived by them.

Thinking this, Sister Qiao immediately got up anxiously, but she got up too quickly and accidentally bumped into the stone behind her.

"ah!"

She couldn't control her body's inability to react and cried out in pain.

"Who? Who's there?"

At this moment, Su Yu and the others heard the sound and narrowed their eyes dangerously.