543 Chapter 87-how to break out of this situation?
Xu Qi âan put on an innocent face. After thinking for a while, his expression suddenly changed.âWell, Minister sun not only accused my cousin of cheating in the imperial examination, but also wanted to frame me. There is such a despicable and shameless person in the world.â
âYou âŠâ
Minister sun finally moved his eyes and stared at Xu Qi âan. He didnât say anything, but waved the officials in the hall away. Then, he said word by word, â
âI see that youâre young and donât know the rules, so Iâm willing to give you a chance. If you still want to stay in the capitalâs officialdom, then obediently let her go.â
âMinister sun must have made a mistake. I donât know what youâre talking about,â Xu Qi âan said, shaking his head.
After a pause, he came to a realization and asked with concern, ââFrom Minister sunâs words, could it be that something has happened to your young master? Kidnapped by thieves? Tell me, Iâm the most righteous person, and no one can solve cases like me. As long as Minister Sun says the word, I promise that I can find him for you within a day.â
Youâre playing dumb ⊠Minister sunâs anger rose from the bottom of his heart, and he said fiercely, ââXu Qi âan, donât forget that you also have a family.â
Xu Qi âan sighed and looked sad. âMinister, you donât seem to understand me. My parents died when I was young, and my second uncle raised me.
âHowever, Xuanji bullied and humiliated me. When I was 15 years old, he drove me out of the house and made me live in a dogâs kennel. Itâs a pity that I donât have a 100000-strong Army to support me, and a father who has a crooked mouth âŠâ
âXu Qian!â Minister sun interrupted him angrily. He stared at him for a long time and said in a low voice, â
âWhat do you want? The imperial examination fraud case was investigated by His Majesty, and the Ministry of Justice and the magistrate were presiding. The entire court was watching, and I had no say in it. If you want to use my son as a hostage, I can only fight you to the death. Donât be naive!â
In this day and age, whoever was more domineering would be able to take advantage ⊠My cousin is naturally not as important as my son. I can be âcruelâ, but he canât ⊠Xu Qi âan narrowed his eyes and walked in front of Minister sun. He whispered into his ear,
âI only have one request. During Xu niannianâs imprisonment, no torture is allowed, and donât even think about forcing him to confess. For every finger he lost, Iâll break one of your sonâs fingers. Iâll leave as many wounds on your son as he has.
âAfter the imperial examination fraud case is over, regardless of whether Xu niannian can get away with it or not, I will release your son as promised.â
âXu Qian âŠâ
Minister sun was about to scold him when Xu Qi âanâs face suddenly darkened. He shouted, ââCall me Lord Viscount,â
âŠâŠ.. âLord Viscount, why should I believe you?â Minister sun gave in and said in a deep voice.
âMinister sun, do you have a choice? Believe it or not, you have to do as I say. Unless you donât want a son. Iâm not asking you to help Xu niannian get away with it, I just want you to stop doing anything unnecessary.
Xu Qi âan slowly walked to the table, picked up a piece of cake, and ate it. He said lightly, â
âMinister sun, do you have a choice? Believe it or not, you have to do as I say. Unless you donât want a son. Iâm not asking you to help Xu niannian get away with it, I just want you to stop doing anything unnecessary. This matter isnât difficult.â
He walked in front of Minister sun, wiped his red robe, and said in a deep voice, ââJust as you said, I have a family too.â
This step was taught to him by Wei Yuan, but he was the one who came up with the idea and plan.
Doing nothing and hoping that the opponent would be kind was only a foolâs dream. The teasing and cold treatment he had received at the Ministry of Justice this morning was the perfect proof.
If he wanted to defeat his enemy, he had to grasp his opponentâs weakness.
Most of their weaknesses were their blood and flesh. However, it was a big taboo to involve oneâs family. Xu Qi âan had to consider and control the extent of it.
Therefore, he did not think that sun yaoyue alone could save Erlang. He only used sun yaoyue and Minister sun as a transaction. This way, the difficulty would be greatly reduced, and the nature would be lighter.
As for Minister sunâs disagreement and his insistence on torturing Xu Erlang, Xu Qi âan did what he said. He even made Minister sun send off his younger brother.
So far, everything had been within his expectations, thanks to his good grasp of the scale.
Minister sun let out a breath. I will trust you this time. I will not torture Xu Erlang. I also hope that when my son returns to the manor, he will be safe and sound. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences.
âNaturally.â Xu Qi âan snorted.
âBut Iâm worried about you too. Iâm going to meet Xu niannian. Get someone to make the arrangements.â
As he spoke, he walked to the door in a nonchalant manner. Suddenly, he turned around and smiled. Oh right, Lord Viscount ⊠Thatâs a good name.â
Minister sunâs face was gloomy and his beard was trembling with anger.
âŠâŠâŠâŠ.
âHualala âŠâ
The jailer opened the door to the prison with the sound of the chains sliding, and the damp and rotten smell hit him in the face.
Under the lead of the jailer, Xu Qi âan walked through the dark passage and came to the cell where Xu niannian was held.
Xu niannian closed his eyes and leaned against the wall to rest. He was wearing a prison uniform, his face pale and his body stained with blood.
Xu Qi âanâs face darkened when he saw his younger brotherâs miserable state. He had come too late, and Erlang had suffered in prison.
He had underestimated Minister sunâs determination to take revenge on him.
âErlang, Erlang âŠâ Xu Qi âan said softly.
Xu Erlang was stunned and suspected that he had heard wrong. He opened his eyes in shock.
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[ PS: Iâll make up for yesterdayâs lack of updates today. Well, Iâm making up the number of words, not the number of chapters. If there are big chapters, your reading experience will be much better. ]
I usually read between 4000 to 5000 words per chapter. Therefore, the word count for today was between 12000 and 15000.
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