Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Chapter 179 The person behind the scenes

"Leave Lianzhou City?" Chu Ci couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He wondered in his heart, could it be that Su Jinghua's purpose was just to leave Lianzhou openly?

This thought flashed through Chu Ci's mind for only a second like a meteor, and she quickly and decisively discarded it.

She thought to herself that things couldn't be that simple.

After all, the Su family is a well-known family in Lianzhou City. The situation behind it seems to be quite complicated, perhaps involving many unknown interest disputes and power struggles.

Su Jinghua's move might have deeper intentions and calculations. It is impossible that he simply wants to leave Lianzhou City.

"Mr. Su, you came to me so solemnly today and said such words. To be honest, I feel a little flattered and even a little unbelievable."

Having said this, Chu Ci paused deliberately, and just when Su Jinghua was full of expectation and felt that there might be a way forward.

Chu Ci said, "But, Master Su, I don't have the ability or authority to agree or make a decision on what you said."

Having said this, Chu Ci deliberately paused and quietly observed Su Jinghua's expression. He saw a trace of imperceptible disappointment flash across Su Jinghua's face, but he quickly regained his composure.

Then Chu Ci said: "However, if Mr. Su is willing, I can recommend the Fifth Prince. After all, he is of noble status and may have the right to speak and decide on certain matters."

"Of course, if you can't wait, the Purple-Robed Envoy also has certain powers. What do you think?" Chu Ci's tone was still unhurried, but with a firmness that could not be ignored.

When Su Jinghua heard Chu Ci say this, his face immediately showed joy, and his eyes, which had been somewhat dim, instantly brightened up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

He quickly stood up, then bowed respectfully to express his gratitude, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Chu. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, Jinghua will give you one tenth of the gold notes with both hands."

His voice was full of gratitude and sincerity. After he finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Chu Ci, as if waiting for Chu Ci's response.

Chu Ci immediately showed an excited look, and then said slowly: "Master Su, please go back and wait for my good news!"

Afterwards, Chu Ci, with a smile as warm as the spring sun on his face, saw Su Jinghua off with great enthusiasm and courtesy.

Looking at Su Jinghua's back that was getting farther and farther away until it disappeared, Chu Ci's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she whispered, "Fifteen, have someone follow from a distance."

However, in just half a cup of tea, Shiwu hurried to Chu Ci's side. It turned out that Su Jinghua's departure was just an illusion.

In fact, Su Jinghua's carriage only went around the foot of the mountain and then turned back.

"Fifteen, prepare the car quickly. We must rush back as quickly as possible without any delay." No matter what Su Jinghua's purpose was, the Fifth Prince and Zi Yi had more means and they were more legitimate.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

However, no matter how the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy investigated, they were still unable to find out what Su Jinghua had done.

However, Su Jinghua repeatedly searched for Chu Ci.

Fan Jingrui was very worried that if this continued, the Su family would resort to the same old tricks again.

Although Minghui was safe and sound last time, there is no guarantee that the Su family does not have other sinister tricks.

At this time, faced with this situation where there was no progress, the Fifth Prince simply acted helpless.

He frowned, spread his hands, and said irritably, "It's a headache. There's no way to stay in this stalemate. Otherwise, we can just follow Su Jinghua's script. Anyway, we have the evidence provided by Su Jinghua now, so it's not too much for us to raid the Su family with it."

"This may be a good idea. This way, we don't have to rack our brains to speculate and explore. Unless he continues to hide, as long as he dares to take any action, our people will be able to find him."

If it was something else, Fan Jingrui might not agree easily.

However, just because this matter was about Chuci, Fan Jingrui responded directly without hesitation.

So, just when Su Jinghua was thinking that his plan of using Chu Ci had failed and was feeling extremely upset.

Chu Ci found him like a surprise soldier sent from heaven.

Moreover, the effect was far better than he had originally imagined.

After a series of trials, the head of the Su family, who was an accomplice in the illegal salt trafficking, was sentenced to only ten years in prison.

The rest of the Su family escaped without guilt. Not only that, most of the Su family's property was saved, with only a small portion lost.

Although all the Su family's assets had been confiscated by Chu Ci, the Su family actually operated secretly and still retained a considerable portion of important assets, and did not suffer any major substantial losses.

If the Su family does not go astray in the future, it may be able to make a comeback.

Of course, these are actually Chu Ci, and were done intentionally by the Fifth Prince.

Therefore, when faced with this situation, Su Jinghua betrayed his "financial backer" without much hesitation or struggle, and he did so very happily.

He said without hesitation: "The person behind the Su family is King Qi."

"The identities of the King of Qin, the Purple Envoy, and even the Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory were all told to me by the Second Prince's people."

"The reason why the Su family got involved in those things was because the Second Prince made many promises and supported them behind the scenes, which led to the Su family getting involved step by step."

"Now that I have seen the situation clearly, I know that it is useless to continue hiding it. It is better to tell the truth and find a way to survive."

Chu Ci looked at Su Jinghua. No matter how much he believed it in his heart, at least Chu Ci showed on his face that he believed it.

She nodded slightly, with a touch of gentleness on her face, and then she comforted him softly in a symbolic way: "Mr. Su, I know that these words of mine may be a little bit easy to say at this time. After all, the situation facing the Su family is indeed difficult now."

"However, I have always believed in your talent, Mr. Su."

"Therefore, I sincerely hope that Mr. Su can get rid of the current predicament as soon as possible, make a comeback in the future, and reproduce the former glory and honor of the Su family."

Although what Chu Ci said did not actually contain much sincerity, it was more of a superficial courtesy and perfunctory response.

However, Su Jinghua took these words as a great encouragement.

After all, deep down in Su Jinghua's heart, he always firmly believed that as long as he had the method of making salt from seawater in his hands, there would still be hope.

(Although the salt produced by this method is toxic, he still stubbornly believes that the value of this method is immeasurable.)