I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

Lord Li brought his officers to take all of Marquis Jian'an's men to Jingzhao Prefecture and sent people to guard Marquis Jian'an's mansion.

In the Jingzhao Prefecture prison, Xu Yanzhou couldn't help but panic when he saw all the people from the Marquis' Mansion being brought in.

"Father, Mother...how are you..."

Originally, Xu Yanzhou was arrested for murdering the princess. Although he was unwilling to accept it and Qiao Linxi was fine, he would most likely not survive considering Qiao Linxi's status and position as well as Gu Changfeng behind her.

He thought that as long as the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion was not implicated, he would die and there was nothing to be afraid of.

But now everyone has been arrested. What does this mean?

He couldn't imagine it. Didn't he just hire a carriage to hit Qiao Linxi to death? Qiao Linxi was fine, so why did they arrest all the people?

The people under Marquis Jian'an were separated and imprisoned in two large cells, with the master of the Marquisate and Xu Yanzhou in one.

Marquis Xu walked into the cell tremblingly, without even looking at Xu Yanzhou. After entering, he found a corner and sat down with the help of the marquis's wife.

"Father, what's going on? Why were you arrested?"

"You murdered the princess, and the emperor has sentenced your entire family to death." Marquis Xu replied weakly without even raising his head.

"The whole family was executed?" Xu Yanzhou looked at the Marquis' wife in disbelief: "How is it possible? Qiao Linxi was not injured, how could the whole family be executed? She is using her power to oppress others! I want to see the emperor."

"Snapped!"

Lord Xu picked up the broken bowl on the ground and threw it at Xu Yanzhou.

"Rebellious son! Is this what your aunt taught you? Did she teach you to kill people?"

The bowl hit Xu Yanzhou's face, cutting it and leaving a bloody mark.

"Isn't Qiao Linxi fine? How can you say that I killed someone?"

Xu Yanzhou still felt that it was impossible. Just because of Qiao Linxi, the emperor wanted to wipe out the entire Xu family.

"You will never repent. The current situation of our Jian'an Marquis Mansion is all our own fault. We cannot blame anyone else."

Xu Yanzhou looked at the people in the prison and didn't see Xu Ruifeng, so he started asking.

As he was asking, Xu Ruifeng ran in from outside. Seeing that his father and mother were still alive, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Father, mother, don't panic. I will definitely ask the princess to save you."

"Ask Qiao Linxi?" Xu Yanzhou just thought it was ridiculous: "Do you think it will work? Isn't it because of Qiao Linxi that we are all locked up here today?"

The marquis's wife looked at her son, her eyes became red and tears could not stop flowing.

"Feng'er, since you are with the princess, be good and don't hate her. We have ourselves to blame for what happened today. Don't cause trouble for the princess."

"But mother..."

Xu Ruifeng held onto the iron bars of the cell: "I want to rescue you all."

"It's useless." The Marquis's wife shook her head. "It's useless. At this point, the fact that our Marquis's family can keep you as a bloodline is already a favor from the Emperor."

Xu Ruifeng's hand on the iron railing suddenly tightened. He knew why this happened.

Why would one person make a mistake and the whole family be executed? Because the emperor was going to take action against the Xu family.

He had a premonition that the emperor was dissatisfied with the Xu family for always enjoying the blessings of their ancestors. He had always relied on his ancestors being founding heroes to place his own people in the court.

And Qiao Linxi's answer here is just an excuse.

Yes, Xu Yanzhou did hire someone to kill Qiao Linxi, but Qiao Linxi was not injured, nothing happened to her, so this matter can be handled lightly. Just give Xu Yanzhou some punishment and it can be covered up.

The emperor chose to magnify this crime and escalate it to the serious crime of confiscating the property and exterminating the entire family.

Not only Xu Ruifeng knew this, but Lord Xu also knew this. The Emperor could no longer tolerate the Marquis of Jian'an's mansion.

Otherwise, there are so many powerful officials who bully men and women, not just him, so why are they targeting him?

Who can avoid making mistakes in life? The key is to see if anyone has used your mistakes to make a fuss.

"Feng'er."

Lord Xu looked at his youngest son seriously. The father and son had not sat together and talked peacefully for a long time because of their disagreements.

The experience in the army made him lose the scholarly temperament and gain some of the fortitude unique to soldiers.

"Follow the princess carefully. It doesn't matter if our Jian'an Marquisate is gone, we still have you. Your father believes that you can rebuild the Marquisate."

"Father."

Although Xu Ruifeng had a quarrel with Lord Xu, he was still his father after all. How could there be any overnight hatred between father and son?

"Be obedient and leave us alone. Stay with the princess and let her find you a wife. Then you can live your life well."

Lord Xu didn't quite understand why the emperor allowed Xu Ruifeng to go find Qiao Linxi, and why his entire family was executed without him.

Maybe the rumor is true.

Qiao Linxi likes young and handsome men. Xu Ruifeng and she have some interactions, so maybe she likes him a little bit too.

Then the emperor tacitly agreed to Xu Ruifeng going to find Qiao Linxi.

"Father."

Xu Ruifeng couldn't stop crying as he looked at his father who had aged a dozen years overnight.

"Let's go. We are guilty, so you'd better not get involved with us too much."

"Feng'er, let's go. You are the blood of the Xu family. Mother hopes you can find a wife. Your grandparents also need you to fulfill your filial duties on your behalf. As for your sister..."

Mrs. Hou couldn't continue speaking. They all left, leaving only Xu Ruifeng. How sad was that?

"Don't worry, mother. I will work hard to restore the glory of our Jian'an Marquis Mansion."

Madam Hou shook her head: "Mother only hopes that you can live a peaceful and smooth life for the rest of your life."

"Get out of the way!"

Several officers were escorting a woman towards this side. When they saw Xu Ruifeng blocking the way, they pushed him away without any hesitation.

"Wan'er?"

The person being detained was Qiao Wan'er, who was rudely pushed into the cell by the officers.

They glanced at Xu Ruifeng with disdain in their eyes, and their words were particularly harsh.

"Hey, isn't this the male lover who climbed onto the princess' bed? Why is he here?"

The officer's words made veins bulge on Xu Ruifeng's forehead and his fists clenched tightly.

"Feng'er..."

Mrs. Hou was afraid that Xu Ruifeng would lose control and hit the police, so she quickly grabbed his fist through the iron bars.

"What? Are you not convinced? He's just a lowly male concubine. Why are you being so arrogant? If you hadn't climbed into the princess' bed, do you think you could have kept your head?"

"The Xu family's upbringing is really not good enough. The daughters climb into their brother's bed, and the sons degenerate into male concubines. We'd better stay away from them, lest the bad luck spreads."

"The doctor just examined Qiao Wan'er's injuries and got some good news. Qiao Wan'er is pregnant with Xu Yanzhou's child. I just don't know what a child born from siblings will look like. Will it be a monster?"

Qiao Wan'er's face turned pale. She and Xu Yanzhou had been together for less than a month, how could she have a child? These officials must have slandered her.