TFWYH – Chapter 299 Seeking Help from the Emperor

If the emperor’s whereabouts were exposed and discovered by those in the capital with ulterior motives, who knows what kind of schemes they might resort to!

Right now, the only thing he could do was report this matter to the emperor and Consort Li.

Ling Yue returned home in tears, her fingers swollen like walnuts.

She truly regretted it now. When she had bought the estate earlier, her eldest sister-in-law had already warned her, but she had been soft-hearted toward those servants and hadn’t heeded the advice. Now, because of that, her sister-in-law had ended up in prison.

By the time she got home, Jiang-shi had already woken up.

Mother and daughter clung to each other and cried for a long while, feeling utterly helpless.

On one hand, they worried about Tang Wan in prison; on the other, they cursed Wei Gao for his ingratitude.

“No, I have to save Eldest Sister-in-law!” Ling Yue thought of Su Qing and said, “Mother, I’m going to the Su residence. Right now, the only one who can save Eldest Sister-in-law is her.”

“Alright, alright!” Jiang-shi also forced herself to pull together. “Have Ling Sheng go with you. No matter how much it costs, we must get Wan-niang out!”

“Yes!” Ling Yue simply bandaged her fingers and headed for the Su residence with Ling Sheng.

It hurt terribly. If Eldest Sister-in-law hadn’t arrived in time, her fingers would definitely have been ruined.

Just thinking about the suffering Eldest Sister-in-law might endure in prison made her hate herself for not listening to the earlier advice, to the point she wanted to kill her former self.

At this moment, Ji Wushuang had already returned to the Su residence and reported Tang Wan’s situation.

Su Qing was so furious she felt like she was about to split apart. She slammed the table and stood up. “Wei Gao has monstrous audacity—how dare he harm my daughter!”

Only after saying this did she realize her slip of the tongue. She whimpered and threw herself into the emperor’s arms. “Your Majesty, I’ve just lost a pair of children, and only with great difficulty gained a daughter again. Am I going to lose her too? Your Majesty, Wan-niang would absolutely never do such a thing. Please save my daughter, Your Majesty—sob, sob…”

“Alright, alright, don’t cry,” the emperor said, equally enraged.

Tang Wan had just told him she knew how to fire glass, and now she’d been seized by Wei Gao.

If anything happened to Tang Wan, who would teach his people how to make glass?

That dog Wei Gao actually dared to oppose him.

The emperor was displeased and immediately asked Ji Wushuang, “Are you certain that Wei Gao abused his power for personal gain?”

Ji Wushuang nodded. “This minister followed Wan-niang there and watched the entire process. Wei Gao’s so-called evidence doesn’t stand up at all. It should be just as Wan-niang said—he wanted to marry his daughter to Wan-niang’s husband, was refused, and then tried to force Wan-niang to compromise by doing this!”

“Outrageous!” the emperor roared angrily, immediately handing his token to Ji Wushuang. “Go—rescue Wan-niang at once and severely punish that dog official!”

Ji Wushuang froze for a moment. Before he could speak, Su Qing hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, you mustn’t! If you do this, your whereabouts will be exposed. This concubine loves her daughter dearly, but I cannot place Your Majesty in danger!”

How could the emperor not know this? He was simply jealous of how much Su Qing cared about Tang Wan and had deliberately said it.

Now it seemed that the one Su Qing cared about most was still him.

The emperor raised his brows slightly and feigned difficulty. “Then… what should we do?”

“This concubine… this concubine doesn’t know either. But no matter what, Your Majesty must put your own safety first!” Su Qing said with heartfelt sincerity, though how could she not understand the emperor’s thoughts?

If Tang Wan hadn’t offered up the glass-making technique, she might have risked offending the emperor and fought for her.

But now, no one understood better than she did that the emperor would not let Tang Wan die.

At the very least, before Tang Wan handed over the glass-firing technique, the emperor would absolutely not allow anything to happen to her!

She was right—the emperor was indeed thinking exactly that.