The Crown Prince's attempts to dissuade her, Chief Eunuch Tian Yu's attempts, and Tong Mo's attempts had already made her understand something. At a time like this, she could only sever ties with the Tong Family, even if she was its daughter. She could not help the Tong Family; the more she helped, the worse the trouble would become.
She could only pretend not to hear the Tong Family's cries and shouts for help.
The three sect masters slowly walked over.
The assembled court officials watched from afar and recalled Niu Youdao's words: not a single person in the Tong Residence would be spared!
Looking at his family, Tong Mo's lips trembled and moved soundlessly. He too recalled Niu Youdao's warning, and a chill ran through him!
"Lord Gao, these are the assassins who fled the city last night. I'll leave them to you!" Niu Youdao said to Gao Jiancheng beside him.
Gao Jiancheng kept a grim face and said nothing.
Tong Mo shouted, "They aren't assassins! They aren't assassins! They're all this old man's family..." By the end, his loud voice had dwindled into a murmur. Was there any point in arguing? A loss was a loss. The people they had captured were indeed his family.
Niu Youdao gave a curious sound. "Prime Minister Tong, why would your family leave the city in the dead of night? Surely they did not go out in a group to visit relatives in the middle of the night? Lord Gao, this is highly suspicious. These people behaved strangely, and they left on the very night the crime occurred. Even if they are not assassins, perhaps they were in collusion with them. I hope you will investigate thoroughly and clear their names."
Gao Jiancheng still kept a grim face and remained silent.
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