Chapter 513: What's to Fear, Even in Death

"Father, can elder cousin really think of a way to get us out?" Su Hengjing, the youngest of the Marquis Bei'an's sons, was after all not enough experienced. He felt fearful and unwilling to face the impending fate, so learning that Su Hengyi had sent a message in stirred some excitement in him. Yet after the excitement waned, a sense of disheartenment set in. While he harbored the hope that Su Hengyi could indeed find a way to save him, the prison's guards were so tightly arrayed, and they were serious criminals specifically designated by Wang Mang—there was simply no possibility of escaping. Moreover, because of the Marquis Mansion's circumstances, the Second branch of the Su Family hadn't really expanded into Chang'an, and they hardly had any connections there, let alone any hope of rescue."