Chapter 48 Minister Su Comes to Express His Thanks
As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, the butler came forward hurriedly with a flattering smile on his face, his waist bent even lower than before.
"Miss, Miss Youning, you're back! The Marquis and his wife are already waiting, so hurry over!"
"Is there something important happening with Father and Mother?" Yu Tingwan asked softly.
Although her voice was soft and her appearance seemed harmless, the housekeeper did not dare to underestimate her easily.
Manager Zhang is also an old man in the Marquis' Mansion. When he made a mistake, no one else noticed it, but she saw it at a glance.
Although he believed that he was loyal to the Marquis' Mansion, he was also afraid that someone would find out and end up with a tragic death.
The butler smiled and led the way while answering Yu Tingwan's questions.
"My dear Miss, the Su family sent a thank-you gift, saying it was specially for Miss Youning. The Marquis was very happy and had me waiting outside early in the morning to personally welcome you back!"
Hearing this, Yu Tingwan did not laugh, but frowned instead.
The Su family came to give gifts to thank Youning?
Why?
"Youning, what did you do in the Imperial College today?"
Just as Yu Youning was about to sneak away, she heard Yu Tingwan's words and quickly raised her head and smiled brightly at Yu Tingwan, "Mother, I didn't do anything. I just gave Sister Su an injection."
As he spoke, Yu Youning extended a finger.
"It really was just one injection!"
Yu Tingwan's eyebrows were twitching wildly.
She had already guessed what the needle was. It must be the "smart needle"!
No wonder the Su family sent a thank-you gift!
Yu Tingwan looked helpless, "Didn't I tell you before not to give people a clever needle so easily?"
Yu Youning tilted her head, "But Sister Su really wants to be smart! Why not help if you can?"
"You mean to help out, but everyone knows about the smart needle. What if people come to you for acupuncture every day?"
"Then pierce it!"
Yu Youning answered very straightforwardly.
It’s just an injection, very simple!
As they were talking, they had already walked to the main courtyard.
Marquis Yong'an and his wife had already received the news and were waiting anxiously.
As soon as she saw Yu Tingwan and Yu Youning coming, Madam Hou immediately extended her hand to Yu Youning, "Youning, come quickly, come to Grandma! Let Grandma kiss you nicely!"
Yu Youning really made them proud today!
What kind of family is the Su family?
The old man was the former Prime Minister, and the current Prime Minister is his disciple, and his son is also the Minister of Revenue.
Not only is he powerful, but he is also noble. However, the Yong'an Marquisate is completely different because they were granted the title of marquis by relying on the influence of their ancestors.
Marquis Yong'an had previously shown his goodwill to Prime Minister Su and wanted to get close to Minister Su, but was blocked by the two of them without a word.
But today, because of Yu Youning, Minister Su actually came to express his gratitude in person with gifts, which really made the Marquis's mansion glorious!
I think the whole capital city has already known by now that the Yong'an Marquisate and the Su family have established a relationship.
Just thinking about how other ministers would look at him when he went to court tomorrow, Marquis Yong'an felt happy, and his eyes looked at Yu Youning with more loving eyes.
Yu Youning had already walked in front of the Marquis's wife, but when the Marquis's wife reached out to hug her, she took several steps back.
The Marquis's wife was surprised to find that she had nothing to hold. "Youning, what's wrong? Why don't you let your grandmother hold you?"
Yu Youning glanced at Yong'an Hou secretly, "Grandfather said that this is against the rules!"
Marquis Yong'an had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat.
Why is this little girl so vindictive?
Yong'an Hou coughed awkwardly and said, "I was just saying it casually, Youning, don't take it seriously."
Yu Youning blinked, "Really? Grandfather, don't you think I'm unruly?"
"Of course not." Marquis Yong'an looked at Yu Youning with great satisfaction. "Youning is so smart, and she uses the golden needles to perfection. She is worthy of being my granddaughter. She really makes me proud!"
Yu Youning understood instantly, "So only if you bring honor to your grandfather can you be worthy of being his granddaughter!"
She spoke slowly, her voice was soft, but her pronunciation was very clear.
It was clearly a difficult sentence to understand, but when she said it, everyone could hear it clearly.
For a moment, the room was silent and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Yu Tingwan reached out and pulled Yu Youning over, bringing her to his side. Then he spoke softly, "Father, Youning is young, please don't bother with her."
Marquis Yong'an was a little angry, but he quickly suppressed his anger.
He has already asked people to inquire about it. Many people in the capital are asking about this "smart needle". There will definitely be many people who come to him for acupuncture in the future, including powerful people in the court. This is an important opportunity for him to make friends with these people.
At such a critical moment, we can't argue with Yu Youning just because of a childish remark.
Yong'an Hou stroked his beard, his face gentle. "Tingwan, you're being too cautious. Youning is my granddaughter, and I naturally love her. How could I argue with her over such a trivial matter? You entered the palace today. Did everything go well?"
"It went smoothly." Yu Tingwan smiled and nodded. "The Queen was very kind. She talked to me a lot and said she would take me into the palace tomorrow."
"Really?" Marquis Yong'an was even happier.
Although Lin Ruoli is the destined Crown Princess, the Queen Mother has always been indifferent to Lin Siqiong and rarely lets Lin Siqiong into the palace to talk. How come she gets along so well with Yu Tingwan?
But no matter what the reason is, this is a good thing for the Marquis' Mansion.
"It's a good thing that the Empress likes you, but you must remember that when you enter the palace to accompany the Empress, you must always be alert and don't make the Empress angry and bring trouble to the Marquis's Mansion." Marquis Yong'an warned.
Listening to what Yong'an Hou said before, Yu Tingwan felt a little moved.
But after hearing the last sentence, Yu Tingwan's heart instantly turned cold.
So he is not worried about his daughter, but is just afraid of bringing trouble to the Marquis' Mansion, right?
Yu Tingwan lowered her eyes, "I understand. I'm tired today, and I want to take Youning back."
After leaving the main courtyard, the mother and daughter soon returned to the courtyard where they lived.
Baizhi was waiting in the yard, cleaning the yard with the maid and watching them arrange the flowers and plants.
Seeing Yu Tingwan and Yu Youning coming back, he hurried forward to pay his respects.
Yu Tingwan waved his hand and said, "You are no longer needed here. Go down."
Bai Zhi looked at Yu Tingwan with some fear, and without any hesitation, she immediately left with the maids.
As soon as Baizhi left, Xuanwu came.
Seeing Xuanwu suddenly appear in the house, Yu Youning ran over with a smile, "Uncle Xuanwu, you're here!"
Xuanwu lowered his eyes to look at Yu Youning. A smile appeared on his expressionless face, and his eyes became much gentler. "Hello, young lady."
"It's fine for you too! Uncle Xuanwu and Mom have something to say, so Youning can go play by yourself!"
Yu Youning trotted into the yard.
She shook her wrist, and the bell on her wrist made a crisp sound.
At this moment, a bird swooped down from the sky and landed in Yu Youning's palm.
The man and the bird quickly started playing together, chirping and whispering to each other, but no one knew what they were saying.
Yu Tingwan watched the scene with a smile on his face, and after a while he asked, "Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?"
"I've discovered that after the midwife left the mansion, she and her family fled the capital overnight and settled in a remote town. Not long after, she died. Her family said she was always restless and had nightmares at night, as if she had done something sinful, but she wouldn't say anything. I've also found the doctor who treated her. He said the midwife died from heart palpitations, excessive worry, and excessive anxiety."
"So it seems she was the one who switched the babies." Yu Tingwan said with a chuckle, "She did something sinful and scared herself to death. I wonder if she regretted it before she died."
Xuanwu's expression was cold. "She brought this upon herself. She deserved to die."
"Did she leave anything behind?"
"No. Her family said there's nothing, and I've secretly looked for it, but there's really nothing special."
Yu Tingwan didn't feel disappointed after hearing this.
Since the person behind the plot dared to let her leave the capital safely, he must have dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with and would not leave such an obvious handle.
"Let's not worry about that for now," Yu Tingwan said softly. "Manager Zhang, the purchasing manager for the mansion, has died. Before he died, he insisted that he had embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Go check who else is in his family. A manager dares to say he embezzled so much money. Does he think everyone else is stupid?"
Xuanwu never talks too much, he just does whatever Yu Tingwan tells him to do.
"Yes, Miss, don't worry, I will find out the result as soon as possible."
As soon as Xuanwu left, the kingfisher standing in Yu Youning's palm also flew away.
Yu Youning pouted and returned to Yu Tingwan's side, "Mom, Cuicui and Uncle Xuanwu left together! I still want to play with Cuicui!"
"Your Uncle Xuanwu will come again. Let's play together next time."
"Oh well!"
After that day, the Queen often summoned Yu Tingwan to the palace, and Yu Youning could even enter the palace to eat imperial meals at noon every day.
Everyone in the capital knew that the biological daughter that the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had found was favored by the Queen, and that the legitimate granddaughter was the closed disciple of the master of the Medicine King Valley. Although she was young, she had already mastered the art of using golden needles.
Many people wanted to meet Yu Youning, but they had no chance.
It was not until the Su family sent out invitations to celebrate Su Miaoyun's eighth birthday that they finally had the opportunity to meet Yu Youning.
The first family the Su family addressed when they sent the message was the Lin family, and it was Minister Su who personally delivered the message at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Not only did he give an invitation to Marquis Yong'an, but he also gave an extra one to Yu Youning.
"Youning, this is what Miaoyun asked me to give you." Su Shangshu spoke with a kind expression, and looked at Yu Youning with a very loving look.
He has two sons and two daughters, and only his youngest daughter, Su Miaoyun, is not smart enough.
He originally thought that it didn't matter if she wasn't smart enough, as long as he and Su Miaoyun's brothers and sisters were there, Su Miaoyun would be able to live a smooth and worry-free life.
But now, thanks to Yu Youning's "smart needle", Su Miaoyun seemed to have grown a new brain and became much smarter, which really surprised him.
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