Su Yan was busy in the palace all day. When it was time for dinner, he left the palace and went straight to the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.
The carriage stopped at the door, and Yan Yu went to knock on the door.
"Who are you?" the doorman asked politely.
"Prime Minister Su pays his respects," Yan Yu replied.
In the capital, if an official cannot manage even his gatekeepers and other subordinates and acts as if he respects no one, he is sure to bring about his own downfall.
The gatekeeper was still smiling. "I'm so sorry, my master has gone out and is not home. Please come another day, Prime Minister."
Yan Yu said nothing and returned to the carriage. "My lord, I heard that Lord Chu is not at home."
Su Yan sighed, "Let's go."
The goose leaped onto the carriage, and the wheels rolled forward.
The gatekeeper scratched his head. This prime minister is too easy to talk to, isn't he?
I thought there would be more entanglement.
He quickly jogged to the study door and found Chu Li. "Master, I told you you weren't home, and then Prime Minister Su left."
Chu Li frowned. "He didn't say anything more?"
The doorman nodded.
"You did a good job, go on." Chu Li waved his hand.
He continued to frown and ponder, his mind a jumbled mess.
He was lost in thought.
"Lord Chu, what is troubling you so much?"
A sound like pearls falling onto a jade plate, like the tinkling of jade and the ringing of metal, rang out behind him.
Chu Li turned his head and saw Su Yan lightly walking down from the roof.
"You, how did you get in!"
Su Yan waved his hand, "None of that matters. Lord Chu, would you like to hear my explanation of this matter?"
Chu Li snorted coldly and raised his head, refusing to look at him.
Su Yan didn't mind and continued, "Let me ask Lord Chu a few questions first. Is it true that your daughter is to be married into the Wang family?"
Chu Li said anxiously, "What does this have to do with anything? My daughter and the Wang family's son grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and they're at the age where they should be getting married. What's wrong with that?"
Su Yan fanned himself with his goose feather fan. “Lord Chu, what naive words you have. His Majesty has not taken back your military power and has valued you highly, yet you want to marry into a powerful family. Are you testing His Majesty’s trust in you?”
Chu Li was drenched in cold sweat, but he forced himself to remain calm. "It's not that serious. Who in the capital doesn't know that my daughter and the Wang family's son are a match made in heaven?"
Su Yan smiled faintly, "Who said that? The Wang family is on Duan Wang's side, and Lord Chu also favors Duan Wang?"
A warning bell rang in Chu Li's mind, "My Chu family has no interest in any merit from supporting the emperor; we are only loyal to His Majesty!"
"Then why did you only marry your daughter to the Wang family? What about the Shen family and the Chen family?" Su Yan asked, puzzled.
Chu Li froze, and stopped speaking.
Su Yan continued, "Therefore, it would be best for Lord Chu to take on this task, wield military power, and ruthlessly tear a piece of flesh from the aristocratic families."
"When I chose Chu Guan to guard the gold mine in Qingshui County, the Chu family had already offended three princes. Lord Chu, don't think that giving a prince a slap followed by a treat will benefit him too."
It was a long time after Su Yan left before Chu Li came to his senses.
Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; how could he have made such a mistake?
He turned his head and thought of his wife, who was constantly pleading with him about this matter, and his youngest daughter, who had been taken away by the Wang family as a doctor to treat her illness when she was little.
The story of their perfect match began when they brought their recovered daughter back from the Wang family.
The more something is said, the more people believe it.
What if all of this was planned by the Wang family from the very beginning?
My daughter's illness came on strangely, and even the imperial physicians were helpless.
Unfortunately, the most skilled physician, Dr. Gu, was reprimanded for worsening Consort Wang's condition and left the capital in a fit of anger.
The more Chu Li thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.
What a fine Wang family!
He immediately summoned his men, "Investigate! Investigate the Wang family thoroughly!"
His subordinates readily agreed.
Chu Li was so angry that he crushed the walnut he had been playing with. He had always played with the walnut to remind himself to control his temper.
It's broken now.
Su Yan floated out of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion and jumped into the carriage parked in the alley.
Yan Yu asked, "My lord, since Lord Chu is so unwilling to see you, why do you still go to see him?"
Su Yan smiled slyly, "Isn't this even better? Seeing that Lord Chu didn't summon me, aren't some people more at ease?"
When you're constantly watching, all you see are what others want you to see.
When you stop watching and relax, you might actually reap unexpected rewards.
He is an expert in this field.
The Ye family celebrated the Lunar New Year in a lively atmosphere and started counting down the days ahead.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner.
Jiujiu Lu's business is booming, and its braised products are selling like hotcakes.
The amount of money in each member of the Ye family's pockets also increased.
Ye Panjiu did not tell her family about the hundred taels of gold and the Ziling Manor.
This matter is too far removed from the Ye family's future; it's better to keep things under wraps for their own protection.
The group chatted idly in the carriage as they slowly made their way home.
As I approached my doorstep, I heard a loud crying sound.
"Give me back my grandson! The Ye family, so utterly heartless, have cheated our Wu family so badly!"
"I don't know how he's been so cruel to my precious grandson!"
Immediately following was Old Lady Ye's voice, "Stop throwing excrement at my door! All your Wu family cares about is money! Get out of here!"
Granny Wu, who had been sitting on the ground crying, immediately lay down, shouting, "Rich people are bullying us! Everyone come and see!"
"There is no justice in Ye Family Village! The Ye family is an outrage against heaven!"
Grandma Ye was furious, but there was nothing she could do.
With a "hey," Sun jumped off the carriage.
With a smile on her face, Ye Panjiu rolled up her sleeves and followed closely behind.
Wu Hao and Nannan were a little scared and clung tightly to Ye Cuihua.
Liu hugged the mother and her two daughters, saying, "It's alright, it's alright."
A crowd had already gathered outside the Ye family's house.
"How did our Ye family bully you?" Ye Panjiu crossed her arms and looked at Granny Wu with a sorrowful gaze.
"What a tragedy!" Granny Wu cried out, ignoring the wailing.
Sun was so angry she gritted her teeth, "You old hag, you're being unreasonable! What are you crying for? Get up!"
Granny Wu lay on the ground crying, and when Sun touched her, she cried even louder.
Ye Panjiu laughed, squatted down, pulled off Granny Wu's belt and stuffed it into her mouth, "Hengtong, help her up, be careful not to hurt her."
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" Granny Wu's eyes widened, but she couldn't utter a sound. She reached out to take off her belt.
Heng Tong simply grabbed her hands behind her back and helped her stand up.
Unable to lay a hand on her, Granny Wu angrily stomped on the cypress tree.
Heng Tong pressed down on her back with one hand.
"Waaaaah!!" Granny Wu's cries grew louder, tears streaming down her face, and she knelt down on the ground.
At first, Madam Sun was puzzled, then she burst into laughter, "Why did you kneel down on your own initiative!"
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "It was your son Wu Weiyi who proposed the divorce. The divorce agreement clearly states that Wu Hao will be taken back to the Ye family by Ye Cuihua. It seems that you have now realized that you made a mistake, which is why you are crying and kneeling."
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