Su Mansion, Buddha Heart Hall.
After listening to the old servant's report, Su Weichuan couldn't help but sneer.
"Back then, to stabilize the situation in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor Emeritus married the Empress Dowager in a grand ceremony, with a ten-mile-long red procession that everyone knew about. At that time, every noble lady in the capital was envious. The love between the Emperor and Empress became a legendary tale. Everyone said that the Emperor was a devoted lover. Do you really think the Emperor Emeritus loved Consort Yu that much?"
He stood up and walked to the window.
Looking behind the Buddha Heart Hall, there is a silent ancestral hall.
The stone path, weathered by wind and sun, has long since turned white like a mirror.
All the past events reappeared before my eyes.
He thought of the stunningly beautiful Murong Yanyan.
"She was a woman as dazzling as a star, her red robes fluttering, drawing everyone's attention just by standing there. Her mastery of Xuanmen Daoist arts could even stir up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth. How could the Emperor Emeritus allow such a woman to be captured by another? Moreover, at that time, the situation between the Great Zhou and the Great Sui was tense, and the methods of the Great Sui's Grand Preceptor had caused the soldiers of the Great Zhou a great deal of suffering. If they could obtain Murong Yanyan, it would be like divine assistance."
He raised his hand and gently grasped the window frame.
A flicker of pain crossed his eyes.
"It's all about power; feelings, love, benevolence, and righteousness flow from between their lips, but there's not a shred of truth to them. The retired emperor was like this, and so is the current emperor—equally cold-blooded, equally...heartless!"
The old servant felt a pang of sorrow and lowered his head without saying a word.
That's a sound coming from outside the door.
"Your Highness, there is a secret letter."
The old servant immediately opened the door and went out, and soon came back in with a letter stamped with vermilion ink.
Su Weichuan took it, opened it, and looked at it.
A hint of joy appeared between his brows.
"The legendary healer Luo Tian is the eldest disciple of the Zhuge Sect Master. The Zhuge Sect Master has a closed-door disciple who is this healer's junior sister, known as the world's number one fortune teller, Yun Tianji. Can you guess who she is?"
The old servant was stunned.
"Your Highness has found out? Could it be that cunning Ninth Prince's Consort?"
Su Weichuan gave a cold laugh.
"It is this Ninth Prince's Consort."
The old servant found it hard to believe.
"The world's number one fortune teller actually chose Qin Minglang as her husband? She willingly took care of that family for five years, only to be abandoned, betrayed, and driven out of her home, yet she didn't seek revenge? Is... is that even possible?"
Su Weichuan stroked the red thread-woven lucky ring inside the envelope.
"The world's number one diviner can calculate heaven and earth, and can determine good and bad fortune, but he cannot interfere with his own destiny, otherwise he will surely be punished by heaven. Although Qin Minglang is a villain, he is quite handsome. Jiang Qingwan was naive five years ago and it is not impossible that she was deceived by him. As for why he was not killed, it is naturally because he did not want to create karma. As for whether she is really Yun Tianji, we will find out by trying."
"Let's go and meet this Divine Physician Luo Tian first."
The old servant immediately took a cloak and wrapped it around him.
As soon as the two stepped out of the Buddha Heart Hall, Su Rong'an and Sun Ke ran over.
"Father, you must help my husband this time."
Su Rong'an knelt on the ground, wiping away tears with a handkerchief in her handkerchief.
Sun Ke also bowed in greeting.
“Father-in-law, I was ordered to besiege the Ninth Prince at the city gate, but I angered the court officials who support him, especially He Nian. He found some fabricated evidence to accuse me of misconduct, falsely claiming that I was lax in military discipline and exploiting the people. I am a rough man and do not understand the intricacies of these court officials' words. I only know that if I make them do these things, these accusations will surely ruin the reputation of the Su family.”
Su Rong'an immediately agreed.
"Yes, Father. If Sun Ke has done anything wrong, you can reprimand him. When did it become the place for those people to gossip? You should use your connections to erase all of this."
Sun Ke bowed again.
"Thank you very much, Father-in-law."
Su Weichuan looked at the two of them coldly.
"I'm too lazy to investigate the mess you've made and I won't bother with it anymore. Since Sun Ke has already pledged allegiance to the Third Prince, then you should assist him properly. Whether you succeed or not is up to your own fate and has nothing to do with the Su family."
Su Rong'an's expression changed slightly.
In the past, the eldest son's wife was highly coveted by the Su family.
Su Weichuan will protect you in everything.
What's going on now?
"Father, are you angry with Sun Ke? Sun Ke did intend to serve the Third Prince, but wasn't the Third Prince chosen by you? Otherwise, why would you have agreed to let Qinghe marry him?"
As she spoke, she tugged at Sun Ke's arm. "You must have said something that displeased Father. Kneel down and apologize."
Sun Ke was unhappy.
Knowing he couldn't fight back, he immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Your son-in-law has only you in his heart. Please understand, Father-in-law."
Su Weichuan couldn't be bothered to listen to such words.
"Now that you've started your own family and career, you need to learn to be self-reliant. If you want to be truly respected, you can't rely solely on the Su family's reputation."
After saying that, he turned and left.
They didn't give me the slightest bit of face.
Sun Ke clenched his fists in anger.
"Madam, what exactly does my father-in-law mean? My son and I are both working diligently for the Su family. Now that the Third Prince is the most capable prince in the court, and the Ninth Prince has already fallen out with the Emperor, the situation is very favorable. Why doesn't he help us at this time? Is he afraid that I will take his position?"
Su Rong'an quickly and gently advised, "Father left in a hurry, perhaps he had something urgent to attend to. Let's go and find out what Mother has to say before making a decision."
Sun Ke was furious, but he couldn't show his anger.
The two arrived at the main hall in the backyard and bowed to the old princess.
Because of her mother's reputation, Su Rong'an was more open-minded.
Go straight there and start complaining.
"Mother, what is Father thinking? Sun Ke is helping the Su family assist the Third Prince and maintain the Su family's power and status. Now he is being impeached due to jealousy, but Father is not helping at all. What is he planning?"
"And you've been in charge of everything inside and outside the Prince's Mansion. Even the reconstruction of the ancestral hall after it was burned down was your responsibility, and you've worn yourself out doing it. Father, on the other hand, stays cooped up in the Buddha Heart Hall all day, I don't know what he's doing all day. Now even the family isn't helping him anymore."
A look of sorrow flashed in the old princess's eyes.
What did your father say to you?
Sun Ke cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.
"To answer my mother-in-law, my father said we should be self-reliant, and that success or failure has nothing to do with the Su family. My two children, and your two grandchildren, both bear the surname Su!"
The old princess took a slow breath.
"Then do as he says and find a new path for yourselves as soon as possible. If you succeed, your Sun family will be the glory of your family."
Su Rong'an was stunned.
"Mother, what do you mean by that?"
The old princess waved her hand, unwilling to explain further.
“I will write to my maternal family and the imperial concubine in the palace, asking them to help you.”
Sun Ke was overjoyed upon hearing this.
Although he didn't marry into the family, his children all took the surname Su, so in other people's eyes it was no different from marrying into the family.
The reason for this is simply the lack of strong support from one's maternal family.
Now there is the Third Prince, Consort Su, and the support of the old Princess's maternal family.
He can definitely make the Sun family a place that no one dares to bully.
Thinking of this, he immediately bowed deeply.
"Your son-in-law thanks you, Mother-in-law. No matter how successful I am in the future, I will serve you as if you were my own mother."
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