Chapter 285 Su Bohao joins the game
Su Bohao followed Zhou Liang into a room, where Cai Zhenglin and Zhou Liang's father Zhou Shi'an were both there.
Su Bohao was flattered. In the previous situation, he could only wait at the door, waiting for Zhou Liang to tell him what to do next.
Now, he can join the game.
Zhou Shi'an even stood up and greeted him: "Master Su is really quick and decisive in his work, and his future is limitless!"
Su Bohao hurriedly smiled and said: "Thank you two masters for your advice!"
Su Bohao's smile made the two missing teeth more obvious.
Zhou Shi'an asked curiously, "Lord Su, how about your teeth?"
Su Bohao replied timidly, "I accidentally fell this morning. It's okay, no problem!"
Cai Zhenglin still had an indifferent look on his face, and said calmly, "Lord Zhou, let's discuss business quickly!"
Zhou Shi'an then let Su Bohao sit down, and said with great sorrow, "Lord Cai, don't worry about our business. I discovered something recently, and I would feel bad if I didn't tell the Sultan!"
When Su Bohao heard this, he became even more overjoyed. Sure enough, everything was different after being promoted. Zhou Shi'an was much more polite to him.
Zhou Shi'an went on to say, "Lord Su, I shouldn't have meddled in this matter, but I've thought about it for a long time. We are brothers, and I can't hide this from you." Su
Bohao quickly said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou. Just tell me what's going on."
Zhou Shi'an hesitated for a moment with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "This is about your mother. An old servant in my family is disrespectful to his elders. At his age, he still goes out to look for prostitutes. That day, he met a woman who looked somewhat like your mother.
Thinking of our friendship, I asked someone to investigate, and only then did I realize how cruel Zhao Wanyue was!"
Su Bohao's face turned extremely ugly when he heard this. He had been back to the capital for so long, and the rumors about his mother, Liu, had long reached his ears.
He was now a successful official, and Liu's affair would only bring discredit to him. He had always pretended not to know about it.
Zhou Shi'an brought the matter to the surface, making it impossible for him to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Su Bohao had no choice but to continue playing dumb: "My mother did such a thing, I think she is no longer alive, she must have admitted her mistake."
Zhou Liang immediately added: "She can't be wrong, the pimp for him is called Zhou Quan, he always said that he was the wife of the Duke's Mansion.
I guess this was probably Zhao Wanye's idea. Even if Liu was wrong, you can kill her, but he used such a dirty method, which is a slap in your face. Sir Su, your official career has just begun. If outsiders know that your mother was involved in the flesh trade, you will be finished."
Zhou Shi'an waited for Zhou Liang to finish speaking, then pretended to be angry and said: "Zhou Liang, don't be rude to Sir Su!"
Zhou Liang said unconvinced: "Dad, I'm doing this for Sir Su's good, Whose mother... I think that Su Bowen and his wife are afraid that Lord Su will seize his position as Duke, so they use such a despicable method!"
Zhou Shi'an rolled his eyes at Zhou Liang, and said to Su Bohao: "Although Liang'er's words are unpleasant to hear, they are indeed true.
Don't think that Su Bowen is not pursuing fame and fortune because he resigned from his post. He was forced to retreat in order to advance.
But no matter what, he is a free man now, and the emperor intends to promote you. You really have to seize this opportunity. If you make a living under the hands of Su Bowen and his wife for the rest of your life, Lord Su will probably never be able to turn over in his life."
Zhou Shi'an's words touched Su Bohao's heart. He didn't want to live a life of dependence on others.
But Su Bohao also knew that he could not defeat Su Bowen and his wife.
He smiled bitterly and said, "What Lord Zhou said is very true. Although Su Bowen has resigned, he still has prestige in the hearts of soldiers and civilians. The emperor's attitude towards him is also ambiguous. He is also the legitimate son. What can I compete with him?"
Zhou Shi'an coaxed him kindly, "Isn't the emperor's favor all because of that little girl Su Xiaoxiao? Now that the big trouble has been eliminated, if you just add fuel to the fire, Su Bowen and his wife will definitely never be able to turn things around."
Su Bohao became interested: "Please give me your instructions, Lord Zhou!"
Zhou Shi'an looked at Cai Zhenglin and said somewhat displeasedly, "Lord Cai, this is a good thing. Why do you always look so miserable? Take out the things you have prepared!"
Cai Zhenglin smiled perfunctorily, took out a brocade bag from his arms and threw it on the table.
Zhou Shi'an didn't bother to argue with him. He opened it and took a look himself. He said with satisfaction: "Mr. Cai is worthy of being the one who inherited Mr. Cai's true teachings. No one can tell whether the calligraphy is real or fake!"
Su Bohao curiously leaned over to take a look and was so scared that he paralyzed on the table.
"This... this... this is a capital crime!"
Zhou Shi'an laughed: "Lord Su is such a joker. If it's not a capital crime, how can we catch Su Bowen's family in one fell swoop?
Lord Su, as long as you put this thing in Su Bowen's study, this Zhenguo Mansion will be yours!"
Su Bohao stepped back repeatedly: "I'm afraid this won't work. This will involve the entire nine clans, so I'm doomed too!"
Cai Zhenglin looked at Su Bohao with contempt. He hated stupid people the most in his life, but he had to cooperate with this pig-like character. It was really aggrieved.
He said impatiently: "Although this matter will implicate nine generations of my clan, but if your report is meritorious, the emperor will naturally let you off because you are sacrificing your own family for the sake of justice. More importantly, in this way, you will be the only one in the Su family who can inherit the position of Duke!"
"What if the emperor doesn't believe it?" Although Su Bohao wanted to be the Duke of Zhenguo, he wanted to live a good life more.
Cai Zhenglin said patiently: "You don't understand our emperor at all. Su Bowen hasn't done anything yet, but the emperor is already unable to sleep or eat. I'm afraid he has long wanted to get rid of him, otherwise why would he use the Zhou family in this way.
Even if the emperor knows this is fake, he will go with the flow and get rid of Su Bowen, this big threat!"
Zhou Shi'an followed suit and said: "Sir Su, you may not believe in our brotherhood, but you cannot underestimate my hatred for Su Bowen's family. If my Zhou family wants to rise, Su Bowen must die. For this reason, I will not let you fight alone."
Su Bohao looked at Cai Zhenglin, then at Zhou Shi'an, and thought in his mind for a long time.
This was indeed very tempting. Without Su Bowen, no one would say that he was not even as good as Su Bowen.
The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion was his. If he became the Duke, the commander of the northern land would have to swallow his anger and not dare to embarrass him again.
Thinking of this, Su Bohao made up his mind, put the brocade bag in his arms, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, leave this to me."
Zhou Shian and Cai Zhenglin both breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a guard came in hurriedly to report: "Oh no, sir, someone climbed over the wall and got in!"