Chapter 321: Killing Steps
Seeing Su Bowen strongly refusing, the emperor got angry: "My dear Su, now that the industries run by the girls' school have been collectively suspended, the lives of the people in the capital have been greatly affected. As a citizen of Dashuo, shouldn't your daughter do her best?"
The emperor had said this, and Su Bowen could no longer refuse. He had to kowtow and thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"
The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said: "What Lord Su said is not without reason. Since it is not advisable for women to be officials, Miss Su is indeed not suitable to hold an official position, so as not to become a target of criticism. Let's put it this way, Lord Kang, you help Miss Su to complete this matter!"
Kang Luan never understood why Su Bowen kept refusing. Even if the girls' school had to be closed, Miss Su would definitely be very willing to settle the girls who had graduated. The
emperor suddenly named him and asked him to assist Su Lingxi in handling this matter. Kang Luan was overjoyed. In this way, he could meet Miss Su legitimately. He felt excited just thinking about it.
However, Zhao Antai disagreed. He said, "Your Majesty, Lingxi is still a married woman. It may be inconvenient for her to handle affairs with Lord Kang!"
Kang Luan's heart sank. Does Miss Su's grandfather look down on him?
The emperor was very depressed. The Su Bowen family was really troublesome. He didn't want to involve Kang Luan in this matter.
Although the emperor cherished talents, Kang Luan's actions today had already made his position clear. This person should not be reused. He had to use this plan to kill two birds with one stone.
The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "My dear Zhao, you are a little bit too much. Miss Su has been working in the Ministry of Rites for another five years. She has worked with men every day. They are sharing my worries. Moreover, Lord Kang has a long history with the Duke of Zhenguo. You know him inside and out. There is no one more suitable than him. Let's settle this matter."
Kang Luan believed it deeply. There was indeed no one more suitable than himself.
After the court was dismissed, Tang Taishi, Zhao Antai and Su Bowen all had dark faces. Kang Luan felt cold in his heart. These people didn't like him. He was in trouble.
But Kang Lun was not the kind of person who gave up easily. He caught up with Su Bowen and the others and said sincerely: "Grand Tutor Tang, Grand Tutor Zhao, General Su, don't worry, I will never make things difficult for Miss Su. I will follow her from a distance. If she needs anything, just ask someone to inform me. I will never let Miss Su suffer any criticism."
Six pairs of eyes looked at Kang Lun, some shook their heads, some sighed, and after sighing, the three of them walked out of the palace gate at the same time.
Kang Luan was so guilty that he could not help asking, "Am I really that bad?"
Kang Luan felt guilty, but he never stopped. He could not stop because it was about Miss Su.
After leaving the palace, Tang Taishi said, "Since the emperor said it in the court today, the imperial edict will definitely arrive tomorrow. We should all go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to discuss countermeasures!"
Zhao Antai nodded, "The old Taishi is right. Although it is a dead end, we must find a way to deal with it."
Everyone got on the carriage. Kang Luan was poor and walked to the court, so it was not easy for him to follow.
They could only stand aside and salute them to say goodbye. Grand Tutor Tang said helplessly: "Silly boy, what are you still standing there for? Get in the car!"
Kang Luan was overjoyed and stumbled into the carriage.
Zhao Antai looked at his honest and clumsy appearance and couldn't help but sigh again.
Kang Luan's mood, which had just relaxed a little, fell to the bottom again.
The three of them were thinking about how to deal with Su Lingxi's mission, so no one spoke along the way. Kang Luan just felt that this solemn atmosphere was because of himself. Could it be that his little thoughts were discovered by several adults?
Along the way, Kang Luan didn't dare to say anything, for fear of making the three adults even more unhappy and kicking him off directly.
Fortunately, they finally arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion safely.
Kang Lun followed the three adults into the mansion. When Zhao Wanyue saw that his grandfather and father were here, he knew that something bad was going to happen.
He hurriedly led them to the main hall and asked the servants to serve tea.
After the servants left, Zhao Antai finally couldn't help but reprimanded: "Lord Kang, you really shouldn't have impeached Zhang Yushi today!"
Su Bowen said with some resentment: "This job was originally mine!"
He was so angry that he was ready to scold Zhang Yushi, but the emperor didn't even give him a chance to second his motion. He directly punished Zhang Yushi, and Su Bowen wasted the time he spent studying and reciting lines last night.
Kang Lun was confused again. Shouldn't he be impeached for what Zhang Yushi did? He did this for the poor people in the girls' school. What did he do wrong?
Kang Lun has never felt so stupid and confused as he did today.
Master Tang said with some regret: "Master Kang, you really shouldn't be involved in this matter. Even though the emperor's attitude changed 360 degrees today, he is very concerned about the girls' school." "More
than just concern, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to send Master Kang to work with Lingxi. He wants to drag Master Kang into the water!"
Su Bowen slammed his chair hard and said angrily: "That person is really disappointing!"
Kang Lun's brain can no longer keep up. He doesn't understand why everyone gives him the feeling that it is an impossible task to pick up the business of the girls' school again.
In his opinion, as long as Su Lingxi showed up, at least most of them would come back, and the restoration of the economic order in the capital would be just around the corner. Moreover, this was also a good thing!
Kang Lun summoned up his courage and asked, "Three adults, Kang Lun has one thing that is unclear. Why are you so uneasy about the emperor's decision? This is not too difficult!"
At this time, several adults reacted. This guy couldn't hear Su Xiaoxiao's voice, so he naturally didn't know that the dog emperor had already silenced all those people.
He arranged this job for Su Lingxi, and he earned enough reputation as a virtuous person, but where could Su Lingxi go to conjure up so many people for him.
But in theory, these people just returned home to avoid disaster. Now, even those in prison have been released, and they have no reason to continue hiding.
If Su Lingxi can't find the people, naturally someone will accuse her of doing it on purpose, saying that she deceived those people to strike and cause unrest in the capital, and later she can be charged with conspiracy.
The emperor even wants to burn this fire to the eldest princess. After all, the manager behind the girls' school is the eldest princess.
It will be easier to make a fuss if the eldest princess is involved.
The emperor will kindly give them a chance, saying that as long as the female craftsmen are found, he will not punish them. He only needs them to resume production and restore the capital to its original appearance, and then the eldest princess and Su Lingxi will be forgiven.
How should we respond to his murderous moves?