Chapter 50 Someone is going to be in trouble
Except for the eldest prince Gu Huaiyu, everyone present was immersed in the joy of rain after a long drought. The emperor was very happy and ended the process as soon as possible, asking the court officials and ladies to go back early to avoid the rain.
Su Xiaoxiao and Zhao Wanyue were invited to the palace where the queen rested. Su Xiaoxiao changed her clothes there, and the emperor and queen reluctantly sent them to the carriage.
The emperor looked at the carriage with greedy eyes and asked the queen: "Zi Tong, what do you think about me taking Xiao Xiao as my maiden, making her a princess, and raising her in the palace? We have so many sons, we can't let the fat water flow to outsiders!"
The queen gave him an official smile, and the sound of the abacus beads could be heard ten miles away. Why should you raise such a good concubine?
Su Bowen nervously held Zhao Wanyue's hand and said: "I always feel that the emperor looks at me strangely. Is he trying to snatch our concubine?"
Zhao Wanyue's heart was also in turmoil. There is a saying that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. This excessive favor is not a good thing.
It rained heavily for a day and a night. From the second day on, it was sunny during the day and rainy at night. Almost all places in Dashuo had rain for ten consecutive days. The drought in Dashuo was relieved in time.
The people were grateful and said that the rain was good. It did not affect people's work during the day and fully irrigated the dry land. The fields in Dashuo were full of vitality.
What was even more strange was that the rain seemed to have eyes. Lingze State, which was adjacent to Dashuo, did not rain at all.
Everyone praised Emperor Xiaode's virtue, which moved the emperor and asked for rain for Dashuo.
In addition, Emperor Xiaode reduced corvée for three years, and his reputation among the people had never been so high.
Emperor Xiaode knew that this was all due to Su Xiaoxiao. He knew Cheng Xingzuo's ability. He had never made a mistake in his predictions. Su Xiaoxiao was indeed a blessed goddess.
"The rain came at the right time, otherwise how many people would be displaced!" Su Bowen chatted with Zhao Wanyue while looking at Su Xiaoxiao sitting on the cool mat.
Su Xiaoxiao held the milk jug and drank milk in big gulps, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
Countless merits flew into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and all gathered on Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao only felt that her spiritual power had risen by several stages.
Her master told her that to cultivate immortality, one must do good deeds and accumulate merits, so that her spiritual power can be improved quickly.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned. Did she do anything good? It seemed like she hadn't. She had been eating and sleeping all day recently.
"You made the Dragon King rain and saved many lives, so you have so many merits."
Su Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the voice. It was the orchid on the flower stand that spoke.
"How did you know?" Su Xiaoxiao didn't believe it. It was the same as her and couldn't walk, so how could it know so much?
"The swallow told me." Clivia was very confident about her information.
Su Bowen was amused by her sticking her butt out: "What is Xiaoxiao chattering about? If you don't know, you would think she is arguing with Lanhua!"
Su Xiaoxiao didn't understand how she could suddenly talk to Lanhua. It must be because she has grown up. Today, she doesn't need anyone to help her and can sit up steadily.
Zhao Wanyue saw that Su Bowen's smile was uglier than crying, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for him and asked, "Are you really not going?"
Shen Qingyu saved Su Bohao in the Manufacturing Department of the Ministry of War, and Liu insisted on inviting Shen Tianyou and his two granddaughters to her house for a meal to express her gratitude.
If it was before, Su Bowen thought there was no problem at all. Shen Tianyou was his father's old subordinate. During the years when his father was ill, he had always taken good care of him. Su Bowen regarded him as an elder.
Now, he can no longer look Liu in the face, and he has to accompany her adulterer for dinner. How can Su Bowen not feel awkward!
Su Bowen said in a confused manner: "What do they mean? Do they have to show off that they are a family in front of us?"
Zhao Wanyue also found it strange. In recent years, the friendship between Shen Tianyou and the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion has faded. They seem to be deliberately avoiding suspicion. How dare they come to the door now?
She advised: "Go and see what they are up to."
Su Bowen had to go. Publicly, Shen Tianyou was his boss. Privately, he was the prince of the Duke's Mansion. How could he be absent when he was thanking his brother's lifesaver in his own house? Liu was worried that she couldn't find evidence of his unfilial behavior. Su
Bowen only hated that he couldn't find evidence and couldn't bring down Liu and Shen Tianyou in one fell swoop. It was disgusting enough to admit that he was a thief and become his mother, and he had to be humble in front of them.
Time passed by, and Su Bowen felt that his feet were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't lift them.
The maid in Liu's courtyard couldn't wait and came to urge them: "My lord, the old lady said that Lord Shen will be here soon, and asked you to go over quickly. She also said that she missed the third lady, and asked you to take the third lady over!"
Su Xiaoxiao heard that she was being asked to go, so she threw away the orchid and stretched out her hand to Su Bowen: "She misses me, what a joke, she wants me to die! Go ahead, see what she wants to do!"
Zhao Wanyue let the maid go first, and said to Su Bowen: "It's okay to take Xiaoxiao with you. You can sit for a while and then come back with an excuse!"
Su Xiaoxiao's hand stopped in mid-air: "My mother wants me to pee in my pants again? That's not good. I'm already a grown-up girl, but my father is so miserable. I have to have dinner with the adulterer and whore who killed her mother and harmed his father!
Su Bowen's wrinkled brows became more gloomy. Why is there still something about his father? Didn't his old illness relapse, damage his foundation, and make him unconscious? Hasn't he been recuperating in the hot spring villa? As
calm as Zhao Wanyue was, her heart trembled, and the embroidery needle almost pierced her hand.
She hurriedly put down her needle and thread, gently held Su Bowen's clenched fist, looked into his eyes and said, "It's not time yet, you have to bear with it."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and closed her eyes: [Daddy doesn't want to go because he wants to be close to mom, Xiaoxiao will sleep with her sister again tonight! ]
Zhao Wanyue and Su Bowen looked at each other. They both heard something, so she knew everything! No wonder she was so well-behaved every time Lingxi came to take her to bed.
Zhao Wanyue's embarrassed face was stained with a blush, Su Bowen's face was also red, and the two quickly jumped away. The shock and anger just now all turned into embarrassment!
He said: "I'll take Xiaoxiao with me!" Then he picked up Su Xiaoxiao and walked out the door.
Zhao Wanyue was uneasy. Did they also harm her father? Can Bowen bear it?
Just now she was still glad that she didn't have to see a stranger. Liu also deliberately told Zheng Yaxian to entertain the two girls of the Shen family. Now she really wanted to take care of Su Bowen herself to prevent him from acting impulsively.
When seeing Shen Tianyou's grandparents, Su Xiaoxiao was very unhappy: [It's because you delayed my father and mother from having brothers and sisters. It's too hateful. I'm angry! ]
Su Bowen looked at his angry daughter and felt that someone was going to get into trouble.