Li Xun held the brocade box in his hands, walking very carefully, as if he were carrying some priceless treasure.
"Butler Xu, right?" Xiao Heye asked casually, looking at the departing figure.
As Xu Yi led the way, he turned to the side and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Heye said casually, "I seem to remember seeing Steward Xu and Madam shopping together on the streets of Yong'an once..."
"Tsk... What did we buy again? We've forgotten for a moment." He deliberately evoked Xu Yi's memory, slowly tapping his head with his fingers.
He pretended to have no recollection at all.
Hearing this, Xu Yi paused for a moment, his face turning somewhat grim, but quickly... a smile returned to his sallow face. "I wonder which time Master Xiao is referring to?"
"Which time?" Xiao Heye repeated after him.
I just found it amusing...
The implication is that Xu Yi and Hu Fenglian frequently went out shopping without any servants accompanying them.
He probed slightly, and Xu Yi's expression betrayed him. Now... Xiao Heye was even more certain of the affair between the steward and Hu Fenglian.
But he's not here today to help the Su family clean house.
Xiao Heye hummed in agreement and said in a drawn-out tone, "Perhaps we have mistaken you for someone else."
Seeing his words, Xu Yi quickly replied, "Yes, the streets of Yong'an are bustling with people. Perhaps Manager Xiao has misjudged. However, I did go out shopping with the First Madam... This is not something to be taken lightly."
Xiao Heye smiled but did not reply.
The topic was left unresolved.
Xu Yi led them to the main hall and had just served them tea when Su Sui and Su Lin walked in through the side door.
They had both changed into riding attire, and Su Lin had a silver-gray longsword at his waist. It seemed they were heading to Yuntai Mountain to participate in that so-called hunt.
When Xiao Heye saw Su Sui walk in with a gloomy expression, he stood up from his seat, nodded and said in a gentle voice, "Lord Su."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Heye looked up at Su Lin, a friendly smile curving his eyes upward: "General Su, it's been a long time."
Su Lin nodded, moved to the square table opposite Xiao Heye, took the sword from his waist and placed it on the table.
Su Sui walked slowly to the armchair in the hall, sat down, and gestured with her hand to invite him to sit: "Please sit, Master Xiao."
The butler, Xu Yi, came forward again, bent down to serve tea to Su Sui and Su Lin, and then silently left the room and closed the door.
Su Sui lifted the hot tea on the table and gently blew on it twice. "I wonder what brings you here today, Master Xiao?"
“Lord Su, we are both straightforward people, so I will get straight to the point.”
Xiao Heye turned around and casually waved to Li Xun. Li Xun walked up to Su Sui and carefully opened the brocade box.
"This is all the property under our family name, including three houses in Yong'an, six shops, and more than 100 acres of land... We also have some similar houses and land in Suzhou and Youzhou."
"Here are the house deeds, land deeds, and bank notes, as well as two keys to the storeroom... Before coming here, our family had already transferred all of these to your daughter's name."
Su Sui looked at the contents of the box in front of her, her brows furrowing immediately, her voice filled with displeasure: "What does Master Xiao mean by this?"
"Proposing marriage can, of course, also be described as giving gifts."
His tone remained calm, as if Xiao Heye could always face anyone with equanimity.
“Lord Su, if you agree to this marriage, then these will be our engagement gift to Yue’er.”
"Of course, if Lord Su refuses, then these will be our birthday gift to Yue'er..."
Su Sui: "This is absurd! Yue'er's birthday was just a short while ago, so there's no need for Master Xiao to go to such lengths."
Xiao Heye didn't take it seriously, a warm smile on his face: "Anyway, our family will send her a birthday gift every year from now on, so it doesn't matter if it's a day earlier or a day later."
Su Sui shook her head. "Master Xiao, you've come up with such a grand gift right away. I'm not sure if you want me to marry off my daughter or... sell her?"
"That's right, Master Xiao doesn't show any sincerity. He just wants to marry my sister with these vulgar things with a wave of his hand?" Su Lin chimed in from the side.
Xiao Heye: "Sincerity? We've already given our hearts to Yue'er, and now we've given her all our assets. General Su, do you still think we're not sincere enough?"
"..." Su Lin was speechless, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.
Su Sui said, "Since that's the case, I can't interfere with the matter between Manager Xiao and my daughter. However, if Manager Xiao really wants to marry Yue'er, he must agree to one condition."
"Please speak, Lord Su." Seeing that Su Sui had relented, Xiao Heye was quite surprised, and even his voice became clearer.
Su Sui: "In Yong'an, everyone knows what kind of person Xiao Zhangyin is... How many people you have harmed, how much blood you have on your hands, how many heinous things you have done, I can overlook all of that, after all, it was in the past."
"But... I don't want Yue'er to entrust her life to someone who is a ruthless killer."
"Chief Minister Xiao, I don't expect you to be a good person. The new emperor has just ascended the throne, and the situation in Northern Liang is still unstable. I also don't expect you to wholeheartedly assist the emperor. If you really want to marry Yue'er, then do nothing..."
Do nothing?
Clearly, Su Sui meant to tell Xiao Heye not to have any bad intentions. Basically, she meant he wasn't allowed to do anything, good or bad?
Xiao Heye lowered his eyes, gently twisting the thumb ring on his thumb. After a long while, he slowly and deliberately said:
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