Su Yun'an frowned as he looked at the large beads of sweat on Su Xiaoli's forehead and said, "After my father died, Su Renyi tried to usurp our place. He not only seized our General's Mansion and my father's marquisate, but he also frequently harmed my sister and me. If it weren't for our good fortune, we would have been killed by him long ago. Su Renyi is wicked and deserves this fate! Grandpa Su, there's no need to pity him!"
Everyone was stunned once again upon hearing this.
Is the second son of the Su family really this ruthless?
How dare they occupy General Su's house, seize his marquisate, and bully his two children after he died for his country!
You should know that he and Su Xiaoni were both brought to the capital by General Su. It can be said that their ability to enter the capital and live such a wealthy and luxurious life was all thanks to General Su.
Not only were they ungrateful, but they were even capable of such a vicious act!
That's absolutely outrageous! No wonder he was beheaded!
Su Xiaoli never expected that Su Renyi had done so much in the capital.
Not only did they plot to murder the emperor and assassinate the prince, they also tried to usurp his place, thus bullying the two children left behind by General Su.
He deserves to die! General Su always cared about them, but they harmed them like this. What a terrible thing to do!
Su Xiaoli pouted and said, "It's not that I pity him. Since he has done such a rebellious and unjust thing, he deserves to be beheaded. But he has committed such a serious crime, has the Heavenly Family blamed anyone else?"
Seeing Su Xiaoli's cautious and frightened appearance, Su Yun'an finally realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "Su Renyi did not make a mistake. It only implicated the second branch of the Su family. The entire second branch of the Su family was convicted. His wife and eldest son died, and the house that the emperor had previously bestowed upon him was also confiscated. As for the others, they were not affected."
As Su Yun'an spoke, he glanced at Su Xiaoli and added, "Naturally, it won't affect Su Family Village either."
"That's good! That's good!" Su Xiaoli breathed a heavy sigh of relief, the lingering fear dissipating instantly, almost causing him to collapse to the ground.
The onlookers outside also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the emperor did not blame Sujia Village, otherwise the entire village would have been buried with him.
Perhaps frightened, Su Xiaoli sat there without saying a word for a long time.
Su Yun'an smiled and said, "I remember my grandparents still have a house in Su Family Village, right?"
"Yes, I'm here!" Su Xiaoli snapped out of her daze and immediately replied, "We haven't dared to touch that house. Su Erlang used to send some money back to us to help with repairs and cleaning, so the house is still there in good condition."
Su Yun'an raised an eyebrow: "Then let's stay at the Su family's old house for the next few days."
Actually, the old Su family mansion already belonged to the second branch of the Su family. When the elder sister asked the emperor to help them divide the family property, it was already allocated to the second branch of the Su family.
However, since Su Renyi had been eating, drinking, and living for free at the General's Mansion for so long, it's not unreasonable for him to stay at the Su family's old residence for a few nights now.
“That’s no problem, that house was originally your family’s property.” Su Xiaoli quickly added, “However, the house has been uninhabited for a long time. I’ll send someone to help clean it up in a bit.”
"No need, Uncle Ping can take two drivers to clean it up in a bit," Su Yun'an declined Su Xiaoli's offer.
He didn't plan to stay here permanently, nor did he come here to be a young master. He just wanted to clean up a bit, have a roof over his head, and be able to rest for a few nights.
Thinking of something, Su Yun'an looked at the villagers at the door and said, "By the way, I brought gifts for the villagers when I returned to my hometown to pay respects to my ancestors. Grandpa Su, please have all the villagers of Su Family Village come to the old Su Family residence to receive the gifts later."
The villagers outside became quite excited upon hearing this.
"You even brought a gift!"
"This General's Mansion is truly magnificent!"
"I remember when the General came back to pick up Su Erlang and Su Xiaoni before, he also brought us gifts!"
"Yes, the general was such a good man, but good people don't live long!"
"I don't know what's wrong with that Su Erlang. He has all the wealth and glory in the family because of General Su, yet he still dares to plot against their family's property and harm their two children."
"That's right, it's a good thing he was beheaded by the imperial family!"
Su Yun'an felt quite pleased to hear these words.
He did indeed deliberately mention Su Renyi's fate and the evil things he did.
He wanted to show everyone in Sujia Village what kind of heartless and unjust bastard he, Su Renyi, really was!
"I'll take you to the old house."
Su Xiaoli led Su Yun'an and his group to the Su family's old residence.
The old house is located in the westernmost courtyard. It is a large courtyard with five sections. The house seems out of place in Sujia Village, and it has obviously been renovated.
It must be because my father and Su Renyi became successful in Kyoto that they specially sent people back to renovate the Su family's old house.
The villagers also came over and offered their help: "The Su family's old house is so big, you can't possibly clean it all by yourself. We'll help!"
"Yes, many hands make light work. With so many of us, we'll finish cleaning in no time."
"I'll go back and get the broom."
"I'll go back and get the bucket!"
Before Su Yun'an could even speak, the villagers automatically went into the house to help clean.
Su Yun'an was somewhat moved: "The villagers of Sujia Village are quite hospitable."
Su Xiaoli smiled and said, "We're all family. Our village has benefited a lot from the General's Mansion before, so it's only natural that everyone should help."
Looking at the villagers who were enthusiastically helping, Su Yun'an said loudly, "Thank you all for your help this time. After we finish cleaning, everyone can go to Uncle Ping's place to collect your gifts. Also, after the ancestral worship ceremony, I will host a three-day banquet and invite all the villagers of Su Family Village to join in the festivities."
"Then thank you very much, young master!"
With gifts to receive and free food and drinks, everyone is naturally happy and even more motivated.
As expected, many hands make light work, and soon everyone helped clean up the Su family's old house.
Su Yun'an asked Uncle Ping to distribute gifts to them.
The villagers opened the gift boxes as soon as they received them.
"Oh my god, it's a pair of gold earrings!" a woman exclaimed excitedly, picking up the gold earrings from the box and examining them closely. "Are they real? They look so beautiful!"
"Nonsense, this is a gift from the General's Mansion, it has to be real gold!" A woman next to her looked enviously at the gold earrings in her hand.
"Take a look at yours," the woman said curiously, referring to the box in the lady's hand.
The woman opened the box and found the same earrings inside. She was delighted: "I also have a pair of gold earrings, just the same ones."
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