Chapter 24: Knock on the Door
Fan Wenchang's maternal grandfather was the Imperial Censor of Salt. Among three generations of his family, only his mother was a wealthy lady.
She has been loved since she was young, and the whole family has carefully selected a good husband for her.
Fan Wenchang's father, Fan Shan, although his family fell into poverty, was diligent and with the help of his wife's family, his career gradually became stable.
However, because Feng grew up in a pampered environment and relied on her mother's family to support her husband after marriage, her temperament not only did not become more restrained, but became even more arrogant.
Fan Shan was well-read and had high hopes for his youngest son, but his mother doted on him and the child became a disaster.
Fan Wenchang was not good at literature and was addicted to sensual pleasures, often causing trouble. Relying on Feng's protection, he turned a deaf ear to his father's teachings.
I thought my youngest son was getting a job in the mine because he had grown up, but I didn't expect that he was actually asking for a job in the mine in order to teach a woman a lesson.
At noon, Fan Shan returned home for lunch when he suddenly heard the deafening sound of gongs outside the mansion.
The housekeeper came to report that the granddaughter of the emperor's teacher had come to accuse her son of disregarding the law and disregarding human life.
After asking, Fan Shan found out about the good things this rebellious son had done.
"She actually dared to come and provoke me. Is she tired of living?"
Fan Wenchang had never encountered such a situation before, especially when a woman came to his door. He felt humiliated and wanted to lead his servants out to teach Su Shengsheng a lesson.
Fan Shan is not a stupid person.
The emperor still cared about the students all over the world and did not execute the imperial teacher who spoke out against him, but only exiled him.
And yesterday, the Mint and the granddaughter of the emperor's teacher teamed up to come up with something about medical parole. There must be someone behind this pushing for it.
A new emperor brings new ministers. The current situation is changing. My wife's grandfather's position has been replaced. It's the time for a reshuffle at the court. If I were to be caught with evidence at this time...
Fan Shan's eyelids twitched and he hurriedly ordered people to hold down the furious Fan Wenchang.
"You stay in the mansion today. If you go out and cause trouble, I will break your legs."
Upon hearing this, Feng was immediately dissatisfied. "Fan Shan, you are so ungrateful! Just because my grandfather has been dismissed, you want to punish us mother and son?"
Fan Wenchang was disturbed by the sound of gongs outside. Hearing this, he changed his tone slightly and said, "Madam, this matter is of no small importance. We must treat it with caution."
Feng angrily accused, "They've even come knocking on our doorstep, and you, a transport envoy, are you still going to act like a coward?"
Fan Shan's face darkened. "If this rebellious son hadn't been idle all day, causing trouble, why would anyone come to our house?"
Feng was furious. "He's just an exiled imperial tutor. Look how scared you are. Can he really turn the tables?"
Fan Shan's expression suddenly changed. "Madam, please be careful with your words. How can you say such things carelessly?"
"Hmph, the daughter of a guilty minister is unworthy enough to come and shout outside my house. Do you think my Fan family has no one left?"
Unexpectedly, Feng was feeling a little upset about her grandfather's resignation, so she refused to listen and rolled up her sleeves to leave.
Fan Shan was shocked and chased after her, "Madam, please listen to me."
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Outside the house, Qing Ning brought a chair and waited for Su Shengsheng to sit down, unable to contain her excitement.
"Miss, we've made such a big noise, how are we going to end this?"
It's not that she wants to destroy her own prestige, it's just that times are different now.
She felt terrified from the bottom of her heart about these people who could easily take the lives of several masters of the Su family.
Su Shengsheng sat upright on the chair and asked Zai Qing to continue beating the gong. "Even if you are afraid, you have to pretend not to be afraid. This way people will be afraid of you instead."
Su Shengsheng's voice was gentle, but it calmed the three of them.
Outside the Fan Mansion, many people gathered to watch the fun.
Su Shengsheng waited until Fan Shan returned home at dinner time before beating the gongs and drums.
Before this, they had already found out that this transfer agent was cautious and would check everything repeatedly to avoid any mistakes in his work.
He was impeccable in his official career, but his family was a mess, all because of the playboy Fan Wenchang who behaved recklessly all day long.
In the past, whenever there was a conflict, it was the Feng family who would settle it.
The several daughters of the Fan family, who were born to the Feng family, all married into prominent families, so the Fan family was considered to be the dominant force in Tianqian Pass.
When the common people saw the little bully from the Fan family, they would try to hide from him.
Even if there were those who were dissatisfied, they were constantly troubled by Feng, the granddaughter of the Salt Inspector, and over time, they were afraid to avoid her.
However, today, someone came to the door and rang a gong to provoke.
Everyone didn't even bother to eat and came to watch.
But when I look at her, isn't this the girl who gave me free eggs yesterday and worked with Fang Si to catch the thief with a clever trick?
There was a lot of discussion and inquiries about the situation.
Zai Qing struck the gongs and drums. "My young lady is the granddaughter of the Emperor's tutor. The Su family was exiled here by the Emperor's order. Although most of our family members are elderly, weak, women, and children, they have arrived safely. It was only because we accidentally offended Master Fan that Old Master Su fell seriously ill on his first day of work. The Su family's sons also went to work despite being ill, and the wives were worried and fell ill one after another. With no one to take care of the family, the young lady, even though she is at home, had no choice but to disregard her reputation and come here to seek justice."
Qing Ning lowered her head even more when she heard her brother lie without blushing or breathing heavily.
She also asked her young lady why she made up such a lie instead of telling the truth.
Su Shengsheng replied to her, because in the eyes of the world, no one cares about the truth.
If people knew that this matter was caused by a sex scandal, it would only be used as a topic of conversation after dinner and would not bring about any real change.
But if it involves state affairs, the Su family may not care, but the Fan family has to take it into consideration.
After all, there’s an old saying that goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
Su Shengsheng had already found out that Fan Wenchang was spoiled by his mother. With such an unreasonable protector, there was no way he could change.
Therefore, she could only set her sights on the transport envoy who was supported by his wife's mother's family.
Ning Yu saw that the crowd was growing, but there was no movement at the Fan Mansion, and she couldn't help but worry. "Miss, why aren't they reacting?"
Su Shengsheng said calmly, "If we are afraid, they will only be more afraid."
It has to be said that Su Shengsheng's move really hit Fan Shan's soft spot.
He was wandering around the room, weighing his options in his mind.
Fan Shan knew very well that when the situation was unclear, he could not let his wife, who was afraid of chaos in the world, go out.
Therefore, he ordered people to arrest both mother and child.
"Madam, do you know that when the Imperial Tutor was teaching the two emperors, he had several children from powerful and aristocratic families as his companions? Now that they have just arrived here, the Mint's Envoy has already exempted them from their important duties. Madam, can't you see that?"
Feng was furious and scolded, "What do you see? I only see that you are timid!"
Fan Shan's face turned pale. "Madam, do you think Envoy Fang is a compassionate Bodhisattva? He's a man who only gets up early when there's something to gain. He's nothing like the Imperial Preceptor. How could he favor those exiles at this time?"
Feng stiffened her neck and asked, "What do you mean?"
Fan Shan's face turned grim. "Madam, you may not know this in the palace. Yesterday, I heard from my colleagues that King Xuanming sent troops to work with the Mint to capture the two main counterfeiters."
His face was solemn. "For such a major event, it would be impossible to achieve success in one go without three to five months of careful planning..."
Feng was displeased, "What does this have to do with what happened today?"
Fan Shan's face turned cold. "If Envoy Fang had such ability, why would he stay in this cold and bitter place? But now he has come up with so many clever tricks that he collected three million counterfeit copper coins in one day."
Seeing Feng's confused expression, he just shook his head and sighed.
"There must be someone behind Envoy Fang who is guiding him. This person... is not only connected to Envoy Fang, but may also be connected to King Xuanming..."
Feng Shi stopped struggling when she heard this, and asked in surprise, "King Xuanming?"
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