Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The rumors were too outrageous, but the people...
Since Xuan Jinyu, Su Guanzhang and Lan Jie'er had already gotten out of the cliff, there was no need for Madam Su and Xu Yu Niang to stay here any longer.
The excuse they used for staying was that Old Madam Su fell ill due to excessive grief over her "dead" young grandson, his wife and her unborn great-grandson.
Because the imperial decree could not be disobeyed, all the family members except the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law responded to the imperial edict and went to the capital - Xu Yu Niang stayed behind to take care of her mother-in-law.
The guards who went into the mountains every day to look for the person did not withdraw, also to comfort the old man, but who would have thought that they actually brought the person back.
God bless.
Since the young couple returned safely and brought back the unborn child in Xuan Jinyu's belly, Mrs. Su's worries were naturally cured.
In less than half a day, the news spread throughout Huaizhao County.
Because the experience of the family of three was too bizarre, and the fact that the Su family was ostracized by the people of the entire county had been spread throughout the world by people with ulterior motives, the news that the person who fell off the cliff had survived and returned quickly spread throughout Dasheng.
The news is getting more and more outrageous.
The villagers of Huaizhao County saw with their own eyes Xuan Jinyu and Su Guanzhang bringing Lan Jie'er out of the mountains. The guards welcomed them with great fanfare, thinking they were gods descending to earth.
This news went all the way north, and by the time it reached Shengjing City, the rumor had become: the young couple were immortals from heaven, and the child was their child in heaven, a little fairy boy.
After falling off the cliff, they awakened their immortal bloodline and returned to heaven, reclaiming their place among the immortals. But upon learning their grandmother was gravely ill, they were moved to tears and returned to earth to comfort the old woman.
It's really commendable that you are filial.
The rumor was too outrageous, but the people seemed to believe it.
When storytellers in restaurants told their stories, the restaurants would flock to them, causing restaurants of all sizes to compete to tell the same story.
The Su family and Xuan Wensheng headed north and had now arrived at Beiqiu Prefecture, not far from Shengjing City.
The white falcon came a long way to look for them, and brought the news to them the next day after Xuan Jinyu and her family of three escaped from the bottom of the cliff.
They were so excited that they quickened their pace.
After working together, eating together and living together for more than a year, Xuan Wensheng and the Su family have become very familiar with each other. Compared with ordinary in-laws, their relationship is closer.
The two sides quickly reached a consensus. They wanted to clear all obstacles before the people from Huaizhao County arrived in Shengjing City. Once everything was settled, they would be better prepared to welcome the people from Huaizhao County back.
It was evening and they arrived at a restaurant to rest.
When they went downstairs to have dinner, they heard the storyteller telling the story of Xuan Jinyu, Su Guanzhang and Lan Jie'er, and they were all speechless.
It is quite good to confuse the timeline of Madam Su, Xu Yu Niang and the guards going to the mountain to pick someone up, but this rumor is also too distorted.
It was the immortals from heaven who came down to earth, then returned to heaven, and then came down to earth again. Do they think that the immortals coming down to earth is nonsense?
"Granduncle, Third Uncle Xuan," Mu Ge'er asked doubtfully after hearing Su Sheng and Xuan Wensheng's complaints, "Do you know anything about heaven?"
Otherwise, how do you know they are talking nonsense?
Xuan Wensheng choked on his water. Su Sheng glanced at his young and innocent nephew and couldn't help laughing. "Well, Brother Mu asked a good question. Granduncle and Uncle Xuan don't know about the things in heaven."
Xuan Wensheng had stopped coughing, and his expression looked rather strange when he heard this.
But seeing the child's innocent face, he didn't say anything.
However, Qi Ge'er talked about this matter with his cousin in the carriage the next day.
"Silly Mu'er, my great-uncle and Third Uncle Xuan don't know what's going on in heaven, but they know about my uncle, aunt, and little sister!"
With Bai Falcon around, they kept in touch and kept up to date with each other's progress. They were all mortals, so how could they possibly be immortals returning to heaven and descending to earth?
Mu Ge'er thought of the portrait of his little sister that was sent to him on time every month, and suddenly realized.
"Brother Mu is four years old now. It's time for him to start his education." Su Guanwu put his arm around his wife Ding Qianqian's waist and smiled wickedly.
Influenced by his fifth brother Huan Ge'er's constant indoctrination that "studying is the most boring thing", this son hated studying the most.
Last year, while he was imprisoned in the death row of the Ministry of Justice, he had obediently listened to his uncle Su Sheng's teachings and learned the Three Character Classic. But later, he was exiled all the way. Although Mu Ge'er was very young, he had to walk for a whole day. Although he had rest periods in between, he was still tired.
Therefore, Su Sheng, Second Aunt Su and Ding Qianqian did not mention studying again.
After Su Guanwu and his two brothers caught up with the group, they heard what Ding Qianqian said and thought about the suffering their son had suffered, so they postponed the enlightenment of his son.
Later, Mu Ge'er followed his brothers and sisters and began to practice martial arts, but he still refused to study. The elders let him do what he wanted. After all, the child was too young and there was no need to rush.
However, Mu Ge'er's reaction last night was too naive, which made them realize that it was time to enlighten him.
The descendants of the Su family should go to the battlefield to experience the cruelty of war at the age of eight. A four-year-old child should not be so ignorant.
Ding Qianqian nodded, as if she didn't see her husband's evil intention of wanting to see their son in trouble.
She glanced at her son, who was completely clueless and laughing at his brothers and sisters, and said, "He's learned a lot and should be taught well."
However, she raised her eyes and added: "I'll trouble you, my husband, to enlighten him." It's okay to watch your son's good show, then it's up to you to comfort him! If you make someone cry, you should bear the consequences yourself.
Ding Qianqian slowly brushed away Su Guanwu's hand on her waist.
The family rested in Huaizhao County for three days. After packing their luggage, they were waiting for Su Guanzhang's order to return to Beijing.
After more than a year of special training, the secret guards and imperial guards have become much more skillful in handling trivial matters in life. With the help of the people in the caravan left behind by Xuan Wensheng, they quickly took care of all the trivial matters during the journey.
She is so considerate and attentive, comparable to the four personal maids who have followed Xuan Jinyu since childhood.
When Su Twelve and Su Thirteen came to report, the surprise on Xuan Jinyu's face never faded.
After the two left, she sat on Su Guanzhang's lap and poked his chest, "Your secret guards are actually capable of these trivial matters of life?"
When Su Shisan followed her before, he had never seen her have such ability.
Su Guanzhang held her restless fingers and kissed them, "They are also your secret guards," he said.
"I knew a little bit before, after all, I was the one who had to go on a mission," he explained.
When you are away from home, there will always be times when you can’t find a place to stay or eat. If you don’t have some life skills, won’t you be in a mess or even starve to death before you even complete your task?
"They're so thoughtful and considerate now. I think they learned it from the people in Third Brother's caravan during the ten months we were trapped at the bottom of the cliff."
"If Jinyu still has questions, call them over tomorrow and ask them."
It would have been fine if Su Guanzhang hadn't said this, as Xuan Jinyu rarely questioned his words. But when he said this, Xuan Jinyu became skeptical, suspecting that this wicked man was trying to trick her.
So the next day, Xuan Jinyu found Su Shisan and asked her about it. After hearing her embarrassed response, she realized that Su Guanzhang's guess was indeed correct.
"Young Madam, we have nothing to do anyway, so we're just sitting around doing nothing." Su Shisan scratched his head embarrassedly.
After all, the master and the mistress cannot leave the mountain, and they often don’t receive a task for one or two months. Doesn’t that mean they have nothing to do?
It was not their turn to guard the house yet, as they were all taken up by the secret guards around the three brothers Su Sheng and Su Guanyu.
After all, their master was the youngest. Consequently, in terms of seniority, they were ranked behind the other secret guards.
It is not their turn to go into the mountains to search for people, as it would be a waste of their talents.
The male and female secret guards headed by Su Twelve and Su Thirteen had been depressed for a long time. Apart from their daily training, they gradually learned how to manage miscellaneous affairs from the people in the caravan, so they were not idle.
Su Shisan felt more and more embarrassed as he spoke. They were secret guards, and they felt guilty letting their master know that they were "not doing their job".
Xuan Jinyu noticed her embarrassment and said with a smile, "It's never a bad thing to learn more."
She held her daughter, who was struggling in her arms and seemed to want to throw herself into Su Shisan's arms, and said helplessly, "My dear Lan, mother can't hold you anymore."
Su Shisan secretly glanced at the young lady and asked tentatively, "Young Madam, how about I take the young lady out to play?"
The little lady loves to be carried and fly.
Xuan Jinyu asked her, "Have you finished your work today?"
She remembered that when she got up this morning, Su Guanzhang said that he would assign tasks to each secret guard, lest they be so busy with chores that they forget their duties as secret guards.
Su Shisan nodded hurriedly, "Young Madam, I'm done with my work. It won't be a problem for me to play with the young lady for a while."
After she said this, Xuan Jinyu handed Lan Jie'er over and said, "Don't spoil her too much. Just let her fly two laps."
Sister Lan giggled, her fluffy little head pressed against Su Shisan, making her very happy.
Xuan Jinyu looked at Su Shisan's smiling face, as if thinking about something.
Before going to bed at night, she said to Su Guanzhang, "I found that the secret guards all like Sister Lan very much."
In the past, they all imitated their master and had no expression; now, when they tease Sister Lan, their faces are full of rich expressions.
"Could it be that you were too aloof before, forcing them to suppress their emotions?" Xuan Jinyu lay on his chest, the blush still on her face, and she had already started to tease him.
Su Guanzhang rubbed her sore waist and responded with a smile.
Xuan Jinyu didn't know whether he had touched a sore spot or was amused by his admission, but she fell on him laughing, causing his eyes to darken even more.
The time when I should have gone to bed was moved back and forth again.
Lan Jie'er sleeps soundly at night, and no matter how noisy her parents are, they won't disturb her. From this point of view, although she is a naughty child during the day, she is really a good child at night.
The night before leaving, Su Guanzhang found Xu Yu Niang and told her his plans. "Mother, I have decided that I will only have Lan Jie'er as my child."
Xu Yu Niang stared at Su Guanzhang for a long moment before nodding. "This is a matter between you two. As long as Jinyu has no objection, we, the elders, won't say anything."
No one knows a son better than his mother. As soon as Xu Yu Niang heard it, she knew that this decision was made by her son, and her daughter-in-law only agreed because she felt sorry for her husband.
"It's not easy for Jinyu to agree with your decision. She did it all for you. Don't bully her anymore." Xu Yu Niang said with a sigh.
As mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for nearly five years, how could she not see that Xuan Jinyu likes the child?
Su Guanzhang nodded, and then heard Xu Yu Niang say, "It's good that you are like this now. When you return to Shengjing City, don't treat her the same way as before."
Such a cold and taciturn husband was unbearable for Jinyu, a spoiled girl. As his mother, she was often annoyed by him.
"If you've always been aloof, that's fine, but now that she's seen your warm side, if you go back to being affectionate, she really won't be able to handle it."
The most painful thing is to gain and then lose.
Su Guanzhang looked at his worried mother and replied solemnly, "Mother, I won't do that."
It was his fault before, but now the couple love each other deeply and have a lovely little daughter. He won't be stupid enough to ruin his own happiness.
Before sending Su Guanzhang away, Xu Yu Niang looked at her son, whose temperament had changed significantly, and sighed, "If you had changed your annoying personality earlier, you wouldn't have wasted several years with Jinyu."
As she spoke, she recalled her son's past behavior and became somewhat annoyed. "It's a good thing you married such a good wife. You should cherish her in the future."
Su Guanzhang touched his nose uncomfortably.
He had just made a solemn promise to his mother, and how long had it been? He was being rejected again, and the old matter was brought up again.
Even so, he agreed again, and only then did he coax Xu Yu Niang into calming down and returning to her room to rest.
The next day, Bai Suan handed the letter he had obtained from Xuan Wensheng to Su Guanzhang, then tilted his head and enjoyed Xuan Jinyu's head pats and belly rubs.
Su Guanzhang quickly finished reading the letter and said to Madam Su, Xu Yu Niang, and Xuan Jinyu, who were all looking at Qi Qi, "It's a letter from the capital. The news that we are fine has already reached Shengjing City."
Don't underestimate the speed at which gossip spreads. Thanks to the spread of rumors by someone with ulterior motives, the news that the couple who fell off the cliff were fine and had brought their young daughter out of the mountains reached the capital earlier than the secret guards galloping on horseback.
After all, there are many wealthy families in Dasheng who play with carrier pigeons. Aren’t they faster than horses?
Moreover, this kind of news that has nothing to do with oneself, apart from being of interest to people because of its legendary color, will not attract the attention of others and cause the pigeon to be shot down.
Madam Su nodded. "What is the new emperor's attitude?"
Earlier, she listened to the analysis of her eldest son and eldest grandson, and was worried that the new emperor would go crazy again, tarnishing Xuan Jinyu's reputation and confusing Lan Jie'er's life experience, so she agreed to spread the news of the death of the family of three.
Now that the news that the family of three has returned from the mountain safely has reached the palace, he won’t go crazy again, right?
It’s hard to say, after all, he ascended to the throne by such means.
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