He helped his wife sit up in a chair: "I, Sun Tao, am an upright and honest person. I have never done anything to harm others. How could I have caused the whole family to have their hands chopped off? Also, there are so many people in the Sun family. Why did the assassin only take Mengyao's life?"
Madam Sun was not happy to hear this: "What do you mean? Are you saying that Mengyao caused this? Absolutely not! Sir, Mengyao is your own daughter. She died tragically, and not only do you not avenge her, you even doubt her? What kind of father are you?"
Lord Sun was a civil official, eloquent and persuasive. He and Zuo Zhen could argue for three days and three nights without sleep over a trivial matter.
But given the current situation, he didn't want to argue with his wife endlessly. The pain of losing his daughter could easily make him lose his temper, and the more he said, the more mistakes he would make.
He sighed, "I'll go find His Majesty right now to seek justice for my Sun family."
In the past, even if Lord Sun was desperate, he would never have gone after the tyrant. Even if the Sun family were wiped out, the tyrant would at most say, "Bury them quickly, they're polluting the air."
But now things are different. The tyrant has begun to handle state affairs, which means he has started to take his ministers seriously!
Lord Sun turned to leave, but after only a few steps, he had someone block his way. His eyes lit up: "Eunuch Wang!"
Wang Fu nodded: "Lord Sun."
"Why did Eunuch Wang suddenly come to visit? Could it be that His Majesty knows about the Sun family's affairs and specially sent you to seek justice for the Sun family?" Lord Sun boldly guessed.
Wang Fu thought to himself that His Majesty was not so kind, but he remained outwardly calm: "Not entirely. This old servant has only come here specifically to provide Lord Sun with clues about the cause of your daughter's death."
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