Su Xiaozhong did not respond, but asked curiously: "Why are you suddenly concerned about the affairs of the Duke of Suguo Mansion? But what is the problem with the Duke of Suguo?"
"You come with me first, and I'll tell you later."
Now she herself is not sure.
Su Xiaozhong answered honestly, "In the previous life, Duke Su's family was very miserable. It can be said that they have no descendants. Duke Su's sons and grandsons all died on the battlefield, and even he himself will die on the battlefield next year."
"next year?"
"Yes. It won't be long before news of the invasion of the Da Rong Dynasty arrives from the northwest, and then Duke Suguo will lead his troops to fight."
"I remember that Duke Su is quite old. Is the emperor willing to let him go? Is there no other general available in the court?"
Su Xiaozhong shook his head. "A few years ago, the emperor was naturally worried about Duke Su. But now, apart from Duke Su, there are no male heirs in the entire Duke's Mansion. What is there for him to worry about? As for the generals... there are many generals in the court, but none of them are useful. They are all good-for-nothings. Before your father dies, the Great Yong Dynasty will basically be finished."
This means that the Yong Dynasty is about to come to an end.
"However, don't worry now. With Duke Su here, there will be no major problems for the time being. Even if he dies, there are still a few useful generals in the northwest. Once those useful generals are killed by those incompetent people in the court, this dynasty will basically be over."
Although Su Xiaozhong spoke in a relaxed and teasing tone, there was sadness and helplessness in his eyes, the kind of helplessness he felt towards the general trend of the times.
Su Yin naturally felt it and sighed inwardly.
What can they do?
Are we going to rebel and kill all those good-for-nothings in the court?
But the problem is that they have no military power, no connections, nothing. Even if they are princes, without military power, everything is useless.
Why were emperors of all dynasties afraid of military generals rather than civil officials? It is because civil officials only have pens, so it is difficult for them to rebel. But military officials are different. They have soldiers, so it is much easier for them to rebel than civil officials.
"We've strayed off topic. What do you want to ask?"
"Dad, you just said that Duke Su's family has no descendants?"
"right."
"Is the concubine's son also dead?" Su Yin asked.
Su Xiaozhong was stunned. "What do you mean by illegitimate son?"
Now it was Su Xiaozhong's turn to be confused.
"Did Duke Su not recognize his concubine's son in his previous life? He was the son born to Xie Sanlang's concubine."
"Xie Sanlang's concubine?" Su Xiaozhong was even more confused. "That's not true. In the previous life, Duke Su's mansion had no children born to the legitimate wife and the legitimate grandsons, and there was no such thing as children born to concubines."
"Dad, are you sure you remember it correctly?"
"Of course I am sure."
"That's strange. Two days ago I heard a piece of news that Duke Su recognized the son born to Xie Sanlang's concubine. Today I saw the son of the concubine riding a horse on the street. Who do you think he looks like?"
"Your brother?" Su Xiaozhong replied without thinking.
o(╯□╰)o……
There is no fun in keeping the secret any more.
"My uncle took a quick glance and thought he looked like my younger brother. I only saw his back, but he looked alike from behind. That child, whether from the back or in appearance, looked like my younger brother."
Without waiting for Su Xiaozhong to speak.
Su Yin listed the clues she had, "Look, the concubine looks like Empress Chen, his son looks like her, and that son looks a lot like his younger brother. In his previous life, Duke Su didn't recognize any grandsons at all, but in this life, he suddenly has a grandson who looks like his younger brother."
"Dad, do you think this is a coincidence?"
"Maybe it's a coincidence." Su Xiaozhong wasn't sure.
If the grandson recognized by Duke Su became his own son, the thought of it would be quite shocking.
"Dad, I'm not saying that. You said before that it was a coincidence that you looked like the late emperor, but it turned out to be no coincidence at all. I also happened to meet my grandmother, and our family also happened to meet the servants of my grandfather's family. But coincidence after coincidence, the final result was not a coincidence."
"Now the grandson that Duke Su's mansion has recognized looks just like his younger brother. I don't even believe it's a coincidence."
Su Yin kept talking, and Su Xiaozhong heard the word "coincidence" in his mind.
Coincidences here and there, coincidences here and there, everything is a coincidence.
"Go and see it, then you'll know if it's a coincidence or not."
"Well, the day after tomorrow will be the family recognition banquet held by Duke Su's Mansion. I will go there with the wife of Marquis Shunyi."
"You're ready, girl."
"I must go and have a look at it at last."
North City
This was Su Yin's first time stepping into the North City District, where all the dignitaries from the capital city lived. The more imposing the mansion, the greater the power, and it was easy to bump into a noble here by accident.
Su Yin was waiting in a teahouse outside the Shunyi Marquis's mansion early in the morning. She soon saw the Shunyi Marquis get on a carriage and leave, but Heng Youyi was nowhere to be seen.
Not long after, he saw Heng Youyi.
On the way, Su Yin got on Heng Youyi's carriage, and the other party handed her a package containing a set of clothes for a maid in the marquis's mansion.
"You put on the new one first."
Su Yin changed her clothes in the carriage, and asked Xiao Cui to do the headdress for her.
Because of her, Heng Youyi could only bring one maid this time, so he chose the more clever Xiao Cui.
There is some distance from the Marquis' Mansion to the Duke's Mansion, but it is not far. After walking for a while, there was a traffic jam ahead. The carriages queued in front were all heading to the Duke's Mansion.
"The Duke's Mansion is the Duke's Mansion. So many people came to such a small banquet." Xiao Cui was very emotional. While she was talking, her hands did not stop moving. She kept helping Su Yin with her hairstyle.
Fortunately, they were not in a hurry and waited slowly. When the road ahead was cleared, Su Yin was dressed up.
After the carriage stopped, Su Yin got off first, stood beside the carriage, and raised her hand to help Heng Youyi get off.
After she dismounted, Su Yin walked side by side with Xiao Cui and stood behind Heng Youyi.
The eldest daughter-in-law who was greeting the guest at the door took only a glance and then smiled and welcomed the guest into the house.
Heng Youyi said to Madam Xie, "Madam Xie, please go and do your work. I will take good care of myself."
Madam Xie smiled and said, "Okay."
She turned and left, returning to the door to continue welcoming guests.
As soon as she entered the Duke's Mansion, Su Yin's eyes moved around, always paying attention to the men's area.
Heng Youyi noticed it and reminded with a smile, "Don't worry, he will come out to meet everyone when the time comes. I'm afraid he's still in the backyard now."
"Um."
Su Yin nodded.
Heng Youyi saw that she was focusing on the exquisite pastries on the table, and asked with a smile: "Which one do you want to eat?"
Su Yin shook her head, "Not interested."
The pastries are not as beautiful and delicate as those made by Wang Ma.
Su Yin looked around the banquet hall and noticed that few of the noble ladies around her came to greet Heng Youyi, and it was usually Heng Youyi who took the initiative to greet them.
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