Chapter 16: Escape
The twins were covered in dirt and grime, especially Su Xiucheng, who looked like a piglet that had rolled in the mud. Only his eyes shone brightly.
Su Jingwen wasn't in much better shape; he had messy hair and a red scratch on his face.
But at least the two brothers were still standing there, perfectly fine.
Yun Jinglan finally let out a sigh of relief, her shoulders slumped as she cried and laughed at the same time, "It's alright, it's alright."
May God protect my son!
"Qiuyue, have someone donate incense money to Huguo Temple, and then go to Qingyun Temple to get amulets for the two young masters."
Chirp's eyes darted around, she smacked her lips, and couldn't help but exclaim in her mind: [And there's Chirp too!]
Yun Jinglan wiped her red eyes and added, "Check if the ice on the lake has melted. Throw some fish food in, and make sure the koi in the manor are well fed!"
Chiu Chiu stared wide-eyed, looking blankly like a silly goose. She stretched her neck and glanced in the direction Qiu Yue had left, then her round eyes were fixed on her mother.
Yun Jinglan smiled and looked at her. She saw the little boy struggle to raise his little hand and reach out to Yun Jinglan.
For some reason, Yun Jinglan felt that Qiuqiu was giving her a thumbs up.
Chirp: [My mom is so generous! Thank you, beautiful mom, for sending a whole pond of fish food!]
Yun Jinglan stopped looking at Qiuqiu and let her smack her lips on the bed, seemingly savoring something. She hurriedly called Su Jingwen and Su Suxiucheng over so that she could take a closer look.
She was relieved after checking the two brothers thoroughly and confirming that they were not injured.
"What exactly happened today?"
Just as the twins were about to speak, Su Junyao squeezed past them and rushed to Yun Jinglan to claim credit: "Today was dangerous, but luckily I arrived in time."
Su Jingwen opened his mouth, but nodded under Yun Jinglan's questioning gaze, "Fortunately, Father arrived in time."
If his father hadn't arrived in time today, it probably wouldn't have been just a few people injured, but someone would have died!
Su Jingwen and Su Xiucheng exchanged a glance, recalling the scene just now and were almost scared to death. Fortunately, Qiuqiu reminded them.
Chiu Chiu is their little lucky star!
For today's riding and archery lesson, Xue Zheng ordered someone to bring over two large Ferghana horses kept at the Prince of Ying's mansion's horse farm.
The appearance of these two priceless Ferghana horses immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone surrounded Xue Zheng, wanting to try riding them.
The two brothers were initially interested, but Su Jingwen remembered Qiuqiu's reminder at the crucial moment.
A horse kicking your butt hurts way more than your older brother kicking you.
He knew which was more important, showing off or lying in bed for ten days or half a month. So he immediately said he would withdraw.
Su Xiucheng naturally couldn't let his brother stand there helplessly, so he left along with him.
The two of them leaving one after another drew the attention of the crowd.
Xue Zheng asked them why they didn't go together. The two brothers, who were concerned about their reputation, naturally couldn't tell them that they were afraid of being kicked in the rear by the horse, as that would damage their brotherly prestige.
Following the way Confucius usually taught them, he solemnly and methodically recited a long string of principles, and actually managed to fool a group of people into quitting.
It's not that I'm scared, it's that I have to listen to the Master!
With many people dropping out, Xue Zheng, who had wanted to show off, found it pointless. He simply left the two large Ferghana horses where they were.
Just as they were about to leave, the once docile Ferghana horse suddenly attacked people. First, the person leading the horse kicked it far away, and then it went berserk and ran wildly in the horse field, injuring many unsuspecting students of Qingyang Academy.
The Ferghana horse's madness also startled other ordinary horses, causing chaos throughout the entire horse farm.
Su Xiucheng, fuming, tugged at his wet, sticky clothes and complained to Yun Jinglan, "Mother, isn't Jiang Yuming stupid? The horse was already kicking him and he didn't even dodge. If I hadn't bravely grabbed him and dodged quickly, he would have been kicked to death by the horse!"
"My new clothes are all dirty."
Yun Jinglan patted her chest: "It's nothing, just a piece of clothing. If it can save the young master of the Jiang family, this outfit will be worth it."
Su Xiucheng kept his head down and didn't speak. Su Sujingwen explained for him, "Lao Si's clothes weren't dirty from saving people. He was too proud of himself and fell into the mud pit."
The situation was extremely chaotic, but the two brothers kept in mind Jiujiu's words and were very cautious about horses. That's why they actually saved quite a few people.
"Fortunately, the fourth brother pushed Jiang Yuming away in time, otherwise he might have been in mortal danger."
The mad Dayuan horses were so terrifying that many people were trampled. Fortunately, Su Junyao and his men appeared in time at the critical moment and controlled the mad horses at the critical moment.
But the most fortunate thing is that they did not try to ride the horse to show off. If they fell off the horse, they would have been crippled even if they didn't die!
The situation was subsequently brought under control by his men, thus preventing further casualties.
Yun Jinglan looked at Su Junyao strangely: "Why did you go to the horse farm today?"
The East City Horse Farm is some distance away from the Imperial Palace. Why would he go to the East City for no reason?
Zheng Xiulan, on the other hand, lives in the east of the city!
Su Junyao was sitting there peacefully when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Following the murderous aura, he saw his wife glaring at him with hostility.
He stepped forward, took Yun Jinglan's hand, and carefully comforted her, "I had important business to attend to in the east of the city today, it just so happens."
Yun Jinglan pulled her hand away and rolled her eyes at him. "What could possibly make Lord Su travel such a long way across half of the capital?"
"Can you not tell me?" Su Junyao was quite conflicted. He was afraid that people would laugh at him if he told this.
Yun Jinglan nodded: "It's up to you."
Su Junyao was about to praise his wife for her understanding when he met Jiujiu's bright eyes.
For some reason, he could see a sense of disappointment and frustration on the little baby's face.
How could I have such a stupid dad?!
My mother is angry. Explain yourself! Explain why you went to the east side of the city.
Explanation for the long mouth?
Don't let misunderstandings stay with you overnight!
Yun Jinglan glanced unhappily at Jiujiu, whose mind was full of activity, and defended herself, "I'm not angry!"
Chiu Chiu wiggles her toes: [See? She's angry!]
[A woman who says one thing but means another, your name is stubbornness.]
Yun Jinglan was so angry that she was half dead. How could her good daughter have such a big mouth?
The twins took the opportunity to nudge Su Junyao, who was still standing there in a daze, from behind.
How stupid! Even though Chuchu gave him the answer, he still couldn't copy it.
How could those two brothers have such a stupid father!
Su Junyao took the hint and quickly explained: "I went to the east city because of my mother!"
"Did Mother send you to see Zheng Shi in the east of the city?"
Xiulan Cheng?
Su Junyao frowned. Strictly speaking, he could be considered one.
His face was cold, filled with contempt for Zheng Xiulan: "This woman is shameless. It's one thing to complain about being poor, but she actually tricked my mother into taking a thousand taels of silver from my account for her to get through the winter!"
One thousand taels! That's one thousand taels!
"They always come to our door to freeload!" Su Junyao gritted his teeth in anger. "Madam, do you think I shouldn't go and get this money back?"
Yun Jinglan: "What's going on with those guards?"
Su Junyao: "If she doesn't return it, I'll take it!"
Yun Jinglan: “…”
Yun Jinglan was completely dumbfounded. Did her husband really love Zheng as much as the legend said?
The more I look at her, the less she seems like it.
Yun Jinglan was confused, and Zheng Xiulan, the person involved, wasn't much better off.
Seeing the mess in the house, her eyes immediately turned red. She fell to the ground and cried out helplessly: "Su Junyao, you are so cruel!"
Qiao Muyang rushed home from outside, and as soon as he entered, everything went black: "Mom, has the house been burgled?"
Zheng Xiulan's eyes were red, this made her more heartbroken than being robbed!
"Son, let's go to your aunt and grandmother's house to seek justice!"
(End of this chapter)
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