Chapter 10 Our Problem
Lord Su quickly backed away with Qiuqiu in his arms, afraid that Madam Wen would jump up and pinch Qiuqiu's bottom.
Wen, empty-handed and dumbfounded, asked, "W-what happened?"
[I'm afraid you'll pinch my butt.]
Lord Su nodded in agreement.
"Alright, you've come all this way, now you should take good care of yourself. Aren't you worried about passing your illness on to Qiuqiu? Well then, we'll withdraw."
After saying that, she ignored Su Junyao's attempts to stop her and left with Qiuqiu in her arms.
Watching the disappearing figure, Su Junyao silently withdrew his hand.
Forget it, even if his dad is unreliable, he won't do anything to Qiuqiu.
He did not inherit the Marquis's mansion, but Qiuqiu has a grandfather who loves her dearly, which makes her all the more precious.
Su Junyao turned to the side and saw his mother staring at the direction where his father and Qiuqiu had disappeared with a gloomy expression. He couldn't help but frown when he remembered what Qiuqiu had said about his mother pinching his second son's arm.
His mother doesn't seem to like Qiuqiu very much.
When Yun was pregnant, his mother prayed all day long that the baby would be a girl so she could hold her sweet and soft granddaughter. But now, it seems that his mother doesn't like Qiuqiu as much as he thought.
Upon closer reflection, it seems that while his mother verbally expressed joy at each of his children's births, she never actually tried to get close to them.
Thinking about it this way, Su Junyao's heart turned cold.
Madam Wen turned to look at Su Junyao, having already prepared her words, which she was sure would make this foolish son obedient!
"Yao'er..."
Su Junyao didn't give Wen Shi a chance to finish her sentence. He interrupted her and hurriedly left after saying, "Mother, please rest well."
Enraged, Wen smashed the medicine bowl.
Hearing the sound behind him, Su Junyao quickened his pace.
[Grandpa, Grandpa, Chirp wants to eat meat!]
Su Junyao was walking very fast when he suddenly heard a little child's voice chattering and clamoring for meat, and he almost tripped and fell.
Eat meat?
Would his dad be so unreliable as to take Qiuqiu out to eat meat?
The more Su Junyao thought about it, the more convinced he was that this unreliable old marquis was capable of such an act. Following the sounds of people clamoring for meat, he found an empty room in the bamboo garden.
In no time, the once arrogant old marquis had become very skilled at holding the baby and whispered secrets to Qiuqiu.
Su Junyao couldn't hear clearly what his father was saying, but Qiuqiu's inner thoughts were quite loud.
[If you can't eat meat, then drink milk~]
[No wet nurse, want a cow!]
Su Junyao then remembered that he still hadn't dealt with the wet nurse. He realized that she was someone his mother had sent him, and this thought only gave him more of a headache.
Lord Su glanced at the man standing there dumbfounded at the door and glared at him. "What are you doing standing there like an idiot in this freezing weather? What if the cold wind blows in and my little chick gets cold!"
Hehe, it's warm and cold-resistant!
Lord Su immediately changed his expression and chuckled, "Cold? Of course it's cold. I'll freeze your little ears off later!"
Chirp yawned, its little head heavy. Human babies are just too clumsy; they get sleepy in no time.
In her daze, she seemed to remember something...
[It snowed heavily, the house collapsed, and beads fell down. Chirp chirped to pick up the beads, and then Chirp chirped to pick up the beads...]
Did the house collapse due to heavy snow?
Su Junyao and the old Marquis Su both saw the shock on each other's faces.
This winter has been unusually cold, with severe snowstorms in the north causing significant damage. Even in Beijing, snow is brewing.
What does it mean when the beads fall down?
Beads, beads...
Su Junyao's face turned pale, and the old Marquis Su's face also turned sour. It was Yunzhu Tower!
The Empress Dowager devoted herself to Buddhism, and His Majesty specially built the Cloud Pearl Pagoda for her in the palace. The pagoda has seven stories, which is auspiciously named for its seven orifices; and 108 pearls from the South China Sea were found and inlaid around the top of the pagoda.
In the original story, when Yun Jinglan went mad after losing her daughter, a heavy snowfall collapsed the Yunzhu Pagoda, and the Empress Dowager, who was chanting sutras in the pagoda, was in danger.
During the national mourning period, the stillborn baby was frozen in an ice coffin, awaiting burial only after the Empress Dowager's mourning period. Yun Jinglan, constantly thinking about her daughter's burial, rose early to ensure her daughter's peace, which worsened her madness. Not long after the Empress Dowager's mourning period, she also passed away.
Around the time of the Empress Dowager's mourning period, the Wenyang Marquis's residence lost two masters in succession, and rumors circulated that the Wenyang Marquis's residence was an omen of bad luck and had offended the royal family.
The order was given that Yun Jinglan's funeral should not be held in a grand manner, which is why Su Junyao closed his doors and did not attend court.
His Majesty was filial, and Su Junyao loved his wife. However, this rumor caused them to become suspicious of each other, which foreshadowed Su Junyao's downfall.
Old Marquis Su looked at his sleeping granddaughter and sighed softly.
He looked at his eldest son and asked, "Can you also hear Chiu Chiu's thoughts?"
Su Junyao was somewhat taken aback by his father's bluntness.
"I thought you would ask indirectly, but you just asked directly."
Lord Su rolled his eyes impatiently. He hated people who liked to beat around the bush and play mind games all his life!
"Just tell me if you can hear me or not!"
"able!"
"Anything else?" Old Marquis Su kept a close eye on Su Junyao's reaction, ready to slap him across the face if he ever suspected anything wrong with Qiuqiu!
Su Junyao pondered for a moment, then said to the old Marquis Su with unusual seriousness, "Chiu Chiu is not yet a month old, so she can't eat meat, nor can she go fishing with you!"
That's it?
Isn't this serious enough?
Su Junyao felt that his father had it too easy being the father of the three brothers, which was why he could say such a thing!
He's so worried about being a loving father right now, he's really conflicted.
"Isn't that enough? What else do you want me to criticize you for? You have a history of dipping chopsticks in strong liquor for your third brother to lick, and of breaking through the ice to take Jingwen and Xiucheng fishing!"
Old Marquis Su was losing face; this was ancient history, dating back eight hundred years, and they were still bringing up old grievances.
"When I tell you that we can hear Chiu Chiu's thoughts, don't you feel scared or think there's something wrong with Chiu Chiu?"
Su Junyao was even more puzzled: "She's my daughter, why should I be afraid of her? If she misbehaves in the future, she'll be the one afraid of me."
"And..." His gaze fell on his own father, scanning him up and down until the old marquis felt a chill run down his spine, "We two can hear Qiuqiu's thoughts, but she can't hear us. If there's a problem, it's not the two of us."
Tsk, I told you the Su family members are all crazy!
Lord Su: "..."
Thinking about it carefully, it does seem like there's something wrong with the two of them!
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore!
Thinking about the matter of the little lucky star, Old Marquis Su had a plan in mind.
He beckoned to Su Junyao: "The Empress Dowager went into the Yunzhu Pagoda to chant sutras and pray for the disaster victims in the north. If what Qiuqiu said is true, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager..."
He hesitated, then said gravely, "You must go to the palace immediately to see the Emperor and stop this crisis!"
The Empress Dowager is kind and should not suffer this calamity. Moreover, she can still restrain certain forces in the capital in a single day. She must not be harmed!
Su Junyao was well aware of the seriousness of the matter. "I know, I'll go to the palace soon. But what if His Majesty asks about the Yunzhu Pagoda if I bring it up rashly? How will I explain?"
Old Marquis Su stared wide-eyed, utterly clueless as to how to explain!
Can't you think of it yourself?
The father and son stared at each other, neither noticing that Chiu Chiu had already woken up.
Chiu Chiu woke up hungry. Her grandpa and dad said they loved her the most, but now they just ignore her.
Seeing that they couldn't come up with a solution after discussing it for a long time, the little girl raised her voice in frustration: "Make one up! Lie to him!"
(End of this chapter)
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