Chapter 507 The Old Marquis's Response
Su Yue said slowly, "Grandfather, you should listen to what they said. What are they saying? They said that my granddaughter is so broke that she is taking advantage of the restaurant opening to make money. How can she afford to open a restaurant if she is so broke?"
The old marquis calmed down immediately after hearing this: "Then why don't you just open the restaurant directly? Why send out invitations?"
"Granddaughter, isn't this publicity? It's just that the way you do it is a little special."
The old marquis rolled his eyes at her and said, "You are always so calm and composed, but I didn't expect you to be so high-profile this time. Aren't you afraid of people talking about you behind your back?"
Su Yue said calmly, "What's there to be afraid of? Under absolute power, I believe they will shut up."
Not only will they shut up, they will also come to flatter and please.
At that time, those families who did not receive the invitation might say that the Prince Li’s Mansion looked down on them. No, it should be said that the emperor looked down on them. What does looking down on them mean? It means that he does not want to make use of them.
It's not her and Murong Li who are affected, but them, and they will still panic.
The old marquis lowered his voice and asked, "Is the emperor sure he wants to make Prince Li the crown prince?"
Su Yue glanced at the old marquis and gave him a playful smile: "Grandfather, it is the emperor who abdicated the throne. The emperor abdicated the throne to Murong Li."
"What?"
The old marquis scratched his ears, thinking there was something wrong with his ears and that he had heard it wrong.
Su Yue smiled and said, "Grandfather, you heard correctly. The emperor wants to abdicate the throne to Murong Li on the day he is crowned the crown prince. However, the date has not been set yet."
After hearing this, the old marquis covered his heart with his hands, his face full of smiles, and he walked around the room excitedly.
His Marquis Anding Mansion is about to rise again. Murong Li ascends the throne to become emperor, and his granddaughter becomes the empress. When one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. His Marquis Anding Mansion is about to prosper.
Who doesn't want his family to prosper? Even the old marquis is the same.
When he was down and out, he only wanted to protect himself. When he had the opportunity to soar to the sky, he also hoped that the Su family would prosper under his leadership.
Even if he died, he would have done justice to the ancestors of the Su family.
Seeing that this old man, who usually looked like a naughty boy but was very calm, was so excited, Su Yue sat down and drank her tea slowly to make the old man happy.
The old marquis finally calmed down. He patted Su Yue on the head, sat down with a smile, and drank a cup of tea with his head tilted back.
His expression changed: "Did you do anything about the Lin family?"
Su Yue's face was full of resentment: "Grandfather, your expression changes too quickly."
"Hurry up and tell me, don't play tricks on me."
The old marquis said with a stern face that this girl was too bold. She knew that Murong Li should not cause trouble at this critical juncture, but this girl actually did something that shocked the capital.
Su Yue nodded honestly: "It was my grandson who did it..."
Before Su Yue could finish her words, the old marquis glared at her and was about to speak again, but Su raised her hands and interrupted her, saying, "Grandfather, don't be so quick to scold your granddaughter. I have something to show you."
As Su Yue spoke, she took out the box of land deeds and the letters between the head of the Lin family and King Huai'an from the space and placed them in front of the old marquis.
"Grandfather, if your granddaughter hadn't been impulsive and ran to the Lin Mansion to see..."
Su Yue pointed at the title deed in the box and said, "If my granddaughter doesn't go there tonight, the Lin family will burn down her restaurant. Grandfather, think about it, if the restaurant burns down, will the shops on that street be spared?
And the shops burned down, and almost every shop had people living in it. Just imagine how many people died in the fire."
Basically every shop has a backyard, which is mostly used as a warehouse. Where there is a warehouse, goods will be stored and someone needs to look after it.
Some even moved their entire homes here.
Each street is ten miles long. Once it catches fire, the losses will be huge. Moreover, it happens at night, and how many people will be burned to death.
The old marquis stared at the box in front of him. When he heard what Su Yue said, he raised his head: “Are you saying that the Lin family is going to burn down your restaurant?”
Su Yue nodded. "Yes, when my granddaughter went there, she saw two secret guards carrying two buckets of kerosene. She caught them on the spot. Then she set fire to Master Lin's study and looted the Lin Mansion."
The old marquis was furious when he heard this. At this moment, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his granddaughter looting the Lin Mansion. He slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "The Lin family is so bold. They don't take the lives of ordinary people seriously. The shops on that street were burned down. Not only did they burn the shops, but they also didn't know how many people lived there. Didn't they have an idea?"
"Yes, that Lin Mansion is so abominable. Grandfather, look at this."
Su Yue knew that the incident of her looting the Lin Mansion had been reported to the old marquis, so she pointed at the box of deeds and added more fuel to the fire.
The old marquis picked up the deed from the box and began to read it. After he finished, he sighed and cursed, "These bastards! I never thought they could be so rebellious."
The old marquis was so angry that his beard was twitching. Su Yue hurried over to smooth his back and poured him a cup of tea. "Grandfather, don't be angry, don't be angry. Your granddaughter has caught you with something. When Murong Li comes back, I will give these things to him and make sure that Prince Huai'an and the Lin family will not have a good end."
The old marquis was comforted by Su Yue, and his anger gradually subsided. He said solemnly: "When Prince Li returns tonight, ask him to come to me. It's easy to deal with Prince Huai'an. He is a royal relative, so we can just demote him to a commoner. But the Lin family is different. The four major families are deeply rooted in Xifeng Country and have a deep foundation. If we want to eliminate them, we must be cautious."
The four major families have existed for too long. They existed during the previous Niu Dynasty. Their influence is spread throughout the entire Xifeng Kingdom. If we are not careful, we will have to change the dynasty.
Su Yue knew the seriousness of the matter, so she said, "Okay, then my granddaughter won't go back either. Just send someone to pick him up here."
The old marquis nodded: "Then you go, I want to be quiet."
This is driving people away.
Su Yue stood up and took out a few things from the space and placed them on the old marquis's desk. They were all things the old marquis liked and each one was priceless, so she gave them to him.
The old marquis glanced at the box, but didn't open it. He sat there thinking about something.
Su Yue left the study without even taking the title deed and the letter. She first went to the old lady and left a few things for her, and then went to the eldest lady.
"Isn't my sister-in-law back yet?"
The eldest lady nodded and said, "She said she would stay at her mother's house for a few days. Did your grandfather scold you?"
"Why would my grandfather scold me? Don't worry, mother. Look what this is?"
Su Yue said in a soft voice, then took out a bunch of things and put them on the table.
The eldest lady opened a box and looked at the pair of crystal clear jade bracelets. She asked in surprise, "Yuer, where did these come from?"
(End of this chapter)
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