Chapter 94: Hospitality in the Jun Mansion
The old lady said calmly, "It's not hardship. This is the emperor's great grace. The people of Northwest County are suffering. I have seen the people displaced along the way, and I am not particularly distressed. But our Su family was confiscated and exiled. I am willing to help, but I am powerless."
Humph! The old lady sneered in her heart. This Jun Mansion is really something. They invited them to come here with ulterior motives.
What does it mean?
Even though the Su family was in trouble, there was no reason for them to go there and be bullied.
You poke me, but she can't poke the spine of your Junfu?
Look at the life of the people in Northwest County. As for Northwest City, not to mention the singing and dancing every night, the people in the royal family live in a mansion, eat delicacies, and it is also the hometown of the emperor's teacher. What have they done for the people, and they are still talking nonsense here.
And which family has gone outside the city to do anything for the people?
It is true that while the rich live in luxury, the poor freeze to death on the streets. This statement is absolutely true.
Upon hearing this, Madam Liu's expression immediately turned sour. This old lady was indirectly scolding their Jun Mansion for turning a blind eye to the common people.
He is indeed from Beijing, and his eloquence is really extraordinary.
Madam Liu sighed and said with embarrassment, "Don't worry about being laughed at by the old lady. Our Jun Mansion may look good on the surface, but we have long been unable to make ends meet. We rely entirely on the support of the old man in the capital, otherwise we would have to sell this ancestral home."
Su Yue said calmly, "Northwest County has been experiencing a severe drought for about half a year now. We hadn't heard of it before we were exiled!"
"this?"
Madam Liu was startled. Was this saying that the Jun family knew about this but kept it secret? If this were to reach the emperor's ears, Old Master Jun, as the imperial tutor, would be in great trouble.
Neither of these two people were easy to deal with. Madam Liu and her daughter were repeatedly humiliated by this pair, and they immediately became angry.
Madam Liu suppressed her anger and looked at Su Yue and said, "Miss Su lives in seclusion, never leaving the house. How could she know what's going on in the court?"
Su Yue was also a little displeased: "I didn't leave the house, but my grandfather and Murong Li should have heard about it. They don't know either. Such a big thing should have shocked the whole country."
Madam Liu's face darkened. "Miss Su is accusing us of not reporting the matter? This is the county magistrate's responsibility. How could we, ordinary people, make random remarks and make false reports? This is unacceptable and should not be taken lightly or seriously."
Su Yue raised her eyebrows doubtfully and said bluntly, "Taifu Jun, as the emperor's teacher, you just need to tell the truth. Do you know how many people have been displaced and how many have starved to death? If the court had known about the drought earlier and taken measures earlier, would this situation have happened?
Look at the refugees outside Northwest City, they are starving to the point of being skin and bones, and then look at the people inside Northwest City."
After Su Yue finished speaking, she pointed to the precious fruits, exquisite pastries and fine tea on the table.
When you invite them as guests, you should treat them well. But as soon as they entered the Jun Mansion, they were not treated as guests. Both mother and daughter were sarcastic and hinted that their Su family was now in decline.
They didn't come here to beg for food, and Su Yue would not tolerate other people's contempt and oppression.
If you want to step on her to get to the top, there is no way.
"Yu'er, you are just a child, you are not the one to talk about these things." Old Madam Su scolded gently, but how could Liu's mother and daughter not hear the protective meaning in the old madam's words? Su Yue was just wrong in what she said, she was still a child.
What the old lady meant was that these matters should be discussed by the old marquis and Murong Li.
According to Murong Li, how could their Jun Mansion end up well?
Madam Liu's eyes became fierce as she looked at Su Yue and her grandson.
How dare you speak so arrogantly in the Jun family’s territory? Do you think you are the Marquis of Anding?
Jun Wushuang pulled Madam Liu, and Madam Liu calmed down.
Su Yue pretended not to see it. She smiled sweetly and took the old lady's arm: "Grandma, you are right to scold me. I am a girl, but I am not so careless in my words. I will be more careful next time."
But after she finished speaking, she looked at the Liu mother and daughter and said coldly: "Since the Jun family has no intention of inviting us as guests, Grandmother, let's go back."
This is not a way to treat guests, it is clearly trampling her into the dust and showing off in front of her.
They wanted to make way for Jun Wushuang, but unfortunately their plan was going to fail because Murong Li had the imperial edict in his hand.
Besides, Su Yue’s man is not someone that anyone would want, so she has to give in to him.
He actually wanted to kill her. Come on, she is not afraid of it at all. She is sure that there will be no return.
"Okay, let's go."
The old lady stood up and walked out of the flower hall with Su Yue without looking back.
"Mom, are we just going to let them go like this?" Jun Wushuang asked anxiously, pulling Liu's arm.
Madam Liu's face turned pale and red. She was so angry that someone had humiliated her in her own home. She shook off Jun Wushuang's hand and said unhappily, "What good idea did you come up with? You've embarrassed me so much. Why are you still standing here? Go tell your father right away."
Jun Wushuang never expected that Su Yue's grandfather and grandson were such powerful characters with bad tempers. No wonder he and Murong Li disliked each other.
Su Yue and his grandson returned along the same route and came to the outside of the living room. The old lady asked someone to go in and pass the message.
The servant glanced at them and hurried in to report to the head of the household.
Jun Molin was stunned when he heard this. He quickly said, "Grandpa, Master Murong, the old lady, and Miss Su are outside. My nephew will invite them in right away."
"No need. We have bothered you long enough. We will take our leave now." The old marquis stood up, bowed to Jun Molin and walked out.
"Goodbye."
Murong Li also said goodbye and strode out.
"Let's go." The old marquis came out, took his wife's hand and left.
It only took a short time, maybe a cup of tea, for the lady and granddaughter to come out. Combined with Jun Molin's attitude towards Murong Li just now, the old marquis understood a little bit.
"Yuer, what's wrong?" Murong Li asked Su Yue in a low voice after coming out.
Su Yue glanced at him and really wanted to beat him up. It was all his fault.
"Let's talk when we get back." Su Yue left Murong Li and went to help the old lady.
The Jun family father and son immediately chased after them, and only when they saw that everyone had gone far away did they ask the housekeeper to see them off.
The four of them left the Jun residence before the housekeeper caught up with them. "Old Master Su, Old Madam, Young Master Murong, and Miss Su, please forgive the Jun residence for not hosting you well. The head of the family will come to apologize another day."
"No need. Patriarch Jun is busy, and we have things to do as well. We will be leaving Northwest City soon. Please ask the butler to tell Patriarch Jun that there is no need to go through so much trouble." After the old marquis raised his hand and said this, he helped the old lady into the carriage, and Su Yue and Murong Li followed.
"Old man, shall we go back to the inn?" asked Uncle Liang.
"Let's go to the house. It's right on this street," said the old marquis.
Uncle Liang drove the carriage towards Uncle Su's fourth courtyard.
At the Jun Mansion, Jun Molin pointed at Madam Liu and Jun Wushuang and said, "You two are more trouble than good. Now that you've offended someone, Shuang'er, don't even think about Murong Li. Prince Yi is coming to the northwest and will arrive in Northwest City soon. We'll treat him well when he arrives. Don't let anything like what happened today happen again."
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