Chapter 177 New Year
They were busy in the space, while the eldest lady and the others were busy outside, embroidering a wedding dress for Su Yue.
Originally, Su Yue said that she embroidered it herself, but the eldest lady did not allow her to do so. She wanted to embroider the wedding dress for her daughter herself.
Su Xue and her daughter were good at needlework, and they came to help the eldest lady every day. Not only did they have to embroider wedding dresses, but they also had to embroider other things, like quilts, sheets, duvet covers, and mosquito nets. All of these had to be embroidered.
As for the dowry, there is nothing much to prepare. Supplies are in short supply now, and you can't buy anything even if you have money.
They don't have any money either, and all the expenses of the Su Mansion are paid by Su Yue.
Several shops have remained empty because they have no goods to sell, so there is no money for the dowry.
When they were in the Marquis' Mansion, the dowries of the Su family's daughters were all prepared, but after their property was confiscated and they were exiled, there was nothing left.
It’s just that the Su family didn’t know that all those things were in Su Yue’s space, and they didn’t know that the emperor copied them for nothing and lost the national treasury instead.
The emperor was also in a miserable situation. He had wanted to take the opportunity to fill his treasury, but he didn't expect that it would end like that. If he had known, he would never have attacked the Marquis' Mansion. He really lost both the wife and the army. It was really infuriating.
The people in the Su Mansion were busy, and the four secret guards who came to monitor them were also busy. Seeing that the people in the Su Mansion were busy these days, it seemed that they were preparing for a wedding. However, this kind of thing was not a big deal, so they did not need to report it.
Just make sure the people in the Su Mansion don't rebel.
When they approached the Su Mansion, they were a little surprised. The yard of the Su Mansion was clean and the ground was flat. Thinking that the Su Mansion seemed to be paving the yard a few days ago, it turned out to be this.
It seems very fast.
Seeing that the smooth floor was not made of marble, the four people were curious about what it was made of, but they did not dare to report it until they figured out what was going on.
Moreover, this kind of floor is much uglier than the marble floor of the palace. Even if they report it, the emperor may not care. So the four decided not to report it.
But because they did not report this, the emperor almost killed them after he learned about the function of cement.
But it was too late by then.
What the secret guards were concerned about was whether the Su family and Murong Li would rebel against the emperor, and whether it had any connection with the theft case in the capital.
Then there is the question of whether he has any connection with Murong Jing, and whether he has anything to do with the theft of disaster relief grain.
Except that none of them are big deals, they don't need to report them.
Because some things are afraid of backfiring.
But from observing these few days, Murong Li and the people in the Su Mansion are very honest. No strangers have been seen entering the Su Mansion, nor have Su and Murong Li been seen meeting any strangers.
Even their conversation didn't touch on that.
They felt that the emperor was too suspicious. If something really happened, it would be impossible for him not to reveal any clues for so many days.
But we have nothing, and our lives are no different from those of ordinary people.
Besides, the New Year is coming soon. Not only is it cold in Northwest County, but there is nothing to eat. After staying here for more than 20 days, they don’t want to stay anymore.
Although they are secret guards, they are also human beings. Human beings are made of iron and steel. They will feel hungry if they don't eat.
But it's hard to get food now.
The county government did get a batch of supplies a few days ago. They checked and found that the food and supplies were not stolen. They only asked Lord Fang to make some dry food for them, but the dry food was as hard as stone. It was impossible to bite it, and even a dog could kill it.
An Er came up to An Yi and said, "Boss, why don't you tell the master to go back and tell him that we haven't seen anything here. Let's go back first. We can't even get food here."
It’s not that they can’t get it. With their skills, they can still steal it.
They are the emperor's secret guards and would never do anything to steal food.
An San also flew over and complained to An Yi, "The Emperor is so cunning. Why is there so much surveillance? He's worried about his own sons. Even if his sons have ulterior motives, they will take over his chair in the future. It's really a waste of time."
"An San, stop talking nonsense. He is our master. We should do whatever he tells us to do. Do you know the consequences of talking about him in private?" An Yi immediately shouted.
An San's face changed and he dared not say anything.
If you talk about your master's faults in private, it will not be as simple as being killed. You will have to endure all kinds of torture in the secret guard camp.
After going through it all, how can one be considered a complete person?
An Er and An Si wanted to talk about the grievances in their hearts, but now they kept silent and dared not say anything.
An Yi looked at the three of them, his eyes stern as he said, "You haven't even completed the mission our master assigned us, and you're already leaving? We've only been monitoring them for about ten days, and we haven't seen anything. Why are you so anxious? You've persevered through such difficult circumstances before, haven't you? You've learned to enjoy life by following our master's side these years? I think you should just return to the Dark Guard Camp."
The three people's expressions changed again. They didn't dare to act rashly. They nodded and quickly returned to their seats.
Just kidding, retraining will make them suffer a lot.
When An Yi saw this, he thought about it and summoned An Si.
"Leave Northwest County immediately and bring back some food."
Although the weather was freezing cold, they had internal energy and could use it to keep warm, but they had no food and were hungry, which was really not an option.
An Si nodded, and his dissatisfaction with An Yi subsided a little. He immediately flew towards the city wall.
At this time, in the counties of Northwest County, the people who originally had no food received food and some cold-weather supplies in the county town today.
He was so moved that he immediately knelt down in the snow and shouted, "Thank you, my Lord, the County Governor, thank you, my Lord, the County Magistrate."
To be honest, when the county magistrates of various counties saw this scene, even the most heartless people were deeply moved.
Some county magistrates actually began to reflect on their past actions. Not only did they fail to provide effective protection to the people, they also plundered their wealth on a large scale. Compared with the current county governor, they were rats in the gutter.
Those people actually made up their minds that they would be good officials in the county, treat the people well, and let them live and work in peace and contentment. Then they would be able to truly gain the respect of the people.
On New Year’s Eve, the Su family had a reunion dinner. The second branch also came over, and the Su family had a lively reunion dinner together.
The next day, New Year's Day, everyone in the Su family changed into new clothes and looked festive. Early in the morning, Uncle Liang set off a firecracker at the gate to signal the start of the new year.
After breakfast, the family went to pay New Year's greetings to the old marquis and his wife, and each of them received a heavy red envelope.
"Children, come on, line up! I have a red hair seal too!"
At this time, Uncle Su stood up and waved his hand happily.
"Oh, uncle has also received the red seal. Big brother, you should be the first in line." Su Xue jumped in front of Su Qiwen, pulled him in front of Uncle Su, and said with a smile.
Su Qiwen smiled and took the first place, Su Qicheng was second, Su Yue was third, Su Xue was fourth, and the Su Yan siblings were fifth and sixth.
(End of this chapter)
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