Chapter 1377 Grandpa asked the Empress: There's nothing you're hiding now, right?
Su Liushi looked well.
Upon seeing Su Chang'an, she rushed over to take a look.
Su Chang'an's bandages were still on; after all, he had been seriously injured, and it was impossible for him to be completely healed by the next day.
Upon seeing the bandages, Madam Su frowned, but seeing Su Chang'an's rosy complexion, she sighed.
It's better to suffer some external injury than to be bedridden and unable to move.
Su Wenqing simply looked at Su Chang'an without saying much, but the obvious relaxation in her eyes showed that the old man's worries had been relieved.
only.
As Su Chang'an entered the hall, he noticed a couch placed at the very front.
"Your mother was afraid you'd be too weak to handle it, so she moved here," Su Zimu explained with a smile as she instructed the servants to prepare the meal.
After explaining, she added, "Originally, we were thinking of just having everyone chat in the room in the Plum Blossom Courtyard, but there were too many people and not enough room to sit. Also, you definitely need to eat something, so your mother came up with this idea."
Su Chang'an was both amused and exasperated.
The fourth brother, Su Zifan, said, "But since we've already arranged it this way, the eldest girl can lie down on it."
Su Zifan is a carefree person. He came back to rest properly, so he was dressed casually. These days he has been hanging out with Xia Zhici all the time.
Su Chang'an looked at Su Liu Shi: "Grandpa and you are not lying down, but I am? Besides, I'm fine."
Su Wenqing smiled and said, "Just leave it there. If you're tired, lie down for a while. Come and sit down. What are you standing for?"
As he spoke, Old Master Su waved his hand.
Upon hearing this, Madam Su pulled Su Chang'an over to sit down, and yanked Su Zimu away from Su Chang'an, who was about to sit next to him. She glared at him, saying, "You have no sense of propriety, do you?"
Su Zimu felt a little embarrassed; she had finally taken the initiative.
As soon as they sat down, Su Wenqing said, "Linhan is busy and won't be back for a while. Qingning went to the Yue Prince's Mansion with Doctor Zhang to help the injured seniors. Liheng and his father are busy with some things and will be back soon. Let's start eating."
Whenever Su Chang'an returned, the entire Su residence felt like a family banquet.
After a while, it became an unwritten rule.
As Su Wenqing gets older, she enjoys seeing her children and grandchildren gathered around her, which brings her great joy.
Su Chang'an nodded, and when he saw his third aunt and second aunt coming over with the dishes, he stood up and bowed.
The two of them were naturally happy.
Su Zifan looked at Su Chang'an and said, "You little brat, you're really ruthless!"
Su Chang'an looked at Su Zifan.
Su Zifan continued, "I didn't go to his residence with Zhici. I just curiously looked at those seniors. Many of them looked like they wouldn't recover for a month or two."
Su Chang'an gave an awkward smile. He hadn't had a chance to apologize to those senior figures yet, although according to his great-grandmother, it wasn't necessary.
But one thing at a time, I still need to go and say what needs to be said.
Su Zifan hesitated for a moment, but still said, "But speaking of which, it's amazing! Although I don't understand many things about martial arts, that day, I was in the Xiaoji Camp outside the city when my legs suddenly started shaking for no reason. And I heard from Wu Xingba that he almost wet his pants that day."
At this point, Su Zifan asked mysteriously, "But, Uncle, let me ask you, does that old ancestor really intend to take Wan'er as his disciple?"
Su Chang'an nodded: "We've been trying to accept it, but Wan'er won't agree."
However, after saying that, Su Chang'an joked, "Didn't Fourth Uncle benefit from Wan'er's success? I heard that the seniors in the Yue Prince's Mansion all call you 'brother' when they know you are Wan'er's father."
Su Wenqing said irritably, "Tell me about Zhao Xin, but when he came back that day, he was so cocky he couldn't even find his tail."
Su Zifan glanced at his father, a look of pride on his face: "Dad! So tell me, were you being smug or not?"
Su Zifan looked at Su Chang'an: "You don't know how many Grandmasters of the Limitless Realm spoke to me so politely. That kid Zhici was dumbfounded. After that kid became a Limitless Realm expert, he was showing off to me. I was like, 'I asked him what he wanted to eat, and he just said, "You want to hear how I became a Limitless Realm expert?" Can you believe it?'"
Su Chang'an was both amused and exasperated.
Madam Su glared at Su Zifan: "Here we go again, aren't you? Have you forgotten the day you were taught a lesson?"
Su Zifan felt a little embarrassed, but said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I was just bragging to my eldest daughter. Besides, I was drunk that day."
Ignoring Su Zifan, Madam Su Liu looked at Su Chang'an and said, "That day after you came back, you saw your father and blurted out, 'Father, we brothers are really something!'"
Then, Madam Su glared at Su Zifan and said, "Tell Father Su to go get some wine so we two brothers can have a drink."
Su Chang'an looked at Su Zifan, who was indeed arrogant.
As far as he knew, Su Zifan was being praised by many people, including the Old Master, who kept saying things like "Brother Su has given birth to the future of the martial arts world," and this Fourth Uncle was praising him to the point of being overly flattered.
But after returning, he ended up like this with his grandfather.
Seeing Su Chang'an turn to look at him, Su Wenqing smiled and said, "My son is all grown up now, and he's started calling me 'Old Su,' what can I do?"
As she spoke, Su Wenqing deliberately sighed, then looked at Su Chang'an shaking her head with a pitiful expression, "My dear girl, I'm so grateful to have you all."
Seeing his father putting on an act, Su Zifan immediately stood up: "Dad! You can't do this! You gave me a good beating that night! It was my eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and third sister-in-law who saved me."
Su Wenqing glanced at Su Zifan and then looked at Su Chang'an: "Look, everyone's here, and they all dare to bang on the table at me."
"Father!" Su Zifan was even more anxious.
Su Chang'an looked at Su Wenqing, who was being somewhat mischievous and joking with his son.
As Su Zimu gestured for Su Zifan to sit down, he said with a smile, "Father, don't make it sound like you're complaining to Chang'an."
Su Wenqing glanced at Su Zimu, then looked at Su Chang'an: "See? You've lost your status, you can't even say a few words anymore. What am I going to do now?"
As she spoke, she patted Su Chang'an's hand a few times.
Su Zimu stood up abruptly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
The two brothers just stared at their father like that.
Su Liu and the others chuckled.
Just as Su Chang'an was about to speak after helping Su Wenqing put the cushion behind her, he saw Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er run over.
As soon as Su Zhaoxin entered, he saw everyone laughing and immediately asked, "What are you laughing at!"
As she said this, she ran to Su Zifan's side and asked, "Brother Zifan, what are you laughing at?"
Upon hearing Su Zhaoxin's words, Su Chang'an was taken aback and immediately looked at Su Zhaoxin.
The others, as if they were already used to it, all shook their heads.
Su Wan'er pressed her hand to her forehead, unable to bear the sight. Her brother deserved to be beaten!
Su Zifan looked at Su Zhaoxin, and without saying a word, stood up and looked at Su Chang'an: "Big girl, please sit down first. I have something to take care of."
As he spoke, he pulled Su Zhaoxin under his armpits.
"Su Zifan, what are you doing? Are you going to hit me again! My older sister is here! And I'm Yi Zixuan's junior grandmaster uncle, wait for my senior brother to come back. Dad! I was wrong, Dad, put me down! Save me! Sister! Big sister!"
Su Chang'an watched the backs of the father and son.
Thinking back to Su Zifan's appearance just now, it's true that like father, like son.
After smiling, he saw Su Wan'er obediently pouring him tea and gently pinched her nose with a smile.
Su Wan'er grinned.
In the little girl's world, being by her older sister's side is sweeter than the sweetest candied hawthorn in the world!
Su Wenqing laughed and said, "Don't pay any attention to them, that's just how this father and son are."
Su Chang'an smiled and said, "Grandpa, wasn't it the same? Zhao Xin was taken in as an apprentice by the old blind man, and you took him to stroll around the mansions of Lord Gao and Duke Qi. The next day, Lord Gao came to me and asked me to discipline you. Judging from his appearance, he was quite angry with you."
Su Wenqing stroked his beard: "My old woman is just envious and jealous of me."
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
This contrasted sharply with the screams of Su Zhaoxin outside.
After laughing, Su Wenqing looked at Su Chang'an and asked, "Are you truly alright?"
Su Chang'an nodded: "It's nothing, just superficial injuries, and Grandma knows how to use her strength."
Su Wenqing nodded: "When the late emperor was still alive, he inadvertently mentioned the existence of such an ancestor, but we didn't take it seriously until a few months ago. However, at that time, his posthumous title was Emperor Wude."
As he spoke, Su Wenqing slapped his lips: "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, there is no posthumous title."
Then he continued, "Now that this old ancestor has appeared, many people in the officialdom have a different spirit and morale. Many people in your area are probably thinking of meeting this old ancestor."
There was nothing to hide about this, and it wasn't exactly a secret, which is why Su Wenqing talked about it so casually.
Su Chang'an nodded: "There are quite a few memorials, but even His Majesty and I cannot simply see the Grandmother whenever we want."
Su Wenqing smiled and said, "This old ancestor has been in the palace all this time. I wonder what Li Nishang and Xia Chenfeng will think when they find out. Also, girl, has that Shu King met this old ancestor? I went to see the Shu King with Mu Xu before, and he was now tending to flowers and appreciating the moon every day."
Su Chang'an nodded: "I saw him on my first day back."
Su Wenqing sighed, "When I went to see the King of Shu with Mu Xu before, he was exactly the same as before, but his ambition was nowhere to be seen. It seems that it was erased by this ancestor."
But at this point, Su Wenqing smiled and said, "He was such a ruthless man, yet he didn't choose to commit suicide so that his daughter could be the ruler of Shu properly. I must say, he truly deserves to be the man who almost drove the late emperor to his death back then."
The art of thick-skinned and black-heartedness is never about scheming and intrigue.
How to handle things.
The King of Shu has done so much over the years; anyone else would have committed suicide long ago.
But the King of Shu stubbornly endured the pressure and lived on.
Su Wenqing couldn't help but praise it.
From another perspective, only if King Xia Fengye of Shu was alive could Xia Tingyu, as the ruler of Shu, have a comfortable reign, and would not have written in the history books a poignant statement like "After Xia Tingyu became the ruler of Shu, his father committed suicide."
However, after saying that, Su Wenqing did not continue the topic, but looked at Su Chang'an: "There is something else. I originally thought I would talk to His Majesty in front of you after the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, but after thinking about it, I thought I would like to tell you that I am thinking of resigning. I am getting old, and with Gao Rou in the Ministry of Personnel and the Prince of Shu assisting me, plus the fact that the political situation in the country is not chaotic, I am tired and need to rest."
Upon hearing this, everyone at the table turned to look at the old man.
This was the first time they had heard the old man had this plan.
Su Chang'an said, "His Majesty may not agree."
Su Wenqing immediately said, "So I'm telling you this first, and you can tell him later? His Majesty listens to you the most."
Su Chang'an smiled wryly: "It's not necessarily true that they'll listen to me. Besides, this is a time when they need people. His Majesty probably won't want you to leave like this. Moreover, we've just started expanding our territory, and there are many things that need you to oversee."
Su Wenqing smiled and shook his head: "Those foreign tribes who surrendered were terrified by you. In particular, many of them now regard you as the fire god of Zoroastrianism and want to erect statues and build temples for you. And you're here, causing trouble for this old man?"
But that's where we're going to get to.
Su Wenqing frowned and glanced at his children and grandchildren. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Su Chang'an and said, "Girl, let's put aside the matter of Grandpa's resignation for now. But you, is there anything else you're hiding? I'll be prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival banquet tomorrow. Otherwise, look at how big a fuss you always make. I'm getting old, and I really can't take it anymore."
Su Wan'er tugged at Su Chang'an's hand: "Big sister, when the news of your fainting incident reached Grandpa, they said that you were carried back by someone, and Grandpa was so shocked that he lost his balance and fell."
Su Chang'an immediately looked at Su Wenqing.
Su Wenqing waved her hand: "It's nothing, my legs aren't good to begin with, there's nothing to worry about. But tell us, are you alright? Your mother and I can't take it anymore."
Su Chang'an looked at the old man and realized that he was alright.
If we're talking about the biggest secret we keep...
That means I am a man.
but.
The old man knew that he was a man, not a woman.
His parents told him.
So he shook his head: "That's all."
But thinking of his wife, he continued, "His Majesty seems to be announcing something tomorrow, but I don't know the specifics."
The old man nodded: "His Majesty should be announcing that the Western Regions and the northern deserts are officially part of the territory of our Great Xia. This matter has been planned for a long time, but no official document has been issued yet. We've been waiting for a suitable opportunity, and tomorrow's Dragon Boat Festival banquet is just right. It's nothing special."
Su Wenqing smiled and said, "That's fine then. I was just afraid you'd cause some big trouble again. And let me tell you, many people were waiting for you to do something at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet a few days ago. Especially this perfectly good martial arts competition, which suddenly turned into this because of you. Everyone was thinking about how the Dragon Boat Festival banquet would be tomorrow."
Su Chang'an smiled wryly, wondering what he had become in everyone's eyes.
But what I could think of was the surprise my wife had mentioned.
I don't know what it is.
They kept me in suspense.
That's terrible!
But despite his thoughts, Su Chang'an had actually been looking forward to it for quite some time.
My wife prepared this for me!
How can I not be excited!
(End of this chapter)
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