Among the three brothers of the Su family, the eldest brother Su Chengye is a bit easily influenced.
The third son, Su Chengxun, grew up with the old man of the Su family and is an upright and decent person.
If we talk about the one with the most ideas and the quickest brain, it must be the second brother Su Chengyan.
After Su Chengyan finished speaking, Su Chengye began to ponder. Before he could come up with a conclusion, the old lady spoke first.
"Second brother, this is a good idea. You three brothers, please discuss it and see what to do."
Today, things from the warehouse were taken away one by one. If Su Chengye hadn't stopped her, she would have fought to the death with the Lin family.
The scene in the warehouse today was on my mind all afternoon, and the more I thought about it, the more distressed I felt.
If we do as Su Chengyan said, not only can we get the money back, but we can also make the Lin family pay the price.
Thinking of this, the old lady changed her previous dejection and became much more energetic.
Su Chengye roughly understood what Su Chengyan meant. In short, it was playing rogue.
Lin Wanyin had been married for twenty years, so it was impossible for her to have a clear account. They could use this to accuse the Lin family of robbery.
Su Chengye was somewhat tempted. This was indeed a good idea.
He turned to look at Su Chengxun, "Third Brother, what do you think? You are in the Censorate now. If the three courts need to conduct a joint trial, can you help smooth things over?"
The old lady and Su Chengyan also looked at Su Chengxun, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Su Chengxun felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. What should he say? He couldn't help. What was wrong with the Lin family? But if he said he wouldn't help, it would cause another controversy between the brothers.
After pondering for a moment, Su Chengxun said, "Zhixiu and Qingyu are back today. What did they say?"
"Brother, do you know what Zhixiu's attitude is?"
Su Chengxun wanted to use Shen Zhixiu's name to dispel their thoughts. "Brother, Zhixiu is your son-in-law, and also your sister-in-law's son-in-law."
Su Chengye was a little confused when he heard him mention Shen Zhixiu, so he repeated what Shen Zhixiu had said to him today.
He suddenly spoke up, "According to what my eldest brother said, the young couple didn't step forward to help the Lin family. Is it possible that my son-in-law doesn't agree with it?"
"As for what I said to my eldest brother, I was just trying to keep the peace. I'm afraid it would escalate and hurt the Shen family's reputation, right?"
Seeing that everyone was frowning in thought, He smiled and said, "My niece from my mother's side entered the Eastern Palace last month and is now the Crown Prince's Consort."
"I heard that my son-in-law is in the court and has always been close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He shouldn't be on the side of the Lin family in this matter."
"How can a merchant family catch the eye of the current cabinet minister?"
The old lady's expression brightened when she heard this. "Your niece from your mother's side? Is she the Jiaojiao who came to our house before?"
He nodded and said with a happy face: "It's her. I don't know how she caught the eye of the virtuous concubine."
"My brother originally said that he would find a way to transfer us back to Beijing this year. Before he could even smooth things over, the transfer order came."
The old lady's face immediately lit up with joy. "This girl has really made great progress. When I was little, I said her phoenix eyes showed nobility. It turned out to be true."
Having said that, the old lady made a prompt decision and decided to sue the Lin family.
Seeing this, Su Chengxun used the excuse that he had some official business to go back and take Hai away.
On the way back to Qingyinyuan, Hai asked in a low voice, "Should I tell my sister-in-law about this?"
Su Chengxun looked around and signaled Hai not to mention this matter outside.
When he returned to Qingyin Courtyard, Su Chengxun changed into an inconspicuous servant's outfit, left through the corner gate of the Su family's house, and quietly went to the Shen family's house.
Meanwhile, the light in Qingyinyuan's study remained on. Inside, a figure resembling Su Chengxun was writing something behind a desk.
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu had dinner at the old lady's Qingyuan Residence and were walking towards the west courtyard.
The maid Qiuyue suddenly came forward and said, "Third Master, Madam, someone from the Su family wants to see Madam. He said it's Madam's third uncle."
Su Qingyu's brows knitted together. Why did her Third Uncle come here at this time? Since he wasn't present during the farce today, did he want her to persuade her mother?
Or did something happen in the Marquis' Mansion after she left?
While Su Qingyu was stunned, Shen Zhixiu had already spoken. "Uncle, please come to the study to talk. Tea is served."
He guessed that Su Chengxun would not come at this time for no reason, so he invited him to the study so that they could talk.
He took Su Qingyu's hand again and walked towards the study in the west courtyard.
When the two of them went in, Su Chengxun had already arrived.
When Su Qingyu looked at Su Chengxun's attire, she knew that something had happened to the Su family and that her third uncle had come here secretly.
"Uncle San, what's wrong? Is there something wrong at home?"
Su Chengxun stood up and greeted Shen Zhixiu, and the three of them sat down as host and guest.
After sitting down, Su Chengxun described in detail what happened after Su Chengyan came back today, including Su Chengyan's proposal and the old lady's final decision.
"Zhixiu, Qingyu, you need to prepare for this in advance."
"Although Su Chengyan is playing rogue, I'm afraid he will really get away with it."
Su Qingyu was so angry that her face turned blue. It was obvious that her second uncle was reluctant to part with the money, so he didn't care about anything else and just wanted to get those properties back.
It's also possible that now that the eldest son's family has died and the only male heir, Su Yuankai, hasn't returned, my second uncle and second aunt have probably already regarded the Su family's assets as their own when they returned to Beijing.
After Su Chengxun finished speaking, he stood up and left. Su Qingyu gratefully escorted him out of the house and returned to the study with Shen Zhixiu.
"Third Master, what do you think are the chances of Second Uncle winning?" Su Qingyu asked.
Shen Zhixiu tapped his fingers lightly, thought for a moment and said, "That depends on my mother-in-law's preparations. Let's go to Yushu Hutong."
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu entered the Lin family's house with serious expressions. When they came out again, their brows relaxed.
On the carriage back home, Shen Zhixiu put his arm around Su Qingyu's shoulders.
"I told you that mother-in-law came prepared this time, right? Now you feel relieved, right?"
Su Qingyu unconsciously leaned her head on Shen Zhixiu's shoulder, with her eyes slightly closed.
"Mother is right. There are too many people in the capital watching you. The higher your position, the more cautious you must be."
"Don't get involved in this matter for now. Go to court as usual tomorrow morning. I will go to discuss countermeasures with my cousin."
Shen Zhixiu turned around and kissed Su Qingyu on the forehead, then whispered, "Alright, let's see what the Ministry of Justice says first."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this matter will be resolved soon."
As expected, what Shen Zhixiu said was that the Ministry of Justice did everything according to the rules and sentenced people according to the circumstances.
Of course, there may be unexpected events, such as someone taking advantage of their power to bully others and playing some shady tricks behind the scenes.
There was a cold light in Su Qingyu's narrowed eyes. She still had Zhou Bu Ren in her hand, and she could also use him to threaten her father when necessary.
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