Chuntao, who reported the news, has already told Shen Zhixiu what happened.
Shen Zhixiu just stood outside the door for a while and roughly guessed the scene inside the house.
So after entering the room, he didn't even look at the puppet. He was afraid he would lose control of his emotions and start a fight right then and there.
Shen Zhixiu first bowed to the old lady and several elders, then walked to Su Chengyan.
Just when Su Chengyan thought Shen Zhixiu was going to settle accounts with him, he saw Shen Zhixiu leaning over, holding his arm and saying, "Uncle, get up first. We are a family, and we have something to talk about."
He winked at Shen Yue again, and Shen Yue understood. She walked to He's side and helped the person up, "Second Aunt, please stand up."
Because He was still injured, Shen Yue helped her directly to a chair.
Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu also sat down next to Su Yuanzhou and motioned Su Chengyan to sit down as well.
With his arrival, not to mention Su Qingyu, even the old lady seemed to have found a backbone.
"Zhixiu, I'm sorry for making you laugh today. In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" the old lady asked with a pleasant expression.
Shen Zhixiu pondered for a moment and said, "What my second uncle and second aunt said makes sense. Even if the Ministry of Justice is trying a case, they have to rely on evidence. No one can convict someone based on a puppet, and certainly not my Shen family."
Su Chengyan on the side breathed a sigh of relief and echoed, "My nephew-in-law is indeed worthy of being a cabinet minister. What he said makes some sense."
Shen Zhixiu ignored Su Chengyan and continued to say to the old lady, "But it is obvious that Second Aunt wants to harm my wife."
Seeing that the old lady wanted to explain herself, Shen Zhixiu raised his hand to stop her and continued.
"Grandma, there's no need to speak for Second Aunt. This is something anyone with a discerning eye can see. I've been in the officialdom for so many years, I'm not so blind as to be blinded by this."
The old lady sighed suddenly, "Your second aunt is confused."
Shen Zhixiu continued, "This is what I think. It would be better to let Second Uncle and Second Aunt move to another place and leave the capital."
Su Chengyan subconsciously retorted, "You want to drive us out of the capital? What's your basis? Just because you're a cabinet minister, you can cover up everything with one hand?"
The old lady frowned and scolded, "Second brother, shut up."
Shen Zhixiu chuckled, "It's not wrong for Second Uncle not to want to leave the capital. I naturally won't force him."
He looked at the old lady again and asked word by word, "Who will guarantee my wife's safety?"
"If this doesn't work, then I can only ask my wife to cut off ties with the Su family."
Su Yuanzhou, standing aside, didn't understand Shen Zhixiu's decision or why he'd let He go, but he still agreed with Shen Zhixiu and said, "My brother-in-law is right. If my sister's safety can't be guaranteed, then the Ning Palace will have no choice but to sever ties with the Su family."
The husband and uncle, one a civil official and the other a military general, were now fully armed and confronted the Su family.
The old lady knew that Shen Zhixiu had already given in. If he gave in, the Su family should also give in.
She looked at Su Chengyan and said, "The second son's wife has not been in good health for the past six months. Why don't you take her to the south to recuperate?"
Su Chengyan sat in his chair in a daze for a moment, pondering what Shen Zhixiu had said.
It would be a good thing to be able to take my wife and daughter to live in the south. My wife's health has been failing since Xiangling and Yuanqing left. Away from the turmoil of the capital, the three of us might be able to enjoy a few more years of comfortable life.
He looked dazed and didn't say a word, letting Su Chengyan make the decision.
Su Chengyan nodded, "Okay, I promise you."
Shen Zhixiu looked at the time and said, "I hope that my second uncle can take my second aunt out of the capital before evening today."
Su Chengyan looked at the violent storm outside and asked, "Can't you give us a few days to clean up?"
Shen Zhixiu shook his head, his expression cold, "Second Uncle, people always have to pay the price for doing wrong."
Su Chengyan made up his mind, "Okay, I'll take my wife and daughter and leave so they won't bother you."
After saying that, Su Chengyan pulled He aside and walked out.
The old lady could no longer sit still and ordered someone to push a two-wheeled wooden chair to Qixiayuan where the second wife lived.
It was raining heavily outside, so the group was not in a hurry to leave.
Seeing Third Uncle anxiously looking outside, Su Qingyu said, "Third Uncle and Third Aunt, please go and see Second Uncle off. We're not guests, so there's no need for us to accompany him."
Uncle San is kind and it is natural for him to care about his brothers.
Su Chengxun nodded and motioned Hai and Su Yuanyi to go to Qixiayuan with her.
Su Yuanyi didn't want to go, as he was at an age when he was cynical. How could he be willing to see his second aunt off after she did such a thing?
Then he looked at the sky outside and said, "I'm going to my uncle's house to pick up my sister. She said yesterday that she wanted to have a good talk with my sister-in-law today."
If my uncle hadn't sent someone to pick me up early in the morning to discuss a detail on the ship with me, I wouldn't have left home to go to my uncle's house.
Hai Shi didn't want to force her son, and besides, it was time for her daughter to return home, so she told Su Yuanyi, "Be careful on the road. The rain is a bit heavy. Ask the driver to go slower."
Su Yuanyi replied yes, explained the reason to everyone, and left Songhe Hall.
After Su Chengxun and Hai left, only Shen Zhixiu, Su Qingyu, Su Yuanzhou and Shen Yue were left in the room.
Su Qingyu and Shen Yue sat together and talked about the wedding ceremony at Prince Ning's Mansion yesterday.
Su Yuanzhou walked to the main table and picked up the doll.
Looking at the name and birth date on it, Su Yuanzhou's face darkened even more. He pulled out the needle and saw that the fabric was also printed with Taoist runes.
Su Yuanzhou's eyes flickered slightly. Isn't this some kind of witchcraft? Why is there a Taoist rune in it?
What he didn't know was that the puppet's creator, Zhang Tianshi, was a fraud. He knew a few Taoist spells and formulas, could recite Buddhist scriptures, and had read about the sorcery of southern Xinjiang in miscellaneous books. Therefore, his creations were somewhat out of place.
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