Seeing that the prince had been staring at Su Qingyu, Shen Zhixiu, who was standing beside the prince, suddenly came up with an idea and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. You should return to the palace."
The prince came to his senses, withdrew his gaze, and said calmly: "Return to the palace."
Li Chaoyun looked at Su Qingyu deeply, and a triumphant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After getting on the carriage, Li Chaoyun looked at the unparalleled man kneeling in the front, her eyes narrowed slightly. Only she, Li Chaoyun, was worthy of such a man.
Only after the Crown Prince and Princess Chaoyun's carriage slowly left did everyone stand up.
Shen Zhixiu turned around and said to the crowd, "The matter has been thoroughly investigated. The victims who died accidentally all ate poison from the wild grass at the foot of the mountain. The matter has been reported to the court."
"From now on, disaster relief will resume as normal and restrictions will be lifted."
A group of people said in unison: "Master Shen is wise."
Lin Wuchen glanced at Shen Zhixiu with a puzzled expression.
Eat weeds?
More than 2,000 people went up the mountain to graze together?
It's not like I'm herding sheep.
But since Shen Zhixiu had made the decision, he naturally had his reasons. Lin Wuchen would not only not say anything, but would also support it unconditionally.
After everyone had left, Wen Zhu stepped forward and said to Shen Zhixiu, "Third Master, it's time to go to Elder Chen's residence. He's waiting for you."
Shen Zhixiu pondered for a moment, then instructed Wenzhu, "Send someone to the Su family and tell Marquis Su to wait for me at the gate."
He planned to first tell Su Chengye verbally that the marriage would go ahead. He was too busy these days and could only say a few simple words at the door.
After explaining Wenzhu, Shen Zhixiu said to Su Qingyu, "It's getting late. I'll take you back."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wuchen swept his inquiring gaze across the two men's faces.
Then he said teasingly: “I can send my own cousin off, so I won’t bother Elder Shen.”
Shen Zhixiu knew what Lin Wuchen meant and whispered, "Let's continue our engagement. The previous cancellation is irrelevant. It's a good time to send her back. I'll talk to Marquis Su again."
Lin Wuchen knew what Shen Zhixiu meant; he just wanted to tease him. He wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Su Qingyu.
"Cousin, go in and do your work first, we'll be leaving soon."
Lin Wuchen smiled and turned to walk into the tent, muttering, "Girls can't be kept at home when they grow up."
Su Qingyu looked at his back helplessly, shook her head, and turned to look at Shen Zhixiu.
"Third Master, if you want to marry me because of what happened in the study in the west courtyard of the Shen family last time, then I can promise that I will never tell anyone."
"Third Master, you can think about it again on the way back. It's not too late to regret it now."
Su Qingyu spoke sincerely. After she finished speaking, she turned around and got into the carriage with her maid.
Shen Zhixiu was stunned by Su Qingyu's words. She actually thought so?
But he didn't take the incident in the study that day to heart. Even if someone impeached him for faking his death, he could get away with it.
Wen Zhu saw that Shen Zhixiu looked unhappy, as if he was disappointed and a little angry.
He stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Third Master, are you still going to the Su family?"
Shen Zhixiu gently rubbed the old sandalwood beads on his wrist twice and said, "Go, let's go."
On the way back home, Su Qingyu was still thinking about Shen Zhixiu's expression just now, which seemed like he was angry.
Is it because she was too blunt? So Mr. Shen felt humiliated and angry?
But she had to say those two sentences just now.
Su Qingyu's carriage was stopped by Su Chengye before it entered the mansion.
"What's wrong with father? Is there something wrong?" Su Qingyu got off the carriage and saw Su Chengye standing anxiously at the gate of the Su family with a worried look on his face.
"How dare you ask me this? I heard that people died from being eaten during your disaster relief efforts. Was it because of your negligence?"
"I'm warning you, if this matter is investigated, the Su family will not bear any responsibility. You will be held responsible for it if you are killed or cut into pieces."
Su Qingyu didn't know whether to be angry or amused. A high-ranking official like Su Chengye hadn't received any news in such a long time. This showed how pathetic Su Chengye's position was.
If he had a bit of brains and inquired more, he would have known that the prince had gone out of the city and the case would have been closed immediately.
No matter how you look at this matter, it has nothing to do with the Su family.
"Father, do you know that the prince is leaving the city today?" Su Qingyu suddenly asked.
Su Chengye was stunned. "The prince left the city? I didn't know that."
"Father, do you know that Mr. Shen San and Minister Wang of the Ministry of Justice have closed the case of the accidental death of the disaster victim?" Su Qingyu asked again.
Su Chengye was even more confused. "Case closed? How did they say that? Is our family involved?"
Su Qingyu shook her head slightly. "If my father had put more of the energy he usually put into the inner chamber into the court, his career would have been a completely different story."
She was sure that these two things had already spread throughout the major mansions in the capital. But her father was still only concerned with drawing a clear line between himself and his daughter.
Su Chengye blushed at Su Qingyu's words. Even though what she said was sincere and true, it still sounded ironic to him.
"You...how can you talk like that? Don't think that I won't hit you just because you're in charge of the household."
Su Chengye's words were a bit unconvincing, and he didn't dare to raise his hand. He had suffered several losses at the hands of his daughter, and he unconsciously lost his momentum.
"Who does Lord Su want to attack?" Shen Zhixiu suddenly walked over.
Su Chengye didn't even see when he arrived. When he saw him, he had already gotten off the carriage and walked towards the door.
Ever since Shen Zhixiu sent someone to tell him to wait at the door, he has been wondering what Elder Shen wanted to talk to him about.
I scolded Su Qingyu just now because I was scared by this incident.
After much thought, he still felt that Shen Zhixiu came because of Su Qingyu. Su Qingyu must have made some mistakes in this disaster relief, which made Elder Shen unhappy.
"Master Shen, I am here to teach our wicked daughter a lesson. Regarding the poisoning of the victims, if she did anything wrong, Master Shen, please punish her. No matter how you deal with her, my Su family will not say a word."
Su Qingyu suddenly realized that what she had just said was in vain, it was like talking to a cow.
Shen Zhixiu was also shocked by Su Chengye's words and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
What he said made Su Chengye break out in a cold sweat.
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