Su Qingyu's mind, which had been dizzy just now, immediately became clear.
"What's going on? What do you mean by carried back?"
Zhenzhu replied, "She said she was caned by the Emperor at the court meeting, and when she came back, her waist downwards was covered in blood."
"He's already in the main room of the outer courtyard, and the doctor has gone too. Miss, would you like to go and see him too?"
Su Qingyu raised her eyebrows when she heard this and wanted to say: Your Majesty is wise.
After re-dressing, Su Qingyu led her people to the main house in the outer courtyard. When she entered, the old lady, Lin, Concubine Xue, Concubine Lian and others had already arrived, and the palace doctor was checking the injuries.
Su Qingyu walked over to Lin and asked in a low voice, "How is father?"
Lin didn't answer her question. She moved closer and whispered to Su Qingyu, "I heard your grandmother came to see you early this morning. Did you agree to any of her excessive requests?"
Su Qingyu glanced at Lin's expression. She didn't feel worried about Su Chengye at all. Instead, she was more afraid that Su Qingyu would be used by them.
"Don't worry, mother. I haven't promised grandma anything." Su Qingyu said softly.
Lin was relieved upon hearing this and patted Su Qingyu's hand. Her eyes were cold and indifferent as she looked towards the inner room, without a trace of emotion.
After a while, Doctor Xu came over from the bedside.
"Madam, Madam, the Marquis is fine, just a minor injury."
"I'll go make some medicine right now. You'll be fine after two doses. But since the injury is below your waist, you'll need to be more attentive when taking care of it."
After Doctor Xu went out to prescribe medicine, the old lady and others also stood around the bed.
"What happened? Why was he beaten with a stick after attending court?" asked the old lady.
Su Chengye was sprawled on the bed, covered in a Suduan Four Joys quilt. His forehead was covered in sweat from the pain.
Hearing the old lady's question, he tried to raise his chin, but still couldn't see the old lady's face.
Seeing this, the old lady asked someone to bring Jin Yu over, and several people sat down around the bed.
"Did you anger the emperor at the court meeting?" the old lady asked hurriedly.
It’s no wonder she’s anxious. The emperor’s mind is unpredictable. If she really angers the emperor, the entire Su family will have to plan a way out.
Su Chengye shifted the soft pillow beneath him, finding a comfortable position. Then he said, "The fathers of the young men who were in the warehouse outside Beijing yesterday were all caned."
"The Emperor said, if a son is not well educated, it is the fault of his father."
The old lady asked again, "Have you investigated this matter thoroughly? What exactly happened? Why did Yuan Kai go to that warehouse in the middle of the night? How did he ruin the fireworks for the Emperor's birthday?"
Su Chengye was also very angry when he mentioned this.
He said in a deep voice, "It has been revealed through interrogation. The Sixth Young Master of the Xu Family wanted to frame the Eldest Young Master of the Xu Family, so he brought Yuan Kai and the others to tamper with the fireworks. Somehow, they caught fire."
"Those who followed were all famous playboys in the capital. The emperor said that if the bombing was successful, they should be killed."
Su Qingyu raised her head and suppressed the smile on her lips. How could the emperor's words make her feel so happy?
If they were all killed in the explosion, there would be fewer troubles in the capital.
The old lady asked again, "You came back so late today, just because I beat you with a few sticks?"
"Has the emperor calmed down? When will Yuan Kai be released?"
According to the old lady, Su Chengye was beaten on his own behalf. Once the emperor calmed down, the matter would be over.
You can't kill all these people just for a warehouse of fireworks.
Su Chengye gave a bitter laugh and said, "Release him? You don't know yet, because of what happened last night, Lord Xu has had his property confiscated and dismissed from his post."
"The Emperor, out of consideration for the teacher-student relationship between him and Lord Xu, has ordered his entire family to leave the capital within two days."
Everyone present was stunned. Su Qingyu was also a little surprised. What kind of leverage did Shen Zhixiu have that allowed him to dismiss Lord Xu? She couldn't believe that the emperor could make such a decision just because of a warehouse of fireworks.
Before Su Qingyu asked, Su Chengye had already spoken.
"At today's court meeting, the incident with last night's fireworks was first mentioned, with the censor impeaching the Xu family for their incompetence. Then, someone impeached Lord Xu and several of the Xu family's sons for abusing their power for personal gain, and the Emperor became a little angry."
"I didn't expect Shen Zhixiu to submit another memorial, impeaching General Weiyuan Li Zhong, a close confidant of Xu Ge Lao, for collecting unpaid salaries in the northwest for over ten years, involving over two million taels of silver. All of this silver eventually ended up in the Xu family."
When Su Chengye said this, he glanced at Su Qingyu, who was sitting beside him, with a complicated expression. If he had known that Shen Zhixiu was still alive, he would definitely not have had so many arguments with his daughter.
Thinking of Shen Zhixiu's thundering methods in the court today, Su Chengye was deeply afraid.
Su Chengye continued, "From today on, the first assistant of the cabinet will be held by Elder Chen. The second assistant of the cabinet will be held by... Elder Shen."
When he uttered the words "Old Master Shen," he glanced at Su Qingyu. Su Qingyu's expression remained unchanged, showing no trace of joy or arrogance. Su Chengye couldn't help but sigh inwardly: if Su Qingyu were a son, their Su family might have thrived for another three generations.
What a pity.
Concubine Xue finally came to her senses and asked in panic, "What about our Third Miss? She's already engaged to the Xu family and has consummated her marriage to the Sixth Young Master. How can she get married now that the Xu family is in trouble?"
Aunt Xue was so anxious that her voice unconsciously rose a few notches and became a little sharp.
Su Chengye's face darkened upon hearing this, and he angrily shouted at Aunt Xue, "She's the good daughter you raised! If you had taught her to be chaste, how could the incident at Huguo Temple have happened?"
"The Xu family's marriage proposal must be cancelled. With her reputation, she can only wait to go to the temple to practice."
Su Qingyu's brows furrowed slightly, a sneer playing on her lips. If nothing had happened to the Xu family, Su Chengye would have been eager for his daughter to be associated with them. Now that something bad had happened, he blamed it all on a woman. How ridiculous!
Concubine Xue was so frightened that she dared not speak again. She could only look at Su Chengye timidly and asked in a low voice, "My Lord, what if the Xu family refuses to cancel the engagement?"
Su Chengye snorted, "Even if you don't want to withdraw, you have to withdraw. Many young ladies and young masters of the Xu family have already been engaged, so they all have to be withdrawn."
"Let's see what the other family says first. Maybe the Xu family will take the initiative to cancel the engagement tomorrow."
Su Chengye talked for a long time, and his wound was still very painful, so a look of fatigue appeared between his brows.
The old lady felt sorry for her son, so she said, "You are still injured, so take a rest first. We can discuss these matters later."
Then he turned to Lin, Aunt Xue and the others and said, "You guys take good care of him here and don't let him work too hard."
In the eyes of the old lady, Su Chengye was the heaven of the Marquisate. Now that he was injured, the lady and the concubines should take care of him day and night.
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