When Su Qingyu said this, she unconsciously took a few steps forward, while Su Chengye subconsciously stepped back.
Finally, he leaned against the pillar under the corridor, staring blankly at the blue bricks on the ground.
Su Qingyu's words struck Su Chengye's heart, word by word. Especially the last question, he asked himself, is he qualified to be the head of the Su family?
He didn't dare to think about it. If one day he went to reunite with his father and his father asked him the same question, how would he answer?
Su Chengye leaned dejectedly against the pillar, then slid down little by little and squatted on the ground.
From the time the old man passed away to the present day, every event in the mansion flashed through his mind. Thinking of his mother, whose life or death was uncertain in the house, Su Chengye felt exhausted both physically and mentally.
He was powerless to change it. This was just his nature, and his abilities were limited. Even if he could go back to the time when the old man died, he wouldn't be able to change the current situation.
Su Chengxun saw Mr. Zhou off and walked over.
Leaning over, he patted Su Chengye's shoulder, "Brother, Qingyu didn't mean that..."
He couldn't say anything else to comfort her. To be fair, Su Qingyu was not wrong at all.
What happened today cannot be blamed on her.
But he was his elder brother after all, and Su Chengxun felt uncomfortable seeing him like this.
Su Qingyu frowned. Based on her understanding of her father, shouldn't he continue to scold her for being unfilial and talking back to her father?
She walked closer to Su Yuanzhou and whispered, "Did I say too much?"
Although she asked this, Su Qingyu did not regret it. Even if it was her biological father, he could not slander her at will. Besides, she and Su Chengye really had no feelings for each other.
Su Yuanzhou shook his head, not thinking there was anything wrong with what his sister said. He knew his father quite well, and it was useless to talk too much.
It took a long time before Su Chengye stood up.
Just then, a servant came with a stretcher, and Su Chengye said, "Let's take mother back to Songhe Hall first."
In this way, the old lady was carried back to Songhe Hall.
Doctor Xu took Mr. Zhou's prescription, prepared the medicine, and personally watched his apprentice decoct the medicine in the small kitchen of Songhe Hall.
Hai stood by the bed, wiped the old lady's face, and planned to stay and serve her.
With so many things happening in the first wife's house and the second wife leaving Beijing, Hai was prepared to serve the old lady forever.
Although she has always had a grudge against the old lady, as a daughter-in-law, she will fulfill her filial duties.
After a while, the medicine was brought in.
The old lady showed no signs of waking up, so the medicine could only be fed to her little by little with a small spoon.
Just as Hai was about to take the medicine bowl, Su Chengye was one step ahead of her and took it.
"I'll take care of mother here. You all go back and rest. I'll send someone to tell you if there's anything." Su Chengye said in a firm tone.
Su Chengxun and Hai were stunned, while Su Yuanzhou and Su Qingyu looked at Su Chengye in confusion.
While speaking, Su Chengye had already started stirring the medicine in the bowl.
Hai said, "Brother, go back and rest. I'll stay here to take care of mother. You still have official duties to attend to, so it's more convenient for me to serve you here."
Su Chengye felt the medicine bowl was still a little hot, so he placed it on the square table beside him.
Then he said to Su Chengxun with a serious face: "I will write a memorial to resign from my post tonight. From now on, please take care of the affairs of the court. As for the trivial matters in the mansion, I will trouble your sister-in-law."
Su Chengxun was surprised for a moment, then said, "Brother, don't be impulsive..."
Before he could finish, Su Chengye raised his hand to stop him.
"I'm not impulsive; this is a well-thought-out decision. Mother needs someone to stay with her, and my third brother's wife is busy all day long. How can I let her stay by my side day and night?"
"My official position is also sinecure, so I might as well come back and fulfill my filial duties."
After experiencing the betrayal of Aunt Zeng and watching his mother suffer from an illness, he was shocked and angry. Su Qingyu's words hit him hard again.
Su Chengye suddenly felt like he had aged ten years. All the things in the past seemed like a passing cloud. Now he just wanted to serve his old mother well and fulfill his filial duty.
Hai wanted to say something else, but Su Chengye turned around with the medicine bowl and sat beside the bed to feed her the medicine.
He moved slowly and there was no impatience on his face.
Su Chengxun sighed in his heart, but also respected his elder brother's decision.
He looked at Su Yuanzhou and Su Qingyu again and said, "You should go back first. If you miss me, come back in a couple of days."
Then he asked Su Yuanzhou, "What should we do with Aunt Zeng and that Taoist priest?"
Su Yuanzhou said, "Don't worry about it, Third Uncle. I will take care of it."
Su Chengxun nodded, "That's fine."
He really didn't have the energy to deal with the concubine and the adulterer of the first wife. It would be best if Su Yuanzhou could handle it.
Afterwards, Su Yuanzhou and Su Qingyu bid farewell to their elders and went to the place where Aunt Zeng and Taoist Yuan were imprisoned.
Taoist Yuan was locked up alone in a room, and Jiang Qi and his men were guarding him in secret.
Su Yuanzhou entered and sat down at the table. Taoist Yuan sat opposite him, tied to the chair.
"Who is Zhang Tianshi to you?" Su Yuanzhou asked.
Taoist Yuan was stunned. The old lady of the Su family was so angry that she fainted. Shouldn't he come to settle the score with him? Why was he asking his senior brother?
He didn't know what Su Yuanzhou meant, so he answered cautiously: "It's my senior brother."
Su Yuanzhou asked again, "Where is he now? Didn't you go to his house today? Did you find him?"
Taoist Priest Yuan shook his head. "No, my senior brother isn't at the mansion." He glanced at Su Yuanzhou's expression and continued, "The Taoist boy at the mansion said that my senior brother must have noticed someone was looking for him, so he went into hiding. But no one knows where he is. I just got out of the cell, so I have no idea where he is."
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