Chapter 1051: It’s all my fault
"The Su family's plaque was actually knocked down?" Someone said in disbelief, as if waking up from a dream.
"That's right! Who would have thought that the plaque that has been hanging for hundreds of years would fall down like this..." Someone sighed.
"The Su family, a century-old family, is probably finished this time..." Someone shook his head with glee.
Gradually, discussions began to rise among the crowd.
"That's not necessarily true. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Su family still has some descendants serving as officials in the court..."
"That's true. The Su family is prosperous and has many descendants. After hundreds of years of inheritance, they have long been closely connected with the major families in the capital. They will not decline just like this..."
"Isn't this called decline? The Su family's old master did something so despicable back then, and the Su family's reputation is ruined! What about the family tradition of poetry and literature, the family of scholars, that's bullshit!"
"That's right! I'm afraid that from now on, all the major families in the capital will stay away from the Su family!"
"That's true! If I continue to associate with the Su family, my reputation will inevitably be affected by the Su family..."
“…”
Everyone is happy to add icing on the cake.
However, there are many people who are willing to kick someone when he is down and push him down when the wall is down.
People were talking about it, and they had never enjoyed eating melons so much.
Today's big news will make them talk about it for a long time.
Next to a carriage not far away, a young maid was chattering to a beautiful young woman in the carriage.
"Young Madam, the Su family deserves it!" The little maidservant said with a look of relief, "That old man of the Su family was so evil. He deceived his wife, treated his son harshly, and drove away his grandson. He's truly heartless and ruthless. Now he's suffering... ah!"
Before the little maid could finish her words, a housekeeper next to her pinched her arm hard.
"Shut up!" the housekeeper shouted in a low voice, glaring at the little maid sternly.
The little maid covered her arm with her hands in grievance, not knowing what mistake she had made.
"Xiao Tao is young and can't speak, so please don't mind, Madam." The housekeeper looked at the young woman in the carriage and said in a flattering manner.
After saying that, he changed his tone and continued, "If I were to tell you, it's been so many years since the incident, who knows what's true or false?"
"Who knows, it was the old lady of the Su family who used some shameful means to force the old man of the Su family to marry her."
"Otherwise, the Su family's Patriarch's wedding is such a big deal. Why wouldn't they hold a grand banquet and entertain the guests? Why would they just marry someone off without a word?"
"It can be seen that the old master of the Su family and his later second wife were truly affectionate and loyal..."
As the housekeeper spoke, she carefully observed the master's expression.
At this time, the maid Xiaotao seemed to understand that she had said the wrong thing.
I couldn't help but have a frightened expression on my face.
The young lady is not the Crown Prince's legal wife, but only his concubine. What she hates the most is the Crown Prince's wife in the mansion.
If the Crown Prince's wife had not stopped her, the young lady would have been the Crown Prince's concubine.
Naturally, the young lady was not happy to hear what she had just said.
The maid Xiaotao figured out the reason and became even more frightened.
The young woman in the carriage, Mrs. Zheng's niece Ye Mingyan, ignored the housekeeper and Xiaotao.
His eyes were fixed on the handsome man standing proudly at the gate of the Su family - Su Laowu.
The expression on his face was complex, regretful, and inscrutable.
After a long while, Ye Mingyan finally lowered the curtain and said, "Go to my aunt's house."
When the housekeeper heard this, she looked a little hesitant and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back in the end.
Then he winked at the driver.
The driver whipped his whip and the carriage headed towards Mrs. Zheng's house.
Here, the moment the plaque of the old man of the Su family fell, his despaired look disappeared, as if he was stimulated to come back to life, and pounced on it tremblingly.
Then, he knelt on the ground, touching the words and patterns on the plaque with trembling hands, and the expression on his face seemed to be both crying and laughing.
"It's my fault... my fault..."
The old man of the Su family spoke incoherently, as if he were crazy.
Two lines of tears slowly flowed from the old man's eyes and fell on the plaque.
When Mr. Feng and others saw the sad look on the old man's face, they felt a little uncomfortable.
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads.
The plaque left by the ancestors of the Su family was smashed down by the descendants of the Su family. It was such a huge irony!
Naturally, with the falling of the plaque, the Su family's position as the head of the scholar family no longer exists.
Not only that, it will be difficult for the Su family to rise again in the future.
unless--
Several influential elders in the officialdom glanced at Old Man Su at the same time.
At this time, Old Man Su looked at the plaque on the ground and the miserable old man of the Su family with a complicated expression.
Originally, he thought he would be extremely happy.
However, it did not.
Yes, it’s just an indescribable emotion.
When he was a child, he was proud of this plaque and tried hard to get the attention of the old man of the Su family.
Now, he personally ordered his son to smash the plaque down in front of the old man of the Su family.
"His father..." Old Mrs. Su looked at Old Man Su with some concern.
If it weren't for the public watching, I would definitely hold Old Man Su's hand.
Old Man Su glanced at his wife and took a deep breath.
It was as if I had untied the knot in my heart and put down the burden.
"Okay! It's time for us to go home and celebrate!" Old Man Su said loudly.
After saying that, he threw the big iron hammer in his hand to Su Laoer.
"Take it!"
I took it for a long time but didn't use it.
"Dad, didn't you say you wanted to vent your anger by hitting it with a few hammers?" asked Su Laoer.
Old Man Su: "...Forget it, I won't smash it."
Old Man Su shook his head.
With the falling of the plaque, the thorn that had been buried in his heart for many years disappeared.
Old man Su felt relaxed all over.
With a wave of his hand, he was about to go home with his wife, son and daughter.
"Cousin..." Su Zhengyan looked at Old Man Su and called out hesitantly.
Old Man Su frowned and looked at Su Zhengyan.
Of course he remembered Su Zhengyan.
After all, it was Su Zhengyan who went to Daliushu Village to continue the family tree, but was driven out by Old Man Su.
"I'm not your cousin, don't call me by the wrong name again." said Old Man Su.
Su Zhengyan: “…”
His lips moved, a hint of disappointment appeared on his face, but in the end he said nothing more.
In fact, he couldn't explain clearly what he felt in his heart.
I don’t know if he is sincere in hoping that Old Man Su and his family can return to the Su family’s main home.
He had no talent for studying since childhood, but fortunately he had a very good relationship with the head of the Su family and had been helping to take care of the trivial matters of the Su Mansion.
You can also get a lot of benefits from it.
If the Patriarch of the Su Family gave up his position and let Old Man Su take over, he didn't know if he could still be as free as he is now...
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