Chapter 975: This name sounds familiar
"Su Ming pays his respects to the Patriarch." Su Ming, the trusted subordinate of the Patriarch of the Su family, bowed and saluted the Patriarch of the Su family.
The small flame hidden in the heart of the Su family's head suddenly jumped out.
"How is it? Have you found out?" asked the head of the Su family anxiously.
He is anxious! He is too anxious!
His nephew had caused such a big disaster. If the Su family really had a close relationship with his family, then maybe the plaque on his front door could be saved.
The head of the Su family even hoped that Old Man Su was his father's illegitimate son who was left behind.
In that case, the fifth son of the Su family would be his nephew.
It has to be said that in order to preserve the reputation of the Su family as a century-old scholarly family, the head of the Su family no longer minds having more brothers to share the family property with him.
After all, the Su family fell into decline under his leadership and could not even keep the imperial plaque. He had no face to see the ancestors of the Su family after his death.
"Telling the master of the house, the Su family's ancestral home is not Fengqi County. They moved there with their mother more than 40 years ago and settled there." Su Ming replied.
"Do you know his father's name? Where is his ancestral home?" The head of the Su family continued to ask anxiously.
Seeing the patriarch so anxious, Su Ming couldn't help but feel confused.
However, he replied, "Returning to the master, I have been secretly investigating for a long time and have finally found out that his father's name is Su Wenqing, and his ancestral home may be in... the capital."
At the end, Su Ming's tone was a little uncertain.
The head of the Su family frowned and thought.
Su Wenqing?
Does this name sound familiar?
According to the Su family's generational order, the character "Wen" is the character for his father's generation...
The head of the Su family felt a little disappointed.
It seems that this Su family is not the bloodline of his father who was left behind.
However, since the characters in the order are the same, it could be a side branch...
The Su family patriarch was pondering, and Su Zhengyan asked, "Why do you say that their ancestral home might be in the capital?"
"In reply to Sixteenth Master, no one in Daliushu Village knows where the Su family's ancestral home is. We only know it's in the north," Su Ming replied. "Later, I found out from a carriage shop in the county town that the head of the Su family would go there every few years before Qingming Festival to hire a carriage and head to the capital..."
Obviously, every time before Qingming Festival, it is more likely that he goes back to his hometown to visit the graves.
Su Zhengyan's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Where's the coachman? Do you know where he went when he came to the capital?"
Su Ming showed a trace of helplessness on his face and said, "Every time he came to the capital, he always had the same driver drive the carriage. That driver... passed away two years ago."
Su Zhengyan: “…”
The Su family patriarch: "..."
It was like being poured with a bucket of cold water.
Su Yurui scratched his head and suddenly said, "Uncle, this Su Wenqing has the same name as the one on the tombstone in our ancestral graveyard..."
The Su family patriarch: "..."
It was like a sudden enlightenment, and I suddenly remembered it.
I have an uncle who passed away without getting married, and his name is this.
However, this uncle was a bastard and had no offspring, so I didn't think of him for a while.
The Patriarch of the Su family looked at Su Zhengyan, and Su Zhengyan also looked at the Patriarch of the Su family.
The two brothers saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
Could it be that... the people of the Su family in Fengqi County are the descendants of this uncle who were stranded outside?
At this time, Su Ming also began to figure out what was going on.
"Master, I heard that the coachman's son came to the capital a few days ago to deliver goods..."
"Find his son immediately! Ask his son if he has ever heard his father mention where the head of the Su family went every time he came to the capital!" The head of the Su family gave the order without waiting for Su Ming to finish.
"I obey your command!"
Su Ming agreed and went to find someone immediately without taking a rest.
At this time, a servant came in holding a seven-foot-long iron ruler in his hand.
When Su Yurui saw this, his face changed drastically and he fell to his knees with a plop in fear.
"Uncle, I know I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please forgive me this time..."
"Let you go?" the Su family patriarch shouted angrily, "You've already lost the Su family's imperially bestowed plaque and its century-long reputation. How can I let you go?!"
After saying that, he took the iron ruler and hit Su Yurui with it.
Su Yurui screamed in pain and almost jumped up.
However, before he could jump up, the head of the Su family hit him with a ruler again.
Su Zhengyan was startled.
However, thinking about the news he had just heard, he also felt that Su Yurui deserved to be beaten, and beaten severely.
Therefore, no mercy was shown to Su Yurui.
Then, Su Yurui's screams of ghosts and wolves howled in the house and soon spread throughout the Su family.
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The head of the Su family stood in front of Princess Fude's mansion, looking at the majestic and domineering plaque above, his face full of complexity.
How wonderful it would be if this little girl was my own child!
"Brother, this young princess is clearly trying to provoke Yurui into a bet. I'm afraid it's useless for us to come here this time." Su Zhengyan said bitterly.
"Even if it is useless, it concerns the reputation of the Su family, so we must make this trip." The head of the Su family said with difficulty.
Isn't he also unsure?
But, we have to give it a try anyway, right?
"Uncle, since we know it's useless, why should we bother ourselves with this?" Su Yurui endured the pain and said with a grin, "That little girl is so mean. She might try to blackmail us again. She cheated us out of 100,000 taels of silver back then..."
"Shut up! Isn't it all your fault?" the Su family patriarch shouted angrily.
If this wasn't his own nephew and his brother wasn't around anymore, he would have really wanted to beat his nephew to death.
Su Yurui shrank his neck, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.
Then, he mustered up the courage and said with some dissatisfaction, "Uncle, even if we come to cancel the bet, we should wait until the results of the Spring Examination are out."
Seeing that the Patriarch of the Su family didn't say anything, Su Yurui felt that there was hope and continued to try to persuade the Patriarch of the Su family.
"Uncle, think about it. Even if the fifth child of the Su family is well educated, exams also depend on luck. Maybe he will fail this time? For example, if he caught a cold, got sick, or had a fever..."
Following Su Yurui's words, the head of the Su family did not want to admit that he actually had the same idea in his heart.
After all, there are many surprises in scientific expeditions.
But he can't afford to gamble!
If the bet is cancelled now, then even if they lose, they can not only keep the imperial plaque, but also retain some reputation.
If the results really come out, with so many people in the Su family, none of them can pass the exam and become better than one of the Su Wuhu, then we will lose the bet...
The head of the Su family didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
Su Yurui looked at the patriarch of the Su family, still without saying a word. He felt more and more that his uncle was moved by what he said.
Then, he continued, "Besides, his family might be related to ours, and they might be a branch of our clan. If that's the case, once Su Ming gets the exact information, we can incorporate them into the clan. Who knows, they might be very grateful to us..."
Su Yurui became more and more proud as he spoke, and couldn't help but show off again.
The head of the Su family looked at his nephew as if he were an idiot.
"Grateful?" The Su family patriarch sneered and said with some self-mockery, "We were the ones who begged them to be included in the family tree, but they refused!"
Su Yurui: “…”
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