This was obviously a Hongmen Banquet, and Su Wenyue was worried. It would take at least one day to get from Xinluo Town to the provincial capital. A pregnant woman like her could only travel slowly, and the journey alone would take two or three days. Su Wenyue had never thought of not going. After all, it was an invitation from the wife of the Tongpan, and as a wife of a subordinate official, it was difficult for her to refuse, nor did she want to cause trouble for Han Yu. As for whether it was a Hongmen Banquet or not, Su Wenyue was not afraid. She would fight back. The only thing she was worried about was the baby in her belly.
When Han Yu came back in the evening, he saw that his wife and the servants all looked sad. When he asked the reason, they all looked unhappy. He knew that Wang Sun had gone to the provincial capital, and he also knew that Sun Tongpan would definitely take action. He had been in the military camp going out early and coming back late every day, and he had not stayed there in vain for several months. He was not afraid of Sun Tongpan's little moves, and he would naturally find a way to deal with them when the time came. He did not expect that they would set their sights on his wife first.
"You don't have to go there. Just ask someone to send some gifts over. The gifts don't have to be too much or too good. Just ordinary ones will do, so people won't say we're bribing our superiors." Han Yu said nonchalantly and handed the card to the servant without taking it to heart at all.
Su Wenyue was a little worried when she saw Han Yu like this. It was not that she was too timid, but things in the officialdom were complicated. A higher-ranking official could crush a person. Sun Chengmiao was still the Tongpan of Yiyang Prefecture. Although there was turmoil in the court now, there was no need to worry about him reporting Han Yu to the emperor, but he still had some power.
"Madam Tongpan has sent an invitation. It would be bad if I don't go. This happened today probably because of Madam Wang. I suppressed Madam Wang at the last banquet and embarrassed her. She probably holds a grudge and wants to take revenge on me, so she asked Madam Tongpan to send me an invitation. If I don't go, wouldn't they be even more resentful? I'm not afraid that they will do anything weird, but I'm pregnant now, and I'm afraid of hurting the baby." Su Wenyue is not a person who fears trouble, but the matter involves Han Yu. She is afraid that if she doesn't go, they will frame Han Yu behind her back. She is also worried about the baby in her belly, so she is so hesitant.
"Since you know it's because of Madam Wang, you can't go there. If you go there, it will give Madam Wang a chance to take revenge on you."
"If I hadn't taken the baby in my belly into consideration, I wouldn't be afraid. I would definitely be able to control the wife of the Tongpan and Madam Wang. Alas! The baby in my belly is more important now, so I won't take that risk. But if I refuse the wife of the Tongpan, the Tongpan will definitely find a way to deal with you. You have to be careful."
"Don't worry."
Su Wenyue did not go there in person, but still sent the nanny beside her over to show that she took the matter seriously. Although Nanny Li was sometimes a bit rigid and unwilling to adapt, she had many tricks up her sleeves, which she learned in the big house, so there was no need to worry about not being able to handle it.
"Madam asked me to come and apologize to Madam Tongpan. Madam wanted to come, but being pregnant with twins is very difficult. She doesn't even leave the house on weekdays, let alone come to a place as far away as the capital. If something happens to the babies in her belly, Madam Tongpan will be worried, so she specially prepared a gift for me to deliver."
The wife of the Tongpan did not expect that Su Wenyue would not even give her face. What was the matter with being pregnant? She just wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Su Wenyue, otherwise she would not have called Su Wenyue under the guise of a banquet. She did not expect that Su Wenyue, a mere wife of a deputy lieutenant, would dare to refuse her. She was so arrogant. No wonder a woman would be so angry. Su was too arrogant.
"Mother, let me tell you, that Su is not a good person and is too arrogant. I'll let it go. My husband is only an eighth-rank official, one level lower than Lord Han. It's understandable that she doesn't give him face. But you are the wife of the Tongpan, and Su dares to do this. She really doesn't take me seriously." Sun Wangshi tried her best to fan the flames in front of the Tongpan's wife.
When the wife of the magistrate heard that Su dared to refuse her invitation, she was already in a bad mood. After hearing what Sun Wangshi said, she disliked Su Wenyue even more. She was thinking about how to punish Su Wenyue to vent her anger for her daughter and to save face for herself.
"Don't worry, my daughter. Since Su said that the baby in her belly refused to come, I will go to Xinye County myself. I want to see what excuses she has for shirking her responsibility. Humph!" The wife of the Tongpan had a serious expression, which was quite majestic.
Wang Sun got support from her mother, the wife of the Tongpan, and went to the Tongpan again. This time it was for Lord Wang's matter. If she didn't urge him urgently, his father would not take it seriously because he had more than one daughter and more than one son-in-law, his husband. Fortunately, her mother was there to help her.
"Dad, you have to think of a way for Dongsheng. You can't let him stay in this eighth-rank position forever. Dongsheng is your legitimate son-in-law. If he has a promising future, it will also be good for your reputation. This time, the position of deputy lieutenant was taken by a new guy named Han. Dad, you should find another position for Dongsheng."
"Yes, Master, you have to pay more attention to your son-in-law's affairs."
"Alright, you two are both women in the inner house, what do you know? You think it's so easy to get promoted! You can get any position you want? Even if I am a Tongpan, I can't ignore the court's laws, otherwise there will be people waiting to catch me. What's more, the situation in the court is very chaotic now. The emperor's power has been hollowed out, and my prestige as a Tongpan has been greatly reduced. The prefect is also at odds with me, so I have to keep my tail between my legs. Can't you just be quiet?"
Sun Bocheng said unhappily that if the person in front of him wasn't his own daughter, he wouldn't want to care at all. He said at the beginning that Wang Dongsheng was no good and was timid and would never achieve anything great, but his daughter insisted on marrying him. In the end, he was right, wasn't he? If it weren't for him, she wouldn't even be able to get a position of the eighth rank. How could such a useless person become his, Sun Bocheng's, son-in-law.
"But Dongsheng is your legitimate son-in-law, you have to think of a way, otherwise even a little bitch can climb over my head and step on me to bully me, I can't stand it!"
"You asked for it. Who told you to marry such a useless man? If you want to get promoted, why don't you seek it yourself? I ask you to come back to your parents' home every time to act as a lobbyist. Do you have any other use?"
"Dad, there's no point in saying this now. Please help Dongsheng for my daughter's sake."
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Sun Bocheng was angry, but after all, they were his legitimate daughter and son-in-law, so how could he not help them? "There are no other vacancies for the time being. If the son-in-law wants to be promoted, he still has to find a way to get the position from that kid surnamed Han. Fortunately, the kid surnamed Han's foundation is not deep."
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