"A fierce bandit? What kind of fierce bandit in Yanbei has that ability? It's hard to prevent internal thieves no matter how much defense you take. The only thing to worry about is that someone will embezzle the property. How can a fierce bandit compare to an official bandit?" Mrs. Su said disdainfully.
Madam Yun was shocked when she thought about Madam Su's words, but she didn't dare to reply. Madam Su's meaning was too obvious. In Yanbei, the only officials and bandits who could "steal from the public" were the Wu family in Ningxia and the Xiao family in Yanbei.
Old Madam Yun frowned and scolded, "Shut up! What do you think this place is? You can talk nonsense."
Mrs. Su's eyes reddened. "Mother, of course I know where this is. This is my mother's home, and the only people here are my mother and my eldest sister-in-law. Could it be that I can't even tell the truth? Even a daughter who's married off is like spilled water. When I'm a hundred years old, my memorial tablet will still have 'Sumen Yunshi' written on it!"
Seeing her like this, Old Lady Yun could only close her eyes and sigh.
Madam Su continued, "After the old prince drove the Liao people out of Yanbei, Yanbei was in ruins and in chaos. The old prince chose our Su and Yun families as leaders from among the many Yanbei families. Over the years, our two families have made great contributions to Yanbei and have devoted themselves to the Yanbei Palace. However, there is a saying that goes, 'When the birds are gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the running dogs are cooked.' There is also a saying that goes, 'When the merits are too great, they are overshadowed by the master.' In recent years, the Yanbei Palace's attitude towards our two families has been far worse than before. There's no need to say much about our Su family, but I doubt the Yun family has been unaware of it. Take the marriage between Wen Ting and the Princess, for example. Would the Yanbei Palace have adopted this attitude in the past? The Yanbei Palace is forcing our two families to retire after their success!"
When it comes to the marriage between Yun Wenting and Xiao Jinglin, Mrs. Yun has nothing to say.
The Yun family and the Yanbei Palace had been intermarried for generations. Originally, the Yun family had intended to marry Yun Qiuchen to Crown Prince Xiao Jingkang, and the Yanbei King had secretly promised the Yun family the position of Crown Prince's Consort. Unfortunately, after Xiao Jingkang was taken to the capital as a hostage, the court immediately decided on Xiao Jingkang's marriage. The Yun family settled for the next best option, wanting Yun Wenting to marry Xiao Jinglin.
However, seeing that Yun Wenting had reached marriageable age, the Yun family had mentioned the marriage between Yun Wenting and the princess to the King of Yanbei several times, but the King of Yanbei had not responded. Although the current Princess of Yanbei was from the Yun family, the relationship between the Yun family and the Yanbei Palace was far less developed than it once was.
Madam Su looked at Madam Yun's expression and continued, "Retire after achieving success? That's easy to say! We would like to retire after achieving success, but how many people have our families offended over the past few decades for the Yanbei Palace? We are the bad guys, and the palace gets the benefits. When the day comes that we lose power, I'm afraid we will be gnawed to the bone! Moreover, our two families have reached their current status, and even if we want to retire, will the families that rely on us be willing to let us do so?"
Mrs. Su was also educated by the Yun family. She was smart and eloquent. Even Mrs. Yun, who had never liked her, felt a sense of empathy after hearing what she said.
Old Lady Yun asked, "Then what are you going to do? Are you going to rebel against the Xiao family?" Her voice was neither sad nor happy.
Mrs. Su knew the Yun family's position, so she naturally wouldn't say she wanted to rebel against the Xiao family at this time. "Mother, what you said is serious! Although the Xiao family is just a royal palace, in our Yanbei, it is equivalent to the imperial court in the south. The Xiao family is the monarch, and we are the ministers. Who would be willing to rebel unless it is absolutely necessary? But we are innocent, but you want us to be killed? This is unreasonable, right? Today, I went back to the Yun family to propose a marriage, but it was only for self-protection. As long as the Su family and the Yun family are married, even the Yanbei Royal Palace will have to be cautious and will not easily abandon our two families as abandoned children. This is beneficial to both of us. "
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