"Who did this?"
“Who else could it be?” Su Wen said, sounding very aggrieved. “It’s that one from the General’s Mansion.”
Upon hearing this, the Grand Secretary recalled that this young man was handling the case of the death of Consort Wang in the General's Mansion.
Qiao Yang was suddenly sent away today. It was an order from above, and after investigation, it seemed that he really had nothing to do with Qiao Yang, so they sent him away.
Then I remembered this guy's temper.
I was speechless.
Does he even know that the General's Mansion now has a First-Rank Imperial Lady?
More importantly, this title of First-Rank Imperial Lady did not fall to Madam Qiao, but to Young Madam Qiao.
This whole thing seems really strange.
What's even stranger is that the imperial edict was personally issued by the old emperor, which aroused suspicion among many court officials.
There are too many rumors circulating outside; who can say for sure?
“Your Excellency, I know you are about to retire and want to settle things peacefully. But I was on official business today. Qiao Yuchen’s subordinates went too far. I only asked to see the young mistress, and a subordinate dared to beat an official of the court like this.”
He gave a general overview, and then added at the end, "Those who don't know it will think it's a slap in the face to me, Su Wen; those who do know will certainly think it's a slap in the face to the Grand Secretary."
These words made the Grand Secretary's face twitch.
Looking at the young man in front of him, he was indeed a promising talent, but this was the only thing that gave him a headache.
They glanced at the people around them and quickly left, not knowing who would suffer if they stayed any longer!
The Grand Secretary looked at Su Wen and said in a deep voice, "You should know that the person you are taking away is a first-rank imperial consort, who was just conferred the title of First Rank Imperial Lady by the Emperor."
"I know."
"Then do you know why you bestowed this title upon her at this time?"
These words seemed to make Su Wen forget her acting skills, and she stared straight at the Grand Secretary, but the tear stains on her face were still hard to look at directly.
"The flood in Xucheng displaced many people, and later there were riots that killed many people and triggered an epidemic."
Su Wen nodded.
Even though others are in the capital, they will know the seriousness of this matter.
However, that's all in the past, so what's there to say?
"Do you know why the floods in Nancheng were more severe than those in Xucheng, yet the city weathered them safely?" He patiently persuaded her.
Su Wen then understood what the Grand Secretary was talking about.
"Back then, during the great flood in Nancheng, it was the young mistress of the General's Mansion who stepped in and minimized the risks. And this time, with the plague in Xucheng, a method was developed, but I heard that this method is extremely expensive, and there is some tension in saving so many people. At this time, it was the young mistress of the General's Mansion who stepped forward and found a doctor from a commoner family to use ordinary medicine to treat..." The Grand Secretary spoke very seriously, just worried that the person would not understand.
Seeing Su Wen nod, he was secretly relieved. At this crucial moment, such a positive figure could cover up the dirty side of rewarding and punishing.
What a wonderful thing.
Unfortunately, some people still don't understand the Grand Secretary's good intentions.
“Your Excellency, I understand what you mean, but princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. Besides, I did not say that this young mistress is guilty; I only asked her to assist in the investigation.”
The Grand Secretary remained silent.
Su Wen spoke again, "It was the young mistress who reported the case at the time."
"How dare you say that?" The Grand Secretary was angry and, without bothering with reasoning, slapped him on the forehead. "You still say that if you hadn't suddenly left, that young mistress would have almost died in our Marble. And you saw what happened that day too. Do you think not enough people have died?"
Su Wen shivered and made a scared expression.
"Hmph!" The Grand Secretary was angry.
He was angry with himself for actually liking such a short-sighted young man.
He's so angry!
The Grand Secretary originally thought that after these words, someone would have figured things out. Unexpectedly, no sooner had he left than Su Wen directly caused a huge uproar.
Yu Shu saw that even the Grand Secretary was puffing out his beard and looking on with wide eyes, so this matter was definitely not a small one.
Even he could see that the death of Concubine Wang in the General's Mansion had nothing to do with the young mistress; it was a setup.
If his young master insisted on knowing the truth about something, he thought that finding that Aunt Guo would be the right thing to do.
Aunt Guo was clearly not a good person.
There's no need to bring all the people who aren't directly related to you here now.
"Young master, what the Grand Secretary said makes perfect sense."
"You think that makes sense?"
Upon hearing this commotion, Yu Shu felt like crying. "Otherwise what?"
"She's just a titled official, so what? Shouldn't we ask her to assist in the investigation? Or have you forgotten that she reported the case herself?"
Yu Shu remained silent.
"If I, in my current position, cannot speak up for the dead, who else will stand up?"
Yu Shu knew that this was true, and it was also her young master's long-cherished wish, but when faced with the current situation, things were often more complicated than they appeared.
Later, Su Wen realized that today was impossible, so he did some things at the yamen and then walked back to his small courtyard under the cover of darkness.
This courtyard was a gift from the emperor because he passed the imperial examination with top honors.
Su Wen lived a simple life and was almost never home, which made the mansion of the top scholar rather deserted.
As Yu Shu drove the carriage, he was still thinking about how amazing it was to be the top scholar when he was in his hometown, but he didn't realize how great it was until he actually came to the capital.
There are many top scholars in the capital, with one emerging every three years.
Over the years, even the top scholars in the imperial examinations have become as common as radishes and cabbages in the capital.
It was getting dark, and Su Wen wasn't one to care about saving face.
Because of the injury on his face, he wouldn't actually use all of a woman's special skills.
After getting off the carriage, he walked inside with his head held high and chest out.
It has this kind of "I got beaten up, and I'm proud of it" attitude.
Yu Shu was speechless.
His son would use any means necessary to solve the case.
Yu Shu parked the carriage and hurried to find the young master.
Upon arriving at the young master's courtyard, I immediately spotted the woman serving him.
This woman was a pitiful person they encountered by chance on the street during one of their investigations.
Because the man had nowhere to go, the kind-hearted young master brought him back.
Believe it or not, ever since this woman came to the top scholar's mansion, the atmosphere has changed.
At least, she was the only young woman in the entire residence of the top scholar, apart from the old women in the kitchen.
Su Wen sat at the table and saw the woman next to him with red eyes. "Xin'er, what's the big deal? Is it worth crying over?"
"Young master, how could someone be so...so..." The woman wiping away tears with a handkerchief, upon putting the handkerchief away, revealed Chen Xin's face.
Chen Xin, who was supposed to have disappeared in Nancheng, actually appeared in the capital, right in front of Su Wen. Coincidentally, this happened right when Chen Siyuan was arrested and imprisoned.
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