Chapter 128 Epilogue Epilogue
The government gave Su Yan a set of clothes, saying that it was for registered coroners to wear.
Su Yan hid in the room to change, then stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking left and right, unable to bear to look at it.
She really didn't pay much attention to dressing herself up, but this dress made of brown and white cotton cloth was too shabby. If Zhao Qiujin and Liang Yi saw it, they would definitely laugh their heads off.
Su Yan was about to change when Zhao Qiujin and Liang Yi rushed in.
The two of them first looked at the bed, then turned their gaze back to Su Yan. Liang Yi was stunned, "It's really you."
Zhao Qiujin laughed so hard that she held her belly. "I told you she had already changed, but you didn't believe me."
Su Yan: “…”
She would curse them in her heart for two hours! !
Su Yan muttered, "I'm just a coroner anyway, I won't wear any, what can Captain Yan do to me?"
Liang Yi said: "My third brother has been on the throne for a few days. I will go and discuss with him someday and ask him to build a special mansion to recruit coroners. You will be the head of the coroners. This mansion will be called..."
Su Yan said: "Forensic Identification Center."
"ah?"
Su Yan poured a glass of water for Liang Yi, "Stop thinking about trivial things."
That day, the crown prince committed suicide. Liang Yi had no intention of taking the throne, so the third prince, who had always been in poor health, ascended the throne.
The relationship between Liang Yi and the Third Prince is not close, but both of them had no power in the past. Liang Yi is kind-hearted and has helped the Third Prince a few times. Now the relationship between the two is harmonious, and the Third Prince is very friendly to his only brother.
However, after Liang Yi learned what the prince had done, he was depressed for several days.
Su Yan asked: "Is Shi Yan back?"
"How can he have the time to come back? He has to settle accounts with Zhao Mingde's crimes, which are too numerous to list! He also has to deal with King Qunan, who is really an evildoer. He pretended to agree to help, but in fact he mobilized troops and wanted to seize the throne. Now he is stationed in the suburbs of Beijing with those 20,000 people and refuses to leave."
Su Yan smiled and said, "How many soldiers does King Qunan have? He claims to have 20,000 soldiers, but in fact he may not even have half of them. Shi Yangui can handle them."
Zhao Qiujin said, "It's fine if Shi Yangui isn't here, but why aren't Yun Xing and Yun Zhou here either? They dare to run around, aren't they afraid of being caught?"
Zhao Mingde was liquidated, and Chuyunlou would naturally be liquidated as well.
Yun Xing is easier to deal with, as he is actually working for Shi Yangui and is an insider.
As for Yun Zhou, he and Yun Xing disguised themselves as eunuchs to save Su Yan that day, and later went to arrest Zhao Mingde. Shi Yan Gui said that his merits and demerits offset each other.
But what he had done was hard to undo, and now some family members were dissatisfied, and the ones who had escaped the net in Chuyun Tower were also not very satisfied, and they were circling around looking for him, and by the way, looking for Yunxing.
Su Yan said proudly: "Yun Zhou said that Yun Xing is the most powerful in Chuyun Tower, and they can't deal with him."
Zhao Qiujin raised her eyebrows, "What are you proud of? Does it have anything to do with you?"
Su Yan said: "Don't stay here, your mother has been pardoned, it would be great if you could go back and be with her."
Zhao Qiujin couldn't laugh anymore.
It’s not that she didn’t want to go back, but Zhai Zining didn’t let her go back.
Zhai Zining was worried that Zhao Mingde's downfall would implicate Zhao Qiujin, and vowed to cut off all ties with Zhao Qiujin.
Now all the property of Zhao Zong and Zhai Zining has been confiscated. Zhai Zining has nowhere to go and is not allowed to see Zhao Qiujin.
Every time Zhao Qiujin went back, she would make a big fuss and threaten to commit suicide.
Liang Yi said, "Since you have nowhere to go, why don't you just come to my house? It's just two more people, I can afford it. In my house, you don't need to worry about being implicated by Zhao Mingde, right? I scold him every day, everyone knows it, and it's just that my backers have changed, not that I have no backers anymore."
Zhao Qiujin was a little hesitant.
Su Yan stood up and said, "You go find Zhai Zining, I'll find Yun Xing."
Yun Xing and Yun Zhou should have been helping Shi Yangui to clear up the evidence of Zhao Mingde's crimes these days. They left early and came back late, and Su Yan hadn't seen them for two days.
Zhao Mingde disturbed the peace of the Great Zhou Dynasty and left too many holes that needed to be filled slowly. The Great Zhou Dynasty also needed to recuperate.
The new emperor now seems to be compassionate to the people. After he ascended the throne, he reduced some taxes in an effort to restore production and give the people a peaceful life.
Yun Xing said that he and Shi Yangui had already noticed the third prince, and if the crown prince was not capable, they would support the third prince.
The third prince was extremely talented when he was studying. He has been smart in protecting himself over the years and perhaps he can make some achievements.
Su Yan found Yun Xing in Jingzhao Prefecture.
Yunzhou is not here, Yunxing is here to get the case files. All the cases handled by Zhao Mingde need to be re-investigated to avoid any false or wrongful convictions.
Yun Xing no longer needs to use a mask to cover his face, but Su Yan has never mistaken him.
Although he and Shi Yangui look the same, they are two completely different people.
Yunxing was wearing a cloud satin brocade robe with a sword hanging at his waist, looking elegant and proper. He no longer had to be accompanied by the color black every day.
Like a nobleman.
Su Yan walked around behind Yun Xing and recalled what Yun Xing had taught her, how to slow down and lighten her steps.
She sneaked up to Yun Xing and stretched out her hands...
Yun Xing said: "The breathing is so heavy that I can hear it as soon as I enter the door."
Su Yan said disappointedly: "This really requires daily hard practice, it can't be achieved overnight."
Yun Xing turned around, and Su Yan immediately came over and said seriously: "You look best as a eunuch."
Yun Xing's ears turned red, "Nonsense again."
"What's nonsense?" Su Yan counted on his fingers, "Look, this innocent and pretty little eunuch looks easy to bully. Anyone who sees him would want to touch him. It's a pity that I had something important to do that day, otherwise I would have..."
Yun Xing: “…”
Su Yan looked at Yun Xing with ill intention.
Yun Xing coughed lightly and pushed Su Yan away, "Yan Fang came to see me, he wants to see you."
Su Yan's expression changed slightly.
That night, Yan Fang was the first to "surrender", which allowed the remaining imperial guards to be successfully dealt with.
If he didn't take the lead, more people on Shi Yangui's side would probably be injured.
Soldiers’ lives are also lives. These well-trained soldiers are loyal to Shi Yangui, so it is a good thing that they do not have to get injured or lose their lives.
Su Yan said: "Okay, you go with me."
Yan Fang invited Su Yan to a teahouse.
Nowadays, the shops in the capital are also brand new.
In the past, Zhao Mingde's people were in charge of the market. Any shop with a good location had to pay money to Zhao Mingde. Many of them were street bullies, and ordinary merchants suffered terribly.
This teahouse was newly opened in the past two days. The owner knows a lot about the tea ceremony, and the prices are affordable and reasonable.
Yan Fang has been dismissed from his post and is now free from his official duties.
Although he met at a teahouse, he brought his own wine gourd and drank the wine leisurely.
Su Yan came to the private room and was somewhat impressed by this scene.
Attitude determines your life.
Yan Fang invited Su Yan to sit down, "Zhao Mingde said that you are a descendant of the Yan family, is that true?"
Su Yan stared at him fiercely.
Yan Fang smiled and said, "Are you worried that I will hurt you?"
He glanced at Yun Xing and said, "I can't beat this guy."
Su Yan asked: "Do you know each other?"
Yan Fang said: "You didn't tell me? Tsk, aren't you afraid of her?"
Yun Xing: “…”
Yun Xing had no choice but to say, "I met him several times in the past at Chuyun Tower. He was quite easy to talk to."
Yan Fang exclaimed: "I just like you guys who are henpecked."
Yun Xing: "..., our relationship is not like that."
This time, not only Yan Fang, but even Su Yan looked over.
Yun Xing said: "I do have feelings for her, but she hasn't agreed yet. If what you said gets out, it won't be good for her."
Su Yan approached Yun Xing again, "Did you tell me anything?"
Yun Xing: “…”
He pushed Su Yan away and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Su Yan grabbed his hand from under the table, "That won't do. Explain yourself clearly."
Yan Fang was speechless, "Miss Su, I asked you to come here."
How did it become that he was watching them talking about love?
Su Yan said: "Okay, let's talk about it when we get home."
Su Yan paused and added, "Pretend to be a eunuch."
Yan Fang: “Pfft.”
Su Yan looked at Yan Fang, "General Yan asked me to meet him, is it about the Yan family? To be honest, my father never mentioned the Yan family in front of me. I only know that my mother's name is Yingying, and she is in poor health. I have never seen her open her eyes, so I may not know what you want to ask."
Yan Fang smiled and said, "I know, she is my sister."
Su Yan raised his eyebrows.
Yan Fang said: "Shi Lin and my sister were in love with each other, I know this. I was still young when the incident happened, and my sister was seriously injured. I carried her on my back and tried to find a way to survive, but there were only corpses around me."
"But my mother was rescued by my father."
"I handed my sister over to him," Yan Fang said, "He treated my sister well, so he will definitely treat her well. Although I look handsome, I am actually your elder. According to seniority, you have to call me uncle."
Su Yan: “…”
Lost again in terms of seniority.
Su Yan said: "You are lying."
"How could that be? Instead of trying to curry favor with you, I might as well try to curry favor with General Shi, who is now a marquis."
Su Yan said: "I live in the Marquis' Mansion. It's the same to curry favor with me as it is to curry favor with him."
Yan Fang was silent.
After a moment, he looked at Yun Xing, "How can she be so shameless?"
Yun Xing said: "Perhaps it is unique to the Yan family."
Yan Fang: "Who are you calling thick-skinned?"
Yunxing placed his sword on the Eight Immortals Table.
Yan Fang: "..., I am indeed a little thick-skinned."
He looked at Su Yan unwillingly, "Why would I lie?"
Su Yan said: "Since you have already escaped, why don't you leave with my father? You can stay alive and take care of my mother."
Yan Fang was stunned.
He gently stroked the wine gourd, a bitter smile appeared on his face, "My family, my relatives, my clansmen were all killed by the eunuchs, how can I live in shame?"
Su Yan: “?”
Yan Fang said, "Who opened the palace gate? You heartless little bastard."
*
The news of King Qunan's defeat spread back to the capital, and the internal troubles were temporarily resolved.
The number of soldiers secretly sent by King Qunan to the vicinity of the capital was no more than 5,000. He only shouted the slogan of 20,000 soldiers to bluff.
Now that he was defeated, his fiefdom was taken back, all his property was confiscated, and the national treasury took in the wealth of Zhao Mingde and King Qunan, and is now extremely rich.
If there are no internal worries, we have to consider external troubles.
After resting for half a month, Shi Yangui decided to return to the military camp to continue intimidating the Hu people.
I will not return to Beijing until the Hu people become completely obedient.
Su Yan and a few others saw him off.
Shi Yangui came over with his horse, "If Yunxing doesn't have an official position and doesn't return to the Shi Mansion, it might be inconvenient for you to do things. I have asked for permission to find you a sinecure. If you don't want to stay in the capital, you can go around. If you need money, go to the housekeeper for it."
Neither of the brothers spent much money, and Shi Yangui had accumulated quite a lot of rewards and salaries over the years.
Yun Xing said: "I am used to being free and undisciplined. I am not used to being an official. I may leave the capital."
Shi Yangui said: "It's not safe for you and Su Yan to travel alone, so we should send a few guards to protect you."
"You're not alone, are you?" Zhao Qiujin said, "If Su Yan leaves, he must take me with him."
Liang Yi whispered: "I want to be your military advisor."
Yun Zhou was horrified, "You guys don't want to leave me alone?"
Wouldn’t he be eaten alive by these people in the capital?
Shi Yangui laughed, "Forget it, I won't worry about it. Anyway, you guys should be careful."
Yun Xing said: "You should be careful too."
Shi Yangui mounted his horse, looked at everyone again, and walked out of the city with several subordinates.
Su Yan secretly pulled Yun Xing's hand and whispered, "They want to go with us too?"
Su Yan didn't want to stay idle in the capital, so she promised Yun Xing that she would go out with him.
Now that she is Shi Yangui's cousin, no one dares to bully her wherever she goes.
Yun Xing said: "It would be safer if we were together."
Su Yan frowned, "But we agreed to get married, are you going to regret it?"
Yun Xing quickly said, "Of course I won't regret it."
Su Yan said regretfully: "I thought I could let you dress up as a delicate lady on the road..."
Yun Xing: “…”
Liang Yi asked: "What are you pretending to be?"
Zhao Qiujin was not happy, "You are going to get married? Yunxing? He only looks good. Su Yan, can he be good to you?"
Yun Zhou said: "Our Yun Xing is at least proficient in both civil and military affairs."
Zhao Qiujin said: "Yes, the corpses you created must be examined by our Su Yan."
Yun Zhou: “…”
Women nowadays are very eloquent.
Su Yan took advantage of the chaos to drag Yun Xing away, muttering as he walked, "Of course it's inconvenient to walk together! I agreed to accompany you because of your beauty. If we walk together, won't I have a chance to make a move on you?"
Yun Xing: “…”
Su Yan was very annoyed, "We should have rejected them earlier, at least let us go for two months before meeting up again."
Wait till everything is settled...
Yun Xing grabbed Su Yan and asked, "What do you mean by touching me?"
Su Yan said: "Do you want me to demonstrate it now? In front of the Marquis's house? That's inappropriate, right? I still have to save some face, I..."
Yun Xing leaned over, gently kissed Su Yan's lips, and asked, "Anything else?"
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