Xu Pengda understood the deeper meaning perfectly. His expression remained unchanged, but he lowered his voice, making it so soft that only he and Su Jiu'an could hear it.
“Grand Tutor Su, the Su family owes us nothing. On the contrary, I, Xu Pengda, owe the Princess a great favor. Please tell the Princess that the Xu family has remembered her kindness, and I will definitely thank her in person when I have the opportunity. Grand Tutor Su, I will take my leave now.”
After saying that, Xu Pengda quickly left.
Su Jiu'an knew that it wasn't that Prime Minister Xu was being rude, but rather that he was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would see them talking for too long and, combined with the fact that he had just petitioned for Xiao Jin's title in court, would overthink things.
In any dynasty, collusion between civil and military officials is a major taboo.
Su Jiu'an was puzzled by what Prime Minister Xu meant by saying that he owed Xiao Jin a great favor.
What else between Xiao Jin and Prime Minister Xu is there that he doesn't know?
Su Jiu'an was indeed unaware that Su Ruojin had not told the Su family about saving the former Empress Xu Wanying. One reason was that she was afraid they would worry, and the other was that she didn't want to implicate her family if anything happened.
After all, the fact that a queen was poisoned and then rescued and escaped from the palace is far too far-reaching. Not only the Xu family, but also the Su family will be held accountable.
But Xu Wanying was, after all, the legitimate daughter of the Xu family. Her death caused her parents to suffer the loss of their child, and Madam Xu fainted several times from grief.
Xu Wanying, who was hiding in the shadows, saw all of this. She was heartbroken, but she could not reunite with her parents. She could only turn around and leave in tears.
It wasn't until six months later, when people no longer cared much about her being the former empress, that Xu Wanying finally managed to send a letter to her father.
When Prime Minister Xu learned that his daughter was not dead and the reason behind it, he was both excited and furious.
He never expected that Empress Dowager Wei and her son would treat his daughter this way in order to marry General Su's daughter.
Although he did not have military power, he was still the prime minister of the country. Otherwise, Empress Dowager Wei would not have chosen Xu Wanying as empress.
If it weren't for the princess's intervention, the daughter would have been buried alive.
The thought of this made Prime Minister Xu feel as if his heart was being torn apart.
But he also knew he couldn't confront the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, as that would implicate the Princess Consort. Besides, his daughter had told them in her letter that she was very happy now.
In a short period of time, Xu Wanying not only opened a tea and snack shop in Jiangnan, but also an embroidery workshop. She even wanted to open a restaurant, teahouse, and cosmetics shop to become a businesswoman.
Upon learning that her daughter was still alive, Madam Xu used the excuse of feeling unwell and needing to go to Jiangnan to recuperate to secretly find Xu Wanying.
The mother and daughter were overjoyed to be reunited. Madam Xu witnessed her daughter, who had been sickly in the palace, miraculously recover in Jiangnan. Not only did she become healthier, but she also became much more cheerful and full of fighting spirit for the future, constantly telling her about her plans.
Mrs. Xu sighed with emotion, realizing that this was her true daughter.
Therefore, Madam Xu would no longer force her daughter to return to the capital.
As long as my daughter is happy, it doesn't matter where she is.
Moreover, as a daughter, returning to the capital would be extremely dangerous; she would be much more at ease in Jiangnan.
However, this caused trouble for Prime Minister Xu, as his wife, upon arriving in Jiangnan, claimed that Jiangnan was more suitable for recuperating and refused to leave.
He knew his wife was spending time with their daughter, and he longed for her just as much.
However, as the prime minister, and with the constant affairs of the Great Chu during this period, he simply couldn't spare the time.
However, Prime Minister Xu remembered the great kindness the princess had shown to their family. Today, he took the initiative to propose promoting the princess to the title of Princess Chang Le, which was both a natural move and an attempt to repay some of the princess's kindness.
Su Ruojin, who had been staying obediently in the Prince's mansion to rest during her pregnancy, was somewhat surprised when she received the imperial decree of promotion. This also made her suddenly think of another matter.
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