Xiao Yanchu knew perfectly well that the Empress Dowager Wei and the others targeted the Su family not only because they feared the Su family's power, but also because Su Ruojin had married him, thus binding the Regent's Palace and the Su General's Palace together.
This made Empress Dowager Wei and the Emperor, who were already wary of him, even more uneasy.
Haha, those in power are suspicious. They only feel at ease when they have driven everyone to their deaths.
It seems they were planning all this after I and Ah Jin left Da Chu.
Do you want to wipe them all out?
Let's see who comes out on top!
If Empress Dowager Wei and her group had used some tricks against Xiao Yanchu, he wouldn't have taken them seriously at all. But now that they dared to target A Jin's family, he couldn't be blamed for what happened!
If he could help Xiao Chenyi rise to power, what difficulty would it be for him to bring him down?
It seems he relinquished most of his power to Xiao Chenyi, giving the mother and son the illusion that they could eliminate him.
Su Ruojin shook her head at Xiao Yanchu, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Even without you, they would not let the Su family go."
How can one allow others to sleep soundly beside an emperor's bed?
Especially those powerful ministers who hold military power and whose loyalty is not guaranteed.
Empress Dowager Wei and Xiao Chenyi are trying to take this opportunity to regain control of the Su family's military power.
It seems that Wei Xuebin's defeat at the hands of Su Wenzhou angered the Wei family.
Now that Su Wenzhou is in charge of the Mohan Border Army, and the Su family has run into trouble, Su Wenzhou has been escorted back to the capital. Naturally, the command of the Mohan Border Army has fallen into the hands of Wei Xuebin.
It's just unknown whether Wei Xuebin had already arranged all of this when he was appointed as Su Wenzhou's deputy, or if it was just a coincidence.
Moreover, this incident has led to a change of hands in the crucial position of Commander of the Imperial Guards, who are now in the hands of Empress Dowager Wei and her son.
That's quite a clever scheme.
“However…” Shen Yu hesitated.
“Shen Yu, speak frankly,” Xiao Yanchu said.
"Su Muyao was not in prison; she was brought back to the mansion by Deng Yi."
Deng Yi?
"Why was Deng Yi able to bring Mu Yao back?" Su Ruojin asked, somewhat puzzled.
Although Su Muyao was an adopted daughter of the Su family, she was also listed in the family genealogy. Since the Su family had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, she could also be considered a criminal.
Deng Yi was just a minor official in the Court of Judicial Review; how could he possibly bring Su Muyao home?
However, in this way, Mu Yao won't have to suffer in prison, so from this perspective, it's not necessarily a bad thing.
However, something still feels off.
"Deng Yi publicly claimed that Mu Yao was his betrothed, which is why he brought Mu Yao back with him." Shen Yu said this with a strange expression.
However, at this time Su Ruojin was focused on her family and did not pay too much attention.
The bride-to-be?
When did Mu Yao agree to marry Deng Yi? Do her parents know about this?
Previously, Su Ruojin received a message from General Su. After General Su and his wife arrived in Yunqi, although General Xing and his wife were reluctant to let their daughter marry far away, they took it into consideration that their daughter and the fifth young master of the Su family were in love. Moreover, the fifth young master of the Su family was a dragon among men in terms of appearance, character and family background, and was worthy of their Yue'er.
Furthermore, General Su and his wife traveled a great distance to propose marriage with generous betrothal gifts, which can be considered a great show of sincerity.
General Xing and his wife finally nodded in agreement.
However, because his daughter was to marry far away to the Great Chu, General Xing proposed to choose the nearest auspicious day to hold a wedding ceremony for the couple in Yunqi first, and then hold another ceremony after the couple returned to the Great Chu.
The Su family would not object to this, as it would be a sign of respect for the Xing family.
Although the time was a bit rushed, as long as the money was available, there was nothing that couldn't be done. For Su Yiting, the last thing he lacked was money.
In addition, after the Empress learned of this, she sent people from the Imperial Household Department to help prepare for the wedding.
The wedding of General Xing's daughter was a grand affair, with the Emperor and Empress personally attending the ceremony, and court officials sending congratulatory gifts regardless of whether they had received an invitation.
Finally, Xing Yue tearfully bid farewell to her parents, and Su Yiting comforted her, saying that she would return to Yunqi to live for another six months.
Xing Yue thought about it and wasn't so sad anymore.
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