Chapter 542: A blockbuster
As soon as Yan Wentao saw Xiao Yeyang deliberately revealing the Jinling Guard token, he vaguely understood why they came to his house today, so he also revealed his own token as if unintentionally.
Yan Wenkai originally came here to demonstrate his own value, and when he saw Xiao Yeyang reveal his identity, he immediately followed suit.
It was a little quiet in the study.
Old Master Su and Master Su San had changed from their previous relaxed demeanor. At this moment, both of them had serious expressions and looked at Xiao Yeyang silently.
Jinling Guard.
If we were to say who the officials of Daxia fear the most, it would definitely be the Jinling Guards.
Whenever the Jinling Guards come to visit, nothing good usually happens.
Old Master Su was a little unsure of Xiao Yeyang's intention in visiting him this time. After glancing at his grandson and leaving, he automatically stood behind Xiao Yeyang with Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao.
The two men looked straight ahead, said nothing, and the fierce aura they exuded was frightening.
Old Master Su, who had experienced many storms, could tell at a glance that the two men had blood on their hands.
Good man, if they hadn’t revealed their identities on their own initiative, he would have been really mistaken.
Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai knew that Old Master Su was looking at them, and they also knew that the old man hoped they could give some hints, but neither of them said a word and just stood up to withstand the old man's gaze.
The most comfortable person in the room was Xiao Yeyang. At this moment, he was leaning leisurely on a chair, holding a tea bowl, picking up the tea lid, and gently scraping the tea leaves floating on the surface of the tea.
He didn't drink it either, just fiddled with it slowly.
The only sound in the whole room was the friction between the tea lid and the tea bowl.
Every time the tea lid was scraped, the mood of Old Master Su and Master Su San became more solemn.
After a while, Old Master Su sighed and spoke first: "I wonder what the young prince wants to talk about this time?"
Xiao Yeyang looked up at Old Master Su and smiled, "I just recently realized that the Su family is indeed a well-established family. They are truly wealthy and powerful."
Old Master Su's face darkened, and he clasped his hands together and said, "Young Prince, please speak clearly."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Yan Wenkai and continued to fiddle with the teacup.
Yan Wenkai took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Old Master Su.
Old Master Su stood up, took the envelope, glanced at Yan Wenkai, and quickly opened it. When he saw the contents inside, his face suddenly turned ashen and even his hands began to tremble.
When Master Su San saw this, he immediately stepped forward to support the old man: "Father!"
Yan Wenkai was also a little worried about the old man and wanted to go forward to support him, but when he saw Xiao Yeyang's warning look, he forced himself to hold back.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Old Master Su with a faint smile. How could the head of an old aristocratic family not be able to stand a little provocation? He was just relying on his age and wanted to use the friendship they had before to gain more benefits in the subsequent conversation.
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang and the other two were indifferent, Old Master Su cursed in his heart, "cunning little bastards", and then he could only slowly calm down his excitement on his own.
During this time, Master Su San also quickly looked at the contents of the envelope. After reading it, his face turned pale and he said anxiously to Xiao Yeyang: "Young Prince, we don't know about this. The Su family has many members, and there are many things we can't handle."
Xiao Yeyang put down his teacup, still smiling, and said, "I'm willing to believe Third Master, but..." He pointed to the letter in his hand, "Although the person above is from a side branch, he has close ties with your direct lineage. If I remember correctly, he even gave you a generous New Year's gift during the Spring Festival."
Seeing his son showing his fear from the very beginning, Old Master Su felt a little helpless. Before his son could speak again, he interrupted him and said, "Young Prince, there must be a misunderstanding. My Su family has always been loyal and faithful. Could this be a mistake?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Old Master Su with a half-smile: "Old Master, are you questioning the Jinling Guard's ability to do things?"
Old Master Su quickly denied: "That's not what I meant. It's just that a big tree attracts the wind. Maybe someone wants to frame my Su family."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Yan Wenkai.
Yan Wenkai took out another piece of paper from his pocket.
There was nothing written on the paper, only a stamp pattern.
Looking at Old Master Su, whose expression changed again, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "This is the seal on the intercepted letter. I specially asked Wen Kai to copy it. I think you are familiar with it, Old Master? I heard that the five elders of the Su family seem to have one."
Hearing this, Old Master Su fell into his chair, closed his eyes, and his chest heaved slightly.
Master Su San stood aside anxiously.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Yan Wenkai.
Yan Wenkai received the signal and said, "The Su family dared to privately sell the imperial kiln. This is a crime of disrespect and rebellion. Furthermore, they even transported the kiln to the imperial mausoleum."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Su immediately opened his eyes.
The crime of privately selling imperial kilns is easy to deal with. As long as the Su family involved is removed from the family, it will have nothing to do with other members of the family.
However, if it is related to the imperial mausoleum
Thinking of the Eighth Prince guarding the imperial mausoleum, Old Master Su felt really bad.
He never imagined that his clansmen would be bold enough to join the fight for the throne, especially when the current emperor was firmly on the throne.
This is a serious crime of confiscating property and exterminating the entire clan!
Thinking that Xiao Yeyang didn't bring anyone else with him this time, Old Master Su calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and looked at Xiao Yeyang intently: "Young Prince, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Hongxin is my study partner. I've gotten to know the Su family quite well over the years and know that most of them are still loyal to Daxia. However, as a tree grows, it's inevitable that pests will breed. These pests must be eliminated without a single one left, otherwise, they will hollow out the tree."
Old Master Su quickly said, "Young Prince is absolutely right."
Xiao Yeyang: "It seems that the Su family's side branch has been privately selling imperial kilns for several years now, right?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Wenkai quickly glanced at Xiao Yeyang.
He now understood what they were here for.
Can I get the imperial kiln if I don’t have any channel connections?
When it is transported to the imperial mausoleum and passes through various checkpoints, will there be no officials checking?
But the Su family's side branch has been doing this for several years without any problems. What does this mean?
Ye Yang did not intend to hold the Su family accountable, but he wanted to use the Su family to find out those officials who had defected to the Eighth Prince.
Although the Jinling Guards can do these things, they are too conspicuous. Once they are deployed, they will cause a big commotion, which will easily make the people on the Eighth Prince's side alert. But the Su family is different. With the cover of their clan members, they can conduct investigations secretly.
If Yan Wenkai could figure it out, let alone Old Master Su,
Looking at Xiao Yeyang, who was calm and composed and in control of the initiative throughout the whole process, Old Master Su had a complicated expression. He was ashamed of his short-sightedness. He had just spoken very unfavorably about the young prince to him and his son.
Unexpectedly, without him noticing, the little prince had grown to the point where even he felt wary of him.
It's true that if you don't make a sound, you will make a big splash!
(End of this chapter)
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