Chapter 181 Qiu Bai's Wedding
Su Yuan stared at the charred corner of Wu's house with a meaningful look, raised his eyebrows, and snorted and laughed:
"The Wu family had a fire this afternoon, and the officers who were trying to put out the fire happened to discover a secret room. The treasures they found inside... wow, enough to equal half of the national treasury."
As she spoke, she turned her head to glance at Meng Yunqiao's pale face, and covered her cloak over his knees. She turned her voice and suddenly raised it:
"However, what if I run into King Nanyou on the way to report, and accidentally find the treasure with the Meng family seal? Wu An is guilty of corruption and bribery, and we happened to accuse her in front of the emperor today, so His Majesty will naturally clear my name immediately."
"If I hadn't gone to the Imperial Court today, she would have spent years investigating the huge amount of money from the Wu family. Who knows when she would be able to clear our name? Anyway, Wu An must die. If she wants to drag him to hell and refuses to confess, there's nothing we can do about it, right?"
After listening to his friend's explanation, Meng Yunqiao suddenly realized:
"Oh, so this is what you planned? God, you are so brave and you are not afraid..."
She quickly glanced around outside, covered her mouth with her hand, leaned close to Su Yuan's ear, and whispered:
"I'm not afraid that the news will be dealt with by His Majesty if it's not timely. Besides, I'm too stupid to think of what you did, but His Majesty is not an ordinary person. What if he suspects that you were behind this?"
The two events just happened to coincide with each other, and King Nanyou was also involved in this matter. There are probably not many people in the capital who can order her around. Wouldn't others realize that their friend's behavior was suspicious?
After all, even a fool like her had asked this question this morning at the back hill of Wanfo Temple. How could Su Yuan, a scholar and a top scholar with extraordinary knowledge, not know it?
Su Yuan stretched out his hand to press down the curtain, blocking out the biting cold wind blowing in from outside, and shouted in a neither loud nor soft voice:
"Go back home."
Then he continued to answer Meng Yunqiao's questions:
"With all the evidence gone, this is the only option left. Also, how do you know that this action doesn't suit that person's wishes? As for the rest, we can deal with it as it comes. The most important thing right now is the Meng family's business."
Meng Yunqiao tapped his chin thoughtfully, replied "yes", and sat down to ponder the subtleties of today's events.
The other side.
Meng Yunlan stared at the dark purple cloud-patterned cloak on her knees, smiled, turned her head to look at Su Yuan's profile, and suggested softly:
"It is a great joy that the Meng family has been vindicated today. Why don't you let your sister go to Ruyi Zhai and order two tables of banquets? In addition, mother has suffered a lot in the past few months, so we can treat it as a banquet to welcome her back to the dust. What do you think, wife?"
Su Yuan nodded slightly and told Su Qinger, the coachman, to stop at Ruyizhai. As soon as they arrived, they heard the hawking outside.
She lifted the curtain and took a look, and opened her lips slightly to ask Meng Yunlan if she wanted some candied haws, but suddenly she saw Zhao Sanhu, who was dressed as an official.
Su Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw this, with a hint of deeper meaning in her eyes. Zhao Sanhu, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, obviously also saw her. The two of them looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.
The man led a group of officials and sisters to Ruyi Zhai. Su Yuan sat in the carriage and could only hear the sound of a group of people playing and laughing:
"Hey, Boss, today we sisters have done a great deed, and we finally got you to treat everyone to a meal at Ruyi Zhai. I heard that this place is frequented by dignitaries, and a meal costs dozens of taels of silver!"
"That's right. Sister Zhao has always been stingy. Today, she invited the sisters to have a meal at Ruyi Zhai. I will eat to my heart's content later. Sister Yanzhizui will also have a pot of wine. Sister Zhao, please don't be unable to pay the money later, hahaha..."
"No, just don't worry."
It was the first sunny day after the snow, and the lazy winter sunshine shone through the sparse shadows of the trees, illuminating the thick ice and snow, making it sparkle and sparkle with mottled light and shadow.
Prince's Palace.
The entire mansion was decorated with red silk and brocade. Red silk flowers were hung high on the eaves, corners, plum branches and osmanthus trees, creating a gorgeous scene of bright red.
Accompanied by the high shout of the ceremonial officer:
"The ceremony is over, send the newlyweds to the bridal chamber—"
Su Yuan's fourth husband was truly married into the Su family.
The night was as dark as water. After three rounds of drinking, Ji Shian glanced at the guests who kept pouring wine for Su Yuan, sighed, and squeezed over:
"Come on, come on, I'll drink with you."
As she said this, she put one hand behind her back and pushed her drunken brother's wife out of the crowd.
Su Yuan was also very smart. Seeing Ji Shian attracting the attention of a group of drunkards, she looked around and headed towards the bridal chamber, picking out some deserted corners.
Xinglan Pavilion, in the happy room.
Ji Qiubai was wearing a brocade wedding gown with colorful floral patterns painted in gold, and an extremely thin scarlet gauze over it, with a flowing cloud gauze Su embroidered phoenix belt tied around her waist.
At this moment, he was holding a red round fan with a phoenix tail pattern to cover his face, and from time to time he would peek out and mutter shyly:
"Su Yuan, no, why hasn't my wife come yet?"
After he finished speaking, he frowned, looked at Leshan with a hint of suspicion in his eyes, and instructed:
"Could it be that the princess didn't help? Humph, I knew she was unreliable. Leshan, go to the front yard and see how the head of the family is doing now? If she is drunk, send someone to help her back."
Le Shandun leaned forward and said "yes" and walked quickly to the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a drunken woman in red clothes outside. A hint of joy appeared on his face, and he said in surprise:
"Master, you are here."
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