Su Nan, the second master of the Su family, is Su Wanwan's father. He was a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) in two examinations and rose to the position of Assistant Director of the Ministry of War's Carriage and Vehicle Department.
Although he was a fifth-rank civil official, he wielded considerable real power.
However, after Su Jian was forced to retire last year, Su Nan also resigned and returned to his hometown.
Su Wanwan was also surprised.
She wrote to the Su family to arrange for Su Wanying to be picked up, but she never expected that her father would come to the capital.
This March, the imperial court just listed my grandfather and others as traitors, and the Su family was being condemned by everyone. My father should be hiding in our hometown to avoid the limelight right now, so why did he come to the capital?!
A short while later, a refined and cultured middle-aged man in his forties walked in.
His narrow eyes were extremely bright and sharp, as if they could see through people's hearts.
He wore a simple blue cloth robe, giving him the air of a hermit.
However, a bloodstone seal hanging from the belt is impossible to ignore.
Chicken-blood stone is extremely precious; this type of pure red chicken-blood stone, without any impurities, was only available as tribute.
What's most remarkable is that the seal knob is actually a dragon-tiger knob.
This is a pattern reserved for royalty.
Ordinary subjects and their families would never dare to wear such a presumptuous pattern unless bestowed by the royal family.
The middle-aged man was Su Wanwan's father, Su Nan.
He clasped his hands and said, "Brother Huizu, what outrageous thing did my daughter do in your household that she is being pointed at and called a slut?"
Huizu was the courtesy name of Xu Chengbi.
Xu Chengbi said awkwardly, "Brother Cheng'an, you flatter me. Please take a seat and have some tea."
Su Nan did not rush to sit down. Instead, he lightly flicked his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, and seemed determined to achieve his goal.
Xu Chengbi quickly apologized, "It was my son Pengju who was young and ignorant and offended Wanwan. Please forgive him, Brother Cheng'an."
Xu Pengju's face showed a moment of embarrassment, which quickly turned into arrogance.
He was about to become Emperor Zhengxuan's brother-in-law, a position of immeasurable nobility. How could he possibly take Su Nan, who had resigned from his official post to live as a commoner, seriously?
He's just a useless scholar.
"Your Su family has failed in raising your daughter, producing an unfaithful and adulterous woman. How dare she come to our Duke Wei's mansion to be so arrogant and rude?"
Upon hearing this, both Xu Chengbi and Han Xiufen's expressions turned grim.
Xu Chengbi quickly winked at Xu Pengju, then smiled and said to Su Nan, "My son is drunk and behaves inappropriately. Please forgive him, father-in-law."
Su Nan's expression gradually turned cold.
He glanced at Su Wanwan.
Seeing that her face was calm, but her eyes were slightly red, it was clear that this was not the first time she had been criticized like this.
Su Nan took a deep breath, her words resounding:
"Young Master Xu, are you referring to my daughter, Su Wanwan, for being unfaithful and committing adultery?"
Xu Pengju snorted coldly.
Su Nan remained calm and composed: "Then please tell me clearly, Prince Xu, who my daughter committed adultery with, when and where, and who the adulterer is? Are there any witnesses or physical evidence?"
Xu Pengju opened his mouth and choked for a long time, finally only managing to say:
“There is physical evidence, of course. As for witnesses, my brother has passed away, so there are no witnesses.”
"Does Prince Xu mean that Xu Peng'an personally witnessed my daughter committing adultery?"
Xu Pengju denied it, saying, "My brother only spent one night with Su Wanwan, and yet she got pregnant. What a coincidence!"
"There must have been something fishy about Su Wanwan's pregnancy back then. As for who the adulterer was,"
He chuckled coldly, "You could have guessed it!"
Su Nan remained as calm as if handling official business, "Then please, Prince Xu, tell me, who is the adulterer?"
Xu Pengju spoke righteously and sternly, glancing at Su Wanwan with disdain.
Su Wanwan gripped the armrests tightly with her hands on the wheelchair, her fingertips turning slightly white, and her whole body was a little tense.
Su Nan followed Xu Pengju's gaze and saw everything she did.
A smug and mocking glint flashed in Xu Pengju's eyes. "Naturally, it's Gu Ziyu, who openly wants to marry her!"
A strange look flashed across Yan Rong's face as she stood next to Su Wanwan, which was noticed by the perceptive Su Nan.
He looked at Su Wanwan again, only to find that her hand had already let go of the wheelchair armrest and was gently placed on her lap.
Su Nan said solemnly, "In that case, I would like to trouble the Duke of Wei to send someone to invite Gu Ziyu to come to court for questioning."
Xu Pengju panicked a little and quickly refused: "How can we let outsiders confront such a sordid scandal?!"
Su Nan finally turned cold. "You accused Gu Ziyu of adultery with Wanwan, but you don't dare to let the parties involved confront each other. What are your intentions?"
He paused, his voice turning cold, "Could it be that your accusation of adultery is purely fabricated?"
Xu Pengju's eyes flickered; he knew that at this point, he absolutely could not back down, and he said firmly:
"I have physical evidence in my hands, how could it be fabricated?!"
Su Nan stood firm, his eyebrows furrowed: "Then why don't you dare let Gu Ziyu come over for a confrontation? Do you think our Su family members are all dead, and that we can just let you bully and abuse our daughters?!"
The atmosphere immediately became tense.
This is no longer a matter that can be resolved within the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Xu Chengbi was caught in a dilemma, looking embarrassed. He hesitated several times before finally trying to smooth things over by instructing his steward to go to the Duke of Anguo's mansion to invite someone.
He suppressed all thoughts of coveting Su Wanwan's dowry.
If Su Nan were to find out about this now, things would probably get even more out of control.
Gu Ziyu arrived quickly, still wearing his guard uniform with a knife, and was completely bewildered when he entered the hall.
When she saw Su Nan, her face flushed slightly. She was a little excited and shy when she bowed, and she even moved her hands and feet a little awkwardly.
His actions were not as flamboyant and generous as usual; instead, he seemed a bit reserved.
He was sending someone to the Su family in Luoyang to propose marriage when he didn't expect his future father-in-law to have already arrived in the capital.
Su Nan stroked his beard, looked him up and down, and asked casually:
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