Where are my old friends?
In the garden, the food and wine for the family banquet had been placed on the table, and the whole family had taken their seats, but the birthday boy, Su Musong, was the only one missing. The maids searched the Anguo Mansion inside and out, but still couldn't find him. The doorman came to report that Princess Duanmin had been there, and then the eldest son left the mansion.
Chang Sunqin felt that something was fishy and sent people to look for Su Musong.
Not even a cup of tea had passed since the person sent out left when an outside manager came to report the news.
The eldest son bought the largest brothel in Kyoto and burned the contract of the top prostitute in public. He also threatened to keep her in a golden house and raise her in his own garden. Now he is drinking with the top prostitute and a group of young prostitutes in a tavern in East City. There are three layers of people watching the fun around him.
In Xiangping, homosexuality is something that is not acceptable and is looked down upon by people. Even if some prominent figures in Kyoto have this habit, they are mostly secretive and dare not let others know. If they accidentally reveal their thoughts, they will become a laughing stock and lose their reputation.
Su Musong's actions were like pouring cold water on hot oil, and it immediately caused an uproar in the city of Yongjing. People were talking about it on the streets and alleys. Apart from being crazy, people really couldn't figure out why the eldest son of the Su family, who had a bright future, would do such a shocking thing to ruin his own future.
Not only outsiders, Su Maoyi also couldn't figure it out. He went to the tavern himself and brought the drunk Su Musong back to the Anguo Mansion in front of everyone.
After returning home, despite Changsun Qinan's attempts to stop him, he threw Su Musong into the ancestral hall. After drinking a large bowl of hangover soup, Su Musong gradually regained consciousness. In a daze, he saw that his father seemed very angry and was about to use the wooden stick that represented the family law but had never been moved in more than ten years, but was stopped by his mother.
When Su Musong regained consciousness, he found himself in the ancestral hall, in front of the tablets of his biological parents. His father was standing with his hands behind his back, looking solemn.
"Are you sober?"
"Um."
"I wanted to use the family rules, but your mother stopped me, saying that you did such a ridiculous thing out of sadness. But sadness should have a limit. Two years have passed, and you still look so sad and resentful. Who are you trying to show off to?"
Su Maoyi is not a conservative person. He can accept the mutual love between Su Musong and Xiao Luochen, but he is really sad about Su Musong's self-degradation.
If Su Musong really liked the top prostitute in the brothel and redeemed her, Su Maoyi would not blame Su Musong even if he was drowned in the saliva of the people in Kyoto.
But he knew that Su Musong's actions were not sincere, so in his opinion, this was just Su Musong's exile to himself, pushing himself onto the path of absurd depravity.
Su Musong did not respond. He did not want to make excuses. He did not behave like this because he was sad, but it was indeed because of Xiao Luochen.
The person he wanted to spend his life with was no longer around. He had no intention of challenging secular ethics, he just wanted to sever his marriage ties for the rest of his life.
Seeing that Su Musong said nothing, Su Maoyi's anger, which had not yet subsided, rose again. He was not a person with a bad temper, but it was always difficult for him to control the right measure when it came to his children.
"You're already eighteen. How long do you want to live in this muddleheaded state? Do you still remember what you wanted to do back in Zhangcheng? Are you worthy of your biological parents who are already divine? If that child knew about your current state, he would surely regret ever meeting you!"
As soon as he said that, Su Maoyi felt a little regretful. Seeing Su Musong crying silently, he felt that he shouldn't have touched the scar in his heart, and felt a little distressed for a moment.
"Alas, it's my fault that I didn't teach you well. I failed to teach you the responsibilities that a man should have."
Su Maoyi was in a complicated mood, feeling both guilty and disappointed. Now might not be a good time to have a heart-to-heart talk. He turned around and prepared to leave, but was grabbed by the sleeve by the kneeling Su Musong.
"Dad, please teach me the ways of business."
Although there were tears in his eyes, Su Musong's eyes revealed a firmness he had never had before.
During his recuperation days in Wanhua Castle, Su Musong had already made up his mind that he wanted to go into business.
He was determined not to give up his official career. He always believed that Xiao was innocent. No matter whether the emperor was helpless or deceived, he could not forgive him. Serving as an official in such a court would undoubtedly disgust him.
His family's revenge must be taken, and the Xiao family's stigma must be washed away. To achieve these goals, he cannot stay away from the court, and doing business becomes his best choice.
Money and power have always been intertwined. As long as he has enough wealth, he will be able to approach power and counter power.
Su Musong had completely ruined his marriage prospects after this incident. Not to mention Princess Xinle, there was no one who would try to matchmake for him from then on.
Su Musong was so happy that he actually took the top performer to his own garden outside Beijing and raised her there. He renamed the brothel he bought Zuixianju, redecorated it and reopened it, and it became even more famous than before.
After that, Su Musong often lingered here, and from time to time he would pick some handsome young men to keep, completely confirming his homosexuality.
The Su family's business was already spread across various countries. On this basis, Su Musong vigorously set up pigeon lofts, which not only transmitted business information between various countries, but also secretly investigated and collected the secrets he wanted. The Su family's pigeon loft gradually became an intelligence organization.
Sometimes, when you see something horrifying enough, it becomes commonplace, and that's what happened to the people of Kyoto when they saw Su Musong.
Over the years, people in Yongjing City got used to seeing Su Musong going in and out of Zuixianju and spending huge sums of money on the male companions from time to time, and gradually they no longer felt anything was unusual.
After all, apart from his homosexuality, Su Musong is still a handsome, elegant, generous and kind gentleman. He never puts on airs. No matter whether they are high-ranking officials or peddlers, he can drink and chat with them at the same table.
Over time, Young Master Su became famous and was no less famous than his second brother Su Mubai, who became the top scholar at the age of sixteen and became the tutor of the Imperial Academy.
Ten years is long, long enough for a child to grow up and get married. Ten years is also short, so short that it seems like just a blink of an eye.
In the past, Su Musong did not feel how fast time passed. It was not until Su Muliu married into the Dingwang Mansion as the princess that he realized that so much time had passed.
The memories of the past seemed to have happened just yesterday, but it had indeed been ten years since Xiao Luochen left.
In ten years,
Somoson's pigeon lofts are now spread all over the world.
Su Mubai entered the Hanlin Academy and was the youngest Imperial Tutor.
Su Mufeng and Su Muliu learned a lot of skills from their master and traveled around the world for a few times.
Chang Sun Chen Qian became the famous Golden Core Fairy in the martial arts world.
Princess Duanmin and Ji Ziming already have many children.
Xun Molin joined the army and became a brave and skilled general.
Prince Ding was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops and was an invincible general who protected the country.
The second prince who was rescued in the hunting ground that year has also become the new emperor of this country.
Everything was moving forward, except for that boy, who was frozen at the age of sixteen...
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