"Are you referring to the Emperor? Is this move really authorized by the Emperor?"
Mr. Qu narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Yizhao, and then sneered: "Seventeenth Young Master, are you just treating me like a monkey? Who would believe it?"
Qu Dong also sneered, "The fifth prince came with a secret order, but what about your Su family? Could it be that you also received a secret order? If you can show it, then we will believe you."
Su Yizhao glanced at the two of them in surprise, "Secret order? There is no such thing."
The Qu family father and son suddenly laughed angrily, who can't raise the banner?
"You are just talking nonsense and you want to trick us into boarding the ship? Are you naive, or do you think the Qu family are stupid?" Qu Dong couldn't bear it. This was not the attitude of asking for help at all.
"If we don't have it now, it doesn't mean we won't have it in the future! What are the secret orders? The imperial court's notices are the real thing."
When Su Yizhao saw the two people sneering at her, she was not angry, but said casually.
Her words made the Qu family and his son stunned again. Mr. Qu asked, "What are your plans, sir? There is no need to hide them. Now that we are here, let's talk openly and honestly."
"I still have the same question, what do you Qu family want?"
Mr. Qu's face was worried, but he still said: "First, we must protect the Qu family and not let the Qu family become pawns."
Seeing Su Yizhao nodding, he added: "Secondly, the Qu family wants to re-enter the officialdom."
Su Yizhao nodded again, not surprised or shocked by Mrs. Qu's request.
"Thirdly, our Qu family does not want to seek refuge with any prince at the moment."
After Mr. Qu finished speaking, he looked at Su Yizhao. He thought that Su Yizhao would find his request unreasonable, but Su Yizhao's expression remained as usual.
After a while, Su Yizhao nodded and finally said: "I think your request is reasonable and not excessive."
This time it was the Xu family's turn to be surprised. Mrs. Qu even said, "Since you think it's reasonable, do you think the Su family can do it?"
Su Yizhao raised his eyebrows, "Yes! Otherwise, why would I appear here now?"
After hearing this, Mr. Qu's attitude was no longer as tough as before, but he still had doubts in his heart.
"If you say you can do it, you can do it? It's still the same sentence. It's empty talk. Who can't talk big words?" Qu Dong retorted.
Su Yizhao agreed so readily. The three seemingly simple things were not easy to accomplish.
Su Yizhao spread his hands helplessly, "I said I could do it, but you didn't believe it. This also bothers me!"
"Now both the court and the central government are eyeing the mineral deposits of Beiyuan Mansion. I don't need to say more about what the princes are thinking. We all know something, how can the emperor not know about it?"
Su Yizhao sighed, "Our Su family is a pure minister. The Qu family cooperates with the Su family. The Qu family is also a neutral party. There is nothing wrong with that!"
"If you, the Qu family, want to re-enter the officialdom, you don't have to follow the path of the prince and be directly loyal to the emperor. Wouldn't it be better? From this, both our families can benefit. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Old Master Qu suddenly wanted to slap himself on the head, and thought about it, yes! As long as the Su family recommends him in front of the emperor, is he still worried about having no future?
"But the emperor may not be interested in our Qu family. There are many talents in the court, and there are all factions. Our Qu family may not be able to squeeze in." Mrs. Qu frowned.
"Don't you have confidence in your iron-smelting skills?" Su Yizhao pretended to be confused.
"Hmph! Back then, our Qu family was second to none in smelting iron and forging weapons. There are piles of manuscripts left by our ancestors all over the room. Do you think we have confidence?" Qu Dong was immediately dissatisfied when he heard that his family was being questioned.
Mr. Qu quickly turned his head to look at his eldest son, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
They were led away by Su Yizhao's words, and the eldest son even took out the family's fortune.
"Oh~ If that's the case, then what's there to worry about? So far, our Su family is your best choice."
Seeing Mr. Qu's hesitation, Su Yizhao added: "The Qu family doesn't have to worry at all. The Su family will not treat you badly, and the emperor will not treat you badly either."
Shi Fang, who was standing behind Su Yizhao, raised his eyelids. The young master is really good at raising banners!
He was sure that the old man in the family had no knowledge of this matter, let alone the current emperor.
The young master must have acted first and then told the story. He has been with the young master for more than four years and is finally a little smarter than before.
"Then how can we trust you? Can you represent the entire Su family?"
Mr. Qu is still skeptical. Su Yizhao is just a young man or a concubine. Can he really decide the affairs of the Su family?
Su Yizhao then walked to the round table, took out something from his arms, and placed it on the table.
"This thing is the token of the head of my Su family. It is in my hands right now. Do you still have any doubts?"
Mrs. Qu and the others were very shocked and took the token on the table to look at it carefully.
"I came to Beiyuan Mansion this time. The mineral deposits have not been found out yet, so I did not come here specifically for this matter. My grandfather gave me the clan chief's token, which means that I will be in charge of the affairs of the Yan Ming clan for the time being."
Mr. Qu took a closer look and found that he had not seen the Su family patriarch's token, but he believed that Su Yizhao would not cheat.
It seems that the old man of the Su family values this grandson who is a concubine! Otherwise, why did he not give this thing to his legitimate grandson when he was traveling with him?
"If Mr. Qu doesn't believe it, he can take the seal of this object to the second old man of our Su family and see if he recognizes it."
Su Yizhao said so confidently that Mr. Qu finally no longer had any doubts.
"Then please tell us the plan, Master. If we cooperate, we can't hide anything."
Su Yizhao smiled, "Believe me, the Qu family will never regret cooperating with our Su family."
Mr. Qu sighed, "I hope so!"
"As far as I know, there is another force trying to win over the Qu family, and there is a high possibility that this mysterious force is the Fourth Prince. I will resolve this matter."
Su Yizhao had a smile on his face, but he was muttering in his heart: Who knows who the mysterious force is? In fact, it is unlikely that it is the fourth prince, but it is always the easiest to pull the big banner.
"The next plan will take a few days, and the capital city needs to make some arrangements first. You should be prepared, I am afraid that you have not been doing your job for so many years, and you have already become rusty."
"Young master, I don't need to worry about this. As long as we solve the three points I mentioned, our Qu family can do things without any distractions."
However, Su Yizhao was thinking in his mind at this moment that the capital city did not know about this matter at all. In order to get the Qu family to get involved, asking Su Jinxun to go to the emperor to ask for credit was one step, and starting from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry was another step.
One ring.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and shopkeeper Jin's voice came from outside the door.
"Young Master, the Fourth Prince is here. He heard that you were in the Plum Pavilion and said he wanted to see you. He is already waiting for you in the Bamboo Room."