"Su Jinxun's third son, Su Wenzhou, and his wife lost their legitimate son, and they are looking for death in the house every day. Su Wenzhou doesn't even go to the Yamen, and makes trouble every day. The emperor is pity, but won't he let them succeed?"
Although E Chongming felt that Su Jinxun's move was a bit shameless, at least it was beneficial.
Who among the officialdom is not thick-skinned? Those who are thin-skinned cannot stay at all.
"Teacher! Isn't this move just in line with the emperor's wishes? Otherwise, how could the emperor be so happy?" Meng Lingxi said suddenly.
E Chongming immediately looked over with admiration, "Then tell me, what does the emperor mean by this move?"
Meng Lingxi said: "Wang Deng is a pure minister, so the emperor wanted to reduce major issues to minor ones and did not want to severely punish Wang Deng."
"That's right! The emperor didn't attack Wang Deng at the beginning. Everyone could see that he was showing favoritism. If the situation hadn't gotten out of hand later, the emperor wouldn't have punished him so severely." E Chongming agreed.
"Since Wang Deng cannot be saved, the emperor must find a way to insert another pure minister. Mr. Su happened to have lost two grandchildren, so the emperor used this excuse to give him the seat."
Meng Lingxi pondered and said: "Actually, there is no need to worry about it. The most promising member of the Su family has been buried in the sea of fire. At this moment, there is no chance of success. Isn't it time to take advantage of it?"
E Chongming nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, Xi'er has grown up. Although it is forbidden to try to figure out the Holy Will, who in the court does not try to figure out the Holy Will? Otherwise, how can we gain a foothold in the officialdom?"
"My teacher has always thought you were smart, but you have had too little experience. Think of what you have done before as training!"
The atmosphere in the Su Mansion was very delicate at the moment. There was a burst of laughter and laughter among the old ladies in the main courtyard. The old lady even wiped away her previous sadness and became beaming with smiles.
In the main room of the fourth room, Mrs. Tang looked at the concubine who suddenly appeared in front of her, and her mind was a little confused.
Su Yizhao looked at the Tang family in plain clothes in front of him, smiled and said: "Mother is worried, her son is back."
The young man in front of him was neatly dressed, but his face was gray and his former grace was gone.
"Just come back!"
Tang came to her senses and wanted to ask about what happened yesterday, but seeing Su Yizhao's embarrassment, she still asked her to go back and wash up.
"You go back and rest first. Just come back as soon as you are alive. We will talk about the rest after you have rested."
"Then my son will go back to the yard first." She hadn't eaten anything until now, and she was so hungry that her chest pressed against her back.
Trapped in a secret passage with everyone, she didn't dare to take out food to eat, and there was no way to explain it.
The eldest lady in the house also laughed heartily. Seeing the old lady pulling Su Yijue and talking non-stop, she quickly persuaded her.
"Mom! Xiaowu has been trapped for a day and a night, and he hasn't had any water or rice yet. He must be hungry and tired. It's better to let him go back to rest first, and then ask him after he has rested!"
The old lady took Su Yijue's hand and looked left and right, her face full of joy and reluctance.
"Ouch! Look, I forgot. Quickly ask the big kitchen to prepare food."
As the old lady spoke, her face froze, and then she added: "Prepare a copy for Xiao Qi too! He must have suffered a lot."
"Why do I need your orders? My daughter-in-law has already prepared them." Ms. Liang said with a smile.
"Oops! We need to take down those white flags quickly. It's really unlucky."
Mrs. Liang hurried back as she spoke. She had been wearing plain clothes for a day, and now she just wanted to change.
News that Su Yizhao and the others had returned to the palace soon reached the emperor's ears, and even officials such as E Chongming also received the news.
"Come back?" The emperor looked at Xu Luo with a surprised expression. Isn't this just a coincidence?
"Didn't you say that we have searched all over Jiang Gongyuan? Why didn't you find it before?"
The emperor couldn't believe it. He turned his head upside down, but he didn't see anyone.
"I heard that there was a secret room under the main hall where the inner and outer curtain officials rested. After they entered, because the house was burned down, the built secret room collapsed, and they fell into a secret passage again."
The emperor was speechless for a long time, so what? Su Jinxun did get a bargain.
"They have been trapped in the secret passage since then. Fortunately, they were discovered by people from the Bingma Division and were rescued this morning."
Xu Luo also found it incredible. He could only say that he could still come back safely. His fate was really high.
"Twenty-six people were trapped together with the Su Yizhao brothers. Except for one candidate who was killed by a hidden arrow from a machine, the others were intact, but a little weaker."
"So, there are still twenty-seven people alive?" The emperor thought thoughtfully, and there was silence in the study.
After Su Jinxun learned the news, he immediately went to the Ministry of Personnel to apply for leave and hurried back to his house.
At this time, Su Yizhao had already finished taking a bath and had a delicious meal.
After eating a bowl of millet porridge, Su Yizhao felt like he was alive. In such weather, he had to drink some warm porridge.
"Master! My slave and sister Yuerong thought you were here." Yueqiu sobbed, crying and laughing at the same time, her eyes swollen into walnuts.
Yuerong also wiped away her tears. From the sadness and hesitation yesterday to the relief now, it seemed like she had experienced a lifetime.
"If the young master survives the disaster, he will be blessed later! With the blessing of a lucky star, he will be fine for sure."
She thought of the cold faces of the servants in the big kitchen yesterday, and said that the servants in their courtyard were afraid that things would not go well.
Either they were re-sold, or they were sent down to work as rough girls.
The young master's death left them mentally and physically exhausted. They had not slept a wink since last night and cried heartbrokenly.
When I relaxed now, I suddenly felt my brain hurt.
"I've made you worry. You can all go back and have a rest later."
Su Yizhao was a little moved. If anyone in this house would really worry about her, it would be Yuerong and Yueqiu, right?
The two of them didn't refuse. In fact, they were exhausted.
After Su Yizhao had his meal, he exercised for a while and then fell asleep.
She slept until it was dark, and when she woke up, it was already late afternoon.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Su Yizhao muttered as he looked at Yuerong who was heating food on the small clay stove.
Yuerong smiled and said, "You are so tired, what are you doing? Even the old man ordered us not to disturb you and the fifth young master's rest."
"Grandpa is back?" Su Yizhao patted his head after saying this. It should be time to leave work now.
"I heard that you and the Fifth Young Master are back. The old man took leave from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and came back to see you. It's a pity that you are all exhausted and went to bed early."
"Yes! The old man also asked the doctor to take a pulse check for you and the fifth young master!"
Yueqiu walked in, holding a tray in her hand.
"The big kitchen will give you and the Fifth Young Master some cordyceps flower stewed pigeon soup. You can just drink it."
"Master, the fifth young master and the seventh young master are awake, and the fourth master has also returned home."
Su Huai looked at Su Jinxun carefully, fearing that the old man would get angry again when he heard that the fourth master had returned home.
"That unfilial son still knows how to come back? Let him get out."
Sure enough, when Su Jinxun heard that Su Wenqing was back, he felt angry.