first minister

Chapter 122 Climbing Together
Many things in this world have to be timed.

Just like when facing Zheng Tianyu's behavior in Sishui Prefecture, Xia Jingyun never believed in coincidences.

Something happened to the head of the Su family, it was like a fuse that led to so many things that followed.

But just after so many things were resolved at a tragic price, the head of the Su family who had been in a coma happened to wake up.

If you say there is nothing in it, Xia Jingyun will feel that you are insulting his IQ.

Could it be that the Patriarch of the Su family, who has always been indifferent to the mountains and rivers, is the one who is really behind the scenes?

That's not right either!
He is the head of the house, what can he get?
What kind of mentality does he have that can allow him to secretly manipulate and make things develop like this, sacrificing the lives of his two younger brothers?

Moreover, the fourth son of the Su family colluded with the layout master who was still hiding in the dark in Zhongjing City, which was proved by the fourth son Su with his life. Could it be said that the fourth son of the Su family also colluded with the Patriarch of the Su family?
Or, is it possible that the Patriarch of the Su family knew about this and took advantage of the situation?

However, going around, still the same sentence, what is he planning?

He is the head of the family himself, and his power and prestige are not comparable to Su Yanyan's. If he really wants to cleanse the family and clean up the family tradition, he only needs one sentence, so why use such a method?

After thinking about it, Xia Jingyun still couldn't figure out the key point, so he simply gave up.

This has always been his habit. When a road fails, don't think hard. Change your posture, change the scene, maybe it will be a matter of course.

Su Yanyan had already left, so he took Bai Yunbian to the library in Sujiawu.

Because Su Yanyan sent someone to say hello, Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian went in smoothly, and also obtained a very high level of authority. In the three-story library building, except for the top floor, all other books can be browsed at will.

Although Bai Yunbian has a peculiar temperament, he is still talented and knowledgeable. The real Yizhou Jieyuan, not to mention Xia Jingyun, although the two young people are full of thoughts, but holding books in their hands, they are soon immersed in it.

What Xia Jingyun mainly reads are books on geography, mountains and rivers, people's livelihood, and history. It is still the established thinking at the moment. First, he should learn as much as possible about this world, so that he can make the right choice in the chaotic world that seems more and more likely to come in the future.

But Baiyunbian is different, just staring at those celebrity anecdotes, watching with relish, and from time to time his eyes light up, obviously seeing another famous scene, and fantasizing that he is the protagonist in it.

The sun deflected, bid farewell to the lake with a golden glow, and slowly sank into the mountains.

Under the urging of the thunder in his belly, Xia Jingyun reluctantly put down the book for the time being.

After going back to eat something, he went back to the library.

This time Bai Yunbian didn't follow, he had learned too much today, he needed to digest it carefully before he could apply what he learned.

In the cold night, Xia Jingyun walked out of the library and went back to the yard with Chen Fugui who had been waiting outside.

"Brother Chen, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Fugui shook his head with a smile, "Miss Rouzhi told me earlier that it was her honor to be with the young master. I only thought it was her self-deprecating or deep-rooted words, but now it seems that it is true, so young master must not be so serious."

Xia Jingyun laughed, "Young master Bai may like your words very much, but to me, we are people who walk together on the same road, and this talk will be over."

Back in the small courtyard, Xie Yanzhi prepared hot water early, after taking a bath, she helped him dry off the water, and he helped her.
Silent all night.

When the sun came back on that day, the sun did not show up. After a few days of unseasonably warm sunshine, Dongting Lake finally turned into clouds with thick water vapor, casting layers of haze over the Sujiawu sky that should have been cleared from the rain.

Without sunlight, this moist wind seems to be able to blow into the bone cracks, revealing the bone-chilling cold from the inside out.

Xia Jingyun also added a black cloak, and stood tall. With the recovery of nutrition and day and night hard work, he has completely faded away from his previous weakness. His sharp facial lines and tall and straight figure, the wind slightly shakes his hair and the corners of his clothes, which is very beautiful.

It also matches well with the chilling winter.

When Su Yanyan came to the small courtyard, he was also dazzled by the scene in front of him.

"Mr. Xia is very handsome, and Xiao Su is bright and cheerful. It's really refreshing."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Thinking about it, the young lady has also experienced the state of mind when we saw you."

Su Yanyan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Would you be too confident when you speak like this?"

Xia Jingyun hummed, "For me, it is true, but for Miss Yu, it is a matter of course."

The smile on Su Yanyan's face became brighter and brighter, as if the sky had brightened a little.

"I didn't come here to hear nice things from you. I have two things to say to you."

"Why don't we go in and talk?"

Su Yanyan smiled and shook his head, "No need. The first thing is, I sent a letter to Zhoucheng the day before yesterday, and I received a reply last night. Uncle Yuan Shang has been released, dismissed from office and returned to his hometown. Although he failed to keep his official position, he still retained his innocence after all."

When Xia Jingyun heard it, his face showed surprise, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Miss."

Su Yanyan shook his head, "Master Xia, you don't need to be polite. Uncle Yuan Shang belongs to my Su family. This is what we should do. It's just that he was wronged because of the family disputes in the past few days. I can't use this matter as a favor in front of you."

When Xia Jingyun heard this, he was no longer polite, "What about the second one?"

Su Yanyan put away his smile, and his expression became serious, "Father wants to see you."

Xia Jingyun was startled in horror.

Su family, big room.

Su Yanyan was sitting in the boudoir, looking out of the window absent-mindedly.

The maid brought tea and said with a smile: "Miss, the Patriarch is already awake, isn't the most difficult time over? Why are you still so sad?"

Su Yanyan didn't speak, the surprise after hearing the good news last night slowly settled, and her reason quietly returned, and she also discovered something strange from it.

But the son doesn't say anything about the father, there are some things she can't say, but there are some people she still wants to worry about.

When she followed her gaze over the roofs, three people were slowly climbing the mountain on Sujiawu, which was so conspicuous that most people had seen it from afar, but very few people had been able to play with it.

One is today's guest of honor Xia Jingyun, one is the old owner Zhao who came to accompany him, and the other is the owner here, the owner of the Su family who has been "comatose" on the bed for several days, Su Yuanzheng.

The three of them just walked like this, no one said a word, only the slight sound of breathing and panting could be heard on the mountain road.

Xia Jingyun suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the old master Zhao and the Patriarch of the Su family also stopped, looking at him suspiciously.

Looking at Patriarch Su's rosy face, Xia Jingyun bowed his hands, "Patriarch Su, is it convenient to talk here? This junior has a question I want to ask."

"This mountain is a forbidden place for my Su family, so don't worry about it." The head of the Su family smiled slightly, "I thought you would hold back until how long, but you want to ask why I took you to climb the mountain?"

Xia Jingyun shook his head, staring at the other person's eyes rather impolitely, "I want to ask, is Mr. Su still alive?"

The confident smile of the Patriarch of the Su family froze on his face immediately, with a look of shock and disbelief.

"Hahahahaha!" Old Master Zhao laughed loudly, and patted Xia Jingyun on the shoulder, "Go up, you will know everything once you go up the mountain."

If there are still some direct descendants on the mountainside who can be summoned up, then the top of the mountain is an absolute forbidden place for the Su family.

Because after the old Xianggong died, his tomb was built directly on the top of the mountain, overlooking the eight hundred miles of Dongting day and night, paying tribute to his life's pride with the vast mist.

Under the leadership of the head of the Su family, Xia Jingyun passed through the checkpoints and reached the top of the mountain.

There is a tomb on the top of the mountain, which is well repaired, but for a family like the Su family, it looks a bit shabby.

If Xia Jingyun had seen this scene before today, he might have felt that the Su family felt that the old man's death was too embarrassing, so they stopped the coffin here, and planned to bury him in the ancestral grave after returning from revenge.

But now, looking at the tombstone, Xia Jingyun had another thought in his heart.

The Patriarch of the Su family walked to the tomb and turned a mechanism. The stone slab in front of the tomb room slid away soundlessly, revealing a narrow, long and deep passage.

The Patriarch of the Su family glanced at Xia Jingyun, and stretched out his hand, "Master Xia, please."

Xia Jingyun stepped in without hesitation, as if he had no fear at all.

The old master Zhao looked at the Patriarch of the Su family with a smile, "Tell me about you, people have already guessed that you can still scare them?"

After speaking, he stepped forward to follow, the Patriarch of the Su family sighed, and walked in.

The stone slab closed slowly and tightly, as if nothing had happened.

In the dark and secret passage, there should be ventilation holes, so it doesn't feel stuffy, and there are some night pearls along the way that emit enough light to see the road ahead.

After walking about [-] meters, the vision suddenly opened up.

The light shines from the hole in the mountainside, and a stream flows slowly along the opened track.

There are flowers and plants dotted all around, and an arch bridge is built on it. Between the mountainside, a normal courtyard scene of a wealthy family is created.

After walking across the arch bridge and pushing open a door, the scene in front of him surprised even the well-informed Xia Jingyun.

I saw the bright sky in front of me, a large area of ​​light poured in through the translucent glass, and an open space of about [-] square meters was pulled out in the mountainside.

Four houses, one courtyard, full of flowers and plants.

An old man was sitting at a table, holding a fat black cat in his arms, looking at him with a smile.

Xia Jingyun stepped forward and bowed deeply, "Junior Xia Jingyun from Sishui Prefecture, whose name is Gao Yang, pay my respects to Mr. Su!"

　The next chapter is an hour or so later, so think about it carefully.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)