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Chapter 98 The Big Chess Falls, The Su Family Disaster (Two in One)

"This junior has met Grandpa Zhao."

At the gate of the White Clothes Villa, Su Yanyan took off his veil and bowed solemnly to the old man in front of him.

The old proprietor who took the initiative to greet the girl looked at the girl in front of him with a face of relief. The world's transportation is inconvenient. Even though he was in the same state and was a family friend, he hadn't seen Su Yanyan for several years.

"I never thought that the little girl who was carved with jade and carved with jade, has become a big girl."

"Fortunately, Grandpa Zhao is not old, even younger than when I saw him before!"

In two sentences, the jerky and restraint that had not been seen for many years faded away in an instant.

"You have such a mouth!" The old owner chuckled, "It is said that Concubine De was as beautiful as a fairy when she was a girl, and she was as beautiful as a fairy, and I think you are much better than her!"

Su Yanyan pretended to be resentful, "Grandpa Zhao, if you talk nonsense like this again, I will ignore you!"

"Hahahaha, you girl, you are obviously praising you! Let's go, let's go into Zhuangzi and say, what's the matter with standing here all the time."

Everyone in the Su family entered the Baiyi Mountain Villa, and the rest of the servants, including the housekeeper and Zhuang Ding, helped to settle in. The old owner took Su Yanyan and Mr. Xun to the study to talk.

After each sat down, the old owner poured tea himself, and handed the first cup to Mr. Xun, "I have worked hard for you all these years."

Mr. Xun's expression changed suddenly, he got up quickly, and said in panic: "Old owner, the younger generation can't afford it."

"I said you deserve it, so you deserve it!" The old owner pushed him back on his seat, "Whether it's the teaching of Yan Yan or the support of the Su family, you have contributed a lot, so I won't say too much. I'm not from the Su family, but I'm just offering you a cup of tea for my elder brother."

Then he brought another cup of tea to Su Yanyan, and seeing the dull atmosphere caused by the mention of old Mr. Su, he smiled and said, "How did this trip go, where did you go, tell me?"

The three of them chatted about the itinerary and anecdotes of this trip, and the atmosphere became active again.

This time Su Yanyan set off from Yueyang, first went east to Guangling Prefecture, then went north to Sixiang Prefecture and other places, then went west to Zhongzhou and Yongliang Prefecture, and finally went around a big circle through Sishui Prefecture and finally returned to Yunmeng Prefecture. He basically saw half of the rivers and mountains in Daxia, and naturally saw countless interesting things along the way.

Mr. Xun and Mr. Zhao, the old owner of the villa, also traveled to the mountains and rivers when they were young. At this moment, they confirmed each other. In the study, there were bursts of cheers and laughter.

"Yesterday when we arrived in Zigui County, we planned to take a break at the home of a family sister, but unexpectedly, we encountered a bad thing."

After chatting all the way, it turned to yesterday, Su Yanyan talked about the things in Zigui County, and said with emotion: "In recent years, there have been more and more people in my Su family, but their conduct has become worse and worse."

The old owner smiled and nodded, "Your approach is right. There are countless examples of big families in the history books. Bloodlines and kinship are important, but if you ignore right and wrong and indulge in disorder, sooner or later you will be in danger of overthrow and extinction."

Immediately he looked at Mr. Xun, "I remember that the prefect of our Qingshan County is the Su family, you'd better say hello to him, and let him not mess around."

Mr. Xun hummed, "I have sent someone to talk about it right away, and I have also sent a letter to the Patriarch, informing the young miss of her decision."

Su Yanyan said softly: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to the son of the Bai Changshi family. Without him, there might be one more soul who died unjustly because of our Su family."

The old owner blinked, "What does it have to do with him?"

Mr. Xun smiled and told the process of the trial that day, "I didn't expect that Mr. Bai, who was rumored to be acting absurdly, would have such talent. It surprised us."

Accidental fart!

The old owner slandered, the sentence [30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor] that the dog roared before leaving almost made him angry. If the dog didn't run fast, he would have caught it up and hung it up and beat him up.

He asked, "Did someone walk with him that day?"

Mr. Xun froze for a moment, thought about it for a while, and nodded, "It means that there are several other people traveling with him."

The old owner was stunned, and snorted, "This Mr. Bai also came to the old man yesterday, and the old man saw his fellow traveler."

Both Su Yanyan and Mr. Xun are smart people, and they understood immediately after hearing the words, Mr. Xun asked, "Does this fellow traveler have something to say?"

The old owner took a piece of paper from the desk and handed it to Mr. Xun, "How about this poem?"

Mr. Xun took it and looked up, his expression suddenly became more serious.

After reading it carefully, he handed it to Su Yanyan, who loves poetry.

Su Yanyan looked intently, and his eyes lit up.

[In my later years, I like to be quiet, and I don’t care about everything.

Self-reliant measures, Sorachi return old forest.

Song Feng blew the band and Shanyue played the piano.

Jun asked about the poor, and fisherman's songs entered Pushen. 】

"The pine wind is blowing and the belt is being untied, and the mountain and the moon are playing the piano. It's so beautiful!" Su Yanyan couldn't help sighing, with a look of astonishment on his face, "Grandpa Zhao, this poem can be your confession poem. When did you write it?"

"How can I write such a masterpiece!" The old owner laughed, "It was written by the person who accompanied Mr. Bai."

Mr. Xun was surprised and said: "Such a poet should not be an unknown person. How could he be willing to be the follower of the white cloud?"

"Who said he was a follower? It's not bad for him to be a follower at Baiyunbian."

The old proprietor is simply full of will-o'-the-wisps towards that boy from the Bai family, and he doesn't know if the sentence "Don't bully the young and poor" will have any impact on his reputation, you bastard!

In Su Yanyan's beautiful eyes, the brilliance flowed, "Grandfather Zhao knows this person?"

The old owner smiled and said: "His name is Yun Jingxia, and his name is Yanzu."

Su Yanyan and Mr. Xun looked at each other, Mr. Xun frowned slightly, "I haven't heard of it."

The old owner smiled lightly and said, "He is from Sishui Prefecture, and he has such a poetic talent."

Su Yanyan thought for a while, looked down at the poem in his hand, and suddenly asked in surprise: "Is he Xia Jingyun?"

Mr. Xun was also taken aback, and then smiled and said: "Yes, Yun Jingxia, Xia Jingyun, Jianning Yun's family, and he is the younger brother of the Concubine De, taking the surname Yun is reasonable. Why didn't I think of it! Missy is still smart!"

"Where is he?"

The person he had always wanted to see appeared just like that, and Su Yanyan's eyes were filled with curiosity and excitement.

"It's gone. With that bastard from the Bai family by his side, who knows where he has gone. "

The old owner smiled and looked at Su Yanyan, who was obviously disappointed in his expression, "What's the matter? Are you moved?"

Su Yanyan shook his head and smiled generously, "No, I just admire his poetic talent and want to see it with my own eyes. But it doesn't matter if I don't think about it, I can leave a good imagination in my heart so as not to be disappointed in the future."

The old owner thought of Xia Jingyun's elegant and unrestrained appearance yesterday, and smiled slightly, "Let's go with fate!"
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"Hey! Let it be!"

Sitting in the cabin, Xia Jingyun scratched his head speechlessly.

He originally wanted to plan the way ahead, but before coming, he asked Sishui Prefecture Shepherd Li Tianfeng to find a map and look at it, and planned the way forward.

This trip is roughly from Sishui Prefecture to Yunmeng Prefecture, then continue east to Guangling Prefecture, then turn north to Sixiang Prefecture, and finally transfer to Zhongzhou and enter Zhongjing City. The time is about half a month to a month before Chunwei.

But even though he was fully prepared for the traffic conditions in ancient times, the reality was still somewhat unexpected.

It has been more than ten days since he came out, and he just entered Yunmeng State.

And according to the current slow posture, I am afraid that he will not be able to leave Yunmeng State for another month.

Let it go, anyway, my purpose is to take advantage of the road to Beijing to catch the exam, walk around, and observe the situation in the world. If it is too late, I will take the road directly from Yunmengzhou and go straight to Zhongjing!
He still misses those familiar people a little bit.

I don't know how my cousin has adapted in the Wudang Army, and whether he has been transferred to the frontier to fight;
I don't know how my sister's life in the palace is going, but I heard that she has become the only super-grade imperial concubine in the harem, and Concubine Shu is still in confinement and has not come out, so it should be quite relaxed for the time being;

I don't know if Jiang Yuhu will miss the happiness that he bestowed on him as a fool, probably not. After all, he is the one who can call the rest of the big bosses in Zhongjing trash, so he must have more important things to do;

I don't know if Feng Xiuyun thought about it day and night in the palace, waiting for her with an open mind;

Who is the person hidden behind the dark scenes?

The old proprietor's words mean both inside and outside the words, can the Su family be used as a help?
Do I have to do the math, and when I return to Beijing, I will give my sister a big surprise?

Listening to the white clouds outside who were self-righteously composing lame poems, Xia Jingyun sat in the cabin, lost in thought.
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In the middle capital that Xia Jingyun misses, in a certain house on the outskirts of the city, the figure who is used to wearing white clothes is now wearing a black embroidered gold cloak, standing by the water, the desolate landscape and the black clothes on his body compose a chill.

"Did the Yunmeng State launch it?"

Not far behind, a man standing respectfully with his hands down nodded and said, "We've already done it. If nothing else happens, in Zigui County, we've arranged for the woman from the Su family to go to jail."

"Well, then don't worry about it, let our people act according to the plan, and the rest will wait and see what happens, and don't act rashly."

"Yes!"

The man respectfully responded, and then hesitated: "My lord, if we don't do anything, will they really be fooled?"

"I have always warned you, don't underestimate the heroes of the world. The Su family has such a large family business, with tens of thousands of clansmen and thousands of soldiers, one clan with two faces, and students and old officials all over the world. If you want to plot against them, the first point is not to treat them as fools."

"Any of our unnecessary actions will easily arouse their suspicion, and then the whole situation will go in a direction that we can't control."

"So, we can only find the point that is enough to move the whole body from those edges that are not noticeable, and push it lightly, so that this tower will collapse due to its own weight."

"I will only say these words once. If you still don't understand, then I will replace them."

The man immediately saluted in panic, "My lord, this subordinate knows his mistake! This subordinate understands!"

"Go make arrangements!"

The black cloak is cold against the cold pool, and the voice is as cold as winter, "Sishui Prefecture is on the brink of failure, this time, the Su family, I am determined!"
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In Qingshan County, Su Yuanshang, the prefect, sat in the government office, handling official duties attentively.

The back is straight, the appearance is dignified, and the two horoscopes add to the majesty. Being in the top position for a long time has cultivated a distinguished bearing.

Although he is a member of the main family of the Su family, he is not a direct descendant, so he was just living comfortably.

But since he was a child, he was intelligent and good at reading poems and books. He actually passed the Jinshi examination, and then he was valued by the third party of the Su family, relying on the third party of the Su family to have the status of being in charge of a county today.

He is still very young, less than forty, and Sanfang attaches great importance to him and is willing to cultivate him. If he can further show his ability, he may be able to climb up with the help of the family in the future. If he can further fix his position in the position of a state governor or even a state pastor, the Su family's direct line may have more of him in the future!
"master!"

An aide came in quickly and shouted.

Su Yuanshang murmured, seeing that the other party didn't speak, raised his head and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Huh?"

"Master, someone is looking for you outside, and it belongs to the eldest lady."

Su Yuanshang put down his pen, "Let him in."

Soon a dusty man rushed in and knelt down on the ground, "Master Su, please save my mistress! She was thrown into prison by the county lord!"

"what?"

Su Yuan, who had always been tense in front of his subordinates, stood up abruptly, with a look of surprise on his face, "What's going on?"

Although Luo Su is just an ordinary woman in the Su family, she is the close relative and sister of Su Yuanshang with the same father and mother!
"The day before yesterday, some family matters in our family went to court. Who would have thought that after asking about the situation, Sun Xianzun mercilessly sent my mistress to the prison."

Su Yuanshang frowned. Although Zigui County belongs to Hanjia County and not under the jurisdiction of Qingshan County, it borders on Qingshan County. He also met the Zigui county magistrate at some banquets, and asked in doubt: "I have seen Zigui county magistrate Sun Youfu. He is not an upright person. Although he doesn't know the relationship between my sister and me, my sister has the name of the Su family after all. How could he act like this?"

"It was the son of Bai Changshi's family in the middle of the state who passed by, saw this, and then supported the county lord. He made this decision."

Su Yuanshang frowned, "Is that Jinke Xie Yuan Baiyunbian? My sister never offended him, why did he target him like this?"

He frowned and thought about whether there was any additional conspiracy in it, but he couldn't come to a conclusion after thinking for a long time.

With so many people in the Su family, only those who have paid special attention to his own clan will know the close relationship between him and the Luo Su clan. Outsiders will only be treated as ordinary fellow clansmen, and they will not attack her!
As soon as he looked up at the man kneeling on the ground, he felt irritated for no reason, and shouted sharply: "Speak up if you have anything to say! What did my sister do?"

The man trembled, and hurriedly explained what he had learned.

"So, my sister deserved what she deserved?"

"Yes, no, no! There must be something hidden in this, and it was framed by the Sun County Lord!"

Su Yuanshang looked at him, "Is there anything else you haven't finished?"

The man quickly shook his head.

"Go down."

After dismissing his confidants and messengers, Su Yuanshang sat on a chair and buried his face in his hands.

He fell into an unprecedented tangle.

With his outstanding level of government affairs, he knew almost as soon as he heard it that Sun Youfu's judgment on this matter was really all right. He even said that if he didn't care about the face of the Su family, sister might be directly immersed in a pig cage.

From a utilitarian point of view, his current career is at a good time, there is no need to get involved in such things, anyway, this incident will not affect him at all;

From a moral point of view, a woman who murdered her husband and conspired with others did not deserve any sympathy.

But, that was the elder sister of his mother!
In his mind, those long-ago images popped up uncontrollably.

"Xiao Shang, don't cry, give me a hug from sister, a man, be brave!"

"Xiao Shang, my sister brought you your favorite malt candy, shhh! Keep your voice down, don't let my mother overhear, she will hit me."

"Sister, I'm afraid of the dark!" "It's okay, I don't have to be afraid if my sister is holding you to sleep! Xiaoshang is a man, don't be afraid of the dark!"

In my memory, my mother fiercely took the feather duster and whipped my sister so badly, "You are a fat dog! How dare you beat the young master! Go and kneel at the door for me!"

The elder sister, who was crying with snot and tears, saw him standing in the distance and looking at him timidly, and smiled happily.

Why did she want to beat that young master who can't be offended, because that young master beat her younger brother!

Su Yuanshang smiled miserably, opened his eyes, with a hint of resignation to his fate, "Come here!"

"Prepare the horse, go to Hanjia County!"
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Outside the city of Qingshan County, a fast horse galloped wildly, and the Su family guards on the horse stared at the city that was already in the distance, and happened to pass by a cavalry team on the official road.

(No, take a day off.)
　It's a little late, so hurry up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)