emperor cold concubine

Chapter 57
The moon is dark and the wind kills the night.

There were no murderers, but more than one visited here with or without purpose.

The heavily guarded Su Mansion, which can be called iron and copper walls, is eerily quiet tonight, and there is an aura of rain and wind everywhere.

Su Mansion is the mansion built by the imperial court more than 20 years ago when Su Yan was granted the title of Marquis.

As an adult, Su Che spent most of his time in the military camp and had not yet married, so he did not build his own mansion and lived in the West Garden of the Hou Mansion.

I have to admire the power of these two people. They climbed all the way from the wall of the backyard of the Su Mansion into the courtyard. There is the residence of the maidservants, and there is no place worth stopping to explore.From the backyard to the front yard, you have to pass a rockery in the middle, and a large garden with various kinds of flowers. Under the moonlight, you can faintly see various colors of red, pink, yellow and green competing for beauty. Among them, the one that caught Su Mo's attention was the garden. There are large clusters of pink and white petals planted around the surrounding area, which are as small as pearls. If it is correct, this should be the "purple crimson grass" that Cang Hao said.

Passing by a long arch bridge, in front of it is the main courtyard where the master of the Su Mansion lives.They didn't touch any organs along the way, and they walked around the Su Mansion like a walk. It doesn't mean that the two are lucky, but obviously they have been here more than once, and they already know the terrain here like the back of their hands.Su Mo was really lucky, following them, not only was he not noticed, but he was also safe all the way.

Tonight, the atmosphere in the Hou Mansion was inexplicably depressing. Su Mo, who followed Bai Wanrou and the two into the Su Mansion without a trace, was sensitively aware of the abnormality.

In Su Yan's study, except for the father and son, all the other servants were dismissed early. No one, including Mrs. Su, was allowed to approach the study.

Su Yan sat behind the desk with a dispirited and ugly face, as if he had aged ten years overnight, while Su Che standing in front of the desk was full of astonishment and couldn't believe it.

"Father, what did that person mean?" Seeing the expression on his father's face, Su Che already guessed a certain possibility in his heart, but still held a layer of hope in his heart, hoping that things were not what he thought like that.

How is it possible, how is it possible for Lord Su, who is just and strict, and loves the people like a son?
Su Yan sat down in the large carved chair, looked down at the corner of the desk, his thoughts were hazy, his expression was regretful, he was almost ashamed to face his proud only son, many words lingered between his lips and teeth, and he felt embarrassed. He opened his mouth, but he had to say that perhaps today was the only chance for him to repent in his life.

"Che'er, being a father for so many years, there has always been a devil full of sins living in his heart. He often disturbs his father so that he can't sleep at night and is in great pain. How many times he wakes up from nightmares and wants to speak but dare not speak."

Su Che didn't want to believe it: "Father..."

Starting from the beginning, Su Yan took a deep breath. Maybe telling the past is not as difficult as he imagined, even if it was the only wrong thing he did in his life, and even if he said it, he might face unimaginable difficulties. He was fully prepared for the unbearable consequences.

"19 years ago, you were only seven years old. I don't know if you can still remember that there was a flood in Langzhou that year. For more than a month, you argued all day long to see your mother, but I didn't agree. On the day of your birthday, you also failed to fulfill your wish."

Su Che only thought for a moment, then said: "Yes. I had already reached the age of remembering things at that time, especially this incident is particularly deep in my memory."

At that time, he didn't understand why he couldn't see his mother all of a sudden, so he cried all day long.The father said that a disaster fell from the sky, and the people of Langzhou were in dire straits. Mother, as the wife of the city lord, comforted the people, cooked porridge to relieve the disaster, was exhausted and had no extra energy to take care of him, so she threw him to the guards and maidservants in the mansion. .Even on his birthday, mother never showed up.

As a young boy, he couldn't understand what mother was busy with. After so many days without seeing her, did she miss her son?
After so many years, I am getting older day by day, I know more things, and my views on many things are different. Occasionally, when I think about things when I was young, I always feel that I can’t figure it out.However, it seemed that there was an unbreakable film between him, and he never asked about those things.

"At that time, Langzhou was far less prosperous than it is now, especially the torrential rain for half a month, which made it hard to open your eyes. In the end, the embankment of the lower reaches of the Liudu River was destroyed, and the flood flooded the entire Langzhou city in an instant. The crops were destroyed, and the people All the hard work and hard work in that whole year was instantly wiped out, and during the period after that, how many people could be heard in the city hundreds of miles away crying loudly against the tide that has not yet receded, it was heartbreaking to hear."

Su Che nodded: "Yes. That's why my father wrote to the court, asking the emperor to allocate money for disaster relief."

Su Yan smiled wryly: "Although the emperor is not as ambitious as the Emperor Yu of the past, he is not a senseless and stupid king who abandons his people. The relief money has been allocated, and if it is exchanged for food, it will be enough to teach the whole city to survive. Difficulties." At this point, Su Yan smiled even more wryly, even with a little powerless regret.

"It's just that there are unpredictable things in the sky, and luck never comes. Misfortunes never come singly."

Su Che tried his best to keep calm, and said indifferently: "What happened later? Is it related to mother?"

"One day I was inspecting the disaster situation outside, and when I came back to the mansion, I unexpectedly didn't see your mother. You should know that your mother is a well-educated and well-mannered lady. She went out alone without telling me, and the maid beside her was completely gone.” Su Yan paused, buried his head in his palms, calmed down for a moment, took a deep breath again, and continued: I searched everywhere, but couldn’t find it. Then, I found a note and a bunch of hair on the door of the ancestral hall. Che’er, do you know? I was almost scared out of my wits.”

Su Che also held his breath at this moment, listening quietly without interrupting.

"Until now, I haven't figured out the identity of those people. There is only one sentence in the note: Give me the disaster money, or tear up the ticket."

Su Che said: "Daddy agreed."

Su Yan didn't answer, but said: "At that time, I thought they wanted me to hand over the money in person, but I haven't received the money and food from the court, so how can I hand it over?"

Su Che said: "They want all the relief money?"

Su Yan said: "Yes. However, their real purpose is not disaster."

Su Che frowned: "What do you mean?"

Su Yan smiled bitterly: "Che'er, for my father's life, I have done things openly and honestly, with a clear conscience, but I did one thing wrong, and the consequences caused are almost beyond my ability. These people are very powerful. It can also be done without anyone noticing that they have kidnapped your mother for only one purpose, to let Weifu participate in their actions and act as if they didn't know anything about it."

"Let father participate, but keep silent?" Su Che frowned, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, "The disaster money is lost, and the people of Langzhou have no food to eat. The court must thoroughly investigate and investigate. How should father answer?"

Su Yan smiled wryly. Apart from a wry smile, he didn't know what other expressions he should have. He said, "Che'er, this is the key."

Hearing this, Su Che looked at his father, and was silent for a moment. After a while, his expression changed, as if he had suddenly figured something out, but his voice became indifferent, and he couldn't hear the emotion: "Yes, this is the key. They kidnapped mother My dear, I want my father to participate in their plan, but he is not allowed to say anything. They are so powerful that they can completely hide without anyone noticing. The Hetian jade went to Guizhou to exchange a large amount of food for disaster relief. All the people in Langzhou didn't know the inside story and were grateful to their father, but they hated the court from then on. The most direct consequence of this incident is that Langzhou and the court broke up."

"Father knows that the people hated the wrong court and the emperor, but they can't say it, dare not say it, and can only let the situation continue to develop, which led to today's situation." Thinking of it, I feel terrified.Fortunately, this nightmare can finally end today, Su Yan said: "The only thing I can do for my father is to do my best to govern Langzhou well and give the people of Langzhou a stable and prosperous life, hoping to alleviate my father's sins in the past. "

At this point, Su Che has almost nothing he doesn't understand. In his heart, the image of his father has always been dedicated, upright and selfless. Even though the people in Langzhou scolded the emperor for being stupid, his father didn't complain. He took out the Hetian jade passed down from generation to generation by the Su family, just so that the people of Langzhou could have a meal.

He had silently thought countless times in his heart that he should be proud of having such a selfless and great father for the rest of his life.

But, now, should I blame my father? If he was the one who encountered this kind of thing, would he be able to watch his mother fall into danger without saving her?
Looking at the silent son, Su Yan bowed his head sadly: "Che'er, as a father, I know that I am ashamed of you, the people of Langzhou, and even the court. Now that you know the truth of the past, even if you can't forgive my father, I am ashamed. What the Father deserves."

"Does mother know what happened back then?"

"I don't know, those people don't know what method they used to completely erase her memory of that time. And I don't want her to blame herself for thinking wildly all day, so naturally I won't tell her about it."

Su Che nodded, looked down at his father's desk, and was in a daze for a while, the study seemed to suddenly quiet down, and after a long while, Su Che said: "Father, my child doesn't know what you did at that time. Right, but Haier knows that if this matter were changed to Haier, he would probably not have come up with a better solution. Threats to the lives of those closest to him have always been the most direct and effective, and few people can still Keep calm, so Dad, you don't need to ask the child's forgiveness for this matter, the child will not blame you for anything."

Hearing this, Su Yan's expression was moved, his head was lowered, his eyes were flushed, and his heart felt sour without words, but he didn't know how to react.

If you have a son like this, what will your husband ask for?
(End of this chapter)