Vol 3 Chapter 112: Brotherhood (two more)

Qi Shu rode a fast horse and quickly arrived at Su Mansion.
Naturally, Su Mansion also got the news that it was up early. Ye Xi came to Su Mansion early in the morning and sat in the study with Su Fengnuan.
Hearing that Qi Shu, the king of Ping County, rushed to the door, Ye Xi glanced at Su Feng Nuan and said with a smile, "Isn't this little king of the county stupid? I know that I will come to Su Mansion to find you."
Su Fengnuan laughed, "How many fools have you been with Ye Chang since childhood?" When the words fell, he told the housekeeper, "Go and invite the little princess here."
The housekeeper should have gone quickly.
Not long after, the butler brought Qi Shu to the study.
When the door opened, Su Fengnuan and Ye Xi sat at the table leisurely. There was no stove in the study. They were very cold, but the two seemed not afraid of coldness, their faces were casual, and they were comfortable.
Su Fengnuan was holding a teapot in one hand, pouring tea into an empty tea cup, and when he saw Qi Shu, he smiled first, "The little princess looks very frightened, come sit down, drink a cup of hot tea, and be shocked."
Qi Shuping regained the anxiety in his heart, stepped forward, and handed over to the two of them, "Brother Ye Xi, Miss Su." When the words fell, he slowly sat down, took Su Fengnuan's newly poured hot tea, and took a sip , Put down and said, "Miss Su should know what I'm here for."
Su Fengnuan smiled and nodded, and said to him, "Little Junwang don't have to be anxious and panic, Ping Junwang won't be beheaded, you can rest assured."
With just this sentence, Qi Shu immediately put down half of his heart, looked at Su Fengnuan, and humbly asked for advice, "Miss Su, please speak frankly."
Su Fengnuan did not hide it, and said to him, "In ten years, there have been three major disaster relief cases, countless small cases, and the ruling and the opposition. If you really want to liquidate, not many people will really have clean hands and feet. Could the emperor really be killed? Hundred officials, now more than 20 people have been found. If more than 20 people are killed, there will be a storm between the ruling party and the opposition, which will definitely lead to instability of the government. Since ancient times, it has been used to kill and stop greed."
Qi Shu said, "But now people have been pushed outside the Meridian Gate!"
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "You don't have to be anxious, push it out of the Meridian Gate, and you can put it out again. As long as the knife doesn't fall, it's not dead. At this time, someone is already going to save people."
Qi Shu asked immediately, "Who?"
Su Fengnuan said, "King Jin!"
Qi Shu looked at her, "Such a huge case of silver and ink corruption, even if King Jin goes to save him, will the emperor release people?"
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "The King Jin begged for mercy, but it was just borrowing the donkey from the slope." When the words fell, she said, "If you believe that the King of Ping County will be fine, you can finish drinking this cup of tea patiently here. News will come back soon."
Qi Shu heard the words and looked at Su Fengnuan. Although her posture was weak, her complexion was paler than her ordinary daughter, and she was not the same as the one who had seen her a few times before, with her expressive posture, and her horse riding a whip. I thought that she was said to have suffered extremely severe injuries due to the war between Yanbei and the Western Territory and the detoxification of fever and poison for Ye Shang. But even so, her words and expression can miraculously calm and comfort people.
He suppressed the anxiety in his heart and nodded slowly, "In that case, I believe Miss Su said, wait a moment."
Su Feng Nuan nodded, smiled and picked up the tea cup, and drank slowly.
Qi Shu felt that the hot tea water had driven away the chill of running horses.
Su Feng Nuan looked at him with a smile and said, "Early this morning, I received a letter from the statement. He attached a letter to the little princess, asking him whether he is well?"
Qi Shu was startled and looked at Su Fengnuan.
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "Leaving the statement of the capital, I followed the wild horse with the loose rein. When I was in Yanbei, I liked to follow my second uncle very much and discuss the use of soldiers with him. Now I am in the west with my two brothers. We often exchanged weapons. From his letter, I was happy to be there." After speaking, she reached out and took out the letter randomly placed on the table, and handed it to Qi Shu, "He gave this to Xiaojun Wang. letter."
Qi Shu stretched out his hand to take it, and saw that Brother Qi Shu said Qi, he opened the letter.
The letter is very short, the statement is strong and strong, and with the wind and snow in the west, first I asked him if he was well? Asked if he was bored in the capital for a long time? Said that now he is in the West, although his daily life is very fulfilling, but he often thinks back to those idiots they did together in the capital. Now the times have changed. Without Shen Qi, he is far in the West again, a good brother. , He and Ye Chang are the only ones left in the capital.
It was heard that after Ye Chang returned to Beijing, the emperor did not let him rest and supervised the household department on behalf of the emperor. He bluntly said that this is not a good job. In these years, who doesn't know that the treasury is empty and the household department is worn down. year? However, the emperor gave a heavy responsibility. Ye Chang, the eldest son of the Royal Palace of Rong’an, couldn’t take it away, and Miss Su was seriously injured. He must be worried again, and she must be quite tired. He is far in the west, not in the capital. He relieved his worries, but hoped that he, as a brother, would help him so much.
After reading the letter, Qi Shu, along with the handwriting of the statement, also remembered the things he, Shen Qi, Shen Shu, Ye Chang and others used to drink, hunt and play, and do things together every day when they were young. , Now that he has grown up, Shen Qi is dead, stating that he and Ye Chang are the only ones left in Beijing when he travels to the west.
Since the accident in the Anguo Gongfu and Jingyanghoufu, Ye Chang fell ill in the mansion and thanked the guests behind closed doors. Not long afterwards, he left the capital and went to Yanbei. He moved from Yanbei Zhou to the west, and then returned to the capital. After returning to the capital, he entered the head of the household. During this period, for half a year, he only saw him once, or heard that Su Fengnuan returned to the Su mansion that day. Yan called him to go to Rong'an Prince's Mansion to find Ye Chang Xiaoju.
But on that day, Ye Chang was obviously in a bad mood. He didn't stay with Liu Yan for long. Seeing his lack of interest and exhaustion, they didn't bother him anymore and left the Rong'an Palace.
The statement in the letter said that he, as a brother, worked hard to help Ye Chang or something. He asked himself and felt deeply ashamed. Now that his father is involved in a major corruption case, the Pingjun Prince's Mansion almost collapsed. Not only could he not help Ye Chang, but he also became a trouble for him.
Everyone knows that Ye Chang and him are brothers, and they have a deep friendship. This time, Ye Chang rectified the household and investigated the corruption of ink in the past ten years. His father's crime of corruption was the first to bear the brunt. The emperor is about to kill his father now. Know how to protect his father.
He sighed, put down the letter, and took the cold half of the tea to drink.
After he finished drinking, he put down the tea cup, and Qianhan's voice came from outside, "Girl, King Jin went to the hall to beg for mercy, and he really pushed the problem to the elder son. The elder son took advantage of the trend and proposed to the emperor and the Manchu court to exchange money for life. The emperor agreed, not to kill these courtiers, and to release the people. The decree said that all persons involved in the case, based on the evidence in the dossiers checked by the son, will return the amount of silver to the household. The limit is half a month. Those who are not up yet, punish the nine races!"
Su Fengnuan smiled and said to Zishu, "Little Junwang heard it? As long as Ping Junwang pays back all the money he has greeted, there will be no trouble."
Qi Shu was surprised and happy, stood up, thanked Su Fengnuan, "Thank you Miss Su!"
Su Fengnuan waved his hand and smiled lightly and said, "The little princess doesn't have to thank me, I didn't do anything." When the words fell, he looked at Qi Shu and said, "Ye Chang, a descendant of the clan, carries on his shoulders Rong'an Royal Palace. The bronzing plaque, even if King Rong'an and the princess have not been there for many years, as the son of Prince Rong'an, he will not be defeated by his parents' arrogance and will. The responsibility is incumbent."
Qi Shu nodded.
Su Fengnuan added, "Although the foreign troubles have been eliminated in Nanqi and the two countries have negotiated peace, the internal affairs are fierce, and the years of long-standing ills are as many as cows. If the country is not cured for a long time, even if there is no foreign enemy invasion, it will be destroyed inside. Ye Chang never wronged anyone. Ping Jun Wang was deeply involved in the case, and now it’s a consequence. Don’t blame Ye Chang, Xiao Jun Wang. Although his surname is Ye, the blood of Liu’s descendants is in his blood. He was young and lonely. For many years, I have cherished the brotherhood with you very much. Brothers and husbands and wives are cultivated in a few lifetimes."
Qi Shu said sincerely, "I understand, I won't blame him." The words fell, and he pursed his lips. "If it weren't for the father, I would have to behead one or two ministers outside the noon gate today in order to behave like you. Although he cited and checked this. The case, but behind the scenes, Zhou Xuan definitely tried his best to protect the Ping County Prince’s Mansion.
Su Fengnuan nodded and said to him, "It's good for the king to understand. The Ministry of Household is holding the key to the Nanqi National Treasury. How can the country be rejuvenated because the country has been dragged down? A million taels of officials would have to die. What's more, as far as I know, your father was greedy for three million taels of silver, which is equivalent to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and was the most involved in the case. If they hadn’t had Ye Chang’s relationship with the emperor last week, The emperor will not spare their lives today."
Qi Shu's face turned pale, "There are so many..."
Su Fengnuan looked at him and said, "Little county king, go back! The emperor has a grace period of half a month. Please ask your father carefully, three million taels of silver, not three hundred twenty-three thousand two hundred thirty thousand taels or even three hundred thousand taels. Where did the large sum of money go? Is it hidden or spent? There should always be a way to go. If it is not there yet, there will be tens of thousands of people in the Nine Clan of Pingjun Prince's Mansion! Ye Chang can protect Pingjun King once. In sharing your brotherhood with you, if he still doesn't get up and can't tell where to go, Ye Chang can't keep him a second time."
Qi Shu nodded and said, "I'll go home now!"
Su Fengnuan instructed outside, "Steward, send the little county king out of the house!"
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