Su Yao, who was being talked about by Old Lady Su, was chatting with Madam Mu Si.
Madam Mu Si had been worried for a while, and finally someone who could talk came. She couldn't help but speak out all the worries in her heart. She looked at Su Yao and said directly without hiding anything: "County Lady, I know that you are of noble status and can have a say in front of the Crown Prince. Now I want to ask you a definite question. What is His Highness going to do with the people around me and us women? How is the court going to deal with us?"
Although she now knew that her brother Bai Xiong had defected to the imperial court, her own life was probably not in danger, but Madam Mu Si was not only worried about herself, she was also worried about Mu Tong's daughters.
Mu Tong is a man with a perverse and violent temper. None of his women would be jealous of such a man, so the backyard of the Mu Mansion is very clean.
After Su Yao learned this, he also felt that these women were very good.
Mu Tong is a bad man, but these women did nothing wrong, including Mrs. Mu Si, who was forced to marry by Mu Tong. Women have no status in Mu Tong's heart. They are just tools for passing on the family line. These women did not fight against each other, but instead took care of each other.
So even though many people think it is better to cut the roots, Su Yao does not think these women should be killed.
It's not that she was soft-hearted or soft-hearted, but these people had not committed any crime, and they were all women and children. She felt there was no need to attack a group of women and children.
Xiao Heng had already submitted a petition to the court for instructions on this matter, so when Madam Mu Si came to ask again, Su Yao quietly told her the court's reply: "Madam, please rest assured, your lives are safe, even these children..."
Two of Mu Tong's sons died on the battlefield, and the other son fled and has not been caught yet. The ones left in the Mu Mansion are all unmarried daughters. The oldest is eleven years old, and the youngest is still in swaddling clothes. There are five girls in total. The think tanks in the court are the ones who know how to weigh the pros and cons best.
These women posed no threat at all, and Mu Qinglu was now known to the outside world as dead, so there were only these few girls left in the Mu Mansion.
Naturally, the imperial court would not be stingy in granting titles to a few princesses.
She raised her eyebrows: "As for you, now that you have the imperial decree, will you raise the princess in the future, or..."
Mrs. Mu Si spoke without hesitation: "Of course I am willing to raise the princess!"
Among these five daughters, one is her biological daughter, and she is not at ease leaving the child to anyone.
Besides, after experiencing Mu Tong, she has completely given up on men. What's the use of men? All disasters are caused by them. It is better to get rid of them completely, then life will be more comfortable.
She no longer has to endure Mu Tong's capricious personality, nor does she have to worry about him. She now has the imperial title of a first-rank lady and a daughter of a princess. The court clearly wants to use them as a signboard to tell the natives that the court is very tolerant towards them.
Her future days are foreseeable. She is so happy about such a comfortable life that she has no time to worry about making herself unhappy.
Su Yao couldn't help but laugh when she heard her say that. She said softly, "There is one more thing I would like to ask you for help with, Madam. I wonder if you can spare some time?"
Madam Mu Si liked this girl very much. She had met many people, but this was the first time she had met someone as straightforward and frank as Su Yao. Moreover, this county lady would never play tricks on you or say one thing in front of you and another behind your back. What she could promise was what she could do.
This alone made Madam Mu Si feel very close to her.
She nodded: "These days, if it weren't for the constant comfort from the county lady, I would have scared myself to death. Besides, the county lady has helped us so much. Just tell me. If there is anything I can do, I will do my best."
Su Yao was not polite: "Madam, you know the current situation in the city. There is a lot of work to be done, but there is still one thing that is a bit of a headache. That is, there is a family named Qin..."
As soon as she mentioned the Qin family, Mrs. Mu Si immediately reacted and realized that she was talking about Mu Tong's confidant Qin Fen.
She raised her eyebrows and asked directly, "Is it Qin Fen?"
Without waiting for Su Yao to reply, she said bluntly: "This Qin Fen is the most sinister and vicious person. He has never been a good person. He was the one who gave Mu Tong advice on many things behind his back. He has killed many people. He has a daughter who was engaged since she was a child. Later, I heard that he beat her to death because she refused to marry her fiancé."
Disgust appeared in Su Yao's eyes.
This time she really came for Qin Fen’s family affairs.
And what a coincidence, this time, Qin Fen also had a daughter who died.
On the day the city was broken, Qin Fen wanted to go home and escape with his people, but he was surrounded by the imperial troops and failed. Later, the imperial troops entered the Qin family to search, but trouble arose - Qin Fen insisted that the imperial soldiers bullied his wife and daughter, and even abused them to death.
This accusation was really embarrassing for the court.
After all, after Xiao Heng led his troops into the city, he had always strictly required his subordinates not to disturb the people, and these soldiers were indeed very well-behaved and nothing happened.
What's more, Qin Fen has a different status in the city. He is very influential among the natives and is also a senior figure in the military. What happened to his wife and daughter has caused turmoil again in the city that had finally calmed down. In the past few days, many native nobles have tried to escape again.
Su Yao originally wanted to ask Madam Mu Si to mediate.
But after hearing what Mrs. Mu Si said, she had another guess in her mind.
She suspected that Qin Fen’s wife and daughter were not killed by the imperial soldiers.
After all, Qin Fen himself couldn't identify the murderer.
None of the soldiers admitted it.
Qin Fen, according to Madam Mu Si, was the most tyrannical person who could kill his own daughter. Would such a person go to such trouble with the imperial court for a daughter? Obviously, it was unlikely, unless he suddenly changed his character, but how could a person's character change so easily
It is even more impossible to suddenly develop a conscience.
Su Yao told Mrs. Mu Si the news of Qin Fen's wife and daughter's death: "Qin Fen has been pestering me with this excuse. He was doomed to die, but because of this incident..."
Because of this incident, the court couldn't kill him. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like the court was guilty and was covering up evidence