Upon hearing this, Mrs. Mu Si's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).
She stared at her handkerchief hesitantly for a while, then coughed a few times to clear her throat: "The county lady is a rare good person, and that's why I would never say anything if it were someone else. But this time the county lady really helped me a lot. So I can tell you the truth, based on my understanding of Qin Fen, he is not someone who would risk everything for his wife and daughter. How do you put it?"
There was some sarcasm on her face, and her expression was very subtle: "Let me put it this way, in my eyes, he is more like the kind of person who would take the initiative to settle the matter in exchange for benefits if his wife and daughter were insulted."
Su Yao raised his eyebrows.
She also felt that there was something fishy about this matter, and now it seems that there really is something fishy about it.
There were only Madam Mu Si and Su Yao in the room, so there was nothing to be shy about. Especially since Madam Mu Si had said so much, Su Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Then Madam, could you please come forward and help me?"
Madam Mu Si did not answer, but asked Su Yao instead: "Is it because of this incident that there has been any unusual movement in the army?"
It seems that Madam Mu Si is not completely ignorant of what is happening outside. Su Yao did not hide anything and said frankly, "It's not just in the army. To be honest, the person who was wrongly accused of humiliating Qin Fen's wife and daughter was none other than my cousin."
It was Su Rong? !
Madam Mu Si was a little surprised, and at the same time, she was very surprised at Su Yao's calmness.
Others may not know how serious this is, but Madam Mu Si is very clear about it. Qin Fen has been in Yunnan for so many years, and he can be said to be Mu Tong's right-hand man. Under Mu Tong is him, and he is very good at managing his reputation and connections. Although he is a disgusting thing at heart, he still looks like a decent person on the surface.
He can be said to be a vicious dog without barking.
If he falsely accuses Su Rong, then Su Rong...
The Yunnan army and civilians would definitely be very hostile to Su Rong. Not only that, according to the people's loyalty to Qin Fen and the Mu Mansion, the imperial army did such a thing to their senior officials as soon as they entered the city. What about the people below? Their status is even lower. Who dares to believe that the imperial court will treat them well? !
No wonder Su Yao said someone escaped again recently.
Even if Mr. Mu came out to endorse it, it would be useless!
She lowered her eyes and sighed, "The county lady has really given me a big problem. I may not even be able to solve this matter."
She looked up at Su Yao and said without dodging, "You don't know that we women don't have much status in the Mu Mansion, especially since Mu Tong doesn't like me. So... I can't convince Qin Fen."
As long as Qin Fen holds on to this matter, the court will be in a very passive position.
At least the court has to make a statement, and needless to say, this statement is to severely punish the murderer.
Mrs. Mu Si knew Su Rong. Before, Su Rong was in charge of looking after the Mu Mansion. He was strict with his subordinates and none of them had ever violated the rules of the women in the Mu Mansion.
But even so, it's useless.
She alone could not convince Qin Fen at all.
Su Yao shook his head: "Madam, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to mediate."
A man like Qin Fen, who had already dug such a big trap for Su Rong, how could he end it just because of a few words from Madam Mu Si
Besides, even if peace could be negotiated, Su Yao would never agree!
She will definitely make those who framed Su Rong pay the price!
Madam Mu Si thought that Su Yao would definitely be the lobbyist to persuade Qin Fen. When she heard Su Yao say no, she was stunned: "If they don't ask me to be the lobbyist... then how can I help?"
Su Yao smiled immediately: "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely be able to help me a lot."
It was October now. Although the climate in Yunnan was different, the temperature became much lower at night. Su Yao had a deep talk with Madam Mu Si for a while. When they came out, he was blown away by a gust of wind. He hugged his shoulders subconsciously, and felt a cloak covering him. He turned his head involuntarily, and saw Xiao Heng's face as soon as he turned his head.
She relaxed, gathered her cloak, and asked softly, "Have you finished the discussion? What did they say?"
After such an incident, the nobles in Yunnan who had finally settled down were naturally furious and forced Xiao Heng to give an explanation.
Not to mention them, even on his own side, many generals advised Xiao Heng to severely punish Su Rong so as to give an explanation to Qin Fen and the people of Yunnan.
Even though Su Yao was not present, he knew that there must have been a dispute.
Seeing that Xiao Heng looked a little tired, she became even angrier.
Qin Fen clearly saw that Xiao Heng and the imperial court were determined to recover Yunnan, so he designed this plan in order to make Xiao Heng suffer a loss and force him to ask for help from them.
Otherwise, not to mention the people and soldiers in Dali Prefecture who had just calmed down, Zhennan Prefecture and Nandian Xuanfusi and other places would definitely resist to the death after hearing about this.
In this way, the battle line was inevitably lengthened again.
He is truly despicable.
Xiao Heng was quite calm. Seeing Su Yao's brows were cold, he said gently, "It's nothing. It's just the same old story. But Qin Fen, he jumped so hard, which was beyond my expectation. Generally speaking, a person always has a purpose for doing things. But Qin Fen, this time, I can't see what he is after."
Just for the sake of momentary pleasure, do you want to give Su Rong a good beating
But he knew clearly that this kind of thing was not enough to make the court really do anything to Su Rong.
Such humiliation of noble women has always occurred in wars throughout history, but except in very rare cases, it has never been seen that life was exchanged for life.
Qin Fen must be aware of this. If he is clear about this, why would he take such a big risk and completely break off relations with Xiao Heng and the court? Why did he have to do this
What benefits can he get
For a moment, Xiao Heng was afraid and didn't dare to touch him
But you have to know that the anger of the people will always pass, and after a while, no one will remember the things that arouse public anger.
After that, why does Qin Fen think that he will not be held accountable later
He looked at Su Yao seriously and emphasized his tone: "Unless he is one of the remnants of the southeastern gang like Wei Desheng and Cao Ruishen, otherwise, I really can't think of any reason for him to do this."
Su Yao couldn't help but laugh, she and Xiao Heng looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but feel a little relieved.