This time, the Xu family did not give Sun Yongning any face. Xu Chong settled all the old and new grudges. Even when Sun Yongning wanted to see the old man, he just smiled coldly and said, "The old man saw that my son was injured and he was not feeling well. It is inconvenient to see guests."
He was dismissed with just one sentence.
Sun Yongning's face turned pale. He said a few good words in a row and walked away from Xu's house.
He just felt like he had a lot of anger in his stomach but had nowhere to vent it, and his chest was very stuffy. When he got home, he heard Mrs. Sun say that the child had woken up. He quickly calmed himself down and went to the backyard to see his son.
People always say that the father is strict and the mother is kind, but in the Sun family, this has never been the case.
Sun Yongning cared deeply about the children, so the children were naturally not afraid of him and would tell their father everything.
Sun Wencai couldn't help crying when he saw his father. He was the son of an old man and had always been loved. This time he thought he was right and felt even more wronged. He sobbed and told his father the whole story. He grabbed his father's sleeve and said, "Dad, I didn't cause any trouble, and I didn't take the initiative to provoke him. He wanted my private room, and I gave it to him. It was only because Mr. Liu came to my place that he beat and scolded me in front of my classmates in the academy..."
Mrs. Sun felt a pang of pain in her heart as she listened, and she wanted to say something but stopped herself several times.
Sun Yongning calmed down despite being extremely angry. He hummed, held Sun Wencai's hand and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, father knows."
He said, and then asked in a deep voice: "Dad has a few more questions to ask you, please explain clearly. Mr. Liu, did you go to invite them?"
"That's not the case." Sun Wencai never lied, so he said honestly: "We didn't want to invite the lady, we are all classmates in the academy, and we thought we would just have a meal and then leave. Miss Liu came later, saying that someone invited her over. Since she came, we had no reason to chase her away, so we kept her."
Yes, who would drive out the most popular female historian in the capital
Sun Yongning seemed to be thinking about something.
While he was pondering, someone suddenly came in from outside to report that Prince Consort Tang had arrived.
Sun Yongning couldn't help but be surprised, and didn't bother to ask any more questions. He comforted his son with a few words, and hurried out to welcome Tang Yuan in. Before he could say a few words, Tang Yuan took the initiative to stand up and apologize to Sun Yongning.
Sun Yongning was even more confused: "My Lord, this is really embarrassing me. I don't know why you need to perform such a grand ceremony?"
Tang Yuan smiled awkwardly: "To be honest, it's really my fault. Last night..." He coughed: "I was drinking with a group of friends in a restaurant, and I happened to run into your son there. I get drunk easily after drinking horse urine, and I don't know why I got so excited that I did something stupid and asked someone to invite Mr. Liu to come over to help with the fun..."
Sun Yongning's previous confusion finally had an answer.
He had been suspecting before whether someone was deliberately using the Liu family to intensify the conflict between Sun Wencai and Xu Yuanbo in order to deepen the hatred between the two families.
But when I checked Tianxiang Tower, I found out that someone had indeed taken a silver note to Tianxiang Tower to invite Mr. Liu.
Now that Tang Yuan has come to me on his own initiative, there is nothing suspicious about this matter anymore.
Prince Consort Tang had no grudges against them. On the contrary, because he knew how to behave, he did have some friendship with the Sun family. When he saw the younger generation playing, he helped pay for the wine, and it was not unreasonable for him to invite Lady Liu to join in the fun when they were drinking.
So, it seems that the Xu family is simply looking for trouble.
Sun Yongning certainly knew why the Xu family was so anxious.
He sneered, but there was a haze in his eyes: "Your Excellency, you are too kind. This matter has nothing to do with you..."
Prince Consort Tang was quite embarrassed: "How can this be alright? I heard that Wencai had a fight with Young Master Xu over this matter... The princess has scolded me so much that I feel really bad. Is Wencai alright?"
As he spoke, the guards who followed him hurriedly presented gifts.
Sun Yongning took a quick look and saw that they were all medicinal herbs such as ginseng. His expression became more relaxed and he shook his head, saying, "This has nothing to do with the Prince Consort. If someone wants to cause trouble, anything can be used as an excuse. Even if it's not the Liu family's business, there will be other things. He has been weak since he was young, and it's only in the past two years that he has gotten better. If you want to ask, I won't hide it from you. He was beaten hard and his head is broken. I'm afraid he will need to recuperate for a long time, and he won't be able to die next year."
"Ah?" Prince Consort Tang was surprised: "They are just kids playing around, how can you be so harsh?!"
Sun Yongning's expression became even more pale: "The grandson of the second assistant is naturally superior."
Having said that, Prince Consort Tang had no choice but to offer a few words of advice.
Sun Yongning just laughed a few times.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything more. He has been bullied to the point of being bullied. If he continues to tolerate it, he will only be looked down upon even more.
He made up his mind and waited until the next day. When he went to Yang Bo to report official business, he silently placed a memorial in front of Yang Bo.
Prime Minister Yang glanced at him, took it in his hand, looked at it, and raised his brows.
After all, he was an old and shrewd man. He knew at a glance that Sun Yongning had already made up his mind. He took the money in his hand and squinted his eyes at Sun Yongning: "Once the bow is shot, there is no turning back. Have you thought it through?"
Being forced to this point, Sun Yongning had not been able to sleep at night for the past few days. He kept asking himself whether he had thought clearly about everything he should have thought about. When he heard the master's question, he did not even pause and said directly: "The Xu family has been strong for a long time, but now it is getting more and more arrogant. It seems that those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. Anyway, I admit it and it is a knife. I dare not implicate the master, I only ask for your understanding!"
Yang Bo was speechless for a long time, and then he slowly sighed: "Your wording is so sharp, this memorial is like a knife, it is directly declaring war on the Xu family. If I stop you, I am afraid that you will be more timid in your eyes. I also know that you are younger and don't know the principle of patience. It is rare that you can endure until now. In this case, let you hit the wall once, don't worry, I will never ignore you."
After hearing what Yang Bo said, Sun Yongning responded heavily, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to him, and then walked out.
After they walked out the door, Gao Ping took a deliberate look at him.
The two men had a close relationship and usually kept each other informed, but this time, Sun Yongning had no intention of discussing it with him and went straight out the door, where he happened to run into Xu Chong. The two men looked at each other and saw the gloomy coldness in each other's eyes, and neither of them even glanced at the other.