It took a long time before Mrs. He found her voice again.
At this moment, Mrs. Su San, Su Rong, and Su An are no longer important.
Mrs. He just asked her in a trembling voice: "Yaoyao, what did you just say? Do you know what you are saying?"
The death of Master He was a thorn in Mrs. He's heart. Mrs. He has not been able to get over his death for so many years. Also because of this, Mrs. He was very disgusted with the Su family's intention of currying favor with the royal family.
But she didn't understand why Su Yao could tell them when even Mrs. Su San probably didn't know about these things.
Speaking of which, Su Yao was raised in the Shen family for so many years before returning to the He family.
How did she know
With the Shen family's status and position, they couldn't even get involved in this matter.
Su Yao pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and said softly to Mrs. He: "Grandma, actually when I was at the Shen family, although I didn't know the relationship between myself and the Su and He families, I knew a lot about the Su and He families."
Even Mrs. He, who is so experienced, couldn't help but frown and asked, "How is it possible?!"
This is ridiculous.
Su Yao is just a little girl...
"Grandmother, you should know that the Shen family is a merchant family." Su Yao held Mrs. He's hand. "Merchants are actually the most informed. Although the Shen family is looked down upon by the government and the Su family has never taken them seriously, in fact, the Shen family is not as incompetent as everyone thinks. The Shen family is from the Huizhou merchants. Their hometown was in Anhui, and later they moved to Shandong because of their business. If I just mentioned the Shen family, you may not care, but do you know, grandma? The Shen family, that is, my adoptive parents, are descendants of the Wanhuhou."
Marquis of ten thousand households!
Mrs. He's eyes suddenly widened and she reacted immediately.
When Taizu was still a commoner, he was bullied by a landlord while herding cattle and was nearly beaten to death by the landlord’s son. It was a businessman who saved his life and, noticing that there was something strange about his face, gave him 100 taels of silver out of pity and let him pursue his own career.
Taizu later indeed surrendered to the powerful people of the time, and then rose to prominence and replaced them. From then on, he dominated one side and later unified the country.
After he successfully conquered the world, he still remembered his benefactor and sent people to look for him everywhere. He then made his benefactor a marquis and specially gave him the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, meaning that he would enjoy the support of thousands of people and endless wealth and honor in the future.
The Marquis Wanhu was once at the apex of his power, but unfortunately the Shen family later on failed to live up to expectations. They were all living a life of luxury and relying on the merits of their ancestors to make ends meet. After Taizu passed away, Gaozu was very annoyed with this family that only caused trouble. Later, when the Shen family made a mistake in their assignments, he directly took back the Shen family's title, and the Shen family fell into decline from then on.
Not only that, Emperor Gaozu was a strict person. If he disliked someone, he would still remember you no matter how many years had passed.
Ten years later, Emperor Gaozu once asked Zou Zheng, the then Secretary of the Taichang Temple, about the Shen family.
The Shen family was originally still struggling to survive in the capital, but when Emperor Gaozu asked about it, the last official in the Shen family was demoted to the lowest position and had to return to his hometown.
If the current Shen family is the descendant of a marquis...
Mrs. He's mind was in a mess. After a long time, she finally connected all the things together. She squinted her eyes and asked, "Even if that's the case, what does it have to do with your knowledge of your grandfather? Besides, you know much more than that."
Su Yao said softly, "Grandmother, have you forgotten? The Shen family is a merchant family. When my grandfather was the commander of Dengzhou Guard in Dengzhou, the Shen family was very close to my grandfather... Although I was still young at that time, I still have some impressions. When Dengzhou Guard was in trouble, my grandfather escorted the prince to escape overnight, but encountered bandits on the way..."
This was the eternal pain in Mrs. He's heart. She closed her eyes and asked in a hoarse voice after a long time: "Then what else do you know? Tell me as soon as possible."
"The prince was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in Dengzhou because he was framed. Four years after the Weichang case, the emperor actually regretted it. It was because of this that the Japanese pirates came to Shandong and disrupted Dengzhou with a force of more than 600 people. Grandfather never died at the hands of Japanese pirates. He died in power struggles, right, grandmother?"
Mrs. He no longer had the energy to ask Su Yao about the strange thing about her.
Because the initiative is completely in Su Yao's hands.
Yes, all this bullshit about mismanagement and lack of precautions, in the final analysis, is all fake.
The truth is, Master He was killed simply because he wanted to protect the prince.
Mrs. He looked at Su Yao with bloodshot eyes. At this moment, she finally stopped hiding her emotions: "How do you know all this?"
The Shen couple live in such poverty, if they really have the ability to know these secrets, why would they do this
This matter is not as simple as she told Su Yao, Mrs. He knows it well.
Su Yao was not afraid, and still held Mrs. He's hand tightly: "Because it was my uncle who was in charge of the escort agency at that time. The head of the Shen family has always been Mr. Shen, and he also died in that war. The reason why I know this is because I have read my uncle's letters. My uncle has no children and likes me the most. He once taught me how to read their secret letters..."
So, the Shen family is also on the prince's side
This is not impossible. After all, for the Shen family, if they want to restore their status, what could be more profitable than investing in a failed prince
As long as the prince can successfully return to the capital, they will be the absolute confidants of the Eastern Palace...
She leaned back in her chair and couldn't help but laugh.
It’s a small world.
After many twists and turns, Su Xingxuan certainly enjoyed every kind of love in the Su family, but fate is always fair. Although she made Su Yao wander outside for nine years, it turned out that she also gave Su Yao an experience different from ordinary people.
"Then why didn't you tell me before?" Mrs. He asked this question and then fell silent again.
Yes, what will happen to what I said before
Can she believe what a little kid says
But step by step until now, she saw that everything was developing according to the trend Su Yao said, and she also saw the stupidity and selfishness of Mrs. Su San and others. It must be said that the words Su Yao said now have completely different weight in her heart.
Even in the past, she was also very fond of Su Yao, but that was different from the doting that came with importance now.