The He family is in chaos.
Originally, there was no man in the family to take over the household. Even if there was an eldest uncle, his grandfather and the eldest grandmother were still in their hometown of Taiyuan, and the second uncle was also in office. Now that Mrs. He, who was in charge of the household affairs, and the second grandmother had gotten into trouble, the family was leaderless and in chaos.
Especially the younger ones like He Xianyi and He Yunbi, they had never experienced such a thing. Some of them were so panicked that they couldn't stop crying, and some of them wanted to go out to look for someone. There was no one in the family who could make the decision, and the servants were afraid and panicked. No one could calm down these young masters like He Yunbi, and they were all a little at a loss.
Only when someone outside shouted that the county lady was coming did they quiet down.
When in Taiyuan, the relationship between Su Yao and her cousins was always indifferent, neither close nor distant. After coming to the capital, the relationship became much more distant than before. People have biases, and what they worry about is inequality rather than scarcity. Mrs. He was extraordinarily good to her, and it was impossible to say that He Xianyi and other legitimate granddaughters did not have some opinions.
However, although their relationship was usually distant, now that something big had happened at home, when they heard that Su Yao was coming, both He Xianyi and He Yunbi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they were unwilling to admit it, they actually knew in their hearts that Su Yao was different from them.
When seeing Su Yao coming in, He Xianyi shouted "Yaoyao" with red eyes.
She was so frightened that her face was probably blue. Su Yao hummed, and seeing He Yunbi wearing riding clothes, he asked, "Cousin, are you going out?"
He Yunbi is the legitimate son of He Erniang. He is only fifteen years old, only two or three months older than Su Yao. The young man is proud and conceited. He raised his chin and nodded: "I want to go out and find my grandmother and mother! What can those officials do for a living?"
"Cousin, just wait at home." Su Yao's tone was not very gentle. Mrs. He and Second Mistress He had something wrong, and she didn't want to take any risks. Now that He Yunbi had gone out, she was afraid that there was a greater possibility that something "would happen" at the right time.
He Yunbi was a little dissatisfied, but Su Yao tapped the table with his finger and said softly but firmly: "Cousin, please listen to me this time. If there is anything wrong, you don't need to tell me, I will take responsibility to the end."
How to take responsibility? He Yunbi subconsciously wanted to mock her, but when he turned around and saw her eyes, he was stunned again. It was only when He Xianyi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his sleeve that he reacted and couldn't help but pursed his lips and snorted.
Su Yao ignored him and turned around to assign Steward He: "Go with Uncle Jian to gather the servants in the mansion and tell them to continue doing what they should do in the past. If anyone takes this opportunity to have second thoughts, don't blame me for being rude."
Manager He didn't dare to have any opinions at this time. He quickly agreed, walked a few steps, turned around and looked at Su Yao hesitantly: "Miss, the madam and the second madam..."
"Nothing will happen." Su Yao clenched her fists, her throat was a little tight, but her face was still firm. She had asked Tang Youlong to hire a few bodyguards before. Originally, she wanted to take a few with her and the Shen family. Later, she decided to let them stay in the He family for a while and let the old brother of Mr. He, who had followed Mr. He to the battlefield and killed Japanese pirates, help take care of them for a while. Grandmother also knew what she meant. She would take these people with her wherever she went. With these good hands, she believed that grandmother and second aunt would be safe.
Besides, in the current situation, even if she panicked or cried her eyes out, what good would it do
Even if you jump into the river now, it will not help.
All she could do was to protect the He family and try her best to stabilize the situation.
After sending Manager He away, Su Yao looked at Hu Ying with a cold face: "Go and do something for me. Go find Tang Youlong and tell him that I have something for him to do."
The Xu family used to have absolute power, but now they always treat them as if they could just stretch out their fingers and crush them to death.
But she was never one to sit still and wait for death.
Hu Ying had never seen Su Yao so angry before, so he turned around and passed on the message without saying a word.
Su Yao calmed down, and waited until Yan Cao whispered that Ruan Xiaojiu and Liu Jie had also arrived, then she came back to her senses and nodded to Ruan Xiaojiu: "I told you last time to go to Baihe Temple, have you done it?"
Ruan Xiaojiu had just finished his work. Su Yao had originally given him two days off, and he was called in temporarily. However, when Su Yao asked him, he said without any hesitation, "Yes, you asked me to deliver something to Taoist Master Xuanshen of Baihe Temple, and I have already delivered it."
Su Yao hummed, and raised his eyebrows meaningfully: "Very good, then you go with Liu Jie now. Liu Jie often goes to the government office. In the past, he followed His Highness and knew many people. I believe there will be no obstacles in going to Shuntian Prefecture. You go to Shuntian Prefecture to ask to see Gao Ge Lao, and tell him that the opportunity before you is rare, and it will never come again if you miss it. Ask him to seize the opportunity, otherwise, if you don't kill the snake, there will be trouble later."
Ruan Xiaojiu had been following Su Yao for a long time, and had basically figured out Su Yao's personality. He recited Su Yao's words several times in his mind, and memorized every word of them. He turned around and followed Liu Jie out the door, and the two of them went straight to Shuntian Prefecture.
In Shuntian Prefecture, no matter how Gao Ping used soft and hard tactics on Xu Yuanbo, even using punishment, Xu Chong still clenched his teeth, like a gourd with its mouth sawed off, and refused to utter a word.
No matter how experienced Gao Ping was, he had no actual evidence. He had detained Xu Shun here to see who could endure the longest. Seeing that Xu Chong was so enduring, he gradually couldn't bear it anymore.
Tuiguan Zhang also looked at Xu Chong angrily. He really didn't understand how these people were.
In order to get Xu Chong to speak, Gao Ping ordered the use of clamps, but even though Xu Yuanbo had been clamped to the point of passing out several times, he just stood there without saying a word.
Being so cruel and ruthless, no wonder he let those thugs cut off his brother's fingers.
The situation was at a stalemate and Gao Ping was in a dilemma. Tui Guan Zhang suddenly went out, then came back quickly, walked up to Gao Ping and whispered something in his ear.
Gao Ping frowned at first, then his eyes lit up, and then he slammed the gavel heavily and looked at Xu Chong, saying sternly: "Xu Chong, you are so bold! You actually dared to harbor a wanted criminal of the imperial court, marry her and have a child with her, and help her get an imperial decree. You really deserve to be killed!"
I never dreamed that Gao Ping would say such a straightforward thing. Xu Chong was already worried. Hearing this, he subconsciously widened his eyes. His pupils shrank. Then he said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's just nonsense!"