Cui Yuandao rarely bowed his head to ask for help. After all, he was a great scholar. The meaning he revealed was enough to make Gao Ping give up the secret in front of him. After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Ping quickly made a decision. After he and Cui Yuandao were separated as the host and guest and sat down in the private room of the restaurant, he asked tentatively: "Old Prime Minister is the one that everyone expected. Your return is a great joy for the capital and the court. Why do you want to leave now?"
The world has changed.
Cui Yuandao inexplicably thought of Su Yao's reminder of falling from the altar, and then he smiled self-deprecatingly: "What do you mean by popular support? I'm old now. I'm not sure how many years I can live at this age, so how can I have the energy to do this? I came to the capital this time just because of the good intentions of the emperor. I've refused too many times over the years. Although the emperor is kind, I can't bear it. I just came to thank the emperor for his grace."
His meaning was clear. He would no longer participate in the cabinet struggles, and would no longer be the person in charge of the Cui family.
Good things come from the sky, even Gao Ping can't help but feel that good things come too suddenly. Why did he come here excitedly
The purpose was to find something bad on Mr. Cui Liu, and to find something bad on Mr. Cui Liu, wasn't it to prevent Cui Yuandao from joining the cabinet
Now he didn't need to expose Mr. Cui Liu's secret, and he could completely break off relations with the Cui family and Cui Yuandao, and he could achieve his goal without fighting. Naturally, he had no reason to be unwilling. When his subordinates came in to ask about it, he frowned happily: "What murder case? It's obvious that someone deliberately reported the news, and you actually believed it. You are really stupid!"
After cursing for a few times, Gao Ping started talking to Cui Yuandao warmly and politely: "Old man, don't bother with the people below. They are also eager to do good."
What else did Cui Yuandao have to say? The remaining anger in his heart had not yet subsided, and now his heart was still in turmoil from the scenes just now. When he heard Gao Ping's words, he just forced a smile to deal with it: "It's my duty, there's nothing to blame."
The two of them sat absentmindedly for a while, and when Li Pengfei came in huddled, Cui Yuandao knew that all the traces over there had been properly dealt with. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said goodbye to Gao Ping: "It's getting late. Please forgive me for my old age and frailty. I can't accompany you any longer."
Gao Ping hurriedly stood up and personally escorted Cui Yuandao out, being respectful and considerate all the way.
After Cui Yuandao got on the sedan chair and the group disappeared at the end of the alley, Gao Ping slowly put away the smile on his face, turned around and asked the person behind him: "How is it?"
The official who followed him replied quietly, "I did see a few sedan chairs leaving from the back door, but I listened to you and did not follow them."
As he spoke, he spoke in a strange tone, "Sir, what do you think is going on? If this is true, it's a big deal. Not to mention entering the cabinet, even... are we really just going to let it go?"
Let’s not talk about the crime of committing adultery with the concubines of the deposed emperor. Mr. Cui Liu is naturally doomed to death, and the Cui family and Cui Yuandao will also be covered in shit, which is a perfect handle.
Gao Ping laughed and shook his head meaningfully: "Since Mr. Cui Liu has done this, it is impossible for him to leave it without leaving a trace. We all know this truth. Doesn't Cui Yuandao know it?"
Everyone knew it tacitly. If Cui Yuandao really regretted his decision, there were many ways to deal with him.
There was a lot of noise in the Cui family's old house that night. The servants didn't know what had happened, but just seeing their masters coming in and out so frequently and making such a big noise, they knew it was not a good thing. They couldn't help but hold their breath and wished they had never existed.
Master Cui Liu anxiously followed Cui Yuandao's sedan chair into the backyard. When Cui Yuandao got out of the sedan chair, he followed breathlessly, called out "Dad" nervously, then stopped Cui Yuandao in fear, knelt down, and kowtowed to him continuously.
He also knew that he had made a big mistake.
If Gao Ping leaked this matter out, he would have ten heads chopped off and would become the sinner of the Cui family.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but slap his face with snot and tears, and it made a loud slapping sound.
Cui Yuandao looked at him with his hands behind his back, his expression wooden but with a hint of self-mockery.
He had been so smart all his life, but what kind of child did he raise? He had always felt that although this son did not have any great abilities, he was at least honest and reliable.
It is easy to start a business but difficult to maintain it. After several generations of wealth, if the remaining descendants can keep the family business, they can be considered qualified.
But he didn't expect that this most inconspicuous son would do the most ridiculous thing.
After standing there like a wooden sculpture for a while, Cui Yuandao coldly said to Master Cui Liu who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up."
Unexpectedly, his father was so easy to talk to. Mr. Cui Liu stopped crying in a daze. He hiccupped without noticing and quickly covered his mouth with his hand. Then he stood up in fear and trepidation.
Cui Yuandao no longer wanted to look at him, and just ordered him in a hoarse voice: "Get ready, we will go to Fenyang Palace tomorrow."
Cui Liuye naturally thought that his father must have gone to Fenyang Palace to plead for him, and nodded hurriedly. Then he heard Cui Yuandao say: "If you reveal even a little bit of this matter, remember, you will no longer be a member of the Cui family, and you will no longer recognize me as your father."
Mr. Cui Liu was standing there in a daze, not understanding what his father meant. It was natural for him not to reveal the matter to anyone, but if he went to ask Princess Fenyang for help tomorrow, how could he not tell others about it
He opened his eyes wide.
It was late at night, and Mrs. He simply stayed at Su's house tonight. Mrs. Su waited until she changed her clothes and came out before asking Su Yao in confusion: "Since you know so much evidence about Cui Liu, why don't you just tell Yang Bo and the others directly?"
In this way, Su Yao doesn't have to take any risks at all. Yang Bo and Gao Ping will naturally not miss this opportunity, and the goal can be achieved at that time.
"It's different." Su Yao took a sip of the pear juice and explained to Old Lady Su softly, "If we tell the Yang family directly that they have something on Mr. Cui Liu, they will naturally have to tear their faces off with the Cui family and make a big scene. But this will only bring down Cui Yuandao. If Cui Yuandao falls, they still have other people to use, so it's better to take a step back..."
Take a step back and let Cui Yuandao back off. This matter may have other uses.
Old Mrs. Su was a little confused by what Su Yao said. She thought about it for a while and couldn't help but exclaimed. (To be continued)