Su Yao hummed. She had originally speculated that the Ji family and others had also been bribed. It was not surprising that someone was asking for information, and there was nothing to say. She nodded and signaled Ruan Xiaojiu: "Let everyone be alert. Although this is in the Ji family, and because of what happened last night, most of the important people in Kunming are here. Those people may not dare to blow up the house like they did in Zhaotong, but we must always be on guard against it."
The sunshine made people feel warm. Ruan Xiaojiu nodded and agreed, then turned and ran. When he trotted to the outside of the corridor, he saw Young Master Ji carrying a box into the yard, so he hurriedly bowed to him.
Young Master Ji also smiled at him gently. Seeing Su Yao also standing in the corridor, he hurriedly greeted Su Yao: "County Lady."
Su Yao responded with some surprise, looked at the box in his hand and asked, "Master, what is this?"
"Oh, these are some county and prefecture records that my grandfather asked me to bring to you. They were collected by my grandfather when our family was still in Dali. He said that you should be able to use them here." Young Master Ji smiled and added frankly, "My grandfather also said that if you don't understand something, you can ask me. After all, I am a member of the Ji family, and I know more than ordinary people."
If it was something else, it might not be useful, but Ji Yunting sent the county and prefectural annals, which would be really useful. Su Yao thanked him immediately: "To be honest, I was also thinking about finding out something about the Yang and Mu families back then, but it's not easy to find someone who is familiar with the Mu family. Now the old man has helped me a lot."
Young Master Ji followed Su Yao to the flower hall to talk.
Talking about the Mu Mansion, Young Master Ji first told the story that everyone is familiar with: "As everyone knows, the reputation of the Mu Mansion in our Yunnan has always been very high. The natives believe in the God of Fire and think that the Mu Mansion is the incarnation of the gods on earth, so they highly respect the Mu Mansion. Over the years, the chieftains of the Mu Mansion are indeed quite virtuous and have not made any major mistakes. However, starting from the previous generation of chieftains, things have changed..."
Ji Yunting spoke very logically. He took a deep breath and continued, "The previous chieftain worked hard to govern the country, but he had some difficulties in finding children. After giving birth to his eldest son, he gave birth to his youngest son, Mu Tong, seven or eight years later. Perhaps because of the difficulty of his birth, the chieftain loved Mu Tong very much since he was young."
Su Yao had an idea in his mind.
In fact, this is a cliché. It has always been the case that what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. The former chieftain was like this. It was not that he did not love his eldest son. Judging from Mu Tong's subsequent act of killing his father, he should not have intended to change the heir. However, it was because he did not know how to grasp the right measure and doted on Mu Tong too much, which gave Mu Tong an illusion and led to such a thing.
Seeing that Su Yao understood immediately, Ji Yunting was too lazy to talk about those unnecessary things. "Our Ji family supported Mu Wu in the beginning. It was precisely because we supported Mu Wu that Mu Tong held a grudge against us and instigated internal strife in our Ji family, which almost caused the extinction of my grandfather's branch. That's why my grandfather led the clansmen to move out of Dali. Miss Su is a smart person. I won't hide it from you. You should be able to see that my grandfather is very enthusiastic about quelling the rebellion. It is also for this reason that he has always been resentful of Mu Tong's frame-up and has always wanted to go back."
So Old Master Ji was the first to step forward and wanted to take on some tasks. Of course, he wanted to make merit by suppressing the rebellion and expand the family, but old grudges were naturally a big reason as well.
Ji Yunting stated this and personally held the box and handed it to Su Yao: "I have told you everything I know that the county lady is interested in. I hope these things can help the county lady."
Su Yao nodded and spent the whole afternoon looking through these things.
When she came to her senses again, it was already dark. Yan Cao opened the door and came in: "Miss, it's time to eat."
Su Yao then realized that it was already dark. Seeing Yan Cao going to light the lamp, he naturally asked, "Is there any news from Ruan Xiaojiu in the front yard?"
Yancao shook her head: "No, I'm keeping watch, but there's no news."
Since there is no news, it must be evening. Su Yao stood up and stretched: "Then let's go find big brother and have dinner with him."
Yan Cao agreed, and accompanied Su Yao to Su Rong's place with a lantern. Then she heard that Su Rong had gone to Xiao Heng's place, so she accompanied Su Yao to Xiao Heng's residence. When they arrived, Yan Cao frowned and said softly to Su Yao, "Miss, it's Madam Yang and Miss Yang again."
The lanterns were particularly conspicuous in the dark night. Su Yao looked over and saw that the two lanterns were indeed reflecting the faces of Madam Yang and Miss Yang San, so he raised his eyebrows.
Madam Yang and Miss Yang San are here to see Councillor Yang again
But she thought that after she forcibly snatched the person from Senator Yang, Senator Yang would need to adjust his mood for a while.
When they saw Madam Yang and her daughter, Miss Yang San also spotted Su Yao at a glance. She couldn't help but snorted lightly with a bit of disdain on her face. After being glared at by her mother, she reluctantly stepped forward to greet Su Yao.
Su Yao nodded calmly. Miss Yang San showed anger, but Madam Yang held her down and spoke first: "Is the county lady here to see the uncle?"
Su Yao didn't care about the little actions of the mother and daughter. She nodded lightly and was about to leave. Before Madam Yang could say anything, Miss Yang San said stiffly, "It's okay to come to see Uncle, after all, they are cousins, and they can't say anything unpleasant. Otherwise, if it's not to see Uncle, then there will be trouble."
Yan Cao couldn't help but frown and his face darkened.
Miss Yang San's words were so sarcastic that they were simply too harsh to listen to. She was just short of pointing fingers at Su Yao and saying that she had other motives.
However, it is neither reasonable nor moral for Miss Yang San to say this. What right does she have to scold people like this
Unable to bear it any longer, Yan Cao couldn't help but blurt out: "Miss San is right. We are here to find our eldest brother after all. No one can say anything to us. We are upright and have nothing to fear from our own shadows. We are afraid of some people who cry thief. It is clear that they themselves have evil intentions and think the worst of others!"
Su Yao was already angry, but even a clay figure has some temperament. She didn't want to argue with the mother and daughter of the Yang family, who were getting even more aggressive. But after Yan Cao's words, her anger suddenly subsided. She couldn't help but look at the angry Yan Cao. She had never realized that Yan Cao had such eloquence before.