Su Ningxin nodded casually and just stayed in the house tomorrow to wait for Su Wanxin. She went to beg the third lady and asked the doctor to enter the house. After working for so long, it was time to reveal her purpose. Anyway, the harness was not a day away. , It can be done in two days, and I am not in a hurry to go out.
The next day, before Su Ningxin could wait for Su Wanxin to come to her door, she waited for Su Zhan, who came to Su's house to see Mr. Su San.
When Shuanghua came to tell Su Ningxin the news, Su Ningxin was a little excited. She was just as excited as watching the excitement. She was very curious that Mr. Su San knew that there was official tea hidden in his house, and that he was also related to the official tea that had been lost. What will be the expression when the amounts of tea are equal
If it were anyone else, Su Ningxin would definitely peek behind the screen in the front yard, but Su Zhan had met her when they were in the capital, and as one of the confidants of the fifth prince, Su Zhan had met her many times. It's quite a lot, so she doesn't want to take the risk. It will be very troublesome if she is found out.
Although they are both Su clans, the Su clan in Xuancheng and the Su clan in Huaiyang have nothing to do with each other. The Marquis of Xuanning belongs to a family that has been entrenched in one party since the previous dynasty, and the Shangshu family of Hubu only entered the dynasty as officials in the past few decades. , so Mr. Su San and Su Zhan have not met.
Yesterday when Su Zhan arrived in Wenzhou, Mr. Su San got the news. When he heard that he was living in Lu's hometown, Mr. Su San was murmuring in his heart. He also didn't hear that the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue had any personal relationship with the Lu family. Why was he not allowed to receive him? , could it be that the Xuanning Hou Mansion in the capital had offended him
When a servant came to report that the young inspector in the capital was visiting, Mr. Su San immediately greeted him. Su Zhan's official position was not as high as Mr. Su San. He was only a sixth-grade Hanlin bachelor, but at this moment he was very happy as an inspector. When Yuanfu comes, he represents the emperor, and Master Su San must treat him respectfully.
He went to the door in person and wanted to invite Su Zhan to the main hall where he was waiting for guests, but Su Zhan refused. He raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Master Su, I am here to deliver the edict. Please set up a table to burn incense and send your family members." Gather here and prepare to receive the order.”
Looking at the bright yellow scroll in Su Zhan's hand, Mr. Su San was shocked. He quickly recalled that he had not made any mistakes in the whole process of the Guancha case. Even if he did not do well, he could only say that it was satisfactory. The imperial edict It should be a show of merit.
Thinking of this, Mr. Su San felt a little happy, but after many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he was able to keep his emotions and anger intangible. He did not show anything, but calmly said, "Xueshi Su, I will get people ready right away. Please move." Let’s rest for a while in Buhua Hall.”
There is also a Marquis in the Su family, and they are no strangers to receiving imperial edicts. All the utensils have been prepared long ago. Soon the third lady arranged everything and asked the young master and girls to pack them up. Come out to receive the order.
But they encountered a serious problem, that is, when they sent someone to see Hua Xiaozhu to invite someone, they did not come. The maid who came back reported that the eldest girl was sick again and really couldn't get out of bed.
The third lady rubbed her forehead and felt a headache. Wasn't it just the past two days? Why are you sick again? Still at such a critical time.
Su Ningxin also had a headache at this time. She didn't even want to watch the excitement in order to avoid Su Zhan. She didn't expect that he was here to deliver the imperial edict. She estimated that the content of the imperial edict was probably related to the official tea in Su Lanxin's yard. This Now that it's done, I can see Mr. Su San's expression, but I don't know if it will bring him big trouble.
Su Ningxin was still in the yard wondering if she could escape. Mr. Su San actually came in person. Although he didn't dare to say harsh words, his meaning was very clear. He had to go and carry him when he was sick.
In the end, after a while of wrangling, Mr. Su San finally accepted Su Ningxin’s suggestion that because she had a rash on her face, she had to wear a veil to receive the order.
When everyone was kneeling behind Mr. Su and Mrs. Su in order, Su Ningxin secretly glanced at the others. She saw several younger brothers whom she had not seen very often and were not familiar with. Su Lanxin, who had not been out of the yard for a long time, was behind her. It doesn't look like he's getting better, but the look he's looking at is not very friendly.
Everyone must be present to receive the imperial edict. The person kneeling behind the girls is the aunt, and behind the aunt is the servant, so Su Ningxin saw Aunt Zhao. She looked like her injuries were not fully healed, but she probably didn’t need too much. After a long time, the backyard might even be more lively.
When she walked out of the flower hall, she just glanced at Su Ningxin, who was wearing a veil. Without paying much attention, she spread out the imperial edict and started reciting, "By God's blessing, the emperor's edict..."
After listening to the imperial edict, everyone in the Su family except Su Ningxin had an unreal feeling. It was naturally a surprise to the third lady in the back house and these girls. The third master Su was actually promoted to the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture. On the surface, it's just a one-level promotion, but in reality it's more substantial than being promoted to a third or fourth level. People like them will naturally rise with the tide.
Master Su San was naturally happy to hear the content of the imperial edict. Although he had long known from Su Ningxin that he was going to be transferred to Jiangning Mansion, he felt that at best he would be a magistrate. Now that he was promoted to a magistrate like this, he felt that it was very unreal. .
But in addition to the surprise, Mr. Su San was more puzzled. He knew how much he had done. The imperial edict commended him for seeing through Mr. Huang's plan and hiding the official tea in his mansion, so that the amount of official tea increased compared to previous years. He had no idea about this kind of thing.
Although he was confused in his heart, Mr. Su San still thanked him loudly and stepped forward to carry out the imperial edict. He planned to ask Su Zhan later if he knew the inside story.
After receiving the order, the family members of the Su family also stood up with the help of servants. Su Ningxin took advantage of the chaos and went straight back to the courtyard without paying attention.
Su Zhan looked at the figure leaving behind being supported by a little maid of twelve or three years old, and felt like she had seen him somewhere before.
The person supporting Su Ningxin was Xiao An. Shuanghua and Shuangbai might have met Su Zhan at the palace banquet. Although he probably wouldn't remember the maids around a concubine specifically, but just in case, Shuanghua, Shuangbai Baidu mingled among the maids with his head lowered. As soon as he finished receiving the order, he left under the cover of others.
Su Zhan frowned and compared the women he knew, wondering who the masked girl looked like, but was interrupted by Mr. Su San.
"Scholar Su, Zhuo Jing has prepared some tea. Please come in and have a taste."
I thought that with Su Zhan's noble character, he would have to waste a lot of words, but I didn't expect that Su Zhan agreed very quickly, "Madam, I just have something to discuss with Mr. Su."
In the main hall of the Su Mansion, after Su Zhan declined several times, Master Su San was still allowed to sit in the main seat.
Originally, Master Su San planned to greet the other party for a while as usual, but Su Zhan didn't seem to have any intention of greeting him. After the boy served tea, he went straight to the topic.
"Master Su, I came here this time to discuss with you the matter of Shangguan Tea. It's better not to make any noise about it and transport it back to the tea transportation department's warehouse quietly to avoid causing more trouble."
(End of chapter)