In the capital, no matter who is asked about the most prosperous and famous person in the past six months, whether he is a high-ranking official or a trafficker, they will have only one answer, and that is Su Shi, the second son of the General's Mansion.
Some people even think that Su Shi can be regarded as the most famous person in the capital in the past ten years.
A month ago, maybe some people had not heard of this name, but in this month, this name has made almost everyone's ears ring with cocoons.
Just today, Su Shi's name once again spread throughout the capital.
Because as soon as it reached Chen time today, Hu Cunyi led a team of imperial guards to the general's mansion to read out the imperial edict.
After Hu Cunyi read out the imperial edict, the accompanying Imperial Forest Army immediately controlled all the entrances and exits of the General's Mansion and did not allow anyone to enter or exit.
Within half an hour, the news had spread throughout the capital.
The people who had just heard the news didn't believe it at all. However, when they passed by the General's Mansion intentionally or unintentionally and saw the imperial guards standing in front of the door, they finally confirmed the authenticity of the news.
Then the capital was in an uproar and everyone was talking about it.
But no one knew what happened. It wasn't until sunset that some news gradually came out.
Because Su Shi had betrayed the divine grace, the emperor issued an imperial edict early this morning to warn Su Shi, and asked him to stay in seclusion for three months. During this period, he was not allowed to leave the general's mansion for even half a step, and no one was allowed to visit him.
As for what kind of divine grace he failed to live up to, the edict is unclear.
But even if no one knew what happened to Su Shi, everyone knew that Su Shi was finished.
Zhou Jin only heard the news at noon. When she first heard the news, she just scoffed at it and didn't believe it at all. Until the news spread vividly, she began to panic. When Lan'er told her solemnly that no one was allowed to enter or exit the general's mansion, she immediately rushed back to the palace.
Then she waited outside the Imperial Palace for two hours, until Zhou Yi summoned her at sunset.
When she walked into the main hall in a panic, she found that in addition to her in the Royal Palace, Qi King Zhou Yu and Zhao King Zhou Jin were also in the hall, and they were chatting and laughing.
Although Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin both looked peaceful and humble, everyone could tell that they were in a happy mood.
Because they didn't expect that their father would be so disgusted with Su Shi that he would order him under house arrest.
Zhou Jin was not in the mood to chat with them, so he came directly to his father and opened his mouth to question.
"Why did your father put Su Shi under house arrest?"
Hearing Zhou Jin's unkind tone, Zhou Yu immediately scolded: "Imperial sister, you are too presumptuous. You dare to speak like this to your father."
Zhou Yi's face also became gloomy. He raised his eyes to look at Zhou Jin and said slowly: "Don't be unscrupulous just relying on my love for you. Su Shi is deceiving the public with his evil words. If it weren't for the sake of General Su, why would I?" I will spare him lightly."
At this time, his voice became more and more severe: "For his crime, just letting him shut up and think about his mistakes is the lightest punishment."
Zhou Jin had never heard her father speak to her in such a stern tone. Although she was a little frightened, when she thought of Su Shi, she felt a lot of courage. She looked directly at Zhou Yi and argued loudly: "Father said that Su At that time, people were deceived by evil words, but they didn’t know what they meant?”
Zhou Yi seemed too lazy to talk to her and just looked at Zhou Yu: "Your imperial sister doesn't know right from wrong. Come tell her the right and wrong and make her sober up."
Qin Nan seemed calm at this time, but his heart was already in chaos, and Wan'er had gone back and forth several times, but the news he brought back was the same.
"The master hasn't come back yet." Wan'er also knew that the young lady was anxious at this time, so she hurriedly comforted her: "The master hasn't come back yet. He must be busy with Mr. Su's affairs."
Qin Nan shook his head gently. This imperial edict was issued so suddenly without any warning in advance. It was obvious that His Majesty issued the edict in anger. For his father to run for Su Shi at this time, not only would it have no effect, it might even backfire. .
She forced herself to calm down, because the most important thing now was to find out why His Majesty issued such an imperial edict. What kind of grace did Su Shi owe?
But at this moment, her heart was like a mess. How could she say that she could calm down if she could meditate.
At this time, a servant hurried over, and Wan'er hurriedly greeted him: "But the master is back?"
The servant gasped and replied: "The master has not come back yet, but Lord Kong is here."
When Qin Nan heard this, he immediately ran out as if he had seen a savior. She had just taken a few steps when Kong Wenshun walked in.
"Teacher." Qin Nan suddenly felt a surge of sadness in his heart, and his voice became choked with sobs.
At this time, Kong Wenshun no longer had the free and easy spirit of the past, and his expression became extremely solemn. However, when he saw Qin Nan's expression on the verge of tears, he sighed secretly in his heart and said with a gentle expression: "Nan'er, don't worry. Although His Majesty is angry, it is not beyond control."
Then he sighed: "Maybe this matter is not a bad thing for Su Shi."
Hearing Master Kong's words, Qin Nan couldn't help but feel happy: "Does Master Kong have a way to rescue Mr. Su?"
Kong Wenshun slowly shook his head: "Since Your Majesty has issued an imperial edict, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get Su Shi out of trouble for a while."
Qin Nan calmed down and couldn't help but ask: "Then what did Master Kong mean when he just said that this matter is not a bad thing for Mr. Su?"
Kong Wenshun looked at her in surprise and asked, "Don't you know the rumors in the capital these days?"
Qin Nan was slightly startled: "What rumors?"
Kong Wenshun saw that Qin Nan really didn't know, so he told her the rumors in Beijing in detail.
After hearing this, Qin Nan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "This is someone trying to frame Young Master Su."
Since Kong Wenshun already knew the ins and outs, he naturally understood what Qin Nan meant. He was about to say something to comfort him, but found that Qin Nan was deep in thought.
After a long time, Qin Nan suddenly frowned deeply, then looked up at Kong Wenshun and slowly shook his head: "No, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."
"What do you mean by Nan'er's words? Did you have something in mind?"
"If it's just because of rumors, shouldn't Your Majesty treat Mr. Su like this?"
"Why?"
Qin Nan had completely calmed down, and she mused: "Because Your Majesty knows that everything Mr. Su is doing now is to deal with Pei Xun, and now the remnants of Pei Xun are afraid that they will regard Mr. Su as a thorn in their side and want to get rid of him." , so this rumor is most likely spread by them."
"Your Majesty cannot fail to take this into consideration. Putting Mr. Su under house arrest now is just cutting yourself off. That's why I feel that this matter may not be that simple."
After hearing Qin Nan's analysis, Kong Wenshun couldn't help but nodded, thinking that what she said was very reasonable, and then fell into deep thought.
