Early the next morning, Yuan Bao woke up and learned the news that Senior Brother Jiang Yuanchen had returned to the mountain.
Looking at her expression, she didn't seem to feel sad at all, and she muttered silently: "It's better to go back, it's better to go back, you're stupid, don't cause any trouble at the foot of the mountain..."
Su Junye scratched his head silently, feeling that he must have been scolded behind his back as often as Jiang Yuanchen.
It was the end of the year, and everyone in the Su family was busy with their own affairs.
Mr. Su and the eldest son of the Su family have been running to the family shop every day recently to collect the general ledger for the year.
A few days after Deng Ming's death, Su Junye received the order from his superiors and took up the post of commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division.
The new official has three things to do when he takes office. He has been busiest recently.
Finally, the third child, Su Junsheng, needless to say, will have to take the county examination in February after the Chinese New Year. He is busy studying in the academy and really can't spare a moment.
In a family of five, only Yuanbao, the little one, is bored. He is either catching rabbits in the yard or lying on the bed and playing with foxes.
"Ahem, I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, I'm exhausted..."
The unlucky bird's throat was so dry that he threw himself into the tea bowl on the table and started drinking.
There was no way, as soon as the little ancestor Yuan Bao was bored, he started to toss the little things around him.
The unlucky bird was the first to bear the brunt. After all, when Yuan Bao took her in, it was because she said she could sing and speak.
From dawn to dusk, the unlucky bird told the little ancestor the story of the day in a hoarse voice.
She originally thought that when her little ancestor fell asleep, she could take a break, but every time she stopped talking, the little milk bag would open her eyes and look at her seriously: "Don't stop, I'm listening. …”
"..."
That's OK.
Just like that, the unlucky bird talked all day long.
When the sun went down, Yuan Bao yawned, rubbed his eyes, and said, "That's it for today. I'm hungry. Let's go to the front hall to eat."
The unlucky bird seemed to have received an amnesty. It trembled and fluttered rapidly, as if it was afraid that if it ran slower, it would be dragged back to tell stories again.
Although the men of the Su family are very busy during the day, they all come back to have dinner with little Yuanbao at night.
It's almost dinner time.
The little girl was so obedient that she ran to the dining room first and sat on a small stool waiting for her brothers and father to come back and have dinner together.
Su Junsheng was the first to come back, followed by Su Junye.
But after waiting for a long time, the boss Su Junting and his father did not come back.
"I'm hungry..." Yuan Bao held out his belly and stared eagerly at the dishes on the table.
The Su family cook is very good at cooking and loves to think about food.
It turns out that when there were only a few men in the family, no one appreciated her cooking skills.
Since the return of Yuanbao, the little girl has eaten a lot of delicious food, and her mouth is extremely sweet. The cook was so happy that she began to cook delicious food in various ways.
Tonight's main dish is rock sugar elbow. The skin of the elbow is so soft and glutinous that you can't help but salivate just looking at it.
Yuan Bao pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry.
Su Junye couldn't bear to see his sister starving, so he waved his hand and said: "Eat Yuanbao first! We won't wait for them!"
As he said that, he put a piece of soft and waxy elbow skin into her small bowl.
"Thank you, second brother!" Yuan Baole showed his beautiful little white teeth. Just as he was about to grab it, he heard a noise from the door.
It should be Su Wenlin and Su Junting who are back.
She sighed softly, quickly took her little hand back, jumped down from the chair obediently, and walked out with her second and third brothers to greet her father and eldest brother.
"Dad! Why did you come back so late?"
The first person he saw was Su Wenlin. He bent down and took his little daughter into his arms.
Then he looked at Su Junting who was following behind him with hatred, and said coldly: "You have to ask your big brother about this!"
"Dad...you really don't blame me, I don't know why I agreed..."
Su Junting frowned and didn't dare to look up at Yuan Bao.
Really unable to say anything, he took another job for Yuan Bao...
It's not someone else's business, it's the business of Zhuo Yan, the noble man who came to his house before.
While Yuan Bao was still on the mountain, Zhuo Yan visited the Su family's father and son several times.
I want them to come forward to make peace and ask Yuan Bao to do a favor for me.
As soon as they guessed it, they knew that it was another matter for Xiao Yuanbao to suppress monsters and catch ghosts. The Su family and his son held a small meeting and finally voted that no one could interfere with Yuanbao's wishes.
Unless the little breasts want it.
Everyone was sworn to do the meeting, but he didn't expect that in just a few days, the boss of the Su family would be the first to make a mistake.
"Brother, how could you do this!!" Both Su Junye and Su Junsheng were speechless at what their eldest brother did.
Su Junting also knew that what he did was not honest, but Zhuo Yan had no choice but to make an offer that he could not refuse.
"Master Zhuo said that he can help us get the debt from Prince Yan's Mansion back!"
Su, aggrieved but greedy for money, Junting: "That's more than ten thousand taels of silver..."
This kind of bad debt that I thought would never be recovered can actually be recovered now.
For a money obsessed person like Su Junting, this is simply unacceptable...
"I want to refuse..." He said to Xiao Yuanbao very ashamedly: "But this mouth is much faster than the brain..."
Before he had time to react, Zhuo Yan had already run far away.
As if afraid that he would regret it.
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At the same moment, Zhuo Yan stood in front of Prince Yan's mansion with his hands behind his back.
After hearing his story, the concierge went in to inform the owner. After a while, he saw a middle-aged man with a fat head running out of the red lacquered door.
"Master Zhuo, it's so wonderful that you came to my place. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll arrange a carriage to pick you up."
This flattering posture makes it completely unbelievable that this person is the only younger brother of the current emperor, King Yan Li Xun.
Li Xunsheng had a kind and doughy face and was smiling beside Zhuo Yan. For a moment, he couldn't tell who had a higher status.
"You don't have to be polite, King Yan." Zhuo Yan's attitude was very humble, and he did not push forward because of the other party's politeness, but he also rejected King Yan's proposal to bring him into the palace.
"Xiaoguan came to Yuzhou on this trip. I investigated many corrupt officials along the way. It was only when I arrived in Yuzhou that I felt better. The officials here govern the Qingming Dynasty. I think it is because of your Majesty, King Yan, who is in charge."
The flattering words were spoken with an extremely sincere tone.
No one can resist this.
But Li Xun knew that the man in front of him was definitely not here to flatter him.
You know, his reputation in front of his imperial brother is many times higher than that of this useless prince himself.
"It's just..." As expected, there was a twist after the flattery.
Zhuo Yan glanced at the grand red lacquer door of Prince Yan's Mansion and said slowly: "On the way, I also saw many princes and nobles living extravagantly. Some even enriched themselves by plundering people's wealth and squeezing merchants. It's true. It’s very inappropriate. Don’t you think so, Your Majesty?”
"That's natural, that's natural!" Li Xun was shocked, his little eyes widened at this moment, and he hurriedly agreed: "Master Zhuo is right, this really shouldn't be the case. Fortunately, I never do this."
"That's good."
That's it, everyone is smart. Zhuo Yan said goodbye to Li Xun without saying anything more and left Prince Yan's Mansion.
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Prince Yan's Mansion is in the middle of Dongqi Town, and the inn where Zhuo Yan is staying is just a street away.
Because of the short distance, he walked here today.
After leaving Prince Yan's Mansion, he walked back to the inn.
In the coldest month of winter, street vendors all wear thick winter coats.
Zhuo Yan has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has good physical fitness. He only wore a thin winter jacket and did not feel cold when walking on the road.
Various vendors selling food were shouting loudly, and there was a strong smell of fireworks that he had not seen in the capital for a long time.
Ever since he was taught a lesson by the little boy from the Su family that day on Diancui Mountain, Zhuo Yan knew that although this baby looked like a naughty boy, he was probably quite capable.
For this reason, Zhuo Yan decided that no matter what method he used, she must come to see his son's illness.
Fortunately, although the Su family seemed like an iron bucket, the boss of the Su family was so money-obsessed that he was able to find a breakthrough.
I believe that after this matter is resolved, the Su family's little baby will keep his promise.
Thinking of his son, Zhuo Yan couldn't help but feel warm in his eyes.
If, as Yuan Bao said, it was because of himself that his son suffered such a catastrophe, then... he really had no hope of redemption.
Just as he was thinking about it, a familiar voice suddenly sounded not far away.
"My lord! My lord! Please go back and have a look quickly!" It was Achang's voice.
He ran to Zhuo Yan in a panic and said out of breath: "Sir, please go back and take a look. The young master broke free of the chains that tied him. Now he has gone somewhere." !!”
