Although Su Qi was young and mature, his mind was immature at his age. He was shocked when he suddenly heard Zhao Shan's words. He was confused for a moment and didn't know how to answer?
Su Wei's wife Huang became excited.
This is the real opportunity.
The emperor gave the deceased Su Wei a posthumous gift and a posthumous title. These were all Su Wei's honors, and the Su family received limited benefits.
Only Su Qicheng can support the Su family.
Now with Zhao Shan's arrangement, Su Qi can reach the sky in one step and work beside Zhao Shan. With his sister-in-law Su Yunxi taking care of him, he will definitely be able to support the family business.
Huang said anxiously: "Qi'er, what are you doing standing around here and not thanking Your Majesty?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Su Qicai suddenly came to his senses and quickly kowtowed to Zhao Shan.
Zhao Shan waved his hand and said: "Get up."
Su Qi stood up respectfully again. Zhao Shan looked at Huang and said, "Su Qing passed away suddenly. It's not easy for you to be in charge of the Su family. Do you have any other requests? Just ask for any needs I can satisfy. I will meet them one by one." satisfy."
Huang quickly said: "Your Majesty's great kindness, the whole Su family is so grateful that it will never be forgotten. I have no other needs."
Zhao Shan said no more and wrote a handwriting to Su Qi, instructing Su Qi to go to Luoyang Yulin Army to take up his post.
In fact, this is a common practice.
Some of the children of important officials in the court will join the Yulin Army as Yulin Lang. On the one hand, it is for experience, and on the other hand, it is an opportunity to get close to Zhao Shan. As long as you are by Zhao Shan's side, you will have more opportunities.
In addition, the heirs of some officials who did not have high official positions but died fighting for the country, or who made great contributions will also be transferred into it.
Zhao Shan looked at Su Yunxi again and ordered: "Yunxi, you can handle the next matter. I will go to Qi Yuanjing's army to handle government affairs."
"As you command!"
Su Yunxi nodded.
Su Yunxi led Huang, Su Qi and others to send Zhao Shancai home in person.
Mrs. Huang quickly said: "My husband passed away suddenly, and the family suddenly lost its pillar of support. Thanks to your concubine's coming to Xiangyang, your majesty also came to Xiangyang."
Su Yunxi took Huang's hand and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you're welcome. We are all one family and don't talk about two families. The eldest brother is gone and the family needs to be maintained by the eldest brother. As for Qi'er going to Luoyang to work, I will take care of it."
Mrs. Huang thanked her again and again, and the aunt and sister-in-law got along quite harmoniously.
Most sisters-in-law have conflicts in their relationship, but there is none here in Su Yunxi.
On the one hand, when Su Wei was alive, he doted on Su Yunxi, and no one dared to say anything; on the other hand, Su Yunxi was married and was already Zhao Shan's concubine, and her status was completely different from what she once was.
When the Su family saw Su Yunxi, they had to treat her with caution, and there was no chance of any conflict.
The aunt and sister-in-law were chatting. Not long after, the new housekeeper Li Dafu came in. He looked a little anxious and said, "Old madam, some elders from the Su family have come outside and want to see you."
The expression on Huang's face changed slightly.
She was also from a well-known family and was not inexperienced in the world. When the old man from the side room of the Su family came, she knew that the person who came was not good.
Huang rolled his eyes, but did not make a decision. He looked at Su Yunxi and said, "Madam, these people must be here to ask for benefits. In fact, there were rumors before that because my husband had just died and no one came to make trouble. Now I just want to see you."
Su Yunxi, always smart, said calmly: "Sister-in-law, a group of old people in the Su family are causing trouble. It's not a big deal. There are two solutions."
"First, I will personally come forward to solve it for you. With my status, it is not difficult to drive these people away. As long as I give the order, these people from the Su family will not dare to come."
"But I always have to leave."
"What if they come back to make trouble again after I leave?"
"Second, sister-in-law, when you preside over this, you must make these people afraid, so that they no longer dare to reach out or have any wrong thoughts."
"His Majesty once said, hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. If you don't scare these people today, there will never be peace in the future."
"Today, some old people from the Su family are coming. Later, some young people may come to enjoy the autumn breeze. They all want to benefit from the Su family. You will be very annoyed."
Su Yunxi solemnly said: "If you use the power in your hands to subdue them and let them leave obediently, then you can live peacefully in the future."
Huang understood.
She is a lady from a famous Huang family in Jingzhou. She is knowledgeable and capable.
After thinking for a while, Mrs. Huang said: "Excuse me, Madam, please avoid me, I will handle today's matter. Madam is right, you can punch away with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. In order to preserve the inheritance left by my husband, I can't let anyone Underestimated."
Su Yunxi smiled, got up and went to sit in the side hall.
Mr. Huang sat in the main seat and ordered: "Steward Li, please invite everyone in."
"Old slave, go now."
Butler Li was over fifty years old and the elder of the family. He was loyal to the Su family and turned around to inform.
After a while, seven old men walked in first, followed by ten young people.
When Mrs. Huang saw the group of people coming, she greeted them with a smile and asked them to sit down. Her eyes fell on the old man on the left, and she said, "My third uncle is here today. What's the matter?"
The man Huang called his third uncle was named Su Qiao. He was in his seventies, with a stooped back and very little hair. His face was covered with age spots, giving him a very aging look.
It's just that his spirit is very good.
Su Qiao held a cane in his hand, tapped the ground a few times, and said slowly: "I think back then, when the child Su Wei returned to Xiangyang, I watched him grow up. Now that the child is gone, the Su family has lost its backbone. Everyone in the Su family is grieving over this."
Huang sneered in her heart.
The cat cries and the mouse fakes mercy.
Su Qiao is not a kind elder.
Huang said, neither humble nor arrogant, "My husband often said that it was thanks to my third uncle's care back then. Without my third uncle's support, I'm afraid it would have been more difficult back then."
Su Qiao's face was full of a charitable smile, and he continued: "Su Wei's death is fate! Everything is fate, and no one can control it at all."
Huang also looked sad.
After the two sides exchanged some awkward polite words, Su Qiao changed the subject and said: "With Su Wei gone, the Su family has no one to support the family. It is necessary to cultivate someone to prevent the decline of the Su family."
"To cultivate a talent, it takes more than just a few words of support. It requires real resources and enough money."
"I'm here to discuss this with you today."
"The five farms of Su Wei's lineage outside Xiangyang City are all managed by the clan. The rents and land sales of these farms are all decided by the clan to ensure that young talents can be cultivated."
Su Qiao's turbid eyes flashed with light, and she asked, "What do you think?"
Huang was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
There are five farms, each with more than 60 acres of farmland, and a total of more than 300 acres of farmland.
There were only more than 380 acres of fertile land in Su Wei's lineage. Most of them were taken away in one go, leaving only a few dozen acres of fertile land, and what was left was not the best.
It is equivalent to digging out the roots of Su Wei's lineage.
When Su Wei was alive, everyone was eager to send fertile fields over and wanted to curry favor with Su Wei. From the beginning to the end, Su Wei did not ask for or annex other people's fields, but just managed the Su family's fields.
Su Wei died with his fangs exposed.
Mrs. Huang knew that if she gave in today, the Su family's remaining shops and properties would be annexed. In other words, these people did not dare to reach out to the business that Su Yunxi was in charge of, otherwise they would have reached out long ago.
Mr. Huang smiled and shook his head and said, "Third uncle, please forgive me for not obeying this matter."
boom! !
There was an explosion in the hall.
The faces of everyone in the Su family changed, and they were no longer as gentle as before.
The older generation was a little more stable, but the young people were completely furious, shouting and scolding Mr. Huang.
"Huang, my third uncle gave you face. If you are shameless, don't blame us for being rude."
"Ms. Huang, do you want to cut off the path of my Su family? Without Su Wei, the Su family must support someone. A woman like you, with long hair and a lot of knowledge, do you have other thoughts and want to marry again? ?”
"Huang, I advise you to be kind!"
…
Each sentence seemed like a knife piercing Huang's heart, making her face become more and more serious.
Huang saw the ugly faces of these people, and thinking of Su Yunxi's previous words, she became even more determined to hold on and make everyone give up the idea of cannibalizing the Su family.
Otherwise she will never have peace.
Huang didn't speak for the time being and allowed everyone to say this. After a while, the third uncle Su Qiao started coughing.
All voices subsided.
Su Qiao leaned on crutches and said slowly: "Ms. Huang, I don't want to force you. But the people in the family are very angry, and they all hope to support a young man and let him study as a teacher. In order to get more resources, I have no choice but to Don’t do this. You are a person from a famous family, so you should understand the general situation and think about your family.”
Huang said: "Third uncle, I also want to train Qi'er and let him become a talent. These farms are very important."
Su Qiao flicked his sleeves and said forcefully: "Su Qi is Su Wei's eldest son, so he naturally needs to be nurtured. But he is still young, has never been crowned, and has not yet reached the time to spend money on a large scale. When it comes time to spend money, The family will also support it.”
Huang shook his head and said, "No, it will cost a lot of money now."
Su Qiao's face also darkened, and she secretly scolded the Huang family for not understanding current affairs, and said with a cold face: "Are you determined to go against the family?"
Huang said calmly: "Third uncle, please forgive me. It's not that I want to go against the family. It's His Majesty who gave my husband the posthumous title of Governor of Jingzhou and the posthumous title of Zhuanghou. He also asked Qi'er to serve as a Yulin Lang in the Luoyang Forbidden Army."
"Qi'er went to Luoyang and worked directly for His Majesty, which requires a lot of money. There is no way. His Majesty values my husband and takes care of our orphans and widows. I have to support Qi'er even if I sell everything."
boom! !
There was another explosion in the hall.
Everyone in the Su family was shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. No one expected that the emperor would make arrangements for Su Wei to die.
