At this moment, Yanyang City was in darkness, and no one was coming or going in the streets and alleys.
Su Yunqi, the master of the Su Mansion, was walking around the study, feeling very uneasy.
After a while, Master Su Su Yunqi didn't know what he was thinking, but he shouted: "Lu Huan! Lu Huan!"
Then, after hearing the master's call, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurried in.
"Master, what important matter do you want to give me?" the housekeeper Lu Huan asked.
Su Yunqi looked at Lu Huan with a worried look on his face and ordered: "Go and call Runchen for me."
"good."
After hearing this, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurried over.
After running to the eldest young master Su Runchen's room, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurriedly knocked on the door and shouted: "The eldest young master! The eldest young master!"
Su Runchen in the bedroom listened to the housekeeper's shout and said, "What's the matter?"
"Young Master, I have summoned you to come over," said the housekeeper Lu Huan.
Hearing what the housekeeper Lu Huan said, Su Runchen felt a little panicked.
At this time, Xia Shan, the most favored servant of the eldest young master Su Runchen, walked towards this side. After seeing the butler, he said hello: "Butler."
I saw the housekeeper Lu Huan looking askance at the slave Xia Shan and whispering in a low voice: "The master has summoned the eldest young master to go to the study. Go and summon the eldest young master."
"Hey." After answering, the slave Xia Shan walked in cautiously, and then locked the housekeeper Lu Huan out of the door.
The slave Xia Shan walked over cautiously and whispered in the ear of the eldest young master Su Runchen.
"Young Master, I summon you to go to the study." The slave Xia Shan said.
After hearing this, the eldest young master Su Runchen became a little nervous and asked Xia Shanhua in a low voice: "Why did the master summon me?"
Xia Shan shook his head, a little nervous, and said, "I don't know. The housekeeper told me outside the door."
"In this case, you go and tell the housekeeper. Just say that my injury is not healed, so I will go to bed first. We will discuss it tomorrow and see what the master says." The eldest young master Su Runchen came up with an idea.
"Hey, okay." After answering, the slave Xia Shan hurriedly walked out.
"Butler, the eldest young master said that the injury has not healed yet. It's getting late, so we'll discuss it tomorrow." Xia Shan replied.
At this time, after listening to Xia Shan's words, the housekeeper Lu Huan became a little anxious. He pulled Xia Shan up and shouted angrily: "Do you know what the master wants to do with the eldest young master? Don't think that you are following the eldest young master and don't have enough food and clothing. Go against me and the master in everything!"
Seeing that Xia Shan was silent for a while, the housekeeper Lu Huan persuaded him again: "I was on the street today and heard that two people died in the capital overnight. One of them was the prince's consort. All the rumors are spreading outside. It was the eldest young master who sent someone to assassinate him."
At this time, Xia Shan was startled and hurriedly smirked: "How is it possible? Although the eldest young master has been stubborn and timid since childhood, how could it be possible that the eldest young master did it?"
"It's okay if you don't do it. Okay, the master's message cannot be delayed too long. You should think about whether you want to see the master." After saying that, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurried away.
As soon as the butler said this, Xia Shan panicked completely and hurried into the eldest young master Su Runchen's bedroom.
"Young Master, do you doubt us?" said the servant Xia Shan.
"Why do you see it?" The eldest young master Su Runchen felt a little panicked.
"Young Master, I just heard from the housekeeper that today he was out listening to those rumors, saying... that the prince-in-law was killed by the young master?" Xia Shan said.
After hearing this, the eldest young master Su Runchen, who was lying on the bed, suddenly sat up and asked: "You mean that the master has already doubted us?"
The slave Xia Shan nodded and said: "It's possible."
"Didn't you promise me at that time that those people were decisive in their actions and would not let others see their flaws? What is going on?" The eldest young master Su Runchen became even more panicked.
"Young master, what I said is right. They are decisive in doing things and will not reveal their faults. But think about it, young master, just now the housekeeper said it was only related to the consort and did not mention Mother Yang in Liuxiang Pavilion. It seems that those Rumors are just speculation."
What slave Xia Shan said made the eldest young master Su Runchen feel at ease.
"Is the person here?" Master Su Yunqi asked.
The housekeeper Lu Huan walked in with his head lowered: "Master, the eldest young master said that the injury is severe and it is getting late. Let's rest now and discuss it tomorrow."
At the steward's words, Master Su Yunqi turned around, looked at the steward, and said, "He is quite calm. You can go and talk about it later. If this matter is left in this way, I won't be able to protect him if someone pursues it in the future."
"Yes." The housekeeper hurried to summon the young master again.
After running all the way, housekeeper Lu Huan arrived at the sleeping place of the eldest young master Su Runchen.
I saw that the candle had been extinguished and there was no light in the eldest young master's bedroom.
"Young Master! I summoned you to come over! I said that if this matter is not resolved, I will not be able to protect you in the future," said the housekeeper Lu Huan.
Sure enough, not long after, candles were lit again in the room. The eldest young master, Su Runchen, wearing white pajamas, walked to the door, pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, and asked pretending not to know: "Butler, what's the matter?"
"Back to the young master, I summoned you and said that if this matter is not resolved, I will not be able to protect you in the future." The butler continued to repeat.
At this time, the eldest young master Su Runchen once again pretended not to know: "What's the matter, master? Why can't you protect me?"
The housekeeper shook his head: "Little unknown, it's better for the eldest young master to go there, otherwise we really can't protect the eldest young master."
"Okay. Wait a moment." After saying that, the eldest young master Su Runchen closed the door tightly and changed his clothes.
After a while, the eldest young master, Su Runchen, walked out uneasily: "Let's go."
Following the footsteps of housekeeper Lu Huan, the eldest young master Su Runchen walked into the master's study.
"Coming?" Master Su Yunqi asked.
However, Su Runchen looked confused and said nothing.
"Do you know why my father sent you here?" Su Yunqi looked at Su Runchen with a stern face.
Su Runchen pretended not to know what was going on and shook his head.
"Today, two people died in Yanyang City overnight. One was the Madam of Liuxiang Pavilion, and the other was the Prince Consort of Princess Mansion. Outside, it was said that you killed the Prince Consort? But is that so?" Su Yunqi He said sternly.
At this time, the eldest young master Su Runchen felt even more uneasy, and quickly explained: "Dad, how dare you kill people here? I'm afraid of killing a chicken."
After hearing this, Mr. Su Yunqi smiled slightly and looked at his cunning eldest son Su Runchen: "I don't know if you dare to do this. But I know that you are an impatient person and it makes you anxious. You can do anything. I can do it.”
"Dad. I really didn't kill this man." Su Runchen's face became a little anxious.
Seeing how stubborn his eldest son Su Runchen was, Master Su Yunqi sighed: "Today, I won't ask you more questions as a father. If you killed him, you can think of your own solution. If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask you any questions in the future." Whatever happened to you, don’t blame your father for not protecting you."
Seeing that the eldest son Su Runchen was still silent, Master Su Yunqi spoke again: "If you firmly refuse to admit it and don't care about being a father, you can go down."
In the end, the eldest young master Su Runchen, who was unwilling to reveal anything, walked away.
The next day, all kinds of rumors spread again in Yanyang City.
From word to word, it was actually rumored that the eldest son of the Su Mansion, Su Runchen, had been in love with the Princess of the Princess Mansion for a long time, and then he was so anxious that he assassinated the consort.
It can be said that the various rumors and rumors in Yanyang City are different.
Soon, all the officials working in the capital knew about this matter, and there was a lot of discussion in private.
However, because Yan Nan, the police chief of Dali Temple, could not find any reason, many ministers were hesitant to tell the emperor about this matter, who stayed in Fengyu Pavilion and Yongshou Hall all day.
"My benefactor, how do you resolve this matter?" In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng asked his benefactor Su Yunqi.
"You also know about this?" Su Yunqi asked.
Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng nodded and said nothing, but it could be seen from Yang Youcheng's face that he was very worried about this matter.
Seeing that there was no one around the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Su Yunqi stood up and muttered to himself: "Everyone has said that this prince-in-law was killed by Runchen's grandson, but no one has seen it with his own eyes. As Runchen's father, I naturally I know his character. He has always been stubborn and can do anything when he is in a hurry, but he cannot do this except killing a chicken. I am afraid that someone will assassinate the consort on purpose to put the blame on Runchen."
"My dear benefactor, what are you going to do? Should you tell the emperor to let the secret guards investigate, or should we wait and see?" asked the right prime minister Yang Youcheng.
Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, sighed, sat on a chair, looked at the piles of documents in front of him, and said what was in his heart: "The officialdom is sinister. Many people appear to be dependent on you, but in fact you are not at all. I don’t know what he is thinking. As the saying goes, you know a person’s face but not his heart. For now, let’s wait and see, so as not to offend the enemy. Don’t let the enemy fall into the trap. "
"My benefactor is absolutely right," said Yang Youcheng, the Prime Minister on the right.
At this time, the eldest young master Su Runchen, who was staying in the bedroom of the Su Mansion, was very nervous.
"Xia Shan, the master sent me here last night. Looking at the look on the master, it seems that he already knows about this matter. Do you think it is better for me to tell or not to tell?" the eldest young master Su Runchen said.
After hearing this, the servant Xia Shan looked confused: "Don't worry, young master. The rumors spread outside are full of tricks. How many people would think that the young master did this?"
After listening to Xia Shan's words, the eldest young master Su Runchen still felt uneasy: "Xia Shan, do you really think that those killers at that time were decisive in killing people and would not reveal their flaws?"
Xia Shan nodded confidently: "Don't worry, young master, I promise you that they will not reveal their lies."
"Then if the court pursues the case and the secret guards and the Ministry of Justice go to investigate, what should I do?" The eldest young master Su Runchen was very worried.
"Young Master, even if it is an investigation then, it is just to ask the Young Master a few words. As long as the Young Master doesn't reveal anything unusual about you, those people won't believe you." Xia Shan continued to comfort you.
At this time, the eldest young master Su Runchen stood up, sighed, and said cautiously: "How can my heart beat so fast?"
