"this……"
Halfway through his words, Cheng Hu sighed, naturally knowing what Xiao Yun's words meant.
"But brother Cheng Hu, don't worry. I have truthfully told the court about brother Jiang Yu's situation. I will also intercede for brother Jiang Yu and will never wrong anyone."
With Xiao Yun's assurance, Cheng Hu finally wasn't so worried.
After the meal, he said goodbye to Chu Yan and Xiao Yun, and went back to tell the other bandits the news.
"Master Xiao, since that's the case, I'll take my leave first."
"Wait!"
Hearing that Chu Yan was about to leave, Xiao Yun quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, "How long do you plan to stay here? Your Majesty has mentioned this to you several times before. If you continue like this, I'm afraid His Majesty's patience will be exhausted."
Chu Yan frowned.
Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Yun sighed, "Chu Yan, you should understand what I mean. It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. You can stay in Luoxi Town now only because of His Majesty's tacit approval. Where will you be in the future? God, your Majesty won’t allow it, so you have to go back.”
"I see."
"Well, the imperial court will send the execution of the bandits to Luoxi Town later. After I have dealt with it, I will have to return to the capital in person to resume my duties. You can just go with me."
"when?"
"Soon." Xiao Yun said, "I will send someone to deliver the documents quickly by waterway. It will probably only take half a month. About... I will have to go back and resume my life in two months."
Hearing this time, Chu Yan looked a little ugly.
Xiao Yun said, "I know you don't want to go back, but His Majesty can't delay it, and the war situation on the border is unclear, so I'm afraid it won't be delayed for long. By the way, there's one more thing."
Speaking of this matter, Xiao Yun's tone became more solemn, "When I left the capital, I heard that the Gao Gao family found the long-missing princess in Qinghe Town and wanted to bring her back. You should know about this." Right? Qinghe Town seems to be near here."
"Know."
Chu Yan's eyes gradually became serious, "I still know that person."
"Do you know him?" This time it was Xiao Yun's turn to be surprised, "How do you know him? The princess didn't say that the princess was taken away by the nanny when she was born. Over the years, she has only found a little clue. Do you know... you Did you happen to meet the princess when you arrived at Qinghe Town?"
Xiao Yun only thought of this possibility.
"Yeah." Chu Yan didn't refute, "What's the situation in the capital now?"
"Not bad." He said this, but Xiao Yun's face was not very good-looking. "The Empress Dowager has been ill for a long time. In the past few months, bad news has spread, and rumors have begun to spread in the palace. There is news that the fifth prince has found the princess. In my opinion, no matter whether the princess is real or fake, the princess will say that she is real and take the opportunity to celebrate the queen mother. You should know the princess's temperament better than me. "
Chu Yan didn't speak. A month ago, he really didn't expect that the Queen Mother's condition would worsen. It was indeed the best time and an excuse for Zhou Yun'er to be taken back to the capital at this time.
Xiao Yun continued, "I estimate that the executive family and his family have arrived in the capital at this time. I have left some people in the capital. If there is any news, I will inform you immediately."
"OK."
After Chu Yan finished speaking, he was about to leave.
Xiao Yun's solemn words came from behind, "Chu Yan, think carefully, you can't stay here for too long. Once His Majesty gets angry, not only you, but everyone around you will suffer."
Chu Yan did not pause, and returned to the restaurant after leaving the Yamen.
At this time, Su Liuye had already learned from Qin Lian that the Zhang family had reconciled. It was Mr. Xiao who was watching Wu Ping sign in the hall and could not allow them to regret it.
"That's a really good thing!"
Su Liuye said happily.
It happened that the restaurant closed early today, so Su Liuye and Qin Lian simply went out to buy some fresh ingredients, and called Mrs. Zhang, Wu Yue, and Wu Yun to celebrate together.
Several people sat around talking and laughing, it was so lively.
However, Su Liuye found that Mrs. Zhang was very preoccupied and often in a daze alone. Whenever someone called her, she would quickly come back to her senses and hide her emotions with a stiff smile.
Su Liuye's eyes flashed, and she came close to Chu Yan and asked softly, "Husband, when you went to the Yamen to discuss matters with Mr. Xiao today, did Mr. Xiao mention a person named Jiang Yu?"
"how?"
She said hesitantly, "Didn't I hear Yu Xiangqin say before that Jiang Yu is Yue'er and the others' biological father? Then Jiang Yu is the third boss of Tieniushan. The bandits being wiped out this time should have something to do with him, right?"
"I have indeed heard of these things." Chu Yan put down the teacup in his hand, "These matters have been handed over to Mr. Xiao. I believe it won't take long for a verdict to be made."
"Then...what will happen to Jiang Yu?"
She knew that Yu Xiangqin and others would definitely not be able to escape, but Jiang Yu heard that he had stopped being bandits a long time ago, so maybe he could be lenient.
Recalling Jiang Yu's previous explanation to him, Chu Yan didn't say much and just whispered, "It's okay, don't worry."
"……All right."
Su Liuye was melancholy, but also knew that it would be useless to talk more now.
After the meal, she took her two children to wash up and rest.
Dabao and Erbao played for a long time at night and fell asleep as soon as they lay down on the bed.
Chu Yan helped take care of the child. Su Liuye took advantage of this moment to go over to wash up with his clothes. On the way, he saw a man sitting in the yard with a lonely figure.
Su Liuye took a closer look and saw that it was Mrs. Zhang.
She was immediately shocked, "Ms. Zhang, why didn't you go back to rest so late?"
Mrs. Zhang seemed to be frightened by her, she trembled, and looked back with frightened eyes, "Ah! Is it, is it Shopkeeper Su?"
"I'm sorry, did I scare you?"
"No, I was thinking about something and didn't see you coming."
Mrs. Zhang said, looking down at the copper coins in her hand again, looking dazed.
Seeing her copper coin, Su Liuye immediately remembered what happened on the dock that day.
If he remembers correctly, Wu Yun was worried that Mrs. Zhang would be sad and did not tell her what happened.
only……
Su Liuye hesitated for a moment and asked, "Ms. Zhang, today is the day you get rid of the Wu family completely, but I see how happy you are? Did something happen? If possible, you can tell me, I can be your Your audience.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang was stunned, and tears overflowed from her eyes, "Shopkeeper Su, thank you... You have really helped me so much. I really didn't expect that I would meet someone like you. If it weren't for you, I would be where I am now. I'm afraid..." As she spoke, she sobbed.
Su Liuye patted her thin shoulder with emotion.
In Zhang, she saw the fate of women in this dynasty. If no one helped her, she would be trapped in this situation until her death.
After death, the husband's name will be engraved on it and become an inconspicuous piece of soil under the husband's tombstone.
