C12 Crisis

Su Ziwan, who was about to get out of the carriage, gave Mrs. Du a puzzled look. She felt that Mrs. Du seemed to have something to say to her. She had seen a lot of such insinuations.

"Ziwan, when you go back, tell Lord Su to be more careful with his health. Recently, there has been military pay and food. Don't tire yourself out."

Since there were outsiders present, it was naturally impossible to make it clear. This sounded like a normal greeting, but Mrs. Du's grip on Su Ziwan's hand tightened a little when she mentioned some words.

"Don't worry, mother. I will remind Big Brother to be careful. Thank you for your concern."

By now, Su Ziwan had completely adapted to her role. She nodded at Mrs. Du without batting an eyelid and got off the carriage.

Seeing that she understood what she meant, Mrs. Du went in relief. However, her son...

Only after the Du family's carriage left did Su Ziwan enter. Mrs. Du's message to her was really tricky.

As expected, the imperial court still did not completely trust the Su family.

Since that was the case, she would go and discuss it with her big brother first.

"Has the master returned?"

"Master went to the yamen this morning and hasn't returned yet," the servant at the door replied.

Su Ziwan nodded and went straight to the study room. There were people on duty in the study room, so she planned to ask them directly. Since Mrs. Du had already received the news, then Su Lingyou should have also received some news.

After arriving at the study room, the person on duty was Ziling.

Ziling and Tiandong had followed Su Lingyou for seven or eight years, and these days, Su Ziwan had dealt with them quite a bit. These two people could be considered smart. They understood that Su Ziwan would be in charge of the Su family in the future. Many of Su Lingyou's matters were directly handled by these two people. If Su Lingyou did not have this calamity, Ziling and Tiandong would have definitely followed him and helped him become a servant.

Seeing that it was Su Ziwan who had entered, Ziling served tea and retreated to the side. If it was anyone else, they would have been invited out a long time ago.

"Ziling, have you received any letters from the capital recently?"

Seeing that Su Ziwan was in such a hurry, Ziling was also puzzled. This was because his family's young miss had basically read all the letters that had been sent over these past few days, and none of the new ones had come from the capital. He could only shake his head.

"I haven't got it, and neither have I got it from Tiandong. And I haven't heard the master mention anything about the capital."

When Su Ziwan heard this, she became even more anxious. With Su Lingyou's status in the entire Lanshore, there was no reason for him not to know about news that even Mrs. Du could know.

Although Mrs. Du did not say it out loud, Su Ziwan could already guess that someone from the imperial court had come down. Moreover, it must be to investigate the Su family. Their previous actions should have been noticed by the imperial court.

Now was a sensitive time, and not a single mistake could be made.

If the royal court did something to her, she didn't think she could do anything about it.

While waiting for Su Lingyou to return, Su Ziwan asked him some more questions about the Su family's businesses. Because the Su family's little sister had never asked about these things before, no matter how she asked, she wouldn't reveal anything.

Until Su Lingyou returned, Su Ziwan was sorting out the Su family's businesses. In fact, she still didn't fully understand this place. She was a little engrossed in reading the book, so much so that when Su Lingyou sat down, she didn't even notice.

"What, do you have any thoughts about the industry? Cough cough..."

Su Lingyou's body was getting worse and worse. It would be uncomfortable to say a few more words now. These days, the plan was not only for Suzhou, but also for the people of the entire Lanshore.

Su Ziwan raised her head and did not answer him. At this moment, there were only the two of them left in the study. Su Ziwan had a lot of things she wanted to ask him.

Although the two of them were not real siblings, through these past few days, Su Ziwan had truly respected Su Lingyou as her elder brother. If they were in her own world, they might even be able to leave their names in the history books. But his current appearance really made her heart ache.

To Qi Country, Su Lingyou could be said to have a clear conscience. But this dynasty was still suspicious and scheming.

"Brother, I recently received some news from the capital. Have you heard of it?"

Regarding this matter, Su Ziwan did not believe that Su Lingyou did not receive any news at all. He must have received the secret letter, but it did not leak out. She felt that it was strange that even Ziling and Tiandong did not know about it.

"Did Mrs. Du tell you? How could I not know something that even the Du family could receive? But so what if I know? What else can I do to the people sent by the imperial court?"

" Big Brother! Are you just going to let it go? Although I haven't been in this world for long, I know what kind of person you are. For the sake of the common people and Qi Country, will the imperial court still suspect you? "

Su Ziwan could not help but feel a little angry. She knew that emperors had been suspicious since ancient times, but when she personally experienced it, she truly felt the ruthlessness of the imperial family. There was even a bit of resentment.

"Sister, don't be angry. It's good enough that the Emperor didn't send someone directly to the Su family to check the accounts. It's not like there were no meritorious officials who were ransacked. There wasn't even a review process..."

Right now, Su Lingyou also truly treated Su Ziwan as his own sister. Sometimes, he would feel that his sister had not left him. These two people not only looked alike, but even had many similarities in their personalities.

When there was no one around, he would talk to his sister about his thoughts.

"Sigh..."

Su Ziwan let out a long sigh, unable to speak. Yes, they were just subjects. Sending people to investigate could be considered as doing one's duty. If they wanted to make a move on the Su family, they probably wouldn't have waited until now.

"Big brother, are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

At some point, Su Ziwan started to worry too much. While slowly accepting that she was a member of the Su family, she was also thinking about her family. She knew that Su Lingyou could not stay here for too long. Actually, she also wanted to do something for him.

Su Lingyou did not answer her, but just watched silently. The room was terrifyingly quiet.

Su Ziwan seemed to have thought of something again and slowly exhaled.

"Big Brother, why don't you just resign? Your body won't allow you to work too hard."

Hearing this, Su Lingyou shook his head.

"I can still hold on for a while. It's currently a chaotic time, so I have to make more plans for you guys..."

Hearing that, Su Ziwan became anxious:

"Big Brother, why don't you understand? Back then, you used the Celestial Shining Mirror to calculate the outcome of sending Manjing to the Cen family of South State. You have also heard the story of the Dream of the Red Chamber that I told you. Have you ever thought about why? "

" Sister, what's wrong with you? "Su Lingyou felt that Su Ziwan was a little abnormal today.

"If you stay silent under someone else's roof, you will only die miserably. We are living people, so we have to struggle."

Although Su Lingyou did not achieve the same position as his grandfather, he also had his own ideal ambitions. No one could find fault with the things he did for Cangdale, for Lanshore.

Back then, the Emperor did not care about objections and gave the descendants of the founding general a high position. All these years, Su Lingyou had lived up to the Emperor's trust and promotion. As long as it was related to the interests of the people of this country, he would do it without hesitation.

However, this process was too painful. Other than himself, no one else would know about the difficulties Su Lingyou had experienced in the officialdom. With his personality, he really didn't like to fight.

Just like the news of Su Lingyou's serious illness a few days ago. Although they had tried their best to hide it, many people still received the news. Some political enemies even felt that he was intentionally releasing the news. Because not long after, the news of Su Lingyou marrying his sister spread out.

But Su Ziwan did not mean for Su Lingyou to play the tragic role. She also hated people and things like this. But Su Lingyou was already like this, and there was no need to sell this tragedy.

Just Su Lingyou's physical condition alone was enough to write a reason for resignation. As long as he wrote the truth, the emperor would agree.

At this point, he had no choice but to do so.

Seeing that Su Lingyou was still hesitating, Su Ziwan immediately started to grind the ink.

"Big brother, now that things have come to this, don't hesitate any longer. Our Su family has been loyal for generations, and now we just want to beg Manjing and me to live the rest of our lives in peace. Is this request too much for the imperial court?"

After the ink was polished, Su Ziwan directly handed the pen to Su Lingyou.

"Write it, Big Brother. You don't have much time left, so there's no need for you to do this anymore. Write the memorial more decisively and miserably, so that the Emperor will have no choice but to agree with you."

While they were talking, the Taoist priest suddenly appeared.

There was a smile on his face.

"Fellow Immortal, we will listen to Miss Su..."