Chapter 97

"Su Lan?" Shen Fu was at a loss for a moment, but it didn't stop him from thinking more: "I didn't expect that Chief Xue actually took a fancy to the maid in my house, but I met him by chance before, and I can't forget it when I saw it. Only after inquiring did you find out that they are from my Shen family?"

Xue Tingxiang smiled wryly, and said: "Third Young Master misunderstood, this person is Zhuo Jing's own sister, and also the liaison of the Sixth Young Master of your mansion."

There was a smile on Shen Fu's face, but the smile gradually disappeared.

"Is it such a coincidence?"

"I also hope that the third son can be accommodating, but he is just a little maid, and he can be dealt with on both sides. It is better to let people live, which is worse than the seventh-level Buddha."

Shen Fu looked at him: "The chief of the case Xue knows quite a lot."

Xue Tingxiang arched his hands, still smiling wryly: "This time I came here with Zhuo Jing because I wanted to redeem my sister and go back. Zhuo Jing's life was bitter, and she was separated from her sister in the early years, and now they are on their own. Naturally, I want the family to be reunited. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen, and only after many inquiries did I know some of the inside story."

Shen Fu pondered for a while: "If it's an ordinary maid, Xue Anshou has opened her mouth, so it's nothing. But this maid's status is extraordinary, but I can't make decisions at will."

Xue Tingxiang could actually see that Shen Fu's attitude had faded, but the reservedness of the children of the aristocratic family kept him somewhat decent.

This pondering is just for show, not because of his small status as the head of the case, but because of the previous appreciation, and also because he wants to let him retreat in spite of difficulties, don't make more entanglements, so as not to hurt each other's face .

If Xue Tingxiang is sensible and borrows the donkey from the slope, both sides will be safe. Please the third son's favor, leave a piece of incense, and it will be cheaper in the future. It should be known that Shanxi is the territory of the Shen family, and the benefits are extraordinary, but Xue Tingxiang has a reason to insist.

He secretly sighed inwardly, cupped his hands and said: "Third Young Master, is it embarrassing because of Uncle Shen's entry into the cabinet? Entry into the cabinet is a major national event, so we shouldn't waste too much trouble on a little maid."

"You, what do you know!" Despite the calmness on Shen Fu's face, a little tea in his hand spilled out, enough to show how shocked he was inside.

He put the teacup aside and stared at Xue Tingxiang closely, the hand that was soaked in tea was clenched behind his back.

Xue Tingxiang didn't seem to see these tricks, and looked down at the tea ceremony in his hand: "Chaozhong now has Wu, Chen, Shen, and Mo as four pillars. It seems that Wu is powerful, but it is not. The Wu family has created the Wu Pavilion. Lao, who is in the limelight at the moment, no one dares to take advantage of him, but you must know that he also has a fatal weakness."

"What weakness?"

Xue Tingxiang smiled: "Third Young Master, the one I want."

"you--"

After a long while, Shen Fu said: "I want to change someone in just one sentence, Xue Anshou's business is too shrewd."

"I guarantee that this sentence will make your Shen family members have no worries about joining the cabinet, and you don't have to bow to the Wu family."

Shen Fu changed his previous leisurely attitude and stared at Xue Tingxiang closely.

Xue Tingxiang smiled lightly, as if telling him that what he heard was not an auditory hallucination. Obviously he is just a country boy, but at this moment his sharpness is not weaker than Shen Fu's, and Shen Fu is even at a disadvantage.

After all, it was the Shen family who wanted something from others. If you don't want to be strong, the ancients are sincere and do not deceive others.

In fact, this incident was nothing more than a member of the Shen family, and he didn't want to show weakness to the Wu family from the bottom of his heart. A wealthy family like the Shen family looks down on a businessman like the Wu family. It's also because the Wu family's background is not enough, no matter how powerful Wu Ge is now, the real family will look down on him.

But the reality was somewhat cruel, causing the Shen family to bow their heads. If it wasn't for being aggrieved, disdainful, and sincerely trying to curry favor with the other party, it would be impossible for Shen Liu to have a roommate, and it would be impossible for Shen Liu to make such a big fuss. It's just a dispute between each other through a family affair between children and family.

Wu Ge's old man was narrow-minded and deliberately made things difficult, but the Shen family was stubbornly resisting.

From a small point of view, it is to deal with a Tongfang and the unformed fetus in that Tongfang's belly. From a large point of view, the two sides may have fought each other countless times, but it ended in the defeat of the Shen family.

"How do I know if what you said is true or false?"

"As a student, deliberately playing tricks on the third son, didn't the old birthday star hang himself?"

Shen Fu stared at him and said, "I'm a little curious, how did you, a country boy, know about these important affairs in court?"

From then on, Shen Fu ordered people to investigate Xue Tingxiang's affairs, and finally revealed it in front of people without any concealment.

In fact, Xue Tingxiang was not surprised, maybe the lawsuit made Shen Fu say that out of sympathy. But he won three cases in a row, which is enough for him, a 'country boy', to gain a place in the eyes of the Shen family.

Perhaps all of these are complementary, the people behind Zhou Zuoxin are the Shen family, and the same is true for Su Youjian. Xue Tingxiang took advantage of Zhou Zuoxin's emergence to arouse the ideas of the Shen family, and even winning the first place in the college examination is enough to prove the attitude of the Shen family.

This was Xue Tingxiang's own plan, but he played tricks and took advantage of the situation to make a profit, but he didn't intend to make any substantive returns. And this incident with Wang Zhaodi was an accident. Originally, according to his plan, he wanted to hide for a few more years, but now he showed his edge ahead of time.

It is conceivable that there will be many unnecessary troubles in the future.

"Students naturally have a channel for students to know, so it's inconvenient to tell the third son here."

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Shen Fu naturally thought of Beilu Academy, Lu Huanqing, and Lin Miao took Xue Tingxiang to Beilu Academy before the college examination.

Could it be that this was awarded by Lu Huanqing? You must know that Beilu Academy has never been involved in anything in the court, and this is the real reason why Beilu Academy and the Shen family can coexist in one place in Shanxi.

Shen Fu had various calculations in his mind for a moment, and now his interest in getting that sentence from Xue Tingxiang's mouth diminished, and he paid more attention to the relationship between Xue Tingxiang and Beilu Academy. Knowing this, Lu Huanqing must have appreciated him very much, and he might be the key cultivation target of Beilu's generation.

Also in Shanxi, the Shen family still has a better understanding of Beilu Academy's consistent style of doing things. Although the Beilu lineage never meddled with the affairs of the court, they never gave up on the people who placed themselves.

A servant girl is exchanged for an opportunity, and then for a love affair with Beilu. Shen Fu is not stupid, this account can still be understood.

Even if what this kid said was false, they still had to reach an agreement with Mr. Wu Ge, and they could just find someone to replace them. What the other party wanted was not this person at all, but the Shen family's attitude.

Let the Shen family bow down to him.

All of a sudden, various thoughts flashed through Shen Fu's mind, and he laughed loudly: "Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, Third Young Master."

Shen Fu is quite decisive and knows how to behave. Xue Tingxiang didn't let Xue Tingxiang tell him that at all, so he ordered someone to bring Su Lan here.

Not long after, the servant came back, but he hesitated and looked embarrassed.

"What's the matter? It's okay to say it." At this moment, Shen Fu and Xue Tingxiang, after bargaining before, were talking happily. The servant showed such an appearance, with Shen Fu's identity as a person, naturally he wouldn't make any secrets.

"Third son, Na Sulan has been drugged."

There was a thud, but he had been standing outside to see that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but get closer to hear some words, but he never thought of the trick of hearing this kind of news.

Zhao'er fell hard, country folks are used to falling when they were young, but this time he fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Xue Tingxiang hurriedly went over to pull her, but couldn't pull her up, so she went to hug her again, and then picked Zhao'er from the ground.

Zhao'er's eyes were straightened, and she couldn't speak. Xue Tingxiang felt distressed and patted her: "Don't panic, even if you drink the medicine, you may not die. Let's take the second sister to her right now." go back."

"That's true!" Shen Fu sighed, and hurriedly stood up: "You all come with me."

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As early as she was locked up, Su Lan knew she had lost the bet this time.

It is self-evident what will happen to a broken Tongfang being sent away. Dirty, broken shoes, she can't get married. Even if anyone would want her, they would be widowers or disabled.

With Su Lan's heart, how could she allow herself to fall into such a situation, so she took a risky move.

She thought she could succeed, not to mention the sixth young master, even if the old lady hated her, she would definitely not be willing to bear this child.

If she can stay, she still has room to stand up, but unfortunately there is no if.

Sure enough, you are born with a humble life, so you shouldn't think about the glory and wealth that doesn't belong to you.

Su Lan sat silently in this small room, eating when she was asked to eat, and sleeping when she was asked to sleep. She heard the whispers of those girls, but she was indifferent.

If she cared about people's words, she would not be here now. What is a face? As early as she took that step, she lost her face.

The sixth young master came once and again, but Su Lan didn't listen to what he said. From her point of view, the sixth young master is good-looking, noble, and good in everything, but this temper is a bit weird.

Ever since she was imprisoned here, Su Lan seemed to have foreseen her own ending, so she lost the heart to please and flatter her in the past.

Just do what you want, Su Lan doesn't think the Sixth Young Master cares much about her, he only cares about opposing her family. After being the sixth young master's maidservant for so many years, Su Lan is quite aware of this master's temperament. The more the elders above want to suppress him, the more he wants to resist, but usually the final result ends in failure.

And it won't be long before he will find another thing to continue fighting against the Shen family.

"You are an evil born to fight against your family!" The old lady would sigh like this every time, but she was the one who loved the sixth young master the most.

It was the old lady, not the sixth young master, who Su Lan had hoped for from the beginning to the end, so when the old lady said to lock her up, it meant that there was no room for change.

Just when Su Lan thought she was going to be locked up forever, the door was suddenly opened.

A lot of sunlight invaded this dark inner room, there was a rustle of clothes corners rubbing and footsteps, Su Lan looked up, the old lady was the leader, and there were many, many people.

These people have different gazes, but they all cast compassionate gazes.

Pitiful!

so poor!

When she was dragged away by Ren Yazi, the surrounding villagers also looked at her like this. From that moment on, Su Lan decided that she would never let herself be pitiful.

She thought of Zhao'er, that idiot younger sister, who seemed shrewd, but was actually the stupidest.

In fact, Su Lan wanted to tell Zhao'er many times that people can live better without conscience, but every time she sees her little sister, she can't say such words.

She also wanted to say that men only love when they are older, and when will such a small man know that he loves you? By the time you know that you are loved, maybe you are already old, and people will change to love others.

Su Lan can't say all this, it's fate, at least the younger sister is better than herself, even if it's a little bit hard, she can be safe and sound.

I hope that kid isn't ungrateful, otherwise she won't be able to let him go even if she's a ghost!

A woman has already brought up a bowl of medicine, the bowl is thick and black, exuding a bitter taste. Su Lan smacked her mouth and said, "You don't have to be so cruel, do you?" She looked at her mother-in-law with some distaste: "Can you bring me some caramel?"

The mother-in-law was stunned, she had never seen such a person again, she was going to die, and she still had to eat candy.

"Such a bitter medicine, come and try it! I want sweet-scented osmanthus marzipan." Su Lan said confidently.

The mother-in-law is still hesitating, but the old lady sitting on the arhat bed over there has already said: "Get it for her."

The sugar was quickly brought and handed to Su Lan.

A small Ru kiln porcelain plate, with a few pieces stacked on top of it, is honey-yellow in color, with milky white lines of sugar on it, and occasionally dotted with almonds.

It's not like candy, but it looks like some kind of jade ornament.

This is the case with aristocratic families, everything is extremely exquisite and gorgeous, so it is normal to be fascinated.

The room was silent, and it seemed that everyone's eyes were on the bowl of medicine and the sugar next to the medicine.

Su Lan picked up one with her slender fingers and put it in her mouth, she seemed to taste the sweetness twice, then she picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it without any hesitation.

Needle drop can be heard.

Su Lan threw the medicine bowl onto the tray carried by the mother-in-law in disdain, she was even more imposing than Miss Qianjin, she waved her hand in disgust to let her go away quickly, and she was smoked.

The other hand went for the sugar again.

"Why don't you leave?" With sweet candy in her mouth, Su Lan looked at the group of people surrounding the Arhat bed. She smiled and said: "I've never seen you like this, and you like to watch people die. Old madam, you are quite old, why bother to be serious with yourself."

The sharpness in her bones was undoubtedly revealed at this moment. You must know that Su Lan is not like this at ordinary times, but now she probably knows that she is going to die, and her true nature is revealed.

Someone reprimanded Su Lan for being bold, but the old lady stopped her with a wave of her hand.

The old lady didn't want to see some death, but she knew that the sixth young master would definitely come. Others can't stop him, only her old bones can stop him.

With the sound of kicking the door, a man in gorgeous clothes swept in like a tornado.

After entering, he first looked at the medicine bowl, and then looked around at everyone in the room.

"You are so kind, so kind!"

There was another bang, the sound of him flipping the table over. He overturned the table and went to smash the antiques on the shelf. Almost in the blink of an eye, the room became a mess, with constant crackling noises.

Apart from Su Lan in the whole room, probably only the old lady remained indifferent, the other servants seemed to be standing obediently, but the brows and the corners of their eyes were twitching wildly.

There was another oppressive silence, only the sound of Sixth Young Master panting heavily.

"Have you smashed it?" The old lady said: "If you smash it, go with grandma." She stood up with the help of the dragon's crutches, trembling, she was getting old after all.

"grandmother……"

The old lady didn't speak, and made a gesture to walk outside.

"Grandmother!" There was another roar, and the sixth young master said with pain on his face: "I've had enough, I've had enough, I'm not a thing, can you listen to what I have to say? Why do they say what they say? What do they want? So that's it, why don't they ask me!"

"Ah, blood!"