Yuyan did not seem to sense his malice and said, “Elder Zheng, you should use your talents to bring out greater value. You don’t have to worry about this small matter.”
Elder Zheng flung his sleeves and said coldly, “Young people should still recognize their own identities.”
Yuyan smiled and nodded.
After a long court battle, Yuyan had already offended more than half of the courtiers.
When Elder Zheng returned home, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Then, he started to think about the Su family.
Wasn’t Yuyan relying on the granary that Princess Consort Guang Pingwang had donated? He was going to remove the root of the problem.
Elder Zheng brought the ministers to the Su family.
Su Yan was a woman. What opinion could she have? It was better to look for the Su family directly.
Old Master Su received them with a smile. He clearly knew their purpose, but he just kept talking nonsense and did not mention the granary.
Elder Zheng didn’t have the time to talk nonsense. He directly said, “You saw it in the morning court today. Yuyan is simply fooling around. That granary is simply a waste in his hands.”
The ministers at the side also echoed, “That’s right, Lord Su. He’s building a channel outside the capital. Isn’t this just wasting time?”
Old Master Su stroked his beard and frowned. He didn’t understand what the emperor and this imperial envoy were trying to do.
However, these few people had the nerve to criticize him. Old Master Su smiled and said, “It’s not good for the Su family to interfere in this matter. After all, we only donated one granary. It’s far inferior to the ministers.”
These words made their expressions not look too good.
Elder Zheng’s expression was embarrassed. The ministers who had spoken earlier tried to smooth things over and said, “The Su family is really well-versed in righteousness.”
Elder Zheng’s expression was even more unsightly. Weren’t these words implying that he had no righteousness?
The ministers also realized that they had said the wrong thing, so they shut their mouths and no longer spoke.
Old Master Su glanced at them. Seeing that it was about time, he said, “His Majesty must have a motive for doing this. We should just listen to his orders.”
“His Majesty is just a little kid. What ideas does he have?” Elder Zheng spoke without restraint for a moment.
“Elder Zheng, please be careful with your words.”
Old Master Su reminded him.
Elder Zheng was deeply embarrassed. He could not stay any longer, so he simply flung his sleeves and left.
The ministers could only bow and leave when they saw this and follow him.
Old Master Su sent them out with a smile on his face. After they left, he was a little sad.
Was Su Yan involved in this matter?
Su Yan, who had been missed, was reading Gu Ruoyun’s letter in the imperial palace.
She chased the servant girls out and sat alone in her room. She looked at the letter in her hand and did not open it. She just sat there and laughed foolishly.
Chu Tao looked through the window and saw that she had been sitting for almost an hour. She could not help but laugh.
“Princess Consort,” she reminded
Su Yan was so shocked that she regained her senses. When she saw that Chu Tao and the others could see her through the window, she immediately wanted to find a hole to hide in.
However, she looked very calm. She stood up and closed the window. Then, she quickly turned around and patted her chest.
She took a deep breath and opened the letter in her hand.
There was only a thin piece of paper in the envelope. Su Yan curled her lips in disappointment. However, with Gu Ruoyun’s character, it was already very good that he could write a letter to her.
When she thought of this, she became happy again.
The letter was filled with words. This made Su Yan very satisfied.
Gu Ruoyun said that he was doing well in the Shu Prefecture in the south. However, the problem of the refugees was not going very well so he would need some time before he could return. He told Su Yan not to worry about him.
He gave a simple explanation of his own matters and the rest was his request for Su Yan.
“Don’t be greedy. Eat less spicy food and eat more vegetables and not just meat.”
“Don’t catch a cold, and wear more clothes when the weather turns cold, especially when you’re barefoot on the ground…”