Drunk House

Su Xu burst into tears when bidding farewell, leaving the old Duke, the eldest princess Sheng'an, and the Duke's wife stunned.

In the carriage, the eldest princess of Sheng'an said happily, "This Su Xu, I didn't expect that he still loves his wife."

The old Protector didn't know what to say, and he wanted to laugh a little, "I am an honest official, and it's worth noting that the prince caught him and refused to let him resign. It is said that Zhezi submitted three letters in a row, but they were all rejected by the prince."

The eldest princess of Sheng'an smiled, "By tying down the father and son of the Su family, we are tying down the roots of Su Rong and Nanchu." She said, then paused, "That's not right. There is also our Brother Gu. The diplomatic relations between the two countries will not be severed even if our government is here."

 The old Protector nodded.

When the team arrived in northern Hebei, Su Xingze got the news early in the morning and went out of the city to greet them.

He took the old Protector and others to the mansion, settled down and asked the eldest lady with a smile, "How many days can mother stay with her son?"

 “Are you busy?” the eldest lady asked him.

 “Not very busy.”

"Then let's stay a few more days." The eldest lady looked at her son and frowned, "Why did you lose so much? Didn't you eat well?"

Su Xingze shook his head, "There were a lot of things in the first half of the year. I was busy with official duties. Mother, you have also been busy with your work. You have been busy with the marriages of six younger sisters. It's really tiring for you."

"You are nice to talk to, but your father is not nice to listen to." The eldest lady looked at him, "You have been in Northern Hebei for so long, but do you have a girl you like?"

Su Xingze shook his head, "No."

The eldest lady sighed, "Okay, you should take care of your own marriage. I'm going to find your sister to live a good life. I won't worry about whether you have a wife or not. I won't be in a hurry to come back for you. The one who manages the marriage."

Su Xingze smiled, "My son knows that if you are comfortable living in Nanchu, just stay with your sister and don't worry about me and my father."

 The eldest lady straightened her back, "Of course, I have a good daughter, so who cares about you two grown men?"

Su Xingze was speechless.

The eldest lady said: "When I left, your father even cried. He seemed so useless and had to be coaxed by his aunts."

Su Xingze looked at his own mother and said, "If my sister had not refused to let me go to Nanchu, my father wouldn't be so reluctant to leave you. We can just go to Nanchu."

The eldest lady disagreed, "Your sister has a view of the overall situation. You are in Daliang and the prince values ​​​​you. You rely on your own ability to rise to the top and leave a name in history. After arriving in Nanchu, no matter how talented you are, there is no guarantee that you will not be ignored by others." Saying that your sister accepts her brother as a nepotist will erase your talents from the history books. And your father, although his official career is ordinary, he is very down-to-earth. Both of you are suitable to stay in Daliang. Now your sisters are marrying well. It's great that you two, father and son, have a smooth official career."

Su Xingze sighed, "But my son also misses his sister."

The eldest lady coughed lightly, "I will keep an eye on her and stay with her for you."

Su Xingze: “…”

  Is this replaceable?

 He and his father are just like little cabbage in the mother's heart. And my sister, I just think about my mother.

 The group stayed in Northern Hebei for half a month before continuing their journey.

Not long after leaving Jibei, he received a letter from Zhou Gu, asking them to walk more slowly along the way. He went to the three southern states on errands in the name of picking them up. If they arrived in Nanchu early, he would have exposed his secret. At the very least, they had to wait until he had almost settled the affairs of the three southern states before they returned to the capital of Southern Chu.

After the old Protector received the letter, he clicked his tongue, "Originally we didn't plan to go too fast, this brat. We haven't even arrived in Nanchu, but he took advantage of us first." Princess Sheng'an was planning her itinerary. "Why don't we go to Nanping for a tour? The first battle Gu Geer and Xiao Qi won was in Nanping. I also want to take a look."

 The old Protector has no objection, the old wife can go wherever she wants, "Sure."

So the group of people changed routes and went to Nanping.

Zhou Gu and his men rode fast horses. Ten days later, they arrived at the three southern states. They disguised themselves and conducted secret inspections for more than ten days. As expected, they discovered that there was indeed a big problem in the three southern states.

Liu Yuying whispered: "I'm sure that Black Canyon must have soldiers and horses. I wonder why the Nangong family didn't use those soldiers and horses at the beginning? Did they think that the situation was over? Didn't they have time to use them?"

Zhou Gu looked solemn and said, "Fourth Aunt, since you have concluded that there are soldiers and horses in the Black Canyon, can you confirm how many soldiers and horses are raised?"

Liu Yuying shook his head, "I'm not sure about this. I have to take someone with me to find out more."

Cui Yuanbin grabbed Liu Yuying's hand, "Madam, is it very dangerous?"

Liu Yuying held his hand and said, "Husband, of course there is danger, but I am not afraid of people from the Guisha Sect with me. Don't worry."

Cui Yuanbin heard this and looked at Zhou Gu.

Zhou Gu shook his head and took out the tiger talisman, "Midnight, you go and mobilize the troops, mobilize one hundred thousand troops and horses."

Ziye took it and said, "Sir, the nearest military camp is also three hundred miles away, with less than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Should I go to two more military camps?"

“Well, just go ahead and keep your actions secret.” Zhou Gu ordered.

 At midnight, he left with the tiger talisman in his arms.

Liu Yuying wanted to stop her, but Ziye walked too fast. She said to Zhou Gu uncertainly: "Maybe I made a mistake in my judgment. After all, I didn't go deep into the mountains to inquire. If you mobilize troops, all the trouble will be in vain. You will still have to do it again." Go and find out…”

"I believe in your judgment, Fourth Aunt." Zhou Gu said: "There is no need to go a second time, otherwise if something happens, we will wait here. Next, we will do nothing but wait for the troops to arrive."

Liu Yu nodded, "Okay!"

Cui Yuanbin breathed a sigh of relief. Spying on the military camp was not a joke. He was really afraid that his wife would get in. Now Zhou Gu didn't plan to let people go to investigate and directly mobilized troops. Although it was a gamble, it did not involve any danger.

A month after Zhou Gu left Beijing, Su Rong finally received a letter from him. The letter told him about the situation he had discovered in the three southern states, and that he had sent Ziye to mobilize troops with military symbols. It will take about three months to return to the capital.

Su Rong was also shocked. He didn't expect that the Nangong family still had hidden troops, so why didn't they all fight against him in the first place? Could it be that he just saw that the situation was over and gave up?

  She wrote a reply to Zhou Gu, asking him to be careful and not to come back in a hurry. His safety was the top priority in everything.

 Then, she sent someone to call Ye Guixue into the palace and handed Zhou Gu's letter to him.

Ye Guixue received the letter and was very surprised after reading it, "The Nangong family still has soldiers and horses left in Nanchu? This is really..."

 “So, what do you think?” Su Rong asked.

Ye Guixue read the letter again and thought about it and said: "Could it be that the soldiers and horses hidden by the Nangong family were originally to prevent the Wei Dynasty from taking over Nanchu and killing the donkeys? To prepare for future troubles? That's why the situation was over at that time. Under the circumstances, I didn't use it, because this is the trump card left by the Nangong family for myself, and I won't use it unless it is a last resort?" (End of Chapter)