Chuntao, who reported the news, has already told Shen Zhixiu what had happened.
Just now, Shen Zhixiu stood outside the door for a while and roughly guessed the scene inside the house.
So after entering the room, he did not look at the puppet. He was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions and would not be able to resist and would do something on the spot.
Shen Zhixiu first bowed to the old lady and several elders, then walked to Su Chengyan.
Just when Su Chengyan thought that Shen Zhixiu was going to settle accounts with him, he saw Shen Zhixiu leaning down, holding his arm and saying, "Uncle, get up first. We are a family, and we can talk it out."
He winked at Shen Yue again, and Shen Yue understood. She walked to He's side and helped her up, "Second Aunt, please stand up."
Because He was still injured, Shen Yue helped him directly to a chair.
Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu also sat down next to Su Yuanzhou and motioned Su Chengyan to sit down as well.
With his arrival, not to mention Su Qingyu, even the old lady seemed to have found a backbone.
"Zhixiu, I'm sorry for what happened today. In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" the old lady asked with a smile.
Shen Zhixiu thought for a moment and said, "What my second uncle and second aunt said makes sense. Even if the Ministry of Justice is trying a case, it has to rely on evidence. No one can convict someone because of a puppet, and my Shen family certainly can't do that."
Su Chengyan on the side heaved a sigh of relief and echoed: "My nephew's husband is indeed a cabinet minister. What he said makes some sense."
Shen Zhixiu ignored Su Chengyan and continued to say to the old lady: "But it is obvious that Second Aunt wants to harm my wife."
Seeing that the old lady wanted to explain herself, Shen Zhixiu raised his hand to stop her and continued.
"Grandma, you don't have to speak for Second Aunt. This is something that anyone with a discerning eye can see. I've been in the officialdom for so many years, I'm not so blind as to be blinded by this."
The old lady sighed suddenly, "Your second aunt is confused."
Shen Zhixiu continued, "This is what I think. It would be better to let Second Uncle and Second Aunt live somewhere else and leave the capital."
Su Chengyan subconsciously retorted: "You want to drive us out of the capital, what is your basis? Just because you are a minister of the cabinet, you can cover the sky with one hand?"
The old lady frowned and scolded, "Second brother, shut up."
Shen Zhixiu chuckled, "It's not wrong for Second Uncle not to want to leave Beijing. I won't force him."
He looked at the old lady again and asked word by word, "Who will guarantee the safety of my wife?"
"If this doesn't work, then I can only ask my wife to cut off contact with the Su family."
Su Yuanzhou on the side didn't understand Shen Zhixiu's decision and didn't understand why he let He go. But he still cooperated with Shen Zhixiu and said, "My brother-in-law is right. If my sister's safety cannot be guaranteed, my Ning Wang Mansion will have no choice but to cut off ties with the Su family."
The Lang and his uncle, one a civil official and one a military general, were now fully armed and confronting the Su family.
The old lady knew that Shen Zhixiu had already given in. If he gave in, the Su family should also give in.
She looked at Su Chengyan and said, "The second son's wife has not been in good health for the past six months. Why don't you take her to the south to recuperate?"
Su Chengyan sat in his chair in a daze for a moment, pondering what Shen Zhixiu had said.
If he could take his wife and daughter to live in the south, it would be a good thing. Ever since Xiangling and Yuanqing left, the wife has been in poor health. Being away from the disputes in the capital, the family of three might be able to live a comfortable life for a few years.
He looked dazed and didn't say a word, letting Su Chengyan make the decision.
Su Chengyan nodded, "Okay, I promise you."
Shen Zhixiu looked at the time and said, "I hope that my second uncle can take my second aunt out of the capital before this evening."
Su Chengyan looked at the violent storm outside and said, "Can't you give us a few days to clean up?"
Shen Zhixiu shook his head, his expression cold, "Second Uncle, people always have to pay the price for doing wrong things."
Su Chengyan made up his mind, "Okay, I'll take my wife and daughter away and won't bother you."
After saying that, Su Chengyan pulled He aside and walked out.
The old lady could no longer sit still and ordered someone to push a two-wheeled wooden chair to Qixiayuan where the second wife lived.
It was raining heavily outside, so the group was in no hurry to leave.
Seeing Third Uncle anxiously looking outside, Su Qingyu said, "Third Uncle and Third Aunt, please go and see Second Uncle off. We are not guests, so there is no need to accompany him."
Uncle San is kind and it is natural for him to care about his brothers.
Su Chengxun nodded and motioned Hai and Su Yuanyi to go to Qixiayuan with her.
Su Yuanyi didn't want to go, as he was at an age when people were cynical about the world. How could he be willing to see his second aunt off after she did such a thing?
Then he looked at the sky outside and said, "I'm going to my uncle's house to pick up my sister. My sister said yesterday that she wanted to have a good talk with my sister-in-law today."
If my uncle hadn't sent someone to pick me up early in the morning to discuss a detail on the ship with me, I wouldn't have left home to go to my uncle's house.
Hai didn't want to force her son, and besides, it was time for her daughter to return home, so she told Su Yuanyi, "Then be careful on the road. The rain is a bit heavy. Ask the driver to go slower."
Su Yuanyi replied yes, explained the reason to everyone, and left Songhe Hall.
After Su Chengxun and Hai left, only Shen Zhixiu, Su Qingyu, Su Yuanzhou and Shen Yue were left in the room.
Su Qingyu and Shen Yue sat together and talked about the wedding ceremony at Prince Ning's mansion yesterday.
Su Yuanzhou walked to the main table and picked up the doll.
Looking at the name and birth date on it, Su Yuanzhou's face darkened. He pulled out the needle and saw that there were Taoist runes printed on the cloth.
Su Yuanzhou's eyes flickered slightly. Isn't this a sorcery technique? Why is there a Taoist rune?
What he didn't know was that Zhang Tianshi, who made the puppet, was a liar. He knew a little bit of Taoist spells and formulas, could recite Buddhist scriptures, and had read about the witchcraft of southern Xinjiang in miscellaneous books. So the things he made were a bit weird.
Su Yuanzhou didn't believe it, but since it involved his sister, he didn't dare to be careless.
He put the doll in his arms, intending to ask He where this thing was made and see if he could find a way to resolve it.
Shen Zhixiu originally wanted to go forward and check the thing, but when he saw Su Yuanzhou put it away, he knew that he would take care of it.
Afterwards, Su Yuanzhou walked out of the hall again, went to the corridor, called his confidant over, and whispered instructions to him.
"You follow the Second Master's family out of the capital, find a place with steep mountains, and take care of the man. Don't touch the child, pretend to be a passerby and send the child back to the Su family."
The confidant nodded, turned around and went to do his work without saying a word.
"Teacher, do you think I was too cruel?" Su Yuanzhou knew Shen Zhixiu was behind him without looking back.
"I am not like my teacher, who is bright and upright and does things in an open and aboveboard manner." He laughed at himself, "I am a stink bug that crawled out of the gutter. I don't care about the means, nor do I care whether this is the behavior of a gentleman."
Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Yuanzhou's back without saying a word, with deep heartache in his eyes.
Su Yuanzhou continued, "I can't let my sister fall into danger. Although she doesn't have the ability to kill my sister, she deserves to die if she has the intention to kill her."
"Teacher, you should know that things change over time. Didn't I also turn the tide? Who knows if my second uncle and second aunt will suddenly rise in the future?"
He smiled bitterly. He was explaining to the teacher, but he was also trying to convince himself.
In fact, when he said these words, he was already prepared to be scolded by Shen Zhixiu.
Shen Zhixiu took two steps forward, stood beside him, and patted his shoulder.
"Tell your people to do things more efficiently."
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