After I became a widow

On the day when the army left for the expedition, Xiao Beihuai was still guarding the queen mother's spirit in the palace, and it was Su Jingqing who went to see her off.

But he didn't expect to send the people away, and Su Jingqing received a threatening letter on the back, which stated that his brother and Ye Gu's two eldest daughters had been arrested, and Su Jingqing was asked to stop the people who went to the expedition.

Su Jingqing had no other thoughts at the time, but thought that the person behind this was quite capable of finding trouble.

He was about to order someone to find out what was going on, when Song Zecheng, whom he hadn't seen for a while, came, panting, and ran to Su Jingqing, "Qing'er, it's not good, my little sister is gone."

"Huh?" Su Jingqing was puzzled, "When did you see me?"

Song Zecheng said: "Just when General Gu and the others left the city."

"How did it disappear? There are those people?"

"She made an appointment with Ms. Gu, Ms. Ye, and Ah Yan to see General Gu and the others off today. After they leave, they will go out of the city to offer incense. At first I was with them, but there were too many people and they were crowded out. When I looked back, I couldn’t find anyone. I was afraid that something would happen to them, and I also thought that you have a lot of people that you can use now, so I asked you for help.”

Su Jingqing handed the letter to him, "Then they should all be taken away."

Song Zecheng became anxious when he saw the letter, "What is this called? What are some little girls involved in the court struggle? When I find someone, I will smash his dog's head!"

Then he urged Su Jingqing, "Qing'er, hurry up and send someone to find their whereabouts, a few girls and a Yan who can't kung fu, what if something happens?"

Song Zecheng didn't dare to think about the consequences at all, and was in a hurry.

Su Jingqing held him down to keep him from moving, "Don't worry, these three are not little girls, they are called aunts when they get together, not everyone can touch them."

Except for his silly younger brother who is an idiot, which of the other little girls is not a good person, it is hard to say whether Song Yarou followed her or was arrested.

After all, there is no need to involve the Song family in this matter, and Song Zecheng brother and sister were standing together at that time, even if someone forcibly took her away, Song Yarou could still call out to let Song Zecheng find out, so that she would not disappear quietly.

Su Jingqing said: "I'll send someone to investigate the situation first, and you will take someone out of the city on horseback to chase after the army."

"What are you doing chasing the army?" Song Zecheng was puzzled.

"Open the way for them," Su Jingqing stared at the front with a cool look.

"This letter is just to distract us. How can we really think that a few girls and an ignorant boy can stop the general from going out? They just want to delay the marching speed of the army."

"On the battlefield, let alone a day and a half, even half an hour, the consequences may be completely different."

The marching route of the army will not be peaceful, so people who open the way are needed.

Su Jingqing said: "Bai Shu and Liangzhou Wei are with you, as long as they are blocking the way, no matter who they are, they will be killed without mercy!"

Song Zecheng understood, and nodded solemnly at Su Jingqing, "Leave this matter to me, Qing'er, don't worry, Yarou also asks you to send someone to find her, so that she can go home earlier."

Su Jingqing nodded, "Go."

Regarding the search for someone, Su Jingqing asked Xiangyu to go back to Su's house and asked his father to arrange someone to look for him, while he himself planned to meet someone.

Su Jingqing only brought Siyan with him, neither riding a horse nor a carriage. After buying a gift on the street, he led Siyan to the gate of Xu Ge's hometown.

When the concierge heard that Princess Huai was coming, he was completely at a loss. He really couldn't understand how Princess Huai came to the door, but Princess Huai had a noble status, so he had to report whether she came uninvited or not.

Elder Xu Ge took sick leave recently, so he couldn't turn Su Jingqing out because he was not at home, so he had to put down the pen in his hand and go to the door to greet him in person.

Finally found the door.

"Your Majesty has met Princess Huai."

Su Jingqing raised his hand, "Mr. Xu Ge doesn't need to be polite, he came to visit suddenly today, so I'm sorry for bothering you."

Xu Ge always smiled, "Where is the wangfei talking, please come to the wangfei."

All the way leading people to the study room, Xu Ge didn't ask Su Jingqing why he came, and Su Jingqing also enjoyed the scenery in the yard with great interest, as if he knew it all.

After entering the study, Su Jingqing took a good look and spoke first, "Mr. Ge's study is very elegant."

Elder Xu Ge said modestly: "The princess is polite."

The servants served tea and snacks, closed the door when they exited, and the conversation in the house officially began.

"I don't know what is the order for the princess to come?"

Su Jingqing raised his eyes, "My concubine thinks that a smart person like Mr. Xu Ge should know about it."

Seeing that people still want to be polite, Su Jingqing said again: "There is no need to go around in circles, Mr. Ge should understand that when Princess Ben comes here today, she must always speak clearly. It is better to get straight to the point."

"Although the prince and concubine have the ability to turn the tide, they can't withstand the current situation. The general trend of the world is on the opposite side."

Xu Ge said with a regretful tone.

"Really?" Su Jingqing smiled, "If that's the case, then Xu Ge should have retired long ago in order to protect Mingzhe, right?"

"Mr. Xu Ge didn't leave, what was he looking forward to?" Su Jingqing asked.

"Could it be that the princess forgot that the official took sick leave? The official is already retiring."

Su Jingqing: "But the Xu family has other people in court!"

Old Xu Ge smiled wryly, "If the lord wants to settle the accounts, the Xu family will also be on the list. Naturally, it is impossible for everyone to retreat unscathed, as long as the blood of the Xu family can be preserved."

Su Jingqing didn't believe a word of this.

"It's not that my concubine is threatening the old man. Whether the blood can be preserved depends on whether my prince agrees."

"Since Mr. Ge didn't collude with the Zhang family, he still has a conscience. For the sake of the descendants of the Xu family, Mr. Ge should make a decision."

After Su Jingqing finished speaking, he also expressed his apology, "My concubine speaks badly, so please don't blame me."

Elder Xu Ge let out a long sigh, "I only have a bit of conscience left when I'm an official."

How could he not know about the Zhang family's plan, but he never thought of obstructing it, at most he didn't get on that boat.

But unexpectedly, I still couldn't escape.

"Princess, please order," Elder Xu Ge compromised and bowed down to Su Jingqing.

"Evidence," Su Jingqing said, "evidence that the Zhang family cooperated with the enemy."

Xu Ge hesitated, "Since the prince and concubine are known to belong to the Zhang family, why do we need evidence?"

After all, with Duke Huai's reputation and means, no one would be surprised to get rid of the Zhang family directly.

Su Jingqing gave a reason, "I'm afraid I'll wrong someone, but since Mr. Xu Ge also said it's Zhang's family, it should be more or less the same."

"It's just that my lord never kills innocent people indiscriminately, and never takes people who are innocent. I beg Xu Ge to worry about it."

Xu Ge was choked up.

Su Jingqing raised his eyebrows, "Why, Xu Ge doesn't believe it? Why don't you think carefully about the people who died, and then decide whether my lord is right or wrong."

"If the prince is really cruel and ruthless, killing innocent people indiscriminately, I am afraid that not many people in this court will be able to survive."

Su Jingqing's intention to protect could not be more obvious.

"My concubine misunderstood, the officer did not doubt the meaning of the prince."

Mr. Xu Ge knew clearly what crimes those dead people committed, but Duke Huai had a reputation for being cruel and merciless, but Princess Huai said that he never killed innocent people indiscriminately. quibble.

"The lower officials will try their best to find evidence and submit it to the prince and concubine, and will even restrain their own family members. In this situation, please worry more about the prince and concubine."

Dayong's subjugation is not a good thing. The Xu family has reached the top and become a powerful minister. It will be more troublesome to change the master to start a new business. Now that he has bowed his head, it doesn't matter if he surrenders boldly.

After a show of loyalty, he began to care about the world and the country and the people, as expected of an old fox.

Su Jingqing nodded, "Of course, this is our responsibility."

Su Jingqing got up, "Master Ge doesn't need to see you off, just wait for the good news."

He went out with Siyan, without taking a sip of tea and snacks.

Su Jingqing didn't go back directly to Duke Huai's mansion, but went to the Su's house. Once he went, his eyelids started to twitch all the way.

The three aunts and a little ancestor whom he asked Father Su to send someone to look for are currently dragging a sack, while the servants of the Su family are pulling a bunch of sacks with sticks and tied up with ropes like driving pigs and sheep. stop people.

"So fast?" Siyan was also surprised.

Su Jingqing thought, no, it seems that the skills of these aunts are really good, look at those people whose faces are swollen like pig's heads, it seems that they are ruthless.

Su Jingqing turned around and asked Siyan, "Do you regret not going with me?"

Siyan nodded, with regret on her face.

"My lord, I'll go to the front to help you find out what's going on," Siyan hurriedly ran towards Gu Xinruo and the others after speaking. People are also good.

Su Jingqing thought to himself, when Ah Yan married someone back home and added another Siyan, the Su family would be full of excitement.

He walked over slowly, and asked the servant of the Su family who walked at the end, "Why do you take it home instead of sending it to the Yamen?"

The servant explained: "Second Young Master said that these people might be useful to Eldest Young Master, so he came back first and was about to ask someone to invite Eldest Young Master."

Su Mingyan, who was mentioned on the other side, had already entered the house, shouting to his mother while running, "Mother, we have arrested many people and come back, come out and take a look."

Mrs. Sun was worried, but when she heard Su Mingyan's shout came out in a hurry, she was relieved when she saw that everyone was bearded.

Sun: "It's good that people are fine, it's good that they come back."

"By the way, you said that many people have been arrested, who are they?"

Su Mingyan happily explained: "It's the person who wants to kidnap us. My sister, Miss Ye, and Miss Song are all so powerful, they beat him down a few times, and then we tied him up with a rope and brought him back. "

Su Mingyan pulled Mrs. Sun, "Mother, go out and look, it's at the door."

"Where's your father?" Mrs. Sun asked as she walked out.

"It's at the door, sister Gu and the others are also there."

Sun: "..."

Sun didn't know what to say for a while, she always felt that there was no one in this family who was reliable, and her future daughter-in-law might not be much better.

When Mrs. Sun arrived at the door, Su Jingqing had already strolled to the door, and was listening to Father Su's praise of Gu Xinruo and the others.

Now she looked like a little girl again, and she was quite ashamed to be praised by Su's father.

After listening to Su Jingqing, he also nodded. No one should praise him for not being chaotic in the face of danger, and being able to turn the bandits into an army, and arrest him back without any injuries.

Mrs. Sun came out and checked the people one by one, and she was relieved to make sure that they were not injured. She told Father Su, "Take these messy people away quickly, don't scare people."

Su's father really wanted to refute who could be scared by this, but in a blink of an eye, he saw Gu Xinruo and others who had been aggressively beating others before Sun's side with obedient faces, and he silently shut his mouth.

Let's do it.

"Son, I've given it to you, you can do whatever you want."

"None of them are good things, so don't let them go," Father Su warned.

"I know, send someone to the government office, explain the reason, and the people in the government office will naturally be imprisoned."

Before the evidence comes out, it is not appropriate to directly confront the Zhang family, but it is also useful to keep these people.

"Father, don't go out if you can't go out these days. Even if you go out, bring more people with you. I'm afraid that someone will jump over the wall in a hurry and attack you."

Su's father patted his chest, and comforted Su Jingqing in turn, "Don't worry, father has a sense of proportion. Now that eighteen arhats have become a thing, your father and I will take at least six with us when we go out!"

"Your mother and younger sister don't need to worry, they don't like to go out, and thieves can't enter the house. As for Ah Yan, then you don't have to worry, he is now delicate and protected."

Su's father got closer and whispered to Su Jingqing, "His life is better than yours."

Duke Huai is a good person, but there are too many troubles, and the eldest son is busy worrying about everything.

As for the youngest son, that is exactly the good deeds of the ancestors. He was favored by other girls, protected everywhere, and didn't worry about everything.

In stark contrast to the eldest son.

Su Jingqing had to admit that he was completely unable to refute.

Su's father was afraid of being sad, so he continued to comfort him, "It's okay, I'll go back and offer some incense to my ancestors, so that the troubles of ancestors protecting Duke Huai will pass away sooner, so you can worry less."

"He is our family's son-in-law, the ancestor must have appeared."

Su Jingqing noticed that his father had recently changed his hobby, "Father, instead of going to the temple to discuss Buddhist scriptures with the abbot, have you worshiped the ancestors instead?"

Father Su stroked his beard, and said inscrutablely: "People always change their hearts."

When Mrs. Sun heard this, she directly opened his mouth to dismantle him, "He always brings eighteen arhats to show off in front of the abbot. The abbot finds him annoying, so he is not allowed to go to the temple these days."

"It's nothing!" Su's father refused to admit that the abbot found him annoying.

Su Jingqing couldn't help laughing, and returned his father's comfort to him, "Dad, don't worry, your ancestors won't find you annoying."

Father Su curled his lips, "That's right, if they think I'm annoying, that's a big deal."

"Furthermore, the Eighteen Arhats were trained by Duke Huai, so they must not be pulled out for others to see."

Su Jingqing asked: "Is it because of the prince or because he is your son-in-law?"

"Of course it's the son-in-law!" Father Su said without thinking.

That's the person his son likes, and he's also from the Su family, so let people know.