lcionline Chapter 166 Howling heart-wrenchingly!
Chapter 166 Howling heart-wrenchingly!
Gu Huaqing obviously choked, and Su Rou knew why he came to see her today.
I just wanted to take this opportunity to test my father's condition from her...
But if he asked directly, it would seem that his purpose was not pure.
It was as if Su Rou had broken his teeth with her own hands, forcing Gu Huaqing to swallow them and not be able to say them out loud.
Gu Huaqing changed her expression and said with a smile, "I heard that General Su was ill, so I came to see him. I wonder how he is doing."
Su Rou showed no mercy to Gu Huaqing and directly exposed him, "It seems that the Right Prime Minister really cares about my father. He waited in our general's mansion for an entire afternoon to check on my father's condition."
Gu Huaqing gritted her teeth, "Don't you know I'm here? You deliberately didn't come to see me."
Su Rou scratched her ears and said, "No, I didn't know that the Right Prime Minister was so determined to wait for me until now."
Su Feng almost laughed out loud.
Su Feng said, "If you want to come and inquire about our father's condition, please go back."
It was naturally impossible for Gu Huaqing to leave like this. After all, he had not yet verified whether his father was alive or dead.
Gu Huaqing came here, and I think the emperor also had the intention.
Su Rou didn't care. If Gu Huaqing treated her better, she might even ask him to go to the backyard to meet his father.
Let him worry about it now!
Gu Huaqing said, "With all of you protecting him like this, is Su Wan already dead?"
Su Rou raised her eyebrows, "You're the one who's dead. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll strangle your father to death!"
Su Rou really dared to do that.
Seeing this, Gu Huaqing said, "Since Su Wan is still fine, why have you turned away all the people who came to visit you these days? Or is it that... Su Wan's life is in danger now..."
Su Feng was about to speak when he was stopped by Su Rou.
Su Rou could tell he was trying to trick her and her second brother, so she said, "Let's not talk about anything else. If you curse my father like this, I guarantee your father's life will be in danger tonight."
She raised an eyebrow, her eyes full of provocation.
Gu Huaqing's status in the court is second only to the emperor, so he is not afraid of Su Rou's provocation at all.
"Would you like to try and put one in danger?"
Gu Huaqing snorted coldly, turned away and left without further entanglement with her.
Su Rou sniffed, "Second brother, please help me take the roast chicken to Dad."
Su Feng said, "You're not going?"
Su Rou said, "Didn't you see they were threatening us right here, and even cursing Dad?"
Su Feng stopped her, "How can you take the initiative to cause trouble like this? It's too dangerous. No, you can't go."
Gu Huaqing is also a military general and a close confidant of the emperor. My father is seriously injured. If the emperor really wants to get rid of my father, he is likely to choose Gu Huaqing as the next new general.
She wanted to find a way to get rid of Gu Huaqing.
Even if the emperor had no intention of getting rid of her father and the general's mansion, even if she got rid of Gu Huaqing, she could still help Gong Yu attack the Northern Kingdom in the future.
However, if she acted rashly, the emperor would definitely have opinions.
But Su Rou had other ideas.
Su Rou didn't say anything, stuffed the roast chicken to Su Feng, then turned around and left.
But she didn't go to find Gu Huaqing and went straight to the palace...
Su Rou slumped at the door of the emperor's side hall, howling heart-wrenchingly.
"Your Majesty! You must help me! That Right Prime Minister brought his men to my house and smashed many things in it! He even cursed my father to die soon! My poor father, have pity on you! He dedicated his life to the Northern Kingdom! Now, even though he's only seriously injured, he's being bullied by the Right Prime Minister! Your Majesty, please have mercy on him!!"
Su Rou's voice echoed in the corridor.
The emperor in the room raised his eyes and asked, "Is the person outside the room Su Rou?"
Eunuch Chang nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, do you need us to invite Miss Su in?"
The emperor was annoyed by her noise and said, "Call her in and see what she is up to."
Su Rou saw a figure reflected on the window frame. She quickly took out a wet handkerchief from her bosom, wrung out the water, and sprinkled it on her face.
In order to make herself look like she had just cried, she rubbed her fingertips hard under her eye sockets.
The moment Eunuch Chang walked out of the room, Su Rou looked up with red eyes.
The eunuch Chang was stunned for a moment.
"Captain Su, please follow me in. The Emperor has been waiting for a long time."
Su Rou sobbed twice and followed him in.
The lights in the room were on. Su Rou saw the emperor sitting at the table and knelt straight on the ground with a plop.
Seeing this, the emperor's originally serious expression softened a little.
"I heard you howling just now, but did Gu Huaqing bully you?"
Su Rou nodded, "Your Majesty, that Right Prime Minister is truly despicable. My second and third brothers just returned from the border, both injured. He took advantage of the opportunity to bring his men to attack us, and bullied a weak woman like me."
To be honest, Su Rou knew that the emperor did not believe her words.
According to her personality, if Gu Huaqing really did that, she should appear in front of the Yinqing Guanglu Doctor and whip the corpse.
The emperor said, "I know everything that has happened to Su Wan these past few days, but I haven't seen you come to pay your respects to me. Rumor has it that you single-handedly killed the entire desert inhabitants of Dongfang Town and brought Su Wan back from their clutches. Is this true?"
Su Rou lowered her head, sobbing non-stop. The moment she looked up, she choked and said, "It is true..."
The emperor's expression suddenly darkened. "Is Su Wan awake now? Is his injury okay?"
Su Rou said, "My father is in good condition, he was just seriously injured and is recuperating in the mansion."
The emperor said, "You have a great reputation throughout your life, but now in your old age, you have made such a mistake... Tens of thousands of soldiers died in the wilderness because of his negligence. My general is really old... Alas, in this matter, I will consider his conquest of the Great Desert King City as an offset for his fault. I will neither reward nor punish him. Since the people of the Great Desert invaded the Northern Kingdom, they have often killed, burned, looted, and abused women and children in small towns and villages. You single-handedly massacred the entire population of Dongfang Town, and the people are full of praise for you. You can be rewarded. What do you want?"
The emperor suddenly changed the topic to this matter, just to take the opportunity to test Su Rou.
Since ancient times, military generals have been most afraid of being more successful than their masters, otherwise they would end up in a miserable situation.
In his previous life, the emperor was able to keep his father and the general's mansion only because Xie Yuan's successor needed a loyal protector by his side to ensure Xie Yuan's status after he ascended the throne.
Xie Yuan was basically ruined by her in this life, so the emperor would naturally turn his attention to the general's mansion.
Su Rou was speechless. The emperor's suspicions really came in waves...
There is simply no one in this world who can completely eliminate the emperor's suspicion.
These ministers could only maintain the belief that they could not go beyond the emperor's reach.
Su Rou said, "I don't want anything, I just want the emperor to help me make the decision. The Right Prime Minister is a favorite of the emperor. I think if I retaliate, the emperor will definitely stand up and speak for the Right Prime Minister."
She really felt that this kind of life was becoming increasingly boring as she was exploited by the emperor.
When will Gong Yu secretly plan to attack the Northern Kingdom?
The emperor seemed very satisfied with her answer. "Since you are young and brought Su Wan back safely, I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold. I can also promise not to interfere in the feud between you and Gu Huaqing."
What Su Rou wanted was exactly what the emperor said!
She kowtowed and knelt, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After leaving the palace, Su Rou returned home.
It was late at night, and before going to sleep, Su Rou wanted to check on her father's condition.
Su Rou could see from a distance that the lights were still on in Su Wan's yard.
When she walked over, she saw blood all over the floor of Su Wan's house and a corpse lying in the corner.
Su Feng was also in the room, holding a long sword in his hand.
Su Rou asked, "What happened?"
Su Feng turned his head and tried to stop Su Rou from coming in. "The room is dirty, don't come in yet."
Su Wan leaned against the headboard and coughed twice. "This man suddenly rushed into Father's room at night and scared him. Fortunately, your second brother moved into the side room."
Su Rou lifted her skirt, carefully avoided the blood on the ground in her exquisite embroidered shoes, walked forward and pulled off the mask on the masked man's face.
Su Rou said, "I've seen this man before. He's the groom who came with Gu Huaqing today."
Su Feng smacked his lips and said, "I didn't want you to do anything, but they came to my house anyway. How can you be so shameless?"
Su Rou said, "They probably think that Dad is seriously injured and still unconscious, otherwise we can't not let him see him."
Su Wan said, "That old guy has always been against me. He used to oppose me in everything. But... Father is worried that he sent someone to kill me because it might be the emperor's intention..."
Su Rou shook her head. "No, I went to the palace at night, and the emperor agreed not to interfere in the feud between me and Gu Huaqing."
She was originally thinking about how to find an opportunity to get rid of Gu Huaqing who was beside the emperor, but now they have found a reason for her to take action directly.
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