A few days later, Zheng You suddenly came to Su Mu with a high degree of nervousness, and after sending away outsiders, he asked: "Su Mu, the emperor knows you" Su Mu replied calmly: "I saw it in Jingzhou, and the emperor's identity at that time was Qincha. ”Zheng You poured down two bowls of tea without any image, and then said dejectedly: "The emperor seems to care about you very much, and even you know about learning martial arts, I asked you today, asked why you resigned and why you don't return to the imperial court Now The emperor asked me so frightened" Su Mu couldn't calm down, his eyebrows gathered, and asked: "What do you say" Zheng You looked at Su Mu apologetically a few times, and stopped talking, and after a while, he finally mustered up the courage to say: "I said that you make up books at home" He was so anxious: "How can this lie be rounded" Su Mu's eyebrows stretched out, and he smiled: "You're right, I'm indeed making up a book." ”Zheng You was still apprehensive, and said more seriously: "I'm not joking, how much did you make up, the emperor may want to announce that you will enter the palace for questioning" Su Mu thought for a moment, and said: "Two hundred pages" Zheng You breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "Do you have a way to deal with the emperor, you have to be careful, you have to be careful" Su Mu pondered for a moment, and said: "Please rest assured" The next day, sure enough, a eunuch came to Su's house and announced that Su Mu entered the palace.Zheng Qingchuan thought to himself: The emperor is domineering, whoever he wants to see, he will call whoever he wants to go, unless the person who receives the order is too sick to move, otherwise, if he doesn't go, it will be a disobedience to the order, and he will become a criminal, which is really terrifying.Although Su Mu gave her a reassuring look before going out, she was still worried about him and had been uneasy.What is the palace, that is, the animal world, there are man-eating tigers, cunning foxes, and dangerous poisonous snakes Su Mu arrived in the palace, stood outside the palace and waited for an hour before being led into the imperial study by the eunuch, and finally saw the emperor's face.There are two possibilities for such snubbing: either the emperor is too busy, or the emperor deliberately let Su Mu wait, commonly known as Ma Wei Su Mu: "Xiaomin see the emperor" The emperor did not let Su Mu flatten, but smiled idly: "Is it better to be a small person than to be a minister" Su Mu said in fear: "Xiaomin dare not read, people dare not forget the country at all times, since becoming the prefect of Jingzhou, I understand that my ability is limited, and the accumulation of experience is insufficient, so I read the articles of my predecessors at home, and write a book to record the civil lawsuits, Don't dare to waste the teachings of the masters.When you have confidence in your heart in the future, you will seek an official position and serve the court wholeheartedly. ”The emperor smiled and asked: "Since you like to make books, why don't you enter the Hanlin Academy" The person who sits on the throne, holds the power of life and death, is known as the Son of Heaven, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, and none of the others is not careful in front of him, he looks at the subjects who kneel to him so condescendingly, there is really a feeling of a cat teasing a mouse On the surface, others are played with by him.Beads of sweat oozed from Su Mu's forehead, and he replied: "Xiaomin doesn't dare to expect too much, three times a day, I save my body, and tell myself to be down-to-earth." ”The emperor smiled lazily and said: "When I have a prince, Aiqing will teach him to read, but it's good" to be the prince's teacher, this is quite a promotion Su Mu didn't dare to ignore it, and hurriedly agreed.The emperor seemed to have lost interest in teasing others, and said lightly: "You step down" Su Mu had to be cautious every step he took in the palace, as if he was walking on the tip of a knife, and if he was not careful, he would have to pay the price of blood.Historically, there have often been kings who call people with good talents to tempt and reward them with an official position, and if that person refuses to be an official, he is unwilling to be loyal to the emperor.After knowing the answer, how could the emperor be happy to finally walk out of the palace gate and return home in a carriage, Su Mu's face was no longer a trace of cold sweat.It is said that a companion is like a tiger, so how can people who walk in front of the emperor not have acting skills, those high-ranking and powerful officials, probably all of them are actors, if there is no acting skills, how can they coax the emperor This tiger does not eat himself, Zheng Qingchuan saw that he came back safely, he couldn't control the joy in his heart, and in front of Ah Qing and Ah Yun, he reached out and hugged Su Mu's waist.Su Mu patted her on the back and reassured: "Ah Qi rest assured that I'm fine" Ah Qing and Ah Yun also came over, and they were also worried just now.Su Mu patted their heads, distracted them, and asked: "Did you have a guest at home in the morning" A Qing said: "A little eunuch came from the Ai family" Su Mu continued to ask: "What did you say" A Qing replied: "The little eunuch is very rude and arrogant, let my brother wait at home tomorrow, don't go out, hum It's not to welcome any God of Wealth, why are you waiting for the people of the Ai family to be too arrogant" Ah Yun frowned next to him, unhappy.Because they all know that the Ai family is Ah Yun's future in-law's family, but that family is really unlikable, Su Mu thought: From respectfulness to arrogance, this kind of person is not nothing, since he has met it, there is no need to delay it, it is better to solve it as soon as possible.Zheng Qingchuan let go of Su Mu's waist at this time, and said directly: "Just now, I discussed with Aqing and Ayun, and we don't like the attitude of the Ai family" Su Mu had already thought about it and said calmly: "Well, we used to look away" There was no panic in his expression.Looking at Su Mu, Zheng Qingchuan, Ah Qing and Ah Yun all smiled and felt relieved.Ah Qing asked curiously: "Brother, how to help Ah Yun quit his family" Su Mu didn't plan to train Ah Qing and Ah Yun to be the kind of people who don't know the world, so he replied calmly: "Wait until tomorrow when the Ai family sends someone back, it is estimated that the matter will be solved soon, and it is estimated that the Ai family will take the initiative to withdraw from the family first." ”Ah Qing immediately puffed out his cheeks, and said angrily: "It's not good that they take advantage of the elder brother, our family will withdraw first, is it okay" The custom is originally more harsh on women's restraints, if a woman is asked by the man to withdraw from her family, what will outsiders think must be to guess that this woman has a problem that the man dislikes, and finally force such an unfair conclusion on the woman's body, and the woman who has been withdrawn will be despised, and if you look for your in-law in the future, you will have to lower your requirements to eat this kind of dumb loss, how can you not be angry Su Mu smiled:" Don't worry when you see the opportunity, I won't let Ah Yun suffer" Ah Qing trusts Su Mu's brother very much, and after listening to this answer, he won't make any noise.In the dead of night, Zheng Qingchuan asked Su Mu gently: "Su Mu, what is the emperor looking for you" "Ask me why I don't be an official" Su Mu replied softly, holding Zheng Qingchuan in his arms, and his mood didn't seem to fluctuate.Zheng Qingchuan also asked: "Why do you insist on not being an official, I always feel that you have something to hide from me" Su Mu laughed softly, his lips were close to her ear, and he said in a low voice: "The emperor has no prince so far, I am worried that there will be another battle in the future Moreover, the second grandfather said that the emperor has a hidden disease, and he has been relying on medicine to recuperate, and he can't do without medicine all year round, and few outsiders know about this." ”Zheng Qingchuan thought for a while, and asked unhappily: "When you have confidence in the situation in the court, you have to be an official again, right?"
To tell the truth, she doesn't want Su Mu to be an official, just be a little commoner, and have time to accompany her at home, so you don't have to worry about standing in line in the court all the time.However, she also understands that in ancient times, the status of officials was high, and the sentence "Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps" is the best interpretation to understand that Su Mu still has no intention of being an official, although Zheng Qingchuan is in a low mood, he is helpless, so he does not nag.Su Mu lazily stroked her neck and collarbone, and said, "Well, don't say this kind of thing to outsiders" He replied in the affirmative, without using those words "maybe" and "maybe".Zheng Qingchuan was a little annoyed, suddenly moved his body, approached his neck, and bit him really couldn't understand the man's mind, why did he like to be an official so much and be less ambitious, no, it turned out that Su Mu didn't want to be an official, but he had no confidence in the current emperor, so he temporarily endured the so-called "good birds choose trees to perch on, and virtuous ministers choose the lord and things" at home, not to see one and love another, not to see different thoughts, but to choose carefully, not to be loyal casually.Zheng Qingchuan couldn't cry or laugh, thinking to himself: Su Mu's attitude as an official is similar to his attitude towards choosing a partner Zheng Qingchuan bit it for a while, felt Su Mu's throat trembling, and heard him snort again, and at the same time his hands were a little restless.Zheng Qingchuan hurriedly let go of him, but it was too late.In the days when the hibiscus tent was warm and the Spring Festival was not an official, this kind of leisure was becoming more and more presumptuous.The next day, the Ai family really sent someone to come, but it was not the main owner who came, but the matchmaker who was the matchmaker at the beginning.This matchmaker is not a matchmaker, but an official with status.At that time, the Ai family asked to marry the granddaughter of the Hong family, in order to give face to the Hong family, so the matchmaker invited by the Ai family was also a very high-status person Then, now that the Hong family has fallen, the aura of the Su family is also weak, and the Ai family repented The matchmaker said embarrassedly: "Hey, I was entrusted by someone, not my intention, today I came to withdraw from my family, and I took back the Geng post and tokens that the Ai family gave back at the beginning." ”Su Mu said with a smile: "For people who are untrustworthy, of course, the sooner they can see through it, the better, such as dumplings that are easy to expose, not first-class good dumplings, don't hide it from you, as early as yesterday, the little eunuch sent by the Ai family spoke in an arrogant tone, so the Su family also had the intention of withdrawing from their relatives."
I ask you to be a witness today, this family affair is broken up, and it has nothing to do with it Although the Ai family has no promise, Su still admires you and will never be angry.Su knows that you are doing things fairly, and I implore you not to hide this matter from outsiders Su Mou is not afraid of shadows, but he doesn't want others to misunderstand the Su family As for the Ai family, I already know that if you want to climb a powerful in-law in the court, I already know. ”The matchmaker continued to be embarrassed, and smiled reluctantly: "Young Master Su is smart, I won't say more" Immediately took back the Geng post and tokens from each other, completed the ceremony of retiring relatives, and was about to inform relatives and friends The matchmaker was really embarrassed, and quickly said goodbye and left.Su Mu politely sent the matchmaker to the door.He thought to himself: This matchmaker looks relatively thin-skinned, unlike the kind of person who can talk nonsense brazenly, and it is estimated that he will not deliberately beautify the Ai family and discredit the Su family.It won't have a bad impact on Ah Yun's reputation, so he is a little relieved.After sending the matchmaker, Su Mu quickly went back to the study to write a letter and sent someone to the Zheng family to his aunt, Mrs.
Zheng.After receiving the letter, Mrs.
Zheng read it, her face did not have the slightest panic, she smiled slightly, it seemed to be expected, and she quickly wrote a reply to Su Mu, and at the same time made a plan to go out as a guest and invite friends to come to the house to chat.