Chapter 168: Husband and wife

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Qin Youyi listened to her husband Su Zhongying's words blankly, feeling as if she was dreaming.

She couldn't help but reach out to test the temperature of her husband's forehead to make sure he didn't have a fever, and pinched herself again, making sure that what she had just heard was not a hallucination, and fell into despair and horror.

"How could there be such a thing?!" Qin Youyi asked her husband in a trembling voice, "The Marquis of Zhenxi has a great reputation in this dynasty, has been stationed in the southwest for decades, and is obviously a hero praised by everyone, how did he suddenly become a chaotic minister and thief?!"

Su Zhongying sat down on the chair with a pale face, and also felt incredulous: "If it wasn't for the eldest brother telling me, I wouldn't know anything about it." He smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid my mother doesn't know anything either." ”

Qin Youyi took several deep breaths, but she still couldn't suppress the trembling in her hands, and deep in her heart, she suddenly felt a little resentful: "Why? Why did my father-in-law do this? Just for the sake of the southwest's military expenses? If there are court officials who are greedy for their military expenses, then the father-in-law resents the officials who did this kind of thing, and tells the emperor about the people, and let the emperor punish them! What does this have to do with the emperor? The emperor...... He is a wise monarch, and it is impossible for him to deliberately detain the southwest border army. Is it true that the father-in-law spent too much money? Doesn't it mean that the southwestern frontier people had obviously surrendered, but in order to maintain his great power in the southwestern frontier, the father-in-law had beaten the obedient border people against him? That is to say, if he had not done so, the southwestern frontier would have had no need to fight a war a long time ago, and naturally he would not have needed much military spending. Is it because the emperor is not generous enough to treat the southwest border army, or is the southwest border army too greedy?!"

Su Zhongying frowned when she heard this, and took his wife's hand: "Youyi, what's wrong with you? Don't say such things." Is it possible that my father will still be greedy for military spending? Since he feels that military spending is insufficient, he has to use crooked methods to make money, then it is really a lack of military spending. He will not do anything that violates morality, just to make money for himself. Don't you know what kind of life our family lives on, and how much property you have, and you are the one who presides over the feed?" he really couldn't hear his wife say this about his beloved father.

Qin Youyi couldn't help crying: "I don't want to say that, I have respected my father-in-law since I was a child, and I always thought he was a big hero." How happy I was to marry you in the first place. Now you tell me that my father-in-law is not the hero I thought he was, he actually betrayed the emperor and the court, what do you make me think?!"

Su Zhongying felt ashamed, and no longer blamed his wife, but hugged her head and cried together. Wasn't he shocked that his wife's thoughts he could fully understand, and he felt even more sad than she did. After all, she has only been married for more than ten years, and since he was born in this world, he has regarded his father as the first hero and faith in his life. He has not collapsed now, and he can still sit here and calmly tell his wife the truth, which is already extremely strong.

The couple hugged their heads and cried, and when they calmed down, they only felt at a loss in their hearts.

If they don't know the truth, they can easily do what they have to do. But now that they know the secret of Zhenxi Hou, they don't know what to do. According to Zhenxihou's instructions, prepare your bags and set off for Datong tomorrow? But what is the difference between that and absconding in fear of crime? Although they didn't do anything, if the emperor really decided that Zhenxihou had committed a major crime of rebellion, Su Zhongying, as a son, would never have escaped. Even if Qin Youyi may save her life by virtue of her identity as Empress Qin's niece, what should the son born to her and Su Zhongying be? What future will the two children talk about in the future? Even if they live, they will be spurned for the rest of their lives with the reputation of being a rebel and sinner.

Thinking of her son, Qin Youyi felt that she had courage again.

She stood up and said to Su Zhongying: "I want to go back to the Chengenhou Mansion and ask my mother and brothers for help, as well as my third uncle." The emperor trusts my third uncle so much, and the queen mother has always been very good to my mother. If they intercede for us, maybe we can save our lives. The eldest uncle is an insider, so that's it, but you and I, husband and wife, and our children, don't know what my father-in-law has done in the southwest. And the mother-in-law, who is also unaware. But as long as you know the slightest bit of the covenant between your father-in-law and the king of Ninghua, when Zhao Zhu deceived the eldest sister, you would not have broken people's legs because of anger! This incident is the best proof of your innocence, we must make it clear to the emperor, we can't be a pond fish that has been affected in a daze!"

Su Zhongying looked at her weakly: "Is this possible? This is a major crime of rebellion, it has always implicated the whole family, if the crime is serious, even the clansmen may not be able to escape." I just hope that the Qin family will not be implicated, where do I dare to hope that my mother-in-law and third uncle will help us?" He paused, but changed his mind and stood up, "No, you still have to go back to the Chengenhou Mansion, but instead of going back to ask for help, you ...... You take your two sons back to live for a few days, if our Su family is in trouble, the emperor may spare your life for the sake of you being the daughter of the Qin family. As for the two children...... If they can survive, it will be the best. If they can't escape, you don't have to force it, just let them be my companion. You're still young, you're only in your early thirties, and you still have a long way to go in the future, and maybe you can marry a good man and have more children......"

"Second Master!" Qin Youyi interrupted him sadly, "Are you sticking a knife in my heart when you say such things?" How can I live alone regardless of your and the child's lives?! We are a family, if we want to live together, if we want to die, we will die together! I will never leave you behind!"

The couple couldn't help but hug their heads and cry again, crying so much that the girls outside the house were alarmed, but because their husband and wife had issued a strict order, they were not allowed to enter the house, so they could only be anxious outside the house. After a while, Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi's two sons came over, and asked worriedly outside the window, "Why are my father and mother crying?"

Su Zhongying hurriedly wiped away her tears, and wiped her face with her sleeve, and the husband and wife cleaned up with each other before opening the door and welcoming the two children in.

However, how could they cruelly tell the truth to their two sons? Qin Youyi could only barely squeeze out a smile: "Your father and I are a little sad for a while when we think that we are about to leave the house and live outside for several years. ”

The two children were relieved. The eldest son also pursed his lips and said with a smile: "My brother has also cried twice, and I am also a little reluctant to grandmother." No wonder my father and mother were sad, too. ”

This matter is temporarily obscured. Not long after, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou sent someone to summon their family of four to lunch, and Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi hurriedly rushed over with their two children.

Although this lunch was sumptuous, Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi didn't know how to eat it, and then looked at Zhenxihou and Su Boxiong who were sitting opposite, they were also full of concern. Zhenxihou also said to his youngest son repeatedly: "Hurry up and pack your luggage, set off early tomorrow morning, don't delay the hour!"

Su Zhongying looked at his father's face that had suddenly aged ten years recently, and his mood was complicated. He barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Father, don't worry, everything has been packed up." If anything falls, I'll send a letter and ask my family to send it. Besides, Datong is also very prosperous, so you must be able to buy everything. ”

Zhenxihou nodded indiscriminately and didn't say anything more. However, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou complained: "How can Datong be compared with the capital? It is the same thing, and the products produced by Datong are not as good as those in the capital." If you can prepare all the things you need by yourself, you should bring them from Beijing, don't always think about being lazy, and buy them again when you get to Datong. I know that you are going to the Chengenhou Mansion to say goodbye to your in-laws, but it is enough to go for an hour or two, so you should go home for dinner, right? First, you have time to prepare all the things that have not been packed, and second, let the two children accompany me more. The two of you are going to Datong, I don't have anything to say, the man should be the future. It is natural for the daughter-in-law to go over to take care of Zhongying. But why should the two children go with them to suffer? It is easier to find a good gentleman when studying in the capital, so why not let them stay?"

Without waiting for Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi to open their mouths and refuse, Zhenxi Hou dropped his chopsticks first: "What kind of mouth?!How can children leave their parents?! I said let the grandchildren leave with their husband and wife, don't you understand?!"

Mrs. Zhenxihou was startled, and she was extremely aggrieved in her heart, but looking at her husband's face, she didn't dare to say anything more.

A meal that everyone eats is tasteless. After the meal was finished, Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi temporarily handed over their two children to Mrs. Zhenxi Hou to take care of in order to appease the old lady.

On the way, they were still discussing in whispers in the carriage, how to open their mouths to Qin Bai, the Xu family, and Qin Zhonghai, did they really want to tell the truth? If they didn't tell the truth, they were afraid that they would not be able to understand the seriousness of the matter; but if they told the truth, they were afraid that the Qin family would turn their faces. As a relative, the Qin family was rescued by the emperor after the disaster, and they have always been deeply holy, coupled with the relationship between the prince, they are 100% royalists and princes. As an alliance between the King of Ninghua and the King of Shu, the Marquis of Zhenxi's political position is completely opposite to that of the Qin family, and what he does may be the most unacceptable thing for the Qin family. Su Zhongying really didn't have much confidence, once they told the truth, would they be kicked out of the house by the Qin family on the spot?

Qin Youyi said: "Mother loves me the most, no matter what happens, she will not drive me out, the second master just rest assured." Besides, you and I don't know anything about what my father-in-law is doing, wasn't Brother Jian still present when I broke the leg of Prince Ninghua's younger brother before? They must know your innocence. ”

Speaking of the conflict in the teahouse that day, Su Zhongying was very happy: "Fortunately, I broke the leg of the disciple at the beginning! Otherwise, how would I prove my innocence today? If the eldest niece and daughter married Na Zhao, things would be even worse! Fortunately, I met the two of them that day. Fortunately, Brother Jian secretly asked me out that day to celebrate your birthday, and called me to the teahouse......"

Speaking of this, Su Zhongying suddenly paused, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong. He suddenly looked at his wife, and Qin Youyi's eyes suddenly bloomed with hope.