August 22 is Su Hui's 70th birthday, Su Yu still remembers Su Hui's 66th birthday before he got married, and the birthday banquet was extremely grand, but Su Hui's 70th birthday, the Su family did not plan to hold a big event.

Although the crown prince has inconvenient legs and feet, His Majesty has not abolished the prince, even if the two princes headed by the Lu family have repeatedly written to impeach, but although the prince is weak, the court still has the support of Qingliu headed by Su Hui, in the clan, the king of Jin and the king of Qi are close to the prince, as for the military power - the generals who lead the troops are mostly royalists and do not participate in the battle between the princes, although the Lu family has always wanted to insert people into the army, but it has not been possible for so many years, the prince's side ...... His Majesty had allowed some people to enter, but after all, these people were still young and could not take on great responsibilities...... Pei San, the only outstanding person who has made meritorious contributions...... It was also eliminated by the Lu family by borrowing the hands of the Song family.

From the prince's startling of the horse to the prince's relatives losing power or even dying one by one, among them, the shadow of the Lu family is indispensable, but the hateful thing is that even the people in the hands of the prince can only find some clues, which are suspicious, but they cannot be used as evidence.

However, Wei Jiu helped Su Yu to investigate Xue Muqing, but he couldn't find anything, even though he had actions against the prince's family, but for the second prince and the Lu family, he didn't let it go, and the people of the two families were targeted by him, but the things he was eyeing were big or small, and they were all the reasons for the mistakes or negligence of those people themselves - he was actually impartial, as if neutral.

Su Yu actually didn't know what she wanted to find out, the only thing she knew was that she was very confused and dissatisfied with such a result - I don't know if she was dissatisfied with not being able to catch Xue Muqing's handle, or because Xue Muqing was not biased towards the prince's side.

However, no matter what, on Su Hui's birthday, she couldn't help but take Xue Muqing with her.

Su Hui's birthday this time was very small, and he only invited a few close clansmen and in-laws, and he didn't even invite his good colleagues.

Because of the proximity to the house, after the banquet, the guests said goodbye one by one, Su Yu was reluctant to go back to Xue's house, and still lived in his former courtyard, while Xue Muqing went to the guest house.

When she was free, Su Hui sent a maid over and called her to Su Hui's study.

Su Yu brought Xiang Ma Sahong and Xiaojing over, and before he arrived outside Su Hui's study, he saw Xue Muqing standing outside the door.

Su Yu glanced at him suspiciously, Xue Muqing had already stepped forward a few steps to stand on Su Yu's side, and when it was passed on, Su Yu asked him in a low voice: "Is it also my grandfather who came to you?" ”

Xue Muqing nodded, and Su Yu asked him again: "Can you guess what grandfather wants to say when he comes to us?" In fact, she wanted to ask what Su would say to him.

Xue Muqing pondered for a while, but before he could answer, Su Hui inside asked Su Mu to call him in, Su Yu glanced back at Xue Muqing, Xue Muqing shook his head: "It's okay...... Grandfather, he asked me to come half an hour late, and I know he came to you first...... I'll come and wait, and I'll see you—"

His voice became lower and lower, Su Yu nodded at him, and went in with Xiang Mother and Sao Hong.

Su Hui's study is very large, and you have to walk a while to see Su Hui when you enter the door, and Su Hui will see that she is coming, so she will say: "Kneel!" ”

Su Yu looked at the ground and had already placed the futon, although he didn't know why, Su Yu still knelt down.

Xiang was nervous to his mother, but because of Su Hui, he didn't dare to plead with Su Yu.

Seeing her like this, Su Hui was originally a little angry, but it was not good to get angry at the moment, so he softened his voice and said, "Get up." ”

Su Yu hesitated for a moment and didn't get up: "Grandfather, why are you angry with me, just say it directly, I won't get up, lest you get angry and ask me to kneel again!" ”

"You're quite self-aware," Su Hui was really not angry: "That's it, let's get up first." ”

Xiang Mother helped Su Yu get up, Su Yu thought about it, and then got up, but he didn't understand: "Grandfather, why do you want to punish me?" ”

"What did you do yourself, you don't know?" Su Hui glanced at her: "Let me ask you, what are you looking for Wei Jiu?" ”

"Wei Jiulang, this is unreliable!" Su Yu muttered in a low voice: "He is still embarrassed to complain that I refuse to call him cousin since he was a child, where is he like a cousin!" I can't even hide something! ”

"You act without scruples, but you blame others?" President Su sighed: "Wei Jiu's identity...... What do you want to check, how can there be no movement, okay, you want to check, I also let you see what you want to know, can you stop a little? ”

Su Yu was a little stunned: "If what I see is what my grandfather wants me to see...... How do I know if my grandfather has reservations? ”

Without waiting for Su Hui to answer, Su Yu had already knelt down consciously—she knew that she had said it inappropriately.

Su was so angry that she laughed back: "Don't make this look like this, get up." ”

Seeing her get up, Su Hui also eased his voice: "In my life, I have no sisters, no daughters, only one of your granddaughters, you have not been in good health since you were a child, and you have lived alone for several years, for you, we always feel that we owe a lot, and we always want to give you the best - no matter what, we want you to live well, and we will never harm our granddaughter, daughter, and sister." ”

Su Hui was silent, although he disagreed slightly, but he did not refute Su Hui's words.

"You three brothers and sisters, I can't rest assured that you are the most," Su Hui sighed: "Not only us, but even your relatives are also considerate of you and indulge you, and it is inevitable that you will be arrogant, so that you can't stand the slightest grievance - I also know that over the years, we, especially me, have pressed and refused to let you reconcile with your grandson-in-law, but I am afraid that you will already resent me and hate me in your heart-"

"Ah Yu doesn't dare," Su Yu hurriedly said: "Grandfather does things, naturally there is a reason, since he refuses, it's just that I can't convince my grandfather, it's that Ah Yu hasn't done enough." ”

"So, you're trying to convince me of your grandson-in-law's stain right now?" Su would ask her, "Now that you can't find it, you should be dead, right?" ”

Su Yu refused to answer casually, but Su Hui didn't force her to respond immediately: "You look back and think about it, what have you done all these years...... To be honest, if you are in tune with him, if he is you and you are him, and you want to reconcile, I can't ask for it, but you are my granddaughter after all, even if you do something wrong, I will still stand on your side...... We're here to say hello...... The fact that he can tolerate you so far shows that he has you in his heart...... He is not like us and you are blood relatives, there is no need to indulge you like this, Ah Yu, people must know how to cherish blessings, they must know how to pity the people in front of them, young couples and old companions, you don't toss away your blessings - in this world, there are not many people who are willing to be good to you, even if it is us, it is impossible to protect you all your life, I am old, I will die, your parents will go before you one day, Ah Yu, you are not small, you should always be a little successful, you can't always be so nonsense. ”

Su Yu still refused to answer, Su Hui gestured to the people around him, and sighed: "Ah Yu, I am seventy years old, and my life is rare for seventy years, in fact, I don't have a few years to live, I have lived all my life, and I am still accurate in looking at people, my grandson-in-law is not a bad person, let alone a big traitor, he may not be as good as you thought at the beginning, but it is not as unbearable as you think now." ”

Su Yu ignored Su Hui's words, and just said, "Grandfather, you will live a hundred years." ”

"If you want me to live a long life, you have to give me peace of mind," Su Hui shook his head: "Ah Yu, my grandfather is old, and he just wants to watch his children and grandchildren and He Lele, and the things in this court are already complicated and difficult to sort out, and then worry about family affairs, your grandfather and me...... But he doesn't have the ability to have three heads and six arms. ”

Speaking of this, even if Su Yu wanted to refute it, he couldn't refute it.

"Okay, you go back," Su Hui waved his hand: "Go back and think about it." ”

Su Yu helped her mother to go out, and met Xue Muqing outside the door again, Xu saw that her expression was not worried, and she took a few steps closer: "What's wrong?" ”

Su Yu shook his head, and just as he was about to say something, Xue Muqing had already been called in.

Su Yu was stunned, and took Xiang's mother to the side hall to wait.

Su Hui and Xue Muqing seemed to be able to talk more, Su Yu waited for more than an hour, and the sky had already darkened, and Xue Muqing came out of Su Hui's study.

Seeing that Su Yu was still there, Xue Muqing seemed to be a little surprised and surprised, and regardless of being outside Su Hui's study at the moment, he reached out and held Su Yu's hand: "Are you tired?" ”

Su Yu wanted to withdraw his hand, but he held it tighter, and he didn't want to pull it outside Su Hui's study, so he nodded: "Let's talk while we go." ”

Xue Muqing took Su Yu's hand and walked out, letting Xiang's mother and the others slowly stay behind, but Xue Muqing didn't seem to have the intention of talking to Su Yu, as if it was enough to just hold her hand and walk side by side.

However, Su Yu did not forget what he wanted to ask him.

I thought about it, but I didn't want to ask him directly, so I just took someone to see where he lived and tidy it up - although, in fact, there was nothing to tidy up.

Su Yu was speechless and said, "If you feel inconvenient, it's okay to go back first." "It's close anyway.

"What about you?" Xue Muqing shook his head: "Let's wait tomorrow together, I can't leave you alone." ”

Su Yu was a little uncomfortable, and wanted to withdraw his hand from his hand, but he still couldn't succeed, and paused: "It's not too late, I should go back too." ”

Where to go back, of course, not to go back to Xue's house, but to the courtyard where he used to live, Xue Muqing's hand stiffened for a moment, but he still didn't let go: "I'll send you over." ”

He held Su Yu's hand in one hand and a lantern in the other, and didn't let anyone follow closely, and walked a short distance, but Xue Muqing couldn't hold it back: "Huihui, you seem to have something to say to me before...... What exactly are the words? ”

His hand was a little hard, but it didn't hurt her, but Su Heng was still a little nervous, and when the words came to his mouth, he stopped talking, and finally asked: "Do you know, why did my grandfather look for me?" ”

Xue Muqing hesitated for a moment and sighed: "I can't guess it." ”

Su Heng was a little surprised: "Did you know it before, or did your grandfather tell you?" ”

Xue Muqing pursed his lips: "I knew it before." ”

Su Heng suddenly didn't know how to answer.

In fact, the guest house where Xue Muqing lived, the small door between the front and back yards was not far away, but after a while, Su Yu saw the servant woman guarding the door, and he was relieved in his heart, and wanted to break free from Xue Muqing's shackles and flee back to the backyard, but Xue Muqing did not let go, threw the lantern in his hand to the people who followed, signaled them not to follow, and pulled Su Yu into the shadows.

"It's not me," Xue Muqing's voice was very low: "Even if you find someone to check on me, I won't do anything like waiting to complain to the elders......"

Su Yu didn't admit that she thought like this: "I'm not asking you about this, I just want to ask you, I'm looking for someone to check on you, do you really not mind?" ”

"If I say I don't mind, I'm probably lying to you, I don't want to lie to you about this kind of thing," Xue Muqing's voice was still low: "However, what I don't mind is that you check me, what I mind is that you always don't believe me......"

"But I'm not afraid of what you've found out, what I've done...... There's nothing you can't say to anyone, even if you check it, you won't find anything......," Xue Muqing continued: "I'm not afraid of anyone checking it, because I haven't done anything wrong, and I have a clear conscience." ”

"Huihui, I know what you're afraid of, I know what kind of person you want your husband to be, I don't want you to disappoint, I don't want you to look down on me," Xue Muqing's voice was a little hoarse, with a low pleading: "I know that I once broke my trust in you, and now I may no longer be qualified to defend what I have done in the past, and I don't want to defend it anymore...... But I still want you to believe me once, and believe me for the last time. ”

"I only ask you to believe me this time," Xue Muqing easily opened her hand, raised her hands and covered her ears loosely: "In the future, you will definitely hear other people's slander or misunderstanding of me, don't listen to them, don't believe them." ”

"You just have to believe me—" He covered Su Yu's ears tightly, as if he was saying something, but Su Yu couldn't hear clearly.

Su Yu was still thinking about what he said in the end, Xue Muqing had already let go of his hand and handed her to Xiang's mother, Su Yu walked to the backyard in a daze, remembering that he hadn't finished asking yet, when he turned around, Xue Muqing stood under the lamp outside the door, as if he was watching her go away, but his head was down, and Su Yu couldn't see his expression.

Whether it was Su Hui or Xue Muqing, they all said that he should believe Xue Muqing, but Su Yu did not respond-

She didn't dare respond.

Just as she didn't know if she and Xue Muqing could have a good time, she didn't know if she could trust Xue Muqing.

She couldn't believe it.