Chapter Ninety-One: Returning Home Early
On the fourth day of the autumn season, as soon as I got out of the camp in the morning, I saw An Heqing.
"Father?" Jin Su shouted in surprise.
"You two, quickly pack up for Miss, and we'll go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately!" An Heqing put his hands behind his back and ordered Bai Zhi and Xing'er with a dark face.
"Father, what's going on?" After Jinsu asked, he looked up again, and An Yasheng's camp tent was also in full swing.
"Are we going home early?" Jinsu continued to ask.
An Heqing sighed deeply and nodded.
Jin Su guessed that Gonggong Qi must have reported the results of the investigation to Emperor Ji Wu, so An Yasheng was punished for sure, and An Heqing was in a bad mood. However, just letting them go home early can be regarded as benevolent and righteous.
After a while, An Suqing trotted over, didn't care about panting, and said, "Father, the carriage βββ carriage are ready!" β
"Good! Let's go! β
Unexpectedly, she left so suddenly, it was too late to say goodbye, at least, she should go to see Jin Ruolin again.
In order to avoid her and An Yasheng from meeting, An Heqing asked her to wait in the carriage early, and then personally led An Yasheng and An Xiamo into the carriage, and instructed An Suqing to watch, and then returned to Jinsu's carriage and prepared to leave.
"Waitβββ"
The carriage was about to start moving when someone shouted outside.
An Heqing opened the curtain of the carriage, and when he saw that it was Gonggong Qi, he hurriedly got out of the carriage, pulled out a stiff smile, and asked, "Gonggong Qi, why are you here?" β
"Lord Xiangguo, hehehe, the emperor knows that Lord Xiangguo's family is leaving, so he specially ordered the old slave to send it."
"Thank you for your grace!" An Heqing responded humbly.
"Uhβββ don't you know that the county lord of Anping is here?"
"Yes, yes!" After An Heqing answered, he quickly opened the carriage door and beckoned to Jinsu, but shouted in a gentle tone, "Su'er is coming!" β
To be honest, Jin Suding doesn't like to see An Heqing's current face, he is already an official worshipping Xiangguo, and he still inevitably has such a wagging tail and begging for mercy.
After getting out of the carriage, before Jin Su could say anything, Gonggong Qi greeted him with a smile and greeted him politely, "Lord Anping!" β
"Eh~" Jin Su stepped forward and helped him, "Father-in-law Qi, please get up, don't bother Jin Su!" She knew the status of this father-in-law Qi, otherwise her father would not be so polite and humble.
Gonggong Qi turned around and took out a box from a little eunuch behind him and handed it to Jin Su, "This is a reward from the emperor, a pair of fine jade Ruyi, and a special explanation, let you go back to the house to rest, take care of your body, and wait for the emperor's summons." β
Jin Su took the jade Ruyi and saluted, "Courtier, thank you for the emperor's reward!" β
After speaking, he took out some silver and stuffed it to Father-in-law Qi, but he refused to ask for it anyway, and even An Heqing had no choice but to give up.
"Lord Anping, it's really your blessing to have the emperor so worried," Father-in-law Qi smiled, "It's also a blessing for Lord Xiangguo, hahaha~~"
An Heqing reluctantly maintained the smile on his face, and responded insincerely, "Yes, yes, yes, I will count on Father-in-law Qi to take care of it in the future!" β
"Hey, hey, hey, it's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Gonggong Qi shook off the Buddha dust in his hand, and said in a raised voice, "Come on, Lord Xiangguo, Lord Anping, you go slowly, the miscellaneous family still has to serve the emperor, and it will not be sent far away!" β
"Father-in-law Qi go slowly!" Jinsu and An Heqing shouted in unison.
Seeing off Father-in-law Qi, the smile on An Heqing's face gradually disappeared. urged Jin Su to get into the carriage, and the group finally embarked on the road home, and the trip to Qiu Qiu ended early.
The carriage moved forward unhurriedly, but it never stopped to rest, and everyone had their own thoughts, but they were not interested in coming.
It wasn't until he entered Kyoto City that An Heqing's face softened slightly.
Looking at the Jiaowei guqin and Yu Ruyi placed on the side of the carriage, he was full of thoughts, "The little Xiangfu still can't keep you after all!" β
As An Heqing's gaze looked over, Jin Su naturally realized what he implied, and said bluntly, "Father, is there a way to keep Su Er from entering the palace?" β
"What?"
"Su'er is still short to return home, and she is really reluctant to father and grandmother!" Jin Su said emotionally.
An Heqing sighed softly, stared at Jinsu with his eyes, and said helplessly, "The last time you entered the palace, the emperor bluntly said that your family affairs should be decided by him; This time, he directly expressed his intention to summon you into the palace, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to disobey the king's fate! β
"Father, Su Er thinks it's very strange, the emperor is a rare generation of Ming Jun through the ages, how can he ...... Su Er" Jin Su frowned and asked in a low voice.
Seeing that An Heqing didn't respond, Jin Su continued to ask, "Is my father's reluctance to let me enter the palace really because he is worried about my situation in the palace in the future?" β
An Heqing patted Jinsu's hand with some weakness to cover it up, and comforted, "As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and it is reasonable for your father to worry about you, is there anything wrong?" β
didn't get the answer he wanted, or rather, didn't get the real answer, Jin Su was a little disappointed, and slowly took his eyes off An Heqing's body.
An Heqing also found out, and immediately said, "Do you have someone you like?" β
Jin Su raised her eyes and looked at him suspiciously.
"If there really is, be sure to ask for marriage before the emperor officially bestows you a title, I believe that the emperor is kind-hearted and will definitely fulfill you!" After An Heqing finished speaking, he patted Jinsu's hand very lovingly.
As he spoke, before he knew it, he arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Because he came back earlier than expected, there were no extra people at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion except for the two family members guarding the door.
When the two family members saw An Heqing, they both nodded and said, "Master---- master is back!" β
One of them shouted and ran inside.
After a while, the housekeeper trotted out with a few housekeepers, I don't know if he saw An Heqing's face was not good-looking, originally with a smiling face, but after approaching, he quietly disappeared.
"Sir, you're back! Someone has been sent to inform the princess and the old lady, you can go and rest first, and leave it to me here!" The housekeeper said respectfully and neatly, and never asked about the autumn and the paddock.
An Heqing ordered with a calm face, "Arrange someone to invite the third master!" β
"Yes!" The butler answered, and made a "go" gesture to a small servant behind him.
At this time, Jinsu also came down, Bai Zhi was holding the Jiaowei Guqin and Yu Ruyi, and Xing'er was holding the salute, both of them stood quietly behind her, not daring to act rashly.
After An Su cleared down, An Yasheng and An Xiamo also came down in turn.
Even if Anya Sheng is arrogant on weekdays, he is like a trapped beast at this time, with his eyes lowered and he looks defenseless.
"Su'er, go back to Hanlian Courtyard first, remember what your father told you!" An Heqing instructed.
"Yes, Su'er knows! Su'er retires! Jin Su saluted, then turned and walked inside.
As soon as he stepped into the door, he heard An Heqing's cold voice coming from behind him, "You guys, come to the front hall!" This was followed by a jumble of footsteps and shouts.
Jin Su and Bai Zhi turned their heads slightly to look, only to see An Yasheng rushing over like crazy, followed by An Suqing and An Xiamo. But the distance was too close, it happened too suddenly, Bai Zhi turned sideways and wanted to block Jinsu, but Anya Sheng pounced too hard, and Bai Zhi's hands couldn't be freed, and she was unstable for a while, and she still bumped into Jinsu.
Jinsu was knocked back two steps, and An Yasheng fell directly on Bai Zhi, and both of them fell to the ground hard. Seeing Jiaowei Guqin and Yu Ruyi landing one after another, Jin Su and An Heqing both opened their eyes wide, but they were helpless. In the end, Bai Zhi took out a hand and forcefully sent the Jiaowei guqin upward.
Yu Ruyi, who was powerless to save, fell to the ground, making a "ding" sound at the same time, Jin Su stepped forward quickly, hugged Jiaowei Guqin in his arms, and then looked down to see that the snow-white and transparent Jade Ruyi had fallen all over the ground with fragments.
An Xiamo and Anya Sheng knew where Yu Ruyi came from, so they hurriedly stepped forward to help An Yasheng up and asked, "Third Miss, are you okay?" β
An Xiamo also flicked the dust on her dress for Anya Sheng, and asked distressedly, "Ya'er, are you okay?" β
Anya angrily pointed at Jinsu and scolded, "It's you!" It's you! It was you who snatched my brother Huaibei, you are a monster and blinded everyone", speaking of this, An Yasheng pointed at An Heqing, and then at An Suqing, let out a piercing laugh, and then continued angrily, "They, they don't know your true face......
"Smack!"
A crisp slap slapped Anya Sheng's delicate face.
"Have you made enough trouble?" An Heqing scolded angrily.
Anya Sheng covered his face, tears flowed down his eyes, and he couldn't cry, "Father, do you ---- you beat me?" Growing so big, the first time you hit me, it was for that! β
"Smack!"
Another slap in the face!
"Butler!" An Heqing roared, "Take the third lady to the ancestral hall and lock her up, let her reflect on it in front of the ancestral tablet, no one will be released without my order!" β
The housekeeper shouted with some hesitation, "Master~"
An Suqing also wanted to come forward to comfort, and as soon as he shouted, "Father~" heard An Heqing urging the housekeeper.
"Don't go yet!"
"Yes, yes", the housekeeper responded, and turned to Anya Sheng and said, "Third Miss, I have wronged you!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned the two nurses and forcibly took Anya away.
Where is Anyasin willing to obey, struggling while shouting "mother".
An Heqing looked at the jade ruyi fragments all over the ground, sighed anxiously, and shouted to An Xiamo and An Suqing, who were at a loss, "You two, go to the front hall and wait!" β
Then he turned to Jinsu and said as gently as possible, "Here, I'll leave it to you." β
"Well, Su'er knows, I'll try to pick up the pieces and see if there is a way to restore them. After all, it's a gift, and it's not a trivial matter! β
After Jinsu finished speaking, An Heqing nodded slightly, turned around, and strode away.