Chapter 112 Crisis

Su Boyong fell, but the busyness that followed was not just the Su family's big house. As soon as the news from the Yamen came, everyone already understood that someone was going to do something to the Su family. Since the afternoon, the entire Su family's strength in the city has been busy. The shopkeeper, the steward, and all kinds of employees who helped to make suggestions began to rush to Su's house, and the second-room and third-room ...... And the big house is even more complicated.

In the past, Su Tan'er was in charge of the business of the big house, and said that she had already managed half of it, but behind it, there was actually Su Boyong in charge. As soon as Su Boyong fell, the control of the entire big house had already been directly pressed on Su Tan'er's back. The old lady may consciously share some of the burden, but this old man also has more important things to do, after all, he is old, and it is impossible for him to come out and carry the entire Su family again.

After the old lady left in the afternoon, Su Zhongkan and Su Yunfang also left anxiously, and Su Tan'er also began to gather all the people who could be summoned into the mansion, and this time even the shopkeepers who were in charge of Su Boyong in the past were also called. In fact, even if the previous road is done step by step, these shopkeepers can support it for a long time, but if someone really pushes behind it, the entire Su family's business in the country will become very dangerous, not to mention that the city gate is closed at this time, and the news has to be transmitted in and out, I don't know how many times slower than before.

After hearing Su Boyong's injury, Su Tan'er's mother fainted, and Su Tan'er was accompanied in the room after that, and Ning Yi explained to Chan'er Juan'er and others to deal with some trivial things. When the lanterns were on, he went out of the courtyard, and when he came back, the lamps were already in the room. Su Tan'er's mother had also woken up, approached the room, saw the figure inside, and heard the voice. Su Tan'er's mother and two aunts were crying inside, talking in their mouths. Su Tan'er sat there silent all the time, and Ning Yi listened to a few words, and probably understood.

The three women were crying and complaining about Su Tan'er at this time, complaining about her strength, complaining...... This time about the Imperial Merchant.

"It's been said a long time ago...... What are girls doing with such a good family......"

"This time, who knows if there is a second uncle and a third uncle in Lu Dao......"

"They know that Tan'er is going to be an imperial merchant......

"I was talking about ...... other day"

"Maybe it scared the hell out of them...... If it is really done, they will be a bamboo basket to draw water......"

"We women also know this truth......

Su Boyong's management of all aspects of the big house is still very good, but his wife, Su Tan'er's mother, is a little weak, mainly because she only gave birth to a daughter to Su Boyong, and she has no confidence to speak in such a family. Later, he helped Su Boyong marry two concubines, but the big house still didn't come out, and everyone thought that it might be Su Boyong's problem, but by this time, everyone's status and style had basically been determined.

In her early years, because Su Tan'er was a girl, she was not very fond of being a mother, and she wanted to give birth to a boy. This probably also lays the foundation for the mother and daughter to get along in a similar way to the father and daughter, usually not very cordial, Su Tan'er wanted to contact the business affairs of the family when she objected, but then she didn't say much. By now, even if I miss the relatively normal mother-daughter relationship, I am actually at a loss.

The two aunts don't have much say in front of Su Tan'er on weekdays, and at this time, they only dare to cry and hint sideways.

Su Tan'er wants to take the imperial business, there are not many people in the family who know the Tao, and there are few who can see through it, but even if it has been hidden, there will always be a day when it will be put on the bright side, after all, the size of the affairs of the imperial merchant over there are also some officials, Jiang Ning weaves these things, and when it comes to seeing the real thing, it will still be exposed. A few days before the city gate was closed, probably after talking to Xi Junyu, Su Tan'er had already officially met with the figures in this area, and the relationship between the previous ones should be laid out in the same way, and the emperor really wanted to win it this year, that is, in the next month or two.

As soon as the matter was exposed, everyone else saw it, especially for the Su family. They originally wanted to make some stumbling blocks for Su Tan'er to wait for her to lose the opportunity to compete for the head of the family because of her status as a woman, but who knew that this woman was so powerful in secret. The affairs of the imperial merchants, if they can really be beautiful and profitable, then there will be nothing to fight for in the future.

In the days since the city gate was closed, this matter has still been circulated and discussed among the people's mouths, and the result is Su Boyong's matter. Su Tan'er's mother and aunt are all in contact with people in the house on weekdays, and their feelings of kindness and malice are also aimed at these members of the family, at this time, of course, they are suspicious of Su Zhongkan and Su Yunfang, some of them are desperate, even if they sell their families, at least they will not let Su Tan'er take them all...... It's better to take less than nothing...... A woman's mind often turns around on this. ,

At this time, Su Tan'er's mother was crying and crying, and the two aunts were also crying and crying, complaining and insinuating trivial words...... Among the figures reflected in the window, Su Tan'er sat there with her head bowed and silent, without speaking or arguing. Ning Yi knocked on the door, and after opening it, he saw that Su Tan'er was still wearing the bloodstained clothes, sitting on a small stool next to the bed, his hands clenched into fists resting on his legs, his eyes slanted at a certain point on the ground, and he was so indifferent that he did not change.

Ning Yi said hello to the two aunts and the mother-in-law on the bed, but the mother-in-law was still crying and ignored him, with some resentment in her eyes, more sadness. Complaining about Su Tan'er is too strong, and most of the people who complain about Ning Yi's son-in-law are also resentful, and there are also family members, two little uncles who are thinking about fighting for family property, two bedrooms and three bedrooms...... This is also common in large households.

“…… A few shopkeepers have already arrived, so I came over to take a look, Shopkeeper Liao has something for Tan'er to see......"

After greeting him, Ning Yi said this, Tan'er nodded, and then wiped the corners of his eyes over there, and softly apologized and said goodbye to his mother and two aunts, which was a bit formulaic and perfunctory. But I don't care about it at this time. When they went out and went out of the yard, Su Tan'er and Ning Yi were walking on the road, the starlight was through, she looked at the surrounding scenery indifferently, and when she walked to the door of the courtyard where she lived in silence, Xiaochan was already waiting there and trotted over.

"Uncle, the hot water is ready." She looked at the young lady next to her.

Su Tan'er frowned: "Shopkeeper Liao......"

"I'm talking nonsense, you've been sitting all day, if you're still busy at night, let's go take a shower first." Ning Yi said.

Su Tan'er was stunned, turned her head and glanced at Ning Yi, and after a while, nodded silently: "Xianggong, thank you, thank you......" After saying this, she walked towards the courtyard, and then saw her raise her hand and wipe the corners of her eyes, but there was not much hesitation in her steps. Ning Yi motioned to Xiaochan and asked her to follow.

The starry night hung high, the moonlight turned from round to missing, as if it had been bitten by something, the moonlight, starlight, and lights converged in the Su family's mansion, and all kinds of noisy voices and footsteps. Ning Yi stood there thinking about it, and sighed slightly, this night, he was probably going to stay awake all night......

For half a night, the lights in the courtyard next door were still on, and Su Tan'er and the shopkeepers of the big house were meeting overnight, predicting what might happen, discussing how to deal with it, estimating the enemy behind them, and what help they might be looking for next. I don't have much of a clue at the moment, but I have to prepare everything that needs to be prepared.

Chan'er, Juan'er, Xing'er and the other three maids are busy and have their own things, relatively speaking, the courtyard here is relatively deserted. Ning Yi is relatively idle, because in the eyes of most people, this is not his business, nor is it his ability to participate or change. He took half a bowl of peanuts and slowly peeled them in the gazebo in the middle of the courtyard while feeling the atmosphere coming from the whole mansion, thinking about the possible cause of this incident and the direction in which it would go.

Of course, there are really not many clues that can be grasped, and it is of course impossible to say that there are any results. When Xiaochan hurriedly walked through the corridor, seeing that there was no one, she leaned over and hugged him, and pursed her lips after letting go of her hand: "Uncle, are you worried?" She whispered, thinking that she was planning to comfort Ning Yi. Ning Yi laughed, took a few peanuts and put them in her hand: "I have nothing to do, go get busy, look at some Tan'er." ”

The little maid nodded, put a few peanuts into her arms, thought for a moment, turned around and left: "Uncle, go to bed early......"

After about an hour, Juan'er looked over this side as she walked through the eaves, and then came over and sat down quietly, Ning Yi was bored putting the peanut shell on the table as a variety of stakeholders related to this matter. Juan'er shouldn't be able to understand it, she sat quietly for a while, looking at the bowl containing peanuts and looking at Ning Yi, Ning Yi glanced at her and pushed the bowl over: "What's wrong?" ”

Juan'er laughed: "When I passed by there just now, Xiaochan took out a peanut from her arms to eat, and after eating one, she went to do things again, I went to ask her, and she smiled and told me that her uncle gave her a few peanuts, so that she could eat until dawn......"

"Oh, that's amazing......"

"So I'm going to eat one too." Juan'er said as she took a peanut from the bowl and peeled it and ate it, then got up to leave. When he left, he said, "Uncle, go to bed early......

Ning Yi looked at her departing back, shook his head and smiled. It's hard to say how busy it is this night, it's Su Tan'er who is busy with many shopkeepers, mainly anxious and discussing, but for the time being, there is not much clue. Most of the people below are carrying and waiting for this emotion, and if they are not busy, most of them will be said to be unduty. At present, if you really want to find a breakthrough, the one in front of you is still the Chen Er in the yamen after all, if you can't find out who is behind the scenes, the rest of the things will have to wait until the other party is crazy again to have further development. ,

After thinking about some things that could be thought of, Ning Yi put away the peanut bowl, went back to the room to sleep, and got up again after sleeping for more than an hour, at this time it was the darkest and quietest time before dawn, but the restlessness and restlessness of the entire Su family mansion could still be clearly felt. He took a cup of tea and went out, the courtyard next door was already dark, it was estimated that the shopkeepers who came to the meeting had also left, Chan'er Juan'er Xing'er should have also gone to rest for a while, Su Tan'er's room was still on the light, when Ning Yi walked over, she had a pen in her hand, and she was looking at the light of the oil lamp on the table in a daze, a letter was half-written and unfolded on the table, this letter should be sent out of the city.

Ning Yi walked to the window and put the teacup on the table, Su Tan'er inside reacted, she looked up at Ning Yi abruptly, and then her eyes became quiet, looking at the teacup pushed over and losing her mind, and then stretched out a hand to hold it and lowered her head.

"It's almost dawn." Ning Yi said.

Su Tan'er nodded, but did not answer, she was silent there for a long time, before she raised her head and smiled slightly, her smile was a little sad, but also a little cheerful: "Mother...... and their aunts felt that it might be the matter of the imperial merchant that was exposed, so that some people would take risks, and some of them would be shopkeepers...... I also think so, the people in the second and third rooms may also be involved in the ......"

"There is no shortage of idiots in this world." Ning Yi nodded, "But idiots can't do big things." ”

"Heh......" Su Tan'er smiled, "Even if there is, they can't be the leader, not to mention that the matter of the second and third rooms is only a few days, they are not so decisive, it is impossible for them to make up their minds to sell their family so quickly, and they don't have the ability to make up their minds." The people behind it must have been planning for a long time. But even so...... I can't say that it has nothing to do with me. ”

Su Tan'er acted assertively and perseveringly, even if these things had happened, she still calmly began to deal with everything tonight, actively responded, and supported the overall situation. Her father has fallen, she must not fall, this kind of heart is stronger than ordinary men, and it is also the real attitude to do things. But at this time, there were still tears in her eyes, and the woman raised her head and took back some tears.

"But no matter what, the thing is decided, if you want to do it, there will definitely be resistance, any resistance may be, if you want to avoid anything, then nothing can be done, it is fair...... I'm going to get things done...... Once done, everything will be clear. ”

Su Tan'er looked at him, showed a smile, and then sniffed. These words were not so much to Ning Yi as to herself. Ning Yi nodded, turned to leave, and then turned back again.

"The tea was freshly brewed...... Get busy early, go to bed early. ”

"Xie Lu Xie Xianggong ......"

Everyone is the same kind of person, Ning Yi also probably understands that a crisis is a crisis, and this time it may suddenly hit too hard, but Su Tan'er doesn't need too much sympathy. For the entire Su family, this is just a process of coping with the crisis. Everything that should be done and what can be done, she is clear and clear, just watch her do it.

However, in the following days, perhaps due to some unexpected circumstances, the whole situation took a turn for the worse......

In the past few days, Ning Yi has not gone out.

The situation of the Su family is chaotic. Ning Yi could only watch, of course, he couldn't interfere, in the past few days, the old lady Su Yu, Su Zhongkan, and Su Yunfang often went out to visit this person and that person, but on the Yamen side, there was no new progress about Chen Er. Some shopkeepers of the big house frequently visited the officials of the Weaving Bureau, and in this case, it was clear that the momentum of the imperial business was inevitable - what Su Tan'er used was also the correct response strategy, for these things, she has been working on it for more than a year, and once it is shown, it is the courage of others.

Su Boyong's injury is still hovering on the line of life and death, it is difficult to say what will happen in the end, everyone is silent, Su Tan'er goes to see it once a day, and when she starts doing things, she can't move.

Ning Yi would occasionally watch those shopkeepers go in and out on the second floor, occasionally dictating the latest developments of the news, and more often, reading and writing, summarizing these developments a little bit in his heart.

I don't know what day it happened quietly, four days after Su Boyong fell, on the morning of about July 22, Ning Yi noticed that Su Tan'er's spirit seemed to have changed somewhat, she seemed to have a cold, but this kind of perversion was not just like physically, but mentally a little different from when I talked to him a few nights ago. After the evening of this day, many shopkeepers were called into the house to discuss things, when Chan'er Juan'er Xing'er went to the busy reception, Su Tan'er fell asleep on her stomach in the room, a few pieces of letter paper were blown out by the wind, Ning Yi picked it up and took it in, he put the letter paper on the table next to Su Tan'er, and pressed it with a paperweight, Su Tan'er woke up suddenly, stood up and crashed into Ning Yi's arms, and then withdrew two steps, saw that it was Ning Yi, and laughed weakly: "Ah, Xianggong." ”

Ning Yi glanced at her a few times: "Do you have a fever?" ”

"Huh?" Su Tan'er was stunned, reached out and touched her forehead, and only laughed after a while, shaking her head, "No, it's just that I'm a little tired these days, and Xianggong also knows how to do it...... When the thing is done, there is no more trouble. ”

After saying this, she turned her head to pick up the letters on the table, and then Juan'er came over and said that the shopkeepers had arrived, Su Tan'er smiled apologetically at Ning Yi, and then said a few words, and went out with Juan'er.

At night, Ning Yi stood in front of the window on the second floor and looked at the scene in the courtyard next door, several housekeepers and maids in the big house were guarding outside, and there was a meeting inside, everyone was talking about messy things, Su Tan'er's mental condition seemed to be still good, and she also saw her say something. After looking at it like this for a while, Ning Yi sighed, turned around and went downstairs, and then went over to the courtyard over there.

Although there was a meeting, the people in charge of the maids over there were Chan'er Juan'er and Xing'er, seeing Ning Yi's solemn face, he naturally wouldn't stop him, but Xing'er followed: "What's wrong with my uncle?" ”

"What the hell is going on? How many days has your young lady been sick? ”

"Miss......" Xing'er was stunned, and then almost cried, "We...... We found out today, but, but ......."

Ning Yi walked into the room, Su Tan'er was facing the door with her back to the door, her left hand propped up on the edge of the table, she lowered her head and nodded on the table with her right hand, talking about something. Seeing Ning Yi come in, the shopkeeper turned his eyes over, Ning Yi walked over and patted Su Tan'er on the shoulder, Su Tan'er subconsciously waved her hand, Ning Yi patted it again, she turned around and turned her head back, slightly puzzled, but still showed a slight smile: "Xianggong, you ......"

As soon as her left hand left the table, her body was actually shaking, and Ning Yi put his palm on her forehead, faintly hot. Su Tan'er lowered her head and climbed Ning Yi's palm with two hands.

"I have nothing to do, nothing to do......"

This sentence muttered, her body fell softly, Xi Junyu came over from the side and wanted to stretch out, Ning Yi had already hugged Su Tan'er's body.

"Miss" Chan'er Juan'er Xing'er rushed in, and the shopkeepers also widened their eyes and stood up, their words were chaotic, but after a while, a voice was faintly pressed into it, not high-pitched, but everyone could hear it clearly.

"You continue to discuss, and Shopkeeper Liao will help preside over it. Juan'er, go and call Dr. Sun over. Chan'er come with me. Xing'er, you stay here to take care of the situation. It's business as usual. ”

After saying this briefly, Ning Yi frowned, hugged Su Tan'er, and turned to leave.

The night sky was deep and dark, and there were deep rain clouds on the horizon, enveloping the city, and the night breeze was a little cool, but the body of the woman in Ning Yi's arms was hot and hot, and when Su Tan'er was put on the bed in the bedroom, the woman's lips were slightly open, and her face was a color that was burned red by body temperature, and she was still shaking her head unconsciously......

Expanded to more than 5,000 words, so it was a little late.