Su Yunzhen soon followed Xiao Tingxuan back to Daliao, she is not a princess, she does not need to prepare too much dowry, Xiao Tingxuan's attitude towards her is also contemptuous, every time she sees her, she is also asking about Gu Junyan and Su Yunlai, Su Yunzhen hates it very much, but she knows that this is her only bargaining chip to survive.

The fourth lady didn't even see Su Yunzhen's last face, because Mrs. Su was not allowed, the relationship between the Liao State and the dynasty was tense, and Mrs. Su was afraid that one day the two countries would fight, and the Su family would be implicated by Su Yunzhen, so how could she let the fourth lady send her?

The daughter married far away, and the Buddha sucked away her spirit, making her age overnight.

As Su Yunlai expected, the entire Su family did not express any opinion on Su Yunzhen's distant marriage, and since Su Yunzhen left, the Su family acted as if they had never given birth to this daughter.

At the same time, the fifth wife kept a low profile, she didn't want her daughter to be married off, Su Yunfei had also reached the age of saying goodbye, now that she has learned to be well-behaved, her requirements are not so high, she just wants to find a good family, just be able to treat Su Yunfei.

Of course, it would be wonderful if Su Yunfei could be treated with a prominent family background.

With Xiao Tingxuan's departure, the capital became quiet again, Yun Huanting was still a generous and virtuous queen, but after Su Yunzi learned of her hostility towards her, she tried to avoid all opportunities to enter the palace, anyway, she was pregnant, and others couldn't fault it.

At this time, a big happy event happened in the Su family, Su Jie's wife Zhou Yan gave birth to a son, which is the first child in the fourth generation of the Su family, and it is a man, Mrs. Su is very happy.

In the past two years, Su Jie and Su Zhimin have had accidents one after another, and the future of Mrs. Su's children and grandchildren is bleak, which is a big blow to the old lady, and her body is also getting worse, and now she is drinking medicine every day.

It seems that she has no hope for her children and grandchildren, and Mrs. Su probably expects this great-grandson to earn her a life back.

The child's name was taken by the fourth master himself, named Su Qiuyang, although it was more straightforward, but Mrs. Su still didn't refute his face, after all, he was also a grandfather.

On the day of the child's full moon wine, it is said that Su Yunlai should also go back, but Zhou Yan is only a flat wife, not a regular wife, and her identity is half a cut behind, with her current status, she is going back to her parents' house, and it can't be for a flat wife, plus Su Yunlai is not willing to raise the child's value by herself, so she doesn't want to go back.

Su Yunlai just didn't want to go back, but he thought that the Chen family and Su Zhan's family lived together, and if he didn't go back, he was afraid that it would make them embarrassed.

In the end, Gu Junyan waved his palm, what to reply, he was not available, and then asked Gu Zhong to give a gift, and the person did not arrive.

When Mrs. Su heard that Gu Junyan personally refused, she didn't dare to have a temper at all, if Su Yunlai didn't want to come back, she would say it.

The day of the 100th day was very lively, after all, this was the first child in the fourth generation of the Su family, and Su Qiuyang's child was indeed very well-behaved and cute, and the Chen family liked it very much.

Mrs. Su couldn't put it down and hugged the child, "Good grandson, look at grandma, yo, you see his eyes moving!" ”

A few maids followed to make fun of the old lady.

Su Jie stood below, and his gaze fell softly on his son: "Grandmother, I don't know why my grandmother called her grandson?" ”

Su Jie had a lot of unpleasantness with Mrs. Su before, but all this seemed to disappear overnight after Su Qiuyang was born.

Mrs. Su handed the child to Mama Xu on the side, and advised, "Hold it down, be careful." ”

Mama Xu took the child down, and Mrs. Su retracted her gaze and looked at Su Jie, with a rare look of regret in her eyes.

She also had high hopes for this grandson before, and his knowledge and literary skills were good, but it was a pity......

"Jer, you sit first." Mrs. Su slowed down her tone: "I really like Qiuyang's child, but you have also seen the situation at home, alas, you originally had real talent and learning...... It's just that creation makes people, grandmother asks you, do you also want Qiuyang, a child, to be like you, because he doesn't have a good background, he lives a mediocre life? ”

Su Jie was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "What does grandmother mean?" ”

Mrs. Su sighed and said, "Now our Su family, your third brother still has some future, let him follow the right person, this is also fate, but he is so good, there is one thing he is absolutely inferior to you, that is, he is not in good health and has no heirs!" ”

Su Jie looked at her with a stunned face, "Grandmother! ”

Old Lady Su stared at him: "I want to pass Qiuyang to your third brother, and Qiuyang will be his son in the future." ”

"How can this work?" Su Jie said excitedly: "Qiuyang is my son!" ”

"Why can't this work!" Old Mrs. Su shouted: "Think about it, Qiuyang passed it on to him, Su Zhan's sister is Gu Junyan's wife, and Gu Junyan will be Qiuyang's uncle in the future, and in the future, he will have to use his connections to pave the way for him, and he will have to cultivate your son wholeheartedly!" What's wrong with that? ”

Su Jie's chest rose and fell, and he was stared at by Old Lady Su's gloomy gaze, but he couldn't say anything to refute, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "What if, what if the third brother has his own flesh and blood in the future?" ”

Old Mrs. Su seemed to have expected him to ask this, she curled the corners of her lips, and said indifferently: "You also know that your third brother has brought problems from his mother's womb, and he has been drinking medicine since he was a child, and this body has long been drunk, otherwise he would not have been married for so long without moving," paused, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes: "Moreover, even if he really has a child in the future, his grandmother also guarantees that he will not shake his status to Qiuyang!" ”

What will it be to not shake the position of the autumn sun? Su Jie didn't dare to think about it, but looking at Mrs. Su's expression, he felt cold from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't worry, after this matter is done, I will take care of Qiuyang by my side, I will tell him that you are his father, and he will not let him deny you in the future. At that time, Qiuyang will become famous, and whoever you want to call your father is not all up to him? Qiuyang looks good, and he won't be filial to you. Mrs. Su said lightly.

Looking at Mrs. Su's look, Su Jie knew that he had to agree if he didn't agree, Mrs. Su was the absolute authority in the family, Su Zhan was so powerful, didn't she have to continue to bear the title of Su and kowtow to the old lady to say goodbye.

Su Jie went back in despair, and told the fourth wife and Zhou Yan about it, the fourth wife was okay, she did not reject it, and even accepted it very calmly.

"I can see clearly, in this family, there is no position of power, it is nothing at all!" The fourth wife said sharply: "Otherwise, your sister would not have been framed and married to Da Liao!" ”

As soon as she mentioned this, the fourth wife burst into tears, "It's all because we have no power and no power, that's why people are bullied like this!" Autumn Sun can't be the same as us! Let him follow Zhan'er, and he will have a chance in the future! ”

Su Jie's expression was also a little gloomy, Mrs. Su's words today really moved him.

Only Zhou Yan looked at them in disbelief, "Xianggong, that's our child, our son!" Do you really bear to let him call others Daddy? ”

Su Jie stammered, but couldn't speak.

The fourth wife's expression suddenly turned cold, and she glanced at Zhou Yan: "Ignorant stupid woman! What do you know! It's all for the good of the future of Qiuyang! He is your own flesh and blood, and his kindness is greater than heaven! What's wrong with him becoming famous in the future? ”

Zhou Yan lowered her head with an obscure expression, covering the resentment in her eyes, the fourth wife couldn't protect her daughter by herself, but she wanted to give up her son, why! She was conceived in October, and she would never let anyone take her son!

Now it seems that Su Jie can't count on it, he follows the fourth wife with one heart, but things are not so easy, they are willing, and they have to ask Su Zhan if he is willing.

So Zhou Yan went to Tingyuxuan the next day to see Chen, and when she saw Chen, she knelt down and cried heartbreakingly, which scared Chen.

After listening to Zhou Yan finish talking about the cause and effect, he even knelt down and crawled in front of Qi Shuying, crying: "Please, third sister-in-law, don't snatch my son, he is a piece of meat that fell from my body." ”

Qi Shuying looked at her teary-eyed appearance, and felt uncomfortable for a while, and said after a while: "I, I won't rob your child." ”

When Zhou Yan heard Qi Shuying say this, she didn't feel the slightest comfort, but shook her head: "Now that the old lady has made a decision, I'm afraid she won't listen to our opinions, she is an elder, what can we do as juniors?" ”

Qi Shuying patted her hand and said softly: "I will discuss this matter with the third young master, you can rest assured." ”

Zhou Yan had no other way but to wipe her tears, and now that the people in the second room know about it, they will find a way if they don't want to.

I have to say that Zhou Yan's trick to save the country is still quite useful.

Zhou Yan wiped her tears to make herself look fine, and then went back.

Chen and Qi Shuying glanced at each other, both of them had some worry in their eyes, but the thoughts of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were surprisingly consistent, that is, this matter must not be known to Su Zhan.

Not having children is also a thorn in Su Zhan's heart.

Qi Shuying knew that this was because of the sequelae left by Su Zhan's perennial medicine, but she didn't dare to tell him, for fear of hurting his self-esteem, and because Su Zhan was poisoned twice, she thought of a lot of ways to recuperate his body, and she is still taking medicine.

Moreover, thinking of the current situation of the Su family, it is indeed not suitable for raising children, so even if it was said last time that Mrs. Su was going to give Su Zhan a concubine, Qi Shuying also thought that it was nothing if they didn't have children now.

It's just that they are not in a hurry, but some people are in a hurry.

"Suying, it's not okay to go on like this, we can't delay it any longer, Zhan'er's body has been conditioned for so long, it should be a little complex, right?" Chen asked with a worried expression.

Qi Shuying nodded hesitantly: "Xianggong's body is already much better." ”

"Can you have a baby?" Chen asked eagerly.

Qi Shuying thought for a while: "It's not that you can't do it, it's just that you still need to use some medicine to recuperate for a while." ”

"Can't wait any longer!" Chen said with a rare bit of vigor: "You can change the medicine for him now, and adjust your body first, but don't tell him in advance, anyway, he is also drinking medicine now, and he doesn't know it, and when he regulates his body, you want a child first, and then you can't let Zhan'er go to the step!" ”

Qi Shuying hesitated for a moment: "Mother, wouldn't it be bad to deceive the husband like this?" Or, should we ask Ah Wan? Maybe she has a better way? ”

Chen was also a little hesitant, but she shook her head: "No, Ah Wan is already married, and so many things have happened to the Su family, it is enough to make her upset, she is still pregnant, we can't let her worry anymore, this matter is settled!" ”

Qi Shuying thought about it, it's not good to go to Su Yun for everything, right? So after she went back, she replaced the medicine that Su Zhan had been drinking and replaced it with a nourishing prescription.

Su Zhan didn't know that someone had already made up his mind, and he also encountered a problem in the imperial court, that is, Xu Guanyi asked Li Sheng to cut the army.

Xu Guanyi's reason is very sufficient, now that the four seas are peaceful, the border passes are peaceful, and raising so many soldiers is a big burden for the treasury, in his troop reduction plan, Gu Jiajun will almost cut half of the troops.

As soon as this fold was put on, the whole court was in an uproar, and the ministers looked at Xu Guanyi and then at Gu Junyan, it is said that Xu Guanyi was still discovered and appreciated by Gu Junyan, so he could go to Li Sheng's side, and then he came to today, but today, Xu Guanyi seems to be deliberately targeting the Gu family?

Regardless of Xu Guanyi's intentions, Su Zhan did not approve of this proposal.

"Your Majesty, the Great Liao State is eyeing the tiger, and now it is not sending troops, just because of the replacement of the new emperor, last year there were many natural and man-made disasters in the Great Liao Kingdom, resulting in the emptiness of the national strength, and when the Great Liao Kingdom recuperates, it will definitely raise troops to commit, the minister believes that the reduction of troops at this time will only allow the Great Liao to take advantage of the weakness, please think twice!" Su Zhan said seriously.

Su Zhan's opposition was expected, after all, the Su family and the Gu family were in-laws.

Xu Guanyi said: "Your Majesty, the Great Liao is vast but sparsely populated, after several years of conquest, the strength of the Great Liao State is also very weakened, and there are even teenagers under the age of twelve and old people over sixty years old who have been recruited into the army, and the soldiers of our country are all strong and strong, the minister believes that the appropriate reduction of troops will not have much impact on the combat effectiveness of the dynasty, on the contrary, according to the minister's book, it can save nearly thirty percent of the cost of military spending!" ”

Xu Guan paused for a moment, and then continued: "In the past two years, there have been many wars at the border gates, and there have been floods, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been diligent and thrifty in spending, leading by example, and now the reduction of troops is also to alleviate the emptiness of the treasury!" ”

The reduction of troops is a major event, some ministers think that what Xu Guanyi said is reasonable, and some people think that what Su Zhan said is reasonable.

Li Sheng had no choice but to press the matter down first, discuss it another day, and deal with other official affairs first.

On the same day, Qi Shuying changed the medicine that Su Zhan drank, but Qi Shuying and Chen didn't expect that Su Zhan actually drank the medicine!

Su Zhan has been drinking medicine all year round, and he is also very sensitive to the taste of medicine, he soon found out that the taste of this medicine is not right, he thought at that time, someone is trying to harm him, after all, this thing has not happened, but he did not make a noise, he was afraid that Chen and Qi Shuying would worry and make a big fuss, so he secretly took the medicine out of the house and asked a doctor.

His medicines are all nourishing prescriptions, and the doctor is also very experienced, so he checked it out as soon as he checked it, and smiled at Su Zhan: "There is nothing wrong with this prescription, it is a prescription for nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, this is the elders in the family are in a hurry, and they want to hold their grandson as soon as possible!" ”

Su Zhan's face turned blue and white for a while, it was about the dignity of a man, it was simply unbearable! After going back, he had a big quarrel with Qi Shuying.

Men, he is always very sensitive to the problem of his 'can't work', and he thought that Qi Shuying disliked him.

Qi Shuying couldn't argue, it can't be said that it was Chen's idea, right? And she agreed to it herself.

Seeing that she was speechless, Su Zhan was even more disappointed: "Since you are so dissatisfied with me, why did you marry me in the first place?" Now if you want to regret it, it's too late! He paused, closed his eyes, and said with difficulty: "I can set you free, and we will leave." ”

After Su Zhan finished speaking, he ran out, Qi Shuying looked at him in disbelief, and left?

Qi Shuying's heart was painful, and she was aggrieved and sad, so she packed up her things and went to her sister-in-law to complain about her grievances that night.

"Woo, I'm also for his good, how can he wronged me so much?" Qi Shuying cried a handful of snot and tears, and hugged Su Yunlai tightly.

Su Yunlai's belly was already very big, Qi Shuying was very careful not to touch his belly, and hugged her tightly in the back like holding a pillow, crying while talking.

"He still wants to reconcile! Harmony and separation are harmony! Who's afraid of whom! Ungrateful! Inconstant! A stinky man who likes the new and hates the old! If it weren't for me, he would have died! Qi Shuying continued to cry.

Su Yunlai silently handed over the handkerchief, and then echoed: "Heli? That's my third brother is too much! ”

"That's it!" Qi Shuying was satisfied, and immediately became more energetic: "He is the ungrateful Chen Shimei!" ”

Xiaobao sat on the side, watching Qi Shuying crying, and finally couldn't help but say, "You, hurry up and let go of my master!" You have a lot of strength, and you have pressed my master! My brother will be uncomfortable! ”

Xiaobao is a sensible child, since Su Yunlai became pregnant, he walks extra carefully, so as not to run around and bump into Su Yunlai, and sometimes he will watch Su Yunlai can't eat bad things, this is all done by Gu Junyan on weekdays, but he has to go to the yamen during the day, Jun Yao has always been unconditionally obedient to Su Yunlai, so Xiaobao can still look at her.

Because of this, Gu Junyan has always loved Xiaobao.

Qi Shuying's eyes were red and swollen, and she explained angrily at the little treasure urn: "I noticed it, so I didn't press the baby!" ”

"Then if you keep crying, you will also make noise to your brother!" Xiaobao frowned slightly, and said seriously: "Women are the most annoying when they cry, and my brother will be unhappy when he hears it!" ”

Because Xiaobao hates women crying, his younger brother is a man like him, and he will definitely hate it!

Su Yunlai couldn't help laughing, and Qi Shuying immediately forgot that she was still angry: "How do you know that it must be your younger brother?" ”

Su Yunlai also looked over curiously, at this point, Xiaobao and Gu Junyan reached an agreement strangely, both of them thought that Su Yunlai was a boy in his belly.

Xiaobao grinned, his eyes shining: "If it's my younger brother, you can play with me, I will definitely take good care of him and don't bully him!" ”

Qi Shuying looked at the innocent and hearty Xiaobao, and then at Su Yunlai's bulging belly, thinking of his own thoughts, his eyes dimmed slightly.

"Okay, don't cry, my third brother is not that kind of person, he is just angry for a while." Su Yunlai persuaded softly.

Qi Shuying naturally knew that the relationship between her and Su Zhan was a tacit understanding, just like Su Zhan just said angrily that she wanted to reconcile, but she and he both knew that it was impossible, they had become a part of each other's lives and could no longer be separated.

Su Zhan was depressed and ran out to drink stuffy wine, drinking and drinking, but Xu Guanyi came.

Su Zhan was already slightly drunk, and when he saw Xu Guanyi, he couldn't help but say mockingly: "It's really a place where you can drink and meet Lord Xu, I didn't expect me to be so honored today." ”

Xu Guanyi's encounter with Princess Wuyang, who was in a bad mood and drank alcohol, and thus became a concubine, is also a well-known thing in the capital.

Xu Guanyi didn't care about his cynicism, sat down opposite him, and said in a low voice: "Ah Zhan, do you blame me for the reduction of troops?" ”

Su Zhan snorted lightly: "Blame you? I don't dare, Lord Xu is reasonable, every word is for the sake of the country, how dare I blame the adult! Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and looked at Xu Guanyi with a little sharpness in his eyes: "It's just that I want to ask Lord Xu, is this proposal of yours really for the country, and there is no selfishness?!" ”

Xu Guanyi was a little uncomfortable with his clear gaze, especially his eyes were very similar to Su Yunlai, as if he had the ability to perceive people's hearts.

Xu Guanyi was silent for a moment, and then said, "This is indeed the right choice for the imperial court. ”

"Maybe, but it shouldn't be Gu Jiajun who wants to cut troops!" Su Zhan said sharply: "You and I are both people who crawled back from the battlefield together, you have seen the villages that were slaughtered by the Liao army, and you have also seen the people who were taken captive, you should know what it means to the Gu family army to them!" ”

"The person who has felt the pain and despair with me must not be Lord Xu who stood above the court today and righteously suggested that His Majesty cut the army!" Su Zhan said again: "Even if the reduction of troops is the right choice for the imperial court, is what you are doing now the right one?" ”

Xu Guan opened his mouth, and then said: "I have my ambitions, Ah Zhan, because of political disagreements, and estranged from you, this is not what I want to see." ”

It is true that they have experienced such hardships and despair together, and when they were at the border, they were embattled and had only each other to rely on, and now there is a rift in their relationship.

Su Zhan saw that Xu Guanyi looked like he was not in the oil and salt, and disappointment gradually appeared in his eyes, so he stood up and walked out, turned his back to him, and only said: "The Tao is not the same." ”

After Su Zhan finished speaking, he strode out.

Xu Guanyi looked at his back, and finally took a glass of wine in front of him and drank it down, "I'm sorry, but I can't stop." ”