Chapter 384 Got a big deal
"Thank you so much for saving your life. We will definitely repay you with a spring of water."
After Chu Heng thanked him from the bottom of his heart, he opened the package and handed a steaming meat bun to Xi Mu, "Eat it, we will really starve to death if we don't eat."
Xi Mu looked at Suchuan sitting outside the carriage, with a flash of struggle in his eyes.
He doesn't believe that there are gratuitous good intentions in this world.
Especially when they were reduced to such a situation, and everyone wanted to step on them again, why did this person put so much effort into saving them?
It is true that Tang Yu was involved, but they and Tang Yu were just gentlemen's friends, and Tang Yu had a family and an official position. How could he offend the powerful for the two of them?
Before understanding the other party's intentions, Xi Mu didn't really want to continue to owe this favor.
Seeing that he was still hesitant, Chu Heng put the bun into his hand decisively, "Eat it! Even if the other party really has some plans, we can't refuse. If we get on their carriage, is there any way to turn back?"
Xi Mu took a bite of the bun without crying, "Tang Yu's character should be fine, right?"
Now they can only bet on Tang Yu's character.
Chu Heng nodded heavily and took a big bite of the meat bun, "I don't care, let's finish eating first!"
Seeing this, Xi Mu also started eating with concentration.
After eating one bun, I was just not hungry. After eating two buns, I was almost 80% full, but a little dry.
Suchuan reminded me just right, "There is hot soup in the clay pot. It should still be warm. The two gentlemen can quench their thirst and warm themselves up."
This is all taken into account!
Chu and Xi looked at each other, thought for a while, and obediently picked up the pottery pot and the pottery bowl beside them. They had already resigned themselves to their fate as they were burdened with too many debts.
The two of them cooperated, one holding the bowl and the other pouring the soup.
The strong smell of mutton made both of them salivate and shed tears.
Even if they were going to die, they would accept that they could eat such a meal before death.
Chu Heng's eyes lit up as soon as he drank a bowl of mutton soup, "This is... more delicious than what we had at the Huangdu Restaurant!"
Xi Mu also nodded fiercely.
The two of them were short of money and were not qualified to enter the big restaurant to eat. It was because Tang Yu was the host that they were lucky enough to gain knowledge.
I thought about how I had been in the imperial capital for a few years, never failed to achieve anything, and ended up almost dying, only to taste the most delicious thing in my life on the way to escape.
The two of them had red eyes again.
Suchuan drove all night long, not daring to stop even when the cold wind howled. He was too sleepy in the second half of the night, so he drove with one eye closed.
Noticing that the horse was running more and more crookedly, he quickly stopped and let the horse walk slowly while he took the opportunity to take a nap.
When the sun came out, Suchuan found a forest to stop the carriage, made a firewood pile to light a fire, heated the food, and warmed a pot of wine for Chu Heng and Xi Mu.
The two shook their heads and refused.
"I won't drink anymore." Suchuan didn't force himself and asked, "Do you two gentlemen have any plans? If we are traveling together, I can give you a ride."
The two looked at each other, and Xi Mu finally gritted his teeth and asked: "We can't repay the kindness of saving our lives. I wonder what our benefactor wants from us?"
Suchuan smiled, "If I say that I am just doing something with my hands and have no intention of coercing you two, would you believe me?"
"This"
Chu Heng bowed and said, "My benefactor is noble and noble. We both really admire him, but the grace of saving my life must still be repaid."
Suchuan laughed and shook his head, "You two gentlemen don't need to do Tai Chi with me. I just want to ask you two gentlemen about your plans. It's really not a big deal for me to help you."
Seeing his sincere attitude, Xi Mu was moved to tears, "There are still good people in this world! To be honest with my benefactor, our hometown is far away, and besides offending the powerful, we really don't dare to return home for fear of hurting our family. What happened yesterday?" The gentleman gave us two taels of silver, but we didn’t know what to do.”
After thirty years of life, it is so sad to end up in such a situation!
Suchuan nodded and analyzed rationally: "In the current situation, even if the two gentlemen want to return home, it will take two or three years. We will wait until the limelight has passed. In this way, if the two gentlemen have nowhere to go, they can return home with me." , my family is in Lizhou. There is a lot of thin farmland and a few missing rooms. The conditions are far inferior to those in the imperial capital. It can even be said to be a remote place, but it is not a problem to accommodate the two gentlemen for a few years.
If you two gentlemen are willing, you can come with me. ”
Chu and Xi agreed without much hesitation.
Anyway, the life-saving grace has not been repaid, and they have nowhere to go. There is still a glimmer of hope for them to follow Suchuan.
After the three people agreed, they exchanged lives and set off again.
Little did they know that the emperor was furious because of their long faces and went to the Queen's Palace after the morning court.
"Uncle Wei Yuan, the Minister of Hubu, and the Minister of Rites look like it's time to replace them!"
The queen was shocked, "Your Majesty, why are you so angry this early in the morning? But they are making trouble again?"
The emperor sat down and let out a long breath, his face full of disappointment, "Those old guys actually forced the students of Lushan Academy to write a petition, forcing me to take back the treatment of the second child! I thought they did it voluntarily Yes, thinking that Lao Er has some merits in these years, at least there are still people who love him. Unexpectedly, the truth is so ugly!"
The queen finally understood after listening for a while, and hurriedly stepped forward to give the emperor instructions, "Your Majesty, I am a concubine who has failed to teach her son well. Please punish me!"
The emperor's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, "What will I punish you for?"
The queen was about to cry, "If the second brother hadn't caused such a big mess, those people wouldn't have followed suit, and the emperor wouldn't have been so angry."
The emperor in turn comforted the queen, "It has nothing to do with you! I see how you have treated your second son all these years. It is because of his own bad character. This incident has reminded me to see clearly who exists. I shouldn’t have any thoughts!”
Originally, he had not thought about forming a party for personal gain, but this incident made him have a lot of bad guesses. The more this happened, the angrier he became. It seemed that among the sons, the sixth was the most worry-free, without the in-laws. He only had a concubine who was from a commoner background. She was simple and would not cause any trouble for him.
Thinking of this, the emperor pondered: "I will send some things to Lao Liu's house later, as well as Lao Liu's concubine, and send a few more blood swallows. Lao Er will ask him to stay at the border for me for a few years, so that I don't have to watch." He was upset!”
"Yes!" The queen responded with fear.
He turned around and asked someone to go to the Sixth Prince's Mansion to give him something.
The Queen Mother soon received the news and gave a bunch of treasures.
This made the third prince and the fourth prince very angry. The two of them planned to set a trap for the second prince and his party, but in the end, the sixth prince benefited. Why?
The third prince gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, "Father is so partial!"
Although the fourth prince was angry, he was much calmer than the third prince, "I guess my father knew that those censors were ours and deliberately beat us up!"