Farming and Raising Cubs (II)

Chapter 221: I'm Afraid Everyone in Kyoto Will Laugh at Me

The eunuch was invited into the hall by the governor Su, who asked in a low voice: "Eunuch, I was also deceived about this matter. It was the young servant in my family who was ignorant and saw that I was worried about this matter, so he did this privately. If there is a chance, please say a few good words for me in front of the saint."

The eunuch thought to himself, if he had been honored in front of the saint, how could he be sent to Chong'an, a remote place, to do such a hard job?

Fortunately, there is still some oil and water to be gained.

It's just that the eunuchs in front of the saint used to convey the emperor's orders in the capital, and they could also get a lot of rewards, and they didn't have to work as hard as him.

But think about it, he is much better than those little eunuchs. At least he

can come out to get some oil and water.

Like those little eunuchs, they can't even leave the palace, let alone get oil and water.

They are just lucky and can get one or two rewards from the masters in the palace.

Since the eunuchs have received money, they naturally won't say that they can't say anything in front of the saint.

Besides, since everyone else had gone back, Magistrate Su didn't know whether he had said it or not.

"Eunuch, is the Saint... fed up with me this time?" Magistrate Su asked again.

"How can a servant guess what the Saint is thinking?" The eunuch said cautiously.

"Yes, yes." Magistrate Su said again, "It's not easy for us to guess what the Saint is thinking. But... is the Saint very angry about this matter?"

The eunuch said, "Of course he is very angry." Magistrate

Su's heart sank immediately.

Magistrate Su asked more questions, but the eunuch kept his mouth shut. He

really couldn't get anything out of him.

The servants prepared the things for the eunuch, and then Magistrate Su sent the eunuch away. Magistrate

Su personally sent the eunuch to the carriage before returning. Madam

Su also comforted Magistrate Su, "Fortunately, it's just a salary deduction, and there is no greater punishment."

The family didn't rely on Magistrate Su's salary to live.

A salary deduction of ten months is not much.

"What do you know!" Magistrate Su was still in the yard and couldn't help but say loudly.

After saying that, he felt something was not right, looked at the servants in the courtyard, and returned to the hall first.

"Why do you say that, sir?" Mrs. Su said.

"This matter is not serious enough to be demoted." Su Zhifu said, "But if it is just a punishment, it would not be so much as a ten-month salary deduction. A small punishment and a big warning, a three-month salary deduction is enough!"

"Besides, we will go to the capital next month, and whether I can get a promotion depends on this time." Su Zhifu said, "This is great, this kind of thing happened at the last minute. Even if I have arranged other places, the final decision still depends on the saint. When I get to the saint, he will directly return it to me, wouldn't I become a laughing stock?"

"Moreover, the news in the capital is much more informed than I am, and they know the saint's likes and dislikes of me better than I do. I am afraid that even if I find someone to arrange it, they will not accept my matter, and everyone will avoid me like snakes and scorpions!" Su Zhifu said.

"This... We haven't entered the capital yet, it may not be to this extent." Mrs. Su whispered.

"Didn't you see the eunuch's reaction just now?" Su Zhifu said irritably, "I stuffed him a few banknotes before he agreed to come in and sit for a while. But even after the money was gone, he still refused to give any hint."

"This means that the saint must be very angry." Su Zhifu said, "Those eunuchs are the most adept at currying favor with the powerful."

"If I have hope of promotion, I will definitely be a Beijing official in the future. Besides, I am in my prime, and I can get promoted again in the future. It is not certain whether I can become a second-rank official." Su Zhifu said, "According to my future, the eunuch should have made friends with me in advance. How could he not do something convenient for me if he could talk to me? But he said nothing and avoided me so much. Didn't he just know that I had an appointment with the saint, and a bad one?"

"In the future, it will be difficult for me to get promoted!" Su Zhifu slumped in his chair as if he had lost his parents. "As a minister, I want the saint to have a deep impression of me. But I don't want such an impression at all."

"This..." Mrs. Su had not expected the matter to be so serious. Now that she had heard what the governor Su had said, she also became nervous. "What should I do?"

"I'm afraid that everyone in Kyoto will laugh at me when I go to Beijing next month." Governor Su said, and suddenly remembered, "It's all your good daughter's fault!"

She was so smart that she wanted to find someone to pretend to be a wounded soldier!

After Governor Su finished speaking, he stood up angrily and walked towards Zhuya Zhai.

This was a major event related to Governor Su's promotion.

Mrs. Su knew the seriousness of the matter, and knew how angry Governor Su was, so she was shocked and hurried to chase him.

"Sir, where are you going?" Mrs. Su asked hurriedly.

"Where else can you go?" Governor Su strode, "To find your smart daughter!"

"Sir, Zhi'er...she also wants to help you." Mrs. Su said hurriedly.

"It's because you always indulge her all day long, making her stupid and unaware!" Governor Su said angrily.

Mrs. Su naturally couldn't stop him, so she could only follow Governor Su to Zhuya Zhai.

"Father." Su Zhier saw Su Zhifu coming in angrily. She just shouted, but Su Zhifu slapped her in the face.

Su Zhier was slapped and fell on the table. She looked up in shock and said, "Father!"

"You did a bad thing!" Su Zhifu pointed at Su Zhier and said angrily.

"Father, why don't you explain it clearly? You hit me as soon as I came in. How can I know what good thing I did!" Su Zhier was so angry that her eyes turned red.

Madam Su came over and helped Su Zhier up. "The emperor has just issued an edict. Because of hiring people to pretend to be wounded soldiers, your father was fined ten months' salary. And the emperor is very angry. We are going to the capital next month. I'm afraid it will be difficult for your father to get promoted..."

"Did my father beat me for this?" Su Zhier looked at Prefect Su coldly. "I have reported this to my father, and he agreed."

"If my father felt it was inappropriate, he should not have agreed. But since he agreed, it must be what he thought in his heart." Su Zhier said loudly. "Now that something has happened, you blame me?"

"Even if you do it, you should find something acceptable! If there are no thick calluses on your hands, people will know it's fake at a glance." Prefect Su said loudly.

"How can it be easy to find such a suitable person?" Su Zhier said, "I'm just worried about my father. I hope that he can achieve more achievements during his tenure!"

"How should I know? That Li Mumu opened some errand shop and gathered all those wounded soldiers in the city, so they were discovered." Su Zhier covered her face and said, "If those wounded soldiers hadn't seen it, who would have noticed that the person I found was a fake? It doesn't make sense for my father to blame me now!"

"I told my father before that General Li was worried about the placement of the wounded soldiers. Was I wrong?" Su Zhier asked.

Magistrate Su gritted his teeth and said nothing.