Perhaps because he was too tired from riding a horse, Chengchun went to bed very early to rest. After Su Xubai washed up, he read a book and joked with Chengchun from time to time.
About a quarter of an hour later, Cheng Chun fell asleep on the pillow. Su Xubai covered him with a quilt and sat aside to read the book in his hand carefully.
Just when he was feeling a little sleepy, there were suddenly several soft knocks on the door outside.
Su Xubai subconsciously glanced back at Cheng Chun. Seeing that she was not awake, he breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was not Isatis, but Luo Tian who was following his father.
Ever since Luo Tian went back to his hometown to visit relatives and met in Taiping County, he returned to the border not long ago and has been with Marquis Wuchang. At this time, he suddenly rushed back in such a hurry, especially because his father had something to explain.
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Su Xubai hurried out and took Luo Tian to the next room: "Why is Brother Luo suddenly back? Could it be that something happened at the border?"
Luo Tian shook his head: "Everything is fine at the border now, and nothing major happened. The Marquis asked me to come back this time. He specifically asked me to give you instructions. He said that he knew that you were dissatisfied, and it was inevitable for the Tian family.
There are grievances, but we are doing things for the imperial court, and in order to stabilize the imperial court, it is inevitable that we have to make some sacrifices."
Su Xubai's eyes flashed slightly and he didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing his appearance, Luo Tian understood that he must feel uncomfortable, so he continued: "This kind of thing will only happen more in the future. As the new nobles of the court, we will definitely be targeted by many people.
"If you can't even think about this, how can you do anything for the people of the world in the future?"
Su Xubai then raised his head and looked at Luo Tian: "I know, but I don't do this for all the people of the world. I can't even protect the people around me, so how can I protect the so-called people of the world?
I agree to do this now just because I don’t want the Hou Mansion to be doomed because of me!”
Luo Tian looked at Su Xubai for a long time, then walked to him and patted his shoulder gently: "Xu Bai, you are the legitimate son of the Marquis. You need to shoulder your own responsibilities."
"I know my father sent you back. Could it be that he was afraid that I would lead him away, so he asked you to keep an eye on me?" Su Xubai walked aside and sat down, his eyebrows full of sarcasm.
"You clearly know that the Marquis did not mean this." Luo Tian frowned, "Since you care about that woman so much, you should understand that doing this is the best way for you and her."
Su Xubai didn't speak anymore, just lowered his head and remained silent.
"I came back to offer employment to the Hao family on behalf of the Marquis!" Luo Tian looked at Su Xubai and said helplessly, "The Marquis said that according to Madam's good temper, if the family forces you to be like this, she is probably the same.
Even if you don't want to apply for a job, you still have to look at others' faces."
Su Xubai raised his head and glanced at Luo Tian, raising his eyebrows slightly: "Brother Luo means that if you go, you won't show your face to others?"
"What a joke, I have been an official for so many years, and no one can show off my face better than me." Luo Tian laughed, "Although the Marquis has been persuading you with his mouth, he also knows in his heart that you are
Those who have been wronged, although this is the intention of the royal family and cannot be directly refuted, but our family cannot swallow this tone casually, we still have to find something to bring back the situation!"
Su Xubai was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "If my father has the strength to say this, it is better to come back by himself. After all, except for those a few aristocratic families, who else dares to show my father's face!"
"You and I both know that this marriage was originally a child's play for the emperor. In order to weigh the pros and cons, he used you as a victim. If you bite him to death and refuse, the Marquis may come back from the border to vent his anger on you.
But if you accept your fate for the sake of the Hou Mansion, he will naturally not come back to give the Hao family this face!" Luo Tian walked to Su Xubai and sat down.
Su Xubai glanced at Luo Tian, and then took a deep breath: "He didn't come back even if his son got married. He really devoted his whole life for the imperial court!"
"The Marquis said, it's not that he won't come back, it's just that he won't come back when you get married this time. You are getting married for the sake of the court, and for the sake of the people of the world, use the Marquis Mansion and your marriage to contain the Hao family.
To delay time for His Majesty to regulate the government,
You are not marrying the person you really want to marry, and there is no need for him to come all the way back just for this marriage." Luo Tian looked at Su Xubai, "When the day comes, you are doing it for yourself and your beloved.
When we get married, he will definitely rush back without stopping!"
Su Xubai lowered his eyes slightly: "I'm afraid that the one I love will never be my wife in this life. I am in the Hou Mansion, and no matter what I do, I have to consider it for the Hou Mansion, even if I have a very beloved person.
, but her status is not high, so she will never become my official wife!"
Luo Tian brought Cheng Chun back as a concubine on behalf of Su Xu Bai, so he knew very well what happened in Taiping County that year. He could also understand Su Xu Bai's apology to Cheng Chun: "You can raise her up, you can
Isn’t that what the idea was at the beginning?”
Su Xubai was silent, and then stood up after a long time: "Okay, it's enough to talk about it here. It's meaningless to talk about it anymore. You have come back from a long way today, so you can stay here first. If you don't have anything to do, don't go.
When you meet Ah Chun, she is smart and will probably think of what is going on when she sees you!"
"Have you not told her yet?" Luo Tian looked at Su Xubai's back and couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't hide it from her. When autumn comes, she will leave here and go back to Taiping County. This is why I hope this matter will not be mentioned again. It is like a scar being taken out and spurred over and over again. There is no trace of it.
Meaning." After Su Xubai finished speaking, he turned around, opened the door and left.
When he returned to the house, Chengchun, who had fallen asleep earlier, was sitting on the bed waiting for him. Su Xubai was a little surprised: "Why did you wake up? Did I wake you?"
"It's not that I suddenly had a nightmare and woke up. When I saw you weren't there, I just wanted to wait for you to come back before sleeping, otherwise I would be a little worried." Cheng Chun looked at Su Xubai and said softly.
"My father sent some news back from the border, so he went out!" Su Xubai sat down on the edge of the bed and took off his shoes as he said, "It's already very late at night, so go to bed early."
Cheng Chun looked at Su Xubai and got into his arms when he lay down: "I can't sleep."