AWB Chapter 731 Su Fengqu
Chapter 731 Su Fengqu
"Su Fengqu?"
Upon hearing this name, Lu Yangyang was even more surprised. "How come he's in Tongzhou?"
Speaking of this, Sheng Junyao knew a little about it: "After the Empress Dowager passed away the year before last, Duke Chengen resigned and returned to his hometown to recuperate, citing poor health. Duke Chengen's hometown is in Tongzhou, and his wife comes from a prominent family in Jinzhong, which is adjacent to Tongzhou. It is likely that they either went to Tongzhou or returned to Jinzhong. In that case, it is not surprising that Su Fengqu was appointed as the deputy commander of Tongzhou."
However, if this arrangement is made, it's unclear what the emperor's intentions are.
Duke Xiao was a confidant of the emperor. The emperor transferred Duke Xiao's son-in-law to Tongzhou as the general to monitor the northwest.
The Su family is the emperor's maternal family. Was Su Fengqu appointed as the deputy commander of Tongzhou just to give him a position and seniority, or was there another purpose?
Before this, Sheng Junyao really didn't know that the deputy commander of Tongzhou was Su Fengqu.
Two years after Lu Yangyang left the capital, all she knew was that after the incident with the Nourishing Heart Pill at Qinglian Temple, the Empress Dowager moved to the Imperial Palace to recuperate. However, the Nourishing Heart Pill had damaged her health, and even with the imperial physicians taking care of her day and night, she could not prolong her life for long. She passed away in the winter of the year Zong Que was deposed.
Lu Yangyang and Su Fengqu had some interaction when Su first arrived in the capital. At that time, Su Fengqu was a notorious playboy in the capital. However, after the Empress Dowager's incident, the entire Cheng'en Duke's Mansion became much more low-key. Lu Yangyang was busy with her studies and learning medicine from Wen Yu, and rarely saw Su Fengqu anymore. However, the Cheng'en Duke's wife would always send her a gift during festivals.
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, "I know him, but I don't know if our old friendship is enough. If he's willing to help, things will be much easier."
They weren't worried about how He Jingze would deal with the bandits; their concern was how to deal with the bandits' families. If someone could mediate, that would be ideal.
At the very least, it prevents innocent people from being implicated and also allows for the punishment of guilty people.
The elder brother's concerns are valid. If they take all these people with them, who can guarantee that there aren't any like Tu Jiuying among them, or that there aren't any malicious individuals among the descendants of those bandits? If someone tries to take revenge during the journey, they won't have enough manpower to defend against it, and chaos will inevitably ensue.
Therefore, the safest approach is to have the government investigate before taking any action against them.
Lu Yangyang said to Sheng Junyao and Jing Chao, "I'll have Hongyu take the girls and doctors I rescued and leave to meet up with Mingxiu. Mingxiu will take them home. I'll go with you to see Su Fengqu. If he's willing to help, we can leave a few people behind to help him deal with and settle these people. If he's not willing to help, I'll go to Lin Wuji for help and find a way to rescue them."
In Huangshadu, there was no way to avoid the strict guard of the caravans, but in Tongzhou, there was no road that money couldn't buy.
Sheng Junyao nodded: "Then let's do it this way. Jingchao, you go and make the arrangements."
"Yes." Jing Chao left.
Lu Yangyang then mentioned to Sheng Junyao: "I just went to Changshan to investigate. The horses of the caravan are kept in the Huanshan area to the north. I have sent someone with a token to move those horses as soon as possible to prevent that Tongzhou general from coming after us."
"You can arrange it." Sheng Junyao smiled slightly.
“Chang Shan has agreed to cooperate in telling the story of what happened back then, and he also mentioned some things about Tu Jiuying.” Lu Yangyang looked into the distance and sighed. “Actually, when I came here, I was surprised, and even somewhat admired her ambition. But I didn’t expect that, even though she had experienced it herself, she had no empathy for those girls who were also women.”
Lu Yangyang had seen many beautiful women in this world, but Tu Jiuying was the most flamboyant exception. If she hadn't been so clear-headed from the beginning about the evil Tu Jiuying had done, she probably would have been deceived as well.
Sheng Junyao raised his hand and patted her head, his voice gentle: "When we were young, our grandfather taught us that human nature is inherently good, but he also said that people have a thousand faces. Although the environment can produce all kinds of flowers, there are also people who are born with indifference. So not everyone can empathize after experiencing injustice. You will meet all kinds of people in the future, and you will inevitably be confused, but you will definitely find the answer."