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Wang Jinhe leaned on Su Yu’s shoulder. “Today, your position in Xuan Empire has been elevated even higher. Qi Ming will naturally target you if he wants to deal with Xuan Empire.”
Qi Ming had never let go of Su Yu before, and now it seemed even less likely.
“Su Yu, you need to be more careful from now on, to prevent Qi Ming from scheming against you,” Wang Jinhe said, her brow furrowed with concern.
Su Yu reached out and embraced Wang Jinhe, knowing what she was worried about. “Xiao He, don’t worry. Qi Ming still doesn’t dare to do anything to me for the time being.”
“You said ‘for the time being.’ By the way, is everything okay after King Zhenbei tried to poison you?” Wang Jinhe remembered the incident at the palace banquet and looked at Su Yu with concern.
Nan Qiao raised an eyebrow and looked at Wang Jinhe, saying very seriously, “Sister-in-law, you have to trust me. With me around, how could I let Brother Yu get poisoned?”
When it came to poison, he and Wang Gu had a long history. When they found out that Su Yu was going to act early, they gave him an antidote pill. Of course, ordinary pills were no longer effective for Su Yu.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu with astonishment in her eyes. “Did you plan this all along?”
“Today is New Year’s Eve, and with so many people around, Qi Ming will definitely ask Wang Gu for the antidote. If he does, I can confront him openly. This way, we’ll have an excuse to refuse Qi Empire’s offer to buy grain seeds from us. As for King Zhenbei, I thought he would cause trouble later, but I didn’t expect him to be so impatient.” In that situation, King Zhenbei dared to speak to Qi Ming, which was practically handing him a weapon to use against himself.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu in silence, suddenly feeling that she had been overthinking things.
Su Yu was definitely more capable in the court than she had thought. She had been worrying needlessly.
Taking a deep breath, Wang Jinhe pinched Su Yu’s cheek. “So, you had everything planned out already. I worried for nothing.”
Su Yu reached out and held Wang Jinhe’s hand, a smile in his eyes. “You just take care of yourself and the two children in your belly. As for the court, is there anyone who can be my opponent?”
Wang Jinhe thought carefully and realized that it was indeed the case. Those courtiers were really no match for Su Yu.
Nodding reluctantly, Wang Jinhe said casually, “As long as you know what you’re doing.”
“But I think Qi Ming will probably try to find you more frequently in the future. Have you thought about how to handle that?” If Su Yu interacted with Qi Ming too frequently, it would raise suspicions and wouldn’t be good for Su Yu.
“Just avoid him,” Su Yu said. He was still gathering some things, and once everything was in place, he would be able to deal with Qi Ming directly. By then, Qi Ming should have left Xuan Empire and returned to Qi Empire. The power in Xuan Empire was gradually consolidating, and as long as Qi Ming wasn’t foolish, he would understand what that meant.
“It seems like you’ve already planned to take action against Qi Ming,” Wang Jinhe said, looking at Su Yu and understanding what was going on.
“I’ve been waiting for today for a long time. It’s better if Qi Ming’s poison is suppressed. It wouldn’t be good if he died now, would it?” Su Yu said coldly.
“You’re right.”
After New Year’s Eve, it would be the first day of the Lunar New Year. On that day, Su Yu took everyone to the Su family to celebrate the New Year. In the past, Nan Qiao and the others had always been in the Forget Sorrow City and had never celebrated the New Year in such a lively manner.
After arriving at the Su family’s home, everyone was busy. Upon seeing Nan Qiao and the others, Su Xi gave each of them a red envelope. Not only Su Xi, but even Su Long and his wife also gave them red envelopes.
Later, Su Yu took Nan Qiao and the others to pay New Year’s respects to the elders in the family, and each of them received many red envelopes.
Nan Qiao and the others stared at the red envelopes in their hands, looking somewhat dazed. Luo Yan was even more at a loss. Why were the people in Brother Yu’s family so different from the people they knew? It seemed as if the fact that they had come from the Forget Sorrow City had no impact on them at all. These elders treated them as their juniors, not only giving them red envelopes but also offering them many delicious treats. Although these treats were very ordinary to them, they felt overwhelmed and even a little teary-eyed.
“What are you looking at?”
“Brother Yu, your family is really kind. This is the first time I’ve received so many red envelopes,” Nan Qiao said sweetly. Because they were in Su Yu’s home and these people were Su Yu’s elders, he spoke very endearingly. In the end, he received the most red envelopes among them.
This was also the first time Bai Qi had received so many red envelopes, and needless to say, he was quite excited.
“Brother Yu, your family is really different. They don’t seem to care about the things that others are concerned about, and they don’t worry that we might harm them,” Luo Yan said.
Su Yu glanced at them and said disdainfully, “Harm them? What can you do with me around?”
With him there, could these little guys really cause any trouble?
Luo Yan was momentarily at a loss for words. Just as he was about to speak, Su Yu stuffed a large red envelope into his hand. The same was done for the others. Each person received 6,666 taels, symbolizing smooth sailing.
“This is from me and your sister-in-law.”
“Dad, what about me and my brother? Why do Uncle Nan Qiao and the others have so much more than us?” He and his brother only received 666 taels, so they were missing a lot. The difference was huge.
Su Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Bao and Xiao Zhi. “Because you guys are children, and they are adults.”
The children don’t have many places to spend money, so what do they need so much money for?
Seeing that Xiao Bao was still upset, Xiao Zhi gave him all of his red envelopes. “Xiao Bao, I’ll give you all of my red envelopes.”
Xiao Bao quickly shook his head. “I don’t want your red envelopes. Keep them for yourself. Let’s see whose red envelopes are more when we get back home.”
“Okay.”
Wang Jinhe sat on the side, watching the two children talking together. Although Xiao Zhi had forgotten everything, his kindness to Xiao Bao seemed to be ingrained in him. He was still the best to Xiao Bao, which made Xiao Bao show off in front of them for a long time.
In the afternoon, as the family was returning home from the Su family, they saw Zhang Qin at the doorstep.
Su Yu’s expression was indifferent when he saw Zhang Qin, so he asked Nan Qiao and the others to take Xiao Zhi and Xiao Bao inside before going to meet Zhang Qin with Wang Jinhe.
Zhang Qin’s gaze remained on Xiao Zhi until his figure disappeared, and then he turned back.
“Your Highness, I…”
“Zhang Qin, I’ve told you not to regret your choice. What are you doing here now?” Su Yu asked coldly.
Zhang Qin looked at Su Yu, feeling a bit at a loss, and stuttered for a while before managing to speak.
“I… I didn’t mean anything else. I just… wanted to see Xiao Zhi.” During the New Year, he and his wife had returned to the Gu family, but after seeing the attitudes of the Gu family members, Zhang Qin didn’t want to stay there any longer, so he left. He had originally intended to take a walk, but unexpectedly ended up at the residence of the Prince.