The door curtain stirred slightly, and Su Pan’er imdiately opened her eyes.
The wind has started!
Who knows how many households will be filled with joy or sorrow by this wind, and who will have the last laugh in the end.
In the following two days, Qin Yi always left early and returned late, causing him to be drenched and exhausted.
Ye Han was nowhere to be seen
Apart from these two, even Little Feng had also disappeared.
She initially turned down Little Feng’s request to accompany her to visit Mrs. Zhang. Afterwards, he ran off from the mansion. Thinking that he would return on his own, Su Pan’er didn’t take much notice.
Unexpectedly, the maidservants told her two days later that the child didn’t return at all!
Where could he have gone in this freezing weather?
Su Pan’er grew restless in her heart. She imdiately arranged for people to search for him everywhere, but they couldn’t find any trace of him, as if he never existed.
Yet, after two more days, he suddenly appeared at the gate of Ye Family’s Mansion.
Covered in filth and mud, he looked like he used to when he was living as a vagrant.
Looking at Little Feng, who stubbornly held his head high before her, Su Pan’er couldn’t help laughing!
"You must have grown up in a privileged household, haven’t you? You should know what kind of place Zhang Family’s Mansion is; I assu I don’t need to tell you. I didn’t ask about your past, but that doesn’t an I don’t have a clue. I didn’t bring you with because I’m afraid you’d lose your life due to carelessness. And you disappeared on ? Do you think it’s fun?"
Little Feng kept his head down without saying a word.
Really, such a troubleso child!
Su Pan’er asked with a gentle expression.
"Do I owe you a debt? Or should I not have been softhearted and saved you? You refuse to say anything, do you plan to leave guessing?"
Little Feng still stood there, not saying a word, not even moving.
Su Pan’er felt disappointed!
"If that’s how you want it, then leave! Get out of my sight now and I never want to see you again!"
Su Pan’er was truly angry!
"I, I went to see my parents..."
Finally, Little Feng spoke hesitatingly: "At the mass burial site outside the city, I couldn’t identify their bones...woo woo..."
He suddenly started to choke!
Tears flowed incessantly down his face, quickly washing two clean tracks on his muddy face.
Despite this, he was unconscious of it, his crying becoming increasingly bitter, changing from soft sobbing to loud wailing.
Su Pan’er felt a tug at her heart!
She quickly went over and hugged him: "Don’t cry, don’t cry..."
It took so ti for him to stop crying, then she imdiately ordered the maidservants to give him a bath and change his clothes.
When he appeared before her again, all clean and neat, he had returned to his original silent state.
"I know, you’re a good person."
As soon as Little Feng spoke, Su Pan’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Was he giving her a good person’s card?
"Because you’re a good person, that’s why I can’t tell you the truth. I don’t want to get you involved. It’s true!"
With an anxious look on his face, Little Feng continued: "In the future, if I’m able to clear my parents’ nas, I’ll definitely tell you everything. Really!"
Looking at those anxious but sincere eyes, Su Pan’er nodded.
"Alright! I’ll be waiting for that day to co!"
The snow kept falling incessantly. Su Pan’er was alone in the house, feeling extrely bored. She suddenly rembered the snacks that Mrs. Zhang had sent a while ago, so she asked the maidservants to bring them up.
After opening the food container, she saw a few exquisite-looking walnut pastries.
Su Pan’er recently developed a strong liking for sweet food, and these walnut pastries tasted just right for her.
Very quickly, the few walnut pastries in the food container were all consud. As Su Pan’er waved her hand to signal the maidservants to clear it away, she noticed an anomaly beneath the food container and couldn’t help but exclaim.
"What’s this?"
She reached out to touch it and, surprisingly, found a secret compartnt under the food container!
She opened the compartnt and surprisingly found a salt contract hidden inside.
A salt contract!
This really was a valuable item!
In this era, the profit from selling official salt was extrely high. Possessing it was equivalent to having the greatest shortcut to wealth!
But this salt contract...
That Mrs. Zhang actually sent it to her in such a manner! Truly, a person with ticulous thinking!
Su Pan’er’s fingers lightly brushed the salt contract. Should she keep it or not? It seed to be a dilemma either way!
After thinking for a mont, Su Pan’er put away the salt contract, deciding to consult Qin Yi about this matter when he returned.
However, before Qin Yi could return, Ye Han did. His face was filled with joy!
"Finally, a verdict has been reached for the bribery and relief fund fraud case that His Majesty commissioned our brother-in-law to investigate. His Majesty has already issued an imperial decree for all officials involved in the case to be handed over to the Court of Judicial Review for trial. At the sa ti, His Majesty also relieved him of his post as Imperial Envoy and appointed him as the Vice Commander-in-chief before the palace, a fourth-grade officer!"
Saying this, he couldn’t help but sigh!
"Originally, His Majesty intended to promote him to be the Imperial Censor, but he was dissuaded by several ministers."
"The position of Imperial Censor is equivalent to a third-grade officer, isn’t it? As the saying goes, people fear fa like pigs fear being fat. Isn’t this attracting trouble to himself?"
Su Pan’er wasn’t as jubilant as one would expect, instead she frowned: "Qin Yi has been missing for two days. Was he dealing with this matter before?"
"He was helping with sothing."
Ye Han’s mysterious insistence, after giving Su Pan’er a few glances, said with emphasis: "Sister, it seems you have certain views on brother-in-law’s political career?"
Su Pan’er was slightly taken aback.
Did she seem that obvious?
"It’s not that I have opinions about him going into politics, but in the current chaotic circumstances, if we end up chosen the wrong side, we have the Liu Family’s precedent before us. One mistake can lead to consecutive errors, and I’m afraid it might even drag you, Brother Ye, down too. Upon further thought, you might think that the Liu Family got off lightly. The truly terrifying thing was that case from the start of the year where it was rumored that blood flowed like a river outside the front gate."
The old Su Pan’er had been both daring and decisive, unafraid of death.
But ever since she had this baby in her womb, she treasured her life more and even longed for a peaceful existence.
"Your thoughts are certainly correct."
Ye Han’s voice was soft: "However, ever since you saved the Eighth Prince, it was decided that the road you would walk in the future would be different from everyone else. There’s no escaping from it, there’s no other place to go."
Su Pan’er’s body stiffened all of a sudden, she abruptly raised her head to look at Ye Han: "Brother Ye, what do you an by..."
Ye Han turned to gaze at the sky, his words enigmatic.
"The storm has already begun!"
Su Pan’er fell silent for a mont, then suddenly seed to relax. The feeling of uncertainty gradually faded away, replaced by a glimr of determination in her eyes.
She bit her lip slightly: "The Eighth Prince is just too young..."
Without turning his hea, Ye Han continued to gaze at the snow-filled sky, and uttered slowly.
"An arrow, once shot, does not turn back!"
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