Chapter 278: Sending you to the blue clouds

Xiong Er looked rough, but his heart was fine.

Su Jin Xiu had always been pampered, let alone simmering soup, she probably found even simmering porridge difficult.

Today she actually cooked herself and sent turtle soup simmered for hours to the prefect.

Offering favors without a reason, it's either a bitch or a thief.

And can't she say it at home? She had to come to the important place of the prefectural Ya Men.

Xiong Er easily guessed Su Jin Xiu's intention.

Needless to say, it must be for her trash son Shen Jing Bin again...

Xiong Er had some resentment toward Shen Jing Bin.

Before, when she learned that there were bandits on Yugui Shan, Su Jin Xiu immediately went to find Prefect Su, reasoning with emotion, moving with tears, and then moving out the big Buddha of the grandmother Zhao, finally successfully letting her son become the chief official for suppressing bandits, leading a thousand local soldiers to Wutou Xian.

Although he nodded, Prefect Su understood this nephew, knowing that Shen Jing Bin loved to claim credit, but lacked the ability, and was not reliable.

Just in case, he sent Xiong Er to follow.

On one hand, it was to protect this crooked seedling of the Commandery Prince's mansion; on the other hand, it was also to monitor Shen Jing Bin, so as not to cause any major events that would be difficult to clean up.

The result was as expected.

The team had just arrived at Yugui Shan, and hadn't even figured out the situation on the mountain, when Shen Jing Bin rashly ordered an attack on the mountain, and no matter how he was persuaded, he wouldn't listen.

A thousand well-equipped local soldiers, in just over half an hour, suffered half casualties!

And Xiong Er, in order to protect Shen Jing Bin, who was scared to pee and running around, was hit by the enemy's poison needle, barely holding on until he got down the mountain, and then completely fainted.

If it weren't for Du Ruo saving him by chance, I'm afraid his coffin lid would have started to mold and rot.

Thinking of these, Xiong Er was very unhappy.

Now Su Jin Xiu is still thinking about asking for credit for her son?

Dream on.

Let's see if I don't sabotage you!

Xiong Er rolled his eyes and ran toward the back hall.

The back hall is where Prefect Su usually rests, not far from the office, passing through that tree-lined path on the east, and walking another hundred steps.

At the door stood a woman in her forties, poking her head and looking around.

Like a thief.

Seeing Xiong Er coming, the woman immediately piled up a smiling face. "Yo, it's Brother Chaoyan, here to find the master?"

"Auntie Shang Chun." Xiong Er called out politely.

Shang Chun is the maid who serves Su Jin Xiu, and even more so her confidante. She married with Su Jin Xiu and entered the Commandery Prince's mansion. Twenty years later, the once pretty maid has now become the managing nanny of the Commandery Prince's mansion.

Like Shang Chun, Xiong Er was also born in the Su family. When Shang Chun left, he was at the age of wearing open-crotch pants.

And Shang Chun often accompanied Su Jin Xiu back to her maiden home, so the two were familiar.

After greeting, Xiong Er was about to lift the bead curtain to enter, but Shang Chun opened her arms and blocked him. "Brother Chaoyan, the master is drinking soup. That soup was simmered by our Princess Consort herself for several hours, it's very nourishing. Why don't you wait outside for a while, and wait until the master finishes the soup?"

"The Princess Consort really has a heart." Xiong Er smiled and raised the official document in his hand. "However, I have an urgent matter, and I must report it to the master immediately."

Shang Chun glanced at the official document, but her feet didn't budge an inch.

"Official business is important, but isn't the master's body important? No matter how urgent, it's not a matter of this moment."

As she spoke, she blocked the door directly, smiling on her face, but her tone was a bit arrogant. "Brother Chaoyan also knows that the old lady has always loved our Princess Consort the most. If she knew that the nourishing soup that the Princess Consort painstakingly simmered was all wasted, how heartbroken would she be, don't you think?"

Yo, using the old lady to pressure him?

Xiong Er rolled his eyes secretly.

Yes, ever since the second young lady Su Qing Ci went missing, the old lady has been weeping day and night, her eyes almost blind.

But that doesn't mean her heart is blind too.

How could she punish him for such a small matter?

Moreover, the master values him, has long since released his slave status, and let him manage the Prison Division. The old lady is clear-minded, so she wouldn't vent her anger on him because of this!

"Auntie Shang Chun, there is a priority in matters. Soup can be drunk at any time, but things cannot be delayed."

As he spoke, Xiong Er bowed to Shang Chun. "Offense."

Before Shang Chun could react, he reached out his big palm and pushed Shang Chun aside without any politeness.

Then he lifted his feet and was about to go inside.

Clatter, the curtain was suddenly lifted by someone at this moment.

A woman walked out a step ahead of him.

With jewelry on her head, dressed gorgeously, covered in pearls and jade, revealing an aura of a noble lady.

Who else could it be but Su Jin Xiu?

Su Jin Xiu's complexion didn't look very good. Her already long face was now even longer, and her eye sockets were a bit red. She didn't even look at Xiong Er, just said faintly to Shang Chun beside her: "Let's go, return to the mansion."

Seeing her master like this, Shang Chun's heart skipped a beat.

She didn't dare to ask, so she hurriedly agreed, stepped forward to support Su Jin Xiu, and the master and servant walked toward the gate of the prefectural Ya Men without looking back.

Looking at their receding backs, Xiong Er touched his chin with stubble.

Judging by the posture, did the request for credit fail?

The master is indeed wise!

It's a pity, there's no place for him to use his skills...

Xiong Er gloated and walked into the inner hall with regret.

Beside the round table in the inner hall sat a fat man in his forties, wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, happily drinking turtle soup with a spoon.

While drinking, he greeted Xiong Er. "You came just in time, sit down and drink with me, don't waste it."

Xiong Er couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"I said master, you don't do things for people, why do you still drink their soup?"

Don't you know that taking people's things makes your hands short, and eating people's things makes your mouth soft?

"Who said you can't drink soup if you don't do things?" Su Qingyao's mouth was hard. "It was delivered to the door, don't drink it for nothing."

Since that's the case, Xiong Er didn't be polite.

The two sat face to face, slurping, and drank the turtle soup simmered for hours clean.

After drinking, Su Qingyao took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth elegantly.

Only then did he start asking about the important matter.

"Have those water bandits all been brought back?"

Xiong Er nodded. "One hundred and thirty people, including the two leaders, have all been locked in the Prison Division."

He took out the few pages of statements and handed them over, his tone mocking. "Those guys thought they had encountered some fat sheep and were planning to make a big profit, who knew they encountered a hard nut and were wiped out themselves."

Su Qingyao read it carefully twice, patted the table, and laughed out loud.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"This is called lifting a rock and dropping it on one's own feet, bringing it upon oneself, and reaping what one sows!"

Actually, this Moyu Village had been rampant in the Black Water area for several years, and he had always wanted to eliminate the harm for the people and completely wipe them out.

However, things didn't go smoothly.

First, the specific location of Moyu Village could never be figured out. Twice he clearly saw the village from afar, but when he drove the ship to rush over, it was like encountering a ghost wall, and he returned to the original place.

In the end, he could only return without success.

Secondly, one of the leaders of Moyu Village, Short-Legged Tiger, was not easy to deal with.

Short-Legged Tiger was born in a fishing village, not only had excellent swimming skills but also high martial arts, and later even passed the military examination.

He should have served the country, but instead, he relied on his fame to be arrogant and domineering, not only raping women but also killing a whole family.

Even the dog wasn't spared!

Such an evil criminal, how could Su Qingyao spare him.

So he arrested Short-Legged Tiger overnight, and after the evidence was conclusive, he sentenced him to be beheaded after autumn.

Short-Legged Tiger refused to accept it, saying that the male owner of that family framed him, first taking the initiative to offer his wife and daughter for him to enjoy, and later using this to threaten and blackmail him repeatedly.

He couldn't bear it anymore, so he had the intention to kill.

And insisted that he was innocent!

Would Su Qingyao believe this nonsense? If he believed it, there would be ghosts.

If it were really as Short-Legged Tiger said, that he had fallen into a fairy trap, then the one who should die was only the male owner of that family, what did it have to do with his parents, wife, and children? What did it have to do with his dog?

More than a dozen lives, including a baby who had just been born a few months ago, it was simply insane!

Su Qingyao angrily rewarded him with a big torture.

That Short-Legged Tiger was also a hard bone, whipping, branding, even the laughing torture that made life worse than death was used, but he still had that face of refusing to admit his mistake.

If he doesn't admit it, he doesn't admit it, anyway, he has to die.

Su Qingyao was too lazy to torture him anymore, threw him into the water prison, just waiting for the time to come to cut off his head.

As a result, he never expected.

That cunning man, in the middle of the night when the defense was most lax, killed the guarding Ya Men runner and snatched the key.

He escaped from prison!

Later, I heard that he colluded with a group of rascals and refugees, established Moyu Village, and started the business of blocking the road and robbing...

"By the way, I see in the statement that Short-Legged Tiger is still unconscious?" Su Qingyao asked.

"That's for sure." Speaking of this, Xiong Er felt relieved. "Short-Legged Tiger was stunned by a bench thrown by Du Shi at the critical moment of forcing the poison out, his true energy reversed, his meridians were shattered, and even if he didn't die, he would be a useless person."

He will never be able to make waves again.

Su Qingyao was very happy, holding his big belly and standing up. "Let's go, let's go see the miserable state of that guy, and by the way, digest our food."

The two went out and walked all the way to the Prison Division in the back.

"By the way, master, this time suppressing Moyu Village, Du Shi is the first merit, how does the master plan to reward her?" Xiong Er reminded.

"Du Shi..."

Su Qingyao is worthy of being a prefect for many years, and quickly grasped the suspicious points. "A village woman, why would she carry poison with her? And where did she get those poisons?"

This, well.

"Master doesn't know, Du Shi is accompanying her second brother to Fengyang Prefecture for the prefectural examination this time, carrying poison with her is just for self-defense. As for where those poisons came from..."

Xiong Er smiled. "Does the master still remember Mistress Du who saved my life on Yugui Shan?"

Su Qingyao stopped his steps and looked at him in surprise. "You mean, this Du Shi is that Du Shi?"

Xiong Er nodded. "Exactly."

Su Qingyao suddenly realized.

He just said, why is Xiong Er so strange today, actually taking the initiative to ask for a reward for a stranger.

So it's a life-saving benefactor.

That's no wonder. It is said that Du Shi has excellent medical skills, and she can solve poisons that even Doctor Ke cannot solve. If she can solve poisons, usually she can make poisons, so carrying poison with her is nothing strange.

Su Qingyao didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly laughed.

"There is a saying that what pot matches what lid, you say this couple, one suppressed bandits, one suppressed water bandits, they are really a match made in heaven."

"That's for sure." Xiong Er struck while the iron was hot. "Mistress Du is not only excellent in medical skills but also has great courage. Such a strange woman, doesn't the master want to reward her with something?"

Su Qingyao, "..."

It's really simple and rude.

He patted his big belly while walking, and after thinking for a moment, he made a decision. "Well, since heaven's will is like this, then I will follow the trend and send them a section of the blue cloud road."

"As for what happens in the future, it depends on their ability and fortune."

Xiong Er successfully asked for credit for Du Ruo.

And at this time, Su Jin Xiu walked out of the gate of the prefectural Ya Men without saying a word and sat on the carriage parked at the entrance with the emblem of the Commandery Prince's mansion.

Shang Chun also followed and sat up. ===== CHAPTER 279 =====