I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1299 Are the people in this capital city corrupt?

The last time Su Zhaoxin returned, even the usually taciturn Su Zimu, who rarely showed any emotion, spent half the night looking at the gift his nephew had given him.

Even now, he hasn't been able to bear using that pen. It's an extremely ordinary pen, but he's carefully kept in a very luxurious box.

The scar on the child's face kept Su Liu and Su Zhang from sleeping all night, feeling sorry for the child.

So this time.
When the entire Su family had finished getting ready early in the morning and were waiting for them to arrive, Su Liu and the others were thinking that they really hoped there wouldn't be any more scars on their bodies.

Ideally, the way it was when I left should be exactly the same way when I come back.

Su Wenqing did not go to the palace to wait today; the emperor instructed him to stay at home with his family.

Su Wenqing was delighted with this. After receiving the favor, he arrived at the main hall early in the morning and sat there waiting.

The same applies to Su Ziyu.

He has been very busy these days as the Minister of Personnel. After all, the families of many powerful and wealthy people have been investigated and their property confiscated. He has to personally handle all the vacant positions, whether to temporarily appoint someone to take charge of affairs until students fill the vacancies, or to transfer officials from other places.

Especially in the past few months, the way several officials who were transferred to the capital behaved made Wei Jiu unable to lift his head.

Su Ziyu dared not do that, and Wei Jiu dared not make any more mistakes. The two of them basically set up their beds at the Ministry of Personnel.

But today, Su Ziyu also received the Emperor's permission, and Wei Jiu forcibly pushed Su Ziyu away and back home.

Su Ziyu finally had some free time to be here.

Inside the lobby, Madam Su Liu sat in a chair next to Su Wenqing.

Without Su Liushi, there would be no Su family as we know it today.

This sentence is something that all the members of the Su family, including their daughters-in-law, keep in mind.

Even on certain matters, Su Wenqing had to listen to Su Liushi.

Therefore, no one objected to Su Liushi sitting in that position.

He was looking at Su Liushi with an anxious expression.

Su Ziyu laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, let my wife and the others take care of it. Why are you worrying about this? Look at how all wrinkled your face is."

The Su family was poor at that time. In the dead of winter, Su Ziyu would study at night and sometimes get hungry and want to eat something. There was always a hot meal available.

Because Su Liu had made arrangements in advance, sometimes she would use the excuse of making clothes, but in reality she was just watching over Su Ziyu, afraid that the fire in the stove would go out or that her younger brother would be hungry.

Therefore, Su Ziyu respected Su Liushi from the bottom of his heart.

Madam Su rolled her eyes at Su Ziyu: "I'm worried about this? I'm thinking about what will happen if Zhaoxin gets more scars on his body."

Su Zimu laughed and said, "It's normal to have many scars when you join the army. Doesn't the fourth brother have a lot of scars?"

Madam Su glared at Su Zimu: "So you mean you'd love for Zhaoxin to have more scars? He's still so young. His face is already pitiful enough with all those marks, and now you want even more?"

At this point, Madam Su frowned.

Su Zimu wanted to explain, but noticed his second brother shaking his head at him. Su Zimu sighed. Recently, his wife had become increasingly emotionally sensitive, and he would be scolded no matter what he said.

Seeing his elder brother like this, Su Zifeng added fuel to the fire: "I remember when the fourth brother first came back from the army, he had a scar on his shoulder. He said it was from being shot by an arrow. His wife was heartbroken over it, but the eldest brother was all smiles."

hear the words
Su Wenqing smiled without saying a word. Of the four children, the youngest was the most mischievous and troublesome, but the third was the worst.

Su Ziyu immediately nodded: "I've heard that there is such a thing."

Madam Su Liu immediately remembered and turned to look at Su Zimu, who had an innocent expression.

Su Zimu immediately said, "Wasn't Fourth Brother laughing at the time? Me."

Su Liu scolded, "Heartless! You don't feel sorry for your own brother when he's injured like that, but now that Zhaoxin is like this, are you going to smile too?"

Su Zimu said, "Zhao Xin hasn't come back yet, has he? And according to the news he received, he wasn't injured, was he? He's perfectly fine. Besides, he skipped and hopped off to Qingxiu Workshop."

After hesitating to speak, Madam Su Liu glared fiercely at Su Zimu.

Su Zifeng held his teacup, suppressing a laugh.

Su Ziyu turned her head away.

Instead, Su Wenqing smiled as he looked at his children. Just seeing this scene was enough; he would be content even if he closed his eyes now.

But upon further reflection...

He wouldn't close his eyes until he saw his grandson one last time; otherwise, he wouldn't be satisfied.

"Old Master."

At this moment, the old steward jogged over to the lobby.

Upon seeing this, Madam Su Liu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately stood up: "What happened to Zhao Xin?"

The steward immediately said, "Madam, no, Young Master Zhaoxin is fine. He just encountered some trouble, so he may be back later."

Su Zifeng frowned: "Are there still any fools causing trouble in the capital these days?"

The steward immediately said, "The servants say it's not exactly causing trouble, but it's still quite strange."

……

Very strange!
Very strange!
In Qingxiufang, the large bundle that Su Zhaoxin was carrying was placed at the Zhang family's place, as it was originally prepared for them.

When he got home, he heard that Zhang Hua'er had calculated the date and knew he would come today, so she went out to buy meat.

So Su Zhaoxin said he was going to find Sister Hua'er.

The result is
Zhang Hua'er, carrying a pork rib and a roast chicken, bumped into several rich young men.

Upon seeing this, Su Zhaoxin immediately rushed forward!
But I had only just squeezed into the crowd!

This is the strange scene right before our eyes.
"Girl, are you alright?"

"The meat and roast chicken are all dirty! Quick! Go buy some more, and bring over an extra leg of lamb!"

"Young lady, we weren't watching where we were going. Are you alright? Should we call a doctor?"

……

Those rich young masters were no longer arrogant or domineering; they wouldn't even let their servants lift a finger.

They crowded around Zhang Hua'er, ready to help her up.

But only when he reached out
Immediately, someone pointed out that she was a young woman, and all of them immediately took a step back, some even bowing and apologizing, saying, "Please don't be offended, young lady."

Well, how should I put it?
So dreamy!
So dreamy!

Let's not talk about other places in the capital.

It's in Qingxiufang that many outsiders live here, including both poor and rich families.

Most of these were the courtyards and residences rented in the capital by the big bosses of those merchant guilds. Therefore, scenes of arrogant young masters bullying poor families were common in Qingxiufang.

Therefore.
Let alone encountering something like this before.

If you even glance at those rich young masters a few more times, you might get a beating.

But today's scene
Su Zhaoxin was dumbfounded.

Even the local people were somewhat bewildered by what they saw.

Zhang Hua'er bumped into someone because she was in a hurry. She had just found out that Hong's younger brother was coming and that he was carrying letters from her two younger brothers, so she was very anxious.

But what I didn't expect was...
However, they bumped into these young men who were coming out of the restaurant.

I thought I had gotten myself into trouble.

结果
That's all.

Zhang Hua'er looked at these people with some surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He quickly got up from the ground.

Upon seeing Zhang Hua'er stand up, the young master, who was in the lead, quickly stepped forward with concern: "Miss, are you alright? We were not watching where we were going. We'll have our servants buy the meat and roast chicken."

I didn't recognize you just now.

But upon closer inspection, Zhang Hua'er gasped – wasn't this the third young master of the Qian family?

My mother used to wash clothes for people, including the Qian family.

Zhang Hua looked down at the meat and roast chicken that had fallen to the ground and were covered in mud. No wonder she felt sorry for them.

Although she is now a skilled embroiderer and her family is better off, they are still not able to afford to eat meat every day. After all, she still needs to save money for her mother's medical treatment, her younger brother's private school education, and her two younger brothers' weddings, all of which require money.

But now, he couldn't care less about that. He picked up the meat and roast chicken, looked at the group of people, and said cautiously, "I wasn't watching where I was going and offended you gentlemen. Please forgive me."

Zhang Hua'er was a little nervous, mainly because she knew the Qian family was wealthy and powerful, and she had heard that they even had connections with government officials.

This is not someone their family can afford to offend.

Although it was said that I was in a hurry and didn't look at people, if it's a fault, both sides are naturally partly to blame. That's how it is.

Seeing Zhang Hua'er like this.

The young men were startled.

In particular, Qian He, the third young master of the Qian family, who was in charge, immediately spoke up: "Miss, it's our fault. You're walking on the road, and we didn't watch where we were going. Please forgive us."

In the end, not only him, but also the people behind him bowed in unison.

The surrounding people looked at each other in disbelief.

What's going on?!
Is this the same arrogant and domineering group of people they usually are?
What did you eat when you went out?

Zhang Hua'er was even more startled, and after taking a step or two back, she became somewhat at a loss.

Because we don't know what these young masters are up to.
It's really not their fault that they act this way.

These individuals were notorious in Qingxiufang. Although they did not commit any acts of abducting women or bullying men and women, they were arrogant and domineering, and they did harass women.

But look at it today.
Should one proactively admit their mistake?

Qian He straightened up and looked at Zhang Hua'er: "Miss, we are relieved to see that you are not injured. But please wait a moment for the meat and roast chicken. Our people have gone to buy them and will be back soon."

Zhang Hua'er looked panicked. "I...I'm fine."

As she spoke, Zhang Hua'er immediately turned to run away.
Seeing that Zhang Hua'er was about to leave, Qian He panicked and quickly chased after her to stop her: "Miss, please don't go. We bumped into your meat and roast chicken, and we will definitely compensate you. Please wait a moment."

At this moment, Su Zhaoxin pulled Zhang Hua'er behind him, and while looking at Qian He, he clenched his fist: "Why are you stopping my sister!"

Zhang Hua looked down and immediately recognized Hong Xing, the younger brother of the Hong family.

His face immediately lit up with joy.

But she immediately looked at Qian He and the others with concern, and mustered her courage, "Young Master Qian, it was my fault for bumping into you. I will compensate you for your clothes, but I don't have that much money right now."

Zhang Hua'er glanced at the money and the greasy patches on her luxurious clothing that had become oily after being touched by meat.

As he spoke, he tried to shield Hongxing behind him.

Upon hearing this, Qian He immediately panicked: "Oh dear, what... what's there to lose!"

After saying that, Qian He looked at Su Zhaoxin and said, "Young man, it's a misunderstanding! It's really a misunderstanding! We didn't do anything to your sister. We accidentally bumped into her and saw her fall. We wanted to help her up, and then we saw that the meat and roast chicken in her hands had fallen to the ground and gotten dirty because of us. That's why we thought of compensating her."

Qian and the young men behind him nodded hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhaoxin glanced at Zhang Hua'er, then looked at Qian He strangely. Wait a minute, wouldn't someone who bumped into someone like this in the past be expected to fight and kill?
Is it possible for them to proactively offer compensation?

Or perhaps you met a good person?

Thinking this, Su Zhaoxin's brows relaxed. After all, he had seen a lot of things and was no longer the chubby, silly boy he used to be. He looked at Qian He with a puzzled expression.

But he hasn't even opened his mouth yet.

Someone was already jogging over.

Not only do they have meat, but they also have roast chicken, fish, and lamb leg!
Upon seeing this, Qian He immediately said, "This is compensation, please take it. My name is Qian He, a member of the Qian family. If the young lady is injured, you can come to my Qian family to find me, and I will immediately find a doctor to examine you."

He handed the meat to Su Zhaoxin.

Su Zhaoxin took it instinctively.

After bowing again, Qian He and the others said nothing more and turned to leave.

As Su Zhaoxin watched the group's backs, he looked up at Zhang Hua'er.

Zhang Hua'er also looked puzzled.

"Oh my, it really is!"

But at this time...
Someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up.

Everyone looked over.

The young man immediately said, "They say that recently, all those arrogant rich young masters have either been sent out of the capital or have become much more low-key. Just now, over in Wubenfang, the young master of the Lu family, that little brat who's always so bold as to ride people in the street, got bumped into by a girl wearing a veil. Hey! That girl is pretty. Normally, that little brat from the Lu family would be doing who-knows-what, but just now he took the initiative to apologize and ran away like a puppy, just like the third young master of the Qian family."

Su Zhaoxin glanced at the young man with a puzzled look, then looked at the Qian family's young masters who had already run far away.

Turning to Zhang Hua'er, he asked, "What's wrong with the capital? Is it broken? That shouldn't be the case."

As a young master.

Su Zhaoxin knew these arrogant and domineering people all too well. How could they possibly change unless they'd lost their minds!
(End of this chapter)