Grass and mustard reign supreme

Chapter 11 The thing in the palm of your hand
Granny Tu feigned anger and stepped forward, shouting, "You surnamed Yang, what do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that our Suo family murdered our own son-in-law?"

Yang Can said, "There are too many unreasonable things about the Suo family's behavior along the way. I have some doubts. Does Granny Tu not allow me to speak?"

Granny Tu sneered and said to Yi She, "This chief steward, one of the bandits was captured alive by us when he escaped that day, and he is now being looked after by my men."

"As for the origins of these bandits, Steward Yi, you will find out by questioning them."

Yang Can immediately said, "Our Commander Cheng wanted to interrogate that bandit, but you repeatedly obstructed it."

Now that the best opportunity to arrest them has passed, you're pretending to be generous, and you even say that the Su family doesn't have ulterior motives?"

After Yang Can finished speaking, he immediately turned to Cheng Dakuan: "Dakuan, do you think this is true?"

Leopard Head was completely unaware that in Yang Can's words, he had gone from Commander Cheng, Commander Cheng, Old Cheng, to now Da Kuan.

Yang Can's words made him extremely nervous, just like someone about to bet their last bit of money at a gambling table.

Mr. Yang has already placed his bet. Should I follow suit?

The thought that the Suo and Yu families had already formed a marriage alliance, that the Suo family was more powerful than the Yu family, and that the Yu family now needed the Suo family's help...

Leopard felt that Yang Can's unconventional approach was unreliable and might backfire.

So, Leopard Head said dryly, "What Mr. Yang said is indeed true. However..."

He immediately added, "However, Granny Tu said that the bandit was on the verge of death and could not withstand the torture."

Moreover, our most important task right now is to ensure the young mistress's safe arrival in Tianshui, so..."

Yi She had thought that Yang Can really knew something, but now that he saw it, it was all just speculation and baseless conjecture without any evidence. He couldn't help but feel secretly angry.

This Master Yang, when I first met him by the young master's side, he seemed quite clever, but now he's completely lost his mind. What reason does the Suo family have to kill the young master?
He glanced coldly at Yang Can, nodded politely to Granny Tu, and said amicably, "My surname is Yi. Granny, you don't need to worry. I, Yi, will not listen to his nonsense. Let me first pay my respects to my young master."

Yi She turned and walked toward the ugly and shabby coffin. Looking at the coffin, he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Young master, do you know that with your death, my Yu family will face many troubles from now on?"

While Yi She was offering incense and prayers to the young master, Granny Tu walked up to Yang Can and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Yang, what exactly do you want?"

Yang Can's lips moved slightly, and he replied in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "I just want to muddy the waters a bit."

Granny Tu smiled wryly: "You think you can escape my grasp by doing this?"

Yang Can said calmly, "That's hard to say. If the water is so murky that even an old dragon like you can't open your eyes, then I, a little mudfish, might actually be able to squeeze through the mesh."

Before Granny Tu could speak further, Yi She bowed three times to Yu Chengye's coffin, then turned to Granny Tu and asked, "May I ask who this Granny Tu is?"

The sinister look on Granny Tu's face vanished quickly. She hurriedly stepped forward and introduced herself, "My surname is Tu, and I am the dowry nanny for my young lady."

Yi She nodded, now fully aware of Granny Tu's identity.

Yi She said, "Granny Tu, I wonder where Miss Suo is? Let me go and see her."

When Granny Tu heard him address Suo Chanzhi in that way, she couldn't help but frown, sensing that something was amiss.

Since Tu Mama was from her maternal family, it was not inappropriate for her to refer to Suo Chanzhi as "my daughter".

This Steward Yi is a member of the Yu family, shouldn't he respectfully address Suo Chanzhi as Young Madam?
However, Steward Yi is the chief steward who can represent the Yu family in external affairs, no less than a regional governor.

Given her current status, Tu Mama was no match for Yi She, so she couldn't very well argue with him over a matter that might just be a slip of the tongue.

Granny Tu then gestured with her hand and said politely, "Steward Yi, the young mistress is over here."

Yi She nodded and followed Granny Tu over.

At this moment, Qingmei had already lifted the curtain of the carriage. The woman, dressed in a wedding gown with a mourning sash tied around her arm, gracefully stepped out of the carriage.

Yi She quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said respectfully, "Yi She, the gatekeeper, greets Miss Suo."

Suo Chanzhi was slightly taken aback by his address, and her beautiful eyes quickly glanced at Granny Tu. Granny Tu shook her head at her with a puzzled look on her face.

Suo Chanzhi bit her lip and said softly, "I am already a member of the Yu family. How can I still be worthy of being addressed as such by Steward Yi?"

Yi She was slightly taken aback.

Granny Tu quickly stepped forward and said to Yi She, "Steward Yi, on the way to the wedding, Young Master Yu shared a room with my young lady."

I still have my daughter's red handkerchief.

If we're lucky, my young lady might already be pregnant with your child. Steward Yi, you should probably start addressing her differently.

"What..." Upon hearing this, Yi She couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment on his face.

He had received orders from the clan leader, Yu Xinglong, to rush over and receive the coffin.

Before he came here, the clan head had already told him in person: Our Yu family cannot use a dead eldest son to delay Miss Suo's life.

Since the bride has already traveled halfway, it would be inappropriate to send her back now, but there is no need to continue addressing her as the young mistress.

After the funeral, I will adopt Miss Su as my goddaughter and send her back to the Su family in a grand manner.

In this way, the bond between the Yu and Suo families could be fulfilled, and Miss Suo's future could also be assured. It was because of Yu Xinglong's explanation that Yi She addressed Suo Chanzhi as Miss Suo.

How come... young master has already consummated his marriage with Miss Suo?

Yi She took a close look at Suo Chanzhi. Although Suo Chanzhi had a sorrowful expression, she possessed both the beauty of a national treasure and the charm of a delicate, moist red face.

Even with Yi She's age and experience, he couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in his heart.

Yi She suddenly realized, no wonder!

Such a beautiful woman would make even an old man's heart flutter, let alone the young master, who is full of vigor and passion. How could he possibly endure the long journey together?

Besides, once the person has been brought out, they are already considered part of the Yu family.

Although they haven't held a grand wedding at the Yu family home yet, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the two have become a real couple, and it would be proper for them to have slept together on the way.

It's a pity that such a budding flower will never have the chance to be nourished by rain and dew again until it withers.

Yi She thought to himself, then clasped his hands together and bowed to Suo Chanzhi again, saying respectfully, "It was my rashness, please forgive me, young mistress."

There was no unified government in Longshang; the eight warlords each ruled their own territory.

The important subordinates of the Eight Clans all referred to themselves as "subjects" when addressing their lord.

This "臣" (chen) is not the same as the ruler and his subject in the imperial system, but rather, like in the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Yang Can's original world, it is the self-reference used by the subordinates of a feudal lord to their own lord.

Now that Miss Suo has consummated her marriage with the young master, the Yu family can no longer return her. Yi She will naturally treat his eldest son's wife as a servant.

When Granny Tu heard him address her in such a way, she finally showed a satisfied expression.

After exchanging a few more words with Yi She, Suo Chanzhi, with Qingmei's help, gracefully boarded the four-horse carriage.

As she was about to enter the carriage, Suo Chanzhi quickly glanced at Yang Can not far away, pursed her lips slightly, and then bent down to enter the carriage.

Suo Chanzhi had no idea that Granny Tu was going to kill Yang Can that night.

As the saying goes, "A day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness," and Suo Chanzhi and Yang Canhuan had been intimate for far more than just a day.

Granny Tu wasn't sure what Suo Chanzhi's feelings were towards Yang Can, so to avoid any unforeseen complications, she didn't tell her about the plan.

But Suo Chanzhi wasn't stupid. They were about to enter Tianshui territory, and regardless of whether she was pregnant or not, Yang Can's role would become obsolete.

If Granny Tu wanted to silence them, it would only take a day or two.

Therefore, Suo Chanzhi quickly guessed Yang Can's intention in doing this: he was trying to save himself!

He deliberately accused my Suo family of murdering Yu Chengye. If he were to die now, even those who had never suspected the Suo family would begin to have doubts.

But can he really save himself by doing this?

Suo Chanzhi suddenly realized that although she was worried, her current concern was not whether she could kill Yang Can, but rather... his safety.

Bah! Suo Chanzhi, you're such a little bitch!
Suo Chanzhi muttered a self-deprecating curse to herself, "That beast treated you so badly, and you're actually starting to feel sorry for him."

You're so kind, you'll suffer a great loss...

Yang Can relentlessly chased after them and shouted to Yi She, "Deacon Yi, you must not be deceived by the Suo family!"
In Yang's opinion, the Suo family must be implicated in the young master's death!

Granny Tu was furious and said angrily, "You surnamed Yang, if you continue to spout nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite to you."

"So what if you're impolite? Are you going to kill me? Go ahead and kill me! Come on! Kill me!"

Yang Can finally got a handle on the conversation, and his voice suddenly became louder than a leopard's head.

"Our young master was killed even under the heavy protection of your Suo family! Those bandits numbered only a hundred or so. How could they have broken into the camp and harmed our young master?"
"Our young master just died, and they immediately began their breakout attempt. All of this—isn't this a coordinated plot from within and without, aimed at targeting our young master?"

Granny Tu laughed in anger: "You were right next to Young Master Yu at the time. If it really was my Suo family who did it, wouldn't it have been better to just kill you as well?"
Why keep you here spouting nonsense? Besides, we've already captured him alive; with him here, we're not afraid of not getting the real culprit out of him!

Yi She said coldly, "Mr. Yang, you say the Suo family is related to the young master's death, what evidence do you have?"

Yang Can said, "Deacon Yi, I think..."

Yi She raised his voice and said sternly, "I don't care what you think, I'm just asking you, do you have any evidence?"

Yang Can said awkwardly, "I... I don't have any concrete evidence yet..."

Yi She was displeased: "Since there is no evidence, and your words are not conducive to harmony between the two families, then please stop talking!"

Yi She turned and left, while Granny Tu gave Yang Can a sinister smile and also turned and walked away.

She had already made up her mind to send Yang Can on his way that very night.

As for Yang Can's struggle at this moment, it was merely the last resistance of what was in his grasp.

Aside from adding a bit of hunting pleasure for her as a hunter, it's all meaningless.

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