Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

The Su Mansion of the Su Family in Luoyang.

It's a day off today, and Su Muying is relaxing at home.

The eldest wife is the current head of the Su family, and she lives in the house with the second and third wives and two younger brothers who are not yet adults. Old Master Su is old and has long resigned from his post and is now at home, resting in peace.

But in fact, this person is not too old, he is just being lazy so as to avoid arousing suspicion from the present generation and speeding up the demise of their Su family.

"Husband." Mrs. Meng lifted the curtain and came in.

Su Muying looked up from the table, "What's the matter, Madam?"

"There is some progress on the matter that my third brother mentioned before," said Mrs. Meng.

"...You mean my younger sister's child." Su Muying's hand trembled, and a drop of ink dripped from the tip of the pen, spreading on the document on the desk.

"That's right, but..." Mrs. Meng hesitated to speak.

"Tell me. You haven't told Dad about this yet, right?" Su Muying put down his pen and took his wife to sit aside.

Madam Meng had a worried look on her face. "Not yet. The child is indeed called Gu Xu. But he has an adoptive father and is inseparable from him. He seems very dependent on him."

"This is a good thing. He has someone to take care of him, so he doesn't have to suffer." Su Muying said, "Could it be..."

"I asked someone to check. That man is a well-known rogue in the nearby village. The child was beaten and abused by him when he was young." Mrs. Meng was worried. "But recently, for some reason, this man has changed his nature. Not only has he become attentive to Xiao Xu, but he has also obtained a lot of capital from somewhere and started a food business in the local area."

"...A scoundrel? Doing business?" Su Muying frowned.

"I think this is unusual. The food business seems to have the braised food from Beijing's Golden Duck House. If the people sent there hadn't eaten it, we wouldn't have known that the person had such a deep connection."

"Who owns the Golden Duck House?" Su Muying's face darkened.

"I came here today to talk about this matter." Madam Meng said, "My husband, please send someone to investigate and find out what kind of forces this person has colluded with, so that we can be prepared."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Su Muying shook his wife's hand, "Are you sure that the child named Gu Xu is my younger sister's bloodline?"

"I arranged for the maid who used to clean and serve in my younger sister's courtyard to go with me. She said that the expression on her face is very much like my younger sister." Madam Meng said, "I'm afraid it's 90% possible."

"Are there any other clues?" Su Muying asked.

Just as Madam Meng was about to answer, someone knocked on the door, followed by the servant's voice: "Master, someone outside wants to see you."

"Who?" Su Muying frowned.

If a noble family like theirs wanted to visit someone in person, they would send in a visiting card a few days in advance. It was very rare for them to visit directly.

"He calls himself Mr. Shuyuan, but we can't see his face." The servant said cautiously.

"...I'll meet him at the waterside pavilion." Su Muying said.

The servant withdrew.

Su Muying and his wife looked at each other and saw hidden worry on each other's faces.

……

Waterside flower hall.

Su Muying strode into the hall.

The hall is open on all sides facing the water, with new green lotus leaves on the pond and gusts of breeze.

A man in a long robe was sitting in the hall drinking tea, with a man who looked like a guard standing behind him.

Seeing Su Muying enter, the man in the long robe immediately stood up, clasped his fists, and bowed to Su Muying: "Sir Su, it's been a long time since we last met."

Su Muying did not return the greeting, nor did he take a seat: "Since you are here to visit, why don't you show your true face?"

The robed man removed his hood.

King of Yin.

Su Muying's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but he quickly hid it. He quickly bowed according to the etiquette of meeting a prince: "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Yin."

"Lord Su, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat." King Yin smiled and sat down on the chair at ease. "I came here in disguise because I have an important matter, but I don't want to reveal my identity, so as to avoid being gossiped by those with ulterior motives."

"I wonder what the important matter is?" Su Muying asked.

"I'll just get straight to the point." King Yin smiled elegantly and gently, and Su Muying's expression eased slightly.

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Recently, I have heard some rumors that the only grandson of Old Master Su did not die in the treason case, but is still alive." King Yin said, "Hearing this rumor, I remembered a father and son I met before."

"Oh?" Su Muying almost immediately understood King Yin's intention.

"That father and son... coincidentally, they are adopted father and son. The adopted son looks very similar to the youngest sister of the Su family, almost like a biological son." King Yin said with a smile, "I investigated the rumor and found that the child seems to be the grandson of Old Master Su, so I came to inform him."

Su Muying did not respond immediately.

King Yin was a lazy prince who had never been interested in the affairs of the court. He was gentle and polite, had a good way of governing his subordinates, and had a leisurely heart for the mountains and rivers. He could be said to be the person the current emperor trusted the most.

but……

"Your Highness, how can you take rumors seriously?" Su Muying smiled, "Although we also have a little fantasy... But I personally led people to search the Prince Shen's mansion and found the child's body."

The King of Yin did not respond.

He took a sip of tea, his expression still relaxed: "Master Su, there is no need to be so nervous. I came here in disguise today because I don't want this matter to be spread out and people will think that I have some attachment to the power of the Su family."

He continued, "When the rumor first came out, there must have been countless people seeking the Su family's power by using the child's whereabouts. This prince has no such ambition. I just feel sorry for the child and think he should have a good home and return to the arms of his blood relatives."

Su Muying didn't respond, he was still thinking.

"I happen to have some connection with that adoptive father. If you are willing, I can arrange a meeting in private so that the child can recognize his ancestry." King Yin said.

"Who is the adoptive father?" Su Muying asked.

"Haha, Lord Su, don't worry." King Yin seemed to have expected this question. "He is just a farmer who is greedy for money. He is easy to control. He can be firmly controlled by giving a little money. Of course..."

King Yin lowered his eyes, as if he felt a little distressed: "That man is addicted to gambling. If I hadn't stopped him earlier, I'm afraid he would have sold the child into slavery. That's why I hurried here to report the news, hoping that Lord Su could help him escape from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible."

Su Muying's shoulders stiffened slightly.

If it was just King Yin's one-sided statement, he would not believe it. But the people arranged by Madam Meng had already found out that Xiao Xu's adoptive father was of low character, so King Yin's words were probably not bluffing.

That child...

"Your Highness Prince Yin, if you have any purpose, you might as well tell me directly." Su Muying simply tried to test him directly.

"Lord Su still doesn't seem to trust me." King Yin was not angry, and still smiled, "I don't have any purpose, I just feel sorry for the child and don't want him to get involved in disputes and be used by others."

Su Muying felt that there was some hidden meaning in these words.

“Therefore… I hope the Su family will treat him well and not get easily involved in power struggles. Otherwise, they will fall in one day…” King Yin said lightly.

Su Muying heard the threat.