On the second day, the whole Su Mansion was ready, and Sima Hu really came to the door.

He looked dusty, and although he could see the signs of going home and changing his clothes, he was still very tired.

Su Qing felt nostalgic in his heart, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for two years, and you are in a hurry to come over just after returning to Beijing today, and I am also very touched in my heart." ”

After that, Sima Hu took a seat, "The reception banquet has been prepared, today we will take the two brothers, I will take a good pick up for you!" ”

Sima Hu has done a good job in the past two years, and now he is also a local member of Sanpin, and it is estimated that his position can be promoted again when he returns to Beijing this time.

Su Qing asked, "Why did you come back early, did you come back to report on your work?" ”

Sima Hu shook his head, "Although the three-year period has not expired, I can't wait." After leaving the capital for so long, I always felt that the personnel in the capital had changed a lot, so I asked the emperor to let me come back in advance. ”

"The emperor agreed?"

"The emperor praised me for doing a good job in the local office, so he let me come back, our emperor is reasonable."

Sima Hu said, raising his glass and touching him, "Come, Brother Su, I haven't seen you for a long time, let's get drunk today!" ”

Su Qing smiled reluctantly, trying to forget the unpleasantness for a while, and only talked about the friendship of friends today.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Su Qing only asked him about the local customs and customs, as well as the interesting and difficult things under his governance, and Sima Hu said them one by one.

After that, he asked again, "What about Brother Su?" I haven't been in the capital for the past two years, and I have heard a lot of great achievements from Brother Su in the local area. The capital is prosperous, and there are more interesting things in the DPRK and China, Brother Su and I will talk about it! ”

Su Qing was a little reluctant in his heart, and it was not easy to show it, so he could only pick up some innocuous things to joke, Sima Hu was still the same when he laughed, and his voice was like a bell.

After talking about many things, Sima Hu raised his head with three points of wine, "Brother Su, how are you doing in the past two years?" I just came in from outside, and I didn't dare to recognize it for a while, and I didn't dare to recognize it for a while. In the end, Brother Su, you are in the capital, and you will be reused by the queen mother and the emperor in the court. ”

If he had said this a year earlier, Su Qing might have been proud, but now he won't, he is a little taboo.

He said, "Where?" It's just that those minions are a little more decent, in the end, how can they be majestic? You know me, and you won't condone what your subordinates do. ”

Hearing this, Sima Hu paused, and then nodded vigorously.

Su Qing saw that he was drunk, so he didn't add any more wine to him, but instead added it himself, "Brother Su, you are so authentic." Why didn't you tell me anything about your own affairs? ”

Su Qing was stunned and reluctantly smiled: "Why didn't you say it?" The Queen Mother came to the house out of the palace to inspect it, didn't she tell you? My distant niece lives in the house now, would you like to see her? ”

Sima Hu shook his head, "It's not these innocuous things, Brother Su, I heard that your mansion has more than a dozen concubines, is this true or false?" ”

Su Qing's face became embarrassed, and he said in his heart that I don't know who chewed the root of his tongue in front of Sima Hu, and after thinking about it, it may not have been said on purpose, the incident with the little aunt made him lose face a few years ago, and it was normal for the news to spread to Sima Hu's ears.

Only then did he say: "It's not as exaggerated as outsiders say." Originally, he took a few, but he begged for a child on his knees, so that there would not be anyone to worship him after death. Who knows......"

"How?"

"Who knew that the concubine who was picked did not abide by women's morals and did shameless things, and they have been dealt with by me. Therefore, I don't like that concubine room, and I don't dare to touch it now. I only ordered people to go outside again and look for two or three good families. ”

When Sima Hu listened to his tone, he knew that he was avoiding the important and being dishonest.

They have been friends for many years, Su Qing did not speak in this tone in the past, although he was a civil official, but his speech was also categorical, not as ambiguous as now.

The tone in which he speaks now always reminds Sima Hu of the most despisable corrupt officials in the past.

Sima Hu said: "Then there is good news for those concubines now?" ”

mentioning this is Su Qing's biggest heart disease.

No matter how majestic he is, there is no child in the family to continue his incense, and his money and authority will not be able to take it into the coffin after a hundred years.

Seeing his expression, Sima Hu believed the rumors outside more and more.

It is said that Su Qing himself can't do it, otherwise how could more than a dozen aunts not be able to conceive?

Such embarrassing words are not suitable for saying on the scene, Sima Hu only sighed and did not ask in detail.

Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, wishing that he would let go of this topic.

Unexpectedly, just after a moment of relaxation, Sima Hu asked him a more embarrassing topic, "I heard that the security in the capital was not very good last year. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I heard that someone broke into your house and assassinated a few stewards, is there such a thing?"

Su Qing looked embarrassed.

He later figured out this matter, and instead of assassinating him, the people who came assassinated a few inconsequential stewards, but these stewards confessed to themselves, and had a quarrel with others on the street before.

Because those people didn't know and couldn't find traces, he threw away his hand, in fact, Su Qing knew in his heart that the other party should be angry after the conflict, so he came to teach those stewards a lesson.

In the final analysis, it is still the subordinates in his house who are arrogant.

But it was not easy to say this in front of Sima Hu, he prevaricated, looking at his expression, Sima Hu was even more disappointed.

In just two years, what happened to make Su Qing what he is now?

This person is not Su Qing, at least not the Su Qing he knows.

Sima Hu staggered to his feet, "Brother Su, do you remember what we said to each other when we were just promoted to the court by the first emperor?" ”

"It is nothing more than words that will be loyal to the king and love the people, and do everything in one's power for the well-being of the people."

"Nothing more?"

Sima Hu couldn't help laughing, "At the beginning, it was Brother Su who had such insight and such a mind, but now how did it become that I don't know it?" ”

Su Qing's heart sank.

He looked up at Sima Hu, feeling more and more strange.

It seemed that Sima Hu had heard something a long time ago, but he was just pretending to be confused in front of him, he frowned, "What do you want to say?" ”

"What do I want to say?"

Sima Hu asked him rhetorically, and then put the wine glass on the table, and the voice startled Su Qing.

Not to mention Su Qing, the people of the Su Mansion who were guarding outside the hall were also taken aback.

Sima Hu asked him loudly, "Brother Su should ask yourself, what have you done!" Thou hast connived at thy subordinates to be arrogant and oppressive to the people. You searched everywhere for beauties to be your concubines, and you also stuffed two ...... to the Queen Mother's side regardless of etiquette and shame Two ......"

This kind of thing about a male pet can't even be said by a rough person, Sima Hu.

But Su Qing not only said it, but was embarrassed to do it!