After the clan meeting dispersed, the chaotic sounds spread in all directions, resembling the end of a movie. However, few people could casually munch on melon seeds and return home with a light heart, reminiscing about what had just transpired. What followed was a plethora of tasks that everyone had to undertake.

What everyone feared most was precisely these unprepared situations. There had been extensive predictions and arrangements beforehand, but when the cards were revealed, the development of the situation completely diverged from their preparations. This was rare even in past commercial wars. The sense of loss from months of fruitless effort, combined with the shock of expectations falling completely flat, created an immense burden of weariness in their hearts, almost making them feel that everything was in vain. Yet, many things had to be done.

The Second and Third Branches had to find ways to suppress the centrifugal and negative effects of the situation. Those who had previously mocked the First Branch were now probably considering how to mend fences. The Old Master, on the other hand, had to busy himself with appeasing his two sons, Su Zhongkan and Su Yunfang, and reconcile the ideas of the other older brothers, so that things could pass as smoothly as possible.

As for the First Branch, they couldn't possibly believe that things were set in stone. Su Tan'er had to seize the opportunity and resolutely consolidate the position of the First Branch, which had begun to waver in the past two months, stabilizing, appeasing, and co-opting to maximize their own interests.

In addition, those who had been persuaded by Su Zhongkan and Su Yunfang to jump out at the clan meeting needed to be reassured after a certain amount of reprimand and punishment. As Ning Yi had said, these people might not lack loyalty; they might just lack confidence in Su Tan'er. These people were also capable, and the reprimand should not be too severe. After this incident, they might be more steadfast than others if they encountered similar situations in the future.

Apart from the people within the family, the results of the clan meeting had already been spread bit by bit from the Su family in this short period, spreading to the various large and small commercial forces in Jiangning City that were concerned about the outcome of the Su family. Then, it stirred up layers of ripples. The stunned expressions of Xue Yan and others in Yuexiang House were probably not unique. In Changyun Pavilion, when Puyang Yi received the news from the Su family amidst a heated argument, he was also stunned for a long time. He had never imagined that this message, which he had only inquired about casually, could bring him such a huge shock. Then, he told the arguing crowd about the series of events that had occurred among the cloth merchants in the past few months.

The Puyang family was the richest in Jiangning, with a much larger fortune than the Su or Wu families. He was skilled in business, and he had been friendly with Ning Yi in many occasions in the past because he admired his talent. He had been a spectator of the infighting in Jiangning's cloth industry in the past few months, watching the performances of various characters. He had not had much expectation for Ning Yi's participation from the beginning. The subsequent development was not beyond his expectations, but he naturally felt a little complicated about such a talented person running to business and being defeated. There was a sigh and some happiness in his heart, mostly similar to: You are very good at writing poems, and I admire you, but in this area, I am much better. You shouldn't have participated.

Tonight, Puyang Yi's prediction of the Su family's situation was no different from others, of course, this was not an important matter for him, and he didn't pay much attention to it. But when the news came, he was really shocked. The certainty of almost everyone in Jiangning who was concerned about this matter for several months had completely fallen through. The feeling was really hard to describe.

Everyone thought that he was an insignificant participant in the event, or even not a participant at all, but at this time, they realized that this person was the center of the event. Over the course of several months, he had pulled the entire situation forward with a single move, and no one had noticed...

The people present did not have much feeling about the Su family's affairs. More than half of them didn't even know about it. When Chen Lu wrote the poem "Ding Feng Bo", Liu Qingdi's face turned red and white, and then he smiled and ridiculed it as just the other party's self-comfort. What was the use of a good poem? He told about the Su family's affairs, and then the two sides argued again, until Puyang Yi came out and said, "The Su family has just had a result..."

Then, everyone was really frightened.

What seemed to be a series of unintentional actions at the beginning became a step-by-step meticulous calculation. The forbearance and depression that had been seen by everyone in the past few months also had another meaning: calm and composed, humble, a huge game, the most beautiful comeback, which was simply a bridge in the acting story. After a group of literati and scholars were stunned, they began to sigh. On Liu Qingdi's side, there was no more word to say. The various criticisms just now had become a big joke. The most important thing was that Ning Yi was not here at all. A poem he wrote for a nine-year-old child, after being criticized at this time, finally turned into a huge slap, and it was firmly slapped down.

The news of the Su family spread out, which was only the first wave that Jiangning had set off this night. No one knows what kind of expansion this wave will have tomorrow. The comment "calculating ten steps ahead" in Xue Yan's mouth will spread.

As a person involved, Ning Yi could not know that someone would take a poem "Ding Feng Bo" to run to get what humanistic intercommunication this evening, and there would be a group of literati and scholars who were also involved in this wave.

He is currently relatively optimistic.

The fact that the Old Master brought up what he said at the clan meeting did make him feel a little helpless, but if it was really that shocking and unexpected, it would be pretentious. Ginger is old, and Su Yu would take this step, which was not surprising. This was a good idle chess piece. If it were him, he would also take this step. If he, Ning Yi, had ambition, this step could make the entire Su family guard against him. If he had no ambition, then it would be meaningless for more people to guard against him, and incidentally, it could become a bargaining chip behind Su Tan'er to scare others.

However, he really had no ambition to speak of. Of course, the reason why he didn't care about this was because if he really wanted to do something one day, the old man's layout would be meaningless to him. For people who have the ability to break the game at any time, they naturally don't care about this little thing. The Old Master considered the Su family for granted. You can't expect people to have all the goodwill for no reason. As long as you can determine most of the goodwill, that's it.

At this moment, the waves are constantly spreading outside the Su family. Inside the Su mansion, as Ning Yi, there is nothing to do. The three maids have their own things to do, and Su Tan'er has already gone out. Ning Yi is not clear about her arrangements tonight. But presumably, everything is on the right track, and Su Tan'er is not much worse than himself in handling detailed matters, and he does not need to intervene.

After sending his wife away, he wandered around the Su mansion for a while, looking at the panicked atmosphere everywhere, and the cries of children who were beaten by adults for making them unhappy. He began to think about the recent chemical research and the idea of Zhu Ji preparing to expand the second branch.

After the telescope was made, he roughly talked about the principle, and then went to Kang Lao to exchange some things to play with. Now the gunpowder, the rockets and fire guns researched in the army, and so on, with these finished products, they can be improved a little to protect themselves. In addition, the main consideration is that there will be a war, and the telescope will also help the Wu Dynasty army, which is a contribution to a peaceful life by the way. Kang Lao is probably still carefully studying it.

On Zhu Ji's side, he is preparing to open the second branch after the alcohol ban is lifted. According to the current estimate, the alcohol ban will probably be lifted before the New Year. At that time, high-alcohol liquor can also be put in together to create some gimmicks.

In fact, what he thought more about was the Lvliang Mountain. Telescopes, alcohol, gunpowder, guns, the latter two have not started to be made yet, but based on the current Wu Dynasty, it is not a big problem to improve them, but at present, he is considering that he should not tell Kang Lao about these things. The problem of the Wu Dynasty is not in the military equipment, but in the fact that the army is fundamentally bad. The Jin soldiers fought the Liao soldiers, and they could break 700,000 with 20,000, while the Wu Dynasty army was frightened when they encountered the Liao army. Everyone is human, mainly the problem of people's hearts. Even if the current fire gun is improved to the point where it can have practical value, it is difficult to say whether it is a blessing or a disaster to equip the army.

He just wanted to experience the sense of accomplishment after the things were improved. If he could contact Lu Hongti in the future, it would be better to get a batch of things to that side, but he didn't know how long he would have to wait for such a process. Several months have passed, and Lu Hongti should have returned to Lvliang Mountain. I don't know what it is like now.

Soon, Su Yunsong, who found him wandering around, came over to talk to him for a while. Then, this important person in the First Branch of the Su family was also a little surprised to find that this guy really didn't want to care about what would happen next. After learning about Ning Yi's performance in the whole process from his daughter and realizing this, Su Yunsong looked at his expression, which was really a bit strange: he thought that Ning Yi should be a hidden tiger in the First Branch of the Su family, although he didn't participate in too many things, he would never be completely indifferent, he must be secretly helping Su Tan'er manage many things, but now... how can there be such a person?

It was in such an atmosphere that some existences that neither Su Tan'er nor Ning Yi had expected quietly stared at him, creating branches for this evening.

After talking with Su Yunsong, Ning Yi was going back to his room to read, and by the way, he sorted out all his understanding of modern firearms. Before he arrived at the small courtyard, a servant ran over to him: "Master-in-law, Sister Chan'er... was injured by something over there. The Second Miss is not here, please go and have a look..."

As soon as these words were said, Ning Yi's face changed, and he followed the servant to the courtyard he pointed to. This road leads to a side door of the Su Mansion, which is relatively quiet. Just at an intersection close to the side door, the servant slightly lagged behind half a step, and put a knife behind Ning Yi: "Master-in-law, don't walk too fast, listen to me next."

The Wu family is crazy... Ning Yi frowned. Although it seemed unlikely, it seemed that this was the only explanation at the moment. This place is not far from the small courtyard where the carriages are parked at the side door. Ning Yi raised his hands: "Chan'er is not injured?"

"We don't know very well who Sister Chan'er is, but... if you tell us, master-in-law, we don't mind hurting her a little."

Ning Yi nodded and smiled: "Great."

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Outside the city, Shibu Slope (Ten Step Slope).

"Why did you ask someone to assassinate my father?"

After Su Tan'er asked this sentence, Xi Junyu blinked his eyes and froze for a long time, seeming to feel a little absurd: "Where did you... hear this kind of thing? How is that possible?"

"Admit it." Su Tan'er looked at him, and then shook her head, "When I came here just now, I was thinking that Brother Junyu has always been very good at judging the situation, so I was thinking about what you would say. When I was young, I learned a lot from you. At that time, I thought, Brother Junyu, you will be my lifelong teacher and friend. I am very sad now, because I am a woman, so you want to humiliate me so much? Xi Junyu!"

When she said the last two sentences, the coldness on Su Tan'er's body became obvious. Looking at the man opposite, almost word by word.

"You... The imperial merchant was ruined, and the clan meeting became what it is today. I can understand what you're thinking, but..." Xi Junyu paused, "Are you crazy?"

"You are still thinking about these. Unfortunately, you have miscalculated..." Su Tan'er shook her head, "I am now in charge of the First Branch. The Second Uncle and Third Uncle have nothing to say. Today's clan meeting results will startle everyone. It's a pity you weren't there just now..."

"How is that possible? The entire First Branch is already hopeless. So many people, can you turn things around? Even if the Old Master stands on your side and forces you to go up, there is no way... Didn't I help you think of a way? You have to admit it if things are smashed, you..." Xi Junyu looked at Su Tan'er a little hesitantly. For a moment, he even thought that the woman in front of him was a little abnormal. Compared to her really knowing something, this explanation was more reasonable. He looked at Geng's bodyguard, and then looked at the tall and thin man holding the knife next to him.

"The Wu family's cloth faded." Su Tan'er tilted her head, waiting for Xi Junyu to digest the meaning of this sentence, "Over the past few months, everyone has been in the game. When Dad was assassinated, you made people believe that someone wanted to deal with the Su family, and eliminated and attacked, Grandpa spent a long time before finally calming things down. You deliberately made the Su family careless at that time. With your ability, you can do a lot of things by relaxing a little bit. You thought you were in control of the overall situation in the middle..."

As she was talking here, suddenly, there were two clanging sounds from outside, which were the sounds of weapons clashing. Then, the sound of human voices suddenly rang out.

"They're here!"

"Kill him!"

"Don't let them go!"

In the chaotic sounds, Xi Junyu looked towards that side, and Su Tan'er also tilted her head and glanced at it. It seemed that someone wanted to come in from outside, but was discovered and fought fiercely, fleeing.

"Your people?" Su Tan'er asked Xi Junyu, "They would actually come to save you. Do you believe it now? They also think you can't survive."

Xi Junyu turned his head and didn't speak, with a shocked expression in his eyes, not understanding why it would really develop to this point.

"On the day Dad was assassinated, my husband and I were originally going to give porridge, and Dad was not scheduled to go. The assassin had been arranged there early in the morning, and so many statements had been arranged to ruin my Su family's reputation. This could not be because he wanted to assassinate me, and temporarily changed his mind and assassinated Dad. There must be an inside agent, who knew that Dad would stop there when he came back. This inside agent must also be very clear about the Su family's situation to be clear about everyone's habits, so he decided to assassinate Dad at that time. You were too clever for your own good. Such a big loophole, when we lied to everyone that the Su family's yellow cloth was very good, that inside agent would definitely believe it, because he would definitely be able to see it with his own eyes..."

"Now the Wu family's cloth has faded, and they have no way at all. The crime of deceiving the emperor, they can only ask for help from the Su family. Wu Qilong, he can only say it... I originally thought that the Su family had an inside agent, but I didn't expect that you were the mastermind. What a great operation, you are also very proud, right? It's a pity that you were also in the game early. This game is bigger than yours..." The sound of fighting outside kept coming, and suddenly there was another scream. It seemed that more than one person was rushing in, but there were also many ambushes in the courtyard nearby. Su Tan'er took out a few pieces of paper from her arms, "This is what Wu Chenghou signed. I copied a copy, do you want to take a look?"

Xi Junyu leaned on the back of the chair, listening to the fighting outside, without looking at the things on the table, but with a complex expression. After a long time, he looked at Su Tan'er: "The crime of deceiving the emperor..." He knew the power that could be exerted if things came to this point. He could probably guess something about the things on the table without looking at them, but he shook his head, "This is not what you did... You haven't reached this step..."

Su Tan'er was silent for a moment, and then smiled faintly. The smile was gentle, and she answered softly.

"Yes, it's not me..."

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Su Mansion, near the side door.

Two figures followed the two people in front all the way here, and stopped here for a while.

Because the figures in front also stopped. One of them was dressed as a servant, and the other was walking in front, with a bandage wrapped around his left hand. At this time, he raised his hand.

"The second son is successful. Go and ask the fourth son to drive the carriage. Let's go out immediately."

"Okay... You have to keep an eye on the second son. Don't let him be too heavy-handed. He's a weak scholar. It's not easy to explain if he's beaten to death."

"Got it."

The two figures in front began to walk forward. They also looked around and quickly followed. After a while, the second son and the scholar turned past the front yard door. The road over there was relatively dark. When they also followed to the yard door, there was a bang in front, and a figure on the road in front fell to the ground.

"The second son's temper..."

One of them cursed secretly and took two steps quickly. Then, both of them stood at the door.

Under the starlight, the outline of the scholar's figure was outlined. He stood there, tilting his head to look at the figure lying on the ground, waving his bandaged left hand a few times in the air, holding the servant's pointed knife in his right hand, scratching his head a little embarrassedly. He turned his position, seemingly wanting to bend down and pull the body lying on the ground to the side. Then he turned his head and saw the two figures at the door and stood up.

Six eyes met, brimming with affection... (To be continued.) Vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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