After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband

Su Yang clapped his hands and said, "It’s nothing serious. Your father just lost his temper and hit you once. Solving this case will only benefit him."

"But if it doesn’t go well, it’s nothing like you said where the blame can fall on you. For my father, it would mean endless harm and no good," Young Master Zhou regretted deeply.

"... ."

"Can I not do the task that my father-in-law has entrusted to me well?" Su Yang said while touching his nose.

"I only refrain from directly managing because of my identity. Don’t worry, I’m someone who adheres to principles. Although I might cause trouble for friends, I would never harm their fathers."

Young Master Zhou: "... ."

Is causing trouble for friends acceptable?

Huh?

Young Master Zhou stared at Su Yang without speaking.

Su Yang asked, "Why aren’t you saying anything?"

"Can I really trust you?" Young Master Zhou began to doubt.

Su Yang chuckled, "For now, you have no other choice but to trust me."

"Your father wants to request the Emperor to relinquish this task. The Emperor will certainly not agree."

This task was entrusted to him with great difficulty. If the father-in-law takes it back, who else could he ask to investigate it?

As long as one doesn’t plan to let the matter slide, someone has to take care of it.

The person he chooses becomes his support. He’s not someone who abandons tasks halfway, at most settling scores later.

Young Master Zhou was so angry he could hardly breathe, but there was nothing he could do.

Being fooled and getting on a pirate ship is easy; leaving is hard.

Su Yang sat down, ate a piece of fruit, and said, "Take care while recovering. I need to visit Brother Zheng and the others."

Young Master Zhou: "... !!!"

"Did you know we were going to get beaten?!" he asked.

Su Yang laughed, "Obviously, your father wouldn’t let go of the task without giving you a beating."

"Even after the beating, the task won’t be relinquished."

"...!!!"

Watching Su Yang leave, Young Master Zhou’s breath got caught, and he fainted.

The doctor checked him over, saying that it was nothing serious, just an external injury that would heal in three days, just as Su Yang had said.

After enduring ailments for a long time, Su Yang might know more about dealing with such injuries than doctors, as it’s based on his experience.

Meanwhile, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zheng, and Mr. Sun gathered together, making a plan to definitely refuse the task. They went to the palace together to see King Beimo.

As Su Yang anticipated, King Beimo certainly wouldn’t take back the task once assigned.

"This task is entrusted entirely to the Prince Consort," the Emperor said.

"He is the son of Daiqi East Town Marquis, and his judgment is as sharp as his father’s. He trusts that you can handle the task. My dear subjects, you shouldn’t be too modest."

The fathers fooled by their sons felt pain in their hearts.

Was there something wrong with their minds?

The task initially seemed illegitimate.

Once they entered the palace, the Emperor formally entrusted them with the task.

Now, there’s no way to avoid it.

Their minds seemed functional until confronting the Prince Consort, where they faltered.

There’s no place left to cry in regret.

Old Master Zhou returned home, and Mrs. Zhou rushed up asking, "Did you manage to push the task away?"

Old Master Zhou looked solemn and remained silent.

Mrs. Zhou realized the task wasn’t pushed aside.

Old Master Zhou moved forward, noticing the maid leading the doctor out. His heart sank, "Did the Old Madam find out?"

"No, I wouldn’t dare let the Old Madam know about such a big thing. It was that insolent child who fainted," Mrs. Zhou said angrily.

"The Prince Consort was here half an hour ago."

Mrs. Zhou sighed.

The Old Madam cared deeply for her grandson.

These days, due to the heat, an ice basin was placed in the room, causing a chill and making her sick and dazed.

Old Master Zhou was filial; when the Old Madam got seriously sick, he ensured no troubling matters reached her ears, allowing for peaceful recovery.

The incident of hitting his son must be kept strictly hidden, not a single word reaching the Old Madam.

The maids feared that the Old Madam might get seriously upset and wouldn’t dare to mention it.

Since Young Master Zhou was injured, he couldn’t attend to the Old Madam, morning or evening. So he lied, saying Young Master Zhou and the Prince Consort were getting along well, with Zhou accompanying the Prince Consort around the Capital City.

The Old Madam didn’t suspect and instead felt proud, "My grandson is better at making friends than his father."

The task fell to Old Master Zhou and his companions, but none immediately intervened or knew how to manage it.

Three days later, Young Master Zhou’s recovery allowed him and the others to leave the house.

Young Master Zhou and his companions sought out Su Yang together. Su Yang said, "Although these three cases are separate, I feel they ultimately point towards the Minister of Revenue. Investigate as you see fit."

"If there are any places where you can’t proceed, come to me; I’ll handle it."

The words were met with suspicion by Young Master Zhou and his companions.

An arrow drawn cannot turn back.

Once this investigation begins, it must be carried through to the end — a battle to the finish.

It’s not something that can be resolved by mere promises of support.

Su Yang patted their shoulders, saying, "If I can’t handle it, then there’s my brother-in-law. If he can’t, then there’s my father-in-law."

"I swear by my father’s reputation that I’ll see this through."

The three felt exasperated.

This was definitely deceptive.

His father’s reputation?

Yes, Daiqi East Town Marquis’s reputation is famous, but is this son really someone who cares about his own father’s name?

Years ago, East Town Marquis pawned his marriage alliance to Beimo.

Did this son not retaliate by selling out his father?

Even this matter spread to Beimo, did it not!