Chapter 153: Supplementing Equipment

Yan Luoying on the other hand was delighted.

After all, she had won. After the wedding date was set, Yan Luoying felt relieved.

The carriage stopped in front of Su Wen's house and Yan Luoying alighted.

Coincidentally, she saw Su Changqing walking out. She obediently greeted him, "Hello, Uncle Su."

Su Changqing forced out a smile before saying, "Luoying, His Majesty has already given his decree. I'll have to trouble you to control Su Wen."

Yan Luoying smiled. "What are you talking about, Uncle Su? He is the head of the family. He should be the one making the decisions."

Su Changqing shook his head and said, "This brat is never good. You should keep an eye on him."

With that said, Su Changqing got into the carriage and was about to leave when Ning Shuang ran out with a huge wine jar.

"Old Sire! Please bring the wine back. It's Young Master's kind intentions!"

As Ning Shuang spoke, she placed the wine jar on Su Changqing's carriage.

Su Changqing looked at the wine and shook his head helplessly. His son was a little troublesome.

However, Old Su had received many troublesome items, so what was one more to the list?

'Why not call in Wu Kunhu for a drink? He could give him something to add to his troubles and have a good time?' The thought flashed through Su Changqing's mind

As the carriage drove away, Ning Shuang looked at Yan Luoying as she sighed in her heart.

This person would be the master of the inner residence from now on.

No matter how it looked, this would be the case in name.

"Does Miss Yan wish to see the Young Master?" Ning Shuang asked.

Yan Luoying nodded.

Ning Shuang said with a smile, "Please wait a while, I'll inform him."

No matter what, Yan Luoying was still an outsider, thus Ning Shuang would not break the rules.

Yan Luoying had no objections. If Ning Shuang really flattered her, she would instead feel unhappy.

Ning Shuang headed back to the living room. Su Wen was seated on a chair, pondering over something.

"Young Master, Yan Luoying is here."

Hearing this name, Su Wen sighed. At this point, what else could he say?

"Let her come in."

Yan Luoying entered the living room. When they met, Yan Luoying smiled and said, "Lord Su, how have you been? Your reputation is feared by everyone in the capital recently."

These words were true. Among the officials, the Secret Shadow Guard was already sufficiently intimidating.

No one wanted the Secret Shadow Guard to appear in front of their door.

As a commander of the Secret Shadow Guard, Su Wen was extremely active during this period of time, causing many people to fear him.

Su Wen glanced at her before saying, "Are you here just to tell me this?"

Yan Luoying smiled. "Of course not. I'm just here to meet my future husband."

To Yan Luoying's surprise, Su Wen did not reject her words. Instead, he opened his arms and smiled. "Come, then let your husband hug you!"

Yan Luoying blushed. What was wrong with this guy?

Actually, Su Wen's thoughts were very simple. Since he could not reject her, and furthermore Yan Luoying also had decent looks. There was no need to be polite!

In reality, most men were the same. As long as their partners were good-looking enough, it was not that hard to accept.

However, Yan Luoying was not like Su Wen. She could argue with Su Wen, but if she was serious, Yan Luoying would not be able to accept so easily.

"We're not married yet," Yan Luoying stammered, blushing.

"Just because so?" Su Wen sneered.

Yan Luoying was unconvinced. "Do you think everyone is as lawless as you?"

"Then why are you still marrying me?"

Su Wen's words made Yan Luoying fall into silence.

"Who asked me to fall in love with you? You were the one who suggested to His Majesty about the artisan workshop, right?" Yan Luoying asked.

Su Wen was surprised. "How did you know?"

Yan Luoying smiled and said, "There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. It's not something secret, so people will always spread it. Many children who were caught hate you."

Su Wen laid on the chair and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter whether they hate me or not. There are many people who hate me."

Yan Luoying sighed when she saw Su Wen's frivolous expression. When she went to see the child and heard about this from him, she was also shocked.

She clearly remembered those children's resentful faces as they said, "We heard from the adults here that it was Su Wen who found us a hindrance and suggested His Majesty to bring us in. We're forced to learn craftsmanship every day. Sister Yan, can you take us out with you?"

In the hearts of these children, letting them learn and locking them up was the greatest evil!

However, in Yan Luoying's eyes, this was another side of Su Wen that others seldom saw.

Something else hidden beneath that arrogance.

Yan Luoying looked at Su Wen and said seriously, "I'm very glad that you're my betrothed. I know that you don't like me, but I believe that you'll change your mind one day. At the very least, we're going to get married and become the closest people in the world. This is something that can't be changed."

"Since we're husband and wife, we should stick together."

Su Wen shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I don't dislike you that much. After all, I'm a beauty lover. I like all the good-looking ones I have boundless love to spread"

Yan Luoying was helpless. This person was really like what Su Changqing said, not at all good. She confessed so seriously, but she got this sentence as a reply.

At least give a perfunctory sentence to mollify me!

The two of them chatted for a while more, and it seemed like they were at least on good terms. Yan Luoying stood up to leave, and Su Wen fell into a daze once again.

All along, he had an ambiguous relationship with Zhao Wanrou and Wu Muyu.

Could it really end like this?

However, he was reluctant to part with them!

But what if it did not stop?

What Su Wen did not know was that even if he had the system, he was not omniscient.

...

In the prison of the Secret Shadow Guards, many people had been arrested recently. Yao Gu's entire family was sentenced to be executed because he still had a plot to assassinate an official of the Imperial Court. After some investigation, they found a few more murder cases. The few of his mistresses were not considered family members and were thus released. Su Wen also fulfilled his promise and gave each of them a sum of money as a reward for meritorious service.

As for Meng Wei, he was much better off. As Meng Zhiping was dead, he was sentenced to only the confiscation of assets. Meng Wei himself was sentenced to seven years in the military for harboring a criminal.

His entire family had been released.

At the entrance of the Secret Shadow Guard, Su Wen watched as the whole family left. Before they left, Meng Wei's mother looked at Su Wen with a complicated gaze. There was hatred, fear, and relief.

Su Wen then got onto the carriage. In front of the carriage, Zhao Jin and Chu He sat side by side.

Zhao Jin asked in a low voice, "Young Master do you need"

Su Wen shook his head. "There's no need."

He knew what Zhao Jin meant. It was a very simple principle: Pulling the weeds by the roots!

However, Su Wen had his own thoughts. He was never a good person, but at the same time, he didn't mind following the law when his life wasn't in danger.

Most of the time, people were complicated. Su Wen realized that now since his authority had reached a certain level, most of the time, he had to rely on his morals and self-discipline to restrain himself.

Firstly, torture was a very common method in this world. Due to the lack of evidence, if they did not use torture, would the criminal's conscience be exposed?

Even in Su Wen's memory, the torture methods of interrogation only gradually disappeared when modern technology developed. There were so many wise people in ancient times who could not change this. Could Su Wen alone change it?

It was just that Su Wen had always been cautious about using punishments, so even if he did not use it, it did not mean that there was anything wrong with using it in this era.

But Su Wen didn't have the time to lock up every prisoner like Xue Wanjun.

For example, Meng Wei. Was he going to negotiate with him and wait for him to reveal the truth about the criminal?

If that was the case, then there was no need for prisons in this world. In any case, he just wouldn't admit it. Not to mention that Su Wen didn't have any evidence, even if he had, so what? Even if Meng Wei chose to stay silent despite everything, would they then just stare at each other and hope that Meng Wei would admit one way or another?

Social systems and development levels were bound to require some tough measures to advance.

It was not difficult for Su Wen to get rid of Meng Zhiping's family. However, at the same time, did Meng Zhiping's family commit any crimes? Although Su Wen felt that they were not completely innocent, they did not deserve to be killed.

Thus, Su Wen still maintained a moral bottom line, he used it to restrain him.

This was the complexity of human nature.

Su Wen never wanted to act like a saint because that would be too restrictive and tiring.

At the same time, Su Wen did not plan to become an inhumane existence. He did not want to sell everything for his own