Yan Cao made up her mind and quickly shook her head and said it was nothing.
Su Yao was a little confused for a moment, but she trusted Yan Cao and other maids who had been with her from the He family until now. Since Yan Cao didn't say anything, she didn't ask any more questions.
When she got home, she changed her clothes and went to see Old Lady Su.
Old Madam Su was so anxious that blisters appeared in her mouth. She was already under enough pressure because of Su Rong's treatment, and now the Second Master Su and Su An had returned to the capital and were eyeing her covetously. She could not help but indulge in even more anxiety.
Ever since Su Yao left the house, she had been waiting for him to come back, so when Su Yao came in, she immediately stood up and called out "Yaoyao". Then she realized that she had lost her composure and coughed a few times. After Mother Ji took the people downstairs, she ran over and grabbed Su Yao's wrist, anxiously asking her, "How is it?"
Su Yao could see her uneasiness. In just these few days, Old Madam Su seemed to be even older than before. She used to have mostly black hair, but now most of it was white, showing her old age.
Feeling a little emotional, Su Yao helped her sit down and whispered the conversation between Second Master Su and Su An that he had heard. Seeing that Old Madam Su's hands and feet were shaking with anger, she comforted her softly, "Don't be too angry. Second Uncle has been estranged from the family for a long time. As for Su An, he has no brains. As long as he can vent his anger, he won't think of the consequences."
Mrs. Su had a complicated expression on her face. She snorted with a bitter smile, "If being angry is useful, then of course I would catch them all and beat them up, and make them kowtow and apologize in front of the graves of Old Uncle and your eldest uncle. But being angry is not a useful thing now. I didn't do well enough, but I didn't treat the second son badly. I gave him everything he deserved, but they want our lives."
It was meaningless to discuss grudges now. Su Yao was very open-minded. She thought about it and told Old Lady Su her thoughts: "Brother is still receiving treatment. Doctor Shen has been treating him for more than half a month and said that things have changed. It will take another month to see results... Then we still can't alarm Brother about this matter. We have to solve it ourselves."
Old Mrs. Su naturally thought so, but she felt a little uneasy: "How can we solve it?"
The other party came prepared and was aggressive. Even Master Su Er and Su An had defected. Apart from the evidence in the study, who knew what else might be fatal
She hated these people's greed.
More than ten years ago, he killed the eldest brother and caused Su Rong to break his leg, and now he wants to kill them all.
But even if she gritted her teeth in hatred, she couldn't find the real focus - the gap between the two sides was too big, she couldn't even figure out where the enemy was.
Su Yao's thoughts were clear: "Just us, that's enough."
She lowered her voice and said a few words in Mrs. Su's ear. Mrs. Su's eyes immediately lit up, and then fell silent again.
Su Yao waited quietly for Old Lady Su to make a decision.
After a long while, Mrs. Su slowly closed her eyes, let out a long breath, and then opened her eyes and looked at Su Yao: "I will talk to your father about this matter."
Su Yao was a little surprised, but Old Madam Su had made up her mind. As soon as she finished speaking, she rang Yinling to call Mother Ji in and told her to send someone to invite Master Su San.
Mr. Su San happened to be at home. When he heard that it was Old Madam Su who invited him, he came hurriedly.
These days, Master Su San has been running in and out for Su Rong's affairs. Seeing this, Old Mrs. Su feels a little relieved. The relationship between mother and son seems to be much better than last year.
She looked at Master Su San and asked him to stand up. Then she asked him, "Old Third, if there is something that mother asks you for, will you agree to it?"
Master Su San had just come in, and he didn't expect that Old Lady Su would ask him such a question right away, and he was a little confused for a moment.
But he reacted quickly and was about to express his opinion when he saw Old Mrs. Su wave her hand.
Mrs. Su first asked Su Yao to wait outside, and then she said earnestly: "Third brother, I know you have been thinking about the title of the Earl's Mansion all these years."
Master Su San was a little uneasy and was about to speak, but Old Madam Su had already spoken again: "I have been suppressing you. Do you think I am partial to Rong Ge'er and am holding on to the title and refusing to let go, deliberately making things difficult for you?"
Master Su San suddenly looked up at Old Madam Su.
Old Madam Su sneered, "I didn't want to get close to you before. You know the reason yourself. You were originally engaged, but you and your wife had a scandal. I have been disappointed in you since then, because a gentleman would not disgrace the family and go against his parents and promises. But this is not the main reason. The main reason is that the Su family is already in danger, just a shaky mess. If I hide and don't expose this matter, my family may continue to survive, but if I ask the emperor to return the title, our family may really be doomed. Do you understand?"
Over the years, Old Lady Su had always been colder than kinder to him. Although they said they were mother and son, in reality, Old Lady Su simply found it too troublesome to even say a few more words to him.
Now Old Lady Su suddenly showed the intention of having a long talk with him, and Master Su San was quite uncomfortable with it.
Old Madam Su had already mentioned the matter of the enclosure. She looked into Master Su San's eyes and said, "Old San, I don't need to tell you about your elder brother's ability. You should know it clearly. Even your elder brother died in their hands. Do you really think that you can go far if you take over the Bo's Mansion?!"
Master Su San was so annoyed by what he said that he finally found a chance to speak: "Mother, why are you suddenly talking about this..."
"Because a bigger crisis has come." Old Madam Su sighed softly and looked at him firmly: "Did you know that Su An and your second brother have returned to Beijing?"
If he was just shocked before, now Master Su San was really confused. After thinking about what Old Lady Su said before, Master Su San asked dryly, "Mother, what do you mean?"
"Your second brother colluded with your son and wanted to slander our family for colluding with the Japanese." Old Madam Su finally said this in a calm tone. Seeing that Master Su San was shocked, she immediately said, "Do you know what this crime is? If it really comes true, Old Third, think about it, what will you be like in the future?"
Master Su San didn't even dare to think about it.
He couldn't tell what he was feeling. For a moment he thought that what Old Lady Su said was too outrageous and simply unbelievable, but at the same time he knew that since Old Lady Su said so, it must be true.