Su Yao didn't care about the commotion at Fenyang Palace. She was a guest at Gao Hanlin's house at the moment. Mrs. Gao was very happy to see her: "I've heard that Princess Changning is gentle and kind. Now I see that she is really likable. Please come often in the future. None of the people in our family are worry-free. If I can learn some of your manners, I will be relieved even if I die."
Her words were a bit off topic, and Mr. Gao coughed softly beside her: "Okay, okay, he is a guest invited by Mr. Cui. If you don't know, you might think it's you..."
Madam Gao was immediately dissatisfied: "Even though it was invited by Cui Daru, does that mean I can't invite him in the future? We are women talking, why do you have to say anything?"
Mr. Gao was at a loss for words and could only say to Su Yao with a smile, "I'm so sorry, County Lady. She's a nagging woman, so don't take it personally."
Su Yao couldn't help laughing.
After she came to the capital, she was used to seeing either noble ladies like Princess Mingchang, the wife of Prince Fenyang, who were arrogant and looked down on others, or dignified and cold ladies like the wife of Duke Pingguo. This was indeed the first time she had seen someone as friendly and talkative as Madam Gao.
She felt it was new and familiar, so she shook her head and said, "Madam likes me, and I like Madam too."
Mrs. Gao smiled even more happily: "Of course, I really like the county lady. Please come to visit me often in the future. I will cook my specialty for you."
Mr. Gao couldn't help but laugh: "In that case, please stay for a meal today. I will take you to see Mr. Cui first."
Madam Gao smiled and winked at Su Yao: "Good boy, go and do your thing, and we'll talk later."
When Mr. Gao took Su Yao out, Miss Gao Min couldn't help but wonder: "Mother didn't know this Changning County Lady before, why does she like her so much?"
And I like it a little too much.
Madam Gao looked back and saw her eyes were shining. She waved and called her over, touched her head and said something very earnest: "Silly child, to see if a person is worth getting to know, you don't necessarily have to have known each other before. Let me tell you this, I have liked her very much from the beginning. She suffered a lot when she came back from the merchant's family, but I have never seen her complain about everything. Moreover, she is filial and considerate to Mrs. Su and Mrs. He, close to the uncle and his wife, gentle to the remaining brothers and sisters, and she has never avoided being distant from her adoptive parents' home and has gotten along well with them. How can such a girl not be liked?"
Gao Min was even more surprised: "Mother, how do you know all these things so clearly?"
"Because I was there when the county lady saved people on Zhengyang Street last time!" Madam Gao smiled. "The crazy horse hit a lot of people at that time. Everyone was trying to avoid it. Only she rushed out to try to stop the horse. She almost fell off the horse several times. Isn't such a person worth making friends with? Even you should get closer to her in the future. Such a friend is a true friend."
Gao Min nodded thoughtfully.
On the other side, Cui Yuandao and Su Yao sat down as the host and guest respectively. While picking up his books, Cui Yuandao nodded at Su Yao and said, "The county lady is more capable than I thought. Have you already started planning?"
There were only two of them left in the room. Su Yao looked up and saw Cui Yuandao staring at him intently, so he smiled and said, "I wonder how early Cui Daru meant by early?"
"The two people who went to kill Madam Chen to silence her..." Cui Yuandao did not try to cover up the truth and asked directly, "Did you arrange this?"
If this is true, then it can only be said that Su Yao's scheming is truly terrifying.
Find those two people in advance, let them kill Madam Chen to silence her, and then rescue Madam Chen at the critical moment. This will not only make the government furious, feeling that their authority is being challenged, but also make Madam Chen hate those people even more, allowing the matter to ferment further.
Su Yao shook her head bluntly. She had no hobby of complicating things by hiding things, so she simply pointed out: "I would not and would not bother to do that. The reason why I reminded Zhang Tuiguan to arrive in time was only because I had asked Ruan Xiaojiu to keep an eye on the people in the dog farm in advance, and I happened to find that the people in the dog farm were not moving properly. I also felt that the Zhangzhou pirate invasion that just happened was too strange and coincidental, so I thought about it a little more."
Her eyes were open and frank, without any evasion or flicker. Cui Daru looked at her for a while, lowered his eyes and hummed, then said: "This matter involves many people. The Cui family..."
"Cui Daru is a smart man. He should know what role the Cui family played in this." Su Yao did not mince words. He stared at Cui Daru and pointed out the pros and cons bluntly: "Cui Daru, if you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Now is not the time to be soft-hearted. I don't know what the Cui family did, but it's not hard to imagine. Just look at the fact that Princess Fenyang has always been very close to Juhai Manor, and the manipulator behind Juhai Manor is Bai Qiye. If you get involved in overseas affairs, losing your head is the least of it. I don't believe that the Cui family has no involvement in this."
Cui Yuandao closed his eyes.
Then he sighed: "I am too persistent. The county lady is right. In the final analysis, this matter is because they are too greedy. No one else is to blame."
Su Yao snorted. At this point, she was not afraid of saying something too hurtful. "It's not just greed. As far as I know, Juhai Manor and the dog farm killed no less than dozens of people. Aren't these people's lives lives? Besides, you were also present when Madam Chen came to Beijing. You know clearly where Madam Chen's daughter went. Juhai Manor can give the noble lady to the pirates, but what about the Cui family? Mr. Cui may be deaf to what's happening outside, but your sons must know it. You know it yourself. The Cui family has done a lot. Since they dared to do it, it's time for them to pay the price."
No one in the Cui family, including Princess Fenyang and Mr. Bai Qi, was wronged or pitied at all.
People always have to pay the price for what they do.
Cui Daru was speechless. After a long while, he let out a long breath and nodded slowly: "Miss Su is right. The Cui family has brought this upon themselves. No one else is to blame. I am obsessed with appearances."
Su Yao was silent for a moment, then shook his head softly: "Sir, you are a smart person, and smart people always understand a lot of truths. I hope you can understand that coming to this point today, as you said, is the Cui family's own choice. Moreover, now that all this has been laid out in the open, the outcome is no longer something I can control."