Master Su San felt somewhat nervous. Although he had promised Master Xiong and Madam Xiong huge profits as Su Yao had said, he was not sure whether he could achieve the expected effect.
After he finished his work, he went to have dinner with Old Lady Su.
Recently, Old Lady Su's relationship with Master Su San has become much more harmonious. When Su Yao is not at home, many things at home are handled by Master Su San, including visits to the Wang family, etc. Master Su San has done a very good job. She has completely forgiven Master Su San in her heart. When she saw him coming, she asked him with concern whether he had eaten.
Master Su San sat next to her and naturally reached out to help her fill a bowl of soup and handed it to her. Then she heard Old Madam Su asking with concern whether there was any news sent back from Yunnan.
He paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yaoyao did send back some news, but it wasn't about Yunnan, it was about Princess Mingchang's mansion."
The court has been arguing over the Yunnan issue recently, and all kinds of things have been said, but there has been no news about the Crown Prince. Old Madam Su has kept it to herself, and Master Su San knows how worried she is. Since there is no way of knowing what happened in Yunnan, it would be a good idea to talk about other things to divert their attention.
Sure enough, Mrs. Su immediately put down her chopsticks and asked, "What's going on?"
"Our princess probably still bears a grudge about what happened in the hunting ground, so she actually sent people from the Cui family to kill Yaoyao and Cui Daru when Yaoyao went south..." Master Su San's face was gloomy and his tone was cold. The resentment in his heart now was half less than when he was against Old Madam Su for not asking for a title for him. After all, the Su family was still fine before even without the title. But now, Princess Mingchang really wanted the Su family to die, and it had happened more than once. Master Su San was already full of anger when he was in the hunting ground.
Old Madam Su was also shocked for a while, then she sneered: "This is really true, who said that a biting dog doesn't bark? For so many years, Princess Mingchang has always been indifferent to our family, which is fine, but in recent years, she has really intensified. Killing Yaoyao, is she doing it for personal revenge? In the final analysis, she just can't bear to see our Su family have an easy life, and she is afraid that Yaoyao can really save Rong Ge'er and others when she goes to Yunnan..."
She quickly thought of Princess Mingchang's purpose, and then she looked at Master Su San and said, "So, when I send the letter back, did you have any instructions for me to do?"
Since Su Yao had already figured out that those people were sent by Princess Mingchang, he must have a countermeasure in mind. Even Old Madam Su herself couldn't bear this. Over the years, the Su family had not offended Princess Mingchang's mansion in any way, so why bother to kill them all
Master Su San was about to speak when Mother Ji came in and said that Li Rui was here.
Master Su San nodded: "Just let him come in directly."
He helped Old Lady Su sit down on the kang, and without waiting for Li Rui to kowtow, he said directly: "Stop those useless things, tell me, is there any reply from the other side?"
"A letter has arrived." Li Rui hurriedly picked up the letter from Mr. Xiong and said softly, "It says they are waiting for your reply."
Master Su San raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to open it, took a look and smiled, then handed it to Old Lady Su: "Princess Mingchang's own family is not peaceful, and she always tries her best to meddle in other people's affairs. Now, it's time for her to have a taste of what it means to meddle in other people's affairs."
Mrs. Su opened the letter and saw that Mr. Xiong explained in the letter that Princess Chang had reprimanded Mrs. Li because of Li Jinniang's marriage. She immediately understood what Su Yao was going to do. She sneered and said, "She really underestimated how much a mother can do to help her child. That's good. Tell Mr. Xiong that what we said still counts."
Mr. Xiong has a nephew who is serving in the army in Yunnan, and Mr. Su San has promised to help find him.
In addition, if Princess Mingchang continues to make such a fuss, it will actually be very disadvantageous to them, and they themselves are already fed up with it, so there is a high probability that this matter will succeed.
Master Su San responded and asked Li Rui to go there in person. Then he turned to Old Lady Su and said, "Don't worry, Madam Li must be a clear-headed person..."
Mrs. Li's mind was indeed very clear. She went back to her room and sat alone for a while, and only came to her senses when Master Li came back in trouble in the evening.
Master Li felt bad. He also felt that Princess Mingchang was pushing too hard and he felt guilty towards his wife and children. However, he had to obey Princess Mingchang's orders. She was used to being strong, so he pursed his lips and whispered "Madam". He sighed softly, "After this incident, I will definitely persuade my mother not to act on impulse again."
Madam Li had heard this kind of words countless times, and now she would never believe it again, but she did not get hysterical like before. Instead, she solemnly pulled Master Li's sleeve, sighed and said, "Master, I have something to tell you."
Finally, Madam Li stopped making a fuss, and Master Li was completely relieved. He didn't care about anything else and just kept agreeing, "You talk, I'm listening."
Madam Li was not as playful as him. She coughed with a serious face and said, "I am serious, Master. Do you listen to me?"
Master Li nodded hurriedly: "Madam, please speak. I will listen to whatever you say."
"Okay!" Madam Li took a hot handkerchief and applied it to her eyes. She waited until the heat dissipated before lifting the handkerchief and solemnly told Master Li what Princess Mingchang had done over the years.
Mr. Li became more and more uneasy as he listened. Just as he was about to speak, Mrs. Li spoke in a decisive tone: "Master, if you still want to listen to mother-in-law this time, that's fine. Here is a dagger. Kill me and the children first, and then we will be spared from being arrested and humiliated in jail later."
Master Li was shocked. He thought his wife had come to her senses, but she still disagreed and was so fierce. He stood up quickly: "Why is it so? Why is it so? Yes, mother did something a little bit out of line, but, but Your Majesty..."
"The emperor was tolerant of our family in the past because we didn't get involved with those inexplicable people! But look at what mother has done now! Are you still naive enough to think that our family can be more favored than Fenyang Palace?!" Madam Li immediately retorted. Seeing that Master Li was stunned, she unceremoniously punctured his last bit of luck: "Don't fantasize about the future. If the emperor knew that mother-in-law was still in Fenyang Palace and continued to collude with the remnants, he would be more ruthless to us than to Fenyang Palace! So, if you want to agree to her today, then kill us first!"