Mao Tuan Tuan readily pretended to be dead, which made Su Yi scream in her heart that he was an unfilial son.
If it happened to an ordinary female member of the family, she would either scream in shock or faint from fright.
In fact, Su Yi felt that sometimes, pretending to faint could save a lot of trouble. King Rui looked tall and strong, so he shouldn't bother with a weak woman like her, right
While thinking this, she couldn't help but glance at the little girl who had fainted at the other person's feet, and silently crossed this option out of her mind.
This guy is a cruel and cruel person who has no mercy on women.
King Rui was already walking towards her. Since she couldn't hide from him and it seemed too late to seduce him, Su Yi simply looked at him openly.
He was very tall, and although he wasn't wearing armor, he still gave people a sense of oppression, as if he was standing on a mountain and having deep ponds. Judging from his face, he actually looked quite good, with deep eyes, a high nose, thin lips, and full of masculine appeal. Unfortunately, his aura was too terrifying, and his eyes were so dark and deep that it seemed as if they were faintly flashing with blood, making people dare not take a closer look.
Su Yi is now tall and slender, but when the opponent approaches, she can only look up at him, which makes her lack of momentum.
She thought this wouldn't work, so she looked around, stepped on a stone nearby, looked down at him, and said in a negotiating tone, "How about this, I'll pretend I didn't see you pinching someone, and you'll pretend I didn't hit you, and neither of us will settle accounts with each other?"
King Rui had no expression on his face, like a cold weapon. His tone of voice didn't even fluctuate when he spoke. He stretched out his hand in front of Su Yi, holding the stone with his fingertips, "Throw it again."
"Huh?" Su Yi almost thought he had heard it wrong. He looked at the stone, then at the other person's face, and looked back and forth several times before he was sure that he was not joking.
Did she succeed in seducing him? As soon as this guy saw her, he was completely fascinated and fell for her
But asking someone to throw stones at you, what kind of novel way of chatting someone up is that
Su Yi took the pebble doubtfully, jumped off the stone, took two steps back, and confirmed again: "Did I really smash it?"
King Rui didn't say anything, but his standing posture changed slightly, as if his muscles were tensed, ready to strike.
Seeing this, Su Yi took aim and threw it lightly.
She saw King Rui's movements change several times. Considering the human body, his reaction speed was really very agile and could be called top-notch.
But Su Yi is not a human, she is a demon. When she wants to hit something, it's like cheating, she can hit it no matter what.
Naturally, King Rui did not dodge. Fortunately, Sui remembered not to hit people in the face. The stone hit his chest and fell into his hand.
He held the stone and looked over. His face was still like a stone sculpture, with no expression, but the blood and energy in his body seemed to come alive, eager to try, "You are good, fight with me."
Now it was Su Yi's turn to have a blank expression. I'm not going to hit you, you're so righteous and ask a weak woman like her to fight with you, aren't you even ashamed
She thought she had succeeded in seducing him.
At this time, Mao Tuan Tuan popped up again, "Yi Yi, good job, you attracted the other party's attention so quickly!"
"Shut up, you bastard."
It is impossible for them to fight. They are well-mannered people and don't know what fighting and killing are. They are born to appreciate flowers and drink tea.
Besides, if she makes some noise and is seen by others, wouldn’t her image as a stunning beauty be ruined
That won't work.
Just then, footsteps were heard in the distance, and Sui took the opportunity to step back. "Forget about the fight. See you later." After saying that, he ran away.
When she returned to the banquet, someone finally came up to talk to her and asked where she had been. Su Yi fooled the person by saying that she had gone out for some fresh air.
As they were chatting, they suddenly heard a scream from outside. A moment later, someone came to find the host, Mrs. Ning, and whispered something in her ear. Mrs. Ning's face changed immediately.
Su Yi vaguely heard the words "garden" and "fainted", and thought that someone had discovered the girl just now, and it seemed that King Rui had left.
The girl was quite unlucky. She used some unknown method to lure her lover over. She shyly expressed her feelings, but was pinched in the end.
Besides, it would be useless to pinch her because the other party is Prince Rui, who is deeply trusted by the Emperor. He is afraid that the girl's family will know about it, so they dare not make it public. Instead, they will keep it secret to avoid being laughed at.
The women present were obviously curious about what had happened. Although they did not speak directly, they had communicated with each other through eye contact.
When Madam Ning noticed this, her expression became even worse. She forced herself to maintain a smile to entertain the guests, but it was obvious that she was not as warm and considerate as before.
After a while, Sui stood up and said goodbye.
On the way back, the maid Chunyan asked, "Miss, have you heard what happened just now?"
Qinglian is in charge of Su Yi's affairs when she goes out, while Qingxing stays at home. In addition to Qinglian, she will also bring one or two maids. If she goes to a crowded place, she will also bring a strong old woman.
Among these maids, Chunyan is the most lively. She is always chattering, but fortunately she is not out of control. With her around, the atmosphere is more cheerful, and Suyi and Qinglian don't have to restrain themselves as much.
"I just heard a scream, and I don't know anything else. How come you know it?" Su Yi said across the sedan.
Chunyan moved closer, and said with a hint of pride, "I heard it from the people in Ning Mansion."
When these ladies attended the banquet, the maids they brought with them were left in the side hall or ear rooms to entertain them. With so many people gathered together, it was inevitable that they would talk about gossip.
Chunyan continued, "It is said that she is Madam Ning's niece, who is staying at the Ning Mansion. Someone saw her wandering around the garden, doing something unknown. Not long after, her servants found that she had fainted. You said that the weather was not hot, so she would not have suffered from heatstroke. How could she faint?"
Maybe she was pinched by someone who doesn't understand romance
"Mao Tuan Tuan, I think your father is obsessed with martial arts this time. He has no other thoughts and doesn't want to fall in love. Let's not bother him and just be happy."
"Is the focus on the last sentence?" Mao Tuan asked.
Su Yi said with relief: "He is indeed my son, he understands me so well. It would be better if you can be braver next time and not let your mother face your father who doesn't recognize any relatives alone."
You said it as if you couldn't handle it alone. Mao Tuan Tuan muttered, and he saw that the big devil was clearly enjoying it.
After returning to the Shen Mansion, Su Yi just sat down in front of the mirror and was about to take off the jewelry on her head when Qing Xing told her that before she came back, the eldest lady of the mansion sent someone to invite her over for a chat.
Su Yi stroked her face in the mirror and sighed softly, "Alas, it is hard to give up natural beauty. People who are beautiful are so tired."
Qinglian was amused and asked, "Are you going, girl?"
"Go ahead, take a walk now while you're still wearing your clothes."
Qinglian asked a maid to go to the main room to tell them and help Su Yi to re-arrange her hair.
The Shen family has not been divided because the old lady is still alive. There are now three branches in total. Among them, the first and third branches are all illegitimate children. Only the second master Shen is the biological son of the old lady Shen. He is also the most promising. He is only thirty years old and has already reached the fourth rank. His future is promising. The first and third branches only rely on the blessing of their ancestors to donate a scattered official position.
Therefore, the one with the most say in the mansion is the second house. However, since the wife of the second house is as good as nothing and the old lady is a vegetarian and a Buddhist, the power of housekeeper is handed over to Chen of the first house.
After Su Yi returned to her parents' home, Chen wanted to meet her. After all, if the second wife decided to leave the family, it would be hard to say who would be the housekeeper in the future. But also because of this, Chen didn't want to rush in and appear inferior, so she left it alone for a few days until today.
Led by Qinglian, Su Yi passed through the small garden, walked around a corridor, and arrived at another courtyard. Before entering the door, he heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.
Qinglian reminded: "It seems that the third lady and several girls are here."
Sue nodded.
The maid who was holding the curtain at the door was stunned when she saw her. After Qinglian coughed lightly, she hurriedly reported to the room: "The second wife is here!"
The laughter in the room stopped, and everyone turned to look at the door, only to see the door curtain opened and a slender and graceful figure appear behind the carved eight-treasure frame. When she turned around the frame and came to the front, everyone took a deep breath.
Su Yi glanced around the whole room. There were two female relatives dressed as women, one was middle-aged, and the other looked younger. They must be the ladies of the first and third wives. In addition, there were four or five girls, the younger generation.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Chen, was the first to react and immediately said warmly, "Please ask the second wife to sit down."
Everyone came back to their senses then, and greeted each other, paying their respects, and for a moment the whole place was filled with chatter.
After Qinglian reminded her, Su Yi realized that among the girls, two were from the second wife and were considered her "daughters" in name.
The older one is the second child in the mansion, about twelve or thirteen years old, with a beautiful face. She is the reborn heroine, named Shen Shuyao.
Su Yi took a look and saw the little girl just stole a glance at her. When their eyes met, she quickly lowered her head, as if nothing was wrong.
The younger one, who was about ten years old, was also looking at her, but with vigilance in his eyes. He did not look as innocent as the heroine who had lived a second life, so Su Yi ignored him.
At the same time, almost everyone in the room was looking at her openly or secretly.
The younger generations had never seen the second wife before. When they saw her, they were all stunned by her beauty. The first and third wives felt very complicated.
Speaking of which, who among people of their age had not heard of the beautiful name of Miss Su? Her marriage with the young master of the Sun family had made many girls envious. They were truly a perfect match, the best portrayal of a talented man and a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, it ended up like that, which was a pity.
When I see her again now, she still looks the same and is still in her prime. Looking back at myself, I have been sighing over others for more than ten years, but now, don’t I envy her
However, when she thought about the fact that there were people who were more sad than she was, Chen felt much better.
Although she has been the housekeeper in recent years, their master is incompetent and the second master is promising. The concubines in the second house do not submit to her. Relying on their backers, they openly and secretly make things difficult for her, saying that she is not fair and has taken too many benefits for their first house.
Chen thought that if she was suppressed by the wife of the second house, she would have nothing to say. But a few concubines who were not presentable dared to challenge her just by relying on a little favor, which was really disgusting.
Others don’t know, but doesn’t she know
Some of those concubines, in their eyes, temperament, and figure, always resemble Su in some way. It's funny that they don't even know it and are so rampant. Now that Su has appeared, let's see if their second master will even take a second look at the fake
Men are all like this, what they get becomes useless, and what they are not allowed to touch becomes their obsession.
Su Yi chatted with the women in the room. In fact, there was not much to talk about, just some trivial matters in the backyard. When someone came to report that the male owners had returned home, everyone dispersed.
She took Qinglian back and said to her on the way: "If anyone comes to invite you in the future, just turn them down. It's more meaningful to look at the account book."
Qinglian covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She knew best how much the girl disliked looking at the account book. Now she would rather look at the account book than accept the invitation, which showed how boring this invitation was.
When they walked outside the courtyard, they suddenly saw a man standing by the small garden. Qinglian hurriedly whispered, "It's the Second Master."
Su Yi took a look.
When Master Su was scolding people before, he said that Shen Er had a pig-like appearance. That was actually slander. The other party had a good appearance, a handsome appearance, and a graceful demeanor. He could be called a handsome man. No wonder Miss Su got married casually out of spite and chose him when she was picking someone casually.
When the other person heard the noise, he turned around and saw Su Yi. He was immediately surprised and happy, with deep affection and infatuation flashing in his eyes.
"Yiyi..."
Su Yi frowned. She had heard many people call her Yi Yi, but this time was the most uncomfortable to hear.
"What's up?"
Master Shen just looked at her intently and shook his head gently, "I came to see you."
Su Yi said, "I have seen it, can you move your feet and let me in?"
"Yi Yi, after all these years, are you still unwilling to forgive me?" The other person's words were filled with suppressed pain.
Those who don't know would think that he is deeply in love. Su Yi wanted to ask, if he really likes Miss Su so much, were those concubines in his backyard forced by others? If he took one in, he could say that it was for the sake of continuing the family line, but if he took in a group of them, why is he pretending to be a love saint
"I just saw the second and fourth girls. They are very cute. I think their mothers are also very beautiful. Second Master is so lucky."
Shen Er's expression changed and he took a step back. Su Yi took this opportunity to enter the yard and quickly asked someone to close the door.
Qinglian looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Su Yi knew what she was going to say and waved his hand to show that he understood.
It seems that the Shen Mansion is not a place to stay for long. Unless she is willing to deal with Shen Er, the other party will always be turned away. If one day he gets angry and gives her a letter of divorce, Su Yi doesn't care about her reputation, but the whole Su Mansion will lose face. Although she has just met Master Su and Liu, she has a good impression of them and does not want to drag them down.
It seems that the potential crisis in the Su Mansion must be clarified and resolved first, and then Master Su can stand up straight, support her, and divorce her.
"Mao Tuan Tuan, do you know who my two nephews are associated with and how they got involved in the affairs of the emperor's family?"
Mao Tuan said, "It's only been a few days, how can it be so fast? Wait a little longer. It's easy for you to get a divorce. Go and tell that King Rui that you can fight with him, but let him be your backer first."
Su Yi frowned: "Look at him, he will not stop until he beats me, so I have to fight with him till the end of time? I am here to be a parasite, why should I work so hard? Can't I just drink tea and watch the show quietly?"
"Then just put some water in."
"Do you think others are like you and can't even see that you are letting the ball go?" Su Yi said contemptuously.
Maotuan was so angry at her that he ignored her.
At the same time, the second young lady of the Shen family had just returned to her room. When she pushed the door open, she saw a woman sitting in the room.
Shen Shuyao sighed inwardly, "Why is my aunt here?"
The woman was her biological mother, Aunt Ding from the second wife's house. She was about thirty years old and quite pretty, but she always had a sad look on her face and was not very likable.
"I heard that the eldest lady invited you to have tea?" Aunt Ding looked cautious.
Seeing her like that, Shen Shuyao felt both annoyed and a little pity. Her mother had been like this all her life, always cautious in everything she did, as if she was afraid of offending others, even talking to her own daughter like this.
She and her daughter were not valued in the second house, like invisible people. So much so that in her previous life, when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she was still unengaged because there was no one to arrange it and she had no way to go out and meet those ladies.
Later, the aunt found a marriage proposal from somewhere. The other party talked about it in a very exaggerated way, so she believed it and thought that this good marriage would fall on her unfavored daughter. She hurriedly ran to the old lady to ask for it, but she didn't know that it was she who pushed her daughter into the fire pit. She suffered for several years and died in her twenties.
I don’t know how my aunt is doing after her death.
Whenever Shen Shuyao thought of these things in her previous life, she couldn't help feeling resentful, but she also knew that apart from Aunt Ding, no one else in the world truly cared about her.
Perhaps because she had lived another life and had come to terms with many things, she knew she could not blame her aunt. But this time, she would never obey her aunt and ruin her life.
"Well, except for me, all the sisters in the mansion have gone... and the second wife." Shen Shuyao sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, and also poured a cup for Aunt Ding. Thinking of the people she had met before, she was still a little dazed.
This was the first time in two lifetimes that she saw the wife of their second room. In the past, she had only heard people say that she was beautiful, but she didn't know how beautiful she was. Only when she saw her today did she realize that she was such a beautiful and charming person. Once she saw her, she would never forget her.
Shen Shuyao couldn't help but feel envious. In her previous life, the other person's fate was as miserable as hers, but now, she came out of it as easily as she said. She came and went freely, and no matter where she went, she was the one that everyone paid attention to.
And what about herself? Where is her hope? How does her fate change
When Aunt Ding heard the words "Second Wife", she trembled slightly and the tea in her hand spilled out.
Shen Shuyao frowned and asked, "What's wrong, Auntie?"
"No, nothing." Aunt Ding shook her head and wiped her face with her hand. She looked at him intently, and after a while, she asked in a low voice, "How is Madam?"
Shen Shuyao looked at her suspiciously and said, "The lady is very nice, young and beautiful, and she also gave me a gift." As she spoke, she subconsciously stroked the jade pendant around her waist.
Aunt Ding didn't pay any attention. Her eyes were absent-minded and she didn't know where to look. She was already immersed in her own thoughts.
Back then, when the lady first came into the family, the second master liked her very much and indulged her in everything, which made the old lady not very happy. Moreover, the lady had been in love with someone else in the past, and everyone knew that. If the second master had not insisted on marrying her, the old lady would not have wanted such a daughter-in-law.
When paying respects, the old lady especially liked to find fault with the Madam, and the Madam was not a soft-hearted person, so every time she would make the Second Master have to mediate.
After a few times, the old lady became dissatisfied and felt that the Second Master had forgotten her as his mother since he had a wife. Therefore, she asked herself to serve the Second Master.
At that time, Aunt Ding was still called Ding Xiang, and she was originally just a maidservant beside the old lady. The second master was handsome, young and promising, and kind. Which maidservant in the mansion didn't have a crush on him? She was willing in her heart, and she didn't dare to disobey the old lady, so she went obediently.
The old lady did this, firstly to appease the mistress's arrogance, and secondly to win over the second master's heart.
At first, Erye didn't even look at her, until a few months later, she heard Erye and his wife arguing, apparently because of his wife's former lover. Erye drank a lot of wine that night and mistook her for him...
Two months later, she found out that she was pregnant. The old lady forced the second master to marry her, saying that the lady had lived in the house for a year and was still not pregnant. Then the lady sealed off the yard and stopped interacting with anyone.
The second master felt guilty and did not dare to disturb his wife. He also began to blame the old lady, and a rift began to arise between the mother and son. After that, the old lady began to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures and ignored external affairs.
When the Madam had just locked herself up, the Second Master was still waiting for her. One or two years later, perhaps because his wait was in vain, he suddenly became romantic and brought three concubines into the mansion at once, but he never looked at her directly.
She lived cautiously in this mansion with her daughter, not knowing why she had to endure year after year.
That night, countless people tossed and turned in bed.
The next morning, the weather was fine and the emperor came back from his morning court session. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen his nephew for a few days, so he summoned the eunuch and said, "What has Prince Rui been doing these days? Summon him to the palace."
The subordinates did not dare to delay and went straight away.
The emperor was sitting in the main hall reviewing half a stack of memorials when he heard someone outside announce that Prince Rui wanted to see him. He waved his hand and let him in.
He lowered his head and stared at the memorial in his hand. When he heard footsteps, he didn't even raise his head. "It's rare for you to stay in Beijing for a few days. Why don't you come to the palace to take a look? Do you have to wait for me to urge you to come?"
If it were someone else, they would have knelt down and apologized after hearing what the emperor said, but Prince Rui just stood there like nothing had happened. Even in front of his uncle, the emperor, he didn't show any sign of weakness, and said in a stern voice, "Busy."
"What are you busy with? Are you busy getting married or having children? I tell you, if you don't marry a princess this year, the Queen Mother will have to explain herself. I won't be her shield." The emperor threw down the memorial, cursed in his heart what bullshit, and looked up at the person standing there.
As soon as he saw it, his eyebrows immediately raised. This person with a swollen and bruised forehead in front of him, was he his nephew who could stop children from crying at night
"What happened? Were you hit by a bamboo pole while climbing into someone's backyard?" It was rare for the emperor to see his nephew being humiliated, so seeing that the injury was not serious, he was in the mood to make a joke.
He was only willing to relax like this in front of his nephew. Facing the court officials and princes, he was the king of a country, the majesty of heaven, and a strict father. And those people were all trembling with fear and trepidation in front of him.
Prince Rui may have heard his teasing, but he was unwilling to cooperate and said, "If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will still practice martial arts."
The emperor said angrily, "Who said I'm fine? I want to ask you, where is Princess Rui? Where is my nephew?"
King Rui used his usual way of dealing with things, standing there with a blank expression.
The uncle and nephew stared at each other, and in the end the emperor lost because he had read too many memorials and his eyes were dry, so he could not stare at him anymore.
He was so angry that he waved his hands: "Go away, don't be an eyesore here, go and pay your respects to the Queen Mother."
After Prince Rui left, he said to the eunuch beside him: "Ask the Imperial Hospital to prepare some medicine and send it to Prince Rui."
The eunuch agreed with a smile. As the person closest to the emperor, he certainly knew that no matter how much His Majesty disliked him, he cared very much about Prince Rui in his heart, and even caused secret dissatisfaction among several princes because of this.
Fortunately, Prince Rui has no interest in government affairs, otherwise, the future battle for the throne will be...
Realizing that he was thinking about something he shouldn't have been thinking about, the eunuch quickly came to his senses and stood behind the emperor with his head lowered.
Prince Rui went to pay his respects to the Queen Mother. Naturally, he attracted concern again because of the bruise on his forehead. Then, as usual, he was urged to get married quickly and stop hanging around in the barracks all day.
Prince Rui listened with his left ear and let it out with his right ear. When he left the Queen Mother's palace, he was still relaxed and didn't take anything to heart.
He and his subordinates had their own independent military camp. They were usually in the capital. If the emperor did not summon them, he would stay in the camp every day and randomly pick a few subordinates to help.
Every time someone is chosen, they feel both pain and happiness.
In the eyes of these iron-willed soldiers, their prince is good in everything, especially his subordinates, except for one thing: he is too obsessed with martial arts. No matter whether it is a war or a fight, he takes it seriously and never lets go until the opponent is defeated.
Although they would gain something every time they fought with the prince, and this meant that they had a greater hope of surviving on the battlefield, this hope was so damn painful. It came at the cost of a bruised face and nose, and being unable to get out of bed for three days. It was really not something that most people could bear.
Therefore, every time the King of Rui beat someone, some old-timers would hide behind and trick some young and inexperienced people to come forward to be beaten, under the pretext of giving them a chance to grow. When the young people grew up to be old-timers, they would continue to fool the younger ones, and this good tradition was passed down endlessly.
This time, as soon as Prince Rui arrived at the camp, the conspicuous bruise on his head immediately attracted everyone's attention, and many people conveyed information with their eyes.
"What's going on? Which hero can beat the prince?"
"I didn't see him yesterday morning. The prince went to a banquet yesterday afternoon, so he didn't have the opportunity to fight with anyone."
"So, the prince got angry and punched himself?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Look, the prince has asked Old Seven to come over."
"Old Seven is not good at fighting, but he is good at gathering information. I have a feeling that the reason why the prince called him must be related to the wound on his forehead."
Thinking of this, the two exchanged a knowing smile, wanting to know what was going on. They would just catch Old Seven and use threats and bribes to deal with him.
That afternoon, the two met again.
"How about it, how much can you ask?"
"He refused to tell the whole story, so he revealed a little."
"Are you not giving it your all?"
"I even threatened to strip him of his pants and hang him upside down on the military flag, but he just wouldn't obey. What else can I do? Or you can really strip him of his pants?"
"Forget it, forget it. What should I do if I get stye? What did he reveal?"
"He said that the prince asked him to check the news of a lady at Lord Ning's banquet yesterday."
"Madam? Are you sure she's not some young lady or maid?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Tsk tsk tsk... I never thought our prince would like this. No wonder he never even glanced at those delicate young ladies. It turns out he was thinking about the young lady's mother. Does that mean that every time the prince enters the palace, he has to visit the emperor's harem? Oh my, this is terrible. Why are you flirting with me? I tell you, although I don't like my wife, I definitely don't like men either. Are you giving up? Uh... Prince?"
On this day, everyone in the camp was very happy because the prince somehow caught someone to practice on and they were lucky enough to escape. Amitabha.
Mao Tuan tracked the Su family's affairs for several days and finally got some clues.
Miss Su's two nephews made a good friend in the academy, and this friend was the son of the third prince's uncle. Although the relationship was a bit distant, Mao Tuan read the original novel from beginning to end and found that in the plot three years later, the second prince fell off his horse and was injured, the third prince was scolded by the emperor for no reason and was confined for several months, and then the Su family disappeared in a muddle.
From this point of view, it is likely that the two sons of the Su family stood on the side of the third prince, and then when needed, they were pushed out as scapegoats to vent the emperor's anger.
The emperor might not know who the mastermind was, but could he really kill the third prince? Of course not. Using the Su family as a warning was just a warning to the other princes.
As for the life and death of the Su family, they are just insignificant little people who are confused and dare to get involved in the struggle for the royal succession. If they die, they die. Who would feel sorry for them
After hearing this, Su Yi thought about it, called Qinglian and gave her some instructions.
Qinglian was slightly surprised, "This..."
Su Yi said: "Can it be done? If not, I will think of another way."
"It can be done. Miss, don't forget that we have a few people who can be used in our shop outside. But what if the two young masters fight?"
"It's just right to fight. It's okay if they get some minor injuries."
Qinglian hesitated, and only went after making sure that she was serious.
After a day or two, she told Su Yi that the matter was settled. The two young masters had just returned home, so Su Yi had someone pack up and went to the Su Mansion.
When she arrived, the mansion was bustling with activity. Many servants were kneeling outside Master Su's yard. Inside the house, Master Su and Liu looked angry and helpless. The two young masters were still pulling each other, and both had bruises on their faces, which seemed to be caused by fists and kicks.
Seeing Su Yi, Master Su's expression improved. "Yi Yi, you're here. You two bastards, why don't you come and kowtow to your aunt!"
The two men looked at Su Yi in a daze, until they were kicked by Master Su, and then they knew to call for help.
Su Yi smiled and asked them to stand up, gave them a greeting gift, and then asked, "What happened?"
Liu sighed and told the story.
It turned out that the two brothers were returning from the academy today, and when they passed by the market, they both fell in love with a jade ornament. The owner said a few words to them, and the two of them became obsessed with it, neither of them was willing to give in, and they insisted on taking it as their own.
As they were arguing, they began to accuse each other and brought up all the trivial frictions that happened in their daily lives. In the end, they even started fighting. The servants could not try to persuade them to stop, and instead joined in the fight, making a fool of themselves.
Su Yi said, "Why don't we apply medicine to the two nephews first, and then I can persuade them separately."
Liu looked at her and realized that she probably had something to talk to Master Su about alone, so she nodded and left with her two troublesome sons.
Master Su was still sulking, muttering things like "the son is unfilial and has brought shame to his father".
Su Yi looked outside the door. In the yard, the servants were more seriously injured than the two young masters. At this moment, they all had pale faces and were kneeling in the sun.
"What are you going to do with those outside, brother?"
Master Su shook his hands and said angrily, "Let them follow those two brats to serve them, not to fight. Since they can't serve, just send them all back to the farm."
Su Yi nodded gently and said, "Brother, you are kind-hearted. If it happened in another family, at the very least, they would be beaten and then taken away to be sold. But even a kind-hearted person like brother can't tolerate the servant who instigated his nephew to fight."
Master Su was confused and frowned. He sat down on the chair next to Su Yi, leaned over and asked, "Yi Yi, what are you talking about? Why are you talking around like a tongue twister?"
Su Yi did not answer, but asked: "Brother, which of the princes do you think is most likely to become the crown prince?"
"Hush—" Master Su was startled, and hurriedly looked around, then ran to the door to look again, waved his hand to let the servants go away, then walked back and lowered his voice and said, "Why do you bring this up for no reason? The emperor's family affairs are not something we can talk about casually."
It seems that he doesn't really know nothing, but just never thinks about it and never mentions it. Seeing this, Su Yi felt relieved. Since Master Su knows how serious it is, it will be easier to persuade him.
"Don't worry, brother. I'm only telling you this. I think you know that the eldest prince is weak and sickly, and most likely he won't be crowned emperor. The second and third princes are close in age, and their mothers' families are both powerful. Even though I've lived in the harem for a long time, I know that they have always been at odds with each other. It's only a matter of time before they bring their dispute to the surface."
Master Su frowned slightly, "Then what?"
Su Yi continued, "If the Second Prince and the Third Prince quarrel, I'm afraid they won't just hit each other a few times like my two nephews did. At that time, no matter which prince is injured, the emperor will be furious, and the people who follow the two princes will probably be like those servants just now, and none of them will get away with it. And I just heard that my two nephews have been very close to a young man from the Third Prince's uncle's family in recent days."
Master Su took a breath.
Su Yi had something else to say. Those who could follow the prince were all children of aristocratic families. Even if the emperor was angry, he couldn't just beat them to death. At most, he would fine them, imprison them for a few months, or demote their family officials by a few levels. It wouldn't hurt the bottom line. Only small shrimps like the Su family were the easiest to control, and they could be killed to scare the monkeys.
Master Su nodded slowly, and did not ask how Su Yi knew this. His face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I know, those two bastards, wait and see how I deal with them."
Seeing this, Su Yi said no more and prepared to return home.
Master Su called her again, looking ashamed, "Yiyi, it's because I'm incompetent and can't be your backer, otherwise, why would you stay in the Shen family and suffer like a bird."
Su Yi smiled and said, "As long as my brother and the Su family are still here, they will be my support."
After she left, Master Su sat alone in the room. The west sunlight shone through the half-open window, illuminating half of his body. When he was not smiling, his face looked quite serious, which only then matched his appearance and temperament.
On the way back, Qinglian followed Su Yi's sedan chair closely and lowered her voice and asked, "Miss, the master and the mistress are not suspicious, right?"
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter even if you're suspicious." Su Yi comforted.
Qinglian still didn't understand why Su Yi asked her to do this, but since it was their girl who ordered her to do so, there must be a reason for it, so she just did it.
The sedan chair turned into the alley where the side door of the Shen Mansion was located. The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Su Yi frowned slightly. Although there were few people in the alley, it would not usually be so quiet. Just when she felt something was wrong, the sedan chair stopped.
"Qinglian?" Su Yi called out, but got no response, so he immediately opened the door of the sedan and went out.
I saw a nimble figure swaying around several times, and the servants carrying the sedan chair immediately softened their bodies and fell into a deep sleep. The other party was flying towards Qinglian, and she was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
Su Yi spoke up to stop her, "If you don't want to regret it, don't touch her."
The figure paused, stopped moving, and moved aside. It was broad daylight, and Su Yi saw that he was still covered in black, with only a pair of eyes showing. At this moment, he was looking at her without being noticed, which did not match his mysterious image.
Before she could say a second word, regular footsteps were heard at the entrance of the alley, light but steady.
She turned her head and saw a figure walking against the light. She could only see the face clearly when it got closer. It was the King Rui. She looked more closely and saw that there was a little bruise on his forehead.
Qinglian trembled her legs, stood between the two men, and said with trembling teeth: "Who are you? Our wife is the principal wife of the Second Master of the Shen Mansion, don't even think about messing around!"
She usually called people "girls", but now, facing two people who were suspected to be criminals, she brought up the title of the second wife of the Shen family, hoping that it would be of some use.
Su Yi was quite touched. Seeing how scared she was, he still knew to protect her. Sure enough, Qinglian was the best when he didn't force her to look at the account book.
She took Qinglian's hand, led her aside, pointed at Prince Rui, and said, "Don't you know him? The one we saw on the street over there, this is Prince Rui. How could he embarrass two weak women like us, right?"
Qinglian didn't quite dare to believe it, and even thought of Prince Rui's vicious reputation, which made her even more scared.
Su Yi had no choice but to turn to King Rui and said, "Your Highness, is there something wrong? I have already said that I cannot accept the proposal made that day. You also heard that I am the wife of the Shen family, so I have to take my status into consideration, right Qinglian?"
Qinglian nodded vigorously, misunderstanding the meaning of Su Yi's words. She looked at Prince Rui with a subtle look and said boldly, "Please spare our lady, Your Majesty. If someone sees her contacting a man outside, her reputation will be ruined."
After saying this, even the dark man in the corner looked at King Rui with subtle eyes.
Could it be that their prince really wants to forcibly take my wife away
Wow, so exciting.
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