On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Su Qishun's attitude appeared to be very tough, but he had already begun to have doubts in his heart.

In the past, as long as he stopped smiling, no matter what big thing happened, as long as he hinted to the late old marquis and his wife, Su Kang would always make concessions without any bottom line.

Unexpectedly, this time, Su Kang not only turned a blind eye to his dissatisfaction, but also shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "Whatever Big Brother thinks it means, then that means it."

Su Qishun choked and looked at him with reluctance, "Are you also planning to abandon the Changping Marquisate like your wife and children?"

"Whether I want it or not is it important? Didn't you always say that I benefited from the Marquis of Changping's residence and were worried that if I lived there all the time, it would take away all your blessings?"

For the first time, Su Qishun was so choked by Su Kang's question that he couldn't even utter a word to defend himself.

"I...I didn't mean that..."

"It doesn't matter what it means now," Su Kang interrupted Su Qishun softly, "What's important is that my elder brother took the initiative to say that he doesn't want the Changping Marquis' Mansion, so I will do as you wish and not want it."

After saying that, Su Kang turned around and was about to leave.

"stop."

Su Qishun walked up to Su Kang in a rage and blocked his way.

"If it weren't for my parents, how do you think you would be where you are today?"

At this moment, how could he still look like the good brother he was just now?

Even his beard was puffing and shrinking because of his excitement.

Su Kang was originally half a head taller than Su Qishun. He was blocked by Su Qishun, but he was not anxious at all. Instead, he slowly leaned over and whispered in Su Qishun's ear, "So according to what big brother said, I still need to repay the old marquis and his wife for their kindness in raising me?"

The man's voice was as cold as an ice blade, and it fell into Su Qishun's ears, making him shiver twice for no reason.

Once again, Su Qishun felt the huge changes in this "brother".

He really changed, became cold and ruthless...

But so what?

The Yuan Kingdom has always put filial piety first. The fact that Su Kang was raised by the Marquis of Changping is enough to crush him for life.

"Isn't it?" With the confidence of "the grace of raising you", he continued Su Kang's words in a timid manner, "Back then, you were just the child of an old peasant couple. If it weren't for my Changping Marquis Mansion taking you in, do you think you, a peasant, could have caused any trouble?"

Su Kang smiled, his tone not even fluctuating at all, "Really? I really am just a peasant, and now I have come to my senses and feel that I am not worthy of your Changping Marquis Mansion, and I want to leave, is that ok?"

"Do you still want to climb up the social ladder?" The more Su Kang said this, the more Su Qishun felt as if he was punching cotton. Even his tone became more anxious than before. "I'm telling you, don't think that you can get my title of Marquis of Changping back. Without me and the Marquis of Changping, you, Su Kang, are nothing."

"Really?" Su Kang smiled and continued to speak calmly, "But someone sent me a token that was burned black. It was a token with old-style patterns from the Changping Marquis's Mansion. Do you know what it means?"

Su Kang's eyes were truly sharp, and the moment Su Qishun met his gaze, he actually felt a little guilty.

"How would I know what you are talking about? You... stop spreading rumors here. What token is black or not? How would I know where you found it from?"

Su Kang looked at Su Qishun with a more meaningful look.

He raised his leg and was about to leave. This time, perhaps because Su Qishun was distracted and had not yet reacted, he did not stop Su Kang.

When passing by Su Qishun, Su Kang stopped and whispered in his ear.

"My origins are clear, but yours, brother, is not so clear."

Su Qishun shuddered and his mind went blank.

What does he know?!

When he came back to his senses, there was no trace of Su Kang around him.

His eyes darted around and finally found Su Kang not far away. At this time, Su Kang looked normal and was already on his way back to the banquet, chatting and greeting other officials with a smile.

Su Qishun slowly clenched his hands and stared at Su Kang's back.

"Su Kang, I will make you regret your disrespect to me as your brother today."

He came to the palace banquet today well prepared.

He was confident that by tomorrow, the news of Su Kang's disrespect for his elder brother would spread throughout Luojing.

By then, the Su family will have to wait to be overwhelmed by public opinion.

Su Qishun was thinking about how to take revenge on Su Kang.

Zhao Qingwan was not idle either.

In a small corner of the palace that no one noticed and was shaded by trees.

She stared in a daze at the masked man in black kneeling in front of her.

I never thought that one day I would be treated like a star by some capable people.

It would be fine if I just had a few more confidants in the Changping Marquis' Mansion for no apparent reason.

I didn’t expect that those people were so powerful that they even arranged their own people in the palace.

"Master, everything has been arranged."

The man had a deep voice, and it was obvious that he was a middle-aged man.

Zhao Qingwan nodded with satisfaction, "Remember, put the medicine in Su Sui'an and the Third Prince's cups."

The masked man in black was slightly stunned. "Young Master, are these things helpful to the cause of restoring the country?"

"Oh, yes, yes." Zhao Qingwan was thinking about how to kill Su Sui'an and didn't notice the ambition that was about to burst out of the masked man's eyes.

As for the "restoration of the nation" mentioned by the middle-aged man, it was nonsense in Zhao Qingwan's eyes.

What's the meaning of "restoring the country or not", does that old man really think she is an actress?

"Okay, I understand."

The man in black had no idea what Zhao Qingwan was thinking and disappeared silently into the darkness.

Zhao Qingwan turned around and went back to the banquet with satisfaction.

Only after Zhao Qingwan left did another man in black slowly walk out from the darkness and quickly fly towards the direction of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

The officials' families took their seats one by one.

I don’t know if it’s intentional or not.

This time, the people from Changping Marquis Mansion were very far away from Su Mansion.

Even the most basic communication is not possible.

Even though Su Qishun still wanted to say something threatening or tempting to Su Kang, he had to give up in the end.

Ji Lanshuang sat at the same table with Su Sui'an, but she kept stealing glances at Mu Xiaoxiao who was sitting in the front.

His eyes were full of anxiety.

"An'er, I always feel that Princess Dingbei looks a little familiar."

What Ji Lanshuang noticed, Su Sui'an naturally noticed as well.

Plus, Fu Jingrong's face looks very similar to Mu Xiaoxiao.

What else doesn't she understand?

Not long after Rong Xian died, she saw the true face of Prince Dingbei, as well as those unconscious little movements...

At first she thought it was a coincidence.

But if there are too many coincidences, it would be too deliberate.

Now I think back to how Princess Dingbei and Prince Dingbei acted in front of others, even though they didn't seem to know each other well, but they had to pretend to know each other well...

Su Sui'an couldn't help but feel that these two people were really idle.

"Tell me, is it possible that the Princess of Dingbei has sisters or something like that living among the common people?"

Ji Lanshuang's whispers were heard in his ears, and he came back to his senses with a start.

"Okay, mother, the banquet is about to begin, please take a seat."

Look at other people, before the banquet starts, the mothers always ask their daughters to talk less, but with her, it’s the other way around.

However, this should be considered Ji Lanshuang's first official participation in a palace banquet.

In the past, in the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, Ji Lanshuang's condition would always "worsen" before the palace banquet began, and then Hong would bring Su Sui'an and Su Jinchi into the palace, which was why the Sixteenth Prince fell in love with Su Jinchi.

Now Su Jinhao has lost his life because of Hong's arrangement, and Hong herself has been imprisoned in Changping Marquis's Mansion in a mad state...

It's retribution after all.

But that alone is not enough.

Su Sui'an's grip on the wine cup tightened slightly.

If the relationship between Su Qishun and Prince Yun cannot be made public today, it would be a shame for her arrangements over the past few days.

A little palace maid came forward quietly and added tea to Su Sui'an.

A faint fragrance made Su Sui'an's hair stand on end.

When she wanted to reach out and grab the little maid, the little maid had already retreated.

The dozen or so palace maids in sight had almost the same figure, appearance and attire.

Su Sui'an's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells.

who is it?

Could it be...

Su Sui'an's gaze involuntarily fell on the men's seat in front.