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

When it came to the last few words, Su Sui'an almost squeezed them out from between his teeth, each word was as cold as an ice thorn, striking directly at the heart.

If someone had a guilty conscience, he would have gone on and on to list the reasons why he would not have any other thoughts.

However, Rong Xian just bowed to Su Sui'an cheerfully and said, "Miss Su, please rest assured."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left happily.

It was not until the faint scent of sinking water dissipated that Su Sui'an realized in shock: Rong Xian had actually wasted half an incense stick of her time.

Without any hesitation, she immediately stood up and walked out, "Liu'er, it should be about time."

If she was any later, she would not be able to enjoy the "surprise" prepared for her by Zhao Qingwan and Hong. Then what would be the point of this thank-you banquet?

...

Rong Xian returned to Tingyu Cottage.

Four rows of servants were already standing neatly in the small building.

There were both male and female servants, and each of them stood in an extremely standard posture, and even their steps were much steadier than those of the servants in the Changping Marquis' Mansion.

As the gate closed, the faint smile on Rong Xian's face faded, and was instantly replaced by a cold expression, and the servants knelt on the ground.

A cold-faced man holding a sword walked out from the shadows of the house.

He was the cold-faced guard that Liu'er had met in Prince Dingbei's Palace a few days ago, named Yi Zhi.

Yi Zhi bowed to Rong Xian and then turned to face the underground people.

"You all know what we are going to do today."

"I know."

"It's all gone."

As soon as the gate opened, the servants left in an orderly manner, walking steadily on the road without making any sound.

Not until Tingyu Cottage was empty again did Yi Zhi turn around and whisper in Rong Xian's ear.

"Master, the maid named Jiaoyue has brought the person to the place we designated. In addition, I also found out..."

"Hong doesn't know about this?"

When Rong Xian heard the news brought back by Yi Zhi, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

But soon, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, "Hong is really a whip that works well. She can whip wherever she needs to. She can be so cruel to the people of the second house without knowing the truth. What will happen if she knows the truth? No, this is also a big disaster."

"You go and find someone to tell Mrs. Hong about Su Kang's true identity. It just so happens that Murong Min is still obsessed with the young master from the second house. The virtuous concubine will definitely send someone to ask Mrs. Hong for the person today. After knowing the truth, Mrs. Hong will definitely find a way to send the person into the palace. You send two trusted aides to accompany them and replace the person along the way." Yi Zhi accepted the order and was about to leave.

"Wait, I haven't finished what I want to say yet."

Yi Zhi turned halfway and then turned back, "Master?"

Rong Xian walked into the house slowly with his hands behind his back, and Yi Zhi followed behind him.

"I heard that Su Qishun's concubine did something 'big' without Su Qishun's knowledge, right? And Su Qishun's concubine's daughter seems to be a troublemaker too. Let's just not make any more trouble and just deal with it all at once, so we don't have to run around from place to place every year."

"I'm planning to..."

"That's right," Rong Xian paused, turned around and gave Yi Zhi a pure smile that he only gave to Su Sui'an, "This prince has decided to walk into the tiger's den himself."

"Ah?" Yi Zhi's cold expression began to crack and his eyes widened in horror.

...

The Changping Marquis Mansion is located in a corner northwest of Luojing.

It was expanded three times before and after and has reached its current size of eight entrances and four exits.

Early in the morning, the servants replaced the dusty red silk and red lanterns with new ones, opened the main door, and welcomed the invited guests.

According to the rules, Gu Xiuyan should not be in the Changping Marquis Mansion today.

But just the day before, he received a letter from Zhao Qingwan.

Because he was worried about the safety of his sweetheart, he disregarded the rules and quietly climbed over the wall to come in.

He had just slipped into the rockery to avoid the servants of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and was about to come out.

I bumped into someone head-on.

"sorry Sorry..."

The other party accidentally dropped something in a panic.

There was a crisp sound when it fell to the ground.

Gu Xiuyan didn't want to get involved, but when he saw clearly the thing on the ground that was hit by external force and broke into two pieces, his face changed slightly.

"Wait a minute."

His original intention was to ask the man to stay, but for some reason, the man ran faster and faster as he called out.

Gu Xiuyan was worried that there was a trick, but the jade pendant on the ground was clearly Wan'er's...

Gu Xiuyan, who was very confident in his martial arts, didn't care about anything else and quickly caught up with the woman.

Soon, the two of them turned into a deserted small courtyard...

...

It's very lively outside.

Zhao Qingwan paced back and forth in her own Bi Chi Pavilion, looking outside from time to time, and the silk handkerchief in her hand was deformed by her squeezing.

Qiuyue carefully advised, "Miss, how about we sit down first?"

As a personal maid, Qiuyue has always known Zhao Qingwan's duplicity.

Before, Zhao Qingwan had been living a smooth life in the Marquis of Changping's Mansion. When she was in a bad mood, she would at most curse the group of people in the second house who had benefited from their Marquis' Mansion and the second lady who was rude but lucky enough to be engaged to the Duke of Gu's Mansion.

But ever since returning from praying at the Huguo Temple, Zhao Qingwan seemed to have bad luck. Nothing went well for her at home, and when things didn't go her way, she would lose her temper, and the worse she got, the more unlucky she became.

This vicious cycle continued until the night when the second room caught fire...

Zhao Qingwan abused Jiaoyue...

From that time on, Zhao Qingwan seemed to have discovered something interesting. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she would take turns to beat her and Jiaoyue...

Zhao Qingwan was very anxious at the moment. If she didn't persuade her well, Zhao Qingwan would be in a bad mood and would definitely settle the score with her.

Jiaoyue was right. We were going to be abused anyway. It would be better to scold them one by one now. Zhao Qingwan would be able to scold them less harshly later...

as predicted.

Zhao Qingwan was already upset, and when she heard Qiuyue's caring advice, she became furious. She pinched Qiuyue's arm and said, "How dare you ask me to sit down at this time? Can I sit still? As expected, you, a lowly servant, are not necessarily good to me."

Despite the scolding, Zhao Qingwan still sat down obediently, but the strength of her pinch on Qiu Yue did not decrease at all.

Qiuyue bit her lip and endured the inhuman pain until Jiaoyue came back stealthily from outside.

Just escaped.

"Miss, the person has been let in..."

Jiaoyue's voice was still trembling, and it was obvious that she was very frightened.

This is exactly the effect Zhao Qingwan wanted.

Without the marriage plan at Duke Gu’s Mansion, Hong and Su Qishun actually wanted to marry Su Sui’an off to the Earl of Yong’an’s Mansion?

No matter how poor the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is, it is still one of the lowest-ranking noble families.

In the future, Zhao Qingwan will marry into the Duke Gu's Mansion and become the Duke Gu's wife. On certain occasions, she will definitely meet Su Sui'an, who is marrying into the Earl Yong'an's Mansion.

Su Sui'an is just the daughter of an adopted son, how can she be a good match?

The daughter of a lowly peasant is a perfect match for those stinking, pus-filled beggars.

As soon as she thought of Su Sui'an's disgraced reputation and humiliation on the day of the thank-you banquet, Zhao Qingwan's frown slowly relaxed.