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

"...Miss? Miss?"

I heard Liu'er calling me.

Only then did Su Sui'an realize that he had been seriously distracted.

She concealed the expression on her face and asked Mei'er to tie her hair up while changing the subject.

"What's going on with Su Xinhe and Zhao Qingwan?"

Mei'er and Liu'er looked at each other and began to vividly tell Su Sui'an how Su Xinhe slept with a poor scholar, and how Zhao Qingwan slept with Su Jincheng and was caught in bed by Hong.

Later, Liu'er's expression became more and more strange. "Miss, you don't know. Uncle Ding told Brother Ding that if it weren't for the return of the Marquis, I'm afraid the Marquis's wife would have made everything known to everyone before dawn."

"But now many people are talking about this murderous intent. What's the difference between this and everyone knowing about it?" Mei'er said puzzledly, "I don't understand. What she did yesterday was basically the same as destroying the Changping Marquis Mansion. She..."

Su Sui'an looked at the woman in the bronze mirror and smiled meaningfully, interrupting Mei'er's words, "Because, Hong Shi has no one to rely on now, and at the thank-you banquet, Su Qishun's affair with his mistress has basically been known to everyone, and Hong Shi can't stand emotional betrayal."

What's more, when her child was gone, her husband was still staying with another woman...

In her previous life, Hong had actually thought about dealing with Su Qinshi and Qin Qing, but unfortunately she discovered the affair too late. By that time, Su Qishun had grown strong and wanted to vacate her position as the legal wife at any time. By the time Hong reacted, Su Qishun had already taken the initiative to strike her down.

After thinking for a while, Su Sui'an instructed Liu'er, "Ask Ding Dagui and Ding Shu to find a trustworthy and inconspicuous servant to pay more attention to the movements in Fuyao Hall."

"Miss, are you afraid that Mrs. Hong will be unhappy?" Liu'er was curious.

Su Sui'an chuckled, "I'm just worried that she will be upset."

The two maids looked at each other at the same time.

There was a flash of understanding in each other's eyes.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Mei'er mentioned it as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, Miss, when I came back from outside today, I heard people saying that the general would be returning to the capital soon."

"Are we going to return to the capital soon?" Su Sui'an's heart skipped a beat.

This didn’t happen in my previous life.

But when I think about the variable of Dingbei Palace in this life.

Su Sui'an felt relieved again.

“It’s a good thing to be back.”

At least if something really happens, their family can be together.

It just so happened that the matter at the Marquis of Changping's Mansion only required her to add fuel to the fire and then she could implement the next plan.

The Taifu Mansion and the Hong Mansion behind the Hong family are enough to make Su Qishun anxious. She can take advantage of this time to find out who is behind Su Qishun.

Thinking of the power behind Su Qishun, Su Sui'an gently rolled over the ointment that Mei'er handed to him with his fingertips.

For some reason, she thought of Liang.

If Su Qishun and Liang are really mother and son, then she might be able to start with Liang.

With a target in mind, Su Sui'an asked Liu'er casually, "You seemed to have said before that Hong Su from the old lady's side was beaten with ten sticks for leaving the house without permission?"

Hong Shu is one of the few maids who can have a say in Liu'er's mansion at Marquis Changping.

For a long time in the past two years, Liang set rules for Su Sui'an and Su Jinchi, and the two were often ordered to be exposed to the scorching sun.

It was Hong Shu who secretly sent water to the siblings a few times...

Su Sui'an still had some impression of Hong Shu. She was a very shy and softly-spoken girl, about the same age as Liu'er.

In her previous life, it seemed that she slipped and fell into the water and drowned not long after Liu'er was beaten to death.

In this life...

Liu'er didn't die, but Hong Shu, who was supposed to fall into the water around this time, was caned for leaving the house without permission...

Su Sui'an's eyes slowly narrowed...

Seeing that Su Sui'an's face was getting colder and colder, Liu'er thought that what she had done secretly was exposed, so she knelt down and apologized.

"Miss, Hong Shu has a miserable life. She left home secretly a few days ago because her neighbor brought her the news that her mother was dying. But when she told the housekeeper of Shoukang Hall about this, the housekeeper not only did not allow her to leave, but also assigned her more work. Poor Hong Shu's mother, she didn't even get to see Hong Shu for the last time before she died..."

At this point, Liu'er paused, took a deep breath, and looked up at Su Sui'an with a firm gaze, "Hong Shu was really pitiful, so after her mother passed away, I found someone to collect her mother's body and handle the funeral. If you think that my behavior is inappropriate, you can punish me at any time. I will never complain..."

After saying this, she closed her eyes, as if she had made up her mind that Su Sui'an would punish her.

However, I waited for a long time.

The imagined reproach did not come.

She secretly opened her eyes a little and glanced at Su Sui'an.

What she saw was Mei'er, who was standing next to Su Sui'an, smiling awkwardly at her.

"You are a coward but you still want to stroke the tiger's whiskers."

Liu Er blushed and spat at Mei Er, then asked, "Where's the young lady?"

"Why, Liu'er, is there something you haven't explained clearly just now?"

Su Sui'an passed by her at some point and returned to the place where he had just sat down.

In her hand was the small porcelain bottle containing the calming fragrance that Rongxian had shown her before.

"Miss, you don't need the ointment anymore?"

Liu'er was a little surprised.

Su Sui'an glanced at her with a half-smile and handed the Soul-Concentrating Fragrance Dew to Mei'er.

Mei'er carefully rubbed the sticky perfume evenly and gently pressed it behind her ears and the back of her neck.

It was not until the room was filled with the refreshing aroma of agarwood that Su Sui'an took the porcelain bottle from Mei'er's hand back into his own.

He changed his cold expression and said to Liu'er, "Get up."

"Miss..."

"Can you still contact Hong Shu now?"

Liu'er and Su Sui'an's voices sounded at the same time.

Liu'er was a little surprised.

"Miss, don't you blame me?"

Su Sui'an smiled and asked, "Why do you blame me?"

Liu'er lowered her head guiltily again.

Su Sui'an's voice came again in front of him, "I blame you for leaving your post? Did you do other things that you shouldn't have done while helping your master? I'm afraid you still don't think you did anything wrong."

"Or maybe you know you're wrong, but in your heart, your friendship with Hong Shu is far greater than what others can see. Even if you are punished for this matter later, I'm afraid you will be willing to do it."

"After all, you helped Hong Shu, so you have a clear conscience."

Liu'er was very surprised that Su Sui'an actually told her her true thoughts.

For a moment, I didn't know how to react to Su Sui'an.