A dream ends life

The farce finally came to an end. Su Ci saw Mrs. Lu off and as it was getting late, she returned to the Taifu Mansion.

In the teahouse opposite, a tall and long-legged maid was reporting what happened in Lengcui Pavilion.

The Grand Princess's maid witnessed the whole process and came back to entertain her master by telling him a joke.

As expected, the eldest princess was in a good mood and said with a mocking look on her face, "It seems that there is no peace in the harem of Yu Taifu either. But that's true. We can't have all the good things taken away by them. If his wife and his concubine quarrel, who knows which side he will favor?"

Xiao Che lowered his eyes and said nothing, his face showing neither sadness nor joy.

The eldest princess knew the temper of her young uncle very well, so she didn't care and just continued talking to herself.

"I heard that his wife's identity is a mystery. No one knows where she came from. She has been with Yu Luohan all the way and has helped him a lot. She is as scheming and skillful as any man. What a pity~"

"What a pity?" Xiao Che's low voice sounded.

The eldest princess' eyes lit up, she had not expected that her uncle could be curious sometimes, so she became excited and told him all the information she had found out.

"Yu Zheng, the second son of the Yu family in Qiannan, took a concubine before marrying a wife, and gave birth to a son. After marriage, he favored the concubine and neglected his wife, and indulged his aunt Xu in murdering the son. Under the strong pressure from his wife's family, Madam Yu decided to drive them out of the house."

"Yu Luohan and the girl from the Wu family have known each other since childhood. They were like childhood sweethearts, but fate played tricks on them. The girl from the Wu family followed her father to the capital. She had a bright future, so how could she marry a bastard who was despised by her family? When they met again, the girl from the Wu family married the King of Jishan, and Yu Luohan was willing to go through fire and water for her and help her rise to the top."

Having said this, the room fell into silence.

Xiao Che asked: "What happened next?"

Since the matter concerns the present, although the eldest princess is willful in nature, she also considered it carefully before speaking.

"After Wu Peiyi married my ninth brother, they lived a life of affection for each other for a while, but as the harem became more populated, those feelings faded."

After taking a sip of tea, he slowly said, "There are endless ways to compete for favor in the harem. Wu Peiyi and Yu Luohan's affairs were also used as a pretext. There are even rumors that her two children are not of royal blood."

"She had her family's support, so these things didn't cause any trouble. But it wasn't a good thing. She was poisoned and her two children were in trouble. At that time, the princes were only concerned about the succession. The ninth brother didn't care much about her. Wu Peiyi was also cruel. She entrusted the two children to Yu Luohan while she fought in the backyard."

Xiao Che frowned slightly, "What's going on with the Su family?"

"Yu Luohan brought her two children with her and was hunted by several forces. She had a hard life. Somehow she met Su and they called each other husband and wife."

"It's strange to say, but since he met Su, his life has gradually become stable. He has lived a life of working from sunrise to sunset in a small village. Su treated the two children as his own. Yu Luohan personally tested the poison for Wu Peiyi, and with Su's help, he found the poison doctor Mei Yizhen, who cured them of the strange poison."

"After that, Yu Luohan's career went smoothly. Not only did he become stronger, but he also helped Wu Peiyi gain an unshakable position. It was a pity that Su's sincerity was wasted."

After returning to Shangjing, the first thing she did was to understand the current situation and the forces of all parties. She knew exactly how Yu Luohan and Wu Peiyi had come to where they are today.

Especially at the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet a few days ago, an assassin appeared and did not kill the little emperor or the Empress Dowager, but Su Ci almost died.

How could the eldest princess, who has been involved in conspiracies and intrigues since childhood, not see the fish in the water?

Although she married into Northern Yan at the age of fifteen and had not returned for eighteen years, every power center has its calculations, and these are all the tricks she has played.

A word of pity is also a sympathy for Su Ci. There is no more to say. Those who are in a high position have all stepped on countless bones to get to the top.

One can only sigh that Su Ci met the wrong person.

Xiao Che stroked the rim of the cup with his slender fingers, remaining silent, his eyes still expressionless.

"The young uncle is really clear-headed. Compared to him, the rest of us are simply filthy and ashamed of ourselves."

Xiao Che is the late emperor's younger brother. He was born when the Empress Dowager was 36 years old. The emperor at that time died suddenly. When the late emperor successfully ascended the throne, he was still a baby in swaddling clothes.

The late emperor raised him as his son, and sometimes treated him better than his own sons. After all, his sons all hoped that he would die soon, and only this younger brother was his relative.

Moreover, when he was born, the sky was filled with auspicious clouds and rosy clouds, which was an auspicious sign.

The late Emperor was very pleased and loved this son born in his old age very much.

On the day of the full moon, the monks of Daxiangguo Temple came to the palace and said frankly that the time when the seventeenth prince was born was the time when their abbot passed away, and that the child was blessed by the Buddha and had a connection with him.

The abbot was left with the Buddhist beads bracelet that he never took off during his lifetime, to protect him throughout his life.

From then on, rumors spread that the Seventeenth Prince was the reincarnation of the abbot, adding a mysterious color to his identity.

Xiao Che glanced at the Grand Princess indifferently. The Grand Princess rubbed her nose and tilted her head uncomfortably, feeling that her words just now had a hint of tea fragrance.

……

Su Ci's carriage stopped outside the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Without waiting for him to get off the carriage, the old butler walked over quickly with a worried look on his face.

"Madam, why are you back so early? You have already checked the accounts. There is no need to rush. Wouldn't it be more pleasant to wait for the master to take you home after leaving work?"

Su Ci understood the old housekeeper's ambiguous words, with a sarcastic smile on his face. It seems that this house is not so easy to enter.

"But Miss Liu is here?"

The old butler nodded slightly and was about to say something else when two maids and four old women appeared behind him.

Su Ci recognized that these people were the servants in the old lady's courtyard.

The two maids are Pearl and Jade among the four senior maids.

Feicui stepped forward with an impatient look on her face and bowed, "Madam, you have kept us waiting for so long. Please get out of the car quickly. The old lady has instructions for you."

The weather is so hot and they are all waiting here so hard, why is this woman so restless and always causing trouble for them!

Su Ci got off the carriage and stood in front of them with the help of Chunshui.

Jade flashed, revealing the uneven bluestone slab behind her.

"The old lady asked you to kneel here for two hours before entering the mansion, otherwise,"

"What else?" Chunshui's voice was filled with anger.

Feicui suppressed the corners of her mouth that were raised, and the smile on her face could hardly be hidden, "Madam, you'd better be obedient and do as you are told, otherwise we will only offend you!"

Four old women came forward and surrounded the master and servant, ready to attack if Su Ci did not do as they were told.

Chunshui protected Su Ci behind him and shouted, "How can you servants be so unruly in front of the Madam? You don't know the difference between the superior and the inferior. Get out of the way!"

Although the voice was loud, it had no power and the maids and servants did not retreat at all.

Feicui raised her chin and waved her hand, and several old women rushed towards Su Ci!