Shengjing Noble

They were all celebrating the safe births of Shen Ruchu's two children, and no one remembered that she had lost two children.

So, in her despair, she chose to leave Snow City, that sad place, and never wanted to go back in her life.

At this moment, she finally felt like she was home, and her whole body was warm.

She put everything aside and hugged the green bamboo and cried bitterly.

It took a while before she stopped because she was tired of crying. After venting, she was completely relieved.

After all, it has been a long time ago and people cannot always live in the past.

Cuizhu said, "Are you hungry, young lady? I will prepare some of your favorite food for you..."

"No need." Su Lanyin held her back. "You can't cook my favorite food. I'm not sure if there are any spies planted by outsiders in the Lu family. If there are, they will guess my identity through these daily details. I can't take the risk."

"And...I need to investigate something secretly now."

"what's up?"

"I can't go into details yet, but you have to tell me what kind of person is my uncle's wife, my aunt?"

"Are you asking about Tao Li?"

"Ah."

"I haven't had much contact with her, but I don't like her very much."

"why?"

"She is cunning and mercenary. She always tries to take advantage of the lady. Not only that, she often bullies the lady and wants to drive us all out. She says that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. How can she return to her parents' home? It's unlucky..."

"How dare she say that about my mother?" Su Lanyin's anger was instantly ignited and she clenched her fists.

"Yes, last time the old man celebrated his birthday, my uncle didn't come back, and it was all handled by our wife. But at the banquet, Tao Li stole the show and said it was all hers!"

"Then mother didn't refute it?"

"No, Madam said that we are all family, and that Uncle owed Tao Li, so she considered it as paying off her brother's debt."

"When did uncle owe Tao Li?"

"Isn't that what she said?"

"What did she say?"

Cuizhu thought for a moment, then said angrily, "She always comes to Madam to complain, saying that she is living alone in an empty room, that she is like a widow, and that she might as well die. Anyway, she always says these depressing words."

"What about my mother? Just listening?"

"Not really. Madam tried to comfort him at first, but then she couldn't help but refute him. Who knew that it was like poking a duck in the ass. Tao Li started to cry at the top of her lungs, saying that our whole family bullied her and that she wanted to take her son and jump into the river."

Su Lanyin frowned: "Alas, my mother has a quick temper and is very strong-willed. When she encounters someone crying and showing pity, she has no way to deal with him."

"It's a good thing you're back, girl. Tao Li's good days are over!"

"Oh~ Not only are her good days over, I'm afraid her life is over too!"

"Girl, you're not going to kill her, are you? Not really..."

"That depends on how ruthless she is. For my uncle's sake, I don't want to be too harsh on her. If my uncle has feelings for her, it will hurt our relationship."

"My uncle doesn't care much about Tao Li."

"Then I have to confirm it myself. Some people keep their feelings in their hearts, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless Tao Li has already done something unforgivable to her uncle."

"Ah? Unforgivable? What did she do?"

Su Lanyin thought about it and decided not to tell anyone else about this matter for the time being, after all, it was Lu Yichen’s private matter.

"Nothing, go get me some food, don't get the food I liked before, okay?"

"Yes!"

"Oh, right, don't let anyone see any clues. Wipe your tears and don't tell mother yet. She's very straightforward and I'm afraid she'll get too excited. Wait for a while and stay out of the spotlight. I'll tell her later."

"Okay, I know this."

Cuizhu wiped her tears, took a deep breath to adjust herself, and then left the room.

Su Lanyin put on the human skin mask, tidied herself up, and then waited in the room.

……

After eating and drinking, Lu Wanjun also came back. She came to visit Su Lanyin in person and asked about her well-being as soon as she entered the door.

"Sister Daya, are you satisfied with this room? If you don't like it, just tell me and I'll ask someone to change it for you. We have a lot of rooms in the Lu family. You can live anywhere you want except for the old man's Wanshou Courtyard."

Su Lanyin quickly expressed her gratitude: "Madam, you are so polite. It is the greatest thing in my life to be able to live in such a nice place like the Lu family. How dare I trouble you again? Moreover, this room is luxurious and comfortable. This is my first time living here."

She tugged at her sleeves in embarrassment, looking like a country woman from the countryside.

Not only did he deceive others, but even Lu Wanjun believed it to be true.

"I still have to go see my father. Sister Daya, please do as you please."

Su Lanyin immediately pretended to be curious and asked, "Is your father here too? As a guest, I am disturbing you. It would be rude not to visit him. Shall I go with your wife?"

"That's fine, but my father is old and his health has been getting worse. Especially recently, I don't know what happened, he fell ill, and his mind is sometimes clear and sometimes confused."

"It's okay. As a junior and a guest, I have to go and pay my respects. Otherwise, I will feel bad."

"That's right, let's go."

Lu Wanjun affectionately took Su Lanyin's arm and brought her to Wanshouyuan.

The old man was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, and the maid beside him was about to feed him medicine.

Seeing this, Su Lanyin immediately remembered the conversation she had heard at the back door. She hurriedly stepped forward and deliberately shouted, "Hey, is this Mr. Lu?"

The maid was so frightened that the medicine bowl in her hand almost fell to the ground.

"Where did this bitch come from? She has no manners. Why don't you get out of here right away?"

She shouted angrily, looking ferocious.

Lu Wanjun then walked in and glared at her sternly: "Who is the shrew? This is a distinguished guest of the mansion, how dare you be so rude!"

The maid was Liang Qiu, a first-class maid beside Tao Li. When she saw Lu Wanjun, disdain flashed in her eyes, but she saluted reluctantly.

"I was just about to ask the old man to drink the medicine, but she suddenly barged in and frightened him, which is why he did this."

Seeing this, Su Lanyin hurriedly said, "Oh, it's my fault, it's my fault. How about this, I'll feed the girl the medicine as an apology."

As she said this, she reached out to grab the bowl from Liang Qiu's hand, but was pushed away by her.

"How dare you! This is the old man's medicine! How dare you, an outsider, take it? The ginseng and deer antlers alone are worth a lot of money. Can you afford to pay for it if it's spilled or taken away?"

Liang Qiu looked arrogant and scolded without any mercy.

Lu Wanjun was really angry this time. She rushed up and slapped her rudely, causing the bowl in her hand to fall to the ground and break into pieces, with the medicine spilled all over her body.

"You are the one who is so presumptuous. You dare to yell at the guests over a bowl of medicine. Is this how your sister-in-law teaches you to behave? Why don't you get out of here and boil the medicine again!"