The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Wan threw down the half-eaten leg of lamb in his hand and said, "Let's go. I really don't believe there are any wanted criminals who dare to show up in my mansion!"

Ji was leading the way in front. When he saw Su Rou still standing there, he felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Su Rou had not left yet.

Ji's pace also quickened.

But when he got closer, Ji found that the old woman in front of Su Rou had now become a maid.

Su Rou heard the noise behind her and turned her head, frowning and asking, "What are you doing? Have you finished eating?"

Su Wan looked at Ji Shi with an angry look, as if he wanted to eat her right now...

Su Chi said, "My mother said that she saw you standing with the wanted criminal, so she asked us to come out and take a look."

As he spoke, Su Chi's eyes also shifted to Ji Shi, and the contempt in his eyes was obvious.

Su Rou looked bewildered. "What wanted criminal? Ji didn't drink tonight, so why is his vision blurry?"

The fourth wife, Mrs. Su, stepped forward to smooth things over. "Otherwise, it's said that Ah Rou is the most like the general. You and the general say exactly the same thing."

Could it be different?

She had actually already discovered Ji standing behind and eavesdropping, so she followed Ji back and overheard their conversation in the room.

Did Ji think he had caught her?

Su Rou smiled as she looked at Ji who was standing not far away, and curled her lips with a hint of provocation.

Still tender...

The maid timidly called out to Su Rou, "Miss, what else would you like to order?"

With these words, it was obvious what Su Rou had said to the maid before they came.

Su Wan said, "Let's add half a roasted whole lamb. Ah Rou loves meat just like me."

Su Wan's bias is too obvious.

Su Rou said, "Madam, what do you want to eat? Ask the maid to go to the kitchen and prepare it."

Ji lowered her head and looked submissive, not daring to say another word. "I...anything is fine with me. It's more important that the general and the young lady eat what they like first."

Su Wan looked at Su Rou with a smile, and stretched out his hand to hold hers. "It's cold outside. Go inside first and tell Dad what happened when you and the third brother were in the South."

Su Rou consciously grabbed Su Wan's hand. She was with her father, and her father always treated her as a child.

She always felt a little sorry for her father for calling the wanted criminal to the center of the mansion.

Back in the cafeteria, everyone sat down at their seats again.

Su Rou picked up the unfinished chicken leg again and looked leisurely at the Second Madam Meng who was sitting in the corner, "Second Madam, it's so lively here today, I hope you won't blame my father and the other two ladies for not thinking of inviting you over."

Meng shook her head to indicate that it was okay.

If others saw her timid look, they might think that the general's mansion had mistreated Meng.

But ever since Meng came into the mansion, my father has given her the respect she deserves.

Later, the emperor noticed something was going on and forced my father to marry Meng, who gave birth to a son, her second brother.

This Meng is a princess from a small country surrounding the Southern Kingdom. This is why Su Rou asked the maid to call Meng here today.

When Meng was young, she came to the Northern Kingdom secretly and was discovered by the young emperor. He was detained and given to her father.

Using women to gain the loyalty of subordinates is a common tactic used by men in power.

The same is true when two countries send princesses to marry...

Such a woman has no control over her own marriage.

Meng's situation at that time was no different from that of a prisoner.

After Meng gave birth to my second brother, she stayed in the yard obediently. My father was afraid that Meng would have strange thoughts in her mind, so apart from giving her more care in life, he let Meng do whatever she wanted in other aspects.

As far as she knew, before being given to her father, this Meng family member had a crush on someone in their own country. Coincidentally, she heard from Bai Si today that the Southern Kingdom was secretly trying to win over the surrounding small countries...

I think we can start with the Meng family.

Small countries can survive, but they must never allow the Southern Emperor to really win over any useful forces.

Judging from the attitude of the people in the South towards the people in the North, she didn't think that the people in the North would be able to survive safely if the two countries went to war.

It is the general who leads the troops to fight, but aren’t the real opponents still the kings of the two countries?

Civilians died in the war. Should we launch a rebellion and massacre the people of another country?

Su Rou doesn't want to see this situation...

Seeing that Meng was eating with her head down, Su kindly picked up a piece of meat and put it on Meng's rice.

But Meng's body began to tremble, and she said thank you to Su in a very low voice.

Su Rou propped her head with one hand, staring at Meng. "It's been a while since winter began, and cotton-padded clothes for each courtyard in the mansion have been delivered long ago. Why does the one Second Madam is wearing look new? And it seems to be emitting a smell like it's been at the bottom of a box and hasn't been worn for a long time? There's a faint smell of mold."

Su knocked her hand with her chopsticks, "What are you doing? Can't you shut up by eating properly?"

Su Chi said, "My little sister is not talking nonsense. The clothes that the Second Madam is wearing are definitely not from this year."

Su Rou rubbed her hands and said aggrievedly, "Mother, look, Third Brother has already said so."

At the table, everyone's eyes were instantly focused on Meng.

Meng lowered her head so that others could not see the expression on her face.

Su Wan said, "Where is the maid who takes care of her? Call her over and ask her."

Su Rou threw away the chicken bone in her hand, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, walked to Meng, grabbed Meng's hand, and rolled up her sleeves.

During the whole process, Su Ru did not give Meng any time to react.

By the time the sleeves were fully rolled up, Meng's body was trembling and it was too late to pull her hands back.

After all, Su Rou comes from a family of martial artists, and she is stronger than most women.

Various scars were clearly displayed on Meng's arms.

The noise at the dinner table suddenly quieted down.

Meng's body was trembling. She didn't even raise her head. She knelt down with a plop. "The injury... It's not that I don't want it to heal, it's... It's a little slow to heal... I'm... I'm sorry..."

Su Rou felt a little overwhelmed for a moment. This injury was not caused by Meng's self-harm.

Meng's reaction was pure fear.

It doesn't seem like he's still bothered by what his father did back then.

It's more like someone has been bullied for a long time...

Her eyes darkened, "Third brother, please hurry up and find the imperial physician."

When she saw Meng today, she thought that she was just acting distant from her because she stayed in the yard for a long time without going out.

I never thought someone would dare to do this to the Second Lady of the General's Mansion right under my nose?!

The front yard was brightly lit.

They couldn't eat anymore, so they all gathered in the main hall and sighed.

Su Wan said, "This is also my fault. I didn't pay much attention to her on a daily basis and didn't know what she had been through."

The imperial physician prescribed a tranquilizer for Meng, and she fell into a deep sleep.

The imperial physician said, "The Second Madam's mental state is not good, on the verge of collapse. All the questions she can answer have been taught in advance. If she is asked other questions that the person has not taught her, she will avoid the gaze and tremble uncontrollably. This shows that the Second Madam is often beaten."