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

After that day, many days passed and Su Rou did not see Gong Yu again.

She felt that Gong Yu was not hiding from her, but was probably feeling embarrassed.

Su Rou lay on the fence, deep in thought. She was so innocent and really wasn't afraid of being exploited.

She was thinking for a moment and didn't notice the figure behind her.

"Little sister."

Someone called her. Su Rou looked in the direction of the voice and saw a slightly older man walking towards her.

"Big brother" Su Rou called obediently.

Su Chong's physique is somewhat inherited from Su Wan. He is tall and strong, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He is much stronger than his third brother Su Chi.

Su Rou subconsciously took a step back, and when she saw Su Chong, she remembered that she had kicked Jiang out.

Why had she tried so hard to avoid Su Chong before? Now she was bumping into him.

Su Chong looked at her and paused, "Don't be afraid, I just wanted to come over and say hello."

Su Rou said, "I'm not afraid."

She was just worried that Su Chong would blame her for Jiang's matter.

Su Chong suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, okay, you're not scared. Little sister, can I sit in your yard for a while?"

Su Rou did not refuse, but did not agree either. She quietly observed Su Chong's expression to confirm that he was indeed not angry.

Then he said, "I'll ask the maid to make tea for big brother."

Su Chong sat under her small pavilion, like a burly bear.

Su Chong didn't drink tea. He said, "That's for scholars and literati. I can't drink it. Just ask the maid to pour some wine for you, big brother."

Su Rou sat obediently on the other side, "Brother, are you looking for me... because of the matter with the eldest lady?"

She couldn't just sit there and wait for her elder brother to bring up this topic.

Su Chong said, "Yes and no. I know my mother's temper. She must have bullied you, so she asked you to kick her out. But I want to ask, do you know who attacked the head of the Jiang family?"

Su Rou shook her head. "I don't know about that, but they originally insisted that I was the one who sent people to attack them. Later, the Jiang family didn't have any evidence, so the case was dropped."

My eldest brother grew up in the general's mansion and has nothing to do with the Jiang family. Why did he suddenly ask about that old man?

Su Chong tilted his head back and took a sip of wine. "I know that patriarch. He's very domineering and extreme. I naturally believe that I wouldn't do such a thing, but I think I can understand my elder brother, right? He's my closest relative after all. Based on the clues provided by the patriarch of the Jiang family, I have to investigate for the Jiang family."

Su Rou stared at Su Chong expressionlessly, "Brother, you say you trust me, but there seems to be something else behind your words."

Su Chong was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect her to speak to him like this.

Su Chong said, "I don't mean anything else, I just came over to say hello to you, little sister."

But no matter how Su Rou listened, it sounded like a threat, saying, "If you know something, you'd better surrender and stand up."

Su Rou narrowed her eyes and smiled gently, "Okay, big brother, go ahead and investigate."

This was originally a false accusation that was forced upon her.

Su Rou said, "But when Big Brother is investigating, maybe he can check where those old men from the Jiang family went that day. The maids in the mansion can testify on my behalf that I at most broke their noses that day, but I didn't hurt their lives at all."

Su Chong took another big sip of wine and said, "Brother believes in you."

After seeing Su Chong off, Su Rou sat alone in the yard, feeling worried.

It was not difficult to guess where the old man had gone at that time. In her memory, the Jiang family had moved out of the capital in her previous life.

They simply gave up their collateral relatives and ran away with those rotten fish and shrimps from the main family.

It's likely that they have already colluded with the empire.

At that time, Su Rou didn't know how many powerful people in the Northern Kingdom had been bribed to commit treason while Gong Yu was in the capital.

Su Rou stood up. She had already met the old man before, and she couldn't go again.

Forget it, the Jiang family’s affairs have nothing to do with her.

Su Rou asked the maid to tidy up the yard and was about to go out, but was invited back by someone sent by the Third Madam Ji.

Su Rou sat in the Ji family's yard and looked around.

Although Ji's position was higher than her mother's, she was the least likely to cause trouble in the mansion. She usually stayed in this yard and never went to the front yard.

"I'm sorry to have you here today, young lady, for disturbing your pleasure."

Su Rou looked at Ji Shi. What kind of refined interests could a young girl like her, an unmarried woman, have? Ji Shi came from a family of scholars and spoke in a refined manner.

"Madam San, please speak frankly."

Ji curled her lips and smiled, "Miss, you are really biased. Calling her the First Madam is like calling her Jiang, and calling me the Third Madam is like calling me the Third Madam."

Su Rou said, "I don't like Jiang, so I call her Jiang. Because of Third Brother, I like you."

Her affection for Ji was only because of her third brother Su Chi.

Ji Shi probably knew her temper, so she didn't dare to beat around the bush and said, "Now that you've driven the First Madam out, the position in the mansion is vacant. I wonder if the young lady has any plans to let the Fourth Madam take the position."

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Does Ji also want to win her over?

Because of her status and position, her words have more influence than anyone else's in my father's eyes.

But why would Ji, who never liked to fight, suddenly come out and talk to her like this?

Su Rou said, "Are you interested in the position of the eldest lady? Do you want to use me to get the position?"

After Jiang left, the position of the eldest lady in the mansion became the fat piece of meat for the remaining people.

Whoever can be promoted to the main wife can be considered to have completely replaced Jiang's position.

Su Rou had no intention of letting her mother work so hard. Now that she was older, she had no time to relax, and she had to ask her mother to take care of even the smallest matters in the mansion.

So, her mother can't do it.

Ji said, "Miss, if possible, just ask me to take the position of general. From now on, the fourth lady and you will never suffer any grievances in this mansion."

This sounded like a declaration before taking office, showing loyalty to Su Rou. This method was feasible.

but……

Su Rou asked, "Can I ask why? If the Second Madam comes looking for me, how will I explain to you two?"

Ji said, "Miss, don't worry. I just want to fight for the future for the third child."

Su Rou said, "The General's Mansion has no worries about food and clothing, so why do you have such thoughts? Besides, even if you take the position, my brother will not be driven out. What Jiang did has nothing to do with my brother."

Ji lowered her eyes, a hint of sadness flowing in her eyes, "Miss, the fourth lady has no son, but you, a girl, can now sit in the position of a military general, more powerful than the young general. Regardless of your official rank, you are also a female prince. The third son has a dull personality and doesn't like to fight. I just want the general to pay more attention to the third son."