When Yuzhu and Yinxin came back, Su Yuejian was still sitting in the hexagonal pavilion, staring at the black mysterious token in a daze.

"The county lord."

Hearing Yuzhu's voice, Su Yuejian came back to her senses and looked up to see two people walking towards her. She quickly put away the mysterious token and placed it in her sleeve.

The two walked into the pavilion.

Yin Xin happily replied,

"The old lady and the master are both very kind. Although they said that the princess should stay in the Duke's Mansion for a few more days, I can see that they miss her very much in their hearts."

Yuzhu curled her lips and said, "I went to see the second house. The Wu family and their daughter and the third master were still so arrogant, enjoying themselves in the courtyard all day long."

She changed the subject, "But when I passed by Danguixuan, I heard Xiaofu say that Miss Wan was sick."

Su Yuejian frowned slightly, "Sister Wan is sick?"

"Xiao Fu and I have inquired and found out that the money from the big deals that Miss Wan had negotiated was snatched away by the Third Master and Madam Wu! Miss Shi also took away all the jewelry and headgear that the princess had given to Miss Wan."

"Miss Wan was going to use the money to buy a house, but not only did she not get it back, but Wu had one of the maids beat her with a stick and made her kneel in Wanxiang Hall for a whole day and night, which is when she fell ill."

Listening to the evil deeds of Su Shiming and Wu, Su Yue was angry.

"How could they be so cruel to Sister Wan? Don't Father and Grandmother know?"

Yuzhu shook her head and sighed.

"The old lady doesn't like to see them. Mrs. Wu and her family rarely go out. The master is too busy with official duties to take care of the affairs in the backyard. In addition, when Miss Wan was beaten, it was in Mrs. Wu's yard. The servants were silenced and didn't dare tell the old lady and the master."

Su Yue's face darkened. She had thought things would get better after Sister Wan took over the business, but she hadn't expected that...

Yuzhu remembered something and continued,

"Oh, right, I also heard from Xiaofu that the Su family's second branch's property actually belonged to Miss Wan. Before the second master died, he entrusted the third master with the task of looking after the second branch's business until Miss Wan reached the age of marriage. However, Miss Wan has already passed the age of marriage. Over the years, whenever Miss Wan mentioned taking back the property to the third master, the third master would deny it and, when he got angry, would beat and scold Miss Wan."

After saying that, Yuzhu sighed again.

Yin Xin also sighed, "Miss Wan is indeed a pitiful person. Her parents died young, and she lives under someone else's roof. There is no one around her who can help her, and the family property was taken away by the Third Master and his wife."

Su Yuejian also felt sorry for Su Wan's experience and frowned.

She didn't expect that there were such things between Sister Wan and Su Shiming and his wife.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then when my second uncle passed away and entrusted the family property to me, are there any other witnesses?"

Yuzhu shook her head, "I don't know about this."

She thought about it carefully and said,

"But I heard from Xiaofu that the servants they brought with them to Kyoto this time were all from the Third Master and Madam Wu. The people who originally served the Second Master had long been dismissed, and even if there were any left, they all stayed in Jiangling."

Su Yue saw it and said, "Qingshan."

Qingshan appeared in a flash. "I'm here."

"Send someone to the Su residence in Jiangling to check on the servants who served Su Zhi back then to see if anyone knows about the orphan's entrustment. If you can find someone who knows, bring them to Kyoto immediately."

She paused and added, "Hurry!"

Qingshan accepted the order and said, "It will take at least three to five days to travel from Kyoto to Jiangling and back. I will have brothers who are good at light martial arts go and return quickly."

Su Yuejian nodded slightly.

Qingshan took the order and stepped back to arrange for people to do the work.

I hope to find some insiders who can rescue Sister Wan from this blood-sucking group in the second house.

Danguixuan

Su Wan was lying on the bed in the inner room, her face pale, covered in cold sweat, and she looked extremely weak.

Su Caner came in with her maid Xiaoyun, walked to the bedside and asked with concern, "Is Sister Wan feeling better today?"

Su Wan opened her eyes weakly and tried to sit up to greet her. Su Caner hurried forward to support her and put a few soft pillows behind her for her to lean on.

"Sister Wan is seriously ill this time and needs a good rest. I asked Xiaoyun to buy some high-quality ginseng and make some tonic. Drinking it will help you recover faster."

As he said that, he turned around and asked Xiao Yunduan to bring the medicine. Su Caner picked up the bowl, blew on it carefully, and fed it to Su Wan with a spoon.

Listening to Su Caner's caring words, Su Wan felt warm in her heart.

Although Su Caner is Su Shiming's eldest daughter, her biological mother died early, and Wu was tyrannical and domineering. She had bullied Su Caner openly and secretly over the years, and Su Shiming had always turned a blind eye to her. In fact, her life was not as good as Su Wan's.

Su Wan drank a mouthful of the medicine and asked doubtfully, "Ginseng is expensive. Now that all the silver has been taken away, where will my sister get the money to buy ginseng?"

Su Caner paused while feeding the medicine, then smiled, "At least I still have a few pieces of jewelry that can be exchanged for some silver."

Xiaoyun, who was standing by, spoke up for Su Caner, "Our young lady pawned her gold bracelet. It was the only thing left to her by the deceased lady."

Su Caner shouted, "Xiao Yun!"

She turned to Amelia Su and smiled gently, "Sister Wan, don't listen to Xiaoyun's nonsense."

Su Wan's eyes flashed. She knew how important the gold bracelet was to Su Can'er. She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. Her lips moved slightly, "Sister Can..."

Su Caner burst into tears and said, "Sister Wan, please don't say anything. I am alive today because of you taking care of me in the Su family after my mother passed away. No matter what I do for you, it is what I should do."

Su Wan held her hand gratefully and said, "I've been ill for the past few days, so I'll have to ask you to take care of the business at the farm."

Su Caner nodded. She was feeding medicine when Xiaofu led Qinglan in.

Qinglan looked at Su Wan from afar and felt a trace of heartache in his eyes. He stepped forward and bowed, then said softly,

"Miss Wan, the old lady heard that you were ill and asked the servant to bring some supplements."

Then two maids carried the things and placed them on the table in the outer room. Su Wan was a little stunned when she saw the two supplements.

Qing Lan saw her confusion and explained, "The other one was prepared by the princess. Although the princess has gone to stay at the Duke's Mansion, she was very worried when she heard that you were ill. She sent someone to deliver a letter asking me to take good care of you."

Su Wan was even more moved after hearing this.

"Thank you, Aunt Qinglan. Please also thank the old lady and the princess for me."

Qing Lan nodded slightly and bowed, saying, "The princess also asked me to bring you a message. She said that there will be a way out when you reach the mountain. Please rest assured and focus on recuperating first."

Although Su Wan was a little confused about the deeper meaning, she knew that Su Yuejian was trying to comfort her, so she smiled and nodded, and repeatedly asked Qinglan and Su Yuejian to express her gratitude.

After delivering the things, Qinglan left Danguixuan.

Su Caner glanced at the things Qinglan brought, and continued to feed Su Wan the medicine without changing her expression. She comforted her again and left back to her room after she lay down to rest.

In the room

Su Caner sat in front of the bronze mirror, thinking about what Su Yuejian and Su Wan had said. Her eyes flickered, and her eyes swept across the gold bracelet in the jewelry box, and a hint of viciousness flashed across her face.

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