The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

"impossible!"

Su Li, who was invited to the main room, said firmly,

"Brother Huan is only eight years old, how could he possibly be in the Flower Garden? Second brother, if you want to slander me, could you please use a different tactic?"

Not long ago, they even "slandered" Huan Ge'er for going to Liujing River. It's only been a short time, and it's become a flower shop again.

Is it over?

But judging by the handwriting, it must have been done by Su Zhe.

Su Li couldn't help but silently give Su Zhe a thumbs up in her heart.

Pei Yi seemed to be frightened by Su Li's aura and said timidly:

"Sister-in-law, maybe I saw it wrong!"

"You know you are wrong and you still say it out loud! Are you bullying us from Qingshan Courtyard?" Su Li said aggressively.

"Besides, even though Pei Yan is a jerk, Huan Ge'er has no grudge against him. Why would you want to hit him with a club? Mother, you can't just push the blame onto a child when you can't catch the murderer!"

After saying that, he wiped his tears, slapped his thigh and started crying.

"My prince! Open your eyes and take a look. You haven't done anything yet, and they're bullying us! Father, grandmother, please come out and judge the situation!"

She cried so hard that the Marquis' wife was at a loss as to what to do.

What else was she doing? Why was Su Li crying?

Looking at Su Li again, her face was exhausted, with two big bags under her eyes and purple bruises. It seemed that it was because of Pei Heng's dying behavior in the past few days.

The Marquis's wife was in a good mood and coughed awkwardly several times.

"Alright, alright, I just had some questions and asked you to come over to ask, why are you crying?"

"Mother, the prince is lying unconscious in bed, and I have no one to vent my anguish to! Now my second brother is trying to pin this filthy thing on Huan Ge'er. Mother, you have to make the decision for me!"

Su Li burst into tears, clinging to the Marquis's wife and wiping her snot and tears on her clothes.

The Marquis's wife was disgusted but could not retreat. He could only pat her on the back and comfort her:

"Mother has wronged you. Brother Yi, why don't you apologize to your sister-in-law?"

Pei Yi was stunned.

This Su Li is so shameless!

My aunt is so weak and incompetent!

But there was nothing I could do, so I could only say angrily:

"Sister-in-law, I was wrong. Please forgive me."

Su Li wiped her tears and snot and said:

"You know you're wrong? Fine, I'll never do it again."

The Marquis's wife was a little embarrassed. She wiped her clothes in disgust and turned to ask Ruyi, who was serving beside her:

"Why are you the only one serving here? Where is Aunt Liu?"

Ruyi wanted to cover her mouth and nose because of the stench but didn't dare to, she said angrily:

"Madam, she's a very busy person. I haven't seen her in ages!"

The Marquis's wife slammed the table and said angrily:

"Yan'er is in such a state, and she still has the heart to run around all day. God knows what shameful things she does in the shop every day. Come on, go and tell her to get back here!"

Ruyi added fuel to the fire:

"Madam, it's fine that she doesn't serve you, but she also left Ping'er with you. I really don't know what she did as a concubine!"

As they were talking, Nanny Qian came in hurriedly and whispered something in the Marquis's ear.

The Marquis's wife was horrified and lost for words:

"What? Loan sharking?"

Nanny Qian quickly winked.

Madam Hou glanced at Su Li and said awkwardly:

"Okay, there's nothing for you to do now. Heng'er needs help, so you can go back first."

Su Li wiped her tears and said goodbye.

As soon as he went out, he asked Song Tao to find out what usury was all about.

After a while, Song Tao came back happily.

"Miss, the Third Young Master borrowed 100,000 taels from an underground bank and failed to repay it on time. A group of thugs came to our house with a dozen IOUs and just now caused trouble at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion."

"Underground money lender? Why would he borrow money from an underground money lender?"

Su Li was puzzled.

"Humph, who knows!" Song Tao said happily, "He spends his money in a whirlwind of wine and women all day long. He has a lot of places to spend it."

Su Li thought for a moment and said:

"Songzhi, go back to Qingshan Courtyard. Songtao and I are going out to look for Su Zhe."

As a result, he met Liu Xu who had returned at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

When Liu Xu saw Su Li, she was stunned at first, and then wanted to take a detour, but was stopped by Song Tao.

"Madam Liu, you didn't even greet the young lady when you saw her, and you just turned and walked away. What kind of etiquette is this?"

Liu Xu was dissatisfied in her heart, but Lai Wang's family beside her was already kneeling and bowing with a smile:

"Meet the young lady."

As he said this, he stabbed Liu Xu hard in the waist.

Liu Xu felt pain and was about to turn around to glare at Lai Wangjia, but Lai Wangjia kicked her directly in the knee, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

"Young Madam, Concubine Liu is just an ignorant and lowly creature. Don't bother with her. Madam Qian taught her the rules for a whole day and a night, but she's so stupid she just can't learn."

Su Li smiled warmly and said:

"Thank you for your hard work, maids. You must learn the rules carefully. If you can't learn them, just study again a few times and you will get them. But don't let them out and embarrass the Marquis' Mansion."

After saying that, he looked down at Liu Xu condescendingly.

At the wedding hall, Su Li packed up the contemptuous, complacent and defiant look that Liu Xu had given her after she successfully snatched the bride away, and returned it to her intact!

No matter how arrogant and proud you were in the past, now I am the master and you are the servant.

If I tell you to kneel, you have to kneel!

If I'm unhappy, I can just slap you a few times for fun!

Liu Xu was furious, but Lai Wang's family held her head and shoulders tightly and forced her to kneel on the ground until Su Li walked away.

She raised her head and said angrily:

"She's also the daughter-in-law of the Marquis' Mansion, why should I kneel to her?"

Lai Wangjia snorted coldly.

"Wife? The young lady is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, and the wife of the Crown Prince of the Marquis of Jinyuan! She's the real wife. What kind of wife are you? You're just a lowly concubine! Madam has already given you the great honor of allowing you to go out every day! And you still ask why? It's really laughable."

Liu Xu clenched her pink fists so tightly that veins popped out and her nails dug into her flesh.

But when she thought of the future Pei Yan promised her and Ping Ge'er, she had to swallow her anger.

"What are you dawdling for? Just kneel there and wait to die! Hurry up and leave!"

Lai Wang's family saw Liu Xu in a daze and pushed her.

……

When we arrived at the shop on East Street, Su Zhe was there as expected.

He held a golden abacus in his hand, the beads flying off the abacus, and he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing as he calculated.

"What good thing happened? Why are you so happy?"

Su Li sat down.

When Su Zhe saw his sister, he hurried over and said with a smile:

"Sister, you don't know, this ice shop has been making a fortune since it opened. I just calculated that summer is coming soon, and we'll make back our investment in less than three months. It was Sister who came up with the idea of ​​selling ice."

Su Li smiled: "I was just saying that. You are the one who takes care of the shop. Any profit is yours."

"That's not possible!" Su Zhe interrupted him immediately. "The shop is yours. I'm just helping you take care of it. How can I take the money I earn? Sister, 20% is enough."

"Twenty percent?"

"No? Then 10% will do."

"One percent?"

"Ah? 10% isn't enough! Then give me some pocket money..."

"Stinky boy!" Su Li flicked his head and said with a smile, "I'll give you 50%."

"Really?"

Su Zhe jumped for joy.

"When has my sister ever lied to you?"

Su Li was so happy to see that his younger brother was doing something serious and no longer idle around like before, fighting cocks and walking dogs.

In fact, what's the good of being an official in the court, especially in such a chaotic and sensitive period as now.

My father, the Marquis of Yong'an, held a very sensitive position in the Ministry of Personnel. Even a cautious man like my father was walking on thin ice, cautious at every step, not daring to make even the slightest mistake.

It would be good for Su Zhe to stay away from political struggles and become a rich and idle person after inheriting the title in the future.

Once the situation stabilizes, it won't be too late to plan for the future with her and Pei Heng's help.

Thinking of this, Su Li felt that it was time to have a good talk with her mother.

"By the way, what did you do last night?"

Su Li asked seemingly casually.

"Last night? I was at home settling accounts last night. What happened?"

"Pei Yan was beaten."

"Really? There's such a good thing?"

Su Zhe smiled.

"Not you?"

"Of course not me. I wanted to get rid of him, but I've been so busy lately that I can't get away!"

Su Li looked at him and didn't think he was lying.

"I understand. Pei Yan is a jerk, but you can just beat him up to vent your anger. Don't provoke him in the future. If something goes wrong, it will be hard to deal with."

Pei Yan is narrow-minded, secretive and vicious. If he knew that Su Zhe had repeatedly trapped him, he would probably retaliate.

She didn't want Su Zhe to get hurt.

"Don't worry, sister. As long as that bastard doesn't come to provoke us, I will definitely not beat him up!"

As he spoke, Su Zhe took out his golden abacus and started to dial it.

"Sister, I've thought about it. With so many dignitaries in the Grand Capital, they use a lot of ice every year. I'll open a few more shops and make a lot of money before the peak season comes."

Seeing that Su Zhe was immersed in business, Su Li did not continue to ask. She thought for a moment and said:

"That's perfect. I have some shops that I can turn over to you. Whether you make ice cream or something else, the profits will be split 50-50, as usual."

Lately, she'd been busy taking care of Pei Heng, and she was thinking about how to dispose of six or seven shops that had been losing money year after year. This way, she could just let Su Zhe help manage them all.

I'm naturally happy if I can make money, but if I don't, I'll just treat it as training for Su Zhe.

Anyway, those shops have been making losses for years, so they can’t get any worse.

When Su Zhe heard this, he was overjoyed.

"Sister, you've found the right person. I don't know why, but I've been having so many great ideas lately, and I'm just worried I've nowhere to put them to use!"

"Okay. That's settled then."

As soon as Su Li left, Su Zhe went to the backyard and shouted inside:

"Come out, everyone has left."

Huan Ge'er walked out leisurely, followed by the calf Shi Tou.

"Nephew, you're truly a master of calculation. You knew my sister would suspect that I was the one who hit Pei Yan."

Huan Ge'er had a cold face.

"After all, you have a criminal record."

"Hey! Nephew, what are you talking like that? I saw what happened last night!"

Last night, Su Zhe came home late and passed by the back door of Shihua Pavilion. He happened to run into Huan Ge'er and Shi Tou who were sneaking out, and caught them red-handed.

"Then why didn't you tell her?"

Huan Ge'er looked at Su Zhe provocatively.

Su Zhe laughed heartily. He really liked this nephew.

He hugged Huan Ge'er and said:

"They say nephews resemble their uncles. You're not my biological nephew, but you're really rude to me. If I were you, that bastard should be fed three more pounds of shit to feel better."

"He eats a lot, too."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.