The Rebirth of a Daughter: My Lord, I Will Never Be a Concubine

Su Yanhua raised her eyes and spoke again: "Xu and Su Ruoxi killed my mother Jiang Youbai. Grandmother, please follow the ancestral teachings and beat Du to death with a stick and expel Su Ruoxi from the Su Mansion."

After she finished speaking, Xu's face turned pale as paper. It was unclear whether she was frightened or her secrets were revealed. She and Su Ruoxi hurriedly knelt down.

"Old lady, I am innocent. Su Yanhua is slandering me. I have never harmed Madam Jiang."

Su Ruoxi was also caught off guard by Su Yanhua. She said, "Yes, grandmother, my mother and Madam Jiang are as close as sisters. How could she possibly harm Madam Jiang?" She looked at the cold-faced Su Yanhua and said aggrievedly, "Sister, I know you're unhappy with me for stealing the prince's heart, but you can't retaliate against me like this. You see, I may be unhappy, but mother has always loved you and treated you like her own child. How could you repay her with such ingratitude?"

Su Yanhua smiled, her heart full of sarcasm. She looked at Su Ruoxi. Her innocent face looked so charming with tears falling from it, but her heart was also so dark and stinky.

"Repaying kindness with enmity? This is the word you should use to describe Concubine Xu."

Jiang Youbai took Xu Qing in when she was desperate, but Xu Qing was not only not grateful, she also planned to kill Jiang Youbai in order to become the general's wife. In terms of being ungrateful, who else could be considered a person other than Xu Qing?

Xu paused in her tears and turned to the old woman, saying, "Old lady, I am truly loyal to Madam Jiang and have no second thoughts. Please understand and give me justice."

Old Madam Su held Xu's hand and said, "Don't worry, you've served me for so many years, I will never wrongly accuse you." She looked at Su Yanhua and said, "Su Yanhua, you said Xu killed Jiang Youbai, do you have any evidence?"

Su Yanhua curled her lips and smiled. She gestured to Cui'er, who nodded and walked out the door.

Several people paid attention to the servant's behavior. Xu felt as if a drum was beating in her heart, making her heart beat fast and hard, and she couldn't help herself.

Cui'er walked in, holding a mahogany box in her hand. A copper lock made a crisp sound as the servant's footsteps collided with the mahogany.

Xu stared at the box, her fingers unconsciously gripping Su Ruoxi's wrist. Su Ruoxi frowned in pain and looked at the pale Xu.

Su Ruoxi was stunned. When Jiang Youbai died tragically, the entire Su family was in a critical moment, but Xu remained calm and composed. Although she didn't know how Xu murdered Jiang Youbai that year, when she saw Xu's face, she knew that Su Yanhua must have grasped Xu's lifeline.

Su Yanhua said, "Mrs. Xu, you don't recognize this thing, do you?"

Killing the prey with one blow is certainly a brave act, but watching them struggle slowly is also a kind of fun. Su Yanhua has been patient for so many years, so she certainly has a lot of patience to slowly break down Xu's psychological defenses and finally give her a fatal blow.

Xu regained her composure and chuckled, "Yan Hua, what are you doing? This isn't yours, so why are you asking me?"

Seeing her quibbling, Su Yanhua was not angry. It was all within her expectations. She gestured to Cui'er to open the box.

The copper lock on the mahogany box was thrown aside, and the wooden lid was slowly opened. A large amount of herbs were stored inside. Why are they called herbs? Because the smell of herbs that hits you in the face is hard to ignore.

Old Mrs. Su coughed a few times because of the strong smell of the herbs. She felt that the smell was strangely familiar, but she couldn't remember it. She could only point at the herbs and ask, "What kind of herbs are these? They smell so strong."

Su Yanhua replied, "Grandmother, this is Kongqing. It's an extremely precious herb. Its value lies in its ability to enhance the effects of other herbs. It can also stimulate the brain, restoring a state of excitement. If a seriously ill person takes this herb for a few days, their health will gradually improve. They will tremble, and a sense of excitement will spread throughout their body. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's like a last burst of energy. This is the characteristic of this herb."

Old Madam Su asked, "How could Yun Qin State actually have such a miraculous medicine?"

Old Mrs. Su has been taking herbal medicine for several years. Basically, all the precious herbs are in her medicine jar. She can memorize every prescription written by the doctor. Now, she can prepare some herbs to treat diseases by herself, but she has never heard of this kind of special herbs.

She asked again: "You said this kind of medicinal herbs are very good, but what does it have to do with the Xu family?"

Su Yanhua lowered her head and said, "This medicinal herb comes from my family. We only have a few plants a year, and each plant is worth ten thousand taels of gold. I am grateful to Aunt Xu for giving this precious medicinal herb to my mother, and her body has gradually recovered."

After she finished speaking, Xu felt the air around her turn colder. She really knew what was going on.

Xu pretended not to know: "Yan Hua, I don't know what you are talking about. I don't recognize this kind of herbs. The herbs I gave You Bai back then were just some ordinary herbs."

As she spoke, she looked up at Old Lady Su and said, "Mother, do you still remember? Although I was your Excellency's concubine, I had no status and no position. Everyone in the mansion looked down on me. Ruoxi and I lived a difficult life. That day, Ruoxi was seriously ill and had no money to see a doctor. No one responded to our request. It was Youbai who was kind enough to ask a doctor for Ruoxi and prescribe a prescription. Only then did Ruoxi gradually get better. After Ruoxi recovered from her illness, I went up the mountain every few days to collect herbs for Youbai to nourish his body. This was to thank Youbai for protecting us. I am just a maid and I don't even have money to treat my illness. How could I spend such a huge amount of money to buy this Kongqing?"

In Old Lady Su's memory, Xu was just a little maidservant beside Jiang Youbai, not worth stopping to see. She disliked Jiang Youbai, and even disliked the maidservants beside her. Every time, it was a little maidservant who answered her, with a light tone and a calm attitude, and she also drifted away like clouds and smoke as usual.

The snow fell heavily that day, almost covering the entire earth. The sound of the whistling snow filled my ears, mixed with the roars and mournful complaints from the courtyard next door. The Su Mansion that night was even colder than that snow.

It was only when the maid came to report that people learned that Jiang Youbai, the indifferent and neglected weak woman, had climbed into Su Bin's bed that night and betrayed her benefactor and her own conscience.

Everyone around her hated her and considered it a disgrace. They would spit at her and point fingers at her from behind, cursing her for being treacherous and wishing her a miserable death. During those years, Xu lived in poverty and was barely surviving. In a dark corner, she was beaten until her body was bruised, and she could only hold tightly to the small piece of steamed bun in her hand, like a dog.

At that time, the Xu family had to fight with others for even a steamed bun, so how could they have the money to buy the priceless Kong Qing?

Thinking about it, Mrs. Su said unconsciously: "Of course I understand."

This sentence made Xu feel relieved. Old Lady Su was the most powerful feudal force in the mansion. Even Su Bin did not dare to contradict her. With her trust, Xu felt relieved.

She said proudly, "Big girl, I know you're sad about your mother's death, but you can't let hatred cloud your mind. Your mother and I were like sisters. Youbai was weak after giving birth to you, but I used my wrist flesh as medicine, and I went up the mountain every day to collect herbs to help Youbai's health improve. The maids all remember those days. Now you doubt me like this, where do you put the friendship between me and your mother?"

Xu had a sad face, beating her chest and stamping her feet, and tears were streaming down her face. She was really hurt by Su Yanhua's suspicion, and her behavior made the servants who were watching her feel sympathy for her.