Reborn, I was pursued by the Prince of the Broken Sleeves

"Madame Li, don't feel guilty." Su Manman pondered for a moment and then said, "You are the closest and most trusted person to my mother. I believe you."

"Madam Li, you have seen the situation Mother and I are in at the mansion. If we continue to act as we have in the past, who knows how much more grievance awaits us."

"Mammy, I won't sit and wait for death."

"I've been away from home for six years. I was young before that, so I didn't know or understand many things. If you remember anything, tell me everything, no matter how big or small."

"Yes!" Nanny Li was greatly shocked when she heard the girl's words.

After six years away from home, the girl has indeed grown up.

Before that, she invited the young master of Huichuntang to diagnose the lady's illness, asked His Royal Highness Prince Qi to make the decision for her, and sent Concubine Liu to prison.

How could these things be accomplished by the timid girl of the past?

Nanny Li's mind was working rapidly, and suddenly a light bulb went off in her head. She said, "This old servant has something else to ask."

"explain."

"The old lady's beloved celadon vase, which she keeps in her house and polishes every day, might be a fake."

Nanny Li recalled, "One night ten years ago, I went to the toilet. When I reached the back door, I saw several dark figures carrying a large wooden box back."

"The person leading the way is Cui Liu, the personal maidservant of Concubine Liu."

"They carried the wooden box into Madam Liu's private vault. When it entered, it jolted a bit. Cui Liu was so frightened that she lifted the lid to check. This old servant could clearly see that it was a celadon piece half a man's height."

"Not long after, news came from Yixiang Garden that the old lady had spent three thousand taels of silver to buy a century-old ancient vase, and she really liked it."

"The vase was carried in broad daylight through the main entrance."

"I have been to Yixiang Garden and found that the vase is exactly the same as the one that entered the mansion in the dark night."

"Then one day, I went out on the street and saw a man who looked familiar. He had a black mole the size of a broad bean on the right side of his chin, which was particularly eye-catching. It was the man who had been moving the wooden boxes at night. He was a kiln worker."

"This matter is quite interesting!" Su Manman couldn't help but laugh.

There are two celadon bottles, one bright and one dark, one real and one fake. Which one would be in Madam Qian's house?

If Aunt Liu could imitate a porcelain vase that was indistinguishable from the real thing, then making a poisonous bowl would be easy for her.

The key point of this matter is to find the kiln worker.

"Can the kiln worker still be found?" she asked.

"People call him Wang Er," Li Ma shook her head. "Many years have passed, and I don't even know where he is now."

Su Manman wrote down the fragmentary information one by one and beckoned Qingluan over. "Draw a portrait of Wang Er according to what Li Mama said, spend some money, and find someone."

"Yes." Qingluan took the order and left.

"Taohong." She continued to order: "Madam Liu has returned home. It's too easy for her to end this matter like this."

Flicking the leaves from her fingertips, Su Manman continued to instruct, "Those who are talking about the Su Mansion on the streets definitely don't know the truth. Go and help, but be careful to be tactful."

She was afraid that Taohong would be careless and spread some strange rumors.

"I understand." Taohong smiled happily, "Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

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In Yixiang Garden, Concubine Liu leaned against the back of an Eight Immortals chair, tears streaming down her face as she complained, "Old Madam, I've been in the mansion for over ten years. Even if I haven't made any contributions, I've certainly worked hard. How could the eldest lady be so cruel? As soon as I returned, she sent me to the Dali Temple prison."

"Madam, I've been jailed!"

"What should I do?"

"My concubine...Aunt, you have to make the decision for me!" Aunt Liu was full of grievances. She cried and cried, and even changed her address.

In fact, Aunt Liu was originally the daughter of Madam Qian’s cousin.

In her early years, Mrs. Qian's husband died early and her family fell into poverty. When she was left alone with her children, she went to her cousin to make a living.

Su Tinggui lives in the Liu Mansion and is childhood sweethearts with Concubine Liu.

Later, Su Tinggui went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and the Liu family encountered misfortune and fell into defeat.

Later, Su Tinggui stayed in the capital to study hard. He spent all his money and had no place to live. By chance, he met Lin, and with her financial support, he passed the imperial examination and ranked second.

Su Tinggui married Lin and settled in the capital.

A year later, he sent someone to bring Qian back, and Concubine Liu, who had always admired Su Tinggui, also came.

At first, he did not dare to take a concubine openly and kept her outside.

Afterwards, when General Lin was demoted and the Lin family fell into decline, he married her and treated her like his wife.

After so many years, Mrs. Qian has been very devoted to her niece and loves her very much.

But at this moment, she was so annoyed by her quarrel that she rubbed her temples and said, "Lord Cao has released you, which proves that you are innocent. This is a great joyous event. Why don't you go back and freshen up first?"

The foul smell emanating from her whole body rushed straight into her nose, making her dare not breathe and feel nauseous.

"How can we just let it go like this!"

Concubine Liu persisted, saying, "If the eldest girl hadn't caused trouble the moment she returned home, how could I have been sent to the Dali Temple? How could I go out from now on and meet those noble ladies and their wives in the capital?"

"What do you want?" Old Madam Qian compromised.

She was willing to indulge her over the years because of her cousin's kindness in taking her in.

If it weren't for him, they wouldn't be alive today, and they wouldn't have the good life they have now.

"Have the young lady apologize to me. I will punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights. She will not be given any food and will be starved for a few days."

She also wants her to have a taste of the suffering she has endured in prison.

If that place was not accessible to anyone, she would have sent the man directly to the Dali Temple prison.

"This isn't good!" After the incident with the gift at Prince Qi's mansion, Old Madam Qian remembered Su Tinggui's warning, "That girl didn't do anything wrong!"

"Aunt!" Aunt Liu looked at Old Madam Qian in disbelief. "How could it not be her fault? Don't you know how she pointed at the master and called him ungrateful?"

"She is a daughter, a mean girl, how could she treat the master like this?"

"Is this family still allowed to let a girl call the shots?"

"Okay!" Old Madam Qian's temples were pounding and she was upset for a moment.

No longer pay attention to Aunt Liu.

She stood up and walked to the celadon vase in front of the Eight Immortals Table. She gently picked up a soft cloth, as if she was about to touch a priceless treasure, and carefully wiped every inch of the surface of the celadon vase.

Her eyes are no longer young, and the area around them is full of traces of time. There seems to be mist in her eyes on ordinary days, making it difficult to understand her thoughts.

But at this moment, her eyes were as clear as a child's, her expression focused and cautious, the rag in her hand moved lightly around the bottle, and every wiping movement was almost pious.

Aunt Liu was still chattering beside her, but she seemed not to hear and was concentrating on her own things.

Ignore and don't respond.

This is to give Aunt Liu a cold shoulder and ask her to leave quickly.

If it were any other day, Aunt Liu would definitely leave tactfully.

But today, she didn't buy into his tricks at all and continued to pester him, "Aunt, how can you ignore my affairs? You don't love me, so I can only go back and cry in front of my parents' tombstones."

"okay."

Old Madam Qian finally lost her patience. As she wiped the cloth, she said quietly, "Ms. Lin is dying. After her funeral, we'll find a husband for that girl and marry her off."

"Really?"

When Aunt Liu heard this, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes, "What about Jiao'er? It's time for her to discuss marriage too."

"At the beginning of next month, the Princess's residence will hold its annual flower viewing banquet. You should prepare well and send Jiaojiao to attend. If she is noticed by a royal relative, even if she becomes a concubine, that would be a good thing."

How can I be your concubine!

When Aunt Liu heard this, she didn't like it.

She was someone else's concubine, so she naturally understood the hardships of being a concubine.

In this life, she would never let her precious daughter become a concubine.

"I understand." Aunt Liu secretly decided to make good plans for her daughter.

As the two were discussing, Nanny Lan came to the door and announced, "Madam, the eldest daughter is here."

Both people in the room were stunned.

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

"Let her in."