Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Daughter: Not to be Trifled With

The next morning, Su Lie got up early. At that moment, Madam Liu had already brought over some breakfast and asked with a gentle smile, "Master, did you sleep well last night? Would you like to have breakfast here before going back?"

After hearing this, Su Lie looked at Liu Shi and nodded slightly. "That's good! I'm a little hungry too, let's eat together!"

Upon hearing this, Liu quickly served Su Lie a large bowl of lily and lotus seed porridge.

After having breakfast, Su Lie left Qingya Garden. Madam Liu personally saw Su Lie off as he left the gate of Qingya Garden.

Outside the gate of Qingya Garden, Su Lie glanced at Madam Liu and said in a low voice, "Madam, it's windy outside, please go inside!"

After hearing this, Liu glanced at Su Lie and nodded with a slight smile. Once Su Lie had completely disappeared from sight, Liu turned and walked into Qingya Garden.

Inside Qingya Garden, after tidying up the bed, Madam Liu sat on a stool in front of it and took a small sip of tea. Su Lie, on the other hand, sat in a chair at his desk, carefully handling official business.

Shortly after Su Lie finished his official business, Su Yun Chu brought a large plate of mung bean cakes to Su Lie's study.

Outside the study, Su Yun Chu gently knocked on the door and said with a light smile, "Father, your daughter has brought you some mung bean cakes. Please have some to fill your stomach!"

After hearing this, Su Lie glanced at the doorway and said softly, "Oh, it's Chu'er! The door's unlocked, come in!"

After hearing this, Su Yun gently pushed open the door and slowly walked in. She placed the mung bean cake on Su Lie's desk and prepared to leave.

Su Lie called out to her at the right moment, "Chu'er, why don't you keep your father company and have a bite to eat?" Su Yun Chu looked at Su Lie and nodded with a slight smile.

The father and daughter ate mung bean cakes and chatted happily, their conversation filled with warmth and harmony. It was truly a beautiful scene of a loving father and a filial daughter!

After eating the mung bean cake, the father and daughter chatted for a while, and then Su Yun Chu said goodbye to Su Lie for a week.

Not long after Su Yun Chu left the study with the plate, she heard the maids whispering, "Have you heard? Master stayed overnight at Madam's Qingya Garden last night."

Just then, another voice came over, "What's so strange about that? Master and Madam are husband and wife, it's perfectly normal!"

One of the maids, who had been in the household for a while, looked around and, finding no one approaching, lowered her voice and spoke to the other maids.

"You don't know this, but after the master took a second wife, he never touched her again, nor did he ever go to her Qingya Garden again."

The other maids looked at the one who had spoken with a puzzled expression. Seeing this, the maid continued, "Do any of you know how the Second Miss came to be here?"

The other maids shook their heads in confusion. This maid glanced at the others and whispered,

"It is said that not long after the late Madam passed away, the lady dressed up as the late Madam. The master was so grief-stricken that he mistook the lady for the late Madam and made a mistake."

"Later, the lady came looking for him while she was heavily pregnant, and the master had no choice but to accept it and take her as his second wife. After that, he never touched the lady again, nor did he ever go to her courtyard."

After hearing this, the other maids looked at the maid, sighed, and whispered, "Alas, we never imagined that Master was so deeply in love with the late Madam. Master and Madam must have had a very good relationship."

“Yes!” The maid nodded slightly. “Back then, Master even became good friends with General Shen Liu, the brother of the late Madam, just to win her over.”

Upon hearing this, the other maids all expressed their envy of the love between the master and the late mistress.

At this moment, one of the maids looked at the other maids and whispered, "Do you think it's possible that the madam has dressed up as the late madam again?"

After hearing this, the other maids looked around and shook their heads slightly, signaling the maid not to speak ill of her master's affairs.

Just then, a sharp-eyed maid spotted Su Yun Chu walking this way. "Stop talking, Miss will be unhappy if she hears this."

One of the maids, disregarding everything else, continued, "I think our household will soon have another young master or young lady."

But every word of these words reached Su Yun Chu's ears. She hadn't expected that her brother, Su Nan Xuan, was currently in a precarious situation, and that a little brother or sister was about to be born into the family.

But what could she do? For so many years, the only women around her father, Su Lie, were her mother and Liu Shi, and Liu Shi was a woman he remarried after her mother passed away.

Unlike other families where father Su Lie had multiple wives and concubines, her mother also found a very good man.

Su Yun Chu seemed not to hear, and simply took the plate and left.

Seeing this, the maid who had spoken glanced at the other maids, sighed, and whispered, "Alas, it seems that the young lady is about to fall out of favor."

Time flies, and almost half a month has passed since Shen Shi left the capital. Shen Shi led his men back to the place where Su Nanxuan had fallen off the cliff.

They searched along the river below the cliff for several days, but so much time had passed that the traces had been washed away by the water, and they found nothing.

Shen Shi fell into deep thought, unsure of what to do next.

He felt sorry for Su Nanxuan, he felt sorry for his beloved younger sister Shen Yurou, and he felt even more sorry for Su Lie. He had entrusted his son to Shen Shi, but he couldn't safely take his son back with him.

Just then, one of his subordinates suggested, "General, should we have someone paint a portrait of General Su? It's possible that General Su didn't die, but was taken in by someone."

After hearing this, Shen Shi looked at his subordinate and nodded slightly.

He then went to a portrait booth and said in a low voice, "Sir, could you paint my portrait?"

After listening, the stall owner carefully inquired about some specific details of the portrait from Shen Shi.

A moment later, the stall owner handed Shen Shi a portrait. After taking the portrait, Shen Shi examined it carefully and prepared to pay and leave.

At this moment, the stall owner recognized him. "You are General Shen Shi!" Shen Shi looked at the stall owner and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the stall owner quickly waved his hand, signaling Shen Shi to take the money back, "General Shen, you are a hero of Tianyue Kingdom. How could I possibly accept your money?"

Seeing this, Shen Shi glanced at the stall owner, smiled slightly, and said, "Sir, this is all you deserve." After saying that, Shen Shi put down the money and quickly left.