radicalducati Chapter 123 Concubine Yan's Show-off
Chapter 123 Concubine Yan's Show-off
After the news of the death and imprisonment of the two Su brothers reached the Xu family, Xu Zhang fell ill. Although Xu Handang was heartbroken, he was powerless to do anything.
None of these three grandsons were clear-headed. They seemed to have been bewitched by Su Yueying and her son. They were very affectionate to them and regarded other people's kind words of advice as provocations with ulterior motives.
The outcome today is not surprising.
The only person Xu Zhang felt sorry for was her daughter.
After she learned that Su Yueying was going to sell the Su residence, she decided to have someone buy the house. If Su Jingyi had a chance to wait for the amnesty and return to Beijing, and if Su Hanyu was released from prison, they would both have a place to live.
Su Yunling has been running Baicaotang recently while keeping an eye on Su Yueying's situation.
Presumably because she suffered a great loss in the City God Temple last time, Su Yueying was able to keep her composure this time and did not provoke her easily again.
But Su Yunling knew that Su Yueying could not be so obedient. The reason why she did not make any small moves was because she was planning a big move.
After Xiao Nanchuan made military achievements this time, he was recalled to the capital by Emperor Jing Zhao.
Su Yunling had also heard from Xiao Jichen about Emperor Jing Zhao's experience in the Huguo Temple. Presumably, Emperor Jing Zhao was planning to help Su Yueying and Xiao Nanchuan get together this time.
"It is impossible for Emperor Jing Zhao to change his order overnight and demote Grand Tutor Fu's granddaughter to a concubine. Therefore, if Su Yueying wants to enter Prince Rui's Palace, she can only be a concubine." Xiao Ji Chen was playing chess with Su Yunling in the room, holding a black piece in his hand.
Su Yunling placed a piece in a corner of the chessboard. "I am more curious whether Emperor Jing Zhao will return Xiao Nanchuan's title of Crown Prince to him? After all, the status of a Crown Prince's concubine and a Young Master's concubine is obviously different."
"Not for the time being. The current Prince of Rui is the son of Prince Rui and the woman he cares about most. As long as he doesn't make a big mistake, he will not lose the position of prince." Xiao Ji Chen elegantly put down a piece and called for it to be eaten.
Su Yunling was defeated by him twice in a row, and couldn't help but frowned, "It depends on what Emperor Jing Zhao thinks. After all, he has the final say on whether it is a mistake or not."
Xiao Jichen made another move, forcing Su Yunling into a desperate situation, "That's why I said, it's just not for the time being..."
Su Yunling looked at his confident look and the wicked smile on his lips, and resisted the urge to beat him up. She knelt up from the mat, stretched out her hands, grabbed his collar and pulled him in front of her.
The man's handsome face came in front of her, his pair of dark and deep eyes were full of ambiguous emotions.
She curled her lips into a smile, leaned forward and bit the tip of his tall nose.
Hearing his muffled groan, she let go of his hand and sat back down, "I want him to never be able to turn over again!"
Xiao Ji Chen's breathing became slightly disordered. He looked down at the chessboard and found that the positions of the chess pieces had changed. The previous decisive game was no longer there.
"No regrets after a move, but you used the beauty trap to regret it."
Su Yunling avoided his gaze and talked about something else, "My mother asked me to go to Qinglan Garden. I think it's about time."
After she finished speaking, she ignored Xiao Jichen's gaze on her back and left with Linglan and several guards.
"Miss, is the young master angry? He is smiling~" Linglan secretly turned around to glance at Xiao Jichen who was cleaning up the chessboard, and saw him smiling at Su Yunling's back.
Su Yunling did not look back but quickened her pace. Nearly half a month had passed and she also wanted to ask Princess Su how the task of catching the traitor that she had asked her to do last time went.
As soon as I entered Qinglan Garden, I saw Princess Su personally taking care of several clusters of chrysanthemums in her garden.
"The daughter-in-law has met the mother-in-law."
"Lingling, you've come just in time. How about my flowers?"
Princess Su put down the watering can and sent the extra servants away, leaving only Jin Pozi.
During this period, she followed Su Yunling's instructions and bought two boxes of beauty cream from outside as bait, trying to lure out the traitor around her.
But no one has taken any action until today. Princess Su guessed that the person might not be in the capital, because after all, she only brought a small number of servants with her when she returned to the capital this time.
Su Yunling felt it necessary to verify this guess, as Princess Su had not been out recently.
After Concubine Yan recovered from her injuries, she was taken out by Prince Su many times in the past few days.
There were even rumors in Shangjing that Concubine Yan was Prince Su's confidante and the woman he cherished the most.
As for the old and ugly Princess Su, she was no longer the favorite of Prince Su, but was kept in the harem only because of the affection they had for each other when they were young.
Su Yunling guessed that Concubine Yan must have been so vain from being in public with Prince Su all the time that she didn't pay any attention to Prince Su's wife at all.
Just when I thought of Concubine Yan, she came.
"Sister, I'm here to pay my respects to you." Maybe Prince Su doted on her too much recently, making her feel that she was doing well again, so she didn't even bother to pass the message and just barged in.
When she got closer, she saw Su Yunling was there too. She was stunned for a moment, but soon returned to normal and turned to look at Princess Su.
But when she saw Princess Su's face, her pupils shrank noticeably, and she couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
But it's not her fault for making a fuss. Princess Su started using the beauty cream that Su Yunling gave her every morning and evening half a month ago, and there has been a change every day during this period.
Today, Princess Su not only looks great, but the fine lines on her face have faded to the point of being almost invisible, and the original roughness and dryness have also been significantly improved.
It is no exaggeration to say that in just half a month, Princess Su seemed to have become at least five years younger.
Princess Su interrupted Concubine Yan's shock and said, "Didn't you say you were here to pay your respects? You just stood there motionless. I thought Concubine Yan was here to protest?"
Concubine Yan finally came to her senses and immediately put away the jealousy and resentment in her eyes. After bowing to Princess Su, she turned around and took a birdcage from the maid behind her. There was a parrot in the cage.
"Sister, I originally planned to come and pay my respects to you as soon as I recovered from my injury, but the prince felt sorry for me and insisted that I rest for a few more days." Concubine Yan said with a shy expression on her face.
Seeing that Princess Su remained expressionless, she raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, then continued to speak pretentiously:
"I have just gotten better, and the prince couldn't wait to take me out for a walk. I have to serve him at night, so I haven't had time to pay my respects to you. Yesterday, the prince took me to the bird market, and I specially picked a parrot that can mimic speech for you. I think you won't be lonely and depressed. Please forgive me for my impoliteness these days."
Concubine Yan said sorry, but every word she said was to show off Prince Su's love for her.
By giving a parrot to Princess Su to cheer her up, he was sarcastically saying that Princess Su had been rejected by the King Su and that she could only have the bird as company from now on.
Although everyone knew what she was thinking, she looked respectful and polite. If Princess Su wanted to punish it, it would be jealous.
Therefore, in most cases, mistresses who were subjected to such provocations could only grit their teeth and endure it, and they would also have to praise their younger sister for her hard work, and even give her some rewards to show that she was generous and virtuous.
At this moment, Princess Su was ready to do so.
But before she opened her mouth, the bird in the cage spoke first:
"Yin Daiqiong is old and ugly...She should die soon...die..."
Concubine Yan, who had been hiding a smug look in her eyes, suddenly panicked. She didn't know how the parrot could suddenly speak, and what it said were the words she had cursed Princess Su with in private.