Is Miss Su trying to make her business so powerful that it could put her on the emperor's throne?

"Miss, will we be harassed by the Prime Minister when we go back?" Qingzhu, who was hiding under the same umbrella with Su Qingli, was uneasy. Fu Xuechen's cruel look made her feel scared.

Su Qingli was actually also terrified, not knowing what she would face if she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but if she didn't go back, Fu Xuechen would only become worse.

"Qingzhu, you don't have to be afraid, I'm here to protect you."

The master and servant walked into the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion with trepidation. Su Qingli folded the wet oil-paper umbrella under the eaves, stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and prepared herself mentally to face the storm when she returned home.

You can't hide from it, what is coming will come.

Su Qingli handed the dripping umbrella to Qingzhu and exchanged the tied bouquet and sugar jar in her hands with her.

She opened the lid of the jar, took one and sipped it, the sweet scent of the flowers at her nose mixing with the sweet smell of the candy in her mouth.

Perhaps it was because life had been too hard recently, and the hardship of falling from the clouds was pervasive, so the three-color candy that children loved to eat gave them a false sense of comfort.

"Miss, I...I am not afraid!" Qingzhu's lips trembled and her legs and feet shook involuntarily. She used to look down on Fu Xuechen and had made things difficult for him many times.

She secretly believed that Fu Xuechen had been coveting her young lady from the beginning, and had used those despicable and dirty means to get into her young lady's bed. Her young lady's life after marriage was unhappy, and her love for her turned into hate.

The two were still lingering at the door when Fu Xuechen appeared first.

"Miss Su is really good at business. She made a good deal and even made it to the Empress's family. Is Miss Su going to make it to the Emperor's bed next?"

Fu Xuechen's eyebrows raised slightly, and his sarcastic tone was full of sarcasm.

"What the Prime Minister said is true. If I had even a little bit of the ability to charm the king, the Marquis's mansion wouldn't have been confiscated. Speaking of the ability to charm the king, I'm not even one thousandth as good as the Prime Minister!"

Su Qingli got the upper hand with her words. She really couldn't understand the weird ideas in Fu Xuechen's head, not to mention that it was easy to find excuses to accuse someone.

"You..." Fu Xuechen was choked and pointed at Su Qingli with his neck stiff. He couldn't utter a word for a long time. The air froze at this moment.

Su Qingli concealed her nervousness and pretended to be calm as she looked at Fu Xuechen.

After a long period of silence, Fu Xuechen's deep eyes were filled with indescribable emotions. "You are talking nonsense in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I will judge you as a criminal of treason. But if you leave this door, you will implicate more than just your family!"

Su Qingli twitched her lips and sneered, "I never thought that even the Prime Minister would be afraid sometimes."

So what if he is the Prime Minister? Isn’t there the emperor above him?

"If you dare to harm me, I have ten thousand ways to make you wish you were dead, but you can't live. Miss Su, please think carefully."

Fu Xuechen's voice was so cold that it seemed to freeze immediately. The edges on all sides were sharp and upright, just like a hedgehog, with spitting out spit like a knife, but a heart as soft as tofu.

Su Qingli stared into Fu Xuechen's scarlet eyes that were about to spit fire. Her chest was beating like a drum, and the violent throbbing reminded her to stop.

If the dispute continued, she would not be able to bear the consequences of angering Fu Xuechen. She would definitely be the one to be punished, but she had people to protect and the sachet business could not be interrupted.

After quickly weighing the pros and cons, Su Qingli coughed twice and cleared her throat to ease the stiffness. "If it weren't for the Prime Minister's suspicion, why would I have said such irresponsible words? Please rest assured, Prime Minister, I wouldn't be so foolish as to say these words in front of outsiders."

"Qingzhu, you haven't taken good care of Madam. I'll punish you with ten boards to teach you a lesson." Fu Xuechen was reluctant to touch Su Qingli, so he used green bamboo to hit her in a roundabout way. After saying that, he turned around and walked into the mansion.

Su Qingli looked at Fu Xuechen's slender and neat back, swallowing her words of objection. She hugged Qingzhu with a sense of guilt, her voice a little hoarse, "Qingzhu, it's all my fault for implicating you. You shouldn't have to take these ten strokes of the cane."

"Miss, I can still bear it. You have just recovered and you still have to take care of business matters. Fortunately, the Prime Minister did not prohibit you this time. You can go ahead and do it with peace of mind. I will always be behind you to support you."

Qingzhu smiled optimistically. She was afraid that Fu Xuechen would use her daughter as a target.

Last time, Su Qingli lost her will to live because of this. If this continues, it will be very harmful to a woman's body.

Immediately afterwards, Qingzhu was pulled away by Fu Xuechen's subordinates. Seeing that Su Qingli was reluctant to let go, the subordinates pleaded, "Miss Su, please step aside. I have to complete the task assigned by the Prime Minister."

"Miss, it's just ten strokes of the board. I can handle it. I'll be fine." Qingzhu smiled and comforted Su Qingli softly. This was all she could do for Su Qingli.

Su Qingli treated her well. When the elderly man who raised her at home fell ill and urgently needed money, she did not forget that it was Su Qingli who took out his own pocket to solve her predicament.

Watching Qingzhu's hand slowly leaving her palm, she felt mixed emotions. Now she was like a prisoner, experiencing the life that Fu Xuechen had lived in the Marquis' Mansion for two years.

A tear slid down the back of her hand, feeling hot. Her hand trembled, and the candy jar almost fell to the ground.

Holding the gift tightly in her arms, she felt a warm feeling in her heart.

After about a cup of tea, Qingzhu was beaten with a stick and was brought out by the guards.

Su Qingli put away the things that the two children from the Qi family had given her, and then stood guard at the door of the backyard, waiting for the door to open.

"Qingzhu, I'll take you to apply medicine, just bear with it." Su Qingli carefully and laboriously supported Qingzhu, whose buttocks were beaten bloody, her eyes full of heartache.

The guard did not release any water and followed Fu Xuechen's orders. Glancing at Qingzhu who looked uncomfortable even standing there, he couldn't bear it and reminded her, "Miss Su, this is the Prime Minister's order. I am also following orders. Please don't make the same mistake again next time."

"I don't blame you, just go down." Su Qingli looked indifferent. The culprit was Fu Xuechen, and of course she also had half the joint responsibility.

Qingzhu was in so much pain that every time she took a step, her eyebrows furrowed tightly. She gritted her teeth to prevent a painful moan from escaping her mouth, which made Su Qingli worried.

Su Qingli took care of the injured Qingzhu. The clothes on Qingzhu's buttocks were covered in blood, which was shocking.

"Miss, I'm fine." Qingzhu forced a smile.

"Don't say anything, I know everything." Su Qingli felt very sad. Qingzhu could have avoided the beating, but she was busy with the sachet business and caused Qingzhu to get beaten.

The short distance took almost a cup of tea to walk.

Qingzhu lay on the bed. With the help of Su Qingli, she took off her clothes and said, "Then please, young lady, apply the medicine for me."

Su Qingli stared at the torn flesh with a frown, wrung out the handkerchief and gently wiped the blood stain, afraid of hurting Qingzhu, so she was very careful with her hands.

Su Qingli just wanted these days of restriction to end as soon as possible. She secretly vowed to do a good job in the sachet business and end this abnormal relationship with Fu Xuechen.