Chapter 4: Changing Weather

During the entire process, only four personal maids, Xuwan, Tingwan, Yunyi and Yunxiang, came to serve.

Others, because servants were considered the master's property and would be confiscated, were cowering like quails.

Su Shengsheng brought people to find common people and took her grandmother into the inner room.

Grandmother has always been simple, with only the jade hairpin on her head being eye-catching, so Su Shengsheng asked Yunxiang to get a pair of bamboo chopsticks.

Each of the women who entered the room was given a pair. Since she was not yet of marriageable age, she simply tied up a few strands of her hair and let the rest of her hair hang loose.

The more miserable the better...

Xuwan helped the old lady change out of her loose outer coat, while Tingwan took care of her silver hair, gently tying it up with bamboo chopsticks.

The room was completely silent, with only the subtle sounds of their movements. However, this silence was soon broken. Su Yuanling, who had been motionless since entering the room, suddenly complained, "It's all Sixth Sister's fault for coming up with this idea. I've made such a fool of myself."

Su Shengsheng paused as she was straightening her mother's clothes. She looked at Su Yuanling, who had a face full of resentment but didn't look directly at her. "What do you mean by that, Fourth Sister?"

The room was completely silent, the air was frozen.

A blush appeared on Su Yuanling's delicate face, but she didn't reply to her.

At this moment, the old lady slammed the table, her voice filled with unquestionable majesty: "If you blame your grandfather for angering the emperor, I will go to see the emperor right now and sever my kinship with you, so as to avoid getting you into trouble!"

This angry shout frightened all the women in the room and they were forced to hold back the tears in their eyes.

The atmosphere froze for a moment. The eldest lady's face turned pale as she frantically explained, "Don't blame me, Mother. Yuan Ling didn't mean that. It's really...it's really that the Pei family went too far. They heard something was wrong with the Su family, so they wanted to move up the wedding. They even ordered people to kick Yuan Ling and me out..."

The color drained from Su Yuanling's face. She was loved by her grandmother and the Su family because of her beauty and talent, but she burst into tears in embarrassment.

Yunxiang snorted coldly, "You shouldn't blame my young lady for that. If you don't want to, no one is forcing you to embarrass yourself."

When had Su Yuanling ever been treated so harshly, especially when she heard such words from a maid, her face suddenly changed and she rushed forward.

When Su Shengsheng saw this, she immediately stood in front of Yunxiang and knelt down in front of her grandmother.

"It's Sheng'er's fault for not thinking things through. Grandmother, please don't get angry. You're making fun of the Su family's descendants."

The road ahead is unpredictable. My grandmother is very old. If she gets too sad or angry, and her heart is blocked, I'm afraid it will not be good.

And these words, like acupuncture points, suppressed Su Yuanling in place.

Grandma closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then pulled Su Shengsheng up with her own hands.

"Good boy, you remain calm in the face of danger. You have the integrity of our Su family."

At this juncture, if the descendants of the Su family quarreled with their servants and the news got out, they would only be accused of being morally deficient.

No matter who is right, they will poke the old man in the back and stigmatize him as a poor parent.

Su Yuanling regained her composure, her face pale as she knelt down, "It was Yuanling who spoke without thinking. Please don't be angry, Grandma."

All the women in the room also knelt down and apologized.

"Although you and I are women, we must still be polite and observe chastity." The old lady's eyes fluctuated for a few breaths, and she said, "Okay, everyone, follow me out."

"Yes." The women responded, their expressions were solemn and they stood up to make way.

When the group came outside, the men from the Su family had already tied their hair with headbands and changed their clothes.

There were also several large boxes placed in front of the eunuch.

Soldiers were rushing back and forth in the courtyard, busy moving valuables, while the maids and servants were driven to the other side and put under guard.

Xu Wan and the other three kowtowed deeply to the old lady and themselves before walking to the other side with tears in their eyes.

The eunuch checked the number of people, and after a thorough check, he ordered people to escort them out, and finally closed the door of the mansion and sealed it.

An hour had passed by now, and everyone was in low spirits, while the sky was completely overcast.

Grandma's face was filled with sadness, her eyes slowly moved away from the seal, she turned around and stood silently with the other members of the Su family who were also feeling lonely.

Su Shengsheng, who was pulled into her mother's arms, turned around and noticed that the door was full of people watching the excitement.

The women have lived in seclusion for a long time and have never shown their faces in public, not to mention that some of them are still unmarried girls.

Therefore, they all feel extremely embarrassed when faced with such scrutiny.

Just then, two discordant voices broke in.

"Miss……"

Su Shengsheng looked up and saw Ningyu and Qingning, who had been sent away by her, desperately trying to squeeze in from the back of the crowd.

She waved her hands hurriedly, wanting them to go back, but they seemed to have misunderstood and became even louder.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the eunuch, who picked up the list with a frown.

Then he ordered someone to bring Ning Yu and the other person in.

Su Shengsheng's heart tightened, and she asked her younger brother and mother to hurry over.

Without waiting for the eunuch to ask, she spoke directly, "Sir, these two have been freed from slavery, and their household registration is proof."

As he said this, he gestured for the two of them to hand over the household registration in the box.

Qing Ning was still in shock and cried, "Why did the young lady lie to us? Doesn't she want us anymore?"

Su Shengsheng looked at her with a headache, but fortunately Ning Yu reacted quickly and resolved the issue immediately.

"Sir, we have all the official household registration certificates." He then presented the documents.

Su Shengsheng had already prepared that for the two of them. In an era where men were superior to women, she had wanted to make more plans for them...

Su Shengsheng looked nervously at the eunuch who was carefully checking the household registration change documents.

Fortunately, many things were complicated and the eunuch seemed to want to return to the palace to report as soon as possible. Although he had some doubts, he waved his hand and let it go after checking the documents.

Su Shengsheng felt relieved and bowed in gratitude.

As soon as the eunuch finished his task, he did not delay any longer and immediately ordered people to load the boxes and cages onto the car.

Su Shengsheng was pulled back to his mother's side by his brother Su Hengji. He had just been held by the soldiers and could not move, so he finally had a chance.

"Little sister, when did you become so brave?"

Su Hengji had not heard what happened before and did not know that Su Shengsheng was not a member of the Su family, but he loved his sister very much.

On the contrary, it was Li who mistakenly thought that Su Shengsheng was about to leave and did not stop her.

He immediately hugged Su Shengsheng tightly and hit her hard.

Su Shengsheng cried out in pain, "Mom, be gentle."

Little Radish also joined in, climbing up by the legs, "Heng'er wants sister to hold him."

Surrounded from front and back, with a small pendant hanging on her leg, Su Shengsheng no longer dared to step forward.

But he didn't forget the important matter and whispered a few words to Ning Yu.

Qing Ning said that her brother was selling the houses and properties that Su Shengsheng had bought for the three of them, and vowed to follow them to southern Xinjiang. Only then did the Su family members relax.

It’s not that they are afraid of suffering, but most of the people in this group are the elderly, the weak, women and children. Being exiled three thousand miles away, their situation is really precarious.

Old Master Su never formed a clique for personal gain. With the emperor's wrath, everyone was in danger. Who would dare to help them?

The appearance of Ningyu Qingning was like timely rain from the sky, sweeping away the dullness and dispersing the crowd.

Su Shengsheng let the rain wet her cheeks, her brows slightly raised.

Fortunately, she didn't make a mistake this time...