Chapter 29 Retribution

Liu naturally understood the significance of the King of Qi as a life-saving straw.

But when she looked at Liu Jinshu's body covered with wounds, bitten lips, bruises on her face, and scratches on her body, the self-blame and anger in her heart were all intertwined at this moment.

These should have been borne by Su Yuheng, but now her daughter has to bear all of this.

She said quietly, "Mother knows. Don't worry, the eldest princess will find a way for you."

Led by several maids, she took Liu Jinshu to a side room to change clothes.

"Aunt, what's going on? Why is it Liu Jinshu? Didn't you tell your nephew it was Su Yuheng?"

"How would I know?" Princess Yan Ning showed an unhappy expression on her face.

"Did your subordinates arrest the wrong person and bring Liu Jinshu here?"

The King of Qi gritted his teeth and said coldly, "How could I have known that Liu Jinshu's hairstyle and makeup would be so similar to Su Yuheng's? Now that things have come to this, I don't want this woman anymore. Please, Aunt, find a solution for me."

The princess sighed and said, "But the Dingbei Marquisate will not let this matter go."

"Jing Che, listen to your aunt's advice. The Dingbei Marquis's mansion is still of great use, and the Dingbei Marquis still has military power in his hands."

The King of Qi frowned slightly and looked at Princess Yan Ning, "But hasn't the Marquis of Dingbei been missing for a year? There's been no news since then."

Princess Yan Ning sneered, reached out to fiddle with the candlestick in front of her, and said quietly, "No, he is not missing. He is at the Su family."

"The Su family?" King Qi widened his eyes in disbelief.

If Marquis Dingbei was at the Su family, why was there no one there?

He was about to ask more when Princess Yan Ning smiled and said, "Don't ask anything else. Just know that the Dingbei Marquisate is still of great use."

"As for Liu Jinshu, even though she was too foolish, it was you who ultimately ruined her innocence."

"Aunt wants me to accept Liu Jinshu?" The King of Qi was a little dissatisfied and looked at Princess Yan Ning in disbelief.

"I can't do that. Liu Jinshu is plain-looking, how can she compare to Su Yuheng? What's more, this girl is too stupid, and she will get into trouble sooner or later."

"I can't do it!" After the King of Qi said this, he was about to walk out of the room, but the eldest princess called him again.

"Jing Che, have you ever thought about what would happen if Liu Jinshu told the emperor what he just said?"

"Your actions have already disgraced the royal family. You won't even be able to compete for the crown prince position in the future. Su Yuheng may have escaped today, but he won't be able to escape tomorrow. Sooner or later, he'll be your mistress."

The King of Qi paused, his entire body frozen in place. He thought for a moment, then turned to look at Princess Yan Ning: "Aunt, please give me some advice."

The eldest princess curled her lips slightly and looked at him: "As long as you listen to me, I will ensure that you will ascend to the throne in the future."

Night.

After the eldest princess, Liu and the King of Qi finished discussing the matter, the eldest princess had Liu Jinshu put new makeup on her face to cover up the marks of torture on her face and hands caused by the King of Qi.

After everything was done, Liu took Liu Jinshu straight to the palace to meet the emperor.

In the side room, Princess Yan Ning leaned on the couch and nonchalantly tore up the letter in her hand.

Nanny Wang walked up to her and whispered, "Princess, are you really going to let Liu Jinshu enter Prince Qi's mansion?"

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Letting her enter the Qi Wang Mansion is just to be a concubine. As for the principal wife, I still have to carefully choose one for Jing Che."

She casually burned the torn letter and said meaningfully, "After all, Jing Che and I..."

"I will help him ascend to the throne, and once he sits on the supreme throne, I will tell him whose son he really is."

Su family.

At the hour of Xu, Su Yanqiu was still unconscious.

During this period, Old Lady Su consulted several doctors, but those doctors only took Su Yanqiu's pulse and then sighed and shook their heads.

When Su Yuheng entered the side room, Old Madam Su was asking the nanny in charge to go to the residence of Imperial Physician Liu to invite him over.

"grandmother."

When Mrs. Su heard Su Yuheng's voice, she turned around and saw Su Yuheng coming in from outside with red eyes and a choked voice.

"Fourth girl, did you find the medicine for Yanqiu when you went out?"

With red eyes and pursed lips, Su Yuheng walked up to Old Madam Su and glanced lightly at Su Yanqiu lying on the bed.

She used a silver needle to seal Su Yanqiu's heart meridian, and Su Yanqiu could not wake up for the time being.

But Su Yanqiu was still very conscious and could hear the sounds around him.

She did this on purpose.

If she didn't do this, how could Su Yanqiu hear their conversation and witness her sincerity?

With red eyes, she said to Madam Su, "Grandma, I have searched all over Yanjing today, but I still can't find a way to cure my second brother's poison."

"Now my second brother is poisoned. If the poison cannot be cured, Heng'er will not want to live either."

Madam Su said coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't Imperial Physician Liu not here yet?"

Su Yuheng sobbed softly, "It's all Heng'er's fault. Heng'er shouldn't have shown up in public and made the King of Qi worry about him. That's why he hurt my second brother."

"Heng'er will definitely find a way to cure Second Brother's poison, even if it means costing Heng'er his life."

Old Madam Su stared at Su Yuheng, who was crying bitterly.

Seeing tears welling up in her star-like eyes, I felt a little distressed for a moment.

She didn't expect that Su Yuheng cared so much about Su Yanqiu.

She consoled him, "Grandmother has sent for Imperial Physician Liu. He should be able to cure Yanqiu's poison."

Su Yuheng nodded and slowly sat down beside Su Yanqiu's bed, his deep eyes looking at him quietly.

Su Yanqiu must be very touched after hearing their conversation, thinking that she loves him deeply and cannot help herself.

She didn't go out to look for medicine at all, everything was just an excuse.

Now that the sun has set, the news of Liu Jinshu stealing the retired emperor's poetry competition at the Spring Banquet has spread all over Yanjing, but the Su family seems to be unaware of it.

Madam Su said, "Your mother and your cousin have been gone for so long. The Spring Festival Banquet should have ended by now. Now that your second brother has been poisoned, why hasn't she returned yet?"

Su Yuheng's lips curled up.

return?

Can I get back the poem I stole from the retired emperor after taking it to a competition?

However, she was also gambling today, gambling on Su Yanqiu's feelings for her and on Su Yanqiu's choice.

Should she or Liu Jinshu be sent to the bed of King Qi?

Now that she is at the Su family at this moment, it proves that she made the right bet.

I bet Su Yanqiu would soften his heart and change his mind.

"Grandma, mother must have something wrong. I'm sorry for the hardship on my second brother."

As Su Yuheng was speaking, he heard a sharp voice of an old woman coming from outside in the distance.

"Ancestor, something big has happened!"

"What's the rush?" Old Madam Su scolded in a low voice, and then she saw the nanny rushing in breathlessly.

"Ancestor, something happened!"

"Just tell me what you have to say. Is there anything more important than Yan'er being poisoned?"

The old woman panted and said, "Something happened to my cousin and my wife."

"My cousin somehow used a poem written by the retired emperor in his youth to attend the Spring Banquet. The eldest princess was furious and asked my wife to take my cousin to the retired emperor to apologize. Now they are still in the palace and have not returned."

After the old woman finished speaking, Mrs. Su's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What...what did you say? The poem of the...emperor?"

The old woman nodded quickly, "That's right. Now the whole of Yanjing has spread the news that our cousin from the Su family is a fraud, stealing the Emperor's poem to compete at the Spring Banquet."

Old Madam Su felt dizzy and her whole body almost collapsed.

"It's over, it's over!"