Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Jinjiang First Release

Chapter 51

The next day, Wei Zhiyan followed Cui Jue's order and sent several carts filled with boxes and cages of gold, silver, jewelry, local fruits and vegetables to a villa in the far suburbs.

Su Li sat in a luxurious carriage, bumping along the mountain road.

The carriage curtains fluttered in the mountain breeze, letting in strands of flower shadows and sunlight. Su Li couldn't help but be shocked. Cui Jue didn't even order anyone to blindfold her. He was not afraid at all that she would remember the route and rescue Qiu Gui and her grandmother.

How arrogant and conceited!

If he thought about it carefully, Cui Jue commanded an army of thousands. Even if she grew wings, she couldn't escape his Five Fingers Mountain. Just to escort her to visit her grandmother this time, Cui Jue had sent five hundred elite soldiers along... Naturally, he could rest assured.

Su Li felt quite troubled. Even if she wanted to escape, she had to wait and see. However, if she wasted days one by one, she didn't know how long she would have to endure the miserable days of being held hostage by Cui Jue in the curtains.

Maybe he would wait until the day when the mistress of the main house came home, the ministers presented a beautiful concubine, and Cui Jue found a new love, and then he would let her go.

When they arrived at the place, Su Li got off the carriage with a worried look on her face.

The first time she saw her grandmother and Qiu Gui, tears welled up in her eyes and fell.

"Grandma! Qiu Gui!"

Qiu Gui's eyes were also red. She didn't care about being afraid of those elite soldiers in armor and quickly stepped forward to hold Su Li's hand, "My lady, you have suffered."

Old Madam Su had tears in her eyes. She put her hands on Su Li's head and shoulders, stroking them back and forth, trying to feel whether her granddaughter had become thinner.

She had seen the Cui family lord from afar. He was tall, strong, and had a stern face. She didn't know if he would hit anyone.

Madam Su was so distressed that she kept asking, "Did Lili suffer?"

Su Li smiled and shook her head: "I haven't suffered any hardship... In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Lord has treated me well. But he wants to take me as a concubine, so he specially sent Brother Wei here today to accompany me to deliver the concubine festival gifts."

How could Mrs. Su not understand the meaning of her granddaughter's words after hearing this? Just because she didn't have to suffer financially didn't mean she didn't suffer in her heart. She was unwilling to give herself to Cui Jue.

Old Madam Su felt uncomfortable when she thought of Su Li's depressed look. She gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for grandma, why would you, why would you..." Being manipulated by others every day!

Su Li heard the hatred in her grandmother's words, and she was panicked, fearing that her grandmother would really lose control and wanted to help her break this weakness.

Su Li hurriedly grasped Madam Su's hand, tears streaming down her face. "Grandma, please don't dwell on this! I'm relying on you to survive. If you die, I'll go to the underworld to accompany you!"

This is to persuade Old Madam Su not to think of committing suicide. If Su Li's only family member passes away, then she will have no hope in her life.

Wei Zhiyan couldn't bear to see the three members of the Su family crying miserably, so he touched his nose and at least gave Su Li some convenience.

"Madam Su, since the master has allowed you to visit your grandmother, I will not bother you any more. I will go outside to take a look and will be back in half an hour."

"Okay, thank you Brother Wei." Su Li and Wei Zhiyan thanked him, and then pulled their grandmother and Qiu Gui into the yard.

Su Li looked around the residence that Cui Jue had arranged for her grandmother. It was a painted pavilion with red buildings, bright and clean windows. There were two osmanthus trees with canopies as big as a forest planted in the courtyard, and ebony tables and chairs in the hall. All daily necessities were available.

It makes sense. Although Cui Jue is evil, he is the eldest son of an aristocratic family. He has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood and is well-educated and well-mannered.

He was so proud that if he disliked someone, he would just kill him without bothering to humiliate him.

As long as Su Li is his concubine, he will keep his grandmother and Qiu Gui safe.

Thinking of this, Su Li felt a little more relieved.

At least she was the only one who suffered, and her family and friends were not affected.

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief and asked Qiu Gui, "Has anyone told you what arrangements will be made for you in the future?"

There were servants with humble expressions standing guard at the four corners of the yard, and every word Su Li said would fall on their ears.

She didn't dare ask too much and just mentioned it briefly.

Qiu Gui looked as if she had lost her mother, her face pale as she said, "It seems we should also return to Jianye County with my wife."

This is taking them as hostages to force Su Li to submit.

Su Li pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "That's all right. Your Excellency is not like Zhou. Although he is a bit imposing and dignified in his words and deeds, as long as I serve him attentively, he is still very easy to talk to. When you return to Jianye together, I beg Your Excellency to come out and visit you often."

"My wife, you have suffered..." Qiu Gui hesitated to speak, feeling worried about Su Li.

Su Li thought about it and finally took Qiu Gui's hand, put her palm into her sleeve and squeezed it affectionately.

While chatting and laughing with Qiu Gui, she calmly wrote down a few medicinal prescriptions on the maid's palm.

Qiu Gui understood and wrote down the medicines. She figured out musk, safflower and other things, and was horrified for a moment... The combination of these medicines is not just as simple as a contraceptive soup. It might be some kind of fierce medicine that will make one lose their children.

Qiu Gui's eyes were filled with surprise. Following Su Li's previous casual conversation, she whispered, "My wife rarely eats this black chicken soup. Why do you want to try it today? However, since we're new here, we don't have the herbs needed for the soup in the house. I'll buy them for you when I have the chance."

She was asking Su Li why she suddenly wanted to prepare the medicinal ingredients for the medicine that would make her childless. It was obvious that if Su Li gave birth to Cui Jue's children, she would have a foothold in the rear house and her life would be much better.

But Qiu Gui didn't know that what Su Li hated most was being trapped in a small world and being a bird that had to wag its tail and beg for mercy from its master.

She wanted to escape from Cui Jue's clutches and wait for an opportunity to send Qiu Gui and her grandmother away. Her only plan now was to deceive Cui Jue and do everything to his liking, so that Cui Jue would be satisfied as soon as possible, think that she was no longer interesting, and then abandon her, leaving her in the cold palace to waste her time.

But the premise of both parties' consumption is that Su Li cannot have children... As long as she cannot give birth to children, the Cui family will decline. In order to pass on the family business, Cui Jue will always marry a wife and take a concubine to expand the family business.

Cui Jue is lustful. As long as he has a new love, he will focus his attention on other people. He will gradually become bored with Su Li and lose interest in her.

When Cui Jue no longer favors Su Li, it will be a good time for Su Li to escape from the Cui family...

However, Su Li is now under daily surveillance by Cui Jue and has no way to purchase medicinal herbs. She can only ask Qiu Gui for help in purchasing the herbs for this prescription for the extinction of the family.

Su Li had made up her mind. She patted Qiu Gui's hand and said, "It's getting late. I've asked the Lord for permission to come visit you and Grandmother next month. I want to drink this black chicken soup then, so you have to make it for me."

Su Li used black chicken soup to hint at a sterility drug, and she would take the drug, which would solve the problem once and for all and sever her fate of having children.

One day, Cui Jue needed offspring to carry on the family line, but he had no other choice but to favor other women and embrace new loves.

Men are always unfaithful, let alone those who are in a high position and have great power like Cui Jue.

One day, Cui Jue will get tired of her, abandon her, and forget her, and Su Li will find more opportunities to escape...

She would no longer be trapped by Cui Jue.

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However, when Su Li was sent back to the dormitory by the maid, she saw a bowl of steaming black chicken soup on the table.

In front of the table, a man with long eyebrows reaching his temples and eyes like cold stars, dressed in a purple suit with wide sleeves resembling distant mountains, sat upright in an armchair, his whole demeanor open and calm.

Cui Jue looked at her calmly, and tapped the table with his jade-like knuckles, making a dull sound.

"Back?" he asked.

Su Li glanced at Cui Jue, then at the chicken soup. Almost instantly, her hair stood on end and her palms were filled with sweat.

Su Li stood still. She realized that Cui Jue was carefully warning her: Don't play tricks. He has spies stationed in the mansion.

"My lord, have you finished your state affairs?" Su Li smiled carefully.

Cui Jue paused, then said meaningfully, "Of course. But why do you go out so happily during the day, but come back at night with such a pitiful look, like a mouse seeing a cat? Could it be... that you're hiding something from me?"

Su Li shook her head gently: "No, why would I hide anything from you, my Lord?"

"Come here." Cui Jue raised his lips and called her, but Su Li was worried and didn't dare to get close.

Until the man glanced at her again and said sternly, "Didn't you want to drink black chicken soup? Why don't you drink it? Or do you want me to feed you myself?"

Su Li hurriedly said that she didn't dare. She walked over in small steps and sat on the high stool beside Cui Jue. She lowered her head respectfully, held the white porcelain spoon, put her rosy lips close to the edge of the spoon, and drank the soup in small sips.

Perhaps it was because Cui Jue's gaze was too intense, as if it were real, and his breath was also hot, spraying on Su Li's back, making her feel that the skin was burning like fire.

Su Li felt uneasy and drank her soup even more slowly.

This wasn't chicken soup at all; it was torture...

The room was silent for a long time before Cui Jue asked slowly, "Is it delicious?"

Su Li nodded hurriedly: "It tastes good."

"Let me try it."

"What...what?" Su Li's eyelashes trembled and she was stunned.

The next moment, the hot fingertips were already touching the corner of her mouth, sucking up the yellow juice.

Cui Jue changed his finger, brought it to his lips, took a sip, and sneered: "It tastes good. No wonder you can't forget it and even bother your grandmother to make soup."

Su Li was speechless.

She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Cui Jue knew she was going to drink the potion that would make her lose her sons? But after thinking about it carefully, she felt that was unlikely.

After all, Su Li wrote the words on Qiu Gui's palm at that time. That secret action was hidden in her robe, and even the maid couldn't see it clearly. How did Cui Jue know about it?

If Cui Jue knew that Su Li had become his concubine but was still unwilling to bear children for him, he would definitely feel that he had suffered a great humiliation. How could he be so calm and composed tonight?

Su Li's mind gradually relaxed. She thought that Cui Jue was probably just testing her, trying to trick her...

Thinking of this, Su Li remained unmoved, speaking sadly, "Your Excellency, you may not know this. When I told you I was poor when I was young, I wasn't lying. Back then, my family was poor, and my grandmother and I were the only ones left. We were all elderly and young, and there wasn't much we could do to earn a living. Let alone meat, even just enough to eat was hard to come by. But every birthday, my grandmother would pool her money and go to the market to buy me a black chicken, and then make soup to celebrate... The soups she made always tasted different from those outside."

She said she wanted to drink chicken soup because she missed her family.

Hearing this, Cui Jue said nothing more. He just closed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "When is your birthday?"

Su Li realized that this seemed to be the first time Cui Jue asked about her private affairs.

The little girl frowned and said softly, "The sixth day of the second month, a day that's neither too hot nor too cold."

It's already August this year, it's long gone, it's next year.

Cui Jue said calmly, "Next time on your birthday, you can invite Su's grandmother to stay at the Cui family for a few days."

Su Li didn't understand why, but seeing that Cui Jue had no expression on his face and didn't seem angry, she said happily, "Thank you, my lord."

"Yeah." Cui Jue ignored her and walked straight behind the screen.

When Su Li heard the rustling sound of someone undressing behind the screen, she felt a chill down her spine. She remembered that when she went to the bathroom this morning, she saw a hint of red in her underwear. It was clearly her period.

It is not convenient for her to serve Cui Jue tonight.

Su Li's face turned pale and she stammered, "Lord, Lord, I don't mean to ruin your mood, but I'm having my period, so I'm afraid it's not convenient for me to serve you..."

Sure enough, Cui Jue was thinking about sex. After hearing what Su Li said, he paused and stopped taking off his clothes.

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief.

But not long after, she heard the noise of the jade belt around her waist tapping against the screen frame. Cui Jue continued to unbutton his robe and take off his outer shirt!

Su Li's almond-shaped eyes trembled, and she was instantly confused.

This bastard! He has no regard for my concubine's body at all. He, he is so impatient... He can't be looking for a bloody battle, right?!