Chapter 543: The Femme Fatale in the Double Life Story (42)

Princess Minghui is young and straightforward. To put it nicely, she is simple-minded and outspoken. To put it bluntly, she is brainless and can easily be used as a tool by others.

Xie Qinglan gave her a cold look: "You want to take care of my family affairs too?"

Princess Minghui was speechless.

"Alright, I'll have someone send you back to the palace. I'll report the fact that you sneaked out of the palace to my father."

Princess Minghui panicked and ran over to grab Xie Qinglan's sleeve, begging him, "Don't tell father!"

How can she sneak out of the palace to play in the future?

Xie Qinglan pulled back his sleeves and said calmly, "You don't have to tell me, but I have a request."

"Brother, you say."

"Go and apologize to your sister-in-law now. After you return to the palace, copy the palace rules ten times and reflect on your actions. And that servant beside you dared to gossip in front of the master. You can't keep him."

Princess Minghui widened her eyes.

Xie Qinglan didn't want to waste time, so when he saw that she didn't say anything, he turned and left.

"I'll go!" Princess Minghui held him back, looking awkward, "I can go, but you mustn't tell father."

Since the rumor is false, Princess Minghui is also in the wrong. It won't cost her anything to go over and apologize.

But she still explained: "It has nothing to do with me that the emperor's sister-in-law fell into the water. I didn't pull her out."

Princess Minghui simply slipped and lost her balance and fell into the water. As for why Su Yu also fell in later, she really didn't know: "I swear what I said is true."

Xie Qinglan hummed without blinking: "Your sister-in-law has explained it for you."

Princess Minghui's eyes lit up: "Then she is a very nice person."

Xie Qinglan glanced at her and turned away silently.

As Princess Minghui said, the news that Su Yu poisoned Xie Qinglan had indeed spread. There were rumors not only in the palace, but also outside the palace.

At the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, Su Miaoer also heard about this.

"Mom, have you heard that Su Yu dared to do such a thing?"

The Marquis' wife naturally heard about it. Marquis Yongchang was so worried that she couldn't sleep for the past few days, fearing that the story was true.

"What do you want to say?"

Su Miaoer sat down next to her and said, "After Su Yu got married, you must have checked the servants in the mansion, right?"

Madam Hou's expression darkened: "Of course."

You wouldn't know until you check. Once you check, you'll be shocked. That concubine is really capable. She buried so many of her own people in the mansion without making any noise.

When the Marquis investigated, she also found that the servants who had ridiculed Su Yu had died one after another within a few years.

"She was responsible for your falling into the water and poisoning last time. She was also responsible for Aunt Tong's death."

Even the Marquis's own room was filled with a chronic poison that could kill people. No wonder she felt much worse in recent years and had chest pains whenever she got angry.

I really underestimated that concubine's daughter in the past.

Madam Hou said in a sinister tone: "It's a pity that we didn't investigate it earlier. She got married and Xie Qinglan became a prince. She really got all the good things in the world."

"What?" Su Miaoer couldn't believe it. "She did all these things? That's impossible?"

The Marquis's wife glanced at her brainless daughter and felt so angry that her heart ached again: "It would be great if you were half as smart as her."

Su Miaoer frowned in dissatisfaction, and suddenly thought of an idea: "Mom, let's spread these things."

The rumors in the capital were getting more and more intense, and even if Xie Qinglan wanted to control them, he couldn't stop everyone from talking.

Su Yu was not informed of any of this for the time being.

At night, Su Yu suddenly developed a fever which wouldn't go down no matter what she did. The servants in the mansion were in a panic. Finally, Sui Jin took the token and went to the palace to find Xie Qinglan and asked the imperial physician to come back.

Xie Qinglan helped Su Yu up, touched her hot cheek, and frowned fiercely: "Why is it so hot?"

Lan Ying was anxious and afraid: "My young lady has always been in poor health, and the lake water is so cold, Imperial Doctor, you must save our young lady."

Imperial Physician: "I will try my best."

Xie Qinglan held Su Yu's cold hand. His face was so hot, but his hands were cold. The person in his arms had dry and chapped lips, which were pale and slightly open, and she was mumbling something incoherently.

Xie Qinglan couldn't hear clearly, so he could only move closer.

"Aunt, don't go, I'm scared..." She shouted helplessly, choking softly.

Xie Qinglan stared at her for a while, then reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After the imperial physician felt the pulse, he was about to give acupuncture, but Su Yu hugged Xie Qinglan and refused to let him go. She was not quite conscious: "Don't go."

The imperial physician looked at Xie Qinglan in embarrassment.

Xie Qinglan pursed his lips, stretched out his hand and patted Su Yu on the back twice, and said softly: "Be obedient, let go first, let the imperial physician treat you, I won't leave."

The imperial physician looked at the scene in amazement. It was rumored that the prince had no feelings for his wife and had not come back to see her for several days. Now it seemed that the rumor was wrong.

Su Yu still hugged him tightly: "Mom..."

Xie Qinglan's face darkened for a moment, and after a long while, he patted her back stiffly: "I'm here, let go first."

Sui Jin turned her back, the corners of her mouth unable to stop rising.

The imperial physician also twitched his lips, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

Finally coaxing the person to let go, Xie Qinglan helped Su Yu lie down, then got up and went outside to get some fresh air.

"Son-in-law." Lan Ying chased out.

Xie Qinglan turned around to look at her. He was somewhat patient with Lan Ying. "What's the matter?"

Lan Ying: "Son-in-law, please don't be angry with the young lady. The young lady has had a hard life in the Marquis' Mansion since she was a child. She only calls her aunt when she is sick. I didn't mean to offend you."

Xie Qinglan was not angry, he just felt uncomfortable.

Hearing Lan Ying mention the past, Xie Qinglan remained silent.

After a long while, he asked, "Tell me about her past."

Aunt Yao passed away when Su Yu was very young. Marquis Yongchang and his wife did not care much about her and only sent a nanny to take care of her. The nanny saw that she was not favored and often withheld her expenses. She did not even have a sip of hot water to drink in winter.

She went to complain to Marquis Yongchang, but the nanny always pretended to be very nice in front of others, and no one believed Su Yu's words.

When she was ten years old, she was almost raped by a drunken servant.

When this matter was reported to Marquis Yongchang, he was furious and asked his wife to deal with it seriously. Unfortunately, she just threw the body of the servant out and did not even send an extra guard to Su Yu's yard.

Later, when Su Miaoer ordered her around and made things difficult for her, no one stood up for her.

In the Marquis' Mansion, Su Yu is the most insignificant person.

Her aunt passed away early and is unreliable, her father doesn't care about the affairs of the harem and is unreliable, and her stepmother basically doesn't care about her as long as she can save face, and even stands on Su Miaoer's side to help the evil, which is even more unreliable.

Su Yu can't rely on anyone else and can only rely on herself.

Xie Qinglan's heart seemed to be tightened, and he couldn't help but recall that a few hours ago, he asked Su Yu if she could trust him more.

She doesn't speak.

Is it because I grew up in such an environment that I only trust myself?

Lan Ying lowered her eyes guiltily, hiding some of the facts. For example, the first person Su Yu killed when she was seven was the nanny. She stoned her to death and threw her into the well. For example, the servant who almost raped her was later fed a powerful aphrodisiac, tied up, and thrown into a pile of beggars. For example, the several fatal crises Su Miaoer encountered were all caused by them...

For example, Lan Ying felt that the recent rumors in the capital might be true, as it was something her young lady could do.

"Sir, the young lady has had a hard time these years. If she has done something wrong that has made you angry, please, for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife, don't bother with her."