Su Qingwan traveled a thousand li to the capital to find her twin sister, Xie Zhaolan, but unexpectedly witnessed her sister being murdered and disfigured, vowing to avenge her.
On the day of...
Chapter 327
The funeral of Lady Anping was very grand. Initially, there were few visitors. Later, the eldest princess sent a long envoy to pay tribute. All the noble families who looked at Lu Jing's face also felt relieved and sent people to pay tribute. The eldest princess sent people to pay tribute, which showed that the Li family had not completely lost the royal favor. Lu Jing was powerful for a while, so it didn't matter. He might not be able to kill them all. The father and son of Anping were loyal to the emperor and guarded the border for many years without making any mistakes. They would not be punished for the assassination of the princess by Lady Anping. Everyone speculated that after the rumors, the eldest princess would still use Anping Marquis, as long as the Anping Marquis's mansion learned a lesson.
The envoy sent by the princess was her loyal servant for many years. He also conveyed the princess's intention that the Li family father and son had worked very hard in the border defense for many years, the two sons had to observe mourning, and the Earl of Anping was old, so he should rest in the capital for a year. He also conveyed the princess's hope that they and Lu Jing would resolve their hatred. If they could not resolve the hatred, they should not intensify the conflict.
The three Li family members naturally understood what the eldest princess meant.
Su Qingwan didn't care about the eldest princess sending people to the Li family. She met someone in Nanfeng Tower, who was the second daughter of the Zhang family who framed Lu Yunshu that day.
The second daughter of the Zhang family calmly wished Su Qingwan revenge, and hoped that she would show mercy and let her and her mother go.
"I have no grudge against you, why would I hurt you? I should thank Miss Zhang Er. If you hadn't made a big fuss, I might not have found the flaw." Su Qingwan looked at Miss Zhang Er's face and frowned slightly. "The wife of the Marquis of Anping has always loved you like her own daughter. You also promised to help her frame my Shu'er. Why do you regret it now? Use me to kill someone."
"My mother is a soft-hearted person and always listens to my aunt. My aunt has interfered in the affairs of my father and mother many times, which led to discord between my mother and father and unrest in the family. After Li Xueying died, I was rejected because of my aunt and suffered verbal abuse. My aunt missed my cousin and often took me with her to relieve her longing. I could not violate filial piety, and I could not get out of the predicament. The more I was taken care of by my aunt, the more detrimental it would be to my reputation. I explained the pros and cons to my mother many times, but she was more distressed about my aunt's pain of losing her daughter and asked me to be patient. My cousin's bad reputation is closely related to the upbringing of the Li family. If I am taken care of by my aunt again, my reputation will be the same as my cousin's."
Su Qingwan frowned slightly. She was not familiar with the girls from the Zhang family and didn't know there was such a reason. The wife of the Marquis of Anping had always been domineering. The second girl and Li Xueying looked somewhat similar, so it was understandable that she would meet them often.
"That would be fine, but my aunt wants me to frame Lu Yunshu at the polo match. I don't want to. If this is exposed, it will affect the family. My aunt wants to avenge my cousin, regardless of my mother's life and death, and the reputation of the Zhang family. I can't tolerate it anymore. I can only deliberately make a big deal and use the princess to eliminate the hidden danger."
Miss Zhang Er's style of doing things is completely different from Li Xueying's. She is a very clear-headed woman. She is younger than Li Xueying, but very insightful. She is also the wife of a clan leader raised in a large family.
She had some admiration but also some rejection. If such a person were an enemy, it would be very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, Miss Zhang Er was her ally, as they all wanted Lady Anping to die!
"Second Miss is so cruel to your aunt?" Su Qingwan smiled faintly, "From what I know, you and your mother did not live a happy life in the Zhang family, and you were all blessed by Lady Anping. Your mother is weak in character, and in order to please your father, she favored the concubine and ignored you. Lady Anping felt sorry for you and treated you like her own daughter. Although she acted a little overbearing, her original intention was definitely for the good of you and your daughter."