Chapter 109 Su Yue got caught

By the time Shangguan Nanfeng and Concubine Hui had discussed a strategy, it was already past midnight when they left the palace.

The fireworks time had long been missed, and Shangguan Nanfeng stared at the direction of the city wall with a gloomy face.

If what my mother guessed was true and Shangguan Nanxing recovered from his illness, then this would definitely not be a good thing for him to obtain the throne.

And as for Su Yue, he is not stupid. He has seen that she has been too close to Shangguan Nanxing recently, which makes him very unhappy.

If his mother hadn't repeatedly stressed that no conflict should be provoked at this moment, he would have rushed up to separate the two of them.

Just as my mother said, in my father's eyes, Su Yue is now the antidote that can save Shangguan Nanxing's life.

If his father knew that he had an idea about the "antidote" for his third brother, it would definitely not be beneficial to his own cause.

So he had to hold back, at least until there was less than a month left in the bet!

The most important thing now is to find out whether Shangguan Nanxing's illness has been cured. If it has not been cured, it's fine. If it has been cured, he will have to use other plans.

Shangguan Nanfeng's eyes were gloomy. Thinking of the test method that his mother had just mentioned to him, he flicked his long sleeves and strode away.

Looking at Su Yue, ever since she and Shangguan Nanxing expressed their feelings to each other, she has swept away her previous gloom and looks much happier.

After watching the fireworks, the two talked for a while before Su Yue returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When she returned to her room, she found that the quilt she usually covered herself with had been replaced with a new one. The usual pink quilt was now changed to light blue, with orchids and butterflies embroidered with gold thread, which was quite elegant.

The matching pillow is also light blue, dotted with a few scattered flowers.

After asking Xiao He, she found out that because of the New Year and the continuous rain, the old quilt was wet, so the old lady ordered that all the quilts of the young ladies, wives and concubines in the mansion be replaced with new ones.

Not only that, even the charcoal in the stove in the room was replaced with good quality charcoal.

Su Yue looked carefully at the charcoal and bedding and found that there was nothing wrong with them, so she felt relieved.

After she washed up and went to bed, she fell asleep in the fragrance of the new quilt and pillow.

The next day, Su Yue woke up with an unusual headache, but she thought it was because she slept too late last night, so she didn't take it seriously.

Because it was the first day of the new year, after washing up, she rushed to her grandparents' residence.

My grandparents are in poor health, so they would avoid paying their respects on normal days if possible. However, the Su family must be present for the New Year's Day visit.

When Su Yue arrived, everyone had already gathered around the old lady and the old man. Seeing that Su Yue was the last one to arrive, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Yuer, how can you be late for the New Year's Day greetings?" Prime Minister Su saw that his father looked unhappy, so he loudly rebuked Su Yue.

"Father, Yue'er went out last night to pick out New Year gifts for grandparents. She just remembered halfway through and turned back to get the gifts, which delayed her for a while,"

Su Yue suppressed the uncomfortable feeling and smiled.

Having said that, he asked Xiao He to present the gift.

The family saw Xiao He coming up with a round plate in her hand, on which was a box and a book.

The money for this gift, of course, was ten thousand taels of silver given by Chunxian Pavilion.

"Grandma, this is an ice green clear water bracelet. It is made of the finest jade. It is said that jade can nourish people. I hope that grandma will be healthy in the new year."

Su Yue opened a box next to her, revealing a bracelet with a moist texture. Just by looking at its color, one could tell it was a good thing.

"Girl Yue is really thoughtful."

When the old lady saw that her granddaughter actually prepared a gift for her, her expression relaxed immediately. She glanced at the bracelet. Although she was very satisfied, she just asked Mother Qiu beside her to accept it in front of so many younger generations.

"Grandfather, this is a rare collection of poems. Yue'er ran around for a long time yesterday to find it. Yue'er thought that Grandfather would definitely like it."

Su Yue smiled at the old man again.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, and their granddaughter was so caring, the two old people's expressions when they looked at Su Yue were no longer as cold as at the beginning.

"I wonder if my sister has offered tea?" Su Yue raised her eyes and looked at Su Xin, whose face looked a little ugly, and asked with a smile.

Su Xin looked unhappy, not only because of what happened to the princess last night, but also because she came early in the morning and saw that Su Yue was still not here. She revealed intentionally or unintentionally that Su Yue had gone out to play last night and probably came back too late, which was why he hadn't arrived for such a long time.

This was also the reason why the old man and the old lady were a little angry just now. After all, although according to Dongyou customs, young ladies can go out on New Year's Eve, it is always unreasonable to come back too late.

I originally wanted to hear the grandparents scold Su Yue, but unexpectedly, Su Yue came up and gave a gift, easily defusing the situation.

However, looking at Su Yue's expression, Su Xin's eyes flashed with joy. Su Yue was still a little too young to fight with her.

"Not yet." Su Xin looked at Su Yue with provocation in her eyes.

Seeing Su Xin's expression, Su Yue's heart skipped a beat. Did she overlook something?

"Okay, let's start serving tea. Luckily, we are the second room, and your uncle's room greeted and served tea before us. Yue girl, please pay attention to the time next time."

Prime Minister Su spoke quietly. After Su Yue presented the two gifts, his parents no longer had any displeasure on their faces.

It was the first day of the new year, and he didn't want to make everyone unhappy, so he just gave a reminder.

"Yuer will follow his father's teachings." Su Yue lowered her eyes and responded softly.

Su Yue found the tea ceremony extremely difficult, as she could hardly hear clearly what her grandfathers said.

The abnormal pain in her head, the dizziness, and the provocative smile that Su Xin gave her intentionally or unintentionally made her realize that she had indeed been tricked.

But, she was clearly cautious enough, so what exactly was the problem?

After serving tea, Su Yue took the red envelope given by her grandparents and walked with Gu in the yard. Now Su Yue's steps were a little unsteady.

Not wanting to worry his mother, he said goodbye in a hurry and, supported by Xiaohe, returned to Pingyuexuan.

Back in the room, Su Yue checked her pulse and found it was disorderly, indicating signs of poisoning. Fortunately, the poisoning was very mild.

Considering that he seemed to have not eaten anything since he came back, it was impossible that Su Xin had poisoned the food.

So it is the thing that I have come into contact with. What is it that I have overlooked?

"Second Miss, you know what, after changing to better charcoal, the temperature in our room has risen a lot, and it no longer feels damp as before."

Xiao He saw that Su Yue was uncomfortable, so she stood behind Su Yue, gently rubbed Su Yue's temples, and spoke softly.

After listening to what Xiao He said, Su Yue suddenly had an epiphany. She knew where the problem lay!