Chapter 10 No matter how beautiful she is, she is not worthy of him

For three consecutive days, Zhou Yao hid in the house.

This morning, she sat in front of the dressing table, lifted her veil, and looked at her face full of rashes that had not gone away at all and were getting even redder. She was so angry that she waved her hand and smashed everything on the dressing table to the ground.

Hongxiu hurried in from outside, and when she saw Zhou Yao's face, she immediately shrank her neck and squatted down to clean up.

But even so, Zhou Yao kicked her and cursed, "Didn't you say that the medicine was a top-grade wound-healing ointment that would dissipate in three days? Now it's even more powerful! Bitch! How dare you lie to me!"

"I dare not! The doctor at the Medicine King's Mansion said it was indeed top-notch. He also said that the honey paste should attract mostly bees. As for why it attracted wasps, he... he doesn't know."

The life of the palace doctor is in the hands of the marquis' wife, so he would not dare to lie to her.

That bitch Su Rui must have done something!

It was obviously she who should have been stung and disfigured!

But she couldn't go to Su Rui right now, otherwise she would be confessing everything. If her mother knew about it, she would definitely say that she lost her patience.

If it were any other day, it would be fine, but today Princess Ping and Prince Shen He are coming to the house.

She had been in contact with Shen He for more than half a year. Due to her status, Princess Ping had always refused to give in and had explicitly and covertly indicated that she wanted to marry the daughter of the Marquis's family.

Originally, they planned to wait for the Marquis of Yong'an to return and change her surname, so that she could be included in the Su family tree and become the legitimate daughter of the Marquis. This way, the marriage could be accomplished.

As a result, Su Rui has already used his military merits to restore his status. Even if the Marquis of Yong'an comes back to change her surname, she can only be the second daughter, and the Princess of Pingjun may not agree.

"Second Miss, the Princess of Ping and the Crown Prince have arrived at the mansion. Madam asked you to pack up immediately and go to the main hall to meet the guests." A voice of notification came from outside the door.

Hongxiu looked at Zhou Yao without daring to respond.

Looking at her shameful self in the mirror, Zhou Yao hesitated.

Over the past six months, she had finally managed to coax the prince Shen He into being distracted, and he was thinking of marrying her home as soon as possible to enjoy the joy of love, and he had already decided not to care about her status.

Now she is on the verge of success, and Su Rui has been trying to stop her at every turn since she returned to Beijing. The longer the night, the more trouble she will face...

"Tell mother I'll be there soon."

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Chaoyang Courtyard.

Su Rui finally finished reading a Buddhist scripture in three days. It was difficult for him to read a second one in such a short time, so he started to organize the scriptures to give his brain a break.

After Zhou Yao was driven out, Su Ye took advantage of the few days she was in Fahua Temple to have Chaoyang Courtyard cleaned up.

Except for the main house which she locked before leaving, nothing was left in the other houses. Everything that could be pulled out of the yard was pulled out, even the floor tiles were smashed and taken away, leaving only a desolate scene.

She simply marked out five vegetable plots along the east wall, and was now wearing a bamboo hat and using a hoe to loosen the soil.

Chaoyang Courtyard was made of clay. Her mother had carefully dug up the original soil for her when she was alive, and filled it with black soil from the north, which was a hundred times looser than the hard soil from the border.

In less than an hour, Su Rui had already plowed all five vegetable plots.

One piece is used to grow potatoes, another piece is used to grow cabbages, and another piece is used to grow peppers...

As I was counting, Xier walked in from the courtyard gate.

"Miss, my cousin has gone out to meet the prince of Prince Ping's mansion."

Prince Ping's Mansion.

Have they been in contact for a long time?

In her previous life, Zhou Yao changed her name to Su Yao. After becoming the legitimate daughter of the Yong'an Marquisate, she wanted to marry into the high-ranking family of the Pingjun Prince's Mansion, but that was supposed to happen three months later.

I originally thought that the marriage was arranged because Zhou Yao was awarded the title of the Marquis's daughter, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

She added some ingredients to the bee cream, which attracted wasps. The bee venom and the ingredients competed with each other, and the red spots on her face would take half a month to disappear. Now was probably the time when the redness was the most intense.

She ordered Xier to keep an eye on Zhou Yao. Zhou Yao had stayed indoors for the past three days, but now she went out to meet guests with a face full of bruises. It was obvious that there was something more important than her appearance.

Prince Ping's Mansion, the title of legitimate daughter...

I see!

"Is she going to the main hall to meet guests, or is she only meeting the prince alone?"

"I will meet the prince alone, by the lotus pond."

"What a nice place. Let's go and enjoy the lotus." Putting down the hoe, Su Rui went back to the house to change his clothes and took Xier to the lotus pond.

Chaoyang Courtyard has a good location and is no more than a minute's walk from anywhere in the mansion.

When they arrived, Zhou Yao and Prince Shen He were both standing under a big banyan tree.

Zhou Yao was dressed in a green dress, with her bangs down and a veil covering her face, leaving only her eyes exposed.

But her eyes were full of shyness, and her body was twisted, which made her look more like a little girl. This attracted Shen He who was standing beside her to stare at her straightly, and he couldn't help but raise his hand, wanting to hold her in his arms.

Zhou Yao half-heartedly leaned in, and just when everything was about to be accomplished...

"What a coincidence! My cousin is here to enjoy the lotus too."

Su Rui's voice was like the ringing of a silver bell, startling the two people so much that they hurriedly separated.

Shen He, whose good plan was ruined, turned around in disgust, but the moment he saw Su Rui, everything in his eyes turned into amazement.

She was wearing a peach-pink short-sleeved gown with a lotus-white gauze lining. Her arms were half-hidden and half-visible, her waist was slender and just enough to be held in one hand, and the belt moved slightly in the wind, as if it was stroking her heart.

And those peach blossom eyes, even when they weren't looking at him, made him feel as if half of his soul had been taken away.

Moving uncontrollably, trying to get closer.

Noticing that Shen He's gaze had shifted away, Zhou Yao hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "This is my eldest sister, born to my late aunt. She and my eldest brother share the same mother. She was away from the capital for a few years and only recently returned to the capital by imperial decree."

Although Zhou Yao did not mention Su Rui's slavery, there was only one woman who had returned to the capital in response to the imperial decree in recent days, and everyone in Shengjing City knew about it.

After all, we are serving Mr. Yunji.

It was also common knowledge that Su Rui had seduced Princess Changning's fiancé into adultery five years ago.

You will naturally remember who she is.

But Shen He never expected that the rumored dissolute man would be such a beautiful and charming beauty. Originally, he thought that although Zhou Yao was not plump, she was elegant and had a unique charm.

But now compared with Su Rui, that bit of elegance suddenly seemed bland and tasteless.

If Su Rui was not a dissolute military slave, he would have preferred to marry this legitimate daughter of a marquis.

What a pity, it is a flower stained with mud.

No matter how beautiful she is, she is not worthy of him.

If I were to be a concubine or a mistress, then...

"Cousin, you said the wrong thing again. I'm not your elder sister, but your cousin. Your last name is Zhou, don't forget that." Su Rui corrected Zhou Yao's wording in a calm tone.

Su Rui did it on purpose to remind Shen He that her surname was Zhou!

She couldn't understand why Su Rui came here at such a perfect time. It was obvious that Shen He had already relaxed. As long as she threw herself into his arms and said a few words of grievance, the matter would be settled.

Don't miss this opportunity!

Zhou Yao squeezed out tears from her eyes and said in a sobbing voice, "My cousin is right. I...I shouldn't overestimate my own abilities."