Chapter 2: My surname is Yu, not Su
Fu Qingyin's narrow eyes swept in the direction of Yu Shengsheng and then retracted them.
"I am leaving the capital to investigate Prince Nanshun. There must be unusual movements in the capital. Send me a letter as soon as you have any news."
"Yes, I obey your command."
Fu Qingyin was highly regarded by the emperor. In his twenties, he was already the commander of the palace. He was the only civil and military official in the court who could wear a sword to court. He wore a red robe and carried an black sword, standing under the imperial steps of the dragon throne, facing the ministers.
He himself is also a good sword, a sword that belongs exclusively to the emperor and is not controlled by anyone else. All civil and military officials are under his investigation.
When it comes to Fu Qingyin, everyone in the capital is terrified of him. Even though he is extremely handsome and stunningly beautiful, no young lady from a rich family dares to covet him.
"Have you found the person you were asked to look for?"
"Reporting to the commander, not yet... However, I will do my best and report as soon as there is any news."
"I was rescued by that young lady when I was in dire straits. I never owe anyone a favor." Fu Qingyin's sword eyes became colder. "I found her and promised her three things. I'll repay the favor and we don't owe each other anything."
"yes."
Fu Qingyin lowered the car curtain, his men stepped back, and the car slowly drove away.
When Yu Shengsheng and others arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, her eldest brother Su Dingqin was already waiting for her in front of the gate with a sullen face.
"The person hasn't arrived yet, but the news is flying everywhere. Su Shengsheng, what rules have you learned in this year?"
Su Dingqin was also a military general. He had followed his father into battle since he was young. He had a stature as straight as a pine tree and wore a short sword at his waist.
He has sword-like eyebrows and fierce eyes, and resembles General Su. The young general is the dream lover of countless girls in Beijing.
When Yu Shengsheng first returned to the general's mansion, she loved to stick to her eldest brother. Her eldest brother knew how to use swords and bows and arrows, and his skills were much better than hers, which was to hunt small prey in the mountains with her homemade bow and arrows.
She still remembered that her elder brother taught her step by step how to shoot more accurately. On that spring hunting day, she originally wanted to hunt more prey to make her elder brother happy.
But in that hunting ground, her eldest brother did not listen to any of her explanations. He broke the bow he gave her with his own hands and broke her hand that was used to draw the bow.
He looked at her with eyes like a beast swallowing a person: "When I taught you the bow and arrow, did I ask you to aim at Yi?"
At this moment, Su Dingqin stared at her with the same gaze as a year ago, and every word was filled with anger: "Su Shengsheng, your mother went to pick you up in person, but you refused to get in the car and insisted on walking back. Do you want everyone to know your grievances?"
"Ayi was injured by a horse that year, and his leg injury has not healed yet. He may even never be able to walk again! And you," Su Dingqin stepped forward and stared at him, "are just learning the rules in the Queen's Villa and cannot go home for a year."
He looked her up and down, his eyes tinged with sarcasm: "Looking at your complexion and your gorgeous clothes, I don't know whether you are going to be punished or rewarded."
Yu Shengsheng let him talk, with her eyes lowered, her heart already crushed.
During the days and nights in that dark room, I heard endless ghost howlings and wild beasts roaring. My body was covered with new wounds and old ones. I was tortured both physically and mentally.
She never knew that there were so many different ways of torturing people in the palace.
She had hoped countless times that the Su family could rescue her. The father and son of the Su family had made great military achievements, and the second son was the prince's companion. As long as they asked, the queen would not refuse.
But, no.
From disappointment to despair, from festering wounds to scarring.
"I'm talking to you, can you hear me? Who are you showing that grim face to?" Su Dingqin's smile faded, and anger welled up in his eyes.
The little girl who had just returned home, although a little rustic, was also very thin, like a kitten, and the whole family couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
She was as pitiful and cute as a kitten, performing an unstandard salute. Calling her "big brother" with her dark and slightly stubborn eyes made his heart melt.
How could he not have realized earlier that this little wild cat was impossible to tame? In fact, she had always hated it in her heart!
Upon hearing this, Yu Shengsheng took a step back and bowed deeply to him with a standard posture without any mistakes.
"General, please forgive me. My last name is Yu, not Su. I dare not show my displeasure. I am of low birth and dare not dirty the carriage of the general's mansion."
When Su Dingqin heard her calling him "Major General" and "slave" all the time, and even said something about him being lowly and not having the surname Su, he could no longer suppress his anger.
He raised his leg and kicked Yu Shengsheng off the stairs. Yu Shengsheng was caught off guard - even if he was prepared, he couldn't resist.
She was already in pain all over her body, especially in her feet. She was able to stand steadily only by holding on with one breath. With each kick and fall, her vision went dark and her toes curled up in her shoes.
Seeing her like this, Su Dingqin was also stunned for a moment. His heart suddenly tightened. He took a step forward and saw the tip of his boots.
This pair of boots was given to him by A Yixin. It took him several nights to make them, and he wore them today to pick up Yu Shengsheng.
Thinking of his beloved sister, the trace of heartache that Su Dingqin had just felt disappeared.
He walked steadily to Yu Shengsheng, looked down at her, and stepped on her right wrist with the tip of his boot.
"Su Shengsheng, even if you have hatred in your heart, hatred for Ayi taking your identity, hatred for us not being able to take you back earlier, but you are fine now, but Ayi's legs can no longer walk!"
"A pair of legs in exchange for your identity, and she is the one who suffers!"
Yu Shengsheng's arm hurt so much that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Her bones felt like they were being crushed. The pain of broken bones from a year ago came back again, and she almost fainted.
“Stop, stop now!” Madam Su was helped out of the car by the maid and stumbled over. “Dingqin, what are you doing? Shengsheng is your biological sister!”
Mrs. Su burst into tears and leaned on the old woman's shoulder, sobbing.
Su Dingqin exerted a little more strength on his feet and finally lifted it up.
"Su Shengsheng, remember, the Su family never owes you anything. If there is any sin, it is your dead adoptive mother!"
Yu Shengsheng laughed briefly, her arms shaking with pain, her voice trembling: "She is not my adoptive mother, she is one of the murderers who ruined my life."
"My last name is not Su either. I have never been included in the Su family tree, nor have I opened an ancestral hall to pay respect to my ancestors. I am just a cousin who came to seek refuge, the niece of Madam Su."
"you!"
Su Dingqin slapped her in the face: "You want to piss off mother to death and hate us, don't you?"
He raised his foot and was about to kick her again, but Yu Shengsheng got up from the ground, quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
Her movements were quick and skillful.
"I dare not hate anyone, please calm down, Major General!"
Su Dingqin's feet stopped before he could even lift them, and everything around him became quiet.
Mrs. Su shed silent tears, and Su Dingqin's eyes were burning with fire.
Who is she disgusting? She is kneeling in the street, calling him a slave.
Su Dingqin clenched his hands tightly. He thought that his love for his sister, whom he had loved for two years, was all in vain!
I brought it back halfway, but it's no good. His heart has been corrupted by that bitch!
At this time, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a man came riding a horse. He was wearing a white brocade robe and an ink-colored gauze outer robe, and he looked elegant and romantic.
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