Chapter 63: Exposed on the Spot
The Su family had tried their best to suppress the news that Yu Shengsheng had gone to Zhenqiao Tower and had been detained for a few days.
Only a few outsiders knew about it, and those who knew about it were only those who came to the lotus viewing banquet and saw Yu Shengsheng and Su Dingqin being taken away together and then quickly released.
But I don’t know how many days he was detained afterwards.
Now, those who were secretly jealous of Yu Shengsheng's good fortune had a gloating look in their eyes.
They all looked at Kong Dezhao to see how he would react. It would be best if he could get angry on the spot.
The Su family was also panicked.
Su Yanshu stepped forward and bowed to Kong Dezhao: "Prince..."
Hao Mengye seemed to have just seen Kong Dezhao, and a smile appeared on his face: "Prince Kong? I didn't expect to meet you here. I wonder how you are doing? My commander often mentions you."
Kong Dezhao leaned against the back of the chair and said, "My father is fine. He is strong and healthy. He can eat half a cow in one meal and kill a tiger with one punch."
"That's great," Hao Mengye smiled. "The commander also said that he had a chance to learn a few tricks from the prince, but he was afraid that he would take advantage of him and that others would say he was bullying the old man."
Kong Dezhao sneered, "My father just married his eighteenth concubine. They know best whether she is old or not. Besides, my father is in Nanshun. How can Fu Qingyin ask for advice? Are his arms long enough?"
Kong Dezhao's eyes fell on the box: "Miss Yu will be my fiancée soon, what kind of gift are you giving me?"
Hao Mengye was just right in his surprise: "Fiancée? I have never heard of this before the emperor."
"There's nothing valuable in here," Hao Mengye opened it and found an exquisite dagger inside.
"I frightened Miss Yu last time. This is an apology."
Yu Shengsheng took it with both hands: "You are too polite, Commander-in-Chief."
Seeing that she accepted the gift, the Su family's expressions changed slightly.
Su Yanshu reminded in a low voice: "Shengsheng! How can you accept the gift from the commander-in-chief casually?"
Hao Mengye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why? The Su family hasn't climbed up the ladder yet, so they look down on us, the Red Dragon Guard?"
Hao Mengye turned around and clasped his fists towards the second floor: "Your Highness, please give me some advice."
The prince stood by the railing. The atmosphere below was tense. The Nanshun Palace and the Red Dragon Guard were at odds. Of course, he knew that this was also the emperor's intention.
But, what role does Yu Shengsheng play in this?
The prince felt that Hao Mengye’s feelings for Yu Shengsheng seemed complicated.
He smiled faintly: "You all have your own reasons. I will not be the bad guy. The prince Kong is still unmarried. It is reasonable for him to want to marry a beautiful woman."
"The Red Dragon Guards have always had their own rules and regulations, so I won't say too much."
What he said was as good as nothing.
Kong Dezhao looked at Yu Shengsheng: "Miss Yu, do you like this dagger?"
Su Yanshu's heart tightened and he looked at her straight.
But Yu Shengsheng didn't look at him, and bowed and said, "My Lord, I like it very much."
Kong Dezhao was silent for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Great, great! As expected of the woman I, Kong Dezhao, have chosen, she is different. Since you like these, it's easy. I have an iron mine in Nanshun, and my blacksmiths are very good at making cold iron weapons. Later, I will give you a few of each!"
"Sister likes these? This is the first time I heard of it," Su Zhiyi came in from outside.
Su Yanshu saw the light bloodstains on her face and walked up to her and asked in surprise, "What happened to your face?"
Su Zhiyi smiled helplessly: "It's okay, sister didn't mean it, second brother, you are back."
Kong Dezhao glanced at her and quickly looked away: "It's settled, Miss Yu, wait a moment, I will go to the palace to see the emperor and ask for his permission to marry you."
He patted the two men and said, "Let's go!"
The men changed direction and retreated quickly.
Yu Shengsheng's face turned pale. Su Zhiyi knew what she was thinking. Seeing her sad, he felt very happy. The anger he had just felt when he saw Qi Mubai had mostly dissipated.
Mutual love? Ridiculous, can it be compared to forced marriage by power?
Su Zhiyi came to Yu Shengsheng and looked at the dagger in her hand: "Today is my princess' birthday. The commander-in-chief gave a gift to my sister, why did he give her this? He should have given her something that a woman would like."
Her tone was light and slightly joking, as if she was joking with Hao Mengye.
Hao Mengye had no expression on his face, looking at her like a fool: "I never have to tell anyone who I give gifts to and when I give them. It doesn't matter if the princess doesn't like it, as long as Miss Yu likes it."
Su Zhiyi's expression froze, and Hao Mengye looked at Madam Su: "The princess has to change her habit of being too talkative, otherwise she will suffer a great loss in the future."
"The gift has been delivered, Miss Yu. We are now done with the last matter. Goodbye."
He turned and led his men away.
It comes quickly and goes quickly, leaving people confused and filled with doubt and fear.
Yu Shengsheng tightly grasped the dagger, feeling a little dizzy and with a buzzing in his ears.
Seeing this, Su Yanshu said slowly, "Shengsheng doesn't look well. Go back and rest first. Don't take the injury on your face lightly. I'll ask the court doctor to come over and take a good look later."
Yu Shengsheng said nothing, nor did he bow. He just turned around and left.
As for whether others would say that she is ignorant of etiquette or that she is sarcastic... forget it!
When he returned to the yard and saw Jin Baobao and Nanny Zhou, his legs could no longer support him and suddenly went limp.
"Miss!" Jin Baobao grabbed her.
With a "clang", the dagger in her hand fell to the ground.
Jin Baobao was surprised: "Huh? The commander-in-chief was here?"
Yu Shengsheng nodded and said nothing.
Jin Baobao picked up the dagger and helped her into the house to sit down, while Nanny Zhou was busy serving tea and water.
Jin Baobao handed the dagger to Yu Shengsheng: "Miss, come on, open it and take a look."
Yu Shengsheng was powerless to push it away: "Baobao, I'm not interested. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Jin Baobao said anxiously in a low voice: "Miss, this is not an ordinary dagger. I...I saw the commander-in-chief playing with it when you and I were in Zhenqiao Tower. There is something fishy about it!"
Yu Shengsheng's eyes moved and became more lively.
Jin Baobao simply pulled out the dagger, and found a small dagger inside, only the size of a palm that could be hidden in the sleeve.
The outer dagger shell is actually a letter box.
When the mechanism was opened, a piece of paper fell out.
There are only a few sentences above.
Yu Shengsheng's eyes slowly widened and she looked back and forth several times.
I couldn't help but let my tears roll down.
When Hao Mengye left the Su Mansion, his men whispered, "Commander-in-chief, everything is ready. Do you really want to do this?"
Hao Mengye tilted his head to look at him, and he lowered his head: "I have no other intentions, but I am afraid that the commander will come back and blame me. This matter... after all, is very serious."
"It's no big deal. Kong Dezhao is too arrogant to dare to provoke me in person. If I don't put a stop to his arrogance, he will really think that this is Nanshun."
"We need to let him know that in the capital, the Red Dragon Guard has the final say."
"yes."
Kong Dezhao changed into court robes and prepared to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Before he left the house, a man came riding a fast horse.
"My Lord, something terrible has happened!"
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