Now it was Su Luo's turn to look down at Jiang Shun and Lian Rongrong, who were still sitting on the ground, and said coldly.
"Madam Jiang, in front of everyone, tell Lord Jiang, did I push you?"
"I……"
Lian Rongrong was dumbfounded. Just now, Jiang Shun was full of murderous intent, but he became timid in front of Su Luo and even called her Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
Everyone in the capital knew that the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture was held by a woman; she was a role model for all women in Nanning.
How could Lian Rongrong have imagined that the person in front of her was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture?
"I...I...I misunderstood the Deputy Minister of Agriculture."
Su Luo sneered. This woman really knew how to read the room. If she continued to be stubborn, the Jiang family wouldn't tolerate her.
“Deputy Minister of Agriculture, since it is a misunderstanding and my wife is also injured, may I take her back first?”
"Regarding today's matter, I will personally bring you gifts to apologize later, and then invite you to dinner, how about that?"
Jiang Shun had a plan in mind: as long as he contacted Su Luo more often on behalf of the Crown Prince, even if Su Luo wasn't one of them, others would think she was.
When that happens, the Second Prince's people will ostracize Su Luo, and Su Luo will have no choice but to support the Crown Prince in ascending the throne.
Su Luo was about to say "No need," but before she could utter the two words, a voice drowned out hers.
"I think this might not be a misunderstanding."
Chi Yi rode over on horseback. He had just seen Yi Huan and was about to come over to greet her when he saw this woman trying to push them from behind.
Fortunately, the mother and daughter reacted quickly; otherwise, Yi Huan and Su Luo would be lying on the ground right now.
"Deputy General Chi, Deputy General Chi, what are you doing here?"
This man was Prince Yu's right-hand man, and Jiang Shun dared not neglect him. He was certain that if he offended Prince Yu, the Crown Prince would destroy the Jiang family.
Chi Yi did not dismount from the carriage. He was a man of integrity and had the utmost contempt for sycophants like Jiang Shun.
"Little Yi Huan, tell your uncle, what did that lady want to do to you just now?"
Yi Huan pouted and told them everything that had just happened.
“Uncle Chi, she wanted to kill me and my mother. She is so evil. Yi Huan is very scared.”
Hearing Yi Huan's words, Lian Rongrong's face turned ashen, and she was so frightened that her chin trembled.
"No...no...I didn't, my husband, I wouldn't dare. I'm just a weak woman. I wouldn't even step on an ant, how could I dare to kill someone?"
Judging from Jiang Shun's attitude towards these people, Lian Rongrong knew she had gotten herself into big trouble. She had finally managed to marry into the Jiang family, and good days were yet to come; she couldn't let them end like this.
"Yes, Deputy General Chi, Rongrong would never dare to kill anyone."
In Jiang Shun's mind, Lian Rongrong was just a bit willful, but she was also frail and delicate, so how could she possibly kill Su Luo and a child?
"Does Lord Jiang think I'm blind, or is he questioning a child's lie?"
Jiang Shun was speechless: "This humble official...this humble official..."
No matter what Jiang Shun said, it wouldn't work. One was the deputy general of Prince Yu, with outstanding military achievements, and the other was the daughter of the deputy minister of agriculture, someone favored by the emperor and the imperial advisor. He dared not blame her.
"Lord Jiang, when the Prince returned to the capital, his old injury flared up again. It was Xiao Yihuan who gave the Prince her medicine. Now the Prince is inviting Xiao Yihuan to his residence as a guest."
If Xiao Yihuan and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture hadn't dodged quickly, I would have had to ask the injured Xiao Yihuan to see Prince Yu.
"What might happen to your Jiang family if Prince Yu were to lash out at that time?"
Jiang Shun hadn't expected things to develop this way. One Deputy Minister of Agriculture was already enough to give the Jiang family a hard time, and now there was also Prince Yu. How could the Jiang family possibly handle this?
“Deputy General Chi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, it is my fault for not disciplining you properly. I will take my wife back and educate her properly.”
Jiang Shun didn't care about Lian Rongrong's situation and took her away directly. If she didn't leave, she would only have one way out when Prince Yu arrived, and she would also implicate the Jiang family.
Watching Jiang Shun's figure disappear into the distance, Chi Yi asked, "Vice Minister of Agriculture, are none of you injured?"
"No, what are you doing here? Where is Nangong Chiyu?"
The two are usually inseparable, and it's unknown whether Nangong Chiyu will have time to carve words for her.
"His Highness went to the military camp for morning training. He should be returning to the manor by now. I'm going to return the gifts that the ministers sent."
These ministers knew that the prince did not accept gifts, but they still gave gifts to everyone. Among them, the prince and the second prince received the most gifts.
Everyone knows what these two are thinking, and the prince would never accept their rare items.
"In that case, you can go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me and Yi Huan."
As she spoke, Su Luo pulled Yi Huan away, but Chi Yi dismounted and stopped them, saying urgently.
"The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, etc..."
Su Luo: "Is there anything else?"
Chi Yi has been much more respectful to Su Luo these days, whether it's because of Su Luo's contributions to Beichuan City or her ability to cure the prince's illness.
"Vice Minister of Agriculture, His Highness wishes to invite Miss Yi Huan to his residence as a guest."
Su Luo turned to look at Yi Huan and saw that her face was full of anticipation.
When Chi Yi said those words to Jiang Shun earlier, Su Luo thought he was just trying to get rid of Jiang Shun, but now he's actually doing it for real.
“Prince Yu is busy with many affairs, so Yi Huan will not disturb him. She still has a lot of homework to do, so she will not go to Prince Yu’s residence.”
Su Luo was mainly worried that Nangong Chiyu would take Yi Huan to play with dangerous things. She was very concerned about the eagle they played with last time, but Nangong Chiyu was still laughing.
Just as she was about to leave with Yi Huan in her hand, Chi Yi hurriedly spread his arms to block their way, but realizing something was wrong, he withdrew his hands.
"Vice Minister of Agriculture, wait a minute, this is a letter from the Prince to you. The Prince truly wishes to invite Yi Huan to be his guest. Take a look..."
Chi Yi took out a letter from his body. This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision; the prince really wanted him to return the gifts and then go to the Du residence to invite Yi Huan over.
He was afraid that if he came, Su Luo would take Yi Huan to another place and wouldn't let Yi Huan out, so he wanted to write a letter to ask Su Luo's opinion first.
After reading the letter, Su Luo returned it to Chi Yi.
That Nangong Chiyu is despicable; his letter was full of threats.
They even said they wouldn't let him see Yi Huan, so there was no need for him to carve those words anymore.
Su Luo thought to herself, "When did he become so attentive to Yi Huan? Even if Chen Huaixu were here, he might not be like this."
"Little Yi Huan, Uncle Chi saw that you can use your hands and feet a little. If you go to Prince Yu's mansion, there will be many uncles to practice with you. Do you want to go?"
Yi Huan nodded, but when she turned to look at Su Luo, she shook her head again.
"Yi Huan, let's go..."
“Deputy Minister of Agriculture…” Chi Yi frowned, wanting to persuade Su Luo again.
"What are you standing there for? Lead the way!"
Su Luo and the others had walked here. When Chi Yi heard her words, his brows relaxed, and he quickly led his horse to catch up with them.
"Alright, hehe!"
Chi Yi really liked Yi Huan. In all his life, Yi Huan was the first person to hide snacks for him.
"Little Yi Huan, do you want to ride a horse? Uncle Chi will carry you up. This carriage is very gentle, and Uncle Chi will lead you. It's not scary at all."
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