"You are quite interesting." Seeing that the jade pendant he gave was still safely placed in Su Mengyan's hand, Situ Yao chuckled.
He took a step back and sat on the chair, then spoke calmly, "Those chosen ladies are desperately trying to climb up, trying to get into my bed, but you are different. You actually want to stand by my side."
"I dare not!"
Su Mengyan immediately knelt down, her heart trembling.
Situ Yao's condition was very abnormal today. If she had known this would happen, she would never have chosen to come in at this time.
"What are you afraid of? I'm praising you."
Situ Yao sneered, as if he had finally figured something out. Holding the bowl of lotus seed soup, he spoke slowly, "Remember, from now on, you belong to me, the Eastern Palace. As long as you don't betray me, I will protect you and give you the wealth and glory you desire. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Su Mengyan's eyes lit up, knowing that she should be safe during this period.
Situ Yao thought for a moment, then casually took out a jade pendant from the table and handed it to Su Mengyan, saying, "Tomorrow, take my badge, leave the palace, and deliver this jade pendant to Cui Mixue. Then, stay at Cui's house for a few days. Come back whenever I call you."
After falling out with the emperor, the next step was to seize power. Su Mengyan knew that she would be of no use and would even be a hindrance, so she nodded and agreed obediently.
Early the next morning, Su Mengyan left the palace.
When Su Mengyan appeared at the door of the Cui family with Situ Yao's badge, she instantly felt the different gazes around her.
Su Mengyan stepped forward with courage: "Miss Cui."
Cui Mixue was still putting on airs when she came out, and when she glanced at Mrs. Cui and others, there was a hint of contempt in her expression.
She walked up to Su Mengyan, smiled and asked, "Yanyan, why are you here?"
When Su Mengyan was with Situ Yao, her rank was the lowest among concubines, only slightly higher than that of an ordinary palace maid.
But after all, he is someone close to Situ Yao after leaving the palace. Even if the Cui family is very wealthy, they still have to give him some face.
As soon as Cui Liyong saw Su Mengyan, he immediately felt guilty and quietly stepped back.
Fortunately, Su Mengyan was on a mission at the moment and had no time to deal with the young master who had kidnapped her.
"Miss Cui." Su Mengyan handed the sandalwood box in her hand to Cui Mixue, smiling gently, and said, "His Royal Highness, remembering your life-saving grace and your help last time, specially asked me to deliver this item. The Crown Prince said that seeing this item is like seeing him in person. Please keep it, Miss Cui."
Cui Mixue's eyes lit up.
She finally got the jade pendant! With this thing, she can get her dowry back from Madam Cui!
"Situ Yao also said that last time he saw that Miss Cui didn't have many sisters around her, so he asked me to stay with Miss Cui for a while. I wonder if it is convenient?" Su Mengyan said this to Mrs. Cui.
The situation of the Cui family is rather complicated. They are a family of merchants, and Grandpa Cui spent money to buy a small official position.
However, because they are not from an orthodox scholar family, the Cui family has always had a sense of the underworld. In the original novel, after her rebirth, Cui Mixue relied on this spirit to attract Situ Yao.
But she didn't know what happened this time. Cui Mixue had always been so delicate and gentle, and she felt tired just looking at her.
"It's convenient, of course it's convenient." Mrs. Cui's eyes lit up.
She quickly stepped forward to help Cui Liyong take credit for it, saying, "Didn't my son go up the mountain and save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince last time? I'm astonished that His Royal Highness still remembers it!"
She didn't know what exactly happened that day. She just wanted to confuse people and make them misunderstand that it was Cui Liyong who saved the man, so that it would be easier to arrange marriage in the future.
But Cui Mixue has already got the jade pendant, so how could she possibly indulge Mrs. Cui's temper?
She sneered and said, "He saved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? It's good enough that he didn't stab him in the back."
"How dare you!" Cui Liyong's face turned pale. He didn't expect that Cui Mixue would dare to tell this matter under such circumstances.
With the jade pendant, Cui Mixue became more unscrupulous in her actions. She even tilted her head to look at Su Mengyan and asked, "Miss Su, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"This is the Cui family's affair. As an outsider, I'm not in a position to discuss it," Su Mengyan protected Situ Yao's dignity. She then looked at Cui Liyong and said with a half-smile, "But I hope that while I'm staying at the Cui family, the young master won't kidnap me again."
Although he didn't admit it.
But what does Su Mengyan mean by this?
Doesn't this make it clear that it wasn't Cui Liyong who saved the man?
People nearby began to whisper to each other, and Mrs. Cui's face looked a little unhappy.
Cui Mixue, on the other hand, was very proud. She didn't care about the expressions of others and walked into the Cui family with Su Mengyan's arm.
Because of her behavior at the door, Mrs. Cui probably knew which side Su Mengyan was on, so she simply didn't prepare a room for Su Mengyan. She directly cleaned up the room next to Cui Mixue's room and let Su Mengyan live there.
Su Mengyan didn't mind. Anyway, according to the speed of the main text, she wouldn't be able to stay here for a few days.
But looking at Cui Mixue's appearance today, she should be able to enjoy a very perfect palace fighting drama in the next few days.
"Yan Yan." After dinner, Cui Mixue took Su Mengyan to sit in the courtyard. She asked expectantly, "Why did His Royal Highness ask you to come to the Cui family? Besides the jade pendant, did His Royal Highness say anything else?"
"this……"
It couldn't be that Situ Yao had deliberately kicked her out because things were getting intense in the palace, could it? That would be too embarrassing. Su Mengyan pondered for a moment, glanced at Cui Mixue, and came up with a perfect explanation.
"His Highness asked me to give you the jade pendant, and he was worried that you would be bullied, so he asked me to come and see you."
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, two blushes suddenly appeared on Cui Mixue's face.
Cui Mixue's originally skeptical expression suddenly turned into joy. She called to the maid beside her, "Hongdou, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and pour tea for Yanyan."
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