Chapter 216 I am a mistress
"Ah Cheng!"
Seeing Su Cheng's anger, Xie Suzhou's handsome face turned pale in an instant. He quickly grabbed her wrist and put her fair palm on his cheek. "I didn't know the Queen Mother... It's my fault. Can you slap me a few more times to vent your anger? I'll take it all."
Su Cheng glared at him, the anger on his little face did not dissipate at all.
Xie Jinyu lowered her head silently, looking aggrieved, and said in a muffled voice, "I started the trouble first, so I was wrong."
Su Cheng looked away and looked at him dimly, "Who should you apologize to?"
Xie Jinyu raised his head cautiously, glanced at her, and then looked at the man beside him with an uneasy look on his face. Although he felt dissatisfied, he had to speak, "Second brother, I'm sorry."
Xie Suzhou pursed his lips and held Su Cheng's wrist tightly, like a poor young wife who didn't want her husband to go on a long journey.
Su Cheng glanced at the two of them, then looked at Xie Ming, who was standing in the yard with his tail between his legs, not daring to breathe, and shouted, "All of you, get out to the main hall."
The men of the Xie family dared not disobey, and obediently lined up and followed Su Cheng.
"Mom, have some tea." Su Zhijun gently placed the teacup on the table with a flattering smile on his little face, fearing that his mother would vent her anger on him and that they, the little ones, would suffer as well.
Su Cheng nodded, not intending to blame the three little guys. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, raised his eyes to look at the three men standing in the middle hall who didn't dare to sit down, and whispered, "The Queen Mother is deliberately making things difficult, and Suzhou is serving in the court. He is undoubtedly the best candidate."
Xie Suzhou remained calm and looked serious, but a smile was almost overflowing from his eyes.
Xie Jinyu lowered his eyes, and although he remained silent, it was not difficult to see that he was unhappy.
Xie Ming glanced at his second brother, pressed his tongue against the soft flesh in his cheek, and looked uneasy.
"Miss, something's wrong." Qing Shuang walked quickly into the central hall, a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. "Madame Fuqing, who serves the Empress Dowager, went to the Zhao family and didn't see Miss. She asked the servants in the mansion and learned that Miss was at the Xie residence. She has come here."
"Didn't I just come out of the palace?" Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened. The Queen Mother's cold face appeared in his mind, and he muttered, "What on earth is this old thing going to do..."
"Miss, Nanny Fuqing is here." Cai Lian trotted to the door and winked frantically at the woman inside.
Su Cheng took a deep breath, slowly stood up, looked at the old woman walking from not far away, and a perfect fake smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Fuqing's attire was even more luxurious than the Empress Dowager she had met today. Her sleeves were trimmed with gold thread, she wore a jade hairpin in her bun, and a bracelet on each wrist. It was obvious that she was not a servant who did dirty work.
Su Cheng bowed and saluted, her tone neither humble nor arrogant, "Madame Fuqing."
Fuqing nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping over the men in the room one by one, the emotions in his eyes dark and unclear, "It seems that this old servant has delayed Miss Zhao's good fortune."
Su Cheng raised his eyes and fixed them on her coldly. "Mammy is the one who serves the Queen Mother. She came to you for something and to pass on a message to the Queen Mother. How can you say she's delayed me?"
"This old servant was indeed ordered to come and deliver a message for the Empress Dowager, but when I went to the Zhao family, I couldn't find Miss Zhao. After asking, I learned that Miss Zhao had been happily visiting Doctor Xie's residence recently, so I had no choice but to come here." Fuqing glared at her with a bad tone, then glanced sideways at Xie Suzhou who was standing beside him, his expression softening visibly. "Doctor Xie, I apologize for disturbing you."
Xie Suzhou looked unhappy, but he couldn't get angry. "Madam, please sit down."
Fuqing nodded, and just as she walked to the chair at the side and sat down, she suddenly found Su Cheng sitting at the top, side by side with Xie Suzhou, staring at her with his eyes lowered.
"This..." Fuqing was stunned, confused. "Miss Zhao, isn't it against the rules to sit up there?"
"Whose rules are you breaking?" Xie Suzhou said casually, but a hint of oppression could be heard. "In our own mansion, my fiancée is sitting with me. Is there any need for Nanny to intervene?"
"Fiancée?" Fuqing was horrified, almost unable to hold the cup steady. "Isn't Miss Zhao already engaged? How did she become Doctor Xie's fiancée?"
Su Cheng wore a professional fake smile and spoke slowly, "Suzhou originally came from a grassroots background. He relied on his erudition to get to where he is today. We have been from the same village since childhood. He is my fiancé."
Fuqing paused and glanced sideways at Xie Jinyu who was sitting opposite him. His eyes fell on his handsome face. Before he could speak, he saw the extremely beautiful man smiling at him.
"Then this is——"
"I'm a mistress."
Su Cheng's hand holding the teacup trembled, spilling a lot of tea. She raised her head abruptly, her eyes darting out as she spoke word by word, "Thank you, Jin, Yu!"
Xie Jinyu raised her eyebrows, her eyes turning into crescents as she smiled, "What's wrong, sister-in-law? I'm the third child in the family."
He emphasized the word "sister-in-law" particularly.
The blazing provocation in his eyes almost burst out.
Xie Suzhou coughed lightly, his face dark as ink. He caught a glimpse of his brother's despicable look out of the corner of his eye, and his fists clenched again.
Fuqing frowned, his eyes moving back and forth between the three people, when he suddenly noticed that there was another person sitting at the very edge. He looked a little younger than the two in front, with a cold and handsome face, and seemed very difficult to approach.
"Then..." Fuqing put down the cup in his hand and looked at Xie Ming, "This one is also..."
"Little Four."
Xie Ming had an indifferent expression, his voice was low and light, and the coldness in his eyes seemed to be solidified.
If it weren’t for these two old guys, how could my second brother have gotten such a good deal?
Although Xie Ming looked calm, he had already cut the Empress Dowager and Fuqing into eight pieces in his heart.
"Doctor Xie is a rare talent. I didn't expect his two younger brothers to be so handsome too, each with their own charm." Fuqing was a little embarrassed, and pulled the corner of his mouth, his eyes resting on Su Cheng, "Miss Zhao is so lucky."
Su Cheng lowered his eyes to look at her, raised the corner of his lips calmly, "Madam rushed out of the palace at this hour, but the Queen Mother wants to see me about something important?"
"It's... not a big deal..." Fuqing glanced at the man beside her, the words stuck on her lips, not knowing how to say it. She could only change the subject a little awkwardly, "The Queen Mother is an elderly person after all, and she is always willing to arrange marriages for her favorite young people. Since Miss Zhao already has a fiancé, this matter can only be dropped."
"I hope Miss Zhao understands that the Queen Mother summoned you today with good intentions."
Su Cheng curled his lips and chuckled, nodding slowly, "I naturally understand the Queen Mother's good intentions, but it's a pity that her heart is with someone else."
Fuqing chuckled twice, exchanged a few words with the two people at the top, and then stood up to leave.
"Madame Fuqing came and left in a hurry. What was her purpose?" Cailian muttered softly as she saw Fuqing walking away.
Su Cheng half-closed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the old woman's back, "Cai Lian, sneak over and see if there's a carriage from the Marquis of Changning's mansion parked outside."
There must be a reason why the old man suddenly came to visit.
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