Su Xuening dropped the scissors, didn't look at Su Renyi and Su Yuxin again, and left the study.
Seeing this, Green Lotus quickly followed.
Su Xuening didn't go anywhere else, she went straight to the entrance of the Yong'an Marquis's residence.
Green Lotus stole glances at Su Xuening, wondering what she was up to and not daring to ask any questions.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Su Yuxin came out carrying a box. She wore a veil over her head and was accompanied by two guards.
When Su Yuxin reached the door, she glared at Su Xuening with resentment.
Su Xuening wasn't angry; a cold smile played on her lips. "I was the only one from the entire Yong'an Marquis's mansion who came out to see you off. It's one thing if you're not grateful, but there's no need for you to glare at me like that."
One sentence struck Su Yuxin hard at her deepest pain.
Her aunt died early, and as an unfavored concubine's daughter, she had no choice but to rely on the Zhong mother and daughter, serving them like cattle and dogs for so many years, yet they still didn't treat her like a human being.
Now that she has ended up in such a state, apart from Su Xuening who came to watch the play, not a single person from the entire Yong'an Marquis's mansion came to see her off.
To prevent her from escaping, Su Renyi even sent two guards to watch over her. This was her own father, the closest person to her in the world. How ironic!
Su Yuxin was so heartbroken that she became numb and boarded the carriage in a daze.
Su Xuening stood at the door and watched Su Yuxin's carriage drive away before glancing at Green Lotus: "Go to Wufangzhai on North Street and buy a box of golden silk bean cakes."
"North Street?" Green Lotus exclaimed in surprise, attracting not only the attention of the gatekeeper but also Su Xuening's cold gaze.
Startled by Su Xuening's gaze, Green Lotus trembled and said in a panic, "This servant...this servant will go right now."
After saying that, Green Lotus ran out, feeling utterly miserable and on the verge of tears.
Their Yong'an Marquis's residence is on East Street. It takes two hours by carriage to get from East Street to North Street, and a whole day to walk. The worst part is that the golden silk bean cake is only available at Wufangzhai on North Street, so she can't cheat or be lazy even if she wants to.
After Green Lotus had gone far away, Su Xuening instructed the gatekeeper, "Arrange a carriage, I want to leave the manor."
"yes."
The gatekeeper dared not delay and quickly arranged a carriage.
Su Xuening left the city in a carriage.
Just as Su Xuening and Su Yuxin left the mansion, Zhong Shi and Su Feiling received the news.
"Madam, Second Miss, and Third Miss have been sent away. The Marquis sent his guards to escort them personally, so our men couldn't easily make a move. Also, Eldest Miss has shaken off Green Lotus and left the city; our men have already caught up with her."
Leave the city?
Su Feiling looked suspicious: "Just follow along, as for Su Yuxin, forget about her."
Zhong said angrily, "That little slut really knows how to ask for an exorbitant amount of money, and she even asked for a box of jewelry."
Su Feiling didn't take it seriously: "It's just a mere 20,000 taels of silver. It's worth it to shut her up."
Originally, she planned to have someone rob the 20,000 taels of silver back on the way and kill Su Yuxin to settle the matter. However, since it was not easy to do so, she decided to spare her life for the time being.
Thinking of something, Su Feiling looked at Madam Zhong: "What does Mother plan to do about Jinzhu's matter?"
Zhong scoffed dismissively, "Her indenture is in my hands. How could I not control her? You don't need to worry about that. But you, the drug trial failed. Do you want to find someone else to test it on?"
Su Feiling was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Forget it. The Jinzhu incident has caused quite a stir. Now everyone in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion knows about the Drunken Harmony incident. We shouldn't interfere anymore. As for Su Xuening..."
Mentioning Su Xuening, Su Feiling's eyes instantly turned venomous!
Madam Zhong narrowed her eyes with a look of resentment: "The selection banquet for the imperial concubines is imminent. She must not be allowed to participate in the Third Prince's selection banquet. You don't need to worry about this matter. I will handle it myself!"
Su Feiling was unaware of Zhong's plans, but she did not object.
...
Inside the carriage, Su Xuening unfolded the note she had been holding in her palm.
After reading the contents, Su Xuening remained silent for a moment before taking out a tinderbox and lighting the note.
Watching the note slowly burn to ashes, Su Xuening lifted the carriage curtain and blew the ashes out.
Su Xuening ignored the clattering sound of the carriage behind her.
Two hours later, the carriage arrived at a valley in the western suburbs.
Su Xuening told the driver to stop the car: "Wait for me here."
"Where is Miss going? Would you like me to accompany you?" The coachman asked with some concern, looking at the desolate wilderness.
"No need, just stay here and keep watch."
Su Xuening left after saying that.
Su Xuening walked slowly, and only when she heard footsteps following behind her did she raise the corners of her lips and quicken her pace.
The people behind Su Xuening followed her into a stone forest, but in the blink of an eye, Su Xuening disappeared.
The group became anxious and hurriedly went to look for them, but after circling around several times, they still couldn't find anyone. What was most worrying was that they discovered something strange about the stone forest; it seemed like they were going around in circles.
Su Xuening left the stone forest and pressed down on the protrusion on the large rock in front of her.
"Boom!" Suddenly, it was as if the sky and earth were collapsing in the stone forest, with countless stones falling from the sky.
"Ah!" This was followed by a series of screams.
Su Xuening gave a cold laugh at the stone forest, then walked into a bamboo forest.
"You naughty girl, you're being naughty again."
As the ethereal voice rang out, the bamboo grove in front of Su Xuening vanished in an instant, and a bamboo hut and an old man in white holding a chess piece appeared in front of her.
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