Zhong was stunned and looked anxiously at Zishu: "Why can't Ling'er see me? Is it because the Third Prince won't allow her to see me?"
Zi Shu glanced at Madam Zhong with indifferent and distant eyes: "The palace is not like the Yong'an Marquis's mansion. The concubine has her own difficulties and it is really inconvenient for her to see you."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhong felt as if she had been struck a heavy blow.
She wasn't stupid, so how could she not understand what Su Feiling meant!
What difficulties could she possibly be facing? Although the Marquis was arrested and imprisoned in the Dali Temple, none of them were implicated. Moreover, she had already married into the palace, and married the most powerful prince in the palace. Could she possibly be in more trouble than those of them who were outside the palace? Was she so afraid of being implicated that she wouldn't even step forward to save her own father?
She once thought that since her daughter married into the royal family, she could benefit from her daughter's marriage and run rampant in the capital. But in reality, she hadn't even benefited from that, and people avoided her like the plague!
Despite her anger, Madam Zhong, who had once been the most beloved daughter, did not show it on the spot. She took a deep breath and said, "Since I cannot see the concubine, then please go and ask to see Consort Su. I want to see Consort Su."
A hint of mockery flashed in Zi Shu's eyes, and she said in a slightly cold tone, "Consort Su is still under house arrest. Right now, only the Third Prince can enter Huayang Palace. No one else can enter Huayang Palace. You will not be able to see Consort Su."
Zhong's heart suddenly clenched.
She knew that Consort Su was under house arrest, and now that the Marquis was in trouble, hadn't Consort Su tried to get out of confinement yet?
The Marquis was unaware of the situation at the Dali Temple. Consort Su was her last hope. Only Consort Su could save the Marquis now, and she knew that Consort Su would definitely save him.
To her now, Su Huiyan is even more reliable than Su Feiling!
"What about the Third Prince? Please help me request an audience with the Third Prince." Madam Zhong was so anxious that she was completely at a loss.
Today, she was determined to see one person no matter what: Su Feiling, Su Huiyan, or Xuan Yuan Yu. She didn't care which one could help her save the Marquis.
Zi Shu, seeing that she kept changing her mind about meeting people, was getting impatient, and her voice became even colder: "His Highness the Third Prince has no time to enter the inner courtyard. Even the concubines can't see him, let alone us servants. However, I heard that His Highness went to the Dali Temple this morning, presumably to deal with the Marquis's matter. After all, the Marquis is His Highness's maternal uncle, and His Highness certainly won't stand idly by and watch him die. Even without Madam saying anything, Consort Su and His Highness the Third Prince will find a way to save the Marquis. Madam should go back and wait for news, and not cause trouble here."
After Zi Shu finished speaking, she didn't give Zhong Shi any time to react or speak. She curtsied to her and then turned and left.
Mrs. Zhong was so angry that her heart began to ache.
This little slut has gotten so big for her now that she's entered the palace; she dares to talk to me like that.
Just as Zhong was about to curse in anger, Su Muyao suddenly pulled out the hairpin from her hair and quickly caught up with Zishu.
Zi Shu was startled when Su Muyao suddenly rushed in front of her, and immediately said angrily, "What are you doing, Fourth Miss? You can scare people to death..."
Before Zi Shu could finish speaking, Su Muyao sharply brandished the hairpin in her hand.
"Ah!" The sharp hairpin cut Zi Shu's face, and she screamed in pain.
Zhong was also surprised that Su Muyao would suddenly commit violence, so she hurriedly ran over and took the hairpin from Su Manyun's hand.
Hearing Zi Shu's scream, the Imperial Guards in the distance all rushed over.
Seeing that Zi Shu was injured, and glancing at the hairpin in Zhong Shi's hand, the Imperial Guards immediately shouted angrily, "How dare you commit violence in the palace!"
Madam Zhong gripped the hairpin tightly, glaring coldly at the Imperial Guards: "I was merely disciplining a servant; how can that be considered an act of violence!"
After saying that, Madam Zhong gave Zishu a sinister warning look.
Zi Shu was afraid, not of Zhong Shi, since she no longer lived in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion. She was afraid of the concubine.
The concubine was far more ruthless than the madam. Even if the madam and the fourth young lady were not the concubine, they were still her mother and sister. As a mere servant, she naturally dared not offend them.
Zi Shu immediately curtsied to the Imperial Guards: "This servant is fine, I have disturbed you gentlemen."
Seeing that Zi Shu was not pursuing the matter, the Imperial Guards did not want to meddle. They looked at Zhong Shi and Su Muyao and said, "No matter whose servant this palace maid was before, once she entered the palace, she became the Emperor's woman. She is not someone anyone can harm. Since she is not pursuing the matter this time, you should all be careful!"
Zhong glanced at the purple book, then bowed to the Imperial Guards and led Su Muyao away.
Seeing them finally leave, Zi Shu breathed a sigh of relief. After thanking the Imperial Guards, she hurriedly went back to report to Su Feiling.
Seeing the long gash on Zi Shu's face, Su Feiling said indifferently, "Was it Su Muyao who did it?"
Zi Shu dared not blame Su Muyao and immediately knelt down, saying, "It was my carelessness."
Su Feiling seemed satisfied and took out a box of ointment from her makeup case and tossed it to her: "The wound isn't deep, applying the ointment a few more times should prevent scarring."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zi Shu accepted the ointment and bowed in gratitude.
"Did they go back?" Su Feiling gestured to Zishu.
Zi Shu then stood up and replied, "Yes. Madam wishes to see you, Consort Su, and the Third Prince. I have conveyed that to her."
Zi Shu then asked worriedly, "Your Highness, are we really going to abandon the Marquis's affairs?"
“His Highness the Third Prince has already been working tirelessly on this matter. Do you really think I hold more weight in front of the Emperor than His Highness the Third Prince?” Su Feiling was very self-aware and understood the complicated relationship between her father, Su Huiyan, and Xuan Yuan Yu: “Even if I don’t intervene, His Highness the Third Prince and Consort Su will do everything they can to save my father. If even they can’t save him, then I’m even less likely to be of any use!”
Zi Shu understood Su Feiling's meaning and comforted her, "The Marquis would never assassinate the Emperor. There must be some mistake. The Marquis is a lucky man, and the Three Judicial Offices will surely release him once they find out the truth."
Su Feiling narrowed her eyes menacingly: "This time, Father was set up."
My father would never dare to assassinate the emperor, but now the evidence is conclusive and the three judicial departments have been mobilized. My father must have been framed.
She couldn't think of anyone else but Su Xuening who could scheme against her father so meticulously.
Su Xuening is really ruthless; she can even come up with such a vicious scheme and make Xuan Yuanzhan play along with her in this self-inflicted injury.
I heard that the Emperor felt sorry for Xuan Yuanzhan because of this, and let Xuan Yuanzhan stay in Chengqian Palace temporarily. Xuan Yuanyu and the others probably know better than her what staying in Chengqian Palace means.
Su Xuening's plan can be considered to have achieved multiple goals at once!
Now that Su Xuening has taken action, she will never let her father off easily. I'm afraid her father is in grave danger this time. She must plan for herself as soon as possible to avoid being implicated by her father because of this!
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