Su Yuxin felt increasingly frightened as she thought about it, and forced a smile at Su Xuening: "I wasn't questioning you. I've just been staying at Jing'an Temple for too long and I don't know what's going on outside. I just heard that something happened to the second branch of the Su family. It's rare to see a relative like this, so I just wanted to ask about the situation."
While adjusting her attitude, Su Yuxin also tried to get closer to him by calling him "family".
Su Xuening is right. Su Renyi has never cared about her and has never treated her well. It's really not worth offending Su Xuening for Su Renyi's sake.
Moreover, she couldn't afford to offend this woman. Her current situation was the worst she could bear; she couldn't bear anything worse, nor did she want to.
Seeing Su Yuxin's complete change in attitude, Su Xuening smiled: "I knew Third Sister was a smart person. She already knows everything she needs to know, so I won't say more. I'll just remind you one thing: the second branch of the Su family has been raided, and Zhong Shi and Su Muyao are now penniless. I heard that you took a huge sum of money with you before you left the manor. Do you think Zhong Shi, now penniless, will think of you?"
Su Yuxin was so frightened by Su Xuening's words that her face turned pale and her mind went completely blank.
Su Xuening smiled mischievously: "Perhaps it won't be long before the Zhong family takes Third Sister home. Third Sister will still have a chance to return to the capital!"
Su Xuening made a sarcastic remark and turned to leave, but then Su Yuxin suddenly knelt down in front of her with a "plop": "I don't want to go back, please save me, big sister."
Su Xuening stared at Su Yuxin for a moment.
Su Yuxin conspired with Su Feiling to harm her in order to flatter her. In this life, she has reaped what she sowed. She has settled all the scores with her. As long as she does not have any more foolish thoughts in the future, she will not touch her again!
Looking at her now, she seems a bit smarter than before. Remembering that she was also killed by Su Feiling in her previous life, she wouldn't mind giving her some pointers in this life.
"If Third Sister is devoted to Buddhism, that's fine. But even if the Zhong family wants your money, they can't just take you back from Jing'an Temple. After all, this is what Su Renyi told me. With me in charge, no one can easily take you away from Jing'an Temple."
Su Yuxin immediately understood Su Xuening's meaning and assured her, "Don't worry, elder sister, I will devote myself to Buddhism and pray for you and the Holy King's Mansion at Jing'an Temple every day. I will never be negligent."
Seeing Su Yuxin's appearance, Su Xuening knew that she really didn't want to go back. After all, the second branch of the family had been raided and their home was gone. If she went back, she would only be at Zhong Shi's mercy.
"Possessing a treasure is a crime, and ivory can lead to ruin. If Third Sister doesn't want to be preyed upon, she should make plans soon!"
Thinking of the viciousness of Zhong Shi and Su Feiling, Su Yuxin gritted her teeth and said, "If they dare to force me, I will donate all those gold and silver jewelry to Jing'an Temple as incense oil!"
Seeing Su Yuxin's indignant and desperate expression, Su Xuening smiled and said, "I didn't expect my third sister to have such courage. It seems I was worried for nothing."
Su Xuening then stepped down the stairs.
Watching Su Xuening's retreating figure, Su Yuxin belatedly realized what was happening and quickly chased after her, asking, "What you just said means you're no longer restricting me from staying at Jing'an Temple?"
Su Xuening raised an eyebrow noncommittally: "Third sister, don't you understand? There is no enmity between us. You were not the mastermind behind the Drunken Harmony incident, and you are not the one I want to deal with. You have already received the punishment you deserved. There is no more debt between us, and no more grudges between us."
These words were a huge surprise to Su Yuxin, and she quickly assured Su Xuening, "Don't worry, I will never cause you any more trouble."
Su Xuening smiled wickedly: "Troublesome? I'm not afraid of that at all. As long as you can bear the consequences, I'll always be there for you!"
After Su Xuening finished speaking, she continued walking down the steps.
Su Yuxin stood there on the steps in a daze for a while before she came to her senses and called out urgently to Su Xuening, "Su Xuening, you can't go back on your word. Let bygones be bygones, and we'll have no more grudges."
Su Yuxin is now self-aware enough. Even the ruthless Zhong Shi and Su Feiling can't defeat Su Xuening, so she's even less capable. Rather than being cannon fodder between them, she'd rather stay away from their conflicts.
She had harmed Su Xuening in her attempt to please Su Feiling, and now she fully understood what it meant to reap what you sow. As for those people from the second branch of the Su family, seeing their current fate, even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to harm Su Xuening again.
Su Xuening raised her hand without turning her head: "Third sister, take care of yourself!"
Su Yuxin stared blankly at Su Xuening's back, and suddenly felt that Su Xuening wasn't such a bad person after all.
She had no prior grudges against Su Xuening, and Su Xuening had never harmed her. It was they who harmed her first at the dilapidated temple, so her retaliation was only natural.
If it were Su Feiling, and she had done this to Su Feiling, she would probably have been dead long ago, leaving not even ashes.
An eye for an eye, and once the incident at the dilapidated temple was over, Su Xuening didn't bother her again. All things considered, Su Xuening was much kinder than Su Feiling and the Zhong family mother and daughter.
Thinking of Zhong Shi and Su Feiling, Su Yuxin became worried again.
Su Xuening is right. Now that their home has been ransacked and they've lost their money, they'll definitely try to steal hers. After all, everything she has was extorted from Su Feiling, and given Su Feiling's personality, she certainly won't let her off the hook.
They were fine when they had money, but now that something like that has happened, they might think of her at any time.
No, she had to go back and hide all her things; she couldn't let Zhong Shi and Su Feiling take them back.
Su Xuening left Jing'an Temple, looked down at the Buddhist prayer beads in her palm, and felt somewhat troubled.
We still need to find this person!
Su Xuening took a deep breath and looked up at the distant, rolling mountains.
Since that person chose to suppress the Love Flower Gu in the cold pool of Longya Mountain, it means that he should be near the capital. The cold pool of Longya Mountain is so well hidden that it would be difficult for outsiders to find it.
If he is a monk from this area, things will be much easier. Even if she has to search every temple in Kyoto, she must find him!
Su Xuening put away the Buddhist beads, then went down the stone steps and took a carriage back to the Holy King's Mansion.
An hour later, the guard driving the carriage suddenly slowed down: "Miss, we've arrived at the city gate of Kyoto. It seems the Prince is at the city gate."
Su Xuening saw Xuan Yuanzhan waiting at the city gate through the gap in the carriage curtain, and her heart clenched.
Xuan Yuanzhan, who was in front, seemed to sense something and looked through the gap in the carriage curtain.
Su Xuening panicked and immediately looked away: "Don't stop, go straight back to the Holy King's Mansion!"
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