After hearing this, Bihe felt that something was amiss and immediately returned to report to Su Xuening: "Miss."
"How is Jinzhu?" Su Xuening asked with concern when she saw Bihe return.
"Jinzhu is alright," Bihe said with a grave expression. "But there is something else..."
"What's wrong?" Seeing Bihe's hesitant expression, Su Xuening already guessed that it wasn't anything good.
Bihe said angrily, "I don't know which bastard is spreading rumors outside, saying that you are a jinx, that you killed the general and took away the madam, and that the fire in the young master's courtyard was also caused by you. You also said that you are a cursed star, and now you have even ruined your own family. No one will dare to marry you in the future."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening's face instantly darkened, and her entire aura became gloomy and cold.
Seeing this, Bihe quickly comforted her, "Miss, don't listen to those people's nonsense. The general died on the battlefield, and the fire in the young master's courtyard was clearly caused by the second branch of the family. How could you be some kind of jinx? I don't know which shameless person is spreading rumors."
Su Xuening knew perfectly well who spread the rumors: "Xuanyuan Yu's selection banquet for concubines is imminent. If she can't take my life, she'll ruin my reputation. This is indeed something Su Feiling likes to do."
No one cared about her reputation more than Su Feiling.
"It's the Second Miss!" Bihe gritted her teeth in anger. "The Second Miss has gone too far!"
Su Xuening came up with an even funnier idea: "Since they want to play like this, then I won't hold back."
Su Xuening looked at Bihe, who immediately leaned close and whispered in her ear, "Go and tell him to bring the person here."
"Bring it to Jingxue Pavilion?" Bihe asked incredulously.
“This is it.” Su Xuening gave a wicked sneer.
The plans changed. They love to have fun, so how could she not play along with them?
...
At Yalan Garden, Madam Zhong was angry all morning because of Jinzhu's matter, and her headache flared up from the anger.
While massaging Zhong's temples, Cai Mama comforted her, saying, "Madam, don't be angry over that wretched woman. She only took a disaster for the master; she's not worth your time!"
Madam Zhong snorted angrily: "I don't care about that slut, but the Marquis treats her like a treasure!"
Zhong never expected that Jinzhu would dare to defy her so much, not only secretly getting pregnant, but now also bewitching Su Renyi.
Su Renyi actually broke ties with her for this lowly maid. If she had known this would happen, she definitely wouldn't have let this lowly maid become Su Renyi's concubine.
Thinking of Jinzhu's face, which resembled Mu's, Zhong's head began to throb again.
She really shot herself in the foot!
Seeing that Madam Zhong was angry again, Granny Cai advised, "She's just a lowly maid. The Marquis is only interested in her for the novelty. So what if she got the indenture by feigning retreat? She still has to stay in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion. As long as she's in the mansion, she's at your mercy. Don't do anything to her for now. Anyway, she doesn't want to be a concubine. The Marquis's novelty will eventually wear off. When the Marquis no longer cares about her, you can beat or kill her as you please."
How could Madam Zhong swallow this insult? "That lowly servant will be in the Marquis's study every day from now on, doing those shameful and filthy things! How many days can I tolerate this!"
Just thinking about the disgusting things they did made her want to tear that vile maid Jinzhu to pieces right then and there.
Granny Cai, Zhong's wet nurse, knew her quick temper and patiently advised her: "Madam, you are a magnanimous person. Why bother with a lowly servant girl with no title or status? No matter how much the Marquis dotes on her, she is nothing more than a lowly thing to be played with. You have the backing of the Minister's Mansion, the support of your eldest son, and two legitimate daughters. No matter how many women there are in the harem, none can surpass you. Why don't you be more magnanimous? The Marquis will surely appreciate your kindness."
Thinking of her son, Madam Zhong's anger subsided somewhat: "Tomorrow is the concubine selection banquet, is the young master's formal attire ready?"
"It's been ready for a while now." Granny Cai immediately went to get the dress. "This old servant wanted to send it to the young master to try on, but I went several times. The young master was always reading in the study, so this old servant didn't want to disturb him. Why don't you go yourself, Madam?"
Granny Cai knew Zhong Shi best, and always said things that Zhong Shi wanted to hear.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhong heard that her son was studying hard, a smile finally appeared on her gloomy face.
A useful son is far more reliable than a philandering and heartless husband.
Hanlin Garden.
Su Linyuan, the eldest son of the second branch of the Su family, was having fun with two maids, turning the originally elegant study into a chaotic mess.
When Madam Zhong came to see Su Linyuan with her maids and servants, this was the scene she saw, and her smiling face instantly froze.
"Husband, wife..."
When Su Linyuan's servants, Moqi and Mohua, saw Zhong Shi enter through the door, they were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and bowed.
When the two maids in Su Linyuan's arms saw that Madam Zhong had arrived, they were so frightened that they broke free from Su Linyuan's embrace and knelt down in front of Madam Zhong: "Madam."
Zhong glared at them fiercely: "Get out."
The two maids didn't dare utter a sound and scrambled out before they were even properly dressed.
After the two maids were dismissed, Su Linyuan frowned in displeasure and said, "It's just a bit of fun, what are you doing?"
Seeing how easily he spoke, Madam Zhong was even more furious. Pointing at Su Linyuan in anger, she said, "Look at you! You spend all your time indulging in pleasure. Do you even have the demeanor of a Marquis's heir? Just now, Granny Cai said you spent all your time studying in the study. Is this how you study for me?!"
"Isn't this what a Marquis's heir is like?" Su Linyuan said as if he were demonstrating to Madam Zhong what a Marquis's heir was like. He put one foot on the armchair and downed the wine cup on the table in one gulp.
“You…” Zhong almost had a heart attack from anger when she saw Su Linyuan’s hooligan-like appearance.
“Madam.” Granny Cai immediately stepped forward to support Madam Zhong.
It took Zhong a while to recover. She earnestly advised Su Linyuan, "Linyuan, your father even gave you your uncle's study. He has high hopes for you. You should study hard instead of indulging in pleasure in this study."
"Naive!" Su Linyuan said with a knowing look, "The Su family is a family of military generals. Not a single civil official has ever passed through our family. How do you expect me to read this book? Do you think I can make it sound like a masterpiece?"
Su Linyuan's stubborn refusal to work infuriated Madam Zhong: "You know the Su family has a martial tradition, but you refuse to go to the army and you refuse to study. What do you want?"
“Am I not the heir of a marquis’s family? Of course I’ll inherit my father’s title after he dies!” Su Linyuan blurted out without thinking.
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