Cui Yun'er returned to the Prince's mansion, her heart heavy.
After changing her clothes, she began to ponder Su Xuerong's words.
Indeed, Chen Siyi was an ambitious person, but she was unwilling to follow the fifty-year-old emperor into the palace and set her sights on Xiao Yuan.
Even if her aunt made it clear that she wouldn't be allowed into the mansion, she might not agree.
In particular, Xiao Yuan is currently busy quelling the rebellion and will not be back for the time being.
But what if something happens to the aunt who is the backbone of the Prince's mansion during this period?
The more Cui Yun'er thought about it, the more horrified she felt.
In particular, Chen Siyi's attack on Su Xuerong a few days ago was actually because she felt that Su Xuerong was not good enough for Ling Qingxue and wanted to ruin her reputation in Hangzhou.
Su Xuerong had no grudge against her, yet she could use her aunt to deal with her.
So, if her aunt has made it clear that she is not allowed to enter the mansion, what will she do?
Especially in the past few days, she noticed that even Granny Xu was fawning over Chen Siyi, which made her increasingly uneasy.
After thinking for a moment, she summoned her personal maid, Xia Lian: "Go and call Fang Dalang here. I have something to say to him."
Fang Dalang was an elite chosen by her father from the secret guards of the mansion, and he was also the head of the guards who came to Hangzhou from the south this time.
According to his father, half of the fifteen guards were former secret guards, but this time they were all disguised as ordinary guards, so that most people would not be able to tell the difference.
Cui Yun'er dismissed the other maids and whispered to Fang Dalang, "Commander Fang, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with..."
Fang Dalang listened to Cui Yun'er's words calmly, without even frowning: "I will certainly arrange the matter that my wife has instructed me to do well."
Cui Yun'er nodded: "That's fine then. In any case, no one in the Prince's mansion should know about it."
"yes!"
Fang Dalang withdrew.
Cui Yun'er breathed a slight sigh of relief.
She was somewhat relieved that her father had assigned her so many bodyguards this time, enough to monitor Chen Siyi's every move.
Su Xuerong hasn't gone out much these past few days.
Firstly, the weather outside was too hot, and secondly, she had already asked Cui Yun'er's guards to go to Quanzhou, so her family could rest assured for the time being. She spent her days in the backyard taking care of the children, eating cool drinks and relaxing in the summer.
She only thought about Chen Siyi's potential attacks on the Cui family, but she overlooked her own family.
After learning that her husband's trip to Quanzhou was entirely due to her sister-in-law, Chen harbored resentment towards Su Xuerong.
Zhang noticed her resentment towards her sister-in-law and tried to persuade her several times.
But Chen still felt that the Su family was too biased, always siding with her sister-in-law.
This is clearly a patriarchal society, so why is the sister-in-law more important than her husband?
On the surface, she didn't dare to say anything in front of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, but as soon as she returned home, she would gossip about Zhang.
Hearing this from the side, Su Jian couldn't help but ask, "Mother, did Aunt harm Father?"
Zhang covered her grandson's mouth and scolded Chen, "Shut up! If you dare to ramble on again, I'm going back to Yangzhou and I won't bother with your business anymore!"
The house in Hangzhou that the whole family owned was purchased by Su Xuerong. Since they lived together, Su Xuerong took care of everyone's food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
What a blockhead Chen is! He eats other people's food and then dares to gossip behind their backs.
Although Su Jian is still young, she spends all her time playing at the Su residence during the day. If she accidentally lets something slip, will the Su family still tolerate her and her mother?
"Didn't your sister-in-law say she'd already found a reliable person to look for a son-in-law? What are you still arguing about?" Zhang said irritably.
Chen wiped away her tears and said, "A few days ago, my father-in-law and the master were arrested, but they were lucky enough to be rescued. What if Shirong..."
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Zhang immediately spat at her several times. "Are you really cursing your son-in-law to have an accident like that?"
After saying that, she led Su Jian out of the house, her face full of smiles, and said, "Jian-ge'er, your mother talked nonsense today, so don't tell your grandparents and aunt."
After saying that, he took out a few rice dumpling candies from his waist bag and stuffed them into his hand.
Su Jian nodded, seemingly understanding, "I understand!"
What's the point of saying it if you'll get candy in return?
After being lectured by Zhang, Chen stopped nagging, but she was still angry inside.
When I was in Yangzhou, I didn't know much about Su Xuerong's situation. I only knew that she married the nephew of a wealthy man because of her beauty.
But Su Shirong didn't explain the specifics of the situation to her.
In Chen's mind, what did it matter if her sister-in-law was beautiful? She was still just a girl from a commoner family like herself. What kind of person could she marry into?
Her thinking wasn't wrong. If Xiao Shiyan hadn't hidden away in a small place like Suzhou to protect himself, why would he have married Su Xuerong?
Su Xuerong's beauty was enough to make her his concubine, but not enough to make her his principal wife.
When Su Xuerong was rushing south with her parents and daughter and passed through Yangzhou, Chen only knew that her sister-in-law had become a widow, and at first she felt sorry for her.
But she never expected that after arriving in Hangzhou with her mother, she would find out how much inheritance her sister-in-law had.
She actually bought so much of the temple property of Tianchang Temple. According to her mother's private inquiries, these properties would have cost several thousand taels of silver to acquire.
Good heavens, several thousand taels!
In Chen's eyes, a family with a hundred taels of silver was considered wealthy, but her sister-in-law gave away several thousand taels at once.
Moreover, since arriving in Hangzhou, the houses have all been located close together.
The sister-in-law not only got her mother-in-law to buy servants, but the house was also fully furnished, giving it the appearance of a wealthy family.
Especially after Zhang's reminder, she realized just how rich her sister-in-law's husband was!
I thought everyone was pretty much the same, so I didn't really care.
But now that she has seen Su Xuerong's life with her own eyes, she has begun to resent it.
Zhang reminded her several times that she must maintain proper politeness towards Su Xuerong, since the Su family's current life was all thanks to her.
But Chen was not convinced.
“It’s her own business if she has money, why should her older brother run errands for her?” Chen muttered.
Zhang said irritably, "She herself said that she didn't know there were bandits in the south. If she had known, she wouldn't have asked him to go."
"Hmph! She's not the same as before. Does she think that just because our family depends on her, we should be at her beck and call?"
Seeing that Su Jian had already run off to play next door, Zhang immediately slapped Chen hard on the shoulder and yelled, "Shut up!"
Having seen much in Yangzhou, Zhang had a vague idea that Su Xuerong was planning to make a big splash in Hangzhou, but she didn't know the specifics, and her simple-minded daughter knew even less.
Madam Zhang said sternly, "Don't nag me about this anymore. If you ruin your sister-in-law's important plans, I'll take you back to Yangzhou!"
Chen felt that her own mother was biased, and she ran out crying like a little girl.
She ran out and headed towards the river outside the neighborhood, where she sat on the riverbank and wiped away her tears.
With a "plop," Chen was wiping away her tears when she suddenly heard a splash of water beside her. Turning her head, she saw a woman fall into the water and wave her hands for help.
"Help, help me—"
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