Having found Qiu Cheng a job, Cui Yun'er happily headed towards Su Xue Rong's tent.
Su Xuerong had just woken up from a nap and, upon hearing that Cui Yun'er was looking for Su Jian, decided to go with her.
Cui Yun'er hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you can rest here. I'll go find them myself. Otherwise, when His Majesty comes back and sees that I took you away, he'll scold me again."
Xiao Yuan regarded Su Xuerong as his own eyes, and she dared not provoke her.
Moreover, Su Xuerong cannot be present, otherwise Zhao Ning probably wouldn't have given himself away.
Just then, Yuanjie returned and fell asleep nestled in Xiaohong's arms.
Xiao Hong said apologetically, "Your Highness, I kept urging the young prince to come back and rest, but he fell asleep halfway there..."
Xiuchun quickly carried the little girl into the tent.
When Su Xuerong saw that her daughter had returned, she decided not to go with Cui Yun'er.
Cui Yun'er immediately walked in the direction Xiao Hong pointed.
As she passed the stables, she peeked inside, but didn't see Qiu Cheng.
She was a little annoyed and walked towards a spot not far away.
Su Jian was riding on a pony, and Hai Feng was patiently teaching him how to pull the reins and how to control the horse using the strength of his legs...
"Aunt Yun!"
When Su Jian saw Cui Yun'er, he immediately shouted with joy.
Cui Yun'er waved her hand: "Jian-ge, come down for a while, I need to talk to you about something."
Su Jian wanted to rest, so he asked Hai Feng to carry him down.
Cui Yun'er pulled Su Jian to the tree, wiped the sweat from his face, and smiled, "Brother Jian, are you tired?"
"Not tired!" Su Jian took the water bag from the servant next to him and took a sip. "His Majesty said that once I have learned to ride horses and shoot arrows well, when I grow up, he will let me go to the battlefield to fight the enemy and become a great general!"
Cui Yun'er said irritably, "His Majesty can even make empty promises to children!"
"What empty promises?"
"It's nothing!" Cui Yun'er glanced at the distance and said to the servant who was serving Su Jian, "Could you please invite Lord Su over? I want to talk to him about Jian-ge'er."
The servant was originally placed by the Su family to work beside Su Jian, and upon hearing this, he ran away without thinking much.
Cui Yun'er then said to Hai Feng, "Brother Hai, why don't you go and rest for a while? I'll talk to Brother Jian for a bit."
Haifeng glanced at her, then at Su Jian, before walking to sit behind a tree not far away, where he could keep an eye on Su Jian without hearing their conversation.
Su Jian asked curiously, "Aunt Yun, what do you want to tell me?"
Cui Yun'er squinted and looked in one direction, and saw a figure swaying his waist as he slowly walked over, followed by a vulgar-looking girl.
Judging from her appearance, she bears some resemblance to Zhao You, so she should be Zhao Ning.
Cui Yun'er pretended not to see her and said to Su Jian with a smile, "Brother Jian, do you know that Lord Su wants to remarry?"
Su Jian didn't understand: "What does 'remarriage' mean?"
"That's right, your father wants to marry a wife to be your stepmother."
Su Jian was stunned.
stepmother?
He had never even considered this possibility.
“And after this stepmother marries your father, she will give you several younger brothers and sisters…” Cui Yun’er said while observing Su Jian’s expression.
Su Jian's expression turned somewhat downcast.
Cui Yun'er felt a little reluctant, but then she remembered what Zhao You had said earlier.
If Su Shirong were to actually marry Zhao Ning, that would be a disaster.
She hardened her heart and asked, "Jian-ge, will you accept your stepmother?"
She glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw Zhao Ning quietly walk around behind them, clearly having overheard their conversation and wanting to continue eavesdropping.
Upon seeing this, Hai Feng narrowed his eyes, but slowly pulled out several hidden weapons from his waist.
If that sneaky woman dares to lay a hand on the young master, he will make her bleed on the spot!
Cui Yun'er pretended not to see Zhao Ning's little tricks, and deliberately said, "Jian Ge'er, do you know that if your stepmother has selfish motives, you may not be the heir of the Marquis of Anyang in the future?"
Su Jian has become much more sensible in the past year. He knows that his grandfather is now the Marquis of Anyang, and his father has been appointed by His Majesty as the Commissioner of the City and Lakes, and may be promoted in the future.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will at least be able to inherit his grandfather's marquisate and become the young heir of the Marquis of Anyang.
"Why? Grandma said I'm the direct grandson of the Su family!" Su Jian asked, puzzled.
Cui Yun'er deliberately sighed: "But what if your stepmother gives birth to another brother? What if she is determined to make her son the heir? As your stepmother, she has many wicked schemes to harm you!"
Su Jian was startled and was about to speak when he suddenly saw a woman rush out from behind the tree, cursing at Cui Yun'er: "Where did you come from, you little bitch, daring to slander my wife like this!"
Cui Yun'er immediately pulled Su Jian behind her and sized up the rough-looking girl in front of her, feigning surprise, "Who are you? Who is your wife?"
Zhao Ning then stepped out with feigned elegance, a cold smile on her face: "Madam, the stepmother you just mentioned is me. What right do you have to slander me?"
Cui Yun'er was even more surprised, her face full of sarcasm: "You? And who are you? Tsk tsk tsk, I've never seen anyone so eager to become someone's stepmother!"
Zhao Ning was so angry that his face turned red. He said to the girl, "Tear her mouth apart!"
By this time, she already regarded herself as the Empress's sister-in-law. Even though she guessed that Cui Yun'er was also a relative of a certain minister in the court, she did not take her seriously.
Su Jian immediately rushed out and stood in front of Cui Yun'er, saying, "You dare to touch my Aunt Yun?"
He had no liking for the woman who rushed out and started cursing and threatening to hit him. When he heard that she was the stepmother who was going to marry his father, he felt even more disgusted.
Seeing that no one was around, Zhao Ning gave the maid Aju a wink.
Aju immediately grabbed Cui Yun'er, rendering her unable to move.
Cui Yun'er hadn't expected Aju to be so strong; she was actually unable to resist. She hurriedly cried out, "Don't do anything rash! He's the Empress's own nephew!"
Zhao Ning didn't take Su Jian seriously at all.
In fact, she and her mother had already planned that once she successfully married into the Su family, they would find a way to make the little bastard "die of illness," so that the one born from her belly could rightfully become the heir.
Zhao Ning gave Su Jian a fake smile and beckoned to him: "Little fool, come here!"
Su Jian's face immediately turned red: "You're the idiot!"
Zhao Ning had no intention of playing along with this future son's enemy. His face darkened instantly, and he grabbed Su Jian, slapping him across the face: "You little bastard, you dare to talk back to me!"
With a "crack!" something struck her wrist, breaking her hand bone instantly. She screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground!
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