Without saying a word, Zhou hurriedly returned to Linjiazhuang with her daughter, granddaughter, and two maids from the courtyard.
Before Su Xuerong got married, she lived with the Su family in Linjiazhuang.
Su Jingxuan, the father, was a distant cousin of the estate owner, Lin Chenggui. Many years ago, he came to seek refuge with his cousin after his hometown was flooded.
Lin Chenggui took them in. Su Jingxuan became the accountant at the estate, and his elder brother Su Shirong became the second manager.
With Lin Chenggui's help, the family settled down in Suzhou.
When Su Xuerong married Xiao Shiyan, half of the dowry that her father and brothers raised for her came from her distant cousin.
"What? You want a divorce?" Lin Chenggui found Su Xuerong's idea absurd and sneered at Su Jingxuan, "Brother, listen to what she's saying?"
"After a woman marries, she should regard her husband's family as her heaven. How can she have such thoughts?"
"You and Mr. Zhou have only been married for two years, and Yuan'er is not even half a year old. What kind of mood are you having?" Lin Chenggui was a little angry.
"Back then, my brother was suppressed by that outsider several times because of you. Now that your husband is going back to the capital, you want a divorce? This is utterly ridiculous!"
Su Xuerong knew that her uncle meant well, so she quickly said, "Uncle, it's all my fault, but I had no choice!"
Lin Chenggui said angrily, "What exactly happened? Tell me and I'll give you some advice!"
Knowing that she must not reveal Xiao Shiyan's identity at this moment, Su Xuerong said with red eyes, "Back then, Zhou Anming insisted on marrying me, but Uncle, did you know that he already had a fiancée in the capital? He took me to the capital to marry that fiancée."
Lin Chenggui was utterly astonished: "What? He has a fiancée and he's still marrying you? The marriage certificate from the Suzhou government office is invalid?"
Su Xuerong sobbed, "His fiancée is the daughter of a high-ranking official in the court. If I go to the capital, I can only be his concubine. Uncle, do you think I can still go?"
"Outrageous! What a shameless scoundrel!" Lin Chenggui slammed his fist on the table, rising to his feet in fury. "I'm going to settle accounts with that brat right now!"
Zhou hurriedly stopped him: "Uncle, don't go, that person left early this morning!"
Lin Chenggui looked at Su Xuerong, who was crying bitterly, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. Finally, he stopped talking and let out a deep sigh.
The blame lies with my niece for being too beautiful; that brat Zhou Anming beat her to it.
Otherwise, with her looks, entering the palace wouldn't be a problem.
Now that she's been abandoned by that guy surnamed Zhou, and has a child, it will be difficult for her to find a good man to remarry.
Su Jingxuan hadn't spoken until now, when he slowly stood up and looked at Su Xuerong: "Daughter, since that's the case, don't worry about him anymore. We'll find you a son-in-law who will treat you well in the future!"
Looking at her honest and upright father, Su Xuerong felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but cry.
In her previous life, her kind and honest father gave up his comfortable life in Linjiazhuang for her sake and took his wife and children to the capital, only to encounter a tragic accident.
After wiping away Su Xuerong's tears for a while, Zhou Shi accompanied her into the house to rest.
Lin Chenggui comforted Su Jingxuan and then returned to his own courtyard.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, a beautiful young girl greeted him with a smile: "Dad, is my cousin back? Has her husband arrived yet?"
Lin Chenggui's face immediately darkened, and he scolded, "What are you doing, an unmarried young woman, asking about your brother-in-law all day long?"
He immediately turned and went inside.
Lin Jinyu pursed her lips and, taking advantage of her father's inattention, quietly sneaked into the Su family's courtyard.
After comforting Su Xuerong for a while, Zhou went to the main house to rest.
Su Jingxuan walked in and said in a deep voice, "Tell me the truth, what exactly happened between Arong and the son-in-law?"
Seeing that she couldn't hide it from her husband, Zhou hurriedly closed the doors and windows and said in a low voice, "I've told you, but you can't tell anyone else."
She then revealed Xiao Shiyan's true identity: "...He's about to be named Crown Prince. What good will happen to our young lady if she enters the palace? Have you forgotten what happened to our aunt back then..."
Su Xuerong's aunt was forcibly brought back to the palace by the late emperor because of her outstanding appearance. However, due to her low family background and status, she had no support in the palace and was eventually tortured to death in the cold palace.
Su Jingxuan stood there stunned for a long time, his face full of sorrow: "My poor Arong, how could this have happened?"
She actually married the future crown prince!
"After all, Ah Rong bore him Yuan'er. What if the Crown Prince wants to take Yuan'er away in the future?"
Madam Zhou frowned and said, "On the way back, Arong said that she wanted our family to go to Jiangnan, so that even if the Crown Prince wanted to take away his granddaughter in the future, he wouldn't be able to find us. But how are we going to tell your brother about this? Your brother has treated us so well all these years, we can't just leave like that."
After pondering for a while, Su Jingxuan said in a deep voice, "It's alright, I'll find a way."
The two talked for a while longer before taking a break.
Lin Jinyu, who was outside the window, was both surprised and delighted to hear this.
She never expected that her cousin-in-law, whom she had always secretly liked, was actually the future crown prince!
The next day, Su Xuerong woke up to the sound of a rooster crowing.
The shadows of the diamond-patterned window slanted across the bluestone floor. On the table beside the bed sat a familiar red lacquered box inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and next to it was an incense burner, emitting the fragrance of plum blossoms.
Finally, it wasn't a dream; she really came back.
"Wow--"
The sound of Yuanjie crying because she had wet herself came to my ears again.
Su Xuerong hurriedly picked up Yuanjie'er to change her diaper, her movements incredibly gentle as she soothed her softly.
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