The next day, as dawn broke, while Su Yu was still half asleep in his room, a trusted aide came to wake him up.
"Your Highness, this invitation was sent from the Grand Tutor's residence. I heard that the Grand Tutor specially prepared a grand banquet at his residence to invite you."
Taking the invitation with both hands, Su Yu glanced at it quickly, then curled her lips into a meaningful smile: "Ye Qi, go to the Grand Tutor's mansion and tell him... I am very grateful for the Grand Tutor's kindness, but it would be more appropriate to discuss the wedding date in a more formal setting. After all, I don't want to mistreat my cousin Zhenzhen."
After speaking, Ye Qi nodded slightly with a hint of doubt, silently turned around, and strode out of Su Yu's room.
Su Yu glanced at the other person's receding figure, his once bright and colorful eyes unconsciously darkening, filled with gloom. He chuckled inwardly, then turned his gaze to the narrow path leading to the back garden outside the door, and walked out without thinking.
He still remembers walking this road with Yu Qianqian, hand in hand, until they reached the peach blossoms in the back garden, laughing and making vows to each other. Those vows still echo clearly in his ears.
Su Yu believed that it was the happiest moment of his life, even though it was short-lived and one-sided. At least at that time, Yu Qianqian still loved him.
Since Yu Qianqian left, he has personally managed this garden every day and forbids anyone from interfering. This matter has long been an open secret in everyone's eyes.
Everyone knows that on the night Yu Qianqian left, he was so heartbroken that he fell into a deep sleep and remained unconscious for seven days. It was during this time that Su Heng took advantage of the situation and frantically tried to poison the emperor using various methods. By the time he regained consciousness, the situation in the palace had already deteriorated to an uncontrollable state.
Raising her head slightly, Su Yu looked at the blooming flowers and smiled broadly. Her eyes were fixed on the front as she gradually stepped into the sea of flowers.
Suddenly, a clear, melodious voice rang out in the peach blossom grove: "Ah Jin, you said you loved looking at peach blossoms the most, so I have been carefully tending to every plant and tree in this peach garden. When you come back next time, I promise this garden will still be lush and verdant."
"I think... you might laugh at this, or you might even give me a good scolding and cut down all the plants in this garden... Okay, I admit I still don't know you well enough, but rather than trying to please you, what I really want to do right now is to openly and honestly take you home." Su Yu leaned against a tree, gazing intently at the fluttering petals before her, a fleeting glint of light flashing in her eyes.
In his memory, he was kneeling in front of the Grand Tutor's mansion in a miserable state during that torrential rain. In order to get a chance for his father, the Emperor, he did not hesitate to lower himself and kneel before Su Heng for a whole night. But the next day, he was met with cold indifference from Su Heng and his daughter.
"Su Yu, you treacherous brat! You hurt my precious daughter first, and you still have the nerve to come begging to us? Where has your arrogance gone?"
"Su Yu, don't blame my father for being heartless. Blame yourself for your arrogance. If you hadn't betrayed me so cruelly before, how could you have ended up like this today? I told you, you will regret it!"
Those chilling, bone-piercing voices were deafening. He witnessed Su Zhenzhen and Su Heng disappear from his sight side by side. In the end, he could only desperately get up from the ground and stagger through the torrential rain.
These humiliations were unforgettable for him.
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