Chapter 35 Liu Jinshu was beaten
After Su Yuheng quickly finished her makeup, she went to Qingfengyuan to visit Su Yanqiu perfunctorily.
Su Yanqiu was still unconscious, but he was still very conscious. He could clearly smell the faint peach blossom scent on the girl, which drove him crazy.
He hated that he could only lie there and not talk to her.
Su Yuheng wrung out the handkerchief, gently wiped Su Yanqiu's forehead, and said a lot of sweet words to him.
After a while, a girl dressed in maid's clothes came in.
The girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with small and delicate features and a pair of round eyes like grapes that were very attractive.
If her guess was correct, this person was none other than Zi Yuan.
After Liuli died yesterday, she complained to the old lady that there was no maid to serve in Qingfeng Courtyard. Unexpectedly, the old lady transferred Ziyuan here.
Ziyuan came over and signaled to Su Yuheng with her eyes. Su Yuheng got up from the bed and handed the handkerchief in his hand to Ziyuan.
She watched Ziyuan gently wiping Su Yanqiu's cheek and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not until noon, after Su Yuheng had finished his lunch, that the maid Bai Lu hurried in.
"Miss, Madam and cousin are back and are now outside the mansion."
Are you back?
Su Yuheng frowned.
I didn’t expect that Liu and Liu Jinshu were so lucky.
She stood up from her chair and said, "Let's go and take a look too."
"Yes, miss."
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Su Yuheng left Fangfeiyuan with her maid Bai Lu. When they were about to go to the gate of Su Mansion, Aunt Zhang, who was beside the old lady, came running over with sweat all over her face.
"Fourth Miss, the old lady asked you to go to the front hall for questioning."
Su Yuheng looked at the sweaty Nanny Zhang beside her and asked, "Nanny, do you know what happened? I heard that mother and cousin are back. Are they okay?"
Aunt Zhang had a complicated expression and shook her head helplessly.
"The situation is not very good. Madam and cousin knelt in the palace all night last night and are completely soaked."
"I heard that the two of them didn't even see the Emperor. They thought that kneeling in the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a night was enough to justify their deception, but this morning, His Majesty ordered the young lady to be beaten with thirty military sticks."
The nanny winked at Su Yuheng and said with some disdain, "This cousin has truly been spoiled in Yongzhou. She even dared to steal the Emperor's poems to compete, and now she's even implicated our entire mansion."
"Has His Majesty issued an edict?" Su Yuheng asked.
Nanny Zhang nodded. "This incident has had a significant impact. His Majesty is furious and has issued an edict prohibiting any male member of the Liu family from entering the government."
"As for our Dingbei Marquisate, the Second Young Master and the First Young Master will be fined one year's salary."
"I heard that the Emperor intended to beat my cousin to death, but the Prince of Qi came and pleaded for her, and that's how my cousin was able to come back alive."
Su Yuheng didn't expect that Liu Jinshu would hook up with King Qi in this way.
I wonder what those people are planning?
The King of Qi is cruel and perverted, but Liu Jinshu thought he was a hot commodity.
The nightmare began when she entered Prince Qi's mansion.
However, she vaguely remembered that there seemed to be some shameful secret between the King of Qi and Princess Yan Ning in her previous life.
The King of Qi ruined her in her previous life, but she didn't expect that the King of Qi would repeat the same mistake in this life.
Since she couldn't escape, she would send King Qi to his death in this life.
As she was thinking, she was led into the front hall by Nanny Zhang.
In the front hall, Liu was kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair and dirty face, looking up at Old Madam Su who was sitting in the main seat.
Her whole body was wet, with tiny raindrops dripping between her clothes and hair. She knelt in the middle of the hall, shivering slightly.
Beside her lay the dying Liu Jinshu.
Su Yuheng looked at Liu Jinshu lying on the ground and saw clear bruises and scratches on her neck, arms, and forehead.
The scratches were densely packed, and after the blood coagulated, it turned black and red.
On the back, blood was faintly seeping out of the thin clothes.
There were drops of blood hanging from the corners of her lips, and she was lying on the ground covered in blood. When she saw Su Yuheng coming, her dark almond-shaped eyes were instantly filled with hatred.
Liu Jinshu's fraud had a great impact. Old Madam Su did not allow her to enter the Marquis' Mansion again, but Liu insisted on bringing her in when she was dying. She must have wanted to put half of the responsibility on Su Yuheng.
When Su Yuheng came in, he met Liu's cold gaze.
She walked up to Old Madam Su, bowed to her, and then looked at Liu beside her.
"Mother, I heard everything about the Spring Banquet. Are you okay?"
She pretended to bend over and try to help Liu up, but Liu pushed her away with anger and anger.
"Who is your mother!"
"Let me ask you, how come there are poems written by the retired emperor in his youth in your chamber? Did you put them there on purpose so that Jinshu can take them and compete?"
Su Yuheng was almost unable to stand due to Liu's push.
"Liu, what are you doing!" Old Madam Su immediately said angrily when she saw the situation.
Su Yuheng's calm gaze swept over Liu. "Mother, what do you mean? How can this be blamed on Heng'er? How could I have known that my cousin would steal the poetry collection in my room?"
She deliberately choked up and said, "As soon as my mother came back, she blamed me. She didn't listen to my explanation at all and always defended my cousin."
"Could it be that, as the rumors spread in the mansion, my cousin Liu Jinshu is actually your biological daughter?"
When Liu heard this, her face changed and she realized that she had been a little too harsh on Su Yuheng.
But there was no way, she really felt sorry for Liu Jinshu.
Not only did Liu Jinshu bear the tyranny of King Qi for Su Yuheng, but now he was beaten with thirty military sticks because of the poem written by the retired emperor.
Now the fraud incident has caused an uproar in the whole city. Not only has her family of the Liu family been implicated, but it has also affected the Dingbei Marquis Mansion.
"Liu!" Old Madam Su slammed her crutch to the ground.
"How can Heng'er be blamed for this? Could it be that Heng'er asked Liu Jinshu to steal the poem?"
Liu knelt on the ground, gritting her teeth, her eyes red as she said, "Madam, I just can't understand why there is a poem by the retired emperor in Heng'er's room. I just..."
She actually had no reason to blame Su Yuheng.
She also knew that this matter had nothing to do with Su Yuheng, but she just couldn't help being angry. She was angry that Liu Jinshu had suffered so much because of Su Yuheng.
Su Yuheng said, "Mother, if Heng'er knew that my cousin was going to steal the poem for the competition, she would definitely not have left the Emperor's poem in the room."
"Now Heng'er finally understands that in mother's heart, my cousin is more important than me. My cousin is like mother's biological daughter."
"Enough!" Liu couldn't bear to listen any longer.
If this continues, Liu Jinshu's identity will really be exposed.
Su Yuheng looked about 70% like the wife of the great general who defended the country.
By then, the news will spread all over Yanjing, and the story of replacing the prince with a cat will probably be exposed to everyone.
Thinking of this, Liu gritted her teeth and said, "It's mother's fault. You shouldn't be blamed."
"This fraud has ruined the careers of our entire Liu family. I will be ashamed to face my father and brothers in the future, so mother..."
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