Chapter 93: Setting the Scheme 6 Zi Yu, do you know that people can shape their bones...
Now that a settlement had been reached, Su He cured Li Shuli of the drug.
The two sat facing each other in front of a wooden table in the house.
Although the atmosphere was eased, it was still stiff and cold.
Li Shuli spoke first: "I have one more condition..."
Su He interrupted her: "Now that things have come to this, you have no right to negotiate any conditions with me. I am the one who should propose any conditions."
Li Shuli held her breath and clenched her fist, suppressing her anger: "You've improved a lot."
Then he said, "Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Su He continued, "First, I'm tentatively leaving the capital for seven days. During these seven days, you must stay at the inn and not show your face in public. Otherwise, if you ruin my plans, you'll be responsible for the consequences."
Li Shuli looked at her meaningfully: "What's your big deal? Why seven days?"
Su He replied sternly, "It's none of your business, so don't ask any more questions."
Naturally, she would not tell her that she was going to kill Zhou Yuanze. The fewer people who knew, the less trouble there would be.
Li Shuli looked at her aggressive demeanor and couldn't help but taunt her, "You've been pampered for so long, you've probably forgotten how you knelt before me and begged for mercy that day, haven't you?"
Su He chuckled softly, "The feeling of kneeling before you is something I will never forget. If you also want to have this feeling, I can make you kowtow and beg for mercy right now. Do you believe it or not?"
Li Shuli choked and exhaled: "Stop talking nonsense and continue to state your conditions."
Su He continued, "Second, after becoming the Xie family's young mistress, you must not harm any servant in the Xie mansion."
Li Shuli scoffed, "By then, we'll all be back to our respective positions. Why should I listen to you?"
Su He's face was stern. "In the Xie family, I worked diligently and devotedly to managing the household. I respected the elders and loved the young, and treated everyone in the mansion with kindness. If your personality is so different from mine, Xie Wuhen would see through you sooner or later. By then, with his methods, it would be either you or me who would die."
She added, "There's one more thing I must remind you of. That day at the West Mountain Villa, you punished me severely for leaving steamed buns on the mountain path. But Xie Wuhen was grateful to me for saving people with those buns, so he asked the Emperor for a marriage decree and married me. If you were domineering and cruel, he would never tolerate you in the long run."
Li Shuli said impatiently: "I know, I know, if you have anything else, tell me everything in one breath."
Su He was in no hurry to continue.
She picked up the pair of scissors that Li Shuli was carrying and said, "So, Miss, you'd better change this habit of hurting people with scissors." After that, she threw the scissors hard into the trash can in the house.
Li Shuli rolled her eyes in disdain, as if she was too lazy to pay attention.
Su He continued, "Third, after you and I have returned to our respective places, we will be even. I hope you can live a good life and not cause any more trouble, especially not to bother me again. Otherwise, I will never let you off easily."
Li Shuli asked back, "You took my life and impersonated me, and you're actually thinking you'll just be fine with me?"
Su He snorted coldly, "I hurt you because you wanted to kill me first. It's true that I impersonated your identity as the Li family's legitimate daughter, but Xie Wuhen married me because of my kindness, not because of your identity as Li Shuli. Therefore, when you became the Xie family's young lady, you were impersonating me, Su He. So, how can we not be even?"
Li Shuli was filled with resentment that a lowly slave dared to step on her head.
But she had no choice but to grit her teeth and ask, "Are you done talking?"
Su He replied in a deep voice: "You'd better remember these three points."
The two looked at each other coldly for a moment.
After a moment, Li Shuli asked, "How can I trust you?"
Su He smiled slightly and asked, "Do you have a choice now?"
Li Shuli pursed her lips in irritation. "Even if I successfully become the Xie family's young mistress, even if I act like you, respecting the elders and loving the young, I can't guarantee that I won't be exposed. After all, I know nothing about Xie Wuhen."
Su He replied, "During these seven days, I will write down the details of the Xie family and my interactions with Xie Wuhen into pages every day and send them to you for you to familiarize yourself with and memorize, to ensure that there will be no mistakes in the future."
She stood up and prepared to go home. "I emphasize again, we have something against each other, so it's best not to provoke each other."
Li Shuli's face was gloomy, and she warned her in the same way: "You'd better do what you say."
Su He glanced at her sideways, turned around and walked out of the room.
On the way back home, Zhang Xiuhua felt uneasy: "Miss, do you think Li Shuli is really trustworthy? Is she really not going to cheat?"
Su He replied: "Given her current situation, she should be worried about whether we will cheat."
Chunlan also agreed: "It's really refreshing to see Li Shuli hate us but can't get rid of us today."
The three of them then smiled.
Back at Chunhua Courtyard, Su He dismissed the servants and called Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan into the house.
She got straight to the point: "I will go and kill Zhou Yuanze in six days. If everything goes well, I can leave the capital in seven days. Before that, I must settle you two in advance."
Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled: "How does the young lady want to settle us?"
Chunlan was also a little nervous: "Miss, are you planning to... abandon us?"
Su He couldn't help but smile: "If I want to abandon you, how can I talk about settling you down?"
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
Su He continued, "If the three of us leave at the same time, and if Li Shuli makes a mistake in her response, the whole thing will definitely be exposed. So, I will let you leave first tomorrow."
Zhang Xiuhua asked, "How should the young lady tell her uncle?"
Su He replied: "I said that my aunt was ill and asked Chunlan to escort her back to her hometown."
Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan exchanged a glance, frowning. "This reason... doesn't seem plausible. How could one maid leave without another, frail one, escorting her? Besides, Chunlan and I are the only capable people around the young lady. If the young lady sends both of us away at the same time, given her son-in-law's temperament, he'll definitely be suspicious."
Su He took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. I still have to stay here for a few days. I will slowly dispel his suspicions."
Chunlan also shook her head: "Miss, you still have to go and kill Zhou Yuanze. By then, there will be no one in the mansion to help you. This is too dangerous. No way, absolutely not."
Su He still tried to comfort them: "If you can leave safely, I will have nothing to worry about. The rest of the things are trivial. I can do it."
Chunlan still shook her head, and then tears filled her eyes.
Su He was a little surprised, "Chunlan, why are you crying?"
Chunlan knelt down with a thud: "Miss, let my aunt go, I won't leave."
Su He was puzzled: "Why don't you leave?" She was obviously worried that she would abandon them.
Chunlan's tears streamed down her cheeks as she choked back, "My son-in-law is such a shrewd man, and Li Shuli isn't familiar with the place, so she'll definitely be caught. Once she's caught, it'll definitely bring trouble to the young lady, so... I want to stay and help Li Shuli dispel my son-in-law's suspicions. Once things settle down here, and the young lady settles down outside, it won't be too late to come pick me up..."
Su He couldn't believe it: "Chunlan, are you crazy?"
Zhang Xiuhua was also filled with emotion for a moment.
She is timid, and Chunlan is even more timid than her.
But the timid Chunlan can sometimes be extremely bold, for example, when she was in the villa, she took the blame for the young lady and said that she had stolen the steamed buns, and this time she stood up and said that she was willing to stay in the Xie family.
Zhang Xiuhua's eyes also moistened: "Chunlan...Aren't you afraid of Li Shuli? Don't forget, she not only stabbed your face, but also nearly took your life."
More tears welled up in Chunlan's eyes. "I'm not afraid." Then she looked at Su He again and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I'm not crazy. I'm not afraid."
In fact, she was afraid, but she was more afraid that there would be problems with the young lady's plan.
After all, her life was saved by the young lady. Without the young lady, how could she have the good life she has today?
Su He refused firmly: "No, it's too dangerous to leave you alone."
Chunlan retorted: "Miss asked us to leave. Wouldn't it be dangerous for me to stay alone?"
"I am braver than you, so there is no problem."
"I am also brave, and I am not in any trouble."
"Chunlan, you have to listen to my arrangements."
"I will listen to you in everything, except this matter... I hope you can fulfill it." Chunlan said and leaned down to Su He again.
Su He was overwhelmed with emotions. He bent down and helped her up. "You should know that I don't want anything to happen to any of us."
Chunlan choked up and replied, "Don't worry, Miss, nothing will happen to me."
Su He asked, "What will you do if Li Shuli bullies you?"
Chunlan replied, "Don't we still have the son-in-law? And we still have Wu Sheng. Even if we take a step back, we still have the old lady in the main courtyard. Although the Xie family has had many troubles, there is not a single evil person. Li Shuli dare not do evil."
"Have you really thought it through?"
"Yes, I've thought about it."
Su He finally relented: "Okay, then I'll do as you say. Once my aunt and I have settled things outside, I'll find a way to take you out."
Chunlan smiled with tears in her eyes: "Okay, I'll wait for the lady to pick me up."
The three of them discussed it carefully and finally decided on what to say to Xie Wuhen.
At this time, Xie Wuhen was meeting the emperor in Weiyang Palace.
Knowing that Duofu had passed away, the emperor's hair turned white almost overnight, but his body became inexplicably strong. Not only did he stop coughing, but even his fear of colds improved.
It seemed as if he suddenly took a deep breath and became stronger and stronger.
However, he never made tea again, and the tea table in the hall was moved away.
He said, "No matter how much tea I make, I cannot expect more blessings."
He added, "Zi Yu, you must find my princess as soon as possible."
Xie Wuhen replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we may see the result in six days."
The emperor asked, "Why six days later?"
Xie Wuhen then told the story of how the Zhou family had set up a trap at Changlong Restaurant.
The emperor had a cold face and was silent for a long time.
After a moment, he gave a deep command, "I will assign you more men. When the time comes, you will set up a multi-pronged ambush outside the restaurant to protect my princess. If anyone from the Zhou family dares to attack the princess, I will kill the Zhou family's only son instantly."
Xie Wuhen was not without worry: "If Zhou Yuanze really died at the hands of the palace guards, would Zhou Ping harm the emperor afterwards?"
The emperor snorted coldly, "The queen has lost her power, and the spies of the twelve guards in the capital have all been eliminated."
He reminded, "Your Majesty, don't forget that there is also the border guard Zhou Cheng."
"All the carrier pigeons flying to the border have been shot. Zhou Ping is temporarily unable to contact his good nephew." The emperor paused and said, "I will also arrange for someone to replace Zhou Cheng as soon as possible."
Xie Wuhen said, "Your Majesty is wise."
At the end, he tried to bring it up: "I have noticed that someone has been keeping an eye on the Dali Temple and my whereabouts lately."
The emperor looked at the sky outside the palace and said in a deep voice, "It must be the people from Kunning Palace and Changle Palace. They are worried that the child I am looking for is a prince, so they are on guard everywhere and are laying ambushes and killing intentions everywhere. They have gone to great lengths to seize this throne of mine."
He then clenched his fist, his expression becoming even more stern: "If they dare to act rashly, they will be killed without mercy."
Xie Wuhen lowered his head and replied "yes".
The emperor paused, then suddenly sighed, "People within the palace are nothing to be feared, but those outside the palace are the real threat."
Xie Wuhen was confused: "What does the emperor mean by this?"
The emperor answered irrelevantly: "Zi Yu, do you know that human bones can be shaped?"
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