The storyteller was finally invited to the mansion. It happened to be spring these days. Su Yi asked people to set up tables, chairs and fruit plates in the small garden, and she and her friends enjoyed the spring and listened to stories.
She listened to all kinds of stories, including talented men and beautiful women, strange people and strange things, and supernatural things. As long as the storyteller
could make up something, she would listen to it. The maids and old women usually lacked interesting stories to kill time, so they were surprised to hear such a story, and sometimes they exclaimed in surprise, and sometimes they applauded.
In the midst of the excitement, Qingxing came over with an ugly face. Qinglian saw her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? It's rare that everyone is happy, why do you look like this?" Qingxing glanced
in the direction of Suyi, lowered her voice, and gritted her teeth and said: "Just now the girl asked me to go into the house to pack another fruit plate. When I came back, I saw Shuitao next to Aunt Lan. Hum, she dressed like a fairy and said that we were too noisy here, disturbing Aunt Lan's rest and she was having a heartache."
Qinglian heard this and her face turned cold, saying: "It's not noon, what kind of rest is she taking?"
"That's what I said too. Besides, we are far away from her, with Aunt Ding and Aunt Zhang between us. How come she is disturbed by the noise? You are just looking for trouble. You don't even consider your status. Do you really think of yourself as the master?"
"Where is Shui Tao?" Qinglian asked.
"She left after being scolded by me."
Qinglian sighed, "I'm afraid she won't let it go. Alas, it's rare to have a few days of peace."
Qingxing also frowned, "What should we do? Should we tell the girl?"
"Wait a minute," Qinglian looked at Suyi and said, "The girl is happy, don't let this spoil her mood."
The two of them decided to keep it a secret for the time being, but Suyi had already heard it. In her heart, she was interested and said to Maotuan, "I didn't expect that I would be so close to the house fight one day. I still remember the plots of the TV series I watched before. Next, that concubine Lan, should she be weak and have a miscarriage?"
"She's not pregnant, how can she have a miscarriage? At most, I'll give you some eye drops."
"Then Shen Er will rush to settle accounts with me. Alas..." She sighed softly, stroking her face with one hand, weak and sad, "I have been alone in an empty room for more than ten years, and when I saw my husband again, he came for another woman. What a miserable life."
Mao Tuan Tuan shook off the goose bumps on his body, "Yi Yi, can't we be normal?"
Su Yi glanced at him, and changed from a miserable heroine to a noble and cold queen, "Rebellious son, who allowed you to call your mother by her name?"
Mao Tuan Tuan: "..."
Okay, okay, as long as you are happy.
Later, Shen Er really came. He returned home recently, and he would stand outside Su Yi's courtyard for a while every day, like the infatuated husband waiting for his wife.
In the past, Su Yi was too lazy to pay attention to him, but today she was a little curious. She wanted to know how he was going to vent his anger for Aunt Lan, so she met him.
Shen Er was overjoyed, and hurriedly took a few steps closer, looking at her infatuatedly, "Yi Yi, you are finally willing to see me."
"What do you want to see me for?" Su Yi asked.
"I just want to see you, and I will be satisfied if I see you are well."
Su Yi rolled her eyes secretly, wondering if this guy was particularly sour, or were the ancients all like this, saying love words so awkwardly, making people feel uncomfortable and unable to listen.
She patiently negotiated for a few sentences, but found that the other party did not mention Aunt Lan. She was impatient and asked directly: "I was listening to a story in the garden this afternoon. The maid next to Aunt Lan came and said that we were too noisy and it hurt your darling. How is she?"
Shen Er hurriedly said: "I will tell those people immediately that no one is allowed to disturb you in the future. Yi Yi, she is not--"
"That's it?" Su Yi interrupted him. What about her miserable part?
Shen Er quickly said: "I will ask someone to bring her here now and let her apologize to you."
Su Yi waved her hands and suddenly felt extremely bored. The long-awaited drama of house fighting ended before it even began. "I'm tired."
"Then... you should rest early." Shen Er looked at her reluctantly.
In the side courtyard of the second house, Aunt Lan leaned on the couch, twisted her handkerchief, and said hatefully: "Which courtyard did the second master go to again?"
Shui Tao squatted on the ground and massaged her legs, and replied: "Aunt, why bother, everyone in the mansion knows that the second master loves you the most. Even if he is trapped now, he will return to you sooner or later."
"Humph, since she walked out of that courtyard, the second master has never stepped into my room again." Aunt Lan gritted her teeth, squinted her eyes and said hatefully: "Since you have locked yourself up for more than ten years, why don't you continue to lock him up until you die?"
The word death was bitten between her teeth, and only a faint sound came out.
Suddenly, a maid's joyful voice came from outside the door, "Auntie, the Second Master is coming this way."
Auntie Lan sat up immediately and said, "Are you sure?"
"Of course I am. I was watching. I saw the Second Master was about to enter the yard, so I ran back to tell you."
"Quick, check if my hair is messy." Auntie Lan walked to the bronze mirror with a happy look on her face, and hurriedly looked left and right.
Shui Tao helped her tidy up her clothes and said with a smile, "Auntie is very well. I'm sure the Second Master will be reluctant to leave when he sees her. I think the Second Master must have heard about what happened in the afternoon and knew that Auntie was not feeling well, so he came to see you specially. When the time comes, you just need to say a few words of grievance in front of the Second Master. Are you afraid that he won't let you vent your anger?"
Auntie Lan looked at the beautiful face in the mirror and smiled softly.
The maid raised the door curtain, and Shen Er walked in from outside.
Aunt Lan walked up to him with a light step, her face showing some joy, some grievance, and her delicate appearance made people feel pity, "Second Master..."
Shen Er did not look at her, and his usually gentle face was a little gloomy. He asked Shui Tao directly: "Did you disturb the wife's interest this afternoon?"
Shui Tao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Aunt Lan for help.
"Second Master, it's Lan'er--"
"Come on, take her away and slap her in the face." Shen Er said.
Two burly women squeezed in from outside the door, one on each side, and took Shui Tao away.
Shui Tao was so frightened that
her face turned pale, "Second Master, spare my life! Second Master! Auntie, save me!" "Second Master, what's going on? What's going on, Second Master?" Auntie Lan watched her maid being dragged away, and hurriedly grabbed Shen Er's sleeve, tears streaming down her face.
However, the man who used to be affectionate and affectionate, now pinched her chin with one hand, and under the candlelight, he shook his head while looking at her carefully, "I used to think your eyes were most like hers, but now it seems that they are not that similar. She never cries."
He shook off his hand, coldly watching Aunt Lan stagger a few steps, and said in a tone that made people feel cold: "Since you are not in good health and your heart is always hurting, don't go out in the future, and stay at home to recuperate."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking at her again.
Aunt Lan took two steps back and sat on the ground. Her face, which was so charming just now, was now only pale, as if the flower had withered before its blooming period. In
just one night, everyone in the Shen Mansion knew that Aunt Lan, who was once the most beautiful and doted on, suddenly fell out of favor, just because she disturbed the second wife from listening to a book.
Regardless of whether there were people in the mansion who were as restless as she was before, they all became more obedient than ever before.
Everyone knew at this time that the Second Wife had sealed off her courtyard, and the Second Master never asked about it. It was not that he did not want to care, but that he could not get it and did not dare to touch it.
Shen Shuyao was not surprised to hear this. She knew that it was impossible for a man to not be moved by such a beauty. But I don't know if my father's behavior can really please the wife?
In this mansion, probably only Su Yi is not interested in this. Now she gets up every day, eats with Shen Shuyao who comes to pay her respects, then listens to books, looks at the account book, and occasionally goes to the theater to listen to opera. She feels that such a life is a bit in line with the imagined life of a parasite.
In the past few days, she also felt that someone was secretly observing her, but she didn't detect any bad intentions, so she just let it go. Anyway, if the other party had any purpose, he would face her sooner or later.
She originally thought that it might be the subordinates of King Rui. Although the other party stopped her that day and left later, it seemed that he had not given up and had another trick up his sleeve. She was not worried. She would just deal with it when the time came.
But this time she guessed wrong. It was someone in the palace.
Eunuch Dehai sorted out the information he had found out and went to report to the emperor.
"Is it her?" said the emperor, "She was the most beautiful woman in the capital back then. I have heard of her. However, there has been no news about her after she got married. I thought she was taking care of her husband and children in the back house, but I didn't expect there would be such a feud. It sounds like she is not a virtuous person..."
The emperor frowned.
Eunuch Dehai lowered his head and said nothing.
After a while, the emperor said again: "Forget it, that brat..."
Eunuch Dehai then continued: "Some time ago, this Madam Su seemed to have thought it through, and no longer stayed in the courtyard all day, and had contact with the outside world. It happened that the prince returned from the south and attended a banquet at Lord Daoning's house, and the two met unintentionally."
The emperor snorted, "It's been a while, it's hard for him to keep his composure."
"Uh..." Eunuch Dehai said carefully: "A few days ago, the prince stopped Madam Su's sedan chair at the side gate of the Shen Mansion..."
"Nonsense!" The emperor glared, "What does he want to do in broad daylight!"
Eunuch Dehai was silent again.
The emperor cursed a few times, walked back and forth, and said in deep thought: "Since Su is not happy in the Shen Mansion, why not let her go free? However, I cannot do this in person. Otherwise, if Prince Rui marries her in the future, history books will not know how to record it. That bastard has the name of a killer, which is enough. There is no need to let future generations criticize him for his virtue. Dehai, do you understand what I mean?"
Eunuch Dehai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is so kind to the prince that the heaven and earth are moved. I will do my best to share your worries."
As the number one person around the emperor, Eunuch Dehai naturally understood what the emperor wanted him to do.
Su wanted to divorce, but the emperor and even the court could not show up. Otherwise, if she married Prince Rui, anyone who was not a fool would know that the emperor had forcibly taken someone else's wife and gave it to his nephew, and Prince Rui's reputation would be bad.
Therefore, the Su family had to solve the Su family's own problems.
That night, the Su family welcomed a low-profile guest.
A few days later, the Su family sent someone to tell Su Yi that her two nephews would be sent out of the capital to be raised by their uncle soon, and invited Su Yi to go back for a family dinner.
Su Yi arrived as scheduled. When she arrived at the Su family's house, everyone was there. Grandpa Su was teasing a bird with colorful wings, chirping and cooing, as if he was teaching it to speak.
There was some dissatisfaction in Liu's words, "I think your brother has gone crazy these days. He never leaves the bird for a moment, whether eating or sleeping. He simply treats it as his own heart."
She said this to Su Yi in the house. Old Master Su was standing in the corridor and obviously heard it, but he was still focused on the bird.
Su Yi didn't want to talk about the matter between husband and wife, so she just asked, "Are your nephews' injuries healed?"
"They're healed, but the bruises on their faces haven't gone away. They're still blue and white, which is really ugly."
Su Yi smiled and said, "Fortunately, they are men and are not afraid of ugliness. They will be healed in a few days."
The two chatted about family matters. Finally, Old Man Su put down the bird cage and went into the house. He said to Liu, "Madam, go and see where those two bad boys have gone. They haven't come to see their aunt yet. I want to talk to Yi Yi for a few words."
Liu glanced at the two of them before leaving.
Su Yi looked at her back and said to Old Master Su, "Brother is right. It's better to send your nephews out of Beijing, so that they won't be confused and get involved in any trouble in the future."
Old Master Su looked at her with a complicated expression, "Yi Yi, I called you back today not for those two guys, but for you."
"For me?" Su Yi puzzled, "For what of mine?"
Old Master Su looked around and made sure that there was no one, then asked, "Are you acquainted with Prince Rui?"
Su Yi raised her eyebrows slightly, "I think so. We have met each other before."
Old Master Su sighed, not knowing whether he was happy or worried, "That's it."
He told the whole story.
A few days ago, the eunuch Dehai from the palace suddenly came to visit secretly. To be honest, although Master Su had a title and the other party was just a eunuch, the two of them were not comparable in status. If the other party had not taken out his badge, he would have thought he was a liar and was ready to fight.
It was no wonder that he was blind. With Master Su's rank, no official position, and no important position, except for entering the palace during festivals and bowing to the emperor from a distance, he had never seen the emperor in person since the death of the old Duke Anguo, so he did not recognize the famous people around the emperor, not to mention that he came to visit in the middle of the night.
As soon as Eunuch Dehai opened his mouth, Master Su was shocked again. What did he mean by "Prince Rui is going to marry his married sister?"
She was already married, so how could he let her marry again?
Although he really wanted his sister to divorce, he was not strong enough. What if Shen Ergou was desperate and gave his sister a divorce letter because they had no support? Would his sister still be able to see people in the future?
Then, Eunuch Dehai gave him a suggestion, saying that the emperor's birthday was coming up soon. If Master Su could please the emperor on the birthday, and the emperor was happy and gave him something, wouldn't that be a great honor? Who would dare to underestimate it?
Master Su was not stupid. After being reminded to this extent, he immediately understood that it was the emperor's intention to ask his sister to divorce, and it seemed that Prince Rui really wanted to marry Yi Yi.
He was happy but also worried. It would be good to get rid of Shen Er, but would Yi Yi be willing to marry Prince Rui? Was Prince Rui another Shen Er?
So he called Su Yi back to ask her what she thought. If she didn't want to, then even if the emperor blamed him, he couldn't watch her fall into the fire pit again.
Anyway, the Su family has lost its former glory by his generation, and the face of their ancestors has been lost. Even if his father wants to beat him in the underworld, then let him do it, he is thick-skinned.
Su Yi has long known that King Rui would not give up so easily, but she did not expect that he would be so stubborn. Because she is someone else's wife and cannot fight with him, he plans to make her his wife, and then the two of them will fight slowly behind closed doors? This is
interesting. Being married to someone else is to fight for the sake of fairies, but when he gets married, it is a real fight, without any dilution.
To be honest, Su Yi does not want to fight with him, not for anything else, she is just lazy. She fights every day in the demon world, and comes here to enjoy a peaceful life, why should she fight again?
But looking at the situation now, she can't hide, and even if she can hide, the Su family can't hide.
Then fight!
Beat him so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for three days, let's see if he dares to be so arrogant again!
So she nodded and said, "I am willing to marry Prince Rui." Then
she would beat him.
Old Master Su breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. As long as his sister was willing, he would do it. Isn't it just to please the emperor on the Longevity Festival? He can't do anything else, but isn't it easy to flatter?
Old Master Su thought of the bird under his corridor and said happily, "It happened that a bird came to the rare bird garden a while ago. After Eunuch De came that day, I did everything I could to buy the bird. After teaching it to talk, I will present it to His Majesty. It will definitely make the emperor very happy!"
Are you sure?
Su Yi was a little skeptical. She had heard that this emperor was famous for being diligent in government affairs, strict in self-discipline, and hated people who were idle and doing nothing. How could he really be happy if she gave him a bird that was so attractive to the dandy boys?
However, looking at the radiant face of Master Su, she swallowed her words of persuasion.
After that, Master Su and the bird became more and more inseparable. When Su Yi left, he heard him muttering to the bird, "My dear, you have to be good...speak nicely, and I will feed you meat."
At the same time, in the palace, the emperor was scolding Prince Rui, "I'm so happy now. I can do whatever you want. Logically, if the old Duke An was still here, it would be fine. But now there is really no one in the Duke An's Mansion who can support it, and it is not worthy of your status as a prince. But you insisted on your own way. For the sake of your father, I will only allow it this time, and it will not happen again."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Prince Rui said, but there was not much joy on his face.
The emperor snorted in a neutral tone and said, "But for the time being, you should be more restrained and stop blocking people at the door of other people's houses. You can afford to lose face, but I can't."
When the emperor thought of his nephew, who not only coveted other people's wives, but was so bold as to block other people's doors, he felt a throbbing pain in his forehead.
No matter how impatient a person is, he wouldn't be so impatient, right? As a prince, can't he be a little more ambitious?
He started talking about the same old things again: "After getting married, you should settle down. Don't think about leaving the capital for nothing. Stay at home to accompany the princess, go to the palace to pay respects to the empress dowager, and give me a nephew. These are the serious things."
Prince Rui listened silently, and when the emperor finished speaking, he added a sentence: "Uncle Huang is right."
It sounds very obedient, but he stood there, with that figure and that momentum, he didn't look like a good and obedient person. It
sounded perfunctory. The emperor was dry-mouthed and felt it was a waste of ammunition, so he had to wave his hand and let him go, and it was better not to see it.
After he left, the emperor asked Eunuch Dehai: "Have you explained everything clearly to Lord Anguo?"
"Yes, I have explained it clearly."
The emperor nodded, and the rest was to wait for the Wanshou Festival palace banquet.
In the past, the emperor was impatient to listen to the eunuchs' reports about what was sent from which mansion, but now for the sake of Prince Rui, he had to put on an act. Even if the Su mansion presented a steamed bun, he could still praise it and give it something to show his love. Prince
Rui, who had just promised the emperor that he would not block anyone again, heard from his subordinates that Su Yi had blocked someone in an alley just after leaving the Su mansion.
He did not lie to the emperor, because this time he did not block someone at the gate of the Shen family.
The same experience as last time, this time even Qinglian was calmed down a lot, not to mention Su Yi.
She stepped out of the sedan chair and saw that the dark man was still hiding by the wall as last time, and Prince Rui still walked in slowly from the entrance of the alley.
Without waiting for the other party to get close, Su Yi took the initiative to greet him, "I know everything the prince has done."
Prince Rui looked at her with dark eyes. Su Yi could feel from the aura around this guy that he was in a good mood at the moment, and maybe he was thinking: Let's see what reasons you have now.
She said: "Since the prince has decided to do so, I can only agree, but I have a few conditions."
"You say." Prince Rui said.
Su Yi spoke in a low voice, making sure that only the two of them could hear: "Your Highness should know that with my status, I shouldn't fight with others. I don't know why your Highness is not curious, but this matter cannot be known to others. So, if you want to fight me in the future, you have to choose a place away from people's eyes."
King Rui nodded, "There is a martial arts field in the palace, so we can keep out the others."
"That's fine." Su Yi thought to herself, this guy is a prince after all, and she can't beat him openly, otherwise the emperor and the empress dowager will definitely not sit idly by if they find out. Find a place where there are no people to beat him up, and then agree that if she loses, she is not allowed to tell anyone. She is sure that this guy will be beaten for the rest of his life without anyone knowing.
"What kind of weapon do you usually use?" King Rui asked.
"Weapons?" Su Yi raised her hands and said with a smile, "These two are enough."
Her hands were really slender jade fingers, soft and boneless, as white as jade carvings, and as soft as white jade tofu made by brine. A touch of nail polish on her fingertips swayed with her movements, as if it could touch someone's heart.
King Rui's eyes stayed on her hands for a while, and then nodded: "Very good."
Su Yi smiled, like teasing a cat, and her fingertips brushed across his resolute chin, "Then we'll see you someday, Your Majesty."
After saying that, she turned and left.
The seventh one squatted in the corner, watching the man walk away, while their prince was still standing. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this number is too far apart, he was hooked after just one move, at least he could have been hooked a few more times.
Back to his senses!
The author has something to say: Male protagonist: I didn't say anything nonsense, I just wondered how strong those hands were, that's it.