Wen Zhu's cheeks flushed slightly. After glancing at Fu Yu, she said, "I am telling you this seriously."
After hearing Wen Zhu's words, Fu Yu put away his joking attitude and thought quietly for a moment. He seemed to have made some kind of decision in his heart, but he did not continue to discuss with Wen Zhu. Instead, he said: "Su Jiashu caused some trouble today."
"What happened to the eldest young master of the Su family?"
Wen Zhu asked anxiously.
"Su Jiashu suddenly fell ill on his way home, forcing the carriage to stop by the roadside. The accompanying servant had already gone to fetch a doctor. Unfortunately, a minor official happened to be passing by with his daughter. Upon seeing the scene, he took it upon himself to push his daughter into the carriage to rescue Su Jiashu. It's said that Su Jiashu was half asleep at the time, and in his daze, he had an inappropriate relationship with the official's daughter. Now, the Su family is in chaos because of this incident."
Fu Yu frowned and gently rubbed his temples as he explained.
Since the daughter of an official was defiled, the Su family naturally could not escape responsibility.
If this matter cannot be settled quickly, once the censor learns the news and reports it to the emperor, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble to the royal family.
Early the next morning, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Su family, Shen, hurried to the Duke's Mansion to request a meeting.
It was just dawn, and the morning light shone through the mist onto her furrowed brow and anxious face.
Su Xiawei had no plans to meet guests at this time because she was still lying in bed recuperating.
But when she heard that this was an extremely important matter that concerned the rise and fall of the entire family, she had to cheer up and ordered her personal maid to help her put on a plain headscarf carefully, and then told the servants to open the windows to ventilate the room and dispel the unpleasant smell of medicine and some indescribable odor.
Then she asked someone to add some refreshing spices to the auspicious beast incense burner placed in the corner of the room, and then she barely supported her weak body and leaned against the head of the bed, asking the maid to lead the uninvited guest, Shen, into the room.
Seeing Su Xiawei lying on the bed with a pale face, looking very haggard and sick, Shen couldn't help but sneer, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised to form a sharp and ironic arc.
She waved her hand to signal the girls around her to leave the scene temporarily. After making sure that there were only two of them in the room, she sat down unceremoniously on an exquisitely embroidered stool. When she spoke, her tone was as cold as frost: "I have never encountered such a cruel act as you did to your own brother."
There was a hint of anger and dissatisfaction in his words that was difficult to conceal.
After hearing this, Su Xiawei showed an extremely shocked and confused expression on her face: "How could my brother be poisoned..."
She tried to conceal the fear of the unknown in her heart, but her voice was still mixed with an indelible sense of panic.
"Don't pretend! You should know better than anyone. He was fine and normal when he was out there, but he suddenly became so bad after returning from our house. What's worse is that he happened to meet someone with ulterior motives who pinned this shameful incident on your brother—accusing him of having an affair with the daughter of a minister. You have to remember that this woman is the daughter of a seventh-rank official. How do you think this matter will end now?"
When Shen got excited, she slapped her thigh hard to express her anger. The silk handkerchief in her hand trembled involuntarily, and two lines of crystal clear tears almost slid down her cheeks.
"How could this happen?"
After hearing this, Su Xiawei's face turned even paler. Her originally pale face now looked even more bloodless, as if it had been covered by snowflakes in the cold wind and had lost its vitality.
"Right now, Lord Yao's daughter is threatening suicide at home due to trauma. How long do you think we can keep this a secret? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the civil and military officials at court are not blind or deaf. They will learn of this sooner or later! If it really gets publicized at that time, how will your brother be able to continue to make a living in society? Do you really want to see him disgraced and never be able to recover?"
Shen was almost hysterical when she said this, and her words were full of extremely fierce accusations and questions.
Faced with such a tough attitude, Su Xiawei lowered her eyes with a guilty conscience and replied hesitantly, "Actually...actually, there was a maid who secretly had a crush on my brother and spiked his drink with drugs...it wasn't my intention."
Although she tried hard to exonerate herself, it sounded quite unconvincing.
In response, Shen sneered, "No matter what the reason is, I absolutely cannot let you off so easily. Hurry up and come with me. Even if I have a good temper, I can't stand by and watch you go on like this. Where is your brother-in-law who drank with your brother last night? Find him here too. We must confront him face to face and get to the bottom of everything!"
After saying that, she stepped forward and prepared to forcibly pull Su Xiawei's clothes, forcing the latter to go with her to the elders to seek the final decision.
If she really took Miss Yao home as a concubine, who knows how big a threat she would pose to her as the legal wife in the future.
It’s so embarrassing just thinking about it. How can she have the face to interact with other noble ladies then?
Su Xiawei felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if she had already seen herself becoming a laughing stock in social situations.
Thinking of this, Su Xiawei was both scared and angry, but she was more worried that involving Fu Yu would make the situation more complicated.
This complicated situation made her feel helpless, and she could only pretend to faint in order to avoid further direct conflict with the other party.
Seeing this, Shen had no choice but to stop and said, "Just keep pretending. We'll settle this matter later."
Her tone was full of sarcasm and resentment, but she left the room helplessly.
Hearing the commotion outside, Hongye rushed over to protect her master, "My wife is really ill, please calm down."
Her voice was filled with anxiety and helplessness, hoping to calm the storm.
Finding that Su Xiawei was indeed weak, Shen had no choice but to leave the room with gritted teeth.
"Call a doctor to take a look."
Hongye said loudly, afraid that no one could hear her request.
"No need for now, I'm fine."
Su Xiawei woke up, pulled Hongye and whispered.
Her eyes were tired but still determined, and she didn't want any more trouble.
Although her stomach hurt badly and her head was buzzing, she knew that she absolutely could not bother the doctor at this time.
After all, in this mansion, every action could be interpreted by others in another way, and now she could only endure it and avoid attracting more attention.
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