"How dare a maid like you interrupt when your master is speaking?"
"This servant is Your Highness's person. If this servant has done something wrong, Your Highness will punish me accordingly. Today, I am determined to say the words that were used to insult you. Miss Su's reputation is damaged, and she has gone mad. No one in the entire capital wants her. She is not even qualified to be a concubine. No, let alone a concubine, no one would even want her to be someone else's maid! The Lady of Yuanning Marquis still dares to come to our door and bring up this matter. What is this if not shamelessness?"
Su Wanyan raised an eyebrow. Wow, that was a really good scolding.
"You!" Zhen Yuhuai never expected that she, the dignified Lady of Yuanning Marquis, would be scolded by a maid. She pointed at Huang Ye in anger and said, "You have no right to speak here."
"Yes, there is." Su Wanyan spoke up at the right time, smiling, "How could there not be? I told you to say so."
She leaned back in her chair, in a good mood, and waved her hand: "Huang Ye, continue."
Huang Ye's expression hardened, her lips pursed, and she glared at Zhen Yuhuai, coldly saying, "Hasn't Lady Yuanning heard what the Prince said in court? 'Kill one if one comes, kill two if two come.' Is Lady Yuanning trying to send Miss Su here to die? Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet Lady Yuanning is hoping for Miss Su's untimely death. How vicious!"
Yu Nanqing's speech in the court was so shocking that it spread throughout the capital in just one morning. How could Zhen Yuhuai not know about it?
Zhen Yuhuai gritted his teeth: "Ha, you can fool others, but you can't fool me! Even if we take a step back, whether or not she is killed is up to you, Su Wanyan. If the prince really wants to punish her, she is your elder sister, can't you plead for her?"
That being said, in Zhen Yuhuai's eyes, this was simply impossible.
No matter what, Su Muqing is a member of the Marquis of Yuanning's household, and Su Youwei also holds a certain position in the court. He simply doesn't believe that Yu Nanqing would dare to disregard the law to this extent!
Su Wanyan chuckled: "Are you out of your mind?"
"Su Wanyan! I am your legal mother! How dare you speak to me like that!"
“Zhen Yuhuai, do you think I’m stupid? You let Su Muqing steal my husband and then expect me to plead for her. The moment I entered the Prince’s Mansion, the Yuanning Marquis’s Mansion had nothing to do with me anymore.”
"To tell you the truth, if Your Highness wants to kill or torture Su Muqing, I will not only not plead for her, but I will also kick her while she's down. If Yu Nanqing wants to send her to the Prince's mansion as a concubine, I will add fuel to the fire; if Yu Nanqing wants to kill, I will hand her the knife. I will stand with Your Highness and make Su Muqing wish she were dead. If you're not afraid, come on."
"Ha! You've finally shown your true colors, Su Wanyan, you're so vicious!" Zhen Yuhuai didn't believe Su Wanyan's words at all, and glared at Su Wanyan angrily, "You're just afraid that Mu Qing will steal your favor. I'm not afraid to tell you, I didn't come here to ask for your consent. Your father has already drafted a memorial to the Emperor. As long as the Emperor bestows a marriage, you have to agree whether you like it or not."
"Then what are you doing here?" Su Wanyan said calmly, "Someone, see the guest out."
Zhen Yuhuai was so angry with Su Wanyan that she almost died. If Su Muqing hadn't been so mentally unstable and childlike, she would have thought that Su Muqing wanted to come to this wretched place to beg her.
She claimed that she had already drafted a memorial to the throne, but that was just a lie she made up in a fit of anger to get Su Wanyan to compromise. She never expected that Su Wanyan would be so unyielding!
She was not afraid of anything as long as Prince Gong would accept Su Muqing.
Seeing that Wang Zhang had already come in to invite people, Zhen Yuhuai suddenly raised his voice: "Su Wanyan, we'll see!"
Zhen Yuhuai arrived in a grand manner and left in a rage.
Su Wanyan didn't take this farce to heart.
Just then, as Zhen Yuhuai climbed into the carriage of the Marquis of Yuanning, Yu Nanqing's carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion.
Yu Nanqing frowned as he watched the Marquis's carriage slowly depart.
When Wang Zhang, who was seeing off the guests, saw his master return, he hurriedly went to greet him: "Your Highness."
"People from the Marquis's residence have arrived? Did Yan'er receive them?"
Yu Nanqing's face darkened at the mention of the Marquis of Yuanning's residence.
The marriages that he considered a sure thing turned out to be a complete failure.
"Yes," Wang Zhang reported, "Her Majesty is still in the main hall."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing strode towards the main hall.
Upon arrival, before even entering the door, Huang Ye's indignant voice came from inside: "This servant has never seen such a shameless person. The Emperor clearly bestowed the marriage upon Miss Su, but they only did so because they disliked the Prince's paralysis and plotted to marry the Empress to him. Now that the Prince has recovered, they want to send Miss Su into the Prince's mansion to get a share of the spoils. There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
"Besides, don't they know what kind of person Miss Su is now? Even if she were to marry a butcher as a concubine, no one would want her. Why would she set her sights on our Prince's Mansion? What face does she have?"
Huang Ye became increasingly angry as she spoke: "How can Miss Su compare to Her Highness? Her Highness is a princess, while she is merely a lady of a marquis's mansion. She has to perform the highest rites when she sees Her Highness. But she is different. Every time she comes, she has to endure a barrage of insults from her. Is there no one in this marquis's mansion who can handle her?"
Su Wanyan sipped her tea leisurely, listening quietly to Huang Ye's complaints.
"Your Majesty, why aren't you saying anything!"
Judging from her expression, she was probably really angry.
Su Wanyan's mood wasn't as bad as Huang Ye had described; in fact, it was rather good. She rarely saw Huang Ye so lively, and she rarely heard her talk so much.
Just as he opened his mouth to say something, a figure entered from the doorway against the light. A faint scent of sandalwood filled the air, and a familiar, warm voice reached his ears: "Yan'er."
"You're back?" Su Wanyan asked with a smile.
She reached up and took a silver beaded hairpin from her hair, handing it to Huang Ye: "Don't be angry. Here, take this. It can be pawned for a lot of money. Use it to buy some food to calm your temper."
Huang Ye's heart tightened slightly: "Your Majesty, this servant didn't mean it that way..."
"I know, but I'm in a good mood." Su Wanyan laughed. "You're off today, go have some fun."
"..." Huang Ye didn't know what to say for a moment.
Holding the hairpin, she hesitated for a long while before curtsying and retreating, saying, "Yes."
Yu Nanqing stared at the spot where Su Wanyan had removed her hairpin. Before he could say anything, Su Wanyan spoke up: "I didn't expect you to also work as a matchmaker for others."
"..."
"How about I have the young monk give up the spot at the matchmaking temple where you can sit?"
"..." Yu Nanqing observed Su Wanyan's expression, unsure whether she was happy or angry, and quickly explained, "Yan'er is joking with me again. I just... don't want them to bother you."
Who knew it would backfire?
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Come, sit down."
Yu Nanqing obediently sat down in the seat next to him, and the next second Wang Zhang served her a cup of tea.
After Wang Zhang left, Su Wanyan smiled and said, "I know what your purpose is, but you've chosen the wrong person."
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