"Since the young mistress didn't come back with the young master today, he has lost his appetite and his health is deteriorating." His tone was full of resentment, and his eyes, which were fixed on Qin Su in the darkness, were filled with anger.
"I'm not your young mistress. If you call me by the wrong name again, you'll lose your tongue," Qin Su said.
"But you are already married to the young master..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Su interrupted him, "The marriage is off. I have absolutely nothing to do with him."
Xue Qi gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Young Master said he would take responsibility for you."
"If there's nothing else, Lian Tao, throw him out." Qin Su yawned, intending to continue sleeping.
Xue Qi gritted her teeth and knelt down before Qin Su. "Young Madam, please go back and check on Young Master. He's in grave danger this time. I beg you."
Xue Qi is just like his master; he's not a good person, but he's very arrogant. The fact that he's kneeling before her now means that Xue Huai'an must have given him a very serious order. But what does that have to do with her?
"Lian Tao".
Lian Tao immediately grabbed Xue Qi's clothes, lifted him up, and walked out.
Xue Qi was unwilling to give up and actually attacked Lian Tao.
"If you want to fight, go outside." Qin Su told the maid to close the door, and she wrapped herself in the quilt to rest.
Lian Tao's martial arts style wasn't as orthodox as Xue Qi's, but she was naturally incredibly strong, and she could overcome any technique with sheer strength, so dealing with Xue Qi was no problem at all.
In the end, Xue Qi was thrown out of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness's mansion.
The matter did not end there. The next day, doctors from the capital began to enter the Duke of Cheng's mansion, as if Xue Huai'an was truly doomed.
Xue Qi even knelt directly outside the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, asking for nothing else but that Qin Su go and see Xue Huai'an.
This behavior has once again drawn attention from many people.
People are naturally compassionate towards the vulnerable. Qin Su was the one who was bullied back then, so she received sympathy. Now it's different. Xue Huai'an is almost dead, yet he's still thinking about Qin Su. Many people believe that Qin Su should at least go and check on him; otherwise, she's going too far.
"The eldest son of the Duke of Cheng's mansion is so affectionate. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would mess around outside. Have we all misunderstood him?" A woman carrying a bamboo basket gossiped on the street.
“It’s not impossible. This man is dying. If he really liked another woman, he would definitely see that woman, not the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi,” another woman said.
"Rumors are indeed not to be trusted," the two remarked with a sense of realization.
"That can't be right. Yesterday, there was indeed a strange woman pulling and tugging at Xue Huai'an outside the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion. What a show!"
"Did you see it with your own eyes? If you didn't see it with your own eyes, don't talk nonsense."
"Well... I did hear about it, but the information is definitely accurate."
There were quite a few similar comments, but Qin Su didn't care much. Even Tao Qi was so angry that she wanted to go up and argue with her.
Fortunately, she still had her senses, so she wouldn't make the same mistake twice.
"Girl, let's go back! We don't want to stay with these stupid people," she said angrily.
Qin Su took the dried fruit from her arms and said, "Let's go to the Duke of Cheng's mansion."
Lian Tao: "Huh? Didn't you say you weren't going?"
Qin Su took a bite of the sweet and sour candied fruit, her eyes flashing with coldness. "Go ahead, why not kick someone when they're down? If Xue Huai'an dies, I'll immediately tell them to set off firecrackers to celebrate."
Cheng Guogongfu.
"Young master, the young mistress has arrived."
Xue Huai'an, who was having his meal, immediately lay down, pulled the covers up, and said to Li Shi with a smug look in his eyes, "Mother, we mustn't let her anger us for a while. We need the Qin family."
Li patted his quilt and said, "Don't worry, your mother is still sensible."
Even so, Xue Huai'an was still worried, so he asked Cui Gu to take Li Shi back.
His plan was right after all. Since she came, she must still like him. She was just throwing a tantrum yesterday.
He just needs to put in a little more effort to coax Qin Su, and she will definitely change her mind.
Qin Su was taken to Xue Huai'an's room. She fanned herself with a handkerchief, her face full of disgust.
Upon seeing Qin Su's action, Xue Huai'an's expression faltered for a moment.
"I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime." Xue Huai'an asked Xue Qi to help him up, his face showing a reserved joy.
Upon hearing the news that Qin Su was coming, Xue Qi rushed back ahead of time.
"No." Qin Su sat down on the chair that Lian Tao had dragged over. Today she was wearing a red gilded ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and a gold hairpin with dangling ornaments, the gold so dazzling it seemed to blind those around her.
Its main selling point is its exuding luxury.
On average, dressing like this would only make one appear vulgar. But Qin Su is stunningly beautiful, alluring yet not seductive, and can completely pull off this look.
"I'm glad you could come." Xue Huai'an gave what he thought was a gentle smile, trying to project goodwill.
But the next second his smile froze on his face—
"Hmm, just checking to see if you're dead yet. After all, I ordered firecrackers a long time ago, and I'll definitely celebrate the day you die."
Xue Huai'an's expression instantly turned ugly, and his usually gentle voice became gloomy. "Does it have to be like this between us? I don't think I've done anything to wrong you. If you want the position of the young mistress of the Duke of Cheng's mansion, I'll give it to you. If you want to take control of the family, I can give that to you too."
"You're going to make a scene with me over baseless rumors?"
He didn't know where Qin Su's intense hatred came from; he only knew that he had done things almost flawlessly, and Qin Su couldn't possibly know those things.
Xue Huai'an could confidently say that he had done nothing wrong to her.
"Why didn't you say you hadn't wronged me when you and Chen Yirou had your secret rendezvous at the manor on the night of the 18th of this month?"
"I don't know where you heard this rumor from, but a rumor is just a rumor and it can't stand up to scrutiny." As long as there's no evidence, Xue Huai'an can deny it to the death.
Qin Su crossed her legs, drew the soft whip from her waist, and stroked it while laughing, "To be honest, I still don't understand why I fell for you in the first place. The eldest son of the Duke of Cheng's mansion? A duke's mansion that's just an empty shell? How could you be worthy of me?"
She is still puzzled by this.
Seeing that Xue Huai'an remained silent, Qin Su asked again, "Do you know who told me about your secret rendezvous with Chen Yirou?"
"You're always meticulous in your work, making it hard for anyone to find fault with you. But I know who the woman you've hidden deepest is. Aren't you curious?"
Xue Huai'an was naturally curious, but now was not the time to talk about it.
"Chen Yirou told me this news, aren't you surprised?"
"Impossible," Xue Huai'an retorted instinctively.
He understands Chen Yirou and believes that she is completely under his control and would never do such a thing.
"Besides Chen Yirou, who else could it be? Xue Qi? Or Yinghong, who's beside her?"
Xue Huai'an glanced at Xue Qi, and Xue Qi immediately knelt down to pledge his loyalty.
Ultimately, he suspected Ying Shenghong, believing that the clueless maid had ruined things.
“My relationship with her is completely innocent, and there is nothing between us. I have said that once we are married, you will be my wife, and that is unchangeable.”
Qin Su suddenly laughed, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"My husband—you dare to say you're worthy?!"
Xue Huai'an's face darkened. "How am I unworthy? I'm your first man, how am I unworthy of you?"
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