After Qin Su returned home, she did tell her mother about it. Her mother didn't ask any questions and actually paid attention to these things in private.
The next day, Qin Su invited several of her uncles out for drinks, but it wasn't just for drinking; she also inquired about their situation at the Gongwei Army.
Having experienced the events of his past life, Qin Su wanted to control the Imperial Guard as much as possible, the former elite White Tiger Army.
It's not that I want to fight against Emperor Mingyang, it's just that I need to have some ability to protect myself and not end up like I did in my previous life.
The uncles greeted her warmly, without any awkwardness.
On her way back in the afternoon, Qin Su noticed two people huddled in a small alley. Their backs looked familiar. Their hair was messy, and they were looking down, so she couldn't see their faces at all.
"Girl?" Lian Tao wondered why Qin Su had suddenly stopped. She looked at Qin Su curiously, holding a bunch of snacks her uncle had bought.
Qin Su walked towards the alley, frowning as she carefully observed the two people.
"ah--"
"Don't come any closer! Don't hit me! I'm the daughter of the Vice Minister of War! Don't hit me!"
Qin Su knew who these two people were the moment she opened her mouth.
Chen Yirou and her vicious maid Yinghong.
How did they end up here in such a sorry state?
But what does that have to do with her?
Qin Su knew who these two people were, so she turned around and left without showing them any pity.
But Chen Yirou seemed to see Qin Su clearly. She rushed over and hugged Qin Su's leg, crying, "Miss Qin, save me! Save me! Someone is hitting me!"
"Let go of my girl! Who are you?" Lian Tao forcefully pulled the person away.
"I am Chen Yirou, Miss Qin, please, please take me home."
Qin Su looked down at her, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Why should I?"
"How dare you shamelessly seduce my fiancé?"
Chen Yirou, a young lady from an official family, was deeply shocked. She pleaded and shook her head, "I didn't, I really didn't. I didn't seduce him, we are innocent."
Qin Su didn't bother with Chen Yirou and strode away with her people.
Yinghong, supporting her daughter, was filled with anger. "Qin Su's refusal to help is outrageous! She's inhuman!"
Chen Yirou didn't say anything; the pain all over her body made her unable to stop crying.
Today, she had taken Yinghong out shopping, but unexpectedly, some people rushed out from nowhere, dragged them into a box, and then started punching and kicking them.
They said she was shameless and only knew how to seduce men.
She felt so wronged. She denied it, but those people wouldn't listen at all, and even went further.
Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that they didn't do anything dirty to themselves.
Chen Yirou's eyes were red and swollen, and she limped as she tried to avoid passersby to get home.
When she was at her most disheveled, she didn't want her sweetheart to see her, but unfortunately... she bumped into Xue Huai'an.
Xue Huai'an was injured a few days ago, and today he was feeling a little better and planned to go out to run errands, but he ended up running into Chen Yirou, who was in a terrible state.
He rushed forward and hugged the person tightly, showing no sign of disgust.
"What's wrong with you all? Who bullied Arou?" His chest was burning with rage, and he wished he could tear the culprit apart.
Chen Yirou buried her face in his chest and could no longer hold back her sobs.
Taking this opportunity, Yinghong complained, "It was Qin Su! She hired people to beat up the girl. The girl had just recovered and wanted to go out for a stroll, but she was dragged away and they brutally murdered her and her servants."
Xue Huai'an's eyes were almost spitting fire. Ignoring the pain in his hands, he picked up Chen Yirou and said, "I'll take you to the clinic first."
"I want to go home." Chen Yirou clutched Xue Huai'an's clothes, her voice sounding like it was about to break.
"Alright, I'll have Xue Qi go and fetch a doctor."
Back at the Chen residence, Yinghong embellished the story, claiming that Qin Su was responsible for what happened that day, and that the people who beat them kept saying that the young lady had seduced Young Master Xue, and that there was no one else but Qin Su.
Later, Qin Su came along and kicked her while she was down, making it even less likely that she would save the girl.
Chen Yirou did not refute the entire process, though she had her own guesses.
Such a childish thing could only be done by Qin Su.
Moreover, no one else had any motive.
"Don't worry, I'll get revenge for Arou." Xue Huai'an felt utterly disgusted with Qin Su.
They clearly have no relationship anymore, yet they still went after Arou. This person is extremely vicious!
Chen Yirou, with her slender, slightly wounded hand, tugged at Xue Huai'an's clothes and shook her head. "Forget it. I don't want Huai'an to clash with her because of this."
"Arou, you're too kind. Kindness always gets you bullied. Don't worry, leave this to me."
Since their last boat trip on the lake, Xue Huai'an's feelings for Qin Su have cooled considerably.
No matter how arrogant he is, he can't possibly compete with Prince Chen for someone.
However, according to Xue Qi's findings, Prince Chen has not had any contact with Qin Su recently, and the two were not particularly close before.
Perhaps things aren't as bad as he thinks.
If only Prince Chen weren't in the capital.
But recently he also had something troubling him. Xue Huaining seems to have taken the wrong medicine lately, picking on him every day and causing him to stumble several times, as if someone was helping him from behind.
"Huai'an, what are you thinking about?" Chen Yirou noticed that the person holding her was absent-minded and felt a little worried.
Has Huai'an changed his mind? He doesn't seem as affectionate towards me as before.
"nothing."
Xue Huai'an coaxed Chen Yirou a little more before leaving the Chen residence.
...
"Brother, you're injured and you don't even know how to rest properly. Are you afraid of living too long?" Xue Huaining, holding a fan, leaned against a pillar, his rather wicked and charming eyes looking Xue Huai'an up and down. "Oh, which lover have you found this time? You don't want the perfectly good Miss Zhongyi, but you have to go find some illegitimate daughter who's not respectable. Brother, you really make me look at you in a new light."
Xue Huaining had always been overshadowed by Xue Huaian, and everyone called him a spoiled brat, a hopeless good-for-nothing. He couldn't get involved in the business of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, but now someone was helping him.
So what if he's Xue Huai'an? So what if he's the eldest son? Isn't he still trampled under his feet?
"She's a concubine's daughter, and what about you? Are you the legitimate son?" Xue Huai'an's sinister eyes looked at Xue Huaining. He had no kind expression towards this half-brother.
Xue Huaining's mother was very spoiled, and he was bullied a lot when he was a child because of this, so he resented Xue Huaining and tried to suppress him in every way when he grew up, determined not to let him get back on his feet.
Xue Huaining's face darkened. He hated it most when people talked about him as an "illegitimate son".
"Hehe, brother, you really have a sharp tongue. Instead of arguing with me here, you should go see Mother. She threw a huge tantrum when she came back from the Qian family today."
Xue Huai'an felt even more agitated. He walked towards Xue Huaining, met Xue Huaining's wicked eyes, and said sarcastically, "Xue Huaining, don't think that just because you have someone backing you, you can bypass the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Our country's laws clearly stipulate that illegitimate children cannot inherit the family business."
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