Qin Su had no other choice but Xue Huai'an in her mind, and she also knew that Xue Huai'an would definitely not have time to cause her any more trouble.
She never imagined that she was the mastermind behind it all.
Chen Yirou.
In Qin Su's memory, Chen Yirou had not yet made a move against her at this time.
Chen Yirou is a noble lady raised in a standard aristocratic family. Even though she is an illegitimate daughter, she can be described as well-educated and reasonable.
Qin Su will not be blinded by hatred from her past life and thus deny the present Chen Yirou.
What made Chen Yirou take action now?
Chen Yirou's change in her past life stemmed from jealousy and encouragement.
But now, she and Xue Huai'an have no relationship anymore, and it can even be said that Shui Hong is incompatible. How could she still make a move?
Taking action at this critical juncture is simply courting death.
Qin Su walked down the steps and all the way to the front of the prison cell.
Chen Yirou was wearing an elegant long dress, now full of wrinkles and dirt. If Qin Su hadn't known her so well, she wouldn't have recognized her.
"Chen Yirou".
Qin Su stood there and called out.
She seemed to hear someone calling her, got up and looked over. When she saw it was Qin Su, she immediately covered her face with the straw on the ground.
Seeing her self-deceiving behavior, Qin Su couldn't help but sneer, "Now you know how shameful you are?"
"Can you open the cell door?" Qin Su turned to ask the cell boss.
The jailer nodded and opened the door, but remained standing guard, worried that the prisoner might become enraged and injure Qin Su.
"Tell me honestly, who ordered you to do this? If you tell me, I can protect you." Qin Su lowered her eyes and looked down at Chen Yirou.
She once curled up on the ground, looking up at Chen Yirou, because her meridians were completely severed, her martial arts skills were completely ruined, and she was also poisoned.
It's true what they say, fortunes change, and she's had her share of embarrassing moments too.
Chen Yirou simply covered her face with straw, curled up on the ground, and didn't make a sound, let alone answer Qin Su's question.
Do you know what the consequences will be if you take the blame?
"You should feel that dying for Xue Huai'an would be something you would have no regrets about, right?"
"It's a pity. His Majesty knows about this, which in a sense is also a crime of deceiving the emperor. Think about whether your family members are deserving of beheading at the execution ground." Qin Su said this to Chen Yirou while squatting down, her voice low, just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
Saying it's a "crime of deceiving the emperor" is an exaggeration, but it's more than enough to fool Chen Yirou.
Sure enough, Chen Yirou immediately looked up when she heard Qin Su's words. Her eyes, filled with fear, met Qin Su's eyes, then she looked away and whispered, "You...you can't lie to me. I did this all by myself, and I'll take responsibility for my actions."
Qin Su scoffed, "Naive!"
"Do you think His Majesty would believe in taking responsibility for one's own actions? You are slandering me and the future Princess Consort of Chen. This is tarnishing the imperial family's reputation and damaging its honor."
As she spoke, she walked to the wooden bed in the corner and sat down, continuing, "Do you know that no matter whether you succeed or not, His Majesty will not let you off the hook, and the Chen family will inevitably be implicated?"
Chen Yirou was extremely unwilling; she didn't want her family to be implicated because of her own situation.
At this moment, Chen Yirou was not ruthless enough. You must know that later on, Chen Yirou was completely indifferent to the life and death of everyone in the Chen family.
"I just don't want to see you suffer. This marriage should have been my older sister's! You stole her marriage!"
Qin Su lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and remembered that Cheng An had indeed shown Yu Shuo a portrait of the eldest daughter of the Chen family.
However, the view that even the eldest daughter of the Chen family in her previous life did not marry Yu Shuo is not valid.
"You mean it's because I stole Chen Yiran's wedding?"
Chen Yirou avoided eye contact, but still insisted, "Yes. You are not worthy of His Highness Prince Chen at all."
Qin Su shook her head.
"What do you mean?"
She thought Qin Su would get angry, since Qin Su wasn't known for her good temper.
"You two sisters are quite interesting. One of you says I stole Yu Shuo, and the other thinks I stole Xue Huai'an."
Chen Yirou turned her head away, looking guilty. "I never said that."
Qin Su didn't want to waste any more words with Chen Yirou. "It was Xue Huai'an who instructed you, wasn't it? As far as I know you, you don't have the guts to do such a thing."
"No! This has nothing to do with him!"
She denied it very quickly, seemingly as a subconscious act.
"Whether you identify them or not, it doesn't matter. Prince Chen will investigate and find out, and then none of them will escape."
Qin Su started walking out as she spoke.
"Wait!" Chen Yirou got up, once again taking all the blame upon herself.
"It was all my doing. I didn't want to see you suffer. There are so many noble ladies in the capital. Even if it wasn't my elder sister who became the Princess Consort of Chen, it definitely shouldn't have been you."
"You've stepped over so many noble ladies in the capital, trampling on their heads. Do you think you'll get away with this? No one will let you off the hook. Even if I fall, there will be thousands upon thousands of others who will rise up. They won't let you get away with this."
They make it sound so righteous of them to say that.
It was just like a rebellion, an uprising for the people.
Qin Su was utterly speechless.
She looked at Chen Yirou for a long time, then shook her head and said, "Chen Yirou, you are really not a smart person."
Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't do this at this time.
Qin Su was quite certain that Chen Yirou was being used by Xue Huai'an. Perhaps Xue Huai'an had just arranged things a little too early, which caused her to miss the opportunity to cause trouble for Uncle Hu.
If Xue Huai'an hadn't arranged everything for her in her past life, Chen Yirou would have been killed countless times already.
"You!" Chen Yirou was indignant, but couldn't find the words to refute her. Compared to her elder sister, she really didn't have any strengths, and she wasn't exactly smart.
Qin Su left. Although Chen Yirou didn't say anything, she had already figured out the general situation.
"Did you find out anything?" Yu Shuo stepped forward and took her hand, his movements already very practiced.
Qin Su shook her head. "She insisted it was her own idea. But from what I know of her, Chen Yirou doesn't have that kind of guts. She hasn't been emboldened by Xue Huai'an."
Chen Yirou is a typical stay-at-home woman. She may have some underhanded tricks, but when it comes to scheming against people, she's really not good enough.
"This matter will be investigated thoroughly, you don't need to worry." Yu Shuo reassured Qin Su, and then said to her, "I'll take you back to your residence."
...
Time flew by, and before she knew it, it was Qin Su and Yu Shuo's wedding day. She went to bed early the night before the wedding because she would have to get up very early the next day.
She was dragged out of bed before dawn.
Qin Su was in a daze.
A cold handkerchief was slapped across her face, and Qin Su immediately snapped awake. "Wake up, wake up!"
He hurriedly wiped his face haphazardly with a handkerchief.
Today, someone was specially assigned to serve them. Yu Shuo was worried that the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence didn't pay much attention to these things, so he deliberately transferred someone from the palace. However, because of the special nature of the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence, he also instructed them not to be too particular about the formalities.
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