Shen Zhixiu's broad palm gently stroked her back and said softly: "I won't persuade you. If Shen Zhao really did such a thing, it's my turn to clean up the mess."
He believed what Su Qingyu said without a doubt. Su Qingyu was a lady from the inner house, and if Shen Zhao hadn't really done something, she wouldn't have such a strong hatred.
A murderous intent suddenly flashed in Shen Zhixiu's eyes. Emotionally, he should avenge Su Qingyu. Logically, he should clean up the Shen family.
“Qingqing, tell me what happened, and I will interrogate Shen Zhao overnight.”
In Shen Zhixiu's opinion, as long as Shen Zhao had done something, he would be able to interrogate him and find out. Once Shen Zhao confessed, he would openly and honestly eliminate him according to the family rules.
Even if my elder brother, sister-in-law and mother had some complaints, they couldn't say anything.
Su Qingyu felt a surge of warmth in her heart. He stood firmly beside her without even a hint of doubt or any protection for Chen Zhao.
That was enough, he had done enough for her.
Su Qingyu broke free from his embrace.
He stood up, looked at him and said, "Third Master, please don't interfere in this matter anymore. Just pretend you know nothing."
"He's your nephew and your mother's grandson. I'll never be at peace for the rest of my life because of you taking action against my own nephew."
"How are you going to face your elder brother then? How are you going to face your mother?"
She didn't want Shen Zhixiu's hands to be stained with the blood of her family. This was her revenge, and she would naturally end it with her own hands.
Shen Zhixiu frowned slightly, "Qingqing, as long as it can be proven that he intends to murder you, I will have sufficient reason to deal with him. Or... I can arrange for someone to do it privately."
Su Qingyu shook her head. "Third Master, you are deceiving yourself. I am standing here safe and sound. No matter how he tried to harm me, I have not lost my life. For this reason alone, Shen Zhao does not deserve the death penalty."
"You're only saying this now because I'm the one being wronged. If Chen Zhao intended to hurt someone else, you would definitely find a way to save his life."
Shen Zhixiu was stunned at first, but then he had to admit that what Su Qingyu said was right.
Su Qingyu was afraid that he would do something secretly, so she said seriously, "Third Master, don't try to do anything to Chen Zhao behind my back. If you really trust me and respect me, just pretend you don't know about this."
Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu helplessly, then nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."
He then held the back of her head and rested his forehead against hers.
"Qingqing, no matter what you want to do, you have to promise me. Don't put yourself in danger, and don't be afraid to trouble me."
Seeing the worry in his eyes, Su Qingyu joked seriously.
"Mr. Shen is busy with government affairs, how can I disturb him?"
Shen Zhixiu put his arms around her waist and squeezed hard.
"Nothing is more important than you."
…
The spring night is short and the sun rises high. From now on, the king no longer holds court early in the morning.
When Shen Zhixiu was studying history books, he had always thought this sentence was a bit exaggerated. But it wasn't until the next morning, when he was almost late for a court meeting, that he truly understood the essence of this sentence.
Cheng Rujin's death did not cause any ripples in the Shen family. The entire Shen family was happily preparing for Shen Zhao's wedding.
Two days later, Shen Zhixiu brought back an invitation to the Lotus Banquet and handed it to Su Qingyu.
"I have many posts here. If you think it's boring to go to the palace, you can ask your concubine sister to accompany you."
Su Qingyu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Don't we still have Shen Yue? You didn't ask for this specifically for me, did you?"
The invitations to the Lotus Banquet were personally sent out by Concubine Rong, so how could there be more?
Shen Zhixiu touched his chin and didn't explain much. Su Qingyu didn't ask any more questions and told someone to send the note to Su Shunci.
In a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of June. After getting dressed, Su Qingyu went to Qingyuanju to pay her respects to the old lady.
After breakfast, he took Shen Yue and Shen Ying to the palace to attend Concubine Rong's lotus banquet.
In the spacious and luxurious carriage, Su Qingyu sat in the main seat, with Shen Yue on her left and Shen Ying on her right.
Shen Yue knew that this was Su Qingyu's first time attending the Lotus Banquet, so she said, "Empress Rong is very polite to the married ladies at the Lotus Banquet every year. Third Aunt just needs to follow and watch the show."
She was also trying to comfort Su Qingyu in disguise.
Chen Ying glanced at Su Qingyu and said, "If I hadn't married my third uncle, I'm afraid I would never have been able to enter the palace in this lifetime."
Even though the Su family had a title, if the masters of the family did not have real power, they would not be able to show their faces to the nobles. There were many people with titles in the capital, many of which were conferred during the reign of Emperor Taizu, but most of them have declined now.
Shen Yue glared at Shen Ying and was about to speak.
Su Qingyu leaned forward, and her slender fingers suddenly pinched Shen Ying's jaw.
He lifted it up suddenly and warned coldly, "If you continue to speak without thinking, don't blame me for being rude."
"You'd better keep quiet when you enter the palace today. If I find out you're doing something shameful behind my back or saying something unpleasant, I'll have plenty of ways to deal with you."
There was a lot of coldness in Su Qingyu's words, and a clear warning.
Shen Ying had never seen Su Qingyu act so cruelly before. She froze in her seat. She didn't come back to her senses until Su Qingyu let go of her hand.
"You...I'm going to tell my third uncle and grandmother, how could you talk to me like that?"
Su Qingyu snorted coldly, "Go ahead and complain if you want to. I didn't do anything to you."
"I used to speak to you in a nice way, but you thought I was easy to bully. If I didn't warn you, I'm afraid you'd never change your ways."
Shen Yue raised her head and tried to suppress her laughter. What Third Aunt said was really vulgar, but it was really refreshing to hear it.
As expected, Shen Ying's face was about to turn green. She wanted to continue speaking, but after taking one look at Su Qingyu's cold expression, she knew better and kept silent.
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