Su Yihui didn't know what was wrong with her aunt, so she could only pull her hard.
Aunt Xue grabbed Su Yihui's arms with both hands and looked up at her.
"What did you do to your big sister?"
Su Yihui's arm hurt from being grabbed by her, and she frowned, "What can I do to her? I'm just teaching my cousin from the Gu family how to be a concubine to Elder Shen."
Aunt Xue hurriedly said, "Go find Gu Jinlan now and stop her. If your eldest sister finds out, it will be over."
Su Yihui swung her arms impatiently, "What are you talking about, Auntie? What's over?"
Seeing that she didn't understand, Aunt Xue continued to explain, "Your brother is finished. Your brother is in Su Qingyu's hands. Don't mess with her, she will really take your brother's life."
Su Yihui was horrified. Wasn't her brother in the Ministry of Justice? How could he be in Su Qingyu's hands?
Aunt Xue explained in fragments, finally making it clear what had happened. However, she didn't dare say a word about what happened to the other child. She only said that Su Qingyu had imprisoned Su Yuankai to teach her a lesson.
After she finished speaking, she begged Su Yihui again, "You must not joke about your eldest brother's life. Go and stop Gu Jinlan now."
Su Yihui shook her head, "I'm afraid it's too late."
Then he softly comforted Aunt Xue, "I hid here to avoid suspicion. Even if Gu Jinlan succeeds, it won't affect me."
Aunt Xue was unsure, "How could it be too late? Why don't you go and take a look? What if you can still stop them?"
At this time, at the end of the waterside pavilion in the Su family's back garden, Gu Jinlan was instructing the maid beside her, Huanpei, "Go and tell Elder Shen that the eldest lady asked him to come over and talk to her."
“I saw you coming and fell into the water. Then you can tell Elder Shen that you saw clearly that it was the eldest lady who fell into the water.”
Huanpei had been with Gu Jinlan since she was a child, and the Su family's aristocratic behavior had dazzled her in the past two days. She was very careful in everything she did, fearing that she would make a fool of herself and embarrass the young lady.
At this moment, the young lady asked her to lie in front of Elder Shen, but she didn't dare to do that.
Although she didn't know what kind of official the Grand Secretary was, she thought it should be higher than the prefect of Pingzhou Prefecture.
"Miss, I dare not." Huanpei said in a trembling voice.
Gu Jinlan was actually a little nervous, but when he thought about the fact that this was a matter of life and death, he calmed down.
"What are you afraid of? You are wearing the clothes of the Su family's maid, and even your hair is combed the same way."
"Just think of yourself as a little maid serving in the Su family's inner house, and you're going to invite someone on the orders of the eldest lady. Don't say anything else, he won't find out."
"I don't believe that he can remember all the servants in the Su family? Besides, my cousin is currently in the inner house talking to the Second Madam of the Shen family and can't get away for a while. Now is the best time for us to do this."
Gu Jinlan put his hands on Huanpei's shoulders and said, "Huanpei, your young lady's lifelong event is counting on you."
Huanpei was puzzled. After thinking for a while, she began to persuade him, "Miss, have you made up your mind? Elder Chen already has a wife. Do you really want to become his concubine? With your looks and family background, it won't be easy for you to find a minor official to be his wife."
Gu Jinlan shook her head and said, "How can they be the same? Our family backgrounds are different, and so are our people. Even if I become a concubine, so what? With someone like this serving by his side, what status do I need to ask for?"
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Huanpei knew that she was the only one who could help the young lady at this moment. She took two deep breaths, nodded at Gu Jinlan, and turned to go to the outer courtyard.
In the corridor on the west side of the outer courtyard, Shen Zhixiu and Zhao Ji were standing and chatting.
Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Seeing the old lady of the Su family celebrating her birthday, it reminded me that our old lady's birthday is also approaching. You must go early then, so those senior ministers will have to accompany you in person."
The old lady he was talking about was the wife of Duke Weiguo, and also Shen Zhixiu's biological aunt.
Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "There are still two months left. My cousin will arrange some work for me first."
Zhao Ji snorted affectionately, "You are a busy man, is it okay if I don't tell you in advance?"
Shen Zhixiu knew he was joking and didn't care.
Huanpei saw the two talking from a distance and wanted to wait for Shen Zhixiu to come before going forward. However, after waiting for a long time, she saw that the two were still talking. Fearing that things would get more troublesome if they were delayed, Huanpei mustered up her courage and walked to the corridor.
"Master Shen, the eldest lady wants you to go to the garden pavilion. She said she has something to say to you."
Seeing that the visitor was a maid from the Su family's inner house, Zhao Ji teased Shen Zhixiu, "Is your sister-in-law worried about you? They say you're henpecked. I finally see a little bit of the truth today."
Shen Zhixiu looked her up and down. While her attire was indeed that of a Su family maid, she wasn't the one herself. The maid spoke with a distinct Pingzhou accent, and her tone and expression suggested panic; something was definitely amiss.
But Shen Zhixiu could only guess what the trick was.
Huanpei was still waiting anxiously. Shen Zhixiu thought for a moment and said, "Then please take us there, young lady."
Then he turned to look at Zhao Ji and said, "You should come too. Qingyu said a few days ago that she wanted to go early to help with her aunt's birthday. It just so happens that we met today, so let's discuss how to arrange it."
In reality, the Zhao family's affairs didn't require the couple to discuss them. However, the two families had always had a good relationship, and Shen Zhixiu had always respected his aunt, so Zhao Ji didn't think much of it.
He also laughed and said, "If my sister-in-law sees us going together, will she scold me for being ignorant?"
Shen Zhixiu smiled and shook his head, cursing Zhao Ji for talking nonsense, but his eyes were fixed on Huanpei.
The little girl was biting her lip, her face full of nervousness and fear. The young lady ordered Elder Shen to come over, but two people showed up. What should she do?
She wanted to hurry and report the news, but she was afraid of attracting the attention of the two masters.
She had no choice but to slow down and think of a solution, but when she turned the corner, she saw the lady waiting for her, but she still hadn't figured out what to do.
According to the agreement between the master and servant, Huanpei quickened his pace and turned a few steps ahead.
She originally planned to inform Gu Jinlan, but when Gu Jinlan saw Huanpei's figure, he jumped into the water directly.
Shen Zhixiu and Zhao Ji walked over and heard a splash, and then saw a figure struggling in the water.
Huanpei didn't care about anything else at this time and walked to Shen Zhixiu, "Sir Shen, the eldest lady fell into the water, please save her quickly."
Shen Zhixiu frowned, "Did you see clearly? Is it really the eldest lady?"
Huanpei nodded hurriedly, almost crying in anxiety.
"I can see clearly, it's the eldest lady. Sir Shen, please go down and save her quickly, don't delay."
My young lady is so good at swimming that she can't hold on for long.
Zhao Ji also looked at Shen Zhixiu anxiously, "What are you thinking? Why don't you go down and save them?"
That's his wife, how come she doesn't seem anxious at all?
Shen Zhixiu looked at Zhao Ji and said, "Cousin, I can't swim. You go down and rescue the person."
Although Zhao Ji felt that the situation was not good, he had to act according to the emergency and go down to save people first.
Under Huanpei's horrified gaze, Zhao Ji pinched his nose and jumped down.
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