Lin had been married into the Su family for nearly twenty years, and had spent twenty years in this inner courtyard. She wanted to leave more than anyone else, and the thought of leaving the Su family filled her with excitement and joy.
But she couldn't just ignore her daughter and her family for the sake of her own life. Divorce was no small matter. What if her daughter was looked down upon by her husband's family and her family was ridiculed because of her divorce?
She is no longer the carefree and unrestrained young lady of the Lin family.
No one knows a mother better than her daughter. Su Qingyu saw through Lin's inner thoughts at a glance. She felt nothing but heartache. Twenty years had been wasted in this inner chamber. How many more twenty years could one waste in life?
Su Qingyu and Lin interlocked their fingers and whispered, "Mother, don't think too much. If your uncle knew how you were living in the Marquis' Mansion, he would support you."
"As for the Shen family... Mother, don't worry. Whether I can gain a foothold in the Shen family depends on my ability."
For some reason, she felt that Shen Zhixiu wouldn't care about these things.
Lin was somewhat tempted and said thoughtfully, "Let me think about it. Let's talk about this matter after you get married. Mother must marry my daughter off in a grand manner."
Su Qingyu leaned her head on Lin's shoulder, "Then mother, please think about it again. Anyway, I don't want you to be wronged."
As for her brother who had not been found, Su Qingyu believed that even if she got married, she would be able to restrain the Marquis' Mansion.
At worst, my brother will inherit the title and send this confused father to the farm to live out his days, and my mother will still be the head lady of the family.
When the mother and daughter were leaning against each other, Feicui suddenly stood at the door of the banquet room and winked at Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu nodded slightly to Feicui, then stood up and said to Lin: "I'm going to go back to my needlework first. Mother, please think carefully about what I said."
Lin smiled and said, "Okay, mother will think it through carefully, you can go back soon."
On the way back to Bishui Pavilion from Ziwei Garden, Feicui whispered, "Miss, the eldest young master is back, and he actually brought two buckets with him."
"I paid some money and quietly asked the young master's servant. He said he had gone to bed and would wake him up at midnight."
Su Qingyu stopped and ordered, "Find a way to steal those two buckets and don't let them get discovered."
Jade replied yes and turned to do her work.
Su Qingyu took Zhenzhu back to the Bishui Pavilion. Not long after, Feicui and Agate came in, each carrying a kettle.
Su Qingyu took the kettle and looked at it. It was thinner and longer than the buckets she usually saw. It had a handle on the side and could be worn diagonally across the body.
The kettle was already full of water. Su Qingyu told Feicui to pour out the water first, then fix one end of the tinderbox to the lid of the bucket and the bottom of the tinderbox to the inner wall of the bucket.
In this way, as soon as you open the lid of the bucket, the flame of the tinder will be exposed.
The master and servants worked for almost half an hour before they finished fixing both buckets.
Feicui frowned and asked, "Miss, this will reveal the fire, but we still have to put water inside. Wouldn't it be extinguished then?"
Su Qingyu said, "No water, fill it with kerosene."
The Xu family's fireworks storage facility was located in the suburbs of Beijing, with no residents nearby, so they weren't worried about harming innocent people. Once the kerosene was in there, it was no different from water. As long as Su Yuankai didn't open it and look, he wouldn't notice.
Following Su Qingyu's instructions, Jadeite and Agate took the bucket out to fill it with kerosene, and then returned the things to Su Yuankai.
At night, when it was time to go to bed, Su Qingyu stood by the window in her pajamas, looking towards the suburbs of Beijing.
She calculated the time silently in her mind, her hands clasped together, nervous yet expectant.
Pearl and Jade stood by, looking at each other, unable to guess what she was looking at. Outside was the front yard of the Bishui Pavilion, where the young lady had been looking all night.
"Miss, do you want to go and rest first?" Pearl stepped forward and advised.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several loud bangs.
Then, flames suddenly shot up into the sky from the outskirts of Beijing. The next moment, countless fireworks shot up into the sky.
Su Qingyu smiled and murmured softly, "It's really beautiful."
Pearl and Jade were also attracted by the dazzling colors in the sky. Jade turned to Su Qingyu and asked, "Miss, how did you know that there would be fireworks in the capital today?"
Then he murmured suspiciously, "The Emperor's birthday is still five days away. Why are they setting off fireworks now?"
Su Qingyu smiled but said nothing. It seemed that the plan had been successful. What happened next depended on Shen Zhixiu.
I don’t know if Mr. Shen is satisfied with the gift she gave him.
At this time, in the west courtyard of the Shen family, Shen Zhixiu stood at the door, wearing a mink cloak, looking at the fireworks and flames in the suburbs of Beijing.
"Wenzhu, prepare the car, I want to see the teacher." Shen Zhixiu said in a deep voice.
He didn't know how Su Qingyu did it, but today's incident was indeed a great opportunity.
All night long, the lights in Lord Chen's study were on. Secret letters were delivered to various residences in the capital.
When it was time for the court meeting, Shen Zhixiu changed into court clothes at Chen's house and took a carriage into the palace.
Su Qingyu was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door at the beginning of the morning hour.
When she sat up, Pearl had already lit the lamp, put on her clothes and went out to see.
Soon, the noise outside died down and Pearl hurried in.
"Miss, something happened. Aunt Xue just wanted to see you and ask for your help."
"What happened?" Su Qingyu had some vague guesses in her mind, but she didn't know what exactly happened in the suburbs of Beijing.
Feicui said, "Aunt Xue said that the eldest young master was seriously injured and was locked up by the Ministry of Justice again."
"She wants you to ask the Third Master for a favor, to release the eldest young master so he can go home to recuperate."
Su Qingyu pondered and said, "Let me change my clothes. I'll go out and take a look."
This was a good opportunity to go out and see how things were going. Shen Zhixiu should be attending court at this hour, and I didn't know what the final situation would be with the Xu family.
But no matter what, she made the right move by moving against Su Yuankai.
It was already quarter of an hour later when Su Qingyu changed her clothes and put on her makeup before going out.
Aunt Xue was waiting anxiously outside the Bishui Pavilion. When she saw Su Qingyu come out, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss, you must help your elder brother. He has suffered a great deal this time."
Su Qingyu frowned and asked, "What happened? My mind is still confused. Can you explain it more clearly, Auntie?"
Aunt Xue was already anxious, and since she didn't know much, her words were incoherent. She talked for a long time, but not a single word was useful.
Just when Su Qingyu's patience was running out, Zhichun from Songhetang hurried over.
"Miss, the old lady invites you to come to Songhe Hall to talk."
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