"Master!" Su Peisheng couldn't contain his excitement and went to greet him.
"You, you weren't in the manor, how did you end up here?" Fourth Master looked at Su Peisheng, his heart skipped a beat, wondering what had happened to Lady Wuya.
"Your Majesty, this servant has something important to report to you!" Su Peisheng was thrilled at the thought of having so much evidence in Lanqin's favor!
"Let's talk in the car." Fourth Master said coldly when he saw the smile in Su Peisheng's eyes. He didn't like people who showed their emotions on their faces.
Su Peisheng hurriedly helped the Fourth Master walk towards his own carriage, and immediately suppressed the smile on his face.
After Fourth Master got into the carriage, Su Peisheng tied his horse to the back of the carriage and then climbed into Fourth Master's carriage as well.
The carriage zipped along briskly, the driver a seasoned veteran, moving it fast and effortlessly.
"Speak! What is it that you can no longer keep secret!" The Fourth Prince's expression was not very good, because today in the court, the Crown Prince and he had argued so much about the upcoming autumn examination that they were almost red in the face.
It turned out that the Crown Prince had also submitted his list of examiners to Emperor Kangxi, which was quite different from the list submitted by the Fourth Prince; almost all of them were his own people. In the end, Emperor Kangxi did not give a decision in court, but only said that he would consider it carefully before leaving the court.
“Master, let me first tell you about Cui Niang.” Su Peisheng took the silver note that Cui Niang had given him from his bosom and handed it to the Fourth Master, then repeated what Cui Niang had said to the Fourth Master.
Fourth Master Zhengfang glanced at the silver note, and after listening to Su Peisheng's report, he didn't say anything immediately, but fell into deep thought.
Looking at the Fourth Master's expression, Su Peisheng was unsure of his thoughts and whether he should continue talking about the matter mentioned on Cuiyun's note. After all, it was just that girl trying to protect herself; he should wait and see the Master's reaction.
"Besides you, is that Cui Niang also involved in this matter?" Fourth Master asked.
“Yes, Cui Niang told me that Consort Niu asked her to handle this matter. After receiving the news, Cui Niang went to the mansion to report it, but Consort Niu was not there, so she said she would report it directly to the master,” Su Peisheng said.
"Alright, you are not allowed to mention this to anyone again, understand?" Fourth Master put the silver note into his pocket and said in a very authoritative voice.
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Su Peisheng was a little taken aback by the Fourth Master's reaction. Wasn't he supposed to immediately scold Nian Shi?
"This matter concerns the Nian family and cannot be taken lightly. Cui Niang, summon her to the manor to see the master immediately!" Fourth Master said.
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Su Peisheng was completely taken aback. He realized that the Fourth Master's words meant he should get out of the carriage immediately and go to the Li residence.
"Get out of the carriage now and go to Li Wei's residence. Tell Cui Niang to come over and see me!" Fourth Prince said.
"Master, this servant has something else to report!" Su Peisheng couldn't understand the Fourth Master's reaction at all, so he decided to tell him about Cuiyun's matter as well.
"Is there anything else?" Fourth Master asked.
"Master, today I invited Princess Wuya to Zhanghua Terrace, and her personal maid went along as well. She slipped me a note, the contents of which are quite astonishing. I don't know if it's true or not, so I beg Your Highness to investigate." Su Peisheng then took out another note from his pocket and handed it to the Fourth Master.
Fourth Master frowned as he took the note, glanced at it a few times, then clenched it tightly in his hand, his face instantly darkening.
"How can she still be so troublesome!" Fourth Master said angrily.
Su Peisheng didn't know whether the "she" the Fourth Prince was referring to was the Fujin or Lady Wuya. In any case, Lady Wuya had already been deposed from her post at Zhanghuatai, and the Fujin rarely appeared in public anymore.
"You'd better hurry up and go!" Fourth Master glared angrily at Su Peisheng.
Next, eager to show off his merits to the Fourth Master, Su Peisheng scrambled down from the carriage in a panic, then untied the reins from the back and rode the horse towards Li Wei's residence.
As soon as the Fourth Prince returned to the manor, before he even entered his study, he said to the little servant who was following him, "Go and tell the head nanny to come and see me!"
Before long, the head nanny had entered the Fourth Master's study.
"Take men to Zhanghua Terrace and have Cuiyun beaten to death!" Fourth Master was sitting behind his desk, looking down at a list.
The head maid was slightly surprised. She didn't know what had made the Fourth Prince suddenly have murderous intent towards Wuya's personal maid who had just entered Zhanghua Terrace. Before she could think any further, she heard the Fourth Prince say, "It's best to keep her away from people. I want her to die silently."
The head maid curtsied, stepped back a few paces, and turned to leave.
Qin'er, I'm sorry! Ulanara deserves to die! But the master has let her go time and time again. It turns out she was the one behind all of this. The Fourth Master silently grumbled to himself.
After the Fourth Master had finished his dinner, Su Peisheng brought Cui Niang over.
"Cui Niang, don't tell anyone what you said today, including your master!" Fourth Master said directly to Cui Niang.
"This servant dares to ask Master, why can't you tell the concubine?" Cui Niang felt that the Fourth Master's request was a bit excessive. Why should the truth be concealed when there were already signs of it coming to light?
"You don't need to ask why. This is my order! Qin'er is in the palace now, and I will compensate her. When she asks about it in the future, just say you can't find out," the Fourth Prince said.
Cui Niang wanted to say something, but was stopped by the look Su Peisheng gave her, so she had no choice but to hold back.
After the two came out of the Fourth Prince's study, Cui Niang couldn't help but ask, "Why does the master show such favoritism towards Consort Nian?"
"My dear aunt, keep your voice down!" Su Peisheng was so frightened that he wanted to cover Cui Niang's mouth immediately.
“Father-in-law, our concubine has suffered such a great injustice this time. It’s not just Uya who has been wronged, so why does the master still have to suppress it like this?” Cui Niang said softly.
“Ah, we are servants. How could servants know what our masters are thinking? I say, Cui Niang, I see that our master feels very guilty towards his concubine, so please don’t ask any more questions. Anyway, she’s just a figurehead now. There must be a reason why our master doesn’t touch her. Just don’t ask any more questions. As for Wuya Shi, she’s not going to that kind of place, so her life is over. Concubine Nian, although she is also a concubine, can’t compare to your master, can she?” Su Peisheng said.
"That's not how it works! There's clear evidence of their wrongdoing, how can you just let it go like this!" Cui Niang was still indignant for Lan Qin, but Su Peisheng pulled her outside and talked to her for a while before telling her to hurry back.
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