When Su Wanti woke up, Dugu Cang was no longer by her side.
Hearing the sound of her getting up, the maid guarding the door pushed it open and came in to help her bathe, change clothes, and eat.
"Miss Su, there are some official matters outside the city that need to be handled by the prince himself. The prince has left the capital and has not been in the capital for the past two weeks. He said that if Miss Su needs help urgently, she can send someone with this jade pendant to come directly to the palace for help."
As the little maidservant spoke, she took out a jade pendant and handed it to Su Wanti.
Su Wanti remembered that this jade pendant was the one that Dugu Cang often wore around his waist.
"Okay, I understand." Su Wanti put away the jade pendant.
It just so happened that she was planning to leave Beijing for a while.
She was going to her maternal grandparents' house to visit her mother and make some arrangements.
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After returning to the He Mansion, Liu came to see Su Wanti for the first time.
"Wanti...um, I have something to ask you." Liu put on a good face, gentle and loving, like a loving mother.
Su Wanti was too lazy to flatter her anymore. Everything in the He Mansion made her feel disgusted.
She wanted to transfer her dowry and property as soon as possible, and then completely leave this hypocritical and dirty place and get away.
"Just tell me what you want to ask." Su Wanti sat casually, sipping tea, without raising her eyebrows, and said lightly.
Liu immediately became furious, but she remembered the instructions in her son's letter, pinched her palms hard, and endured it.
"Wanti, does the Regent like you?"
Su Wanti raised her eyebrows, "Of course."
Seeing her attitude, Liu felt uncomfortable. She pursed her lips and said deliberately, "You better be careful. I heard that Miss Qin from Yihong Tower and Miss Nine from Chuxiang Courtyard frequently go in and out of the Regent's Palace. They go there more often than you do. You have to be more careful..."
Su Wanti's red lips curled up into a beautiful arc, her eyes flashing, "Did the mother-in-law start another business without my father-in-law's knowledge? I have never learned how to serve others, so why not give her some pointers?"
After these two times, Su Wanti understood that Miss Qin and Miss Jiu were just decorations.
Dugu Cang only really gets along with her.
As for the reason, she is still unclear.
But she could vaguely feel that Dugu Cang seemed to be looking for traces of another person on her.
Especially last night, Dugu Cang called her "Wanmei" and forced her to call him "Brother Cang", which confirmed her thoughts.
Su Wanti remembered that He Anping had said in his first letter that the Regent had told his subordinates that she looked quite like an old friend of his.
I think this is the only true sentence in that letter.
Liu choked and her face turned red.
He stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a word.
Liu just couldn't stand Su Wanti's arrogant look and deliberately said something to provoke her. She had never seen those inferior moves before, so how could she teach her?
Liu said awkwardly, "Just be careful..."
She twisted her body and finally said what she wanted to say most.
"Wanti, have you ever known the Regent?"
Su Wanti sneered and shook her head, "I'm not that old friend of his."
Upon hearing this, Liu was shocked. Could it be that Su Wanti had read her son's letter?
Impossible! She had carefully kept all her son's letters and hid them in the secret compartment of the master's study. Su Wanti couldn't find them.
Liu forced a smile and said, "I'm just asking casually. Have you mentioned Anping's matter to the Regent?"
"He mentioned it briefly. The Regent said that he would intervene in my husband's affairs." Su Wanti retracted her gaze and said.
In fact, she only told Dugu Cang the contents of He Anping's letter for the first time, and she never mentioned it again after that. Dugu Cang also did not explicitly say that he would save He Anping's life.
Liu's eyes flickered as she said, "There's no rush regarding Anping's affairs. Let's take our time. Don't mention this matter to the Regent again."
Su Wanti smiled, "Okay."
She sent someone to keep an eye on He's parents and learned that He Anping had delivered another letter.
I think He's parents already know that He Anping is not in trouble.
They didn't let her mention He Anping's matter again because they were afraid that if she mentioned it too much, it would attract the attention of the Regent and backfire.
At this time, Suyun came in from outside and brought a letter.
"Young Madam, your maternal grandparents sent a letter."
Liu was about to leave, but after hearing Suyun's words, she sat down again.
Su Wanti weighed the letter and opened it.
Then, she frowned and said, "Grandfather said that my mother's health is not good again, and asked me to go see her..."
Liu remembered that her son's letter said that it was Su Wanti's maternal grandfather's family that was related to the Regent.
Now, she would rather offend the Su family than offend Su Wanti's maternal grandparents!
"Wanti, go check it out! I'll go back and prepare some gifts for your grandparents and mother, and you can take them with you."
"Thank you, mother-in-law." Su Wanti finally gave Liu a good look.
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The He family sent the best carriage for Su Wanti to use.
Su Wanti took Suyun and Chunxing, as well as a bunch of gifts prepared by Liu, got on the carriage and rushed to her maternal grandparents' home.
My grandparents' home is in a small town near the capital, and it only takes half a day to get there.
In the evening, Su Wanti arrived at her grandparents' house. Her grandparents were surprised and happy to see her coming over suddenly.
"Wan'er, why are you here without telling me in advance?"
The two old men looked at Su Wanti with smiles.
Su Wanti smiled and said, "I missed you and my mother, so I came here."
The letter that was opened in front of Liu was written by Su Wanti herself, just to find an excuse to come to her grandparents' house.
"Su Yue, Chun Xing, move your things into my room."
Su Wanti has her own room at her grandparents' house.
Su Yue and Chun Xing walked towards the backyard holding two small boxes.
"Wan'er, what's in the box?" asked grandma.
Su Wanti held her hand and said seriously, "Grandma, these two small boxes contain my most valuable jewelry, as well as the property deeds."
"I didn't take anything else with me, just these most valuable things. I'm leaving them with you. Please keep them safe for me."
The grandparents were puzzled, "Wan'er, what are you going to do?"
"Let's go inside and talk." Su Wanti helped the two old people into the study.
She asked the servants to guard the door, and then told her grandparents her inner thoughts.
"I want to leave the He Mansion, and I don't want to go back to the Su Mansion. I want to take my mother to a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live the rest of my life in peace."
Grandfather stood up in surprise. "What family tortured you? Or is your father trying to extort money from you again?"
Su Wanti shook her head. She was really wronged, but she would not tell the two old people about it.
They are a family of merchants and can only be controlled by the government and are unable to fight against it.
My grandparents' business still depends on the He and Su families to get through the barriers. It's useless to tell them. It will only add to their troubles and make me more disappointed.
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