Chapter 51: Zhiqingtang's Questioning (Part 2)
"Xin'er, you've suffered!" Aunt Liu felt so distressed when she saw Su Xin's face was pale and she was shivering after being splashed with cold water. She hugged her and started crying.
"Mom!" Su Xin felt extremely aggrieved at this moment, and she lay directly in Aunt Liu's arms and started crying.
"If you want to cry, wait until I figure it out and then go back and cry slowly! Su Xin, what's going on?" Prime Minister Su's head exploded when he heard the mother and daughter crying.
'Snap! 'Another teacup was thrown and broken.
Aunt Liu Su Xin was startled when she heard the sound of the teacup breaking, and she dared not cry anymore.
"Daughter, daughter, you don't know. Everything was fine before the poetry reading began. It was just at the beginning that I talked to my sister for a while, and then..."
Su Xin suddenly opened her eyes wide, pointed at Su Yue and shouted, "Sister! I think I treat you well, what's wrong with you?" Halfway through her words, she burst into tears again.
This means, if it’s not Su Yue, it’s also Su Yue.
After hearing what Su Xin said, the Prime Minister looked at Su Yue, who was kneeling in front of him, with suspicion, and asked sternly: "Su Yue, is this you who did this?"
"Master, this kind of thing is not good for Yue'er. How could it be Yue'er!" Before Su Yue could say anything, Gu started talking.
"I didn't ask you, let Su Yue say it." Prime Minister Su turned back fiercely and glared at Gu, who opened her mouth and looked at Su Yue with worry on her face.
"Father, it's not me. I don't know what happened to my sister. I was helping Xiaoduo control her. If it was really me, why would I do anything?"
Su Yue looked up, her eyes full of fear, as if she had been frightened during the day, and her body was still shaking.
Then, with tears filling her eyes, she sobbed, "Originally, Yue'er was also very happy today. After all, Yue'er has been in the countryside for five years, and the palace is no longer familiar to her. The current palace is much more magnificent than what Yue'er has seen before..."
Su Yue lowered her head, tears falling like pearls. She bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.
The Prime Minister saw that Su Yue was extremely aggrieved and yet she was trying to suppress her tears. He thought of the mother and daughter who were still crying beside him, and also thought of how his second daughter had indeed suffered a lot in the countryside.
The most important thing is that Su Yue has been staying in the countryside all year round. How could she know about the open and secret struggles in this house?
Thinking of this, most of my doubts were dispelled.
"Okay, don't cry anymore. Your father has wronged you. It has nothing to do with you. Just go back and have some rest!" It was rare for the prime minister to soften his tone even when he was furious.
Aunt Liu and her daughter were stunned when they heard this, while Su Yue lowered her head and said nothing. Her yellow hair fell down, just covering the corners of her raised mouth.
She deliberately mentioned the countryside just to let her father know that she was not a calculating person. Her father always responded to soft words rather than hard ones. The more aggrieved she pretended to be, the better it would be for her.
So Su Yue took Xiao He away, and Gu left after seeing that her daughter was fine.
Then the prime minister's roar and the woman's crying were heard from the Nazhiqing Hall, but it was none of Su Yue's business.
The prime minister asked for a long time but could not get to the bottom of the matter. Later he summoned a doctor to see if the patient was poisoned. However, the doctor finally said that there were no symptoms of poisoning.
There was no problem with this, and there was no problem with that. After checking over and over again, there was no problem at all. The prime minister was so angry that he smashed all the teacups in Zhiqing Hall, and left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Su Xin and Aunt Liu hugging each other.
"Mother, I was really wronged. I had no idea what I was thinking at that time!" Su Xin hugged Aunt Liu and said with sobs.
Now that only mother and daughter and two personal maids were left in Zhiqing Hall, Su Xin spoke without restraint.
"Mother knows that you have always been well-educated and well-mannered. How could you do...that kind of thing!" Aunt Liu patted Su Xin's back and comforted her gently.
What happened today was so strange that even she couldn't figure it out. But if someone really said it had nothing to do with Su Yue, she would definitely not believe it.
"It must be that little bitch's fault. I was fine at the beginning, but now I don't know what I did when I stood in front of her?" Su Xin looked fierce, she still felt that it was Su Yue's fault.
Thinking of Su Yue smiling all day long, I felt something was wrong.
This little girl is usually not close to me, but she is so enthusiastic towards me in front of everyone during the day.
"Mother knows that this girl is on the same page with her mother. We must now find a way to drag her and Gu down with us. This way, mother will be promoted to the principal wife, and you will become the legitimate daughter. Who dares to say a word about the prime minister's legitimate daughter after what happened today?"
Aunt Liu's beautiful eyes were vicious, and it was obvious that she also realized that something was wrong with Su Yue.
"Xin'er, now people outside are saying that you are crazy. We can't admit it. After a few days when the Prime Minister has calmed down, I will say that you are possessed by evil spirits. Then we can go to Yuanyin Temple to burn some incense. Being possessed by evil spirits is much better than being crazy."
"Mother, this is the only way for now." After hearing Aunt Liu's arrangement, Su Xin no longer objected. However, thinking of the Second Prince's attitude towards Su Yue, a good plan came to her mind, and she immediately revealed a sinister smile.
"Mother, Su Yue is going to Yuanyin Temple too."
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In Pingyuexuan, Su Yue stayed in the room, standing by the window. She had changed out of the clothes she wore to the palace a long time ago and put on another set of clothes. She also put on a fox fur coat on the outside to prevent the cold wind from entering her body.
The makeup she wore during the day had long been removed, and her yellow hair was casually draped. Her large eyes revealed a hint of fierceness, just like the pattering raindrops in the sky, giving people a chilly feeling.
Butler Su was standing behind Su Yue politely, without saying a word, with a serious expression.
The eldest lady's behavior this time was most likely due to the medicine powder that the second lady asked her to prepare in the morning. Although the second lady did not say it explicitly at the time, based on her cautious personality for more than twenty years, she bought the medicine from three separate stores.
Thinking of the second young lady whom he had met in the country farm before, Butler Su felt a chill down his spine. This second young lady seemed like a different person after staying in the country for five years.
After a long while, Su Yue turned around and looked at Steward Su who was standing there, and said in a cold tone: "Steward Su, when you have time, take this letter and these ten taels of silver to Doctor Wang in the country village."
She pointed to the things on the table, and Butler Su took them away and bowed before leaving.
She was the only one left in the room at this moment. Thinking about the things that Butler Su had just sent away, and how she and her mother had suffered there for five years, how could she let those three people go so easily?
It would be best if Cuicui could take care of her paralyzed husband and her mother-in-law with a broken wrist for the rest of her life.
And Su Xin, after this incident, her reputation was completely ruined, and she could only be someone's concubine for the rest of her life. After all, no decent family could tolerate a daughter-in-law who had taken off her clothes in public.
A hint of the pleasure of revenge flashed in her eyes. In this life, anyone who offended her would never have a good ending.
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