The maid led him to the front hall and asked him to sit down and wait a moment, as Su Wenyuan had not yet arrived.
Su Yuan didn't say much and nodded in agreement, but as soon as the maid left, he couldn't sit still.
I got up and lifted the heavy windproof curtain at the door, looking with heartache at my pile of things, all of which were covered by snow.
If you just pile them up haphazardly like that, they're bound to get scratched.
There was also charcoal piled up like a small mountain, but it was also covered by snow. Su Wenyuan would definitely not use the wet charcoal, as it would produce thick smoke.
Su Wenyuan insisted on having these things, even though she didn't need them. It was obvious that she just wanted to make the Su family members uncomfortable.
He only snapped out of his daze when Su Wenyuan appeared in front of him, then hurriedly pulled down the curtain and sat back down.
Su Wenyuan walked in with a half-smile and softly ordered, "Serve tea."
The maidservant had prepared everything long ago, but without Su Wenyuan's instructions, she dared not take it upstairs.
The dark green jade teacup has an unusually clear part when tea is poured in, while the parts not covered by tea are dark and the green is not visible unless you look closely.
Several flower petals were placed in the tea soup, their shapes clearly visible. The tea was gently swirled, and the sunlight shone through the tea, creating light and shadow, making the color of the cup wall even clearer.
It's just a cup of tea, yet you can see different colors in it.
It sways and moves, which is quite beautiful.
Su Yuan's eyes practically popped into his head; this was definitely a rare find, one like it couldn't be found in the entire palace, but Su Wenyuan had a pair.
Moreover, judging from Su Wenyuan's expression, she clearly didn't take this thing seriously. If it were a real treasure, how could she just take it out to make tea? And why would she make tea for him?
Su Yuan felt conflicted and instinctively glanced outside.
He had a set of teacups that he usually wouldn't take out, but Su Wenyuan had taken them all today, and they're just sitting outside.
At first, he was indignant, feeling that Su Wenyuan was wasting her talents.
Now I understand, Su Wenyuan really didn't care about the good things he collected; in her eyes, those things were too ordinary.
"Why aren't you drinking?" Su Wenyuan asked with a smile, interrupting his daze.
Su Yuan cautiously picked up the teacup, took a sip but couldn't taste anything special. He had something on his mind and wasn't in the mood to savor it.
"Those things outside, you took them all from the Su residence." Su Yuan wasn't asking, he was stating a fact.
Su Wenyuan didn't deny it, nodding and saying, "Yes! But you know why I took it, it's because I felt that what was written in the letter wronged you?"
Su Yuan wanted to say no, but he just couldn't open his mouth.
What Su Lin'er wrote were all facts she had witnessed firsthand, and he couldn't deny them.
Su Wenyuan was not in a hurry and waited quietly for his answer.
After a while, Su Yuan finally spoke: "Your mother and I are husband and wife. The things between us are complicated and cannot be explained clearly. Not everything can be explained one by one."
Su Wenyuan glanced at him and said, "Stop trying to confuse the issue. I didn't ask you to explain yourself. I only know that you have wronged her. What you did was worse than that of a pig or a dog."
Su Yuan felt a bit aggrieved. He had just been scolded by Su Lin'er, and now he was being cursed by Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan saw through his thoughts at a glance and said with a light smile, "You don't need to feel wronged here. You deserve what you have today. I won't return the things to you. In fact, I think it's not enough."
"As you've seen, not many people know the truth about what happened back then. The only one who can explain it so clearly is probably your precious daughter. Blame her if you must."
Su Wenyuan would not let go of such a good opportunity to sow discord.
Su Yuan glanced at the teacup and said, "This one teacup is enough to exchange for those things. You don't need it, so why do you have to take it?"
“Because this will make you feel uncomfortable,” Su Wenyuan said in the same matter-of-fact tone.
She added, "I not only don't use those things, I also don't put them away. I just leave them there. If you miss them, you can come and take a look. I'm still welcome to do that."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Shan suddenly took the teacup in front of Su Yuan.
Ye Shan said with a forced smile, "This teacup is valuable. I'll have someone replace it for Lord Su."
Su Yuan stood up angrily and asked, "Do you think I would steal?"
He was given the cup to use when he came in, which clearly shows he didn't value it. After hearing his explanation of the cup's value, he was supposed to put it away?
Wasn't this taken away because they were afraid he'd have his eye on it? A blatant humiliation.
Su Wenyuan reassured Ye Shan, "Don't blame Ye Shan for being overly concerned. The current situation of the Su family is indeed worrying."
After she said that, Su Yuan got even angrier.
"What do you mean by this? Su Wenyuan, what you did today is robbery! Not taking. I did not agree to let you go to the Su residence and take anything you want."
Su Wenyuan shrugged and said, "Do I need your permission? I can just take it if I want. If you're not happy, go ahead and complain. You know the location of the Kyoto government office and the palace."
Su Yuan glared at her angrily, sensing a threat in Su Wenyuan's words.
Given his current status and position, where could he possibly win a lawsuit, especially against Su Wenyuan?
The key point is that behind him is Su Lin'er, who harbors ill intentions.
Su Lin'er has gone mad now. If she were to reveal what happened back then in front of the Emperor, he would have to compensate Su Wenyuan for the Su residence he is currently living in.
When the new teacup was brought out, Su Yuan immediately swatted it away, asking angrily, "You're not going to give me those things, are you?"
"Yes." Su Wenyuan met his gaze with a firm attitude.
Su Yuan took a deep breath and comforted himself, saying, "If I can't get it back, then I don't need it!"
Su Lin'er wants to marry into the family, right? Then let her marry into it!
The Prince Chen's mansion will all belong to her in the future; she can have whatever she wants.
Just as Su Yuan was about to leave, he remembered the charcoal and turned back to ask, "If you take the charcoal from the Su family and I freeze to death in the Su family, can you bear the infamy of being unfilial and patricide?"
In winter, without a charcoal fire for heating, it is indeed possible for people to freeze to death.
Hearing his question, Su Wenyuan asked incredulously, "Are you stupid? A government official, a living person, could freeze to death? I just can't believe it. Why don't you prove it to me?"
Su Yuan was truly at his wit's end, and he actually came up with the idea of using such words to threaten Su Wenyuan.
As a result, Su Wenyuan asked him to prove it...
Su Wenyuan added, "If you're willing to die, I'll return those things to you and bury them with you! How about that, merciful enough? As for whether I get scolded or what, that's none of your concern."
She spoke in a sarcastic and unsettling tone, and even included curses.
Su was already quite provoked by Su Lin'er, and then Su Wenyuan cursed him. Suddenly, his blood rushed to his head, and he felt several phantom images appear before his eyes. Su Wenyuan was flickering in his vision.
From Su Wenyuan's perspective, he must be about to faint!
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Su Yuan collapsed to the ground with a thud.
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