Having said that coldly, Hongli said no more and continued reading with his head down. Empress Fucha had no choice but to shut up and not mention it again.
I respectfully request to resign.
On the way back, Granny Cui spoke up for her master, saying, "Fourth Master is really going too far! How can he be so generous to a maid's family? Where does that leave you, Madam?"
Hongli did this to appease her without considering her feelings, and Fucha was too lazy to argue about it. If she really wanted to discuss it in detail, how could she live?
“The money is a small matter, but the rules are a big matter. I have reminded you of what I should say. I have done my duty as a wife. If the Fourth Prince doesn’t take it seriously, there’s nothing I can do. If Consort Xi blames me, then it won’t be my fault.”
As Hongli had expected, Consort Xi had already heard the news, but she did not inquire about it.
Since Su Yushan had no children, what did it matter how much Hongli doted on her? A woman without offspring couldn't cause any trouble, so Consort Xi didn't take it to heart, lest she annoy her son if she talked too much.
With only ten days left until the wedding, Su Jiafeng was still helping out as a waiter at Baozhenlou. Everyone around him was teasing him, saying that as the prospective son-in-law, he should be resting and enjoying life. But Su Jiafeng replied:
"Because we are family, we must work even harder and not be lazy."
That noon, as the guests gradually left, he was cleaning up the leftover food and dishes when a child ran in and handed him a note.
Su Jiafeng opened it out of curiosity, only to find a single line of text: "I have something important to tell you. You must meet me at the entrance of the west alley. Xin'er."
Upon seeing the last two words, Su Jiafeng was greatly shocked!
Didn't Xin'er already leave the capital? Why would she send him a message through someone? Could it be that she hasn't left yet? Or is someone else impersonating him?
In fact, it was indeed Xin'er who wrote the note. Her return will change the fate of many people, including Su Yushan!
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