Chapter 319: Stepping on the Old Graves to Welcome the Newcomers
The people on the first floor of the cabin had no idea what was happening upstairs. They only heard three consecutive sounds of different sizes hitting the ceiling, and they all stood up to look at the stairs leading to the second floor.
Several of them had already run to the stairs, but before they could even take a step up, they saw Su Rui coming down with Tang Yuli, who looked dazed.
Not seeing the second prince coming down, everyone looked at each other, wondering if something had happened.
Only the wolf cub breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Rui coming down from upstairs without any injuries.
There were also some who were quick-witted and stood in front of the stairs and asked, "Concubine Su, did anything happen between you and the Second Prince upstairs just now?"
Su Rui glanced at the man. Her eyes were clearly beautiful and alluring, but at this moment, they were like a sharp, cold blade that scraped against her body, causing her to feel pain even on her face.
The man couldn't help but take half a step back, but he still held on with his other foot.
"The Second Prince didn't send anyone, but some dogs are trying to show off their power. Be careful not to flatter the horse's leg instead of the horse itself." The wolf cub's childish voice sounded, with ruthless cruelty in his innocence, and he threw anyone who blocked his way directly to the ground with his face.
The Second Prince didn't send anyone to arrest anyone for such a long time. No matter what happened above, the Second Prince and Su Rui didn't care, so why should it concern the rest of them?
Isn't it just that he was too eager to protect his master and ended up going too far?
"Get out of the way."
Su Rui said the two words lightly, but her eyes were unyielding.
The man who was blocking the road was already unable to stand, and was frightened by Su Rui's shock. He hurriedly stepped back, but his hands and feet were in disarray, and his left foot tripped over his right foot, and he fell down.
Someone laughed out loud, but Su Rui didn't even spare a glance. He took Tang Yuli out of the deck, went down to the lower cabin, and returned to the flower boat he had rented.
The flower boat sailed away from the big ship. There was no laughter and joy as before, only silence.
No one expected that when they wanted Su Rui to come out and relax, she would meet the Second Prince and so many things would happen.
Especially Yun Ji’s matter.
Originally, she had noticed the subtle relationship between Su Rui and Yun Ji for some time, but now Su Rui learned of such a big thing from the Second Prince. Even though the harem was forbidden from interfering in government affairs throughout history, how could the relationship between husband and wife be so clear and distinct? Only concubines could...
Maybe it's too big, maybe it needs to be kept secret, maybe...
Everyone thought of many maybes, but no one could say it out loud, and they all felt very blocked.
Especially when he saw Su Rui standing on the deck silently watching the big ship going further and further away, the wind on the lake blowing up the hem of her clothes, and her whole body was like a lotus flower that was drifting but refused to accept its fate, and was tenacious and stood against the wind, he felt very uncomfortable.
I can't help but ask, when will this wind and rain stop, and when will the sky truly clear after the rain?
Unfortunately, there was no answer.
And so, they returned home in a heavy atmosphere.
After calling in an imperial physician to confirm that Tang Yuli was not seriously injured, Su Rui returned to the inner room of his house, closed the door, and did not allow anyone to enter.
Xiaoru wanted to go in and say something, but was stopped by Luo'e.
When she wanted to speak, Luo E stopped her with a look, not allowing her to speak.
Xiaoru was not convinced, but in her heart she admired Luo'e. She also knew that Luo'e was doing this for the concubine's own good, so she could only stomp her feet, turn around and run out to the small kitchen, where she washed and cut vegetables while venting her frustration.
"Are you going to smash the kitchen?" Liuli ran over from the corner gate that led to the side yard, grabbed the basin in Xiaoru's hand and whispered, "The concubine will be upset if she hears the noise, so just bear with it for her sake."
Hearing this, Xiao Ru, although still furious, put down the basin in her hand and said with a pout, "I'm just feeling sorry for the concubine. What's the big deal? The concubine has suffered so much, almost... The prince treats the concubine like this, and there's also the Princess Dongyue outside. Isn't it obvious that he has that intention in mind?"
"That may not be the case..."
"Maybe not?" Xiao Ru interrupted with a glare. "The Second Prince said it clearly, the Second Prince knew it all, but the Concubine didn't know anything at all. He even mocked her and said that she had to find a new one. How unpleasant! I can hear that he meant that the Prince didn't care about her at all. It's not necessarily true. If that was false, would the Second Prince say that to the Concubine?"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and golden beans almost fell out of his eye sockets.
Liuli, who also witnessed everything, could no longer say a word to defend Yun Ji. Even though Su Rui was not her master, she had seen Su Rui's difficulties and tenacity. Such a result was really distressing.
"The master must be hiding something, please don't..." Wu Yu, unable to bear it any longer, jumped down from the eaves and landed in front of the stove. Before he could finish his words, Xiao Ru turned around and glared at him with a sharp gaze, as if she wanted to eat him. He was so scared that he stuttered before uttering the rest of his words: "Don't... don't talk nonsense."
"I'm talking nonsense? What nonsense am I talking about? Didn't the prince avoid hiding it from the concubine? Such a big thing, the concubine only found out at the last minute? What if the second prince didn't say anything? The concubine doesn't know anything, how can we deal with it if something goes wrong? Isn't he putting the concubine and the two young masters in danger? Doesn't he care about the concubine? Isn't it just that he values the power of Princess Dongyue?"
Wu Yu had a lot of work that he hadn't started yet, and when Xiao Ru jumped out, she started to bombard him with a barrage of words, leaving him at a loss as to how to refute her.
"What doting, what about being bewitched by a concubine? Those are all nice words, all put on for the outsiders to see. He's exactly like the unfaithful men in the storybooks, using the concubine as a reputation, and now that he has someone better, he's changed his face. First he ignored her, then he concealed her secrets, and then he abandoned his wife and children, stepping on the old grave to welcome the new one."
Xiaoru paused before she even finished her words. The more she spoke, the more she felt that this was exactly the case. It was exactly like what was written in the storybook, false affection but true betrayal, and in the end only her concubine was heartbroken and hurt.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He searched around and saw some vegetables stacked up. He grabbed them and threw them at Wu Yu, cursing as he did so: "You're a man, so naturally you'll side with your master. None of you men are good!"
Wu Yu dodged, but he didn't expect Xiao Ru to be so strong and fast, and the vegetables were thrown out like flowers from the sky, dodging here and there, and he was hit several times in a row.
"You should stick with your master. You women are the ones who are being unreasonable."
This rebuttal made Xiaoru even angrier, and she grabbed the knife on the chopping board and was about to throw it.
"Be quiet!" Luo E, who was always calm, shouted angrily. Xiao Ru immediately stopped what she was doing, and Wu Yu also flew over the eaves into the darkness awkwardly.
Zhuiyue and the other two secret guards looked at each other in bewilderment. In fact, they didn't understand why their master did this. They had all seen how much Su Rui had done to save their master, and they felt bad too. But on one side was their master, and on the other was the concubine, so they could only choose to remain silent.
Little did they know that while everyone outside was in a heavy mood, Su Rui had already fallen asleep peacefully in the inner room.
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