Chapter 56 Take Back Your Things
When the carriage sped along to the alley where the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was located, a large group of onlookers and servants from various families who were looking for information had already blocked the entire alley.
When Su Rui entered the city, she spent two taels of silver and hired more than ten beggars to go from street to street, "naturally" spreading the news that Yun Ji's secret guards had personally sent her back to the city.
The effect is obviously very good.
"Miss Su is here!" The beggar bribed by Su Rui in the crowd recognized her carriage and immediately shouted.
Everyone who was staring at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion immediately turned their heads and saw the imposing Zhui Yuezhen sitting in the carriage, and they all made way for him.
As the road cleared, someone saw a man riding a white horse following the carriage.
"Isn't that the eldest prince? Is he also coming with Miss Su?"
"Is that what the Emperor meant? This really supports Miss Su."
Listening to the rapidly spreading discussions, the eldest prince understood why Su Rui had invited him. He was not only taking advantage of his own reputation, but also that of his father.
She used it with a clear conscience.
But since others are already here, I can only use this tiger skin as a pretext.
Liang, who had received the news, had already been waiting at the door with Zhou Yao and a group of maids. Seeing that the eldest prince was really following Su Rui's carriage, Zhou Yao immediately panicked.
Liang looked at her and stepped forward when the carriage stopped.
"How come His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here? I am sorry for the inconvenience. Please come in and have a seat."
The eldest prince glanced at the silent carriage and knew that Su Rui had no intention of getting off. He could only reply, "No, I am only here today at Miss Su's request to accompany her. The Marquis's wife does not need to entertain me."
Liang was embarrassed and had never expected the eldest prince to listen to Su Rui so much. She felt uneasy, but she had to maintain a smile and walked towards the carriage road:
"Rui'er, you're finally back. I was terrified when I heard you escaped from that bandit's lair covered in wounds. Unfortunately, we couldn't get into the Fahua Temple, so we could only wait at home day and night. I finally hope you're back."
As soon as she lifted the car curtain, she was met with Liang's hypocritical face. Su Rui did not move to get out of the car, but only said coldly: "You are waiting for my corpse to come back."
"Sister, mother is really worried about you. She recites Buddhist scriptures every day and has copied the Buddhist scriptures a hundred times. She specially asked someone to send them to the temple to burn them to pray for you." Zhou Yao immediately cooperated.
Liang waved her hands with tears in her eyes. "It's good that everything is fine. It's good that everything is fine. Let's go back home and see your father. It would be embarrassing if His Highness had to stand here with us."
Su Rui, however, remained motionless, saying, "What are you talking about, Madam Hou? I don't have a father."
"Rui'er, what nonsense are you saying in front of His Highness? Your father is in the house and is sick. He was even talking about you before taking his medicine." Liang reached out to pull Su Rui out of the carriage.
Su Rui stepped back, pulled out a notice from her sleeve pocket, and shook it open in front of everyone. "It seems the Marquis's wife has a bad memory. She forgot the notice posted in the Marquisate a few days ago accusing me of colluding with bandits. The Yong'an Marquisate, for the sake of justice, has removed my name from the family tree. I am no longer a member of the Su family, so how can I still have a father?"
This matter is still the most hotly discussed topic in Shengjing City. When the news of Su Rui's return today spread, many people suspected that he was here to settle accounts with the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, so they all came over to take a look.
But unexpectedly, Su Rui not only brought the eldest prince here, but also started a commotion right at the gate of the mansion.
"Now we're going to have a good show."
"It seems that Miss Su is so angry that she doesn't care about anything anymore."
"That's what it is. If it were me, when I was bullied by bandits, my family didn't come to my rescue but instead slandered me and even distanced themselves from me. The first thing I would do when I got back would be to kill them."
Hearing the chatter, Liang's eyes immediately filled with tears. She cried, "I had it removed a long time ago, but you still found out. Rui'er, don't be angry. Your father was deceived that day, so he did such a foolish thing in his haste. But now everyone knows that you are innocent. Your father said that he will add your name back in a few days. Everything will be back to normal. There will be no..."
"No need. My reputation is terrible, and this should have happened long ago." Su Rui interrupted nonchalantly, throwing the notice aside and saying, "I came here today just to take my things. Now that we've made peace, you should give me my things. We can each take care of our own business in the future. That's fine."
"Rui'er, you're speaking in anger again. Last time, I failed to persuade your father. This time, I will definitely..."
"No need." Su Rui didn't have the energy to watch her acting, so she interrupted directly, "I don't ask for much. Su Ye and I both have a share of the dowry left by mother. I want half of it, the existing one. As for the stolen part, Su Ye is still the prince, and he and you are like a mother and son, madam, you will help him get it back."
He understood that Su Rui wanted to take this opportunity to take back the woman's dowry, but Liang had already sold most of it over the years, and only a small part was left, and it was all worthless. If he took it out, he would be criticized even if there was no order, not to mention that the eldest prince was there.
"Rui'er, don't be like this. My sister's spirit in heaven will be sad. Let's go to the mansion first and talk slowly, okay?"
Liang's almost pleading attitude changed the opinions of the onlookers.
After all, in the eyes of others, it was Marquis Yong'an who decided to abandon Su Rui to save the Marquis's Mansion, and Liang, as the second wife, was innocent.
Moreover, Liang was a virtuous stepmother who doted on Su Rui for many years. Praying to Su Rui to act more like a loving mother would make Su Rui seem too overbearing in forcing her.
"No." Su Rui refused directly, took out another booklet from her sleeve pocket, opened it and said, "Before I was caught by the bandits, you said there was a thief inside and stole the dowry. Without the list, I can't tell what's missing. I brought it to you. If you match them one by one, you will have a clear idea."
It sounds like he's looking for a solution for the Liang family, but the previous words are more attractive.
In other words, the reason why Su Rui was captured by the bandits was because Liang asked her to come back to deliver an order.
The government notice said that Su Rui was arrested because the bandit was entrusted by someone, but no one knew who that person was. Now that Su Rui said this, it was such a coincidence that people could not help but suspect Liang.
Liang's mind was completely on the booklet at the moment. Seeing that the densely packed words on it matched the remaining items in the warehouse, she couldn't believe that Su Rui actually had a list.
It was obvious that she had burned it all, and only the receipt from her mother's family was left. However, the mountains were high and the roads were long, and the old woman would not bring the receipt to check, and his father would not make things difficult for her, so she was so unscrupulous.
Unexpectedly, Su Rui, who was only five years old at the time, actually hid a copy.
Now she took it out in front of the eldest prince and everyone else, and she was using the excuse of asking Su Rui to bring back the list, so she couldn't say that the one in her hand was fake.
But how could she get it according to the list? How could she get it, and how could she possibly give it to Su Rui!
Everything in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion should belong to her and Yao'er.
"This..." Liang's eyes welled up with tears. It seemed like a big scene was about to unfold. Su Rui leaned forward and whispered in Liang's ear, "Madam Hou, I recognized that bandit Lin Chuan the moment I saw him."
Liang's back stiffened instantly, and she could hardly maintain the expression on her face.
Su Rui actually recognized Lin Chuan?
How could this happen after all these years?
And Lin Chuan clearly said that she had never seen him.
"I heard that he escaped. Where did he go? Maybe..." Su Rui looked at Liang with a pointed look, which made Liang feel cold all over.
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