Chapter 58: Like weeds growing in the cracks of the palace wall
"We'll still do it this way. It just takes more effort without His Highness." Su Rui spoke truthfully.
After all, the eldest prince was not in her original plan.
Whether he showed up or not, she would go to the Marquis' Mansion to get her things back, but he just happened to deliver them to her door, so she might as well not use them.
The eldest prince didn't expect her to be so frank. He paused for a moment before laughing and saying, "Miss Su is much more frank than she was a few years ago."
"Times are different now. Why not live honestly? What do you think, Your Highness?" Su Rui opened a crack in the curtains and looked at the eldest prince with smiling peach blossom eyes, as if she had other intentions.
The eldest prince seemed oblivious to her expression and simply nodded in agreement, "I think it's all very well. It's a good thing you've been so open-minded. However, since you've decided to sever ties with the Marquis of Yong'an today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to be alone in the capital."
The eldest prince put it tactfully. If she were alone, it would not only be difficult in the capital, but also in the whole world.
Without the status of the legitimate daughter of the Yong'an Marquis, the Yong'an Marquis's military achievements naturally could not free her from slavery.
Then, she would be reduced to a military slave and naturally sent back to the border.
However, she knew that she was the father and would never break up with her at this time and bear the blame.
What's more, she is now valuable in the eyes of the emperor. When the emperor warned Marquis Yong'an, he naturally understood what he meant.
No matter which side he considered, he would not admit to severing the relationship. Therefore, when she forced Liang today, Marquis Yong'an did not stand up and tacitly allowed her to take away his share.
Because in his opinion, her surname is Su, and the money in her hands still belongs to the Su family. He is just angry now, and everything will be fine if he coaxes her.
What's more, if she took Chaoyang Courtyard, it would be equivalent to not leaving the mansion.
Knowing this, Su Rui wanted to move from Chaoyang Courtyard to the west gate. As this was in line with Marquis Yong'an's wishes, he would naturally acquiesce to her so-called establishment of her own household, and the Liang family would have no say in it.
But Su Rui had no obligation to explain all this to the eldest prince. She simply said calmly, "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way out. Let's take it one step at a time."
"Indeed, it's difficult to achieve everything, but the emperor's uncle is kind and will not stand idly by. So am I. I was unable to help you five years ago. If you need my help this time, just send someone to the prince's mansion to pass on the message." The eldest prince took off his jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Su Rui.
This time, Su Rui did not refuse at all. She took it and said, "Thank you in advance, Your Highness. Please stay and don't see me off any further."
Seeing that they had reached the fork in the road leading to the Fahua Temple, the eldest prince stopped his white horse and watched the carriage turn and drive away.
As the carriage grew smaller and smaller as it moved further away, the interest in the eldest prince's eyes grew stronger.
At first, when his mother asked him to get close to Su Rui, he was confused and wondered why he should bother to make friends with a military slave.
But today, although he still didn't understand why his mother did this, he became interested in Su Rui.
Open-minded, intelligent, sharp, and extremely tenacious, just like the weeds growing in the cracks of the palace wall.
He likes to pull out this kind the most.
"Your Highness, do you want to investigate the people Miss Su brought out of the dungeon?" asked the servant beside him.
"No need, just keep an eye on it." After saying that, the eldest prince turned his horse around and walked back.
Inside the carriage, Su Rui saw through the bronze mirror that the eldest prince's figure had completely disappeared from the distance. Then he retracted the bronze mirror and untied the blood rope on the wolf cub beside him.
The wolf cub, who had been motionless for more than half an hour, suddenly lifted the veil covering his head and stared at Su Rui viciously.
Su Rui didn't look at him at all. She just wiped the bronze mirror and asked, "Did you see it?"
A hint of loneliness flashed across the wolf cub's eyes, but it quickly turned into resentment.
He saw it, saw it clearly.
In front of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, he could just see Zhou Yao standing behind Liang through the veil when Su Rui opened the carriage curtain.
At just one glance, he knew that the person was the mother Su Rui had mentioned.
It can also be seen that she is dressed like an unmarried girl, wearing gold and silver jewelry, living a very good life, and does not care about him at all.
Grandpa lied to him!
He said his mother had no choice but to live such a comfortable life in Shengjing City and didn't even acknowledge his existence. How could that be considered a forced situation?
He was abandoned!
Su Rui was not surprised to see the growing hatred in the wolf cub's eyes.
Although she and the wolf cub disliked each other, they were similar at heart.
Maybe it's passed down from my maternal ancestors.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to accept being abandoned by his biological parents.
Growing up in a bandit's den, he has a cold and brutal bandit spirit in his bones.
"Behave yourself for a few days, and I'll let you appear before them openly. But as for whether they will recognize you or whether you can get back everything that belongs to you, I can't guarantee it."
"Everything that belongs to them should be mine!" The wolf cub was determined from the bottom of his heart, with a ruthless determination in his eyes.
Su Rui didn't say anything else, she just felt that Zhou Yao really gave birth to a good son for her.
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On the other side, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
After dispersing all the people who were watching the excitement in front of the Marquis' Mansion, Liang Shi held back her anger and went back to the East Courtyard, where she grabbed the teacup and smashed it hard on the ground.
Zhou Yao, who had been following along, happened to be caught in the explosion of porcelain fragments. She didn't care that her skirt was splashed with tea. She walked forward and asked in confusion: "Mother, how could you agree to give her all the silver? Sixty-four thousand, all the silver in the mansion was given to her."
"This is all because of you!"
Liang glared at Zhou Yao in annoyance. If she hadn't disobeyed the instructions and insisted on making such a scene, how could she be so controlled by others today, losing face and letting that damn girl Su Rui take the money so easily?
Zhou Yao lowered her head in guilt and argued, "It was Princess Changning who forced me to do this. Besides, she said she would protect us. I thought the man happened to be in the suburbs of Beijing. Who would have thought that Su Rui was so lucky and could survive this?"
Zhou Yao didn't dare say that she was the one who told Lin Chuan to wait for her to deal with Su Rui and not to let them take action.
Now she was filled with regret. If she had known earlier, she should have asked Lin Chuan to kill Su Rui directly, and this incident would not have happened.
"She forced you, and you didn't tell me when you got home? You had to wait until something happened and I came to ask you before you told me? What's going on in your head all day long?"
Liang poked Zhou Yao's forehead with her pointed finger in frustration, hating her for being so stupid. If she hadn't damaged her body after giving birth to her and couldn't give birth again, she wouldn't have to rely entirely on her.
That night, when the news of Su Rui's arrest came back, she learned that Zhou Yao had actually contacted Lin Chuan on her own initiative.
The situation forced her to ask Yong'an Hou to slander Su Rui, thinking that she could ask Lin Chuan to release the man one day and take advantage of the chaos to escape from the outskirts of Beijing with the bandits, so that there would be no way to verify the matter.
But she didn't expect that the emperor would value Su Rui so much that he personally ordered the city defense army to be dispatched, and the Dragon and Tiger Camps to suppress the bandits overnight.
Why? Just because Yun Ji left Su Rui behind?
Liang felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Tell me again carefully what Princess Changning said to you that day in Xilin Garden. Don't miss a single word!"
Zhou Yao didn't know why Liang asked about this again, but she knew that Liang was really angry with her, so she didn't dare to argue or hide anything. She repeated every word that Changning had said to her that day, and even told her about sending a message to Tang Yuli.
The more Liang listened, the weirder it seemed.
Although Chang Ning hated Su Rui, if she wanted to kill Su Rui, she could have done it years ago. She clearly preferred to see Su Rui being humiliated and abused.
Is it for Tang Yuli?
But Su Rui was just a tool sent by the emperor to lure and stop Yun Ji from becoming a monk. Even if Yun Ji did not despise her and kept her, her identity could not shake Tang Yuli. Why was he in a hurry to kill her when Yun Ji was still in Fahua Temple?
Liang always felt that there was a key missing, but she couldn't find it, and she had an even more vague feeling that she couldn't touch it.
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