Chapter 182 Deliberately Disgusting Her
Even if Su Rui closed the door and refused visitors, the Second Prince was of high status after all, and Su Rui had no choice but to meet him in person.
We can only ask someone to invite him to the main hall.
She tidied herself up and covered her belly tightly before leaving.
The guards brought by the Second Prince were all standing outside the main hall. Su Rui glanced at them one by one without any expression, but did not see any one who looked the slightest bit like Lin Chuan.
However, in the main hall, a familiar figure stood next to the second prince.
Su Ye.
Su Rui didn't understand why the second prince brought him here on purpose.
The Second Prince couldn't have been unaware of the incident she caused at the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion during the snowstorm, so he should have known that Su Ye was no different from a stranger to her, and it was useless to threaten him with him.
However, this time, Su Ye, who had been waiting for a long time, did not show impatience as before.
On the contrary, after not seeing each other for more than two months, Su Ye had completely changed.
He no longer had the rebelliousness of the past, and even his bright eyes had dimmed. It was obvious that his life with the Second Prince was not as easy as he had thought.
"Your Highness the Second Prince has come in person. What instructions do you have?" Su Rui walked to the first seat, sat sideways, folded his hands, and his wide sleeves just covered his stomach.
The Second Prince still looked carefree, leaning back on his chair, and said with a sly grin, "Concubine Su is the concubine of the young emperor's uncle. How dare I give you orders? I came here today only to ask Concubine Su for a favor."
When the word "beg" came out of the second prince's mouth, it was as if his body was covered with sharp thorns, cutting through your flesh, and if it didn't scrape off a layer of flesh, it would at least peel off two layers of skin.
"I'm afraid that apart from the Empress and Prime Minister Lin, there is no one else who can make the Second Prince make this trip."
"Concubine Su is clever. I love talking to clever people." The Second Prince happily leaned closer to Su Rui and said with an especially deep smile, "My mother asked me to come here today. Please ask Concubine Su to host this year's Spring Banquet."
"Second Prince, you are joking. I am just a concubine. With such a background, how can I host the Spring Banquet?" Su Rui pretended not to understand.
The Second Prince's smile deepened. "There is no other woman in Shengjing City who is more suitable for your position than Concubine Su. Moreover, this year is different from the past."
Turning his head to meet those slender yet deep eyes, Su Rui clenched his hands in his sleeves.
She knew that once the Second Prince came, the matter was already settled.
Yun Ji won several consecutive victories outside Changdu Pass, and his reputation gradually rose, and the prophecy was also praised even more.
Even if she was locked up in the mansion and did not go out, outside, she changed from the witch and disaster star to the messenger who welcomed Yun Ji into the world, using herself as bait to bring the savior to Da Zhao.
Today, Prince Yong's Mansion can be praised as high as it wants.
So, as the Second Prince said, she is the most suitable person for today's Spring Banquet.
Firstly, the Four Seasons Banquet had to be hosted by the noble female relatives in the capital. Su Rui was barely qualified, considering his past status as a military slave and the fact that he had no wife.
Secondly, Yunji is now winning one victory after another, which is inspiring. This spring banquet at the beginning of spring is of great significance, and no one else would be so suitable to host it.
Thirdly, they wouldn't give her a chance to refuse.
Be it overt or covert, Su Rui could not escape the web that had been woven for more than a month.
However, she didn't want to be defeated so easily, so she asked with a smile: "The Queen thinks highly of me, but what if I try and no one comes?"
"Don't worry, Concubine Su. Not a single noble family member from Shengjing will be left behind. I'll leave this matter to Brother Su. Your brother will handle it personally, so you can rest assured."
It turns out that this was the purpose of bringing Su Ye here, to deliberately disgust her.
"He is a man, and there are many things he doesn't understand at the banquet, and it's not easy for him to interfere. Your Highness, could you lend Miss Tang Er to me? After all, she understands these things better than I do, and she won't let down the Empress's trust."
The Second Prince's smile froze, and he stared coldly at Su Rui with a cold gaze. He asked with a forced smile, "Are you two so close?"
"If Your Highness and Prince Long hadn't stopped us, I would have hoped that she could have become the principal consort of our Prince Yong's mansion."
"Concubine Su is quite generous."
"Your Highness is so kind."
The back and forth movement was like the flashing of swords and sabers.
Finally, the Second Prince laughed heartily, "Well, Concubine Yisu, I hope this year's Spring Banquet will be unique and spectacular."
The second prince stood up and left. Su Rui did not see him off but just sat there.
However, Su Ye did not leave with the Second Prince. Instead, he looked at Su Rui, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Su Rui pretended not to see him and stood up to leave.
"Rui'er."
Su Rui glanced over coldly, "This is Prince Yong's Mansion. I advise you to shut up."
Faced with her indifference, Su Ye did not lash out in anger as he had in the past. Instead, he looked at her with a complicated expression and asked, "Don't you want to ask how things are going at home?"
"Why should I ask?"
Seeing that she didn't hesitate, Su Ye asked in confusion, "You've clearly reconciled with Father, so why are you doing this to us? It's okay with Liang, but Grandmother suffered a terrible humiliation and threatened to commit suicide. We finally saved her, but now she's in bed, and the house has been emptied. Do you know how we managed to get through this New Year?"
This year was simply the most embarrassing year Su Ye had ever experienced in his life.
The house was in chaos and everything in the mansion was looted. Even though many thugs were arrested, none of the things were returned. They thought that Marquis Yong'an was not at home and ate their food.
He went to ask for it several times. On the surface, people spoke nicely to him, but behind his back, he didn't know who had beaten him up several times. In the end, he had to give up.
The heavy snow blocked the roads and we couldn’t get things from the farm to the village.
When he went to borrow money, those who were originally on good terms with him and the Yong'an Marquisate all avoided him or refused to see him. Some who had previously had a bad relationship with him even sent him sewage.
The whole family needs to eat, but the second and third wives are complaining about being poor and only care about themselves. His grandmother cries in his ears all day long. Helplessly, he can only ask the second prince for help.
The Second Prince did help him, but he had to do all those things, and now he has nightmares every night about them.
If Su Rui hadn't let the mob break in that day, this wouldn't have happened.
However, Su Ye couldn't hate Su Rui like he did in the past and blame all the mistakes on her.
It was only after working under the Second Prince for two months that he knew what Su Rui had been through in those five years, and he also understood why she hated them so much.
Looking back, she was right not to recognize him, but she couldn't bear to see Su Rui treat them like this.
"What does it have to do with me? I've made peace with my father, not with you. How you live is none of my business. Now that I've said this, I won't stay any longer."
Seeing Su Rui walking out, Su Ye finally shouted excitedly: "Do we have to do this? Rui'er, I was wrong, I was really wrong. In the past two months, I know you have suffered a lot and suffered a lot of grievances. It is us who hurt you, I..."
"What? You're not having a good time with the Second Prince, so you're pretending to be submissive and want me to save you?" Su Rui interrupted coldly.
Su Ye shook his head repeatedly and explained: "No, I really know I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated you like that in the past. I was deceived by Liang and Zhou Yao."
Su Rui stopped, turned around, stared at him with disdain and asked, "What if they didn't enter the mansion?"
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