The housekeeper came in from outside, walked up to the father and daughter and said respectfully:
"Master, Miss, someone has been sent from the palace."
General Su glanced at Su Danruo and asked, "It's so late, why are you here in the palace?"
If the Sultan knew, it must be because the Empress was afraid that he would not return to the new palace, so she sent someone to remind him.
She told General Su what happened in the hall today.
General Su punched the bed and said angrily:
"That's really too much! Cough cough cough..."
General Su was so angry that his blood rushed up and he kept coughing.
Su Danruo quickly stepped forward and patted General Su on the back to calm him down.
"Don't worry, Daddy. Now is not the time to confront His Majesty head-on.
Besides, although my daughter has a new house, she just can’t come back to live here. She can still come back to see you on weekdays.
If you miss your daughter, you can go to her house anytime."
General Su then looked towards Sudan Ruo reluctantly.
"My daughter, you must come back to see your father often!"
Sudan Ruo made repeated assurances, and only then did General Su let Sudan Ruo leave.
The person who came from the palace was a maid who had been waiting at the door. When she saw the Sultan coming out, she immediately bowed politely.
"Greetings, General Su. I was sent by His Majesty to serve General Su. You can just call me Aunt Zhang.
Your Majesty was worried that General Su was unfamiliar with the new residence, so he sent a servant to lead the way."
Sultan glanced at Nanny Zhang and said, "Your Majesty has good intentions. Let's go."
After saying that, he walked out directly. Aunt Zhang's expression changed slightly, and she quickly followed him.
Sang'er followed closely behind and stared at Nanny Zhang, fearing that she would do something bad to the Sultan like the young man sent by His Majesty before.
In order to distinguish the residences of Sudan Ruo and General Su Lao, the empress named Sudan Ruo's new residence Su Mansion.
General Su lived in the general's mansion.
This also indirectly tells everyone that the empress only hopes that Fengyang Kingdom has one general.
Su Danruo didn't say anything when he saw the words "Su Mansion". After entering the mansion, he saw Qu Cheng'an waiting for him in the main hall.
Sultan Ruo hurried into the main hall and asked, "It's so late, Your Highness, have you had dinner yet?"
Qu Cheng'an shook his head and was about to tell Sudanruo what the empress had said to him alone today when he saw an unfamiliar nanny following behind Sudanruo.
Sultan followed Qu Cheng'an's gaze and explained to him:
"This is the steward nanny bestowed upon the new mansion by His Majesty."
She turned to Aunt Zhang and Sang'er and said:
"Your Highness and I haven't eaten yet. Please go down and prepare it!"
Nanny Zhang gave Qu Cheng'an a meaningful look before leaving with Sang'er.
Qu Cheng'an asked Wenxiang to guard outside.
There were only two people left in the room. Qu Cheng'an made sure that Nanny Zhang had gone far away before pulling Sudanruo into the room.
Sultan looked at Qu Cheng'an doubtfully:
"Do you have anything to say to me alone?"
Qu Chengan nodded and said seriously:
"After you left today, His Majesty spoke to me, wanting me to stay by your side to gain your trust and then wait for an opportunity to get rid of you.
She also promised to help me ascend the throne of Jingyong Kingdom after the success."
Sudan Ruo's eyebrows moved slightly as he looked at Qu Cheng'an.
"Your Majesty has promised you such a great benefit, why did you tell me this?"
Qu Cheng'an looked into Su Danruo's eyes, his eyes full of love and struggle.
"Don't you really understand my feelings for you?"
Su Danruo was stunned. She didn't expect Qu Cheng'an to say it so bluntly.
Along the way, Qu Cheng'an had indeed expressed his affection for her many times.
But she managed to dodge them all.
If the Sultan still wanted to play dumb, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Aren't we just colleagues?"
Su Danruo has not yet figured out what to do next. She does not want to hastily establish a relationship with Qu Chengan when her life is not guaranteed.
Qu Cheng'an seemed lost, with his hands hanging at his sides and his head lowered in frustration.
"Whether you really don't understand or are just pretending to be stupid, I don't want to see anything happen to you. If it's not me, it will be someone else on the Empress' side, so I have already pretended to agree to this matter.
That Aunt Zhang must have been sent by the Empress to monitor you and me. The Empress now believes that you and I have a bond, so we need to cooperate and act in front of Aunt Zhang."
If the Sultan listened to Qu Cheng'an's words, he would know that his analysis made sense, because the empress had sent someone else before.
Sudan Ruo nodded, "I understand, I will cooperate with you."
Wen Xiang knocked on the door and came in, "Your Highness, General Su, Aunt Zhang is back."
The two of them quickly stopped talking about it.
Qu Cheng'an took out an exquisite gold hairpin from his arms and wanted to put it on Sultan Ruo's head.
Sudan wanted to dodge as if it was a conditioned reflex.
Qu Chengan said softly, "Mammy is watching."
Sultan Ruo glanced outside the door secretly, and sure enough, Nanny Zhang was standing at the door watching the two of them.
She obediently controlled her legs that wanted to retreat, and lowered her head to make it easier for Qu Cheng'an to put the hairpin on her.
Qu Cheng'an continued the previous action and inserted the hairpin into Su Danruo's bun.
Sudan Ruo raised her hand and touched her hairpin shyly, then looked up at Qu Cheng'an.
Qu Cheng'an had never seen Su Danruo like this before, and was actually fascinated by her for a moment.
When Sudan saw Qu Cheng'an standing there motionless, he raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
Seeing that the interaction between the two was like that of a couple who had just fallen in love, Aunt Zhang at the door lowered her head to hide the smile on her face.
He coughed softly to remind the two of them.
Qu Cheng'an came back to his senses, and the two of them pretended to have just seen Aunt Zhang and took a step back awkwardly.
Nanny Zhang then walked in front of the two of them and said respectfully:
"My Lords, dinner is ready. Shall we serve it now?"
The Sultan nodded to indicate that the meal could be served.
They moved to the dining room, where Nanny Zhang had already had the food served.
Sudan Ruo was surprised when he saw the table full of food.
This Aunt Zhang is no ordinary person! She was able to serve such a sumptuous meal in such a short time.
Sultan sat down and took a bite of the large plate of steamed fish in the middle.
You should know that the most delicious part of fish is the piece of meat next to the gills.
The meat is delicious, tender and boneless.
Sultan had never eaten such delicious steamed fish before, and he couldn't help but eat several mouthfuls in a row.
During the journey, they either ate dry food or wild game, which made Sudanruo very uncomfortable.
She had never suffered such a thing before.
Qu Cheng'an had been hungry for a long time, and seeing Sudanruo eating with such relish, his appetite was also aroused.
However, Qu Cheng'an's eating manners were much more refined than Sudan's.
Sultan Ruo suddenly had an urge to recruit Nanny Zhang as his own.
She said jokingly:
"Madam Zhang is indeed from the palace. It's really a waste of her talent to follow me in this small mansion."
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