Chapter 15: Survive
In the evening, the sky was dark.
Outside the backyard gate of the Su Mansion, Su Yin struggled and cried as she was stuffed into a carriage.
"Brother, I am your biological sister. How dare you treat me like this just to please that bitch Su Ci!"
"My father is the same. Am I not his biological daughter? Why is he only nice to that little bitch..."
"Cover her mouth!"
"I, uh, wuwu..."
Su Li glanced around, frowned, lifted the curtain, and looked coldly at his sister who was being held down by the maids.
"Your past antics were all right, but what's the critical moment now? Are you trying to kill your entire family? Go to the farm and reflect on your ignorance!"
"You guys, keep a good eye on the third girl. If you let her come back and cause trouble, you won't have to come back in the future."
"Yes, young master."
"Let's get out of town now, and be smart so she doesn't cause any trouble."
"yes."
"Mmmmm! Ugh!"
Su Li watched the carriage go away, then turned around and walked into the house, only to see his wife hurriedly walking towards him.
"My dear, Lian'er just came to tell me that her wife has been confined to the ancestral hall by the Earl's wife. My mother is in the courtyard, furious, and my father hasn't returned from socializing with his colleagues yet."
“…I’ll go over there.”
Su Li sighed with a headache, "Now the Su Mansion is waiting for His Majesty's imperial decree. Before that, you must control the servants' mouths and not let a single word leak out."
"Yeah, I understand."
Mrs. Lu nodded slightly and followed her husband, a hint of relief in her eyes.
She was born in a humble family, her father was only a sixth-rank official. Ever since she married into the Su family, she had to endure the bullying of her mother-in-law. The strong-willed Su Rong ran back to her parents' home every day to act tyrannically, while the domineering Su Yin didn't even take her seriously.
Only the timid and taciturn Su Hui and the beautiful and lovely Su Ci respect her very much.
Now she couldn't wait for Su Ci to enter the palace so that she and her family could get some benefits.
…
Zhao Yu was persuaded by his son and finally calmed down.
The mansion was much quieter without the trouble-making Su Rong and the trouble-making Su Yin.
Nanny Qin was going back to the palace today, and the whole family sent her off to the door in a very grand manner.
"Thank you for your trouble these days, Su Yan will remember it."
"Minister Su, there's no need to be so polite. Your daughter is a blessed girl, and it would be an honor for me to teach her personally."
Su Yan nodded quickly: "I dare not."
Nanny Qin looked at the smiling little girl meaningfully.
"Then I'll take my leave first."
"Take care, Mammy."
Only after watching the carriage disappear at the end of the street did Su Yan breathe a sigh of relief and look at his little girl with admiration.
"Ci'er, come with your father to talk to your grandmother."
"Yes, father."
The look that Nanny Qin gave her just now was enough to tell everyone that the matter was settled.
Although Zhao Yu was holding his breath in pain, he still remembered Su Rong's words and forced a smile.
"Yes, go and have a good chat with your grandmother. She asked about you yesterday."
"yes."
Su Ci also behaved respectfully, followed her father into the house, and walked all the way to the old lady's yard.
"Father, it is said that Nanny Qin is from the Empress Dowager's palace. Why is she serving His Majesty?"
Su Yan waved his hand to let the servants behind him retreat and lowered his voice slightly.
"His Majesty doesn't like to be served by palace maids so he's surrounded by eunuchs. The Empress Dowager couldn't say anything, but she was also worried that the eunuchs wouldn't be attentive enough, so she sent Nanny Qin, her personal maid, to take care of His Majesty."
Su Ci suddenly realized: "Oh... I see."
Because Su Yin is an important female supporting role in advancing the plot, she has many scenes in the palace.
Su Ci dared to change the script and join the male supporting role, not entirely out of laziness, because she was partial to palace fighting dramas, watched the palace scenes very carefully, and remembered some of the characters with lines and dialogues very clearly, so she decided to enter the palace to avoid the disasters that the heroine experienced outside the palace.
Nanny Qin also has several scenes, and almost every time she is there to help the empress dowager pass on messages.
The most important thing is that Nanny Qin belongs to the Queen Mother and His Majesty.
The Queen Mother and the Empress are at odds with each other, and His Majesty has no feelings for the Empress at all.
She changed her route and entered the palace, where her biggest enemy was the queen.
So, besides trying to please His Majesty, she also had to rely on the Queen Mother as her strong backer.
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The old lady's yard was very simple. The father and daughter bowed to the old lady before sitting down.
"Mother, Nanny Qin has returned to the palace."
"Um."
The old lady has been a vegetarian for many years. She is thin but in good spirits. She looks at her granddaughter with clear eyes and is quite satisfied.
"After all, you are an old maid in the palace. You have only been taught kung fu for ten days, and you can already see some style."
Su Ci stood up, lowered her eyes and bent her knees slightly.
"Thank you for the compliment, Grandma."
It was mentioned in the original novel that the old lady of the Su family had always known that the heroine was hiding her incompetence and she also admired her very much.
Later, Aunt Lan was forced to death by Zhao Yu, and Su Yan fell ill due to his injuries. It was only after the old lady stepped in that Aunt Lan had a proper funeral, and she was not casually rolled up on a mat and thrown out by Zhao Yu.
"Sit down."
The old lady took a sip of her tea and said, "Our Su family isn't some aristocratic family. Your father passed the imperial examination and entered the government. He rose from a seventh-rank county magistrate through hard work to his current position. His family background is clean, and he's not the kind of person who would sell his daughter for fame."
"You are clever. It is the honor of the Su family and your blessing that you can enter the palace as a concubine. In the future, you must remember the Su family motto, be careful with your words and actions, and never lose face for your father and brother."
Su Ci nodded: "Granddaughter will follow grandma's teachings."
"Okay, go back first. I'll talk to your father."
"Yes, granddaughter, take your leave."
After Su Ci left, the old lady looked at her son.
"Invite a few elders to the clan in the next two days, open the ancestral hall, promote Ci'er's mother to a noble concubine, and have her name written into the family tree."
Su Yan was surprised: "Mother, what did you say?"
Although Aunt Lan was the apple of his eye, because she only gave birth to one daughter, and Zhao Yu and the Zhao family obstructed her, he was unable to write Aunt Lan's name into the Su family tree for more than ten years.
The old lady picked up her teacup and blew on it. "Madame Qin came to see me yesterday afternoon and gave me a few kind words of advice. It's obvious that the palace is very satisfied with Ci'er. We, the Su family, must not lose our dignity."
"She's a poor person too, with a decent personality. She raised a good daughter, and now it's time for her to come out of this."
Su Yan was very excited and happy, and stood up and bowed.
"The son represents them, mother and daughter. Thank you, mother!"
…
Qin Zheng went to Funing Palace as soon as she entered the palace.
"Your Majesty, I am back."
Xuan Yi raised his eyes from the folder and glanced at the rectangular box in her hand.
"Well, what is this?"
Qin Zheng stepped forward and placed it on the desk, then replied earnestly, "The Fourth Miss thanked Your Majesty for the gift. This is her return gift to you. Please be sure to hand it to you personally."
“…”
A hint of surprise and curiosity flashed in Xuan Yi's eyes. He nodded slightly and looked down at the memorial again.
"Then I will go and give the Empress Dowager a reply."
Qin Zheng quietly left the hall with a teasing smile on her face.
She watched His Majesty grow up, so how could she not see His Majesty's curious thoughts.
It’s great to be young, so cute and lively.
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