Chapter 43 Plea
Earl's Mansion.
In the backyard room, Su Rong paced back and forth anxiously, constantly looking at the half-open window.
"girl…"
Su Rong hurried over and pulled Ling'er in: "How is it, did you find out?"
"I found out."
Ling'er panted and nodded, "Both the Earl's Mansion and the Su Mansion will be attending the year-end palace banquet tomorrow. Our Madam said that she has arranged for someone to be stationed at the back door. Tomorrow, as soon as the Countess leaves, they will come in and take the girl to the palace."
"Very good."
Su Rong heaved a sigh of relief: "As long as I see Su Ci, she will speak for me."
"Yes, the fourth young lady is now the Consort Shu, and she is in the emperor's favor. The whole capital envy her. If you are summoned to the palace a few times in the future, the wives and sons-in-law of this family will never dare to neglect you again."
Ling'er hesitated and asked, "Miss, our mistress asked me to remind you that the third young lady is still imprisoned in the manor, saying..."
"Don't mention her to me!"
Su Rong concealed her joy, frowned, and sat down. "What a useless thing! Who in the capital doesn't want to curry favor with our Su family these days? I'm locked up and can't get out, but she's so ignorant as to take advantage of the situation to find a good marriage. She even talked nonsense and angered my father and brother. What a waste of brains!"
Ling'er paused: "But girl, our wife said..."
"Stop talking about that."
Su Rong interrupted her: "Go to the front yard and call Zhang Shuwen over privately. I have something to tell him."
"Uh, my uncle is not in the front yard..."
“…Tsk, what a lecherous and unrighteous fellow!”
Su Rong gritted her teeth and scowled, "Go look for him in the backyard. No matter which vixen's bed he's sleeping in, dig him up and tell him that if he wants me to let his mistress in, he should get out here right away!"
"yes…"
Ling'er had no choice but to climb out of the window again and sneak to the backyard, her face full of anxiety.
The lady hasn't finished what she asked her to bring...
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In a house on South Street, Su Yin was furious.
"Why should I, the third daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, disguise myself as a maid to attend the year-end palace banquet?"
"Have you had enough of this?"
Zhao Yu frowned and shouted, "I spent so much money and effort, hiding it from your father and brother, to bribe those people at the farm to get you out. If you keep causing trouble, you can go back on your own!"
“…”
"Yin'er, mother knows you've suffered a lot, but Su Ci has already entered the palace, and there's no turning back. Now that she's favored, the Su family has also benefited. Those who have come to propose marriage lately are all from wealthy families."
Seeing his daughter, who had lost a lot of weight, calm down, Zhao Yu felt distressed and softened his tone.
"But your sister is right. Since the Su family is currently in its heyday, you should aspire to a higher position. The old lady of the Marquis of Dongchang and the wife of the Marquis of Yue have both approached me, but they seem hesitant."
"That's why I secretly brought you out and brought you into the palace. As long as you ask Su Ci for mercy in person, even a single word from Concubine Shu would be more effective than anything else, and you can marry into the Marquis's mansion."
“…Mom, I understand.”
Su Yin bit her lip and took a deep breath: "I will stay quiet, and I will definitely plead with the Concubine Shu tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, this is my good daughter."
Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry. After all, she's a concubine now. Her status is there. And with your elder sister by her side trying to mediate, she'll definitely forgive you."
"It's getting late, so I have to go back. Otherwise, your brother will find out. Tomorrow, you will wait at the corner of the street with Mother Zhang as planned, and then just follow me into the palace."
The door was closed and the empty and simple room fell silent.
"…Heh, beg for mercy? Forgiveness?"
Su Yin raised her bloodshot eyes and trembled with hatred.
Ever since Su Ci entered the palace, she has been favored by the emperor and promoted to the position of consort. Her reputation has spread so widely that even the farmers on the farm know about it. One can imagine how torturous it must have been for her to be locked up in that dilapidated wooden house, listening to those rumors every day.
All this wealth and glory should have belonged to her, Su Yin!
——
Yufu Palace.
After hearing Fulu's words, Su Ci shook her head speechlessly.
"Well, Fulu, you are becoming more and more meticulous in your work, which is good."
Fulu quickly bowed and said, "I was originally just a cleaning eunuch. Thanks to the master's favor, I have been appointed the head steward of the entire palace. I am deeply grateful and will do my best to serve the master."
Su Ci gestured and glanced at Guyu.
"You are so loyal that I cannot treat you unfairly. I heard that your brother broke his leg a few days ago. Your parents are old and the children have no one to take care of them. Since you cannot go back to fulfill your filial duties, please bring back some more silver."
Fulu didn't expect that his master would actually care about his family affairs. He took the heavy purse, knelt down and kowtowed with red eyes.
"Slave, thank you for the reward, Master!"
"Well, go out and do something."
"yes!"
Yanyu sent the person away, closed the door, and walked back with a nervous look on her face.
"Master, what should we do now? Tomorrow is Gong Yan's day. If the eldest and third ladies force you to help, how can we refuse?"
"Are you stupid, girl?"
Guyu poked her round face with a bit of amusement: "Our master is now the Concubine Shu. If they want to beg for mercy, they have to kowtow and coax the Concubine Shu."
Su Ci curled the corners of her mouth coldly.
"As her stepmother, I'm becoming increasingly confused. I can understand why she brought Su Rong into the palace, but I didn't expect she would bring along that troublemaker Su Yin."
"Isn't it?"
Yanyu also shook her head in disbelief. "Fulu, as you instructed, hired two clever servants outside the palace to gather gossip and rumors in the capital. It's said that several officials sent matchmakers to the Su Mansion to propose marriage to the third young lady, but the lady ignored them and instead approached the women of some noble marquises."
"The funniest thing is that she actually hooked up with the sister of the wife of the Marquis of Runan, the aunt of the Concubine Xian. I really don't know if she wants her daughter to marry into a wealthy family or what..."
"Hmm? Concubine Xian's aunt?"
Su Ci put down her teacup and asked, "Do you know who took the initiative to make the connection?"
Yanyu was slightly stunned and shook her head: "Fulu didn't say it in such detail, he just mentioned it briefly."
"Go out and tell Fulu to look into this matter more carefully."
"Uh, yes."
Guyu looked at his master who seemed to be in deep thought, and said thoughtfully, "Master, do you think that the sudden change in attitude of the Concubine Xian is related to this matter?"
"Maybe if we investigate, we'll find out."
Su Ci lowered her eyes with a slightly cold look.
It would be fine if it was just a coincidence, but if it was intentional, she would have made Zhao Yu "die of illness" earlier.
After all, no matter how high her status in the harem is, she still needs the support of her natal family. The Su family cannot tolerate a fool like Zhao Yu.
"Then the eldest and third girls are planning to sneak into the palace. Master, don't you plan to stop them?"
"Don't stop it."
Su Ci raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "They are looking for trouble themselves, which saves me the trouble."
"Actually, I don't quite understand."
Gu Yu said with some doubt: "The eldest lady asked you for help just to show off in her family, but what does the third lady want? Although you are the concubine now, her marriage is still decided by the master and mistress of the mansion."
"If Su Yin only wanted to take advantage of my power to marry into a wealthy family, she wouldn't have sneaked into the palace."
Su Ci's eyes flickered slightly, and she thought for a moment before speaking.
"Guyu, go to the warehouse tomorrow and find something. Maybe I can use it..."
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