Yao Xinyue didn't care. "Those are all your subordinates. Which household doesn't have male servants? It's no big deal! I don't mind! I just need to stay by Su Su's side!"
Gao Yuling couldn't possibly live outside, so she didn't want Yao Xinyue to succeed. She also wanted to live with Su Su!
If she can't do it, no one else can either!
"You may not mind, but the Chengguo Mansion certainly will! Don't forget, you have a half-sister who's eyeing you covetously! If you go out, aren't you just giving her ammunition? Your half-sister hasn't been having a good time lately, and she's just looking for something to do with you! Besides, Susu is married. How are they supposed to get along with her if you go there? They can't take care of you, and they can't take care of their husbands either way! They're caught in the middle! So, you'd better stay in your own mansion!"
Kao Yu-ling spoke in a serious tone, sounding like she was only considering Yao Hsin-yueh's feelings.
Upon hearing this, Yao Xinyue was very unhappy and pouted, "Then why did it work for you before? Why can't it work for me? This is too unfair!"
Gao Yuling said proudly, "How can that be compared! Su Su's family had quite a few people back then. I played with the children, and it didn't affect Su Su's relationship with her husband! I was a free person back then, and I could go wherever I wanted. Nobody could stop me!"
Yao Xinyue couldn't stand Gao Yuling's smugness and snorted, "Now that you're back in the capital, you're still no different from me, without freedom!"
She was also a little happy, since Gao Yuling couldn't live with Su Su anymore!
Su Nanxi was utterly speechless. What was there to argue about?
She smells so good, why do I have to live with her?
Haven't you heard the saying "familiarity breeds contempt"?
Distance makes the heart grow fonder. A little distance, a bit of ambiguity, is the best. If you get too close, all sorts of problems will surface, and you might not be able to stand the sight of each other!
Gao Yuling immediately shook her head, "No way! Su Su always smells good! The food she cooks smells good, the crops she grows smell good, even the wild animals Su Su catches smell good!"
Yao Xinyue's lips twitched. This person really knows how to flatter!
Aren't you ashamed?
Wait, Su Su can catch wild animals?
How come she didn't know anything about it? That's amazing!
Even if I teach her step by step, she still can't learn!
What should I do if I suddenly admire Su Su even more?
Also, I want to see Su Su's superpower to catch wild animals!
Su Nanxi could only say that she would definitely try it if she had the chance in the future. It was not a superpower, but just a coincidence, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse!
But Yao Xinyue didn't believe it. She felt that Gao Yuling wouldn't make things up, and that there must be some credibility to it.
"By the way, is your half-sister restricted from going out? I haven't seen her socializing much lately. I heard she used to be very outgoing, always around! Especially in places with men, she was always eager to show off in front of people of high status!"
Gao Yuling then changed the subject, focusing on Yao Mengru.
Yao Xinyue pouted, "She really wants to go out, but she can't! In the past, her father protected her, and she could do whatever she wanted. Now that her father is not at home, her grandmother has not indulged her. She found fault with her and punished her by making her copy scriptures."
Kao Yu-ling suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. No one's protecting me anymore. These rules aren't just for show!"
It's hard to bear such a heavy burden!
Serves you right!
Su Nanxi felt the punishment was too lenient. Old Madam Yao must have been thinking of her son and was worried that if the punishment was too severe, her son would make a fuss when he came back, so she chose a decent punishment that no one else could say anything about.
Of course, it's not acceptable not to punish them. This is a rare opportunity. They've suffered so much in the past, and if they don't take this chance to vent their anger, they might never have another chance!
This is also a good thing for Su Nanxi!
With the Duke of Cheng away and not expected to return anytime soon, Yao Mengru, now without her backing, will be even easier to deal with!
Arrangements had been made for Yao Mengru beforehand, but an unexpected event occurred, and there was no time to attend to it. However, Yao Mengru did enjoy a comfortable period of time.
If Gao Yuling hadn't mentioned it, she probably wouldn't have remembered this person so quickly. Now that she has, she might as well continue with the plan.
Su Nanxi finally understood that the original owner's exile to the borderlands was somehow connected to Yao Mengru!
It has no direct relationship with Yao Mengru, but it is indirectly related because Yao Mengru's cousin was involved!
Because Yao Mengru's mother was deeply favored by the Duke of Cheng, her entire family rose to prominence, and she promoted and favored those behind her. In short, no one was left out, and everyone benefited!
As the saying goes, desires are insatiable, and that's true. Some people get too easily and become arrogant and inflated, wanting more and more and becoming increasingly dissatisfied with what they already have!
However, the Duke of Cheng couldn't possibly grant everyone's every wish; if someone wanted to become an official, he couldn't help them!
If you have nothing, it's fine if no one investigates you after you become an official, but if you are investigated, it's no small matter!
He was naturally unwilling to take such a risk. Besides, they weren't his close relatives. He had already done a lot to help them!
But if you can't stop someone's ambition to move forward, and it doesn't work with the Duke of Cheng, then you can try other ways. There are ways!
As long as you get what you want, what does it matter if you take a crooked path? There will always be someone to clean up the mess!
Actually, he wasn't Yao Mengru's biological cousin; he was just a distant relative, the son of her mother's cousin.
It's estimated that even the Duke of Cheng was unaware of the good deeds that person had done, but Yao Mengru's mother probably knew a little about it, though she pretended not to know anything.
Regardless of Yao Mengru's mother's motives, it was wrong of her not to stop her family from doing whatever they wanted!
Therefore, Yao Mengru's mother's name was on Su Nanxi's little notebook.
A few days after Yao Xinyue's birthday, she heard that Yao Mengru's cousin had apparently committed a crime and been arrested. It seemed to be quite serious, and Yao Mengru's stepmother, You Shi, was extremely anxious.
With the Duke of Cheng not in the capital, no one was there to help the mother and daughter resolve their issues. The old lady was even less inclined to deal with such trivial matters. It was not her place to interfere in the affairs of a concubine's family. Besides, it wasn't a good thing anyway!
The Duchess should not even think about it. Don't be fooled by her seemingly indifferent attitude. She is a woman; how could she not care about anything?
I keep a little notebook in my mind, and I've written everything down!
They won't bring it up and settle scores until the time comes!
Suppressing the legal wife and children like that would make anyone resentful!
So it's already a favor that she didn't kick us when we're down; don't expect her to help!
Besides, what's the point of helping? If you do something wrong, you should be punished. Otherwise, what's the use of the law?
Not long after, more than one cousin got into trouble, and then another cousin and his cousins got into trouble one after another, as if it had led to a whole string of problems!
You Xiaoniang was extremely panicked. The only person she could think of was the Duke of Cheng, but the Duke of Cheng was not in the capital and could not help her at all.
She was just a woman, and a concubine at that; she had no ability to save the situation.
Is there still a chance to turn things around?
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