But Su Ruojin did this, and Xiao Yanchu ate it without caring at all.
Seeing this, Xing Yue followed suit and put the food she couldn't finish into Su Yiting's plate.
Su Yiting didn't mind at all.
When the elders of the Su family saw this scene, they pretended not to see it. The affection between the younger generation was something that the elders were happy to see.
The Su family was not a conservative family, so they wouldn't fuss over such trivial matters.
The meal was enjoyed very much.
Xiao Yanchu was considerate of Su Ruojin and sent someone back to inform Consort Jiang and Old Madam Zhao that they would be staying at the Su family's house tonight.
Now that the Su family members have come out, there are naturally many things that need to be discussed.
After dinner, the Su family all went to the study.
Su Ruojin went straight to the point: "Brothers, what exactly happened with those three servants who reported us?"
The servants of the Su family have always been well managed, and there has never been a case of them betraying their masters.
Even if this evidence were fabricated, it's impossible for the servants of the Su family to betray their master if they found it.
Su Ziyang replied, "These three were recruited from outside. Since they were doing menial work, no one paid much attention to them. The maid named Xu'er had been performing well, which is why she was allowed to clean Fifth Brother's room."
At this moment, Su Yuanchuan suddenly looked at Su Jiu'an and said, "Brother, I think I saw her enter your study and be kicked out."
As soon as Su Yuanchuan said this, everyone looked at Su Jiu'an.
Su Jiu'an nodded. "That's right. That Xu'er brought a bowl of bird's nest to the study, saying it was specially made for me. I kicked her out, and then I asked the steward to discipline her properly. I haven't seen her since."
Su Jiu'an didn't go into details, but actually, that day Xu'er brought bird's nest to his study, dressed very lightly. She put the bird's nest on his desk, pretended to be dizzy, and was about to pour it on him.
He's not stupid; he can see right through Xu'er's intentions.
When did the Su family start having servants like this?
However, with so many servants, it's not surprising that some might develop inappropriate thoughts. Su Jiu'an naturally wouldn't bother with such matters and left the matter to the steward.
Xu'er begged the steward to forgive her this time, even kowtowing until her head bled. The steward softened and let her go, but forbade her from approaching the young master's study again.
Later, Xu'er did indeed become much more well-behaved, just as she had said. She would avoid the eldest young master from a distance and worked diligently. Gradually, she was transferred to the fifth young master's courtyard to work as a cleaning maid.
Until later, when the Su family ran into trouble.
"Big brother, can you draw a portrait of Xu'er?" Su Ruojin asked.
She had originally intended to find these three people and question them in detail, but she couldn't find them. She figured that Xiao Chenyi was afraid the Su family would kill them to silence them, so he hid them.
Later, my third brother got into trouble, and I was busy rushing to Yulin, so I didn't have time to deal with these three people for the time being.
Previously, there was no need for those three people to appear in the imperial court; the witnesses and physical evidence in Su Ruojin's hands were enough to prove the Su family's innocence.
Now that the Su family is safe, those three are no longer of any value, and Xiao Chenyi will naturally not care about them. It should be easy to find them.
Su Ruojin always felt that it was impossible for these three people to have discovered this evidence at the same time without any reason or coincidence.
It's easier to find someone if you have a portrait.
"Xiao Jin, do you think the Emperor might order the three of them to be killed?" Su Yiting suddenly thought of this question.
If that's the case, where else can they find these three people to question?
“If he really killed the three of them, it can only mean that he arranged all of this. Xiao Chenyi wouldn’t do something so stupid,” Xiao Yanchu said.
They were just three insignificant people; Xiao Chen didn't need to go to such lengths, only to end up being suspected by the Su family.
Su Jiu'an didn't reply. He walked directly to the desk, picked up a pen, and started drawing.
Before long, not only Xu'er's portrait, but also Aunt Cuihua's and Wang Wu's portraits were drawn.
Su Ruojin took the portrait, glanced at it, and smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
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