After Su Ruojin left, Consort Jiang slammed her fist on the table in anger: "How ungrateful! Su Lan, do you think she knows Chu'er's feelings for her and only wants the position of Princess Consort, so she deliberately said those things?"
Aunt Sulan shook her head: "This servant doesn't know either. Doctor Su is too calm and composed. I've been observing her for a long time but I still can't figure out what she's thinking."
Su Lan is an aunt who has been in the palace for decades. She has seen all kinds of people and has a sharp eye.
Even she couldn't see through Su Ruojin. After a long while, Consort Jiang stopped talking and said, "Take the portrait to Chu'er and tell him what I mean."
"Yes, Your Highness." Aunt Sulan walked out of Yilan Courtyard carrying the portrait.
As soon as Su Ruojin returned to Yunwu Courtyard, Yanluo told her that Xiao Yanchu had arrived.
She frowned: "Close the door and say I'm asleep, we can talk about it later."
She doesn't want to see him right now.
Despite appearing calm after Consort Jiang's outburst, Su Ruojin was inwardly somewhat annoyed.
She realized her feelings for Xiao Yanchu at Shenyu Mountain, and it was true.
But that doesn't mean I can't live without him.
She hadn't even decided whether she really wanted to marry Xiao Yanchu when Consort Jiang called her over and said that. Who wouldn't be angry?
This made Su Ruojin feel like no one wanted her, and she was desperately trying to marry Xiao Yanchu.
Concubine?
She might not even be willing to be the principal wife, let alone a concubine.
Su Ruojin also knew that in this dynasty, it was normal for Consort Jiang, as a mother, to think this way.
Let alone a dignified regent, even ordinary families with a decent means of living often have three wives and four concubines.
She was merely a doctor from Yanyang on the surface, yet Consort Jiang was so generous to make her a concubine and allow her to enter the palace on the same day as the Princess.
But she just felt uncomfortable.
Feeling uncomfortable but unable to vent to Consort Jiang, the only option was to give Xiao Yanchu the cold shoulder.
Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback when he heard Yan Luo say that Su Ruojin was asleep, as this was not the time for sleeping.
However, he thought that Su Ruojin might be tired from returning from Shenyu Mountain, and it was only right that she rested more.
"Then tell your young lady that I will come to see her later." Xiao Yanchu was about to leave when Yanluo called him back.
"Oh, Your Highness." Yanluo looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing Yanluo's appearance, Xiao Yanchu also sensed that something was wrong: "What's wrong with your young lady?"
Yan Luo quickly waved her hand: "No, no, Miss is fine, it's just..."
Hearing that Su Ruojin was alright, Xiao Yanchu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't urge her, but just looked at Yanluo, waiting for her to continue.
Yanlu thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, Miss seemed a little strange when she returned from the Dowager Consort's place. She seemed a bit angry."
The young lady came to the Prince's mansion out of kindness to treat the young master's illness, not to be mistreated.
If the Dowager Consort were to cause any distress to the young lady, she would naturally not be able to complain to the Prince.
But Yanluo just couldn't swallow this insult.
Whether it's the Dark Alliance or the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, Miss has never suffered any indignity.
If the young lady can't say, then let her say it.
If the prince doesn't protect the young lady either, then she can simply persuade the young lady to leave the palace. After all, the young master's illness is almost cured anyway.
Xiao Yanchu nodded: "Understood." Then he turned and left.
It seems he needs to go to Yilan Courtyard again and talk to his mother.
Before even reaching Yilan Courtyard, Xiao Yanchu encountered Aunt Sulan.
"This servant greets Your Highness. Your Highness, these are scrolls that the Dowager Consort asked me to bring for you to choose from. She hopes that Your Highness can understand her good intentions." Aunt Sulan hurriedly bowed and held up the stack of scrolls she was holding.
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