"Sister Shu, you're awake!"
When Qin Ke'er saw Sun Shu slowly open her eyes, she stood up excitedly. "You're finally awake! You fell into a coma again after they left yesterday. I was so worried about you."
Upon seeing this, Sun Shu recalled what had happened before she lost consciousness, and her expression immediately turned ugly.
“That Zhong Qi’er actually dared to… cough cough cough… push me into the water directly.” Sun Shu gripped Qin Ke’er’s sleeve tightly. “Was Zhong Qi’er sentenced to death?”
Qin Ke'er hesitated upon hearing this, then slowly shook her head.
"What!"
Sun Shu coughed violently, her eyes widening involuntarily. How could someone who pushed her into the water not be sentenced to death?
"Sister Shu, please don't be angry. The Empress Dowager made Zhong Qi'er kneel outside Zhaoning Palace for three consecutive days. Yesterday, the Zhong family also came to apologize to you in person." Qin Ke'er naturally knew the futility of her words, but she couldn't think of a better solution in the face of the situation.
Jiang Yu's move forced Zhong Qi'er to kneel for three days, blocking their path to taking Zhong Qi'er's life.
"I want to write a letter to my father so that he knows what Dayu has done."
Sun Shu's hands were clenched tightly under the blanket, all the confidence she had before coming to Da Yu gone.
"Sister Shu, if Patriarch Sun finds out about this, will he let you leave Dayu and go home?" Qin Ke'er asked softly. She was very curious, even though she had guessed that Emperor Yu did not really want to make peace with them through marriage.
But they still didn't want to go home empty-handed.
"Ke'er, you wouldn't happen to be...?"
Sun Shu glanced at Qin Ke'er, a hint of something unreadable flashing in her eyes.
The head of the Qin family, who was the most powerful family in the clan, probably never imagined that his daughter, whom he had raised with such care, would fall in love with his enemy at first sight.
......
At the same time, at the Chen residence.
"Master, how are Miss Qin and Miss Sun doing?" Seeing Chen Ping return, Madam Chen immediately stepped forward. "Yesterday, I saw that Miss Sun's face was deathly pale, so I suppose..."
That's enough.
Chen Ping's face was extremely ugly. "You shouldn't have spoken up for them at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet."
Upon hearing Chen Ping's words, Madam Chen stopped in her tracks as she reached out to help him undress. "My lord," she said, "if I hadn't spoken up, Miss Sun might have died on the spot."
"Do you think everyone in the dark is blind?"
Chen Ping sighed heavily. "Yesterday, Madam Qiu claimed to be ill as soon as she returned to the manor. Tell me in detail what happened yesterday, and don't miss any detail."
Seeing Chen Ping's appearance, Madam Chen was also frightened and hurriedly recounted the events of the previous day in fits and starts.
Then Chen Ping fell silent.
"My lord, have I done something wrong...? Then I should have feigned illness like Madam Qiu..."
"No, you must visit Miss Sun every day starting tomorrow."
Chen Ping stared into Madam Chen's eyes. "Remember, you must pretend to want to curry favor with Miss Sun. Only in this way can you save the entire Chen family."
"I...I will, I will."
For some reason, Madam Chen saw a ruthless glint in Chen Ping's eyes, which made her heart tremble involuntarily.
"Sir, should we write a letter over there?"
Inside the study, a bodyguard slowly emerged from the shadows. Chen Ping was not surprised at all, clearly already used to it.
"Don't believe it yet. With this matter causing such a big fuss, they will definitely get the news over there."
Chen Ping meaningfully opened a small box, inside which a white porcelain bottle shimmered with an eerie light.
"Madam seems to have misunderstood, thinking that you are close to the Qin and Sun families, sir."
"laugh--"
Chen Ping scoffed upon hearing this, "The Qin and Sun families are not to be underestimated. It's a good thing that the Emperor should deal with these two families first, but..."
He's probably being watched now, and if he wants to completely get rid of the suspicion, he'll have to get rid of that stupid woman.
......
Zhong Qi'er knelt in Zhaoning Palace for three days straight. By the third day, her knees were swollen like steamed buns.
"You have been kneeling for three days now. I will ask you one more time: if such a situation were to occur again, would you still push someone into the water?"
"meeting."
Zhong Qi'er did not hesitate at all, which made Wanji, who was standing next to her, stare in astonishment.
“Even if Brother Wei Ruo doesn’t like me, he is still a member of the Zhong family. It’s not allowed to bully him or have bad intentions towards him.”
Looking at Zhong Qi'er like this, Jiang Yu suddenly smiled.
"Does Guo Siyuan of Lingyun Garden harbor any ill intentions towards Wei Ruo?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Qi'er looked up abruptly. Did the Empress Dowager know that she had also been involved in that rumor?
“Zhong Qi’er, sometimes you need to examine your conscience more closely.”
Jiang Yu reached out and stroked Zhong Qi'er's face. The slightly warm Buddhist beads made Zhong Qi'er tremble all over. She was usually fearless, but this time she was so scared that her teeth were chattering.
"I'll let it go this time, but if you later harm innocent people for your own selfish desires, Zhong Qi'er, I will not forgive you."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty understands."
"After you return, you shall be confined to the Zhong residence and shall not step out of the Zhong residence without my decree."
Despite the excruciating pain in her knees, Zhong Qi'er was slunk out of Zhaoning Palace.
In the evening, Gu Qingyan, having heard about this incident, blinked and said, "After being frightened by the Empress Dowager, Zhong Qi'er should behave herself."
"I'm afraid she'll target Lingyun Garden again. This Zhong Qi'er is truly an anomaly."
Jiang Yu opened her mouth and ate the food that Gu Lin fed her. Leaning against the soft cushion, she lazily closed her eyes.
She only scared Zhong Qi'er out of consideration for Wei Ruo; otherwise, she really wouldn't have bothered to get involved.
"The news of the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet should have already spread to Dayu."
Gu Lin spoke slowly and deliberately, "The Sun family should also have some kind of response."
"This is going to be a headache again." Gu Qingyan frowned. "And Chen Ping's wife went to see Sun Shu again today, leaving me completely confused."
As she spoke, Jiang Yu curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze full of profound meaning.
"It looks like things are going to get chaotic. It's good that things are chaotic; if it's as calm as before, it'll make people uneasy."
She had a feeling that Chen Ping was not a simple person.
Just as Gu Qingyan was about to leave Zhaoning Palace, Ling Hai rushed over, "Your Majesty, Madam, Young Master, this is an urgent letter from Luoming."
"Luoming?"
Jiang Yu looked puzzled. According to the urgent letter from Luo Ming, wasn't Luo Ming now only left with Yun Hui?
The letter was presented by Ling Hai, and the familiar handwriting on the envelope made Jiang Yu's eyes narrow sharply.
After reading the letter, the three remained silent for a long time, their expressions extremely serious.
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