Chapter 420 Su Wan'er's Counterattack
Yun Jiaoyue was pregnant. Zhao Xuan knew that she had set fire to the Su family and killed everyone, but for the sake of the child, he would not punish her in the slightest.
Unable to harm her, Su Wan'er changed her target and turned to deal with Liu Yiyi, intentionally mentioning to Zhao Xuan that Liu Yiyi could imitate handwriting.
She was led to Jujing Garden, where there wasn't a single guard in sight; it was clearly a trap.
An investigation revealed that a guard from the Liu family clan had relayed the imperial concubine's decree to transfer the guards from that area.
Su Wan'er's miscarriage was a conspiracy between the two of them.
Liu Yiyi was skilled in calligraphy and could imitate beautiful handwriting. She had seen Zhao Jiu's handwriting before, and by imitating his style, she tricked Su Wan'er into leaving.
Zhao Xuan never expected that the seemingly gentle woman actually harbored a sharp tongue. He couldn't let his daughter have a ruthless mother, so he ordered someone to take Princess Qingyun away.
He entrusted her to Su Wan'er's care and allowed her to leave the palace to visit the Su family, but she had to return to the palace before dark.
After giving birth to Princess Qingyun, Liu Yiyi's health was damaged, and she has been unable to conceive for the past two years. She has poured all her love into her daughter. The loss of the princess is like a piece of her flesh being torn out, causing her unbearable pain.
She knelt outside Chongde Hall for two hours, until she fainted, but she still couldn't soften Zhao Xuan's heart.
Knowing that Zhao Xuan would not forgive her, she pretended to faint. The palace servants helped her back, so she had to find another way.
Su Wan'er treated the princess very well, so well that no one could find fault with her.
After Su Wan'er left the palace, she received the news and ordered the palace maids she had bribed in Su Wan'er's palace to take immediate action and harm the child.
Then she devised a way to lure Zhao Xuan over there.
The once-glorious Su Mansion was burned to the ground, leaving only charred skeletons and blackened charcoal beams on the roof.
The fire did not spread outside. There was still a door frame and a wall remaining on the outer perimeter. The door should still be there, but it was stolen by someone. The Su family's plaque was also missing.
Seeing that pile of black ruins, one can almost imagine how painful it must have been for her family to be burned to death.
She got off the carriage, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold, tears blurred her vision. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand and pounded her chest.
She was useless; she couldn't save her family and even made them suffer.
"Father, Mother, your daughter is unfilial. I've only come back to see you now. I'm so sorry, sob sob..."
She cried so hard she could barely stand, and a palace maid beside her supported her. "Your Highness, please take care of yourself first so we can find the murderer and avenge Master Su."
The palace maid helped her inside.
Su Wan'er knelt before the ruins and kowtowed three times, secretly vowing in her heart, "Father, Mother, please wait a little longer. Soon I will send the enemy who killed you down to join you."
As she stood up, she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. Tears were the most useless thing; she hadn't avenged her family yet, so she had to be strong and pull herself together.
Turning around, I walked outside and saw a little beggar lingering by the carriage at the door.
He refused to leave, and the Imperial Guards, fearing he would harm Su Wan'er, tried to drive him away, but he wouldn't go. Seeing that he was dressed in rags and was barefoot, they kindly gave him three coins.
To everyone's surprise, the beggar shook his head, hid the broken bowl behind his back, and said, "Brother, I'm not here for money. I'd like to say a few words to that lady, is that alright?"
"That lady is Consort Su from my palace. Noble ladies in the palace are not people a beggar like you can associate with. Take the money and leave, or don't blame me for taking action against you." The imperial guard gripped the hilt of his sword, intending to draw it to intimidate him and hope he would back down.
When the little beggar saw Su Wan'er, he came out and shouted loudly, "Are you the young lady of the Su family, or the Lady Su in the palace? Master Su is a good man. Every winter, when we can't get any food, he often has his servants bring us the leftovers. He also gives us old clothes and cotton-padded jackets that we don't need, which is how we survived the winter. Here, take this and I hope you can find some solace."
He then handed her the steamed bun from the broken bowl.
The palace maid saw her dirty little hands, a look of disgust flashed in her eyes, and she was about to refuse.
Su Wan'er's eyes suddenly lit up, and she excitedly grabbed the beggar's hand, "You..."
She was about to say something.
The little beggar said again, "Your Majesty, I once heard Master Su say that he had a daughter who loved to eat sweet cakes. A kind person gave me a sweet cake, and I hope you won't be sad anymore."
"Yes, the daughter my dad was talking about is me. I love eating sugar cakes the most."
Su Wan'er took the sugar cake and took a big bite. "Delicious, very delicious, thank you."
The palace maid whispered a warning, "Your Highness, be careful, it might be poisoned."
If this little beggar were to poison the sweet cake and kill Su Wan'er, she, as her personal maid, would also be guilty.
"It's alright, he has received favors from my Su family, he won't harm me." Su Wan'er broke off a small piece and handed it to the little beggar, "You eat too."
"Thank you, sister."
"Hmm, good girl."
Su Wan'er didn't linger outside the palace for long. She got into the carriage after eating half of her steamed bun, secretly slipping the note hidden inside the bun into her sleeve.
He then made an excuse that he wanted to be alone for a while, and sent his personal maid to sit on the carriage shaft outside for a while before opening the note. When he saw the contents of the letter, he was overjoyed. "That's wonderful!"
Not only is Ninth Brother alive, but everyone else is alive too! That's wonderful!
Upon closer inspection, the handwriting turned out to be Zhao Jiu's.
Could it be that Zhao Jiu saved the Su family?
Is he out of his mind? This idiot, could he still be hung up on her?
Didn't she know he had lied to her before?
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