Su Yuntian looked at Shen Rong with a gloomy face. His mother, who came from a merchant family, had not broadened her horizons despite years of living in the deep palace. Not only was she narrow-minded, but she also often made things worse. With such a mother, how could Su Mu like him?
"Mother, in the future, could you please inform your son before doing anything? If I knew you were setting a trap for Su Yi and Mu Jin, I would not allow you to act recklessly. Do you think such a clumsy scheme could deal with Su Yi or deceive Father?"
Su Yuntian contradicted Shen Rong in front of Shen Qianqian, and Shen Rong's expression wasn't much better. She said unhappily.
"Your mother also wants you to divorce Mu Jin as soon as possible. Moreover, that good-for-nothing Su Yi is still getting in your way. Getting rid of them both at the same time would kill two birds with one stone and save you a lot of trouble."
Hearing Shen Rong's words, Su Yun was furious. He turned to look at the man lying on the ground and asked Shen Rong.
"Was this person sent by Mother Consort?"
Shen Rong felt truly wronged by the man lying on the ground; she had no idea where he had come from. She had only seen the palace maid successfully drug Su Yi's wine shortly after Mu Jin left, and then, seeing the maid help Su Yi out, she happily called Su Mu and Su Yuntian over to catch them in the act.
It's no wonder Shen Rong felt wronged. She had no idea that the man lying on the ground was just a low-ranking palace guard who had been having an affair with a palace maid during a palace banquet. He had simply gone to the wrong place and was mistaken for the person who had harmed her by Mu Jin, who knocked him unconscious.
"From now on, Mother Consort, you need not interfere in my affairs with Mu Jin. Mu Jin and I are not going to go down the path of divorce. In addition, Su Yi is not as useless as Mother Consort sees him. Mother, you only need to think about how to win back Father's love for you every day. I will take care of the rest."
Shen Qianqian overheard Su Yuntian and Shen Rong's conversation and turned pale instantly when she learned that Su Yuntian did not want to divorce Mu Jin. It took her a long time to manage a weak smile before she stepped forward and tugged at Su Yuntian's sleeve.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry with your mother. She did this only for your own good."
Shen Qianqian's words eased the tense atmosphere between the mother and son to some extent. Shen Rong could also see that Su Yuntian was indeed very angry this time, so she did not dare to say anything more, and her tone also softened.
"Very well! Your mother will no longer concern herself with these matters. Your father is getting impatient, so hurry back to the Imperial Garden."
After Su Yuntian finished speaking, he had the unconscious man on the ground taken out and dealt with. Then he returned to the palace banquet in the Imperial Garden with Shen Rong and Shen Qianqian.
As soon as the three of them stepped into the Imperial Garden, they saw Mu Jin and Su Yi and his sister sitting in front of them, raising their glasses and chatting. Their smiles seemed to pierce the eyes and hearts of the three of them.
After the three of them sat down together, Su Yi smiled and said to Su Yuntian.
"Where has Third Brother been for so long? There was a dance performance just now, it was so wonderful, it's a pity Third Brother didn't see it."
Su Yuntian was feeling quite annoyed and didn't want to pay any attention to Su Yi, so he casually said, "I've had too much to drink, I need to go to the restroom."
Su Yi smiled faintly and said, "Oh, Consort De, Third Brother, and Sister-in-law have such a good relationship, they even go to the toilet together."
Then he turned to look at Mu Jin and continued, "Why didn't you invite Third Sister-in-law?"
Su Yuntian was taken aback when he heard Su Yi's teasing. He then looked at Su Mu, who did not stop Su Yi's inappropriate joke. He suppressed his anger but his expression remained unchanged.
"Fifth brother is joking."
Unaware of the story behind it, Su Muxue glanced at Su Yuntian and Shen Qianqian, then muttered to Su Yi, "Even if we call Ajin, she won't come along. Isn't what Fifth Brother said obvious?"
"Yes, the princess is right."
Su Muxue's casual remark surprised Mu Jin, who responded unexpectedly. She was delighted and toasted Mu Jin again.
The group chatted amongst themselves, but few of their words reached Su Mu's ears. He kept looking at Su Yi and his sister, especially Su Yi, who resembled their mother. Every time he looked at Su Yi, he would secretly think of their mother, Nan Yu, through Su Yi's face.
Because of Nan Yu's death, Su Yi harbored resentment towards Su Mu. The father and son had not seen each other for a long time, and when they did meet, they could barely exchange a few words.
Shen Rong noticed that Su Mu was staring at Su Yi in a daze, and she was displeased. In her opinion, Su Yuntian was much better than Su Yi. Su Yi only ate, drank, and had fun, and did nothing for Dongyue Kingdom or Su Mu. On the contrary, her son Su Yuntian had done a lot of work and received a lot of praise from the court officials. Thinking of this, she wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks about Su Yi.
"Yi'er, you haven't returned to the capital for a long time. How many cities have you visited during this time? Have you met any women you like?"
Su Yi glanced at Shen Rong with a half-smile: "How did Consort De know I went to stroll around the capital?"
This question is quite suggestive; it could mean that Shen Rong knows everything about King Yi's whereabouts.
Shen Rong was momentarily speechless at Su Yi's question, but she quickly recovered and replied.
"I was just saying this casually. I think you're lucky, unlike your third brother who works himself to the bone every day to do all those chores for your father. You should be more considerate of your father and come back to the palace to visit him more often. Besides, at your age, you should have married a princess and settled down in the capital."
Su Muxue was instantly displeased when she heard that Shen Rong was actually putting down her own brother Su Yi in order to promote Su Yuntian.
"Your Highness, you should eat more vegetables and worry less. Father hasn't said anything, but you're already unhappy. Since you're so free, why don't you let your third brother marry a few more wives and have a bunch of grandchildren for you to raise?"
Shen Rong was not willing to be rebuffed by the junior. She was about to teach Su Muxue a lesson when Su Mu interrupted her.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
