Chapter 482
~DOUBLE STANDARD SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED ~
Jin Lan came out to pour some tea. When she saw Xu Yanhan, she hurried over and bowed, “This servant greets Madam. Miss was talking about Madam just now. Please quickly come in.”
“Alright.”
When Xu Yanhan came in, Mu Yunyao was stitching a satchel, “Yao’er, this....” The purse in her hand was blue and embroidered with a simple yet elegant cluster of the orchid pattern. At first glance, it was clearly the style worn by men.
Mu Yunyao didn’t think her mother would come over, so she quickly put down the purse. “Why is Mother here? Come in and sit down quickly.”
Xu Yanhan thought of Eldest Princess Yi De’s words and looked at Mu Yunyao with a smile. “This was made for His Royal Highness Yue Wang?”
Mu Yunyao’s ears turned slightly red, “I saw that His Royal Highness Yue Wang always carried a satchel with origin treasure markings on it, and it was not decent, so I decided to help him make another one. I didn’t have any other intentions.”
Xu Yanhan laughed, “You are such a silly girl. Your intentions are obvious, yet you are hesitating and wasting your time. Don’t you dare regret it in the future.”
“Mother …” Mu Yunyao didn’t know why, but when she mentioned Yue Wang, she subconsciously avoided the past in her heart. “You’ve come so late. Is there anything you need from me?”
“Have you heard about the Su family?”
Mu Yunyao nodded, “I heard from Jin Qiao in the afternoon. I don’t know if it was because the Su family confused by themselves or someone else had interfered. But with this move, the Su family has completely destroyed their luck.”
Xu Yanhan pondered and then said, “I did it.”
Mu Yunyao blinked, a little confused. “What did Mother say?”
“I said...I did the poisoning of Su Jin.”
Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but widen her eyes. “Mother … Are you serious?”
“Yes. Would Yao’er think Mother is ruthless?” She could do anything for Yunyao, but she didn’t want her to look at her in a different light. She couldn’t care less about what Grand Princess Yi De was thinking, but she couldn’t ignore Mu Yunyao’s point of view.
Mu Yunyao’s eyes were filled with smiles as she leaned toward Xu Yanhan, “Mother, you did the right thing. The Su family is our enemy. It is no exaggeration to treat the enemy ruthlessly, and this time you have really helped us a lot.”
Sensing that Mu Yunyao didn’t mind, Xu Yanhan completely relaxed, “Yao’er, your grandmother is right. Mother must learn to protect you and help you share the burden. That way, you can live a happier life without worries.”
“With Mother here, I’m already so happy.”
“Silly girl.”
Xu Yanhan let go of the burden in her heart and asked the people arranged in the Su family’s residence to do it.
Two days later, the Six Princesses, Huaiyang, directly entered the Palace to plead with the Emperor, hoping that he would be able to pardon the crimes of the Su family.
The Emperor directly chased the Six Princesses out of the Imperial Palace. He made it clear that she could not be allowed to take another step into the Imperial Palace without His Majesty’s orders.
When Mu Yunyao heard this news, she felt dumbfounded, “Are you saying that the Sixth Princess came to the Palace early this morning to plead for mercy on behalf of the Su family?”
Jin Qiao nodded her head: “That’s right. I don’t know what that Sixth Princess is thinking. Even this servant with that kind of brain knows, if I plead for mercy the Su family, it would mean tantamount to concealing the crimes of the Su family in disguise. Wouldn’t she realize that?”
Mu Yunyao stood up and walked directly towards Su Qing’s courtyard. Upon entering, she found that Qu Mama was also there. “Greetings, Mother. Qu Mama is very courteous.”
“Miss has forced me to submit.”
“Why is Yao’er here?”
Qu Mama was not an outsider, so Mu Yunyao did not avoid her. “Mother, this morning, the Sixth Princess entered the Palace to plead for mercy on behalf of the Su family, which angered the Emperor, and directly driven out of the Palace. Do you know about this?”
Xu Yanhan looked at Qu Mama and smiled, “I know. Qu Mama just told me.”
“Mother, this matter couldn’t also have been done by you, right?”
“Actually, it was all thanks to Qu Mama’s assistance from the side. All of the maids and mamas by the side of the Sixth Princess had been bribed. Every day, they would whisper in her ear about the severe consequences of poisoning Su Jin. In addition, Su Qingwu did not accompany her because of busy things. Things easily succeeded, and I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.”
Mu Yunyao’s eyes lit up as she looked at Xu Yanhan. She really wanted to look at her mother in a new light, “The Sixth Princess has been spoiled by the Emperor and only knows how to love all day long, regardless of the ups and downs outside the Palace. I’m afraid she still feels that the Emperor will tolerate her infinitely.”
Xu Yanhan nodded, and with a hint of coldness on her gentle face, she said, “It’s time for the Su family to pay the price.”
Regarding the change in her mother, Mu Yunyao was happy for her mother from the bottom of her heart. Since her mother’s identity had already changed, if her temperament were still the same as before, she would inevitably be calculated by countless people, and her grandmother even will be implicated as a result. As Jin Lan said, instead of being taught and forced to change in the future, it would be better to take the initiative to adapt to it now.
Su Qingwu walked out of the Third Prince’s Palace dejectedly. As soon as he returned to the Su family’s residence, he was called to the study room by Su Wenyuan. Just as she was about to step in, he saw a teacup smashed pieces under his feet with a bang: “Your good wife, she has harmed our Su family badly! Qingwu, is our Su family not chaotic enough? What are you doing? Why don’t you restrain the Sixth Princess?”
Su Qingwu looked at the flustered and exasperated Su Wenyuan and felt a burst of tiredness from the bottom of his heart. “Father, I married the Sixth Princess was to use her to help the Su family escape from trouble. At that time, I already knew that she was impulsive and did things recklessly, but now, don’t you think it’s too late to regret it?”
“You … have you learned how to talk back to your father?”
“Father, at this point, you don’t need to care so much.”
Su Wenyuan gritted his teeth as his heart burned with anger. Ever since he was demoted from a higher position, he had been repeatedly suppressed by his former colleagues in the Imperial Court. Even the people who used to flatter and please him now dare to step on him.
When he returned to the Su family’s residence, the Old Madam was severely ill, his wife was abandoned, and the Second Branch was separated. The Sixth Princess and Zhang Wan also fought each other to make the entire Su family a mess. Now, even the son dared to show him a face.
Su Wenyuan fiercely pounded on the table. Ever since Mu Yunyao had returned to the Su family, there had been no peace in the entire Su family, and it has been reduced to this point in a short time!
“Qingwu, is our Su family truly hopeless?”
Su Qingwu’s expression was dejected, “Father, His Royal Highness Jin Wang is currently busy clearing his suspicions and busy comforting the salt merchants in Jiangnan. HHe’s like a muddlehead crossing a river. He couldn’t protect himself, not to mention promote our Su family…You have been an official in the Daly Dynasty for many years, so you should know what happens at the end of useless chess pieces best.”
“Back then, the Su family supported Jin Wang like that, and it was the silver taels of the Spring Embroidery the only one paid homage to him. Don’t you think that he doesn’t care about our old friendship?”
Su Qingwu let out a mocking laugh. “Father has never spoken to others about affection, but now he wishes for others to remember him for old friendship. How is that possible?”
“What do you mean by that? ? Are you still feeling resentful because of Mu Yunyao’s matter?” Su Wenyuan couldn’t help but glare at him.
Su Qingwu was silent, and the light in his eyes became colder and colder.
“You … You unfilial son! You should be clear about what kind of person Mu Yunyao is. Wasn’t it to protect the Su family that your grandmother and I did that?”
“But in the end, it was precisely because of your ruthless methods that forced the Su family into a desperate situation!”
“Qingwu, do you think Mu Yunyao won’t deal with the Su family if we don’t take action? At this point, I have already understood that she came to our Su family to collect our debt. She wants to see us struggle to our deaths one by one! You’ve seen what happened to your grandmother, and now it’s our turn next!”
Su Qingwu clenched his fist tightly and then murmured in a low voice, “… … If that’s really the case, then that’s our retribution....”