novelaction Chapter 248: Force each other to death
Chapter 248: Force each other to death
Su Qingwan was not in a hurry, because the most anxious person now was Su Yunrou.
She had thought that Su Yunrou would find someone to kill Su Yuejie, but she didn't expect that she would come alone and send her elder brother away personally.
It would be useless for Su Yunrou to quibble, because the emperor would believe her and think that Su Yunrou did this to delay the wedding.
And even if the emperor now dislikes Prince Rui, he is still a prince, the emperor's own flesh and blood, and the brother of Prince Qi.
But if the Prince of Qi wanted to snatch the Prince of Rui's wife at this time, it would only make the Emperor suspicious of him.
Su Yunrou was anxious. She hated Su Qingwan to death, and was also worried whether King Qi would take out so much money to save her.
Seeing King Qi's brows getting more and more furrowed, Su Yunrou's heart sank as well.
This man is nothing special!
But she didn't want to be controlled by Su Qingwan, so she suddenly said, "Su Qingwan, I can't prove my innocence now, and I can't make things difficult for His Highness. In this case, the only thing I can do is die."
As Su Yunrou spoke, she reached out to take off the golden hairpin on her head, held it in both hands, and pointed the tip at her neck.
It looked like it was about to stab in, which was extremely scary.
"Hurry up and show no mercy!"
Su Qingwan was unmoved. If Su Yunrou committed suicide now, to her, it would just be the death of another enemy.
But this way of dying is too easy for her!
King Qi was extremely anxious. He hurriedly grabbed Su Yunrou's hand, fearing that she would do something stupid.
"Yun Rou, don't do anything stupid. I believe you have never done anything to kill your brother. It would be too worthless if you died like this."
"Your Highness, I..." Su Yunrou was so sad that she actually cried on King Qi's shoulder.
Su Qingwan saw the two of them being so affectionate with each other, as if she didn't exist.
"We need to find an artist to draw this scene and then send it to the palace. I'm sure the emperor will like it very much." Su Qingwan said.
The King of Qi gritted his teeth. It was just some property. He wanted to see if Su Qingwan was alive enough to get it.
"Su Qingwan, I can give you what you want. Go to Cuiwei Villa tomorrow to get it. I will leave the silver and the title deed in the villa."
"Your Highness the Prince of Qi, won't you give me some token of your love?" Su Qingwan looked at the Qilin jade pendant on the Prince of Qi's waist.
She remembered that this thing was given by Emperor Wenjin. Every prince had one, and their names were engraved on it.
The King of Qi pulled off the Qilin jade pendant and threw it over. The pearl was grabbed directly in his hand and presented to Su Qingwan.
"Take it to Cuiwei Villa tomorrow, get the things, and return it to me." King Qi said coldly.
"It's a deal!" Su Qingwan said with a smile, and turned to look at Su Yunrou, "Second sister, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi really loves you, you must cherish him in the future!"
"But it's a pity for Brother Yuejie. He didn't make it and died of illness."
Su Qingwan seemed to be hinting at something, and after she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Su Yunrou was still crying and looked at a loss, but King Qi knew that he could not stay here any longer and had to leave immediately.
He glanced at Su Yuejie lying on the bed. It would be good if he died now. In this way, his father would no longer let Su Yunrou marry Prince Rui. Then he took Su Yunrou and left Tinglan Courtyard immediately.
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When Su Qingwan returned to Linhaixuan again, Xiaokang was teasing Liu in a sarcastic manner.
"My eldest sister-in-law is really capable. Which mistress in the capital has ever been to the prison of the Imperial City Department? In the future, when I meet with the ladies of various families, my eldest sister-in-law will be able to suppress all of them with just this one thing."
Seeing that her daughter could not go to see the King of Qi, Xiaokang had no place to vent her anger, so she simply poked at Liu's sore spot.
As soon as she said this, the old marquis, old Mrs. Kang, and Su Zhiyi's faces changed.
They all knew that although Xiaokang's words were harsh, they were the truth and that the Liu family would definitely become a laughing stock among the wealthy families in the capital.
"As long as you don't act like a gossip and spread rumors everywhere, no one will know about this." Liu said angrily.
Apart from Xiaokang, who else mentioned that he was in jail?
She just kept saying it over and over again, it was really hateful.
The old marquis took a look at Liu. At this point, Liu was indeed no longer suitable to be the mistress of the marquis's mansion. And Xiaokang... she was also a fool who couldn't figure things out.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on Jiang. Among the three daughters-in-law, she was the only good one left. Moreover, Su Zhiru was now very successful in his career. At this stage, he was probably the only one who could support the Marquis's mansion.
In addition, as for Prince Yi's Mansion, who knows, this decision of mine might also help ease the relationship between the two families.
Thinking of this, the old marquis's eyes became much softer when he looked at Jiang.
It doesn’t matter that she’s the daughter of a merchant. It’s better to tell others about her identity than to have been in jail.
"Jiang, you will be the manager from tomorrow. Liu will give Jiang the keys, account books, etc. You have been tired over the years, so take a good rest if you have any injuries."
The old marquis' words caught everyone off guard, even old Kang didn't expect it.
"Master Hou, this..."
"The matter has been settled. No further words are needed." The old marquis said directly.
He knew what Mrs. Kang was thinking. She just felt that Su Zhiru was not her biological son. But what did it matter?
It’s enough that Su Zhiru is his biological son!
Old Mrs. Kang had no choice but to keep quiet and glanced at Mrs. Liu, whose face was pale.
"Liu, give the things to Jiang!"
Liu was unwilling to give in. She had wanted to return the housekeeper power to old Kang before, but at that time it was just a means and she didn't really hand it over.
Now she really has to hand it over, how can she bear to do so?
Jiang was about to speak, but was stopped by Su Qingwan.
The Marquis' Mansion has handed over the power of stewardship to me, so there is no reason to refuse.
"My lord, my third brother's wife has only been in the capital for a short time and is not familiar with anything. Why don't you let me take care of her?" Xiaokang recommended herself.
She was extremely dissatisfied. Even if it was a rotation in order, she should be the mistress of the house. Why did it fall to Jiang?
Jiang is a merchant's daughter with a low status. How can she be qualified to be the mistress?
The old marquis didn't even look at her, he just said: "Your brother is the one who died, it's not appropriate."
These words hit Xiao Kang's heart straight, and Lao Kang's face also looked unhappy.
Xiaokang had married into the Marquis's mansion, so the loss of her brothers from her natal family would not affect her at all. But the old Marquis used this reason as an excuse, and they had no way of refutation.
"I obey your command, my daughter-in-law." Jiang knew what Su Qingwan meant and agreed.
Even though Liu was unwilling, she had no choice but to order people to fetch the key and other things and give them to Jiang.
When Su Yunrou and King Qi came back, they happened to see Jiang accepting the box containing the pair of keys.
"Mom, why did you give that thing to Aunt Three?"