Su Yi continued, “If the Second Prince and Third Prince quarrel, I’m afraid, won’t they be like my two nephews, who just punched each other a few times?”
“At that time, no matter which prince was injured, the Emperor would be furious, and the people who followed the two princes would probably be like those servants just now, and none of them would get away with it.”
“Besides, I just heard that the two nephews have been very close to a young man from the Third Prince’s uncle’s family in recent days.”
Master Su took a breath.
Su Yi hadn’t said anything else yet.
Those who could follow the prince were all children of noble families. Even if the Emperor was angry, he couldn’t just beat or kill them. At most, he could fine them, imprison them for a few months, or demote the officials in their family by a few levels. It wouldn’t do any harm.
Only small fry like the Su family were the easiest to control and could serve as a warning to others.
Master Su nodded slowly and didn’t ask how Su Yi knew this. His face was gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said, “I understand. Those two bastards, watch how I deal with them.”
Seeing this, Su Yi said no more and prepared to return home.
Master Su called her again, looking ashamed, “Yi Yi, it’s because I’m incompetent and can’t be your backer, otherwise, why would you stay in the Shen family and suffer like a bird?”
Su Yi smiled and said, “As long as Eldest Brother and the Su family are still here, they are my backers.”
After she left, Master Su sat alone in the room. The sunlight from the west shone through the half-closed window, illuminating half of his body.
When he didn’t smile, his face was actually quite serious, which only matched his appearance and temperament at this time.
On the way back, Qing Lian followed Su Yi’s sedan closely, lowered her voice, and said, “Miss, the Master and the Madam didn’t suspect anything, did they?”
“Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter even if they do.” Su Yi comforted her.
Qing Lian still didn’t know the purpose of Su Yi asking her to do this, but since it was their young lady’s order, there must be a reason, so she just did it.
The sedan chair turned into the alley where the side door of the Shen Mansion was located. The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Su Yi frowned slightly.
Although there were few people in the alley, it would not be so quiet at ordinary times. Just when she felt something was wrong, the sedan chair stopped.
“Qing Lian?” Su Yi called out, but got no response, so she immediately opened the sedan door and went out.
She saw a flexible figure swaying around a few times. The servants carrying the sedan chair immediately felt their bodies become weak and fell into a deep sleep. The other party was rushing toward Qing Lian. She was so scared that she couldn’t speak.
Su Yi stopped him, “Don’t touch her if you don’t want to regret it.”
The figure paused, stopped moving, and leaned to the side. It was broad daylight, and Su Yi saw that he was still covered in black, with only a pair of eyes showing.
At this moment, he was looking at her as if no one noticed, which did not match his mysterious image.
Before she could say the second sentence, regular footsteps came from the entrance of the alley, very light but very steady.
She turned her head and saw a figure walking against the light. When she got closer, she could see his face clearly. It was King Rui. When she looked more carefully, she saw that his forehead was still a little blue.
Qing Lian’s legs trembled and stood between the two people. She said with trembling teeth: “Who are you? Our Madam is the wife of the Second Master of the Shen family. Don’t try to mess around!”
She usually called her ‘young lady’. Now facing the two suspected criminals, she brought out the title of the Second Madam of the Shen family, hoping that it would be of some use.
Su Yi was very touched. Seeing that she was so scared, she still knew how to protect her. Sure enough, Qing Lian was the best when she didn’t force her to look at the account book.
She took Qing Lian’s hand, led her aside, pointed at King Rui, and said: “Don’t you know him? The one we saw on the street over there before. He is King Rui. How could he embarrass two weak women like us, right?”
Qing Lian didn’t quite dare to believe it and even thought of King Rui’s vicious reputation, which made her even more scared.
Su Yi had no choice but to turn to King Rui and say, “Your Highness, is there something wrong? I’ve already said that I cannot accept the proposal that day. You also heard it. I am the madam of the Shen family, so I have to take my status into consideration, right, Qing Lian?”
Qing Lian nodded vigorously and misunderstood the meaning of Su Yi’s words. She looked at King Rui with a subtle look and said boldly, “Please spare our Madam, Your Highness. If she is seen in contact with a man outside, her reputation will be ruined.”
After saying this, even the dark man in the corner looked at King Rui with a subtle look.
Could it be that their King really wants to forcibly take this madam away?
Wow, so exciting.
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