mtlumby2d Chapter 170 You mean that your performance today was taught to you by Madam He
Chapter 170 You mean that your performance today was taught to you by Madam He
The emperor looked at Su Muxi and gradually regained his senses. Just now, Su Muxi pushed the door open without being informed and almost saw him forcing the wife of Marquis Yong'an. He felt that his authority was threatened.
Anyone else today would not break in, and would even clear themselves of all charges for fear of arousing the emperor's suspicion. But Su Muxi, on the other hand, walked right into the muzzle of a gun. She is truly a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.
Su Muxi came out of the emperor's room safely and went into the marquis's wife's room.
When Madam Hou heard the door open, she raised her head suddenly and saw Su Muxi coming over quickly, "Why are your clothes wet? Are you injured?"
"I'm fine, don't worry, madam." Su Muxi had just avoided the porcelain pieces on the ground and seemed to be lying on the ground without hesitation, not daring to challenge the emperor's authority. In fact, he was just injured and scratched, and the sight of blood made the emperor relax his vigilance.
"He's bleeding, how can he be alright?" The Marquis' wife was distressed and pulled her inside. "You shouldn't have come in. He's the emperor. It's not good for you to pretend to be like this."
If you are controlled by the emperor, you can be used by him more easily. Su Muxi knew that today's event was not entirely to save the Marquis's wife. After all, everyone knew that no matter what the emperor did, the Marquis's wife would be fine.
Su Muxi let Madam Hou apply medicine to her, and only said after it was done, "Mother, I feel a little sleepy."
"Go wash up and go to bed, don't touch the wound."
Su Muxi faced so many assassins today, it was impossible for her not to be injured, but none of them were serious.
Su Muxi nodded and went to rest next door.
Mrs. Hou was in deep thought and trance and did not sleep all night. The only reason she attended the celebration banquet was because of He Yuncheng.
Everything that happened today, including the assassin from Yuhua Palace, included the identity swapping that kept everyone in the dark.
No matter how cold-hearted the Marquis's wife was, she knew that there was a rift between the two people.
The emperor exchanged Xiao Yunjin into the palace and pushed him to the forefront. She didn't believe the emperor's lies just now. He just wanted Xiao Yunjin to protect He Yuncheng from harm. Now that Xiao Yunjin has fought for his life, he wants to exchange him back.
She had long known clearly what kind of person the emperor was. No one knew about what happened between them back then. Even if her sister was married in place of him, it would not be known to everyone. This rumor was spread by the emperor himself.
Both of them are his biological sons. Just because Xiao Yunjin's identity is shameful, he is used. She just saw that Xiao Yunjin was really injured, and he almost lost his life.
The emperor was talking nonsense and trying to deceive her, how could she be fooled?
The night passed quietly. Something went wrong at yesterday's celebration banquet, and today's third-day-birth banquet would be much smaller even if it was held as usual. Imperial Concubine Lan's maternal family was weak, and her father only held a third-rank sinecure. This was the reason why the Emperor was confident in letting Imperial Concubine Lan be promoted to Imperial Concubine smoothly.
Concubine Lan was dressed in jewels today, the little prince was quiet and well-behaved, and everything went exceptionally smoothly. There was no assassination, and the Emperor did not deliberately keep the wife of Marquis Yong'an.
But the story of what happened last night had become known to everyone, and no one dared to make up stories about the Emperor, so the blame naturally fell on the Marquis's wife.
Marquis Yong'an had a very ugly expression on his face. Once someone told his father-in-law at a banquet that he had a pair of good daughters, twin sisters, his face would become even uglier as soon as such words came out.
Marquis Yong'an remained in this depressed mood for the entire day, and only left the palace when it was dark with a pale face.
Su Muxi followed Xiao Yunjin out of the palace. In the carriage, Su Muxi told Xiao Yunjin that he wanted to go back to the Duke's Mansion. Xiao Yunjin nodded in agreement. He also had things to deal with and planned ahead of time as there were still many things that had not been dealt with.
Now that he is He Yuncheng, he cannot go to Prince Jin's Mansion openly, and he also has to get the gift he picked for Su Muxi, so he agreed to Su Muxi and planned to go find Su Muxi after he had dealt with the matter.
"Since there is an urgent matter to deal with, I will take you to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first," Xiao Yunjin was very easy to talk to.
Su Muxi nodded, "Please trouble you, my Lord."
When they arrived at the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, the two parted ways. Su Muxi met Erzhi first, and then asked someone to invite Mr. Chengnan. Yingge happened to come back. After this experience, she became much calmer. Now she was just in time to serve Su Muxi.
Just as she finished listening to Erzhi's report, someone came to look for her, saying that he was the steward of Yong'an Hou.
Why did the steward of Yong'an Marquis want to see her? Su Muxi put down the account book in her hand and let Erzhi lead the person in.
The man was over 40 years old, not tall, and behaved steadily, but his eyes were wandering and he was not a good person.
As soon as the steward came in, he bowed and saluted, then stood up and said, "Princess, I am here to report your bill on the orders of Madam He."
Su Muxi didn't even raise her eyes, as if this person didn't exist at all. Yingge understood and laughed loudly, "How dare you, a small steward, to be so presumptuous in front of the princess."
As soon as he finished speaking, several palace guards came in. They were palace guards, not servants. They were waiting by the door, ready to give the order to arrest people at any time.
The steward had never seen such a scene before, and immediately his knees went weak and he knelt on the ground, "Princess, calm down, princess, calm down, I am following the orders of Madam He, I don't know the rules, and I didn't mean to offend you, I hope you can forgive me."
Su Muxi picked up the teacup and gently scraped the foam in it. The tea was crisp and beautiful, but for the manager who could only hear the sound, it was like a death warrant. His body was shaking and his heartbeat was in sync with the sound of the tea, as if even the calls were not his own.
Su Muxi scraped off the foam, took a sip, and put the white porcelain lid on the teacup. "Why? Are you saying that your performance today was taught to you by Madam He?"
There was a crisp "ding" sound, and the butler was so scared that his heart stopped beating. "No, no, no, I said something wrong and I don't know the rules. Please punish me, princess."
Su Muxi put the teacup on the table and said lightly, "In that case, I'll give you twenty!"
“Princess, please spare me, Princess, please spare me…” The steward kowtowed and begged for mercy, but his mouth was immediately covered and he was escorted out of the room.
The sound of slapping and wailing soon rang out in the yard.
Yingge went out for a while and quickly returned to the room, "Princess, I have already checked it out. Madam He wants to hold a promotion banquet for you. She has ordered things from many shops in the capital. The steward should be here to ask for money."
Su Muxi curled her lips and smiled. How could she not know before that Madam He was so capable? "In that case, please invite the person in!"
The steward was beaten up, and this time he lowered his head and looked submissive when he entered the room, not daring to glance around randomly, "Greetings, Princess."
He was slapped in the face, and it hurt when he spoke. His mouth was full of blood and it was so painful that he could only kneel down obediently and wait for the princess to question him.
Su Muxi finally gave the other person a look this time, "Tell me! What instructions does the old lady have?"
The steward dared not accept the words of instruction. He answered respectfully, "The old lady wants to hold a promotion banquet for the princess. She thinks Yalan Garden is good and wants to hold the banquet there. She asked me to ask the princess for her opinion."