Chapter 101 Run Out
“Su Muge, you b.i.t.c.h. How dare you frame up my mother? I’ll kill you!”
Su Muge was taking a walk in the courtyard, holding little Wenmo. In an instant, a few figures rushed in angrily.
They were headed by Su Jingwen with an angry look.
Seeing this, Yueru and Xinlan stepped forward and stood in front of Su Muge to avoid Su Jingwen rushing over and hurting Su Muge and Wenmo.
“Su Muge, you vicious b.i.t.c.h. How dare you frame up my mother and make my father unwilling to see me now? I’ll kill you today!” Su Jingwen rushed up without hesitation and wanted to attack Su Muge. Fortunately, Yueru and others quickly reacted and stopped her.
“You slaves, let me go. Otherwise, I’ll kill you as well! What are you waiting for? Come on!” Those following Su Jingwen were all trusted subordinates selected by An. Seeing that Su Jingwen was arrested at this time, they all rushed forward one after another as if scrambling for a reward.
In a while, a group of people was scuffling together.
Su Muge was afraid of frightening little Wenmo and asked Meihua to take him back into the room.
Yesterday, An and Li Mama whose legs were broken were sent away, and her trusted maids were also sold out after flogging by Su Lun.
As soon as Su Jingwen got the news, she immediately went to see Su Lun. However, Su Lun wouldn’t see her at all. As a result, she could only come to look for Su Muge’s troubles today.
“What’s going on here?!”
During the scuffle, an angry scold burst out in the courtyard.
Upon hearing the sound, everyone stopped in a panic and knelt to the ground.
“My Lord…”
Hearing Su Lun’s voice, Su Jingwen brightened up and turned around to approach Su Lun. But as she caught sight of Zhao who was standing behind Su Lun, she almost popped her eyes out.
“You currish vicious woman, how can you still stay here after framing my mother up?!”
Yesterday, Su Lun kept Zhao staying with him in his courtyard all night.
“What the h.e.l.l are you talking about?! Outrageous! Is this the ‘good’ daughter taught by An!” Su Jingwen’s disrespect for Zhao irritated Su Lun. Last night, he was even more convinced that Zhao was far better than An; she was more docile and well-behaved, while An would always suppress him with Minister An.
Accompanied by Zhao, he had enjoyed the majesty of a man that he had never had for years.
Now Su Jingwen’s insult on Zhao was like a slap in Su Lun’s face.
“Dad… how, how can you say such a thing to your daughter…” Su Jingwen looked at Su Lun incredulously. In her cognition, Su Lun was a very loving father, at least for her!
But now he not only sent her mother away for the people he used to dislike but also scolded her in front of so many people.
“How dare you bold slaves incite the second Miss to do such rude things? Su Mansion can’t tolerate you anymore. Come on, sell them out!”
The maids and mamas who came with Su Jingwen were all frightened and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
“My Lord, please forgive me! My Lord, please forgive me …”
“Drag them out!” As soon as Su Lun waved his hands in disgust, some st.u.r.dy women rushed in, shut those people up, and dragged them out one after another.
“Dad, they are all my people!” Su Jingwen completely collapsed. Did Su Lun really care nothing about their affection between father and daughter?
Su Lun fell his sight on her coldly. “I’ll find someone else for you. Send the second Miss back. No one can let her out without my order!”
Hearing his words, two maids stepped forward and attempted to catch Su Jingwen. However, she promptly pushed them to the ground.
“Go away. Don’t touch me!” Su Jingwen yelled and rushed out of the courtyard.
Su Lun was extremely irritated. “What are you waiting for? Hurry up! Stop the second Miss!”
Su Muge had been standing there and watching this farce coldly. She didn’t look at Su Lun until Su Jingwen ran out of Peachblossom Courtyard.
“Father.”
Su Lun suppressed the anger in his heart, nodded at her, turned around, and walked into the room.
“How is Mo’er now?” Su Lun walked into the room and sat down. He held little Wenmo in his arms and teased him for a while.
“Father, rest a.s.sured. Brother is much better now.”
“Okay.”
Su Lun glanced at Zhao who knowingly looked at Su Muge and said, “Mumu, the worms in your father’s body …”
“Mother, rest a.s.sured, I’ve already written a prescription. As long as my father takes the medicine for ten days, he will be okay.”
Hearing this, Su Lun felt a little relieved.
At the thought of so many disgusting worms in his body, he wished he could kill An!
“You have been wronged over the years. After An’s leaving, you’ll take over the affairs in the backyards. If anyone dares to embarra.s.s you, come to tell me.” Su Lun held Zhao’s hand and said gently.
Zhao lowered her head shyly. “My Lord, I haven’t done these things before. I’m afraid I can’t do well.”
Su Lun pondered for a moment, thinking that Zhao’s family background was still too inferior.
But now, there was n.o.body more suitable than Zhao in Su Mansion to keep the house. “If you don’t know, just ask. I’ll ask Lu Mama to teach you in a moment.”
Lu Mama was an experienced old mama in Su Mansion, who was rescued by Su Lun on the way when he just became an official.
At that time, seeing that she behaved in a decent manner though she was in rags, Su Lun kept her to act as his nanny.
Su Lun was born in a humble family and had no nanny, which always made him feel inferior to others. After having Lu Mama, he felt a little bit more comfortable.
Lu Mama was capable indeed. Before Su Lun married An, the whole Su Mansion was well organized by her. She must have worked for a long time in a large n.o.ble family.
After An’s arrival, Lu Mama gradually retired backstage and came out to help when An was pregnant. So she still had a certain influence in Su Mansion.
Su Lun asked Lu Mama to teach Zhao; it seemed that he really intended her to keep the house.
“Thank Lu Mama.” Zhao would definitely refuse in the past; but now, for the sake of her children, she couldn’t refuse even if she was not willing to get involved in the work full of disputes.
Su Lun had dinner at Peachblossom Courtyard before leaving.
As soon as Su Muge returned to her room and sat down, Xinche walked in.
“Miss, the second Miss has run out.”
Su Muge raised her eyebrows slightly and said in an ironic tone, “Run out? Although Su Mansion is not so large, it is not small. With dozens of people in the mansion, they can’t even stop a delicate girl?”
An had been in charge of Su Mansion for so many years, so most of the people in the mansion are her followers. Once An had fallen from power, they would surely fl.u.s.ter.
“Miss, where do you think the second Miss can go?”
“Except for returning to An Mansion, she can’t go anywhere.” In the capital, An Mansion was the strong backer for An and her daughter, so Su Jingwen must have returned to An Mansion.
“Miss, the goat milk has been warmed up for you.” Yueru entered the room with goat milk. Now Su Muge liked to drink a bowl of goat milk before going to bed, which would improve her sleep quality.
“I won’t drink goat milk tonight. Store it in the ice cellar. I’ll use it tomorrow.”
“Miss, are you thinking of cooking something delicious again?” Xinlan smiled.
Su Muge did think of it. “You’ll know tomorrow.”
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On the other side, Su Jingwen rushed out of Su Mansion with her only maid Yinghong. As predicted by Su Muge, the two went directly to An Mansion.
There had been intermittent crying in Madam An’s Yulan Courtyard since an hour ago.
“Grandmother, I could never expect that father would be captivated by the mother and daughter and would send my mother to Baiyu Temple. How can my mother face the public in the future…?” Su Jingwen was crying breathlessly with red eyes and nose, making people believe her sorrow and sadness.
Indeed, for more than ten years, Su Lun had held her as the apple of his eye and would never look at Su Muge and Zhao. It was really unexpected to have such an incident. No wonder she would experience a great psychological letdown and couldn’t accept the reality.
In the room, Madam An, dressed in a lunar-white embroidered robe patterned with an ink painting of bamboo, listened to Su Jingwen’s tearful complaint quietly.
In the end, she asked the maid beside her to hand Su Jingwen a wet handkerchief.
Having finished what should be said, Su Jingwen looked at Madam An in convulsive sobs.
“Grandma, please help my mother. You can’t watch her being abused like this.” Su Jingwen was not a fool; she just lightly mentioned An’s deeds.
She only focused on how Su Lun had wronged them.
“Finish?”
Madam An put down the porcelain cup in her hand. With a soft light in her almond-like eyes, she appeared to be quite gentle.
But whoever well acquainted with Madam An knew that she was not easy-going.
Seeing Madam An so calm, Su Jingwen was dissatisfied. Having known their miserable experience, shouldn’t she go to find Su Lun’s troubles indignantly and ask him to welcome her mother back kindly!?
“Grandma, I feel so wronged for my mother…”
“You feel wronged for her? Who will feel wronged for the mother and daughter of Zhao?”
After hearing this, Su Jingwen widened her eyes in surprise, wondering how Madam An had known about the incident in Su Mansion. At this time, a young maid walked in carrying the sobbing Yinghong. Instantly, Su Jingwen understood.
“The second Miss.”
“What are you crying for? Useless things! Get out!”
“I asked her to tell me. You may retreat.”
“Yes.”
“Grandma, mother was too angry to tolerate the currish mother and daughter …”
“Well, since you’re back, stay here for the time being. Lianqiao, help Miss Su freshen up and take her here for dinner with me tonight.”
“Yes.”
Compared with her mother An, Su Jingwen was more afraid of her rigorous and demanding grandmother despite her gentle appearance. At this moment, she dared not argue and could only follow Lianqiao out of the room.
Gao Mama standing beside Madam An closed the door and came back to her.
“Madam, are you going to let it go?”
“Bang!”
Madam An pounded the table heavily, giving Gao Mama a fright.