Chapter 48: Roasting Su Ci on the Fire, Sisters Sharing One Husband

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Su Hua pretended to be panicked and leaned towards Zhao Shizhu.

As Su Hua approached Zhao Shizhu, Zhao Shizhu subconsciously moved aside.

It was pitch dark, and the people who broke in could only see two figures intertwined in the dark shed, and the scene looked very ambiguous.

"Who is having a secret meeting here?!" Su Qi was secretly delighted and shouted loudly.

Zhao Shizhu came out of the flower shed after hearing the voice, thinking that with Su Qi's presence, he should be able to clear up the misunderstanding. After all, he had just met Su Qi before he came to the back garden.

"It's me." Zhao Shizhu walked out of the flower shed.

"Your Highness?!" Su Qichi glanced at the woman who followed Zhao Shizhu out in disbelief, "Your Highness doesn't want to stay in Qingxinyuan just to have a private meeting with Huaer?!"

Most of those following him were servants and maids from Qingxinyuan.

When they saw that it was Zhao Shizhu and Su Hua coming out of the flower shed, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Everyone knows that Zhao Shizhu and Su Ci have just been married for three days, and today is the day they return to their parents' home. I heard that Zhao Shizhu just took in a new concubine this morning.

It was only after the eldest girl’s persuasion that the marquis calmed down.

Now, His Royal Highness Prince Duan is meeting the third young lady tonight. It can't be that the person His Royal Highness Prince Duan really likes is the third young lady, and not the eldest young lady, right?

Su Lian really didn't expect that he would reconcile with Zhao Shizhu during dinner. However, within an hour, Zhao Shizhu actually did this to Su Hua.

He used to have a bad temper, but that was on the battlefield. His temper would be restrained when facing his family. Later, he handed over his military power and moved to Liangzhou. With Su Ci, his caring little cotton-padded jacket, he became a gentle man.

Although Su Ci said that he wanted to send Su Hua to Zhao Shizhu's backyard, it shouldn't be done in this way.

Things have come to this point. For Su Ci, he held his breath and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what is going on."

Su Hua subconsciously glanced at Zhao Shizhu, wondering whether to expose Su Ci. After all, Su Ci did this to bring her and Zhao Shizhu together, so she couldn't say it in front of so many people, right?

When Su Lian saw the way Su Hua looked at Zhao Shizhu, his heart sank.

Could it be that the two had a secret affair, and Zhao Shizhu was forced to marry Su Ci because he favored Ah Ci more? What kind of situation would this put Ah Ci in?
"Prince Duan, you say!" Su Lian's face.

Zhao Shizhu opened his mouth, not knowing how to start.

It was a maid from Shangxinyuan who led him into the back garden. Su Ci had indeed tried to bring him and Su Hua together in the past. Could it be that he was going to say that Su Ci had set him up so that he and Su Hua would be caught in the act?

If this matter were to be exposed, it would damage Su Ci's reputation and would not be good for him either. How would he explain the fact that he and Su Hua appeared in the back garden at the same time?

Seeing Zhao Shizhu's hesitation, Su Lian was very disappointed: "I thought Prince Duan was a man who dared to do and take responsibility, but it seems that I have misjudged him. Since Prince Duan and Hua'er have been in love with each other for a long time, why did he have to marry A Ci? Only three days after the marriage, Prince Duan did such a dirty thing..." "Father, this has nothing to do with Your Highness, it's not your fault!" Su Hua couldn't bear to see her beloved being wronged, so she hurried to defend Zhao Shizhu.

Su Lian looked at Su Hua and said, "It's not Prince Duan's fault. Then tell me, whose fault is it?"

Su Hua looked at Zhao Shizhu and said, "Your Highness, why don't you just tell the truth?"

"To be honest, it's my fault. I thought it was Ah Ci in the back garden, so I went to look for her, but it turned out to be the Third Miss. There is nothing innocent between me and the Third Miss..."

Su Qi was unhappy when he heard this: "Your Highness, what you said is shocking! How important is a girl's reputation? Can your Highness's words of innocence erase the fact that he met Hua'er in the middle of the night? Now that Hua'er's reputation has been ruined by your Highness, you should be responsible for Hua'er."

Zhao Shizhu looked at Su Qi after hearing this. This cold look made Su Qi's palms sweat. "I reiterate once again that there is nothing wrong between me and the third lady. The fact that we appeared in the back garden at the same time was just a misunderstanding!"

After Su Qi played this game, how could he let Zhao Shizhu get away?
He said to Su Lian, "Father, we can't just let this go. Hua'er's reputation was ruined by your highness, and your highness must take responsibility for Hua'er. How can we allow people in our Su family to be bullied at will?"

Su Lian hated dealing with these matters in the backyard. He just felt a headache and asked Zhao Shizhu, "Prince Duan, please tell me what kind of misunderstanding it is. Why did you and Hua'er appear in the back garden at the same time?"

In order to make him believe that there is nothing innocent between Su Hua and Zhao Shizhu, he must be given a reason that can convince him.

Seeing that her father did not believe Zhao Shizhu, Su Hua said desperately: "Father, it is not His Highness's fault. It is, it is my sister..."

Everyone present immediately pricked up their ears. Su Lian's heart sank. Could it be that Su Ci had planned this in order to bring Zhao Shizhu and Hua'er together?
Zhao Shizhu said in a deep voice: "Miss San, please don't talk nonsense..."

"I am not talking nonsense. My elder sister said that she had something to tell me in the back garden, so I went to the back garden. Then His Highness came and said that he came to see my elder sister, which means that His Highness went to the back garden at the request of my elder sister. It is obvious that my elder sister wanted to match my daughter with His Highness, and His Highness cannot be blamed for this!" Su Hua no longer concealed the truth and said loudly.

Su Qi's eyes showed satisfaction. Things were going according to his plan. Now Su Ci was trying to bring Prince Duan and Hua'er together. Hua'er's reputation was also ruined by Prince Duan. The only way for Prince Duan to get over this was to be responsible for Hua'er.

After all, everything is Su Ci's intention!
At this time he stood up and said, "Then everything makes sense. Last time I heard that Su Ci intended to match Hua'er with Your Highness. Since it was Su Ci's intention, why don't you help them and let Hua'er enter the backyard of Prince Duan's mansion. It would be a good story for the two sisters to share a husband. Father, Su Ci was eager to give Hua to Your Highness because he saw that Your Highness had a beautiful concubine, so he pushed Hua out to consolidate his favor."

Su Lian's face turned pale, he couldn't believe these words came from Su Qi's mouth.

Su Qi said that it was a good thing for sisters to share the same husband. People who didn't know would think that the Su family sent both daughters to the palace in order to curry favor with the powerful.

The other members of the Su family present looked at each other in bewilderment; none of them had expected things to develop in this way.

Su Ci had only been married to Prince Duan for three days, and today was the day when Su Ci returned home for the third time. The fact that Su Ci stayed alone in her empty room on her wedding night had spread all over Liangzhou long ago. Zhao Shizhu had just taken in a beautiful concubine today, so was he going to take the third daughter of the Su family into the palace tomorrow?

Where would Su Ci put his face?

Common people throughout the Zhou Dynasty would think that Su Ci was not liked by Prince Duan, which was why Zhao Shizhu took concubines one after another and even set his sights on Su Hua.

This incident was equivalent to stepping on Su Ci's face, and Su Ci could no longer raise his head to face others.