Chapter 54: Mother-daughter double act, a good show

Zhao Shizhu pulled out the corner of Wang's clothes and said calmly, "The third lady's reputation was ruined by Su Qi. You should go to Su Qi to reason. The relationship between the third lady and me is innocent and there is no ambiguity. Besides, you let the third lady follow me, not only did you not consider Ah Ci, but also belittled the third lady. With the third lady's appearance and family background, she should find a suitable marriage and become a wife, instead of degrading herself and becoming my concubine."

When Su Lian heard what Zhao Shizhu said, he secretly agreed.

With Hua'er's talent and appearance, and his father being Marquis Xuanping, it would not be difficult to arrange a good marriage for him.

But the incident had become so serious that Huaer no longer had any good reputation.

"Your Highness, that's easy for you to say. Now the people of Liangzhou City all say that Hua'er is yours. Who would dare to marry Hua'er? Hua'er's reputation was ruined by Your Highness. You can't just ignore it—"

"Aunt, please stop talking. If you continue like this, I will have no choice but to cut off my hair and become a nun." Su Hua's tears welled up in her eyes and she hurriedly interrupted Wang's chattering.

Having said this, she turned around and knelt down in front of Su Lian, and said firmly: "Dad, just consider it as your daughter's unfilial behavior. I will go to Jizhao Temple later to be ordained and practice!"

Su Lian frowned when he heard this, and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing Su Hua become a nun was not something he wanted, but he couldn't let A Ci down.

Yesterday, when Ah Ci just returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he told him that he wanted to let Hua'er enter the Prince's Mansion. Later, when Su Qi made a move, Ah Ci stopped giving him any hints, which shows that Su Qi's actions made Ah Ci give up the idea of ​​giving Su Hua to Zhao Shizhu.

He was frowning for a moment and looked at Zhao Shizhu, but Zhao Shizhu turned his eyes away indifferently.

Wang's heart sank when she saw the reactions of Zhao Shizhu and Su Lian. She never thought that things would come to this point and Su Lian would not give in. Zhao Shizhu's cold reaction was even more unexpected to her.

Given Hua'er's beauty and talent, and her willingness to become Zhao Shizhu's concubine, shouldn't Zhao Shizhu agree without hesitation?
Zhao Shizhu looked at Su Hua, who was in tears, and said to Su Lian, "Father-in-law, if there is nothing else, I will go back to Shangxinyuan first. I haven't been with Ah Ci for a few days since she got married, and I don't want to waste my time on irrelevant people. As for the third lady, I don't have to go to extremes. If the third lady doesn't mind, I can make the decision and find a good marriage for her. It all depends on her wishes."

He did not look at Wang and Su Hua who were crying silently, and walked away without looking back.

Su Hua couldn't help but look at Zhao Shizhu's back, wondering how could there be such a cruel man in this world?

She was obviously no worse than Su Ci, so how could he bear to watch her reputation being ruined and do nothing about it?
"Good child, auntie will definitely make the decision for you!" Wang wiped away her tears and helped Su Hua, who looked dazed, up.

Since the Marquis doesn't care about the painting and His Royal Highness Prince Duan is unwilling to be responsible for the painting, she will find a way to send the painting to the backyard of Prince Duan's Mansion.

No matter what, she would not let her daughter suffer this in vain.

Su Hua also wiped away her tears: "Aunt, please send me to Jizhao Temple. Perhaps I have a connection with Buddha, and that is my best destination."

So far, Su Ci has not stood up to speak for her, which means that everything Su Ci said to her on the day of her wedding was a lie.

It's ridiculous that she actually took it seriously and fantasized that one day she could become Zhao Shizhu's woman, but it turned out to be all fake.

Su Lian saw this and said, "Hua'er, don't be so stubborn. Originally, there was nothing wrong between you and Prince Duan. Your father will definitely find a good marriage for you. What's good about being Prince Duan's concubine? Isn't it good to be his wife..." Su Hua was so excited when she heard this that she asked Su Lian, "If the same thing happened to my sister, would father also let it go? It's just because father favors my sister. If my sister was wronged, father would definitely stand up for her and seek justice at the first time. Now that I'm in trouble, father asked me to find another candidate. It's obvious that father is partial to me!"

Su Lian frowned upon hearing this: "If it was Ah Ci, your father would never let her become a man's concubine!"

Su Hua curled her lips sarcastically: "Isn't it? My sister has already found a good husband. Is there any young talent in Liangzhou who is better than His Royal Highness Prince Duan? My sister married His Royal Highness Prince Duan because she has a father who loves her..."

Su Lian's eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at Su Hua.

Before marrying Zhao Shizhu, Ah Ci had never made a scene that was not to bring Su Hua and Zhao Shizhu together. Even on the wedding day, Ah Ci wanted Hua'er to marry in her place.

But Huaer was not grateful, and her words were full of resentment towards Aci. Aci probably didn't know it would be like this, right?
"Hua'er, you should have some conscience. How many times has A Ci arranged things for you before? You can't put the blame on A Ci just because you failed to enter Prince Duan's backyard as you wished." Su Lian looked cold.

Su Hua's eyes flickered slightly.

Su Ci did try to bring her together with Zhao Shizhu, but later on Su Ci never fulfilled his promise to let her enter Zhao Shizhu's backyard.

Such a big thing happened, but Su Ci disappeared and didn't show any intention of helping her. She realized that Su Ci would not help her.

It was because Su Ci had given her hope that she became so angry and lost her mind when she thought about it now.

"It's my daughter's fault. She's too jealous of my sister, so she's talking nonsense..." Su Hua couldn't help but shed silent tears as she spoke.

When she cried, she looked very similar to Wang. After seeing this, Su Lian stopped criticizing her and let Wang and Su Hua return to Anxinyuan.

Although Su Shi was in Shangxinyuan, he watched a good show through the barrage.

She had always thought that Su Hua was not that simple, but it was Wang who really impressed her. Wang looked harmless, but she was able to be her father's concubine while pregnant with Su Hua, and her father had not discovered anything wrong, which just showed her ability.

Before this, in front of Zhao Shizhu, Wang and Su Hua, mother and daughter, performed a double act, with one playing the innocent little white flower and the other playing the mother who loved her daughter dearly. The mother and daughter, one advanced while the other retreated, and their coordination was seamless, which really broadened her horizons.

Only when Zhao Shizhu was about to reach Shangxinyuan did he calm down his chaotic thoughts.

He didn't like dealing with women, and dealing with Su Hua and Wang Shi just now had exhausted him. Miraculously, when he saw the branches of the tree sticking out from the top of the wall of Shangxin Courtyard, his tense mood seemed to ease a little.

After his expression was no longer strange, he slowly walked into the yard.

Su Ci was swinging on the swing. Seeing him coming back, she asked with a smile, "Did my father come to discuss something important with His Highness?"

Zhao Shizhu's expression did not change, and he said calmly: "It's just a request for me to spend more time with you when I have time."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, peeled a grape, and handed it to Su Ci's lips...