Chapter 58: Bringing Su Hua into the Palace...
[Su Ci's words are deceiving. I am now worried that the simple Zhao Shizhu will be deceived by Su Ci.]
[Haha, Zhao Shizhu actually believed it. The look in his eyes when he looked at Su Ci became more and more meaningful.]
[If the plot continues to develop like this, Su Ci can no longer be a tool, and he might even be able to turn things around! ! ]
After seeing the barrage, Su Ci suddenly felt that his future was bright.
She had no hope of making a comeback, she just hoped that Zhao Shizhu would not hate her so much because he saw how hard she worked to help him expand his harem. That way, if she left the palace, Zhao Shizhu would not take his anger out on her father and the marquis's mansion.
For now, I just live one day at a time. I have food and drink in the palace, which is no different from when I was at my mother's house.
Su Lian originally wanted to keep Su Ci for a few more days, but when he thought about his daughter getting married and the rumors about Su Ci flying around recently, he was afraid that the lady would be unhappy if he stayed in the Marquis' Mansion for a long time.
In order for his daughter to live a good life in the palace, he had to reluctantly send her back to the palace.
Su Ci also didn't want Su Lian to worry too much about him, so after breakfast, he said goodbye to Su Lian.
When Su Lian sent Su Ci to the carriage, his face was full of reluctance.
Su Ci comforted Su Lian with a few words, and just as she was about to get in the car, Su Fu pulled her aside and gave her a lot of advice. He simply told her not to let herself suffer, and that if she was unhappy in the palace, he could support her even if they divorced.
Su Ci nodded repeatedly and said yes. With the Su father and son reluctantly seeing her off, she drove away in a carriage.
She lifted the curtain and looked at the Su father and son who were gradually walking away, and suddenly she felt a little sad.
Once you get married, you have to live apart from the family members who love you the most. Is this the price of growing up?
"If you miss home, I can accompany you back to the Marquis' Mansion at any time." Zhao Shizhu could see Su Ci's reluctance to leave.
Su Ci lowered the curtain and nodded vigorously.
On the way back to the palace, she was thinking about the Su father and son and did not talk to Zhao Shizhu.
Soon the carriage arrived at the palace. She got off the carriage with the help of Zhao Shizhu and her emotions became stable.
However, the guards guarding the palace gate had a strange expression on their faces. Not only did Su Ci notice it, but Qi Xi also noticed it.
He deliberately fell behind, watching Zhao Shizhu and Su Ci walk away before asking, "What happened?"
"A concubine named Wang has come to the Marquis' Mansion. The lady-in-waiting is summoning her now. It seems that she is here for the third young lady of the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion." The guard knew that the matter was of great importance, so he lowered his voice deliberately.
Qixi's face changed slightly. This was indeed not a good thing.
His Highness took in a new concubine a few days after his marriage, and Wang was unwilling to give up. This time she came to see the lady dowager, and it was obvious that she came to ask for a legitimate status for Su Hua.
Not to mention that His Highness is not a romantic man, even if he is, this is too ridiculous.
After Zhao Shizhu accompanied Su Ci back to Jingyuanzhai, he saw Qixi winking at him. Su Ci was sharp-eyed and saw this clearly, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb.
"Your Highness has accompanied me back to the Marquis' Mansion for two days. There must be a lot of official business left to deal with. Your Highness, please go and get busy first." Su Ci said considerately and gently.
She just didn't want to be alone with Zhao Shizhu, she wished that Zhao Shizhu would be far away so that she could be happy alone. "I will come to accompany you when I am free." Zhao Shizhu said, and left Jingyuanzhai first.
Qi Xi followed closely behind, and only told Su Ci, after making sure that Su Ci did not catch up, that Wang had gone to see the lady.
Qi Xi thought that if Su Ci hadn't caught up, she wouldn't have known about this so quickly, but the barrage revealed the news immediately.
Su Ci only realized after seeing the comments that Wang Shi had found the palace. It must be said that Wang Shi was a scheming person. If Su Hua wanted to enter the palace, she only needed the Madam to nod her approval, and she didn't need to pass the test of the princess.
In the past, her impression of Wang was that she was not competitive, but in recent days, Wang has left a deep impression on her.
Zhao Shizhu learned that Wang had approached the lady, and his expression became stern: "Let's keep this a secret from Ah Ci for now, don't let her know."
"Of course I want to hide it, but I'm afraid the truth will come out. The Madam has long hoped that there will be more people in Your Highness's backyard to make it more lively. The Madam must be happy that Wang is coming to visit this time..." Qi Xi said as he looked at his master's expression.
Zhao Shizhu looked back at Jingyuanzhai, and then said, "I will go to Dingjingtang."
In Dingjing Hall, Wang knelt before the old lady and explained her purpose without beating around the bush.
"I have no other choice but to come to see Madam Dowager. The Third Miss is also a victim this time. She was schemed by Master Su and her innocence was ruined. Your Highness is unwilling to take responsibility for the Third Miss. She feels ashamed to face people and wants to become a nun. I only have one child. How can I bear to see her end up like this?" Wang burst into tears and kowtowed to Zhou several times. "I beg Madam Dowager to be kind and take the Third Miss into the palace. Even if she becomes a slave, it is better than going to Jizhao Temple to practice."
Zhou heard about what happened in the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion yesterday.
She really didn't expect that a noble family like the Xuanping Marquis Mansion would be involved in such a scandal. After this scandal, who in Liangzhou would dare to marry a girl from the Xuanping Marquis Mansion?
Not to mention that Su Hua will have difficulty finding a husband, even the second Miss Su’s marriage will be affected, right?
But she had also heard that Su Hua was quite famous in Liangzhou. Although she was born as a concubine and could not be on the stage, it was difficult for her to enrich Zhuoqing's backyard.
"Aning, what do you think?" Zhou looked at Nanny Ning.
Nanny Ning said in a difficult tone: "Your Highness has just married into the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion. It's not appropriate to send Miss Su San to your Highness's backyard so soon..."
Wang's heart tightened when she heard this.
She thought that as long as she asked the Dowager for help, Hua'er would be able to enter the palace for sure. Hua'er's good fortune would not be ruined by Nanny Ning, right?
At this time, Nanny Ning changed the subject and said, "Perhaps we can bring the third young lady to the palace to live for a few days under the pretext of attending to her illness, and then ask the princess what she thinks?"
Zhou's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she thought this method could be tried. But she also knew Zhuoqing's temper. If she informed him in advance, he would definitely not be happy. It would be better to let Su Ci agree to this matter first, send him to the palace, and do it first and report later like Na Baishuang did. In this way, Zhuoqing would have no way to refuse.
Wang's eyes lit up, but thinking of Su Ci's difficult personality, she couldn't help but worry: "I'm afraid the eldest lady won't be happy..."
With one more person competing for Su Ci's favor, would Su Ci be willing to let Hua'er enter the palace?
Zhou smiled when she heard this and said, "Su Ci is a generous person. It was Su Ci's idea to let Bai Shuang into Zhuo Qing's backyard. You don't need to worry about this."
Although Wang was still very worried, she did not dare to say anything.
Having achieved her goal, Wang stood up and said goodbye.
Coincidentally, Wang had just left Dingjing Hall when Zhao Shizhu arrived, and the two just missed each other.