She couldn't and didn't want to fight back, but she didn't do anything. Thinking about Mrs. Zhou's methods to deal with the Cen family and Brother Ming, Su Yiqing really felt scared from the bottom of her heart, like a poisonous snake clinging to the dark place. She didn't know when.

He would jump out and bite her. If she was bitten, she would not be willing to die like that.

Just when Su Yiqing was worried, a piece of news came, and she suddenly felt that God was very kind to her sometimes.

Mrs. Zhou is ill. I heard her illness is quite serious.

Su Yiqing knew she shouldn't, but she couldn't suppress her inner thoughts. If Mrs. Zhou did this... it would be a good thing for her.

Mrs. Xu's joy because Su Yiqing did not have to marry far away was suddenly washed away by the bad news. Fortunately, Su Yiqing was named the princess. When the princess leaves the cabinet, there are certain exceptions, and there are also dedicated people to take care of the trivial marriage affairs. She is not a mother.

She does everything herself, and Su Yiqing doesn't need to marry far away. There will be more opportunities to meet her in the future, so she can rest assured to attend to her mother's bedside.

The two mansions are not too far apart, and it only takes half an hour to get there by car. In the past few days, Mrs. Xu has been leaving early in the morning and coming back in the evening, or even the next day. No one dares to say anything to her. Mrs. Cen has already left her alone.

, My health has not been very good in the past two years, and I can't control it even if I want to. Mrs. Qu is not the kind of person who likes to do things that harm others and not benefit herself. She still has to take care of Su Yirong. Mrs. Jiang has the heart but not the courage to stir up trouble again.

But on this day, after Mrs. Xu came back, she changed her clothes and went to Su Yiqing's room again. Su Yiqing's wedding was ten days later. Although after getting married, mother and daughter still had many opportunities to meet, but it was different. Still.

Take this opportunity to pay more attention to your daughter.

After the mother and daughter chatted for a while, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but mention Mrs. Zhou. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Your grandmother is very ill, but she is still very concerned about your marriage. She always asks questions."

In preparation for the wedding, I even asked me to bring you an extra box of silver. As a grandmother, she can't give so much openly, so she can only give it secretly. You can just take it with you when the time comes. A woman will have more private money when she gets married.

It’s always good, this is not included in the dowry, it’s convenient to use.”

As she spoke, Mrs. Xu took out a small black wooden box, which seemed to contain banknotes.

Su Yiqing didn't know what to say, so she had to lower her head and take it. Mrs. Zhou asked her about the wedding preparations one by one, which really made her feel cold all over. She didn't know what the old lady wanted to do, if she really felt that she was going to die.

Soon, will she make a last ditch effort?

With such worries, Su Yiqing felt that the small box in her hand became very hot. She couldn't listen to what Xu said next. All she could think about was whether the money in the small box would be stolen.

People have done tricks, such as in the martial arts dramas she watched in her previous life, where she would put poison on her skin and die if she touched it, or as soon as she opened the box, poisonous smoke or poisonous water and poisonous insects would spray out.

…

After finally waiting until Mrs. Xu said she was tired, she finally left.

Su Yiqing immediately threw the box on the table.

Shuangxi came in with a plate of crispy sweet-scented osmanthus cake and said, "Princess, these are the snacks just made in the kitchen. Eat two pieces of your favorite while it's hot."

"Put it down." Su Yiqing said softly, wondering if she was in the mood to eat now.

"Yes, Princess." When Shuangxi put down the plate, he saw a small box placed in the middle of the table. He wanted to move the box and put the dessert plate in, but unexpectedly he heard an exclamation.

"do not move."

Shuangxi's hand suddenly stopped in mid-air and looked at Su Yiqing at a loss.

Su Yiqing came back to her senses and wanted to explain, but she couldn't find the words for a moment, so she simply stopped explaining and said: "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable and don't want to eat snacks anymore. You can take it out."

"Yes, Princess." Shuangxi saw that Su Yiqing's expression was wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything and left with the snacks in hand.

Just when Su Yiqing was wondering what to do with the box, Xin'er came in.

Su Yiqing said: "Bring a basin of water and two chopsticks."

"Yes, Princess." Xin'er didn't understand what Su Yiqing wanted with the chopsticks and basin. Although these two things were ordinary, they looked a little weird together. In view of her recent relationship with Su Yiqing, she didn't dare to ask and go get them.

Just bring the stuff.

After bringing the things, Su Yiqing pointed to the small box and said, "Open it."

"Yes, Princess." Xin'er was about to open it when Su Yiqing said hastily, "Slow down."

Xin'er quickly put down the box, but Su Yiqing walked to the window, opened it, let the cool breeze blow in, and then said: "You can open it now."

Xin'er opened the box as instructed and saw a box full of banknotes, estimated to be tens of thousands of taels.

Su Yiqing said: "Put a banknote into the water. Don't hold it with your hands. Use chopsticks to hold it."

Xin'er followed the same pattern, and after a while, Su Yiqing asked her to take out the banknotes. After that, Su Yiqing stared at her for a long time and asked her if she felt uncomfortable? She repeatedly promised that she didn't feel any discomfort at all.

Su Yiqing slowly walked over, looked at the basin of water, then took off the silver hairpin on her head, paddled it in the water a few times, then picked it up and looked at it carefully under the lamp.

Xin'er stared at Su Yiqing's series of actions in stunned silence.

This lady, no, the princess was checking whether the banknotes were poisonous? Even before asking her to open the box, the princess went to the window and opened it. Was she afraid of poisonous smoke or poisonous insects jumping out of the box? She

I just saw that this box was brought by the third lady, who had just returned from Mrs. Zhou...

Xin'er lowered her head, not daring to look or think any more.

"Go outside and catch any small insect." Su Yiqing ordered again.

"Yes, Princess." Xin'er has been repeating this sentence since just now. She really has nothing else to say and does not dare to say it.

Soon a lively gecko was caught. Su Yiqing poured a little of the water in which the banknotes were soaked into the teacup, then asked Xin'er to put the gecko into the teacup and cover the lid. After about a stick of incense, the solution came.

After opening the lid, the gecko quickly and nimbly crawled away.

Xin'er secretly observed Su Yiqing and found that she seemed to be relieved.

At this time, Grandma Li's voice came, saying: "Princess, it's time to rest."

Aunt Li was sent by the palace. Originally, such a nanny would have very strict requirements on the daily life of the ladies. However, Su Yiqing's situation was special. Everyone was afraid that she would lose her temper and fall from the clouds to the ground.

It's a foreign country, etiquette and the like are not as strict as Da Jing's. Just give them a little guidance and everyone can get along with it. If you push too hard, no one will be able to bear the consequences.

Su Yiqing didn't like the maid and mother-in-law hanging around her when she had something to do. On weekdays, there was only one person waiting in front of her, and the others were standing outside waiting for summons. They couldn't go in and harass her when they had nothing to do.

Aunt Li knew that the master-servant relationship between Su Yiqing and Xin'er was not as good as that of other maids. Xin'er once risked her life to protect her mistress. Sometimes the young lady and her personal maid would have something to say in private, so in order to avoid suspicion, she stayed far away.

It's getting late now and they are still talking, so I remind them not to chat for too long, lest they won't be able to get up the next day or they will lose energy.

Su Yiqing said nothing more to Xin'er, put the box away, and sent the little maid to come in to fetch water, wash herself, and then go to bed.

It was Xiner's night watch today. After turning off the lights, she slept on the footrest by the window. Everything just happened shocked her so much that she couldn't sleep. But she couldn't sleep and couldn't toss and turn so as not to disturb the princess, so she counted outside the window.

An unknown insect sound was heard.

"You should find an opportunity tomorrow to see Mrs. Zhou and tell her exactly what I did just now. Don't hide a word from her." A low voice sounded, and Xin'er, who was concentrating on counting insects, was so distracted that she screamed.

She was startled to find out that the princess was not sleeping either. Then when she understood what the princess meant, she was shocked again.

"Prince, slave..."

"Shut up, what do you do when I tell you what I say? Don't ask any more questions. I don't want to hear any nonsense from you." Su Yiqing's voice was low but with a harshness that could not be rejected.

"Yes, Princess." Xin'er knew that her young lady had changed a lot during this time, especially her attitude towards her. She originally thought that everything was just because of Brother Ming's matter, and she thought she deserved it, not to mention that the young lady was just

If she is a little colder, even if she is beaten and scolded at every turn, she will not complain.

The young lady's personality has changed a lot, especially the way she looks at people is full of defensiveness and suspicion. She can also understand it. After all, the sudden change means that she has been abandoned by everyone, especially General Zhao. He had been so affectionate before, even her

She was deeply moved. Even when she was captured by General Zhao and tortured to extract a confession, she felt that this was a reflection of General Zhao's care for her young lady. While suffering, she was also happy for her. Having such a man to care for her for the rest of her life was the greatest thing a woman could do.

Happiness.

Unexpectedly, everything changed overnight. General Zhao did not even fight for the young lady. He easily agreed to marry another man and ignored the young lady. The young lady saved his life. How could this man do this?

What about ruthlessness?

The young lady's attitude towards Mrs. Zhou has also changed significantly. She thought it was because of the anger caused by the Ming Geer incident. The young lady has always been a kind-hearted person, but now it seems that this is not the case?

The young lady's behavior just now was obviously a drug test, and she was deliberately asked to tell the Madam... What does this mean?

Xin'er didn't dare to think about it.

She couldn't sleep already, and now she couldn't sleep even more.

After finally staying up until dawn, Xin'er got up with blue eyes to help Su Yiqing wash up. At the same time, she carefully observed Su Yiqing to see if she would change her mind. After all, Mrs. Zhou was seriously ill now. If she heard this, she would be furious.

, what should we do?

But he couldn't. After breakfast, Su Yiqing pretended to be concerned and said: "Xin'er, you look very bad. It seems that you didn't sleep well yesterday. You don't have to wait in front of me today. Go and rest."

"Yes, Princess." Xin'er stepped back under the eager gazes of the other little maids. These little maids all wanted to compete for the top position. If they could show their faces in front of the Princess more often, and go out, others would be very envious.

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