Ye Jingyu frowned, lifting his foot towards the study.
Su Qingtian followed behind him with the solemn demeanor of a subordinate. After a few steps, he turned to instruct Su Yunmo, "Go back to your room, bathe, and sleep."
Su Yunmo blinked her eyes and nodded obediently.
The figures of the two men gradually receded.
Su Yunmo propped her chin, pondering, "Qianxue, what did your master write on the note?"
According to her father's temperament, he would never help with anything.
Qianxue lowered her eyes and shook her head, "This subordinate does not know."
However, she could roughly guess that if General Su valued it so much, it could only be about that matter.
"Forget it, as long as I can escape this calamity." Su Yunmo shrugged indifferently and strode towards her own room.
It was getting late, and she wanted to sleep early tonight to wake up early tomorrow.
She would go to the palace to see Consort Liang and lodge a complaint!
The General's mansion quieted down. At the same time, within the Prince Lian's mansion, the atmosphere was oppressive.
In the bedchamber.
Ye Jingcheng slapped Lin Yuning fiercely.
Lin Yuning screamed and was knocked to the ground. Her forehead hit the corner of a stool, and it quickly swelled. Her mind, however, buzzed.
Ye Jingcheng looked at her coldly, "You are truly useless, so far inferior to your sister!"
The Emperor had been very happy at the palace banquet today. During this period, he needed to remain low-key, drawing everyone's attention to the Prince Yu's mansion.
But with this incident happening in public today, the Prince Lian's mansion would likely become a topic of gossip for a long time.
He wouldn't be able to prepare anything!
This sentence was like a basin of cold water that woke Lin Yuning up.
She looked up in astonishment, meeting Ye Jingcheng's disgusted gaze, and her heart felt as if it were being sliced by a knife.
"Your Highness, this is not my fault. It's His Majesty who favors Su Yunmo. I wasn't lying, it was clearly her..."
Ye Jingcheng: "You don't need to quibble. How could I not know your capabilities? Did you think you could get rid of Su Yunmo by obtaining Linlang? But you only ended up losing what you tried to gain, and you've also embarrassed me and the Prince Lian's mansion!"
If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have burned Lin Niange to death in the first place, to prevent this vixen from ruining things now!
The more Ye Jingcheng thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and slapped her again, "You are a useless failure who can't achieve anything but ruin everything!"
Lin Yuning, covering her face, knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She said frantically, "I admit I did wrong today, but what about you, Your Highness! Where were you when those people were bullying me?" xxs壹贰
He was her husband; he should have protected her!
She knew he had always treated her as a chess piece, but she didn't care.
After all, Lin Niange was also treated as a chess piece by him. As long as she could become the Prince Lian's consort, she would be the winner.
But why!
Why was Lin Niange dead, yet he was still comparing her to that vixen!
Ye Jingcheng withdrew his hand, his gaze towards her devoid of any warmth, "Blame me? What do you think you are? You're merely a replacement for Lin Niange."
He grabbed Lin Yuning's chin and threatened, "From now on, you'd better do as I say. If you disgrace the Prince Lian's mansion again, I don't mind replacing you!"
Lin Yuning's heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran from her head to her toes. She lunged at Ye Jingcheng's feet and clutched his trouser leg.
"Your Highness, please don't. I beg you, you can't do this. Father said that since I married into the royal family, I will forever be a member of the royal family. You cannot abandon me."
If she were divorced, her father would never accept her. If she left the Prince Lian's mansion, she would have nowhere to go and would become a laughingstock of the entire capital!
She was the Princess Consort, the Princess Consort! She absolutely did not want to end up like this!
"Your Highness, please don't treat me like this. Moreover, our marriage was decreed by the late Emperor. You cannot divorce me!"
Ye Jingcheng kicked her away, sneering, "Wasn't the one bestowed by the late Emperor already dead?"
Lin Yuning's face instantly turned pale. She stood frozen, unable to even cry.
Ye Jingcheng turned and left.
Linlang rushed in from outside, "Princess Consort, are you alright? How could His Highness treat you like this!"
"Get lost!" Lin Yuning pushed Linlang away as if she were mad. She pulled out a hairpin from her head and fiercely stabbed it into Linlang, frenzied and resentful.
"It's all because of you! It's all because you didn't do your job well that His Highness treated me like this! You useless wretch, it's all because of you! Die, die!"
All these people deserved to die. Everyone related to Su Yunmo, everyone who liked Su Yunmo, all deserved to die!
"Ugh! Princess Consort..." Linlang grunted, gritting her teeth tightly. The blood from her back gradually soaked through her clothes.
Lin Yuning continued to stab her, "It's all because of you, useless! Useless! Useless!"
Linlang did not resist, slowly closing her eyes and kneeling there, letting Lin Yuning vent her anger.
The night slowly deepened.
The stars in the sky shone brightly and then gradually hid, as if foreshadowing something.
Two more days passed.
The temperature continued to drop.
Everyone wore an extra layer of clothing.
"Achoo! Achoo!" As soon as she woke up in the morning, Lvluo sneezed incessantly.
Su Yunmo washed her face and took a bottle of medicine from the glazed lock for her. "Dissolve it in warm water and take one pill before sleeping each night."
The medicine bottle was labeled "Fenggan Dan."
Lvluo's eyes widened, "Miss, this is too precious! I cannot accept it. I'm just feeling a little unwell; I'll be fine after a while."
This medicine was rarely seen in pharmacies. She heard it cost a string of cash per pill.
This small bottle was worth her entire year's wages.
"Medicine is meant to be eaten; take it if it's given to you." Su Yunmo sat at the dining table, sipping porridge around the rim of the bowl.
She was so sleepy. The time spent complaining to Consort Liang yesterday had been a bit too long~
Lvluo hesitated for a moment, then held the medicine bottle with joy, "Thank you, Miss."
It was such good medicine; she should save it and not take it for now. It might be very useful in the future.
Ziyuan came in from outside, "Master, the carriage is ready."
"Mm." Su Yunmo casually scooped up a few mouthfuls of food and walked out.
Today was the day of Ye Jingyu's investiture ceremony. She couldn't be late.
Ziyuan followed her.
Su Yunmo took out the prescription for Fenggan Dan from the glazed lock and handed it to Ziyuan.
"Send people to every pharmacy and medical clinic in the capital with this prescription. Don't charge them, just ask them to lower the price of the medicine."
Ziyuan took the prescription and retreated to carry out the task.
The carriage was already waiting at the entrance.
After Su Yunmo got into the carriage, she set off for the Prince Yu's mansion.
At this moment, the Prince Yu's mansion was bustling with activity, and guests were gathered in the courtyard.
Ye Jingyu was wearing a crimson robe embroidered with auspicious clouds, a purple-gold crown inlaid with rubies, and a black brocade belt at his waist. He stood at the main entrance to welcome guests.
The young man's tall and slender figure made this princely attire exude an air of nobility. Even standing still, he possessed a handsome and elegant demeanor, with a unique aura.
"Oh, what a beautiful young man." Su Yunmo poked her head out from the entrance, a smile playing on her lips as she teased him.