Lin Chenxi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said, "Your Majesty sent me into the palace today, wanting to ask my opinion on this marriage."
Su Yunmo frowned.
Since Jiang Yufei had gone mad, this marriage was no longer a suitable match. It was normal for the Emperor to want to revoke the decree.
Lin Chenxi: "I refused His Majesty's kind offer and decided to marry her."
Su Yunmo narrowed her eyes, understanding dawning on her.
He was indeed someone who could bend and stretch. Jiang Yufei had always felt that Lin Chenxi was not worthy of her. In Su Yunmo's eyes, the two of them seemed to be a perfect match.
She treated Lin Chenxi as a plaything, looking down on him for relying on women to get ahead.
Hadn't Lin Chenxi deliberately played the role of a 'victim,' when in reality, he was truly using her as a pawn to advance his career?
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Jiang Yufei had lost completely.
"Whether you marry her or not has nothing to do with me. You don't need to tell me."
Su Yunmo turned to leave.
Lin Chenxi called out to her, "You've truly changed. Is it because you've been staying with those children from the General's Mansion for too long?"
If it were before, she wouldn't have stood by and watched him marry a madwoman with severed hands. No matter what unpleasantness had occurred, she would have helped him recover.
Although Jiang Yufei's madness didn't affect her much,
her change was truly beyond his expectations.
Su Yunmo stopped but didn't turn back, saying coldly, "Young Master Lin, do I need to remind you again? I am now the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, and I have no relation to the Lin family!"
He didn't need to use their past affection to feign pity. That sliver of affection had already been burned to ashes by him!
Lin Chenxi fell silent, his tone changing from its usual gentleness. "Then, if everyone in the General's Mansion dies, will you come back?"
Su Yunmo's eyes darkened instantly. She turned back abruptly, killing intent surging. "You'd better not lay a hand on them. That will only hasten your end!"
Lin Chenxi frowned.
Su Yunmo no longer spoke to him and turned to leave.
Ziyuan was waiting with the carriage outside the palace gates.
Su Yunmo hopped into the carriage and instructed it to return to the mansion. She then added, "In the next couple of days, have the organization's people keep an eye on the General's Mansion. Arrest anyone suspicious."
She hoped Lin Chenxi wouldn't resort to any more foolish tactics.
Ziyuan replied, "Yes."
The carriage traveled all the way back to the General's Mansion.
As soon as Su Yunmo stepped into the inner courtyard, she saw Lülüo rush out from within.
Her eyes were swollen like peaches. The moment she saw Su Yunmo, she lunged forward and hugged her, sobbing uncontrollably.
Su Yunmo gave Ziyuan a helpless look. "Didn't you tell her that my injuries had already healed?"
Ziyuan was also puzzled. She had told Lülüo early in the morning.
Su Yunmo sighed and patted Lülüo's shoulder. "Alright, your injuries haven't healed yet. Go back and rest."
"I don't want to rest. Even if Miss doesn't like me anymore, I... I want to tell Madam myself that I'm leaving, so that... Miss won't be annoyed, but, woo woo..."
She cried so hard she was gasping for breath, almost crying herself to death. "But why is Miss sending me away so soon? Clearly... clearly..."
Clearly, they had just gone through life and death together!
Miss is too heartless!
Su Yunmo's eyelids twitched. She was a bit confused by the situation.
Lülüo cried, snot and tears streaming down her face. She wiped her face with her sleeve.
"Miss only likes Ziyuan, and you dislike me for being useless. Today I'll pack my things, wu wa wu wu wu..."
She didn't finish her sentence and turned, running away.
Su Yunmo's mouth twitched. She extended a finger and wiped the snot and tears from her face.
Ziyuan couldn't help but chuckle softly and persuaded, "Now that Master is not in the Marquis's mansion, it's indeed not enough to have only me by your side. Keep her."
Lülüo and Hongluan were different after all.
Su Yunmo sighed.
Judging by the situation, she couldn't refuse to keep her.
Lülüo ran back, not entering the house, and sat on the steps, sobbing with her knees hugged to her chest.
She also knew she couldn't compare to Ziyuan. Ziyuan knew martial arts and was very capable.
If Ziyuan had been by Miss's side that day, she would have done a better job. She would have only caused trouble.
It was normal for Miss not to like her. Who would like a personal maid who knew nothing?
But... she liked Miss very much, and she didn't want to leave.
"The injury on your face cannot get wet. Stop crying."
A sigh came from above her head.
Lülüo sobbed and looked up to meet a pair of bright eyes. "Mis... Miss..."
Su Yunmo took a handkerchief from her waist and wiped away her tears.
"Since I entered the General's Mansion, you've been by my side. You are the closest to me. You should know that I am different from other children."
"Following me, things like what happened that day will happen often. Aren't you afraid?"
She had asked about Lülüo's background before.
Although her mother had died when she was young, her father was an honest man. She also had two younger brothers, who were diligent farmers.
When Lülüo's hometown was hit by disaster in her childhood, her father brought his family to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, but it was unsuccessful, and the family almost starved to death.
To save her younger brothers, she secretly signed a contract of indenture with the General's Mansion.
Her father and brothers treated her very well. They visited her every few days, and even when they were tight on money, they never forgot to bring her her favorite pastries.
Lülüo's life should have been peaceful and smooth. She didn't need to take risks by following her.
Lülüo sniffled and pouted, "It's all an excuse. Miss just dislikes me."
Forget it. Let Ziyuan serve Miss alone. She would leave.
Su Yunmo's eyelids twitched.
She hadn't noticed it before, but why was this person so stubborn?
"Fine, fine. If you want to stay, then stay."
She would be careful in the future and not let her get into danger like this again.
Lülüo's eyes immediately lit up. "Really... really?!"
Su Yunmo threw the handkerchief at her. "I'm afraid if I insisted on you leaving, you'd cry down this General's Mansion."
Lülüo turned from crying to smiling, scratching the back of her head sheepishly.
That wouldn't happen.
Lülüo was overjoyed to stay, and even Ziyuan seemed more pleasing to her eyes.
Su Yunmo indulged her happiness, while her mind was occupied with another matter.
Qianxue delivered a letter, transferring the account books that Ying Xiao had stolen from Marquis Jiang's mansion that day.
Ye Jingcheng wanted to merge the two mansions, which was not an easy task.
However, disrupting this plan would require some thought.
Lin Chenxi was determined to marry Jiang Yufei, so there was no way to attack Marquis Jiang's mansion. She could only work on other aspects.
She thought for two days, but before she could come up with a solution, something happened within the General's Mansion.
That afternoon.
Ziyuan rushed over in a panic and blurted out bad news. "Master, the Third Young Master has been kidnapped!"
Su Yunmo was organizing herbs when she heard this and almost knocked over the medicine. "Where was he taken?"
"Towards the west of the city. We lost them!" Ziyuan was annoyed.
Earlier, Master had said to keep an eye on the General's Mansion, and she had indeed asked people from Xuehen to protect the people in the General's Mansion.
But she hadn't expected them to make a move at the entrance of the academy. The people from Xuehen didn't have time to react. In a moment of distraction, they lost track of the person.
A dark glint flashed in Su Yunmo's eyes. She clenched her fists tightly and strode out. "To the west of the city!"