Chapter 173 Her Reckoning Has Come
Ada subconsciously responded, and soon frowned, "Great General, do we really want to go through this mess too? If you send someone to protect this peasant girl, will others think you're taking sides?"
The great general held military power. Once he chose a side, he was bound to cause everyone's scorn and scruple. If by accident they joined together against him, it would be trouble!
Su Zhuang laughed lightly, "Taking sides? My daughter was even engaged to Prince Yan! In the eyes of others, we are at Prince Yan's side!"
Ada really couldn't understand his layout, "General, didn't you say you didn't want Miss Yi to marry into the royal family?"
Aristocrats had status, but may not be the best fit for Miss Yi.
If Su Zhuang had other choices, he would like to find a live-in son-in-law for his daughter. But some time ago, he suddenly heard a little rumor.
The rumor said that the emperor was now seriously ill and seemed reluctant to make a move with the Hu people.
The best way to maintain peace at this time is to make a peace-bounded marriage. But the emperor only had two princesses, who were both too young to get married. And there were no other suitable candidates in the clan. So, the emperor had designs on him.
How could he tolerate this? His family, the Sus, had a deadly feud with the Hu nation. If his daughter married into that nation, she would be tormented to death! When he thought of that possibility, he would rather die in battle himself than use his daughter to exchange for a short-lived peace.
He thought about it for two days, thinking that the best way to do it at this time was to immediately get a marriage deal for his daughter.
He looked at all the young talents around him, but none of them could meet his standards. Once he thought that one of those brats would marry his baby daughter, he felt like being stabbed with a knife towards his heart. So he felt none of them were good enough for his daughter.
When he was torn, suddenly someone came to the door to propose a marriage deal.
The person who proposed was not someone else, but Prince Yan.
He refused at first. And the second time, Prince Yan came directly to the door.
The two men talked in the house for a whole day. And when they opened the door again, Su Zhuang suddenly announced that Su Yi was engaged.
No one knew what they had said but Su Zhuang himself.
He couldn't tell when Prince Yan, that young man, had fallen in love with his baby daughter and took out almost his entire fortune in order to marry his daughter. And he even signed a contract promising that he would only marry Su Yi, no matter what, for the rest of his life.
Su Zhuang was a man too. When he saw how far he could go, he was convinced.
If it wasn't for the situation, he would have wanted to test him for a few more days.
Now that Ada asked, Su Zhuang just waved his hand, " All right, I've always been loyal to the emperor. I don't care whether they fought or not. The emperor is still alive!
Ada thought and agreed. The emperor had been ill for some days. But no bad news had come. So, it was still far from a change in the throne!
Being enlightened by the general, he suddenly came to his senses.
'Yeah. The emperor is fine. What are they fighting for? In case to be charged with a crime which would get his nine clans killed.
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Su Jiuyue and his husband do not practice martial arts and do not know the storm around them.
In the early morning, she got up and sent her husband to school. And then, she went out.
Previously, when she was idle at home, she embroidered some handkerchiefs. Now, she took them to the garment store to exchange them for some money.
Mrs. Li, the owner of the store, was gradually getting better these days. When Su Jiuyue went there, she was humming a little song while arranging her clothes!
Su Jiuyue smiled and called out to her, "Mrs. Li, have you had a good time lately?"
Mrs. Li knew her as well. The girl was the one who could do double-sided embroidery, and all the embroideries she sent were sold at a good price.
"Ohhh! You're here! What a good time? It's just that there are more people in town lately. And I was able to sell some clothes."
Su Jiuyue didn't go out much these days, so she didn't know what Mrs. Li was talking about. She just smiled and congratulated her, "Congratulations."
Mrs. Li smiled, "You too. What did you bring today?"
"Nothing much. Just some handkerchiefs I embroidered at home when I was bored."
She knew that she could only embroider handkerchiefs. If she were to make clothes, she would not be able to sell them, not to mention that it would harm her eyes. The ladies would not buy ready-made clothes from outside.
It was better to embroider handkerchiefs. It was not only easy but also profitable.
Mrs. Li was happy too, "It's a pity to sell your handkerchiefs in a small town like ours. If you could sell them in the capital, you would make a lot of money!"
Su Jiuyue bowed her head shyly, "How can I be so capable? I'm already grateful to have my sister take my handkerchief."
Mrs. Li liked her sweet-talking, "Isn't this mutually beneficial? If you weren't good at your craft, I wouldn't want it."
Saying, she sighed again, "It's really unlucky. The second Miss of the Cui Family liked to buy handkerchiefs from me. But now I heard that she has been imprisoned by the Military Department."
Su Jiuyue was stunned, "Why? What did the Military Department arrest her for?"
"I tell you, off the record. I heard this from a fellow who works in the Cui House. You can't tell others."
"Mrs. Li, don't worry. You speak, I hear. I won't tell anyone." Su Jiuyue promised.
Mrs. Li was relieved, "It said that she seduced Prince Yan and was caught by Prince Yan's fiancé. So, she was sent to prison."
Prince Yan's fiance? Wasn't that Su Yi? How could she never hear it from Su Yi? She didn't know if it was Su Yi's careless character or if there was something behind it.
"Seducing Prince Yan? Really?" Gossip was the nature of women. Su Jiuyue couldn't be an exception. She asked with a curious face.
"Of course. Don't underestimate the Second Miss of the Cui Family. She is so ambitious. Look at her. She's already 18 years old. And she has not been engaged. What do you think of the reason? Previously, her father had made an engagement deal for her. But she went to her fiance's house to withdraw the deal and made a fuss. And that family thought the wife should be gentle and wise. They don't want a daughter-in-law like her. So, they agreed with the withdrawal."
"I also heard before that her father thought a student in our school was very good. The boy was tall, strong, and learned. But she didn't agree. And she made a trap and beat the boy."
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Mrs. Li counted Cui Qingyun's great achievements over the years. Su Jiuyue listened and felt a sudden uneasiness in her heart that this matched with what Yang Liu had said.
The rumor couldn't be made out for no reason. It must make sense to some degree.
"How can she hit others? What happened to the student?" Su Jiuyue asked afterward.
"I heard that the person was beaten to dumb. She ruined the rest of his life. She is so vicious. She didn't want to marry that boy. That boy might not want to marry him either. She ruined his life just because of her own will."
While saying, she sneered, with a gloating look, "You see. Destroying others' futures would have to pay. Her reckoning has come."