Su Ziluo had always befriended people without a shred of suspicion, and he sincerely befriended those scholars and refined scholars. However, he did not expect that some of them would plot against him.
The people of the Wen family were truly formidable. They were actually able to bribe others to do things for them. Fortunately, when he came to the Su mansion to investigate the situation, he was already prepared. He had already ordered the people in the mansion not to divulge anything related to Ji Yunshu. Moreover, the people in the mansion were all loyal and wouldn't reveal anything.
He took a deep breath and tightly gripped the handles of his wheelchair.
Suddenly, Li Shiyan's voice came from afar. "Ziluo, our business is not over yet!"
Su Ziluo felt a headache coming on. He saw Li Shiyan walking over and asked, "Then, have you settled the matter with Miss Zhu?"
Li Shiyan sat down across from him and let out a sigh of relief. "I don't know what happened today, but Miss Zhu finally figured it out. When she returns, she will tell Minister Zhu to cancel this engagement. She and I will just be ordinary friends."
"It seems that Miss Zhu is a very generous girl. I'm afraid that you will regret missing out on her this time."
"Why would I regret? I know that she is not in my heart, so I cannot let her down. "
But …
Su Ziluo smirked and stared into Li Shiyan's eyes. "What if? What if you regret it? "
Li Shiyan was startled. It was not because Su Ziluo suddenly asked such a serious question, but because when he heard the question, an inexplicable feeling welled up in his heart. It was strange. He opened his mouth but did not know what to say. The words were clearly on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. It was a very strange feeling.
Su Ziluo chuckled as if he had seen through Li Shiyan's thoughts. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
When Li Shiyan calmed down, he said, "Don't talk about what ifs. There are no ifs and no possibilities." Then, he remembered the important matter at hand and stood up. "Right, I have to go find Shu 'er."
He did not forget about this matter.
Su Ziluo looked at him and asked, "Do you really have to see her?"
"Yes!"
"What about after seeing her?"
"After seeing her …" Li Shiyan was momentarily at a loss for words. His eyes gently moved for a long time before he firmly said, "After seeing her, I don't want to do anything. I just want to see her once. I haven't seen her for five years. I want to see how she is doing. I also want to ask her what happened to her during these years. Why did she come to Qujiang? Why would a prince of Great Lin appear here? I have a lot of questions in my mind, and I want to ask her after I see her. Perhaps after I ask her, I can … let it go. "
Li Shiyan was actually an infatuated person. Even if he was a piece of sticky candy, a wise man submits to circumstances. He wouldn't do something like pestering her, and he couldn't do it.
Su Ziluo was silent after listening to his words.
Li Shiyan suddenly asked him, "Oh, that's right, Shu 'er stayed with you for a night, you must know about her situation, right?"
"She didn't say anything, and I didn't ask anything."
"Impossible!" Li Shiyan slammed his left hand on the stone table in front of him. He had just slammed his palm down when he felt a sharp pain in his arm, causing him to grit his teeth in anger. He had completely forgotten that his arm was still injured.
Su Ziluo saw that Li Shiyan was clutching his arm and his clothes were bleeding. He hurriedly ordered someone to find a doctor.
"No need, no need. It's just a small matter!" Li Shiyan stopped him and said, "It's just that my wound accidentally split open. I just need to rebandage it and it will be fine. In any case, I came here to ask you to find someone to change my dressing. I don't want to tell Xiao Luzi about it, and he will become anxious again. Who knows, maybe my father will go to him."
"You are too careless!" Su Ziluo sighed worriedly and frowned.
In the end, he could only order someone to quickly change his dressing.
The wound had already split open, and a lot of blood flowed out. Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem. While the dressing was being changed, Li Shiyan continued to talk about Ji Yunshu. Sa rattled on and on, but Su Ziluo didn't respond.
…
On the other side, Zhu Yao left the Su Mansion and returned to the mansion in a sedan chair. She didn't go through the back door, but directly stopped at the main entrance. Minister Zhu had gone to the Ministry of Rites early in the morning, so only Madam Zhu was in the mansion. When she found out that her daughter had secretly gone out, she almost fainted. She was scared out of her wits and hurriedly brought her back to her room. Then, she ordered someone to find a doctor to properly examine her daughter.
Zhu Yao pulled her mother's hand. "Mother, I'm fine!"
"Girl, are you muddle-headed from your illness? You actually went out in this state. Tell me, did you go to see the heir? Did you go to see him? "
"Yes, your daughter went to see him."
"You!" Madam Zhu was truly helpless. She sighed heavily and touched her daughter's pale face. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Are you so reluctant to part with that heir? What's so good about him that you're so obsessed with him? "
"Mother …"
"Alright, I surrender. I admit defeat! I really can't bear to see you continue like this. You're already half dead. If something really happened to you, what would I do?! Alright, I'll make the decision for you. I won't back out. Since you like the heir so much, I'll fulfill your wish. Whatever happens in the future, it's your own fate. " Madam Zhu relented. She had indeed admitted defeat. She couldn't bear to see her own daughter torment herself like this, to the point where she lost her life in the end. As a mother, how could she bear to see this?
When Zhu Yao heard these words, she only smiled faintly. She reached out to wipe away the tears on her mother's face. She said gently, "Mother, thank you. Thank you for being willing to fulfill your daughter's wish. However, your daughter has thought things through. I understand."
"What do you mean?"
"Instead of being with someone who doesn't love you, why not let go!" She said these words in a calm and relaxed manner.
Madam Zhu was stunned. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.
Zhu Yao continued, "Mother, it's all because your daughter is too stubborn. I only think for myself, never for you, and never for Shiyan. I'm really too selfish. Fortunately, I understood in time. It's still not too late."
"Yao 'er?"
"Father and Mother, please make the decision. Annul this marriage. Your daughter has decided that from now on, I won't do foolish things again. I won't force myself on things that don't belong to me." A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. It was clean and pure, so bright.
Madam Zhu still hadn't regained her senses. Before this, her daughter was still bitterly begging them not to annul the marriage. However, in the short span of a day, such a huge change had occurred. It was hard to believe.
"Yao 'er, have you really thought things through? If you still can't bear it, mother will definitely fulfill your wish. "
"Your daughter has really thought things through this time. Mother, don't worry. I won't do foolish things again." Zhu Yao lightly patted the back of her mother's hand.
After Madam Zhu confirmed that what she said was true, she was also very relieved. Her tears once again fell uncontrollably. After saying "my poor daughter" a few times, she told her to quickly rest and recuperate.
Zhu Yao was also very obedient. After taking the medicine, she went to rest.
Madam Zhu also pulled Cai 'er out and questioned, "Where did you take the young miss?"
At this time, Cai 'er really didn't dare to hide anything and confessed everything. "This morning, the young miss insisted on going out to see the heir. This servant had no choice but to agree to accompany her. After seeing the heir, the young miss became like this."
"What did Yao 'er say to the heir?"
"This servant is not clear. At that time, this servant was outside and didn't hear it."
"You're such a busybody!" Madam Zhu reprimanded. "I told you to take good care of the young miss, but you always act recklessly. This time, it's fortunate that nothing happened to Yao 'er. Otherwise, I would definitely teach you a good lesson!"
Cai 'er's body trembled. She lowered her head with all her might. "Madam, this servant won't dare to do it again!"
She was only a servant. In everything, she had to listen to her mistress. If her mistress had an order, she didn't dare to disobey!
Madam Zhu suppressed the anger in her heart. Thinking that her daughter had suddenly thought things through, she let it go. Before she left, she didn't forget to instruct, "Take good care of Yao 'er. This time, if something happens again, I will skin you alive."
"Yes, this servant will definitely take good care of the young miss. Nothing will happen again!" Cai 'er agreed.
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