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Looking at her considerate daughter, Su Chi felt increasingly guilty. He stepped forward, wanting to hug his daughter, but when he looked into her clear eyes, he didn't know how to start. He could only anxiously call out, "Butler! Butler! Where is the butler?"
The butler of the Prime Minister's Residence was a slightly plump middle-aged man with sharp eyes. At that moment, seeing Su Chi's expression and then glancing at Su Peijiu, he understood how things had unfolded. He stepped forward and knelt down, saying, "Master, I deserve to die a thousand deaths, I deserve to die a thousand deaths!"
Su Chi kicked forward angrily, "How can the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Residence be growing vegetables in her own yard? My good butler, are you trying to make a fool of me in front of everyone? What use do I have for a treacherous servant like you?!"
"I deserve to die a thousand deaths, I deserve to die a thousand deaths! But this matter... is beyond my control..."
"Beyond your control? How can the butler of the Prime Minister's Residence say that you are powerless while letting the Second Sister live without worries? Is my salary being used to support you all?! Come here—!" Su Chi was already furious, his face flushed red from anger over the previous incident with Su Xingyan, and now he was even more enraged.
Seeing that things were going awry, the butler quickly spoke up, "No matter what, I am still a butler. However, the master of the back courtyard of the Prime Minister's Residence is Concubine Two, not me! We servants feel heartbroken seeing the Second Sister treated this way, but... we are just servants and powerless..."
Upon hearing Zhao Mengzhi's name again and recalling how Bai Shuangya had been treated worse than servants in the Prime Minister's Residence before, Su Chi shouted, "Bring Zhao Mengzhi to me!"
Just as Zhao Mengzhi returned to her yard and was preparing yam for Su Xingyan, she heard a commotion outside. A servant approached her and said, "Concubine Two, the master requests your presence."
Her heart sank; she thought it was bad news. It seemed that being called over at this time was not a good thing. So she took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and handed it to the servant with a smile, asking, "I wonder what the master wants with me?"
"Concubine Two should avoid putting me in a difficult position," the servant said as he returned the silver ingot to Zhao Mengzhi and bowed slightly. "Please follow me, Concubine Two."
Zhao Mengzhi tucked the silver back into her sleeve with a cold laugh. She had no idea how much silver she had given him before; now he wanted to act as if it didn't matter? It wouldn't be that easy!
As she followed the servant, Zhao Mengzhi felt something was off about the route they were taking; it didn't seem like they were heading to Su Chi's yard at all but rather towards Qiluo Garden...
As she walked past, she saw the butler kneeling at the inner gate of Qiluo Garden, with several distinct footprints on him. Next to him stood a few servants holding sticks, silently watching, and the entire atmosphere made her heart sink. It seemed today was going to be disastrous! She never expected that a single word from Bai Shuangya would lead her to such a predicament; it was truly unexpected from this woman who was always practicing Buddhism.
Upon entering, the sight of a loving father and dutiful daughter deeply pierced her heart. Looking at the face that increasingly resembled that of someone from years ago, she clenched her hands tightly, her sharp nails digging into her palms.
"Master..."
Su Chi heard the voice, his expression turned cold. He slowly set down the teacup in his hand and then threw it to the ground with lightning speed, the shards flying onto Zhao Mengzhi's face, leaving a cut that bled. However, she did not dare to cry out; after years of being married to Su Chi, she understood his temper all too well. At this moment, she could not make a sound; if she did, it would only increase his disdain.
"Is this how you manage the Prime Minister's Residence? As the only Legitimate Daughter, do you really not know how my daughter is living under your care as Concubine Two? If I hadn't come today, would you have tortured my daughter to death?!"
Su Peijiu lowered her head submissively. This was the first time she had seen Concubine Two, born in a brothel yet able to manage the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Residence; it seemed she had some means. Although slightly aging, she still possessed some charm. However, there must be other skills involved; otherwise, how could she hold Su Chi so tightly? Aside from Bai Shuangya being betrothed, no other concubines had entered the household!
"...I know you think I have gone too far, but I too wish to be a kind mother. However... I cannot forget that lost child from years ago! If it weren't for Jun Liuji, my child would still be alive... So if you blame me today, I have no complaints..." Zhao Mengzhi had lost her first child years ago; it was said to be a boy. But for some unknown reason, he was gone. Among the servants, there were rumors that the First Lady Jun Liuji was responsible for it.
After hearing this, Su Peijiu almost wanted to applaud Zhao Mengzhi. Indeed, a woman from a brothel knows how to grasp a man's psychology and use Su Chi's guilt over his first unborn child to dissolve the resentment built up over the years from her mistreatment of Su Peijiu. Truly clever!
Sure enough, Su Chi's expression softened slightly. Seeing this, Zhao Mengzhi immediately pressed on: "Although I have been somewhat harsh on Second Sister these years, she has not lacked food or clothing; her monthly allowance is more than that of even the lowest servants in the residence. If you don't believe me, ask Second Sister."
Indeed, what she ate were leftovers and what she wore were tattered clothes; her monthly allowance was less than that of even the lowest servants in the residence. Zhao Mengzhi really dared to say such things! Did she think Su Peijiu was still that foolishly kind and weak?
"Concubine Two being strict with Pei Jiu is a good thing; Pei Jiu feels that Concubine Two is teaching me on behalf of my mother. Concubine Two has not treated me badly; every month there are one or two occasions when I get steamed egg custard." Su Peijiu displayed a genuinely innocent expression, but in Su Chi's eyes, it was undoubtedly heart-wrenching.
"Zhao Mengzhi, considering you are Qing'er's mother, I will allow you to stay in the residence. However, from today onward, you are not allowed to step out of Zhilan Garden!"
Hearing this, Zhao Mengzhi widened her eyes and stared at Su Chi, unable to believe that this man in front of her would say such outrageous words. For the sake of Qing'er's mother? What about the years of marital affection between them? Was he going to disregard that?
That wretched Su Peijiu, she never expected to be outsmarted by her; she was just like that vixen of a mother, not a good person at all!
After Zhao Mengzhi was taken away, Su Chi instructed the butler to tidy up Qiluo Garden, moving almost all the good things from the Prime Minister's Residence over. He decided to leave the yard and other matters for tomorrow and even gave her a few maids and servants to attend to her before leaving.
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