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As soon as she sat in the sedan chair, Su Mengyun questioned, "Why are you back at this time?!"
Su Peijiu leisurely smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes before raising her eyes to look at Su Mengyun. "What do you think, Sister Four?"
Su Mengyun subconsciously rubbed the bracelet on her wrist, her gaze wavering. For some reason, Su Peijiu now felt even more unsettling than before; those pitch-black eyes seemed to see through one's heart, making her feel that all her thoughts and schemes were laid bare in the air.
"Regardless, you shouldn't have returned at this time. You've disrupted Father's plans."
Su Peijiu smiled subtly, knowing that Su Mengyun lacked guile and couldn't keep secrets. However, she hadn't expected that before she could pry any information out of her, her dear Sister Four had already blurted out the clues.
"Are you sure Father didn't specifically send me back at this time?" She wanted to see what intentions the seemingly loyal Su Chi had toward the Yuan Cang Kingdom.
Su Mengyun frowned in confusion. "Father clearly has no news about you; how could he send you back now? As long as Eldest Sister successfully marries the Desolate King and I marry the Crown Prince in due time..." She suddenly fell silent.
Su Peijiu's smile was gentle, but her gaze was impossible to ignore. "In due time, you can quietly put the Yuan Cang Dynasty into Father's hands without anyone noticing?"
Seeing Su Mengyun's evasive eyes, Su Peijiu knew she had guessed correctly and fell silent as well, coldly laughing inside. No wonder they turned her disappearance into a rumor of illness; no wonder she had been framed multiple times without him intervening. It turned out he was secretly orchestrating these schemes.
Everyone from the Second House was merely a pawn for him; the only ones he truly dealt with were the quietly influential Third House! That Bai Shuangya guarding the Buddhist Hall was indeed not an ordinary character. Fortunately, no matter how clever these two were, they ultimately had a foolish daughter.
Upon arriving at Su Manor, Su Chi walked ahead and went straight to his study. Su Mengyun hesitated for a moment while looking at Su Peijiu before gritting her teeth and leaving with her maid, Lan Que.
Su Peijiu returned to her Qiluo Garden. Just as she entered and turned to close the door, she heard movement behind her. Turning around, she saw Black Crow already in the house. He casually poured himself a cup of tea and teased, "So how is it, Master of the Building? Is the Chancellor of the Su Family really plotting rebellion behind the scenes?"
"Since you know, keep your mouth shut. Don't forget that your Master of the Building is closely related to the Su Family; any disgrace will be shared." She shot him an annoyed glance and reached for the Silver Bone Fan on the tea table; it was sweltering after walking for a while.
Black Crow shrugged nonchalantly. "What's wrong with that? Is Master of the Building afraid that Nan Xie Tower can't protect you?"
Su Peijiu leaned against a pillar fanning herself, her gaze distant. "If possible, I would prefer to handle my own matters rather than let you all stain your hands with blood for me."
Black Crow was momentarily stunned after listening, but he quickly awkwardly put down the teacup in his hand: “Master of the Building, this is treating Nan Xie Tower as an outsider.”
Su Peijiu snapped her fan shut and began to shoo him away: “You are not allowed to appear in front of me. Stay hidden; Qi Mo has already noticed you. Be careful these days... that person is ruthless, don’t let yourself get hurt.”
Black Crow seemed to discover a new continent: “I didn’t expect Master of the Building would actually care about her subordinates.”
“That’s because you’re blind.” Su Peijiu shot him a disdainful glare, then walked into the inner room, closed the curtain, and changed into another dress. When she came out, Black Crow was indeed nowhere to be seen.
Opening the door, she looked outside; the sunlight was just right, and in the distance, a woman in a pink dress was slowly approaching with a platter of fruit.
As she got closer, Su Peijiu realized it was Silver Dove.
“Sister, you’re back.”
Su Peijiu noticed a hint of grayness in her eyes that hadn’t been there before, and she feared something had happened at the Prime Minister's Residence during these days.
“Silver Dove, long time no see.”
Silver Dove set down the fruit platter and silently knelt in front of Su Peijiu, her face ashen: “I don’t know if what you said to Silver Dove before still counts?”
“What do you mean?” Su Peijiu replied with a half-smile; after all, Silver Dove was one of Su Chi’s people, and she didn’t believe she would come to her without reason.
Silver Dove stared directly at Su Peijiu: “Crimson Heron is dead… killed by the old master himself because she didn’t listen to Concubine Two and pick up the jewelry on the ground.”
“I feel very sad to hear this news, but Silver Dove, you should know I’m just a sister. Even though Concubine Two is no longer influential now, don’t forget she still has a powerful family behind her.” She looked up at the clouds through the patterns on the Silver Bone Fan, then slightly lowered her brows to look at the desperate woman kneeling on the ground: “I can’t help you with anything.”
Silver Dove actually smiled, although it was hard to see even a hint of joy in her expression.
“Second Sister must think she is too insignificant. Do you really believe the rumors about the Linglong Spine on you are false?”
Su Peijiu's heart skipped a beat, but she feigned ignorance on the surface: “Silver Dove, what nonsense are you talking? Whether I have the Linglong Spine or not, you are my personal maid; don't you know? Have you ever seen a fallen Legitimate Daughter of the Prime Minister's Residence hiding a priceless treasure like the Linglong Spine? If I had it, would I have ended up in this situation?”
Silver Dove merely shook her head: “I know my lady will deny it, but it doesn't matter. Someone has already spread the news that you indeed have the Linglong Spine to the Jianghu. I even saw someone offering a high price for your head.”
“My head?” Who has been scheming against her from behind? Who has been intent on pushing her to the forefront of danger? She must find out who this Puppet Master is!
She had previously thought it was the Crown Prince, but after having Nan Xie Tower investigate, it turned out he had nothing to do with it at all. So who is this hidden figure?
Silver Dove remained kneeling, looking despondent: “You should be careful. Including the master, who in Jianghu wouldn't want your head?”
Su Peijiu chuckled lightly, a glint of darkness in her eyes: “Does that include you?”
“If I wanted it, you would have been dead by now,” Silver Dove said confidently about her own skills, especially considering Su Peijiu was someone who couldn't even fight. “The only reason I'm alive now is to take revenge for Crimson Heron.”
“You seem to have forgotten my surname is Su.” She kindly reminded her; if a maid casually knelt before her and demanded help to eliminate her own family, anyone would find that suspicious.
Silver Dove sneered, a strange light flashing in her eyes: “But your blood flows from the Crimson Nation Lord's family!”
“Jun Liuji was killed by people from the Su Family! Don't you want revenge? The people from the Prime Minister's Residence, those older ones, whose hands aren't stained with Jun Liuji's blood? Even Aunt Bai, who has always guarded the Buddhist gate, isn't clean!”
Listening to these words, Su Peijiu suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. She knew it wasn't her own feelings but rather the owner of this body lamenting for her fated-to-suffer mother.
“Take this.” Su Peijiu endured the pain in her chest and took out a bright red pill from her sleeve, placing it before Silver Dove.
Silver Dove took it and swallowed it directly, then smiled: “Have you decided to accept me?”
Su Peijiu leaned against the door: "Aren't you afraid it's poison?"
"Poison just means that you intend to accept me, right?" Silver Dove showed no fear.
What a lunatic... Su Peijiu sighed inwardly.
She left the doorframe and walked towards the room: "It's a poison curse. If you don't listen to me, as soon as I activate Mother Gu, you'll wish you were dead, just like this." She placed the Silver Bone Fan on the table and struck it three times. Silver Dove immediately turned pale and collapsed to the ground, cold sweat pouring down.
"Do you understand now?" Su Peijiu spoke coldly.
Once the pain subsided, Silver Dove knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "I will obey your orders! I am willing to serve you like a loyal dog!"
"Good!" Su Peijiu snapped the fan shut with a clap, revealing a satisfied smile. "I also promise you here that I will avenge Crimson Heron!"
"Thank you, Sister!"
Su Peijiu nodded. "Get up; the ground is cold. First, serve me with a bath, and we will discuss future matters later."
"Yes."
…………
Just as Su Peijiu had Silver Dove prepare hot water, she had just taken off her outer garment when she heard water sounds coming from within. She quickly put her outer garment back on. Silver Dove knew she didn't like having anyone enter her inner chamber to serve her, so she had left early. Who was it outside?
"Who is out there?" She grasped the Golden Hairpin that was originally on the vanity and pulled back the curtain to walk out. Upon seeing who it was, she instinctively turned to run but was frozen in place by a low magnetic male voice from behind.
"If you step out of this inner chamber, This King will kill everyone in the Prime Minister's Residence."
Su Peijiu found it absurd and turned to look at the man leaning against the stone on the ground. He was dressed in black, with black hair and Azure eyes that sparkled brightly.
“Qi Mo, don’t come here and go crazy.” The Su Family cannot fall just yet.
The man squinted his peach blossom eyes and reached into the hot spring, “Aren’t you going to bathe?”
“Nothing good comes from visiting the Three Treasures Hall, please inform Desolate King! If I dare to undress and bathe now, wouldn’t that just be giving you an advantage?”
“Second Sister ruined This King’s wedding night, causing This King’s side consort to now be unconscious, so This King specially came to ask Second Sister for a wedding night… Is there something wrong?” His tone was teasing, but his expression was extremely serious.
Su Peijiu’s lips trembled unnaturally as she chuckled awkwardly, “Desolate King, please don’t joke.” Her gaze wandered as she began to look for an escape route.
“Do you think This King is joking?” He slowly stood up, stepping onto the water surface of the pool, elegantly walking towards her. The wicked light in his Azure pupils scrutinized her: “Is there anywhere on your body that This King hasn’t seen? Besides offering yourself to This King, do you have any other way out?”
These words sounded particularly harsh in Su Peijiu’s ears. She sneered, “Even if I die, I will never give myself to you! Moreover, nothing has ever happened between us!”
Qi Mo seemed to nod knowingly: “It seems someone has taught you quite a bit.” One foot had already stepped onto the shore.
“...But it doesn’t matter; today we’ll make sure something actually happens.”
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