Chapter 378: Determined to Win
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying fell asleep, and when she woke up, it was already afternoon.
She yawned and stood up to stretch her limbs. Then, she saw the maidservant walking in.
“Your Highness, the Second Young ATiss of the Prime Minister’s Residence requests an audience.”
Su Ying’s face froze momentarily. “Su Yuyan? What is she doing here? I’m not seeing her. Tell her to scram.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
After the maidservant left, she came back not long after that. “Your Highness, Second Miss Su said that Prime Minister Su’s condition has changed. She wants to request Your Highness to go to the Prime Minister’s Residence to take a look.”
Su Ying rubbed the spot between her brows and a hint of impatience appeared on her face. “Tell her not to push her luck. Otherwise, when her father dies, I’ll bury her with him.”
She knew Su Yulun’s injury better than anyone else. It looked quite scary, but with the anti-inflammatory measure in place, it wouldn’t be a big problem at all. At most, it would only be excruciatingly painful while the wound healed. When Su Yuyan came over at this time, she was most likely scheming something again. Su Ying wasn’t in the mood to play with her.
Su Yuyan wore a gauze hat and waited anxiously outside the entrance.
She had never imagined that one day, that idiot Su Ying would become the Crown Princess or even the Empress.
She felt that the Crown Prince must have been coerced by her. Otherwise, no normal man would be able to tolerate a vicious woman like Su Ying!
Su Yuyan thought that she herself was so gentle and so outstanding. If the Crown Prince were to see her, he would definitely not give Su Ying another glance. However, before that, she still had to get close to the Crown Prince through that idiot Su Ying. Only then would she be able to better display herself in front of the Crown Prince.
Su Yuyan raised her head and saw the guard walking out. He gave her a glance without any emotion. “Second Miss Su, please go back. The Crown Princess Consort is currently at her busiest and has no time to see you.”
Su Yuyan’s face stiffened, “Did you tell the Crown Princess Consort about Prime Minister Su’s situation? Don’t tell me the Crown Princess Consort doesn’t even care about the life and death of Prime Minister Su?”
The guard frowned and said, “The Crown Princess Consort said that if Prime Minister Su passes away, she will bury Second Miss Su with him.”
Su Yuyan’s expression turned extremely unsightly. This slut Su Ying was simply too arrogant!
Su Yuyan was unwilling to let go of the opportunity to get close to the Crown Prince. However, she didn’t expect Xiao Jin to return at this point.
Su Yuyan looked at the tall figure through the thin gauze veil. She felt as if her heart was thumping so fast that it was about to jump out of her throat.
She had never imagined that the unscholarly Prince Qi so full of hostility could be so valiant.
When she saw that Xiao Jin was about to reach her, Su Yuyan stumbled and fell toward Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin was quick with his eyes and hands. The moment Su Yuyan was about to touch the corner of his clothes, he quickly stopped, pulled the guard beside him, and pushed him into her.
“Argh!”
Su Yuyan threw herself into a firm embrace. She inhaled the faint fragrance of soap on his body, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
Presumably, the Crown Prince was also interested in her. Otherwise, why would he hug her so tightly and not let go?
“Gosh! I’m so clumsy. I should not have collided with Your Highness. I beg Your Highness to forgive me.”
Su Yuyan gently leaned into his firm embrace with her eyes lowered. Although she said that she should not have collided with him, she had no intention of getting up from his embrace.
“Second Miss Su, can you let go first? If my wife finds out about this, it’s… it’s not good.”
An uneasy voice rang out from above her head. Su Yuyan got a fright and screamed. As she let go of her hands, she raised her head and saw the guard’s constipated expression.
Su Yuyan felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her head was in a daze, and her entire body was frozen in place.
“You… you…” She had clearly thrown herself into the Crown Prince’s embrace. How did he become a lowly guard!
The guard’s expression did not look too good either. He was famous among the guards for being an honest man who doted on his wife. If any blabbermouth told his wife about this, would he still be able to stay alive?
Su Yuyan was so angry that she was about to scream. This lowly guard actually dared to despise her!
“Second Miss Su, hurry up and go back.” The guard tossed out this line and left her standing there with displeasure.
Su Yuyan strenuously supported herself and refused to let herself faint. She allowed the maidservants to support her as she walked stiffly and got into the horse carriage. She was determined to win the Crown Prince’s heart!
When Xiao Jin arrived at the courtyard, he saw the two little ones holding a booklet each and patiently reading the rules to Su Ying.
“What are they doing?”
Outside the door, Bai Shuang curtsied and said, “Your Highness, Aunt Zhao said that the Crown Princess Consort has to keep these rules in her head no matter what. The Crown Princess Consort found Aunt Zhao’s reading intolerable, so Aunt Zhao let the Young Prince and Young Princess read it out. This way, Aunt Zhao doesn’t have to repeat it to the Young Prince and Young Princess separately.”
Xiao Jin felt that sometimes, Aunt Zhao was quite good at dealing with Su Ying.
Su Ying listened to the two voices that sounded like they were chanting scriptures. For the first time, she felt that their soft, childish voices sounded like demons’ curses.
“Alright, my precious ones. You must be thirsty after reading so much. Come, drink some water first.”
Ling pushed away the cup in front of her very solemnly. “Mother, I am not thirsty. 1 haven’t finished reading this booklet. Has Mother remembered what I read just now?”
Su Ying nodded with a straight face. “Yes, 1 remembered.”
Ji raised his head and glanced at Su Ying. “Then, Mother, tell me. What did I say just now?”
Su Ying’s expression froze. From the corner of her eye, she saw Xiao Jin walking in from outside.
“Look! Your father is back.”
Xiao Jin had been very busy recently. He would go out before dawn every day. At night, he was still not back even when the two little ones had fallen asleep, so they had not seen him for quite a few days.
Upon hearing Xiao Jin’s return, the two little ones placed the booklets on the table, jumped off their chairs anxiously and ran toward him.
“Father, you’re back.”
Xiao Jin squatted down and squeezed their tiny hands before leading them to a chair and sitting down.
“Mm-hmm. What are you two doing?”
“We’re reading the rules to Mother.”
Xiao Jin looked at Su Ying with a smile. “Have you remembered everything?”
Su Ying raised her eyebrows. How dare this rascal make her look bad? “I have Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao said that she’ll always be with me and promised that I won’t forget anything.”
Aunt Zhao had a helpless look on her face. Forget it. There were so many rules anyway, and in the end, they were all about the same. As long as the Crown Prince didn’t mind and no major problems cropped up, no one would go looking for trouble with Su Ying.
“Are you done with your matters in the palace?”
Xiao Jin sat down beside her and took the teacup she had drunk from. He drank the cold tea in the cup in one gulp. “I can’t finish my work. Let the people from the Ministry of Rites handle the numerous tedious matters.”
As for other matters, he would talk about them after he ascended the throne.
In the evening, the family of four sat together for dinner. This was also their last meal in this residence. Early the next morning, their belongings would be moved to the Imperial Palace.
“Ling, we’re moving to the palace tomorrow. Don’t leave your things behind, understand?” Su Ying didn’t forget to remind the kids before going to bed.
The two little ones nodded solemnly. “Mother, Big Brother and I have packed our things.”
“Good. Go to sleep now.”
The two little ones lay down obediently. Just as Su Ying thought they were asleep and was about to put out the lights and go out, she heard Ji’s tender voice.
“Mother, the most important things to me are Father, Mother, and Younger Sister. As long as you are all here, it’s fine.”
Su Ying stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him solemnly. “Don’t worry.
We’ll always be here..”
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